Billy Warlock
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Billy Warlock is an American
actor
best known for playing Eddie Kramer
, a lifeguard on the original three seasons of Baywatch
and in the reunion movie in 2003, as well as for numerous daytime roles, most notably Frankie Brady
on Days of our Lives
and A.J. Quartermaine on General Hospital
.
, the son of Dick Warlock
, a successful Hollywood stunt man who did stunts for Kurt Russell
and was the stunt driver in the Disney picture, The Love Bug
. His siblings include Lance Warlock and a sister, Rhonda. After graduation from Birmingham High School
in Van Nuys, California in 1979, Billy's father got him a stunt job as Robin Williams stunt double in a Mork & Mindy episode, one that was produced by Gary Marshall. Several months later, he auditioned for Marshall and got his first major television role as Flip, Roger's brother (and the Cunninghams nephew), in the tenth season of Happy Days
.
s such as Days of our Lives
and General Hospital
. Warlock appeared as Frankie Brady
on Days of our Lives from 1986 to 1988, from 1990 to 1991, and again beginning in June 2005. He was let go from the soap and his final airdate was November 2006. In Spring 2007, he joined the cast of The Young and the Restless
in the role of Ben Hollander, Jack Abbott's campaign manager. Warlock appeared on the show from May 2007 to January 2008.
He appeared as A.J. Quartermaine on General Hospital
from June 13, 1997, to December 11, 2003, and for several visits in 2005 from February 4 to February 11 when his character was presumed dead and from March 15 until April 26 when his character was actually murdered in his hospital room by Dr. Asher Thomas (Larry Poindexter
) after he kidnapped his biological son, Michael Corinthos (Dylan Cash
). During the summer of 2010, Warlock appeared on As the World Turns
as Anthony Blackthorn.
Aside from his soap career, Warlock is one of the original cast members of Baywatch
, where he played lifeguard Eddie Kramer for the first three seasons (1989 to 1990 and 1991 to 1992) as well as appearing in the Baywatch reunion movie in 2003. He also was on the short-lived TV Series The Hat Squad
, with Nestor Serrano
and Don Michael Paul
from 1992–1993, as well as portraying Lyle Menendez in the 1994 TV movie Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders.
His film roles include Lovely But Deadly
(1981), directed by David Sheldon, as well as Hotshot (1987), directed by Rick King. He played the lead role in the body horror
movie Society
(1989), directed by Brian Yuzna
.
, his Baywatch
co-star who portrayed Shauni McClain. He was previously married to soap actress Marcy Walker
, but later divorced. He is currently married to former Days of our Lives co-star Julie Pinson
, who played Billie Reed
. They married on August 26, 2006, in Las Vegas, Nevada
.
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actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
best known for playing Eddie Kramer
Eddie Kramer (Baywatch)
Eddie Kramer is a fictional character from the American lifeguard series Baywatch. He was played by Billy Warlock from the beginning, in 1989, to 1992, as well as in the 2003 reunion movie Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding....
, a lifeguard on the original three seasons of Baywatch
Baywatch
Baywatch is an American action drama series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran in its original title and format from 1989 to 1999, sans the 1990-1991 season, of which it was not in production...
and in the reunion movie in 2003, as well as for numerous daytime roles, most notably Frankie Brady
Frankie Brady
Frankie Brady is a character on the American soap opera Days of our Lives.The role of Frankie was played by veteran Emmy-Award winning actor Billy Warlock from July 1986 to October 1988, from November 1990 to July 1991 and from June 26, 2005 to November 24, 2006...
on Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
and A.J. Quartermaine on General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
.
Early life
Warlock was born William Alan Leming in Gardena, CaliforniaGardena, California
Gardena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 58,829 at the 2010 census, up from 57,746 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Gardena is located at ....
, the son of Dick Warlock
Dick Warlock
Dick Warlock is an American actor and stuntman. He is best known for playing Michael Myers in Halloween II and he was Kurt Russell's personal stunt double for over 25 years....
, a successful Hollywood stunt man who did stunts for Kurt Russell
Kurt Russell
Kurt Vogel Russell is an American television and film actor. His first acting roles were as a child in television series, including a lead role in the Western series The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters...
and was the stunt driver in the Disney picture, The Love Bug
The Love Bug
The Love Bug is the first in a series of comedy films made by Walt Disney Productions that starred an anthropomorphic pearl-white, fabric-sunroofed 1963 Volkswagen racing Beetle named Herbie...
. His siblings include Lance Warlock and a sister, Rhonda. After graduation from Birmingham High School
Birmingham High School
Birmingham Community Charter High School is a public coeducational high school in the neighborhood/district of Lake Balboa in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles, California, United States...
in Van Nuys, California in 1979, Billy's father got him a stunt job as Robin Williams stunt double in a Mork & Mindy episode, one that was produced by Gary Marshall. Several months later, he auditioned for Marshall and got his first major television role as Flip, Roger's brother (and the Cunninghams nephew), in the tenth season of Happy Days
Happy Days
Happy Days is an American television sitcom that originally aired from January 15, 1974, to September 24, 1984, on ABC. Created by Garry Marshall, the series presents an idealized vision of life in mid-1950s to mid-1960s America....
.
Career
Fans of daytime TV probably know him best for roles on soap operaSoap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
s such as Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
and General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
. Warlock appeared as Frankie Brady
Frankie Brady
Frankie Brady is a character on the American soap opera Days of our Lives.The role of Frankie was played by veteran Emmy-Award winning actor Billy Warlock from July 1986 to October 1988, from November 1990 to July 1991 and from June 26, 2005 to November 24, 2006...
on Days of our Lives from 1986 to 1988, from 1990 to 1991, and again beginning in June 2005. He was let go from the soap and his final airdate was November 2006. In Spring 2007, he joined the cast of The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless
The Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
in the role of Ben Hollander, Jack Abbott's campaign manager. Warlock appeared on the show from May 2007 to January 2008.
He appeared as A.J. Quartermaine on General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
from June 13, 1997, to December 11, 2003, and for several visits in 2005 from February 4 to February 11 when his character was presumed dead and from March 15 until April 26 when his character was actually murdered in his hospital room by Dr. Asher Thomas (Larry Poindexter
Larry Poindexter
Larry Poindexter is an American actor and singer born and raised in Dallas, Texas.-Life and career:Poindexter is currently best known for his role in 2003's S.W.A.T., where he played by the book LAPD Captain Tom Fuller who went head to head with Samuel Jackson's Hondo...
) after he kidnapped his biological son, Michael Corinthos (Dylan Cash
Dylan Cash
Dylan Cash is an American child actor known for his contract role as Michael Corinthos on ABC's daytime drama General Hospital. He began the role on a recurring basis in March 2002, but was put on contract in April 2005 following increased story-line...
). During the summer of 2010, Warlock appeared on As the World Turns
As the World Turns
As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
as Anthony Blackthorn.
Aside from his soap career, Warlock is one of the original cast members of Baywatch
Baywatch
Baywatch is an American action drama series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran in its original title and format from 1989 to 1999, sans the 1990-1991 season, of which it was not in production...
, where he played lifeguard Eddie Kramer for the first three seasons (1989 to 1990 and 1991 to 1992) as well as appearing in the Baywatch reunion movie in 2003. He also was on the short-lived TV Series The Hat Squad
The Hat Squad
The Hat Squad is a crime drama television series that ran for only one season on CBS, during the 1992-1993 season. 13 episodes were made, but only 11 of them aired.-Synopsis:...
, with Nestor Serrano
Nestor Serrano
Nestor Serrano is an American film and television actor. He often portrays authority figures on both sides of the law.Serrano began his acting career in off-Broadway plays in the late 1970s. His first film was the 1986 Tom Hanks comedy The Money Pit...
and Don Michael Paul
Don Michael Paul
Don Michael Paul, is an actor, director, writer and producer.He starred in the movie Heart of Dixie and "Rich Girl " with Jill Schoelen. He wrote the screenplay for Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man. He was one of three brothers in the short-lived 1992 CBS detective series The Hat Squad...
from 1992–1993, as well as portraying Lyle Menendez in the 1994 TV movie Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders.
His film roles include Lovely But Deadly
Lovely But Deadly
Lovely But Deadly is a 1981 action film about a cheerleader who goes undercover to fight drug dealers. The film was directed by David Sheldon, and stars Lucinda Dooling, John Randolph, and Richard Herd....
(1981), directed by David Sheldon, as well as Hotshot (1987), directed by Rick King. He played the lead role in the body horror
Body horror
Body horror, biological horror, organic horror or venereal horror is horror fiction in which the horror is principally derived from the graphic destruction or degeneration of the body. Such works may deal with disease, decay, parasitism, mutilation, or mutation...
movie Society
Society (film)
Society is an American horror film. It was finished in 1989, but not released in the US until 1992. It was Brian Yuzna's directorial debut and was written by Rick Fry and Woody Keith. The film stars Billy Warlock as Bill Whitney, Devin DeVasquez as Clarissa Carlyn, Evan Richards as Milo and Ben...
(1989), directed by Brian Yuzna
Brian Yuzna
Brian Yuzna is a director, writer and producer of films.- Life :Yuzna grew up in Nicaragua, Puerto Rico and Panama before moving to the United States in the 1960s.- Career :...
.
Personal life
Warlock was previously engaged to Erika EleniakErika Eleniak
Erika Eleniak is an American Playboy Playmate and actress, perhaps best known for her role in Baywatch as Shauni McClain. She also starred in the films Under Siege and The Beverly Hillbillies.-Early life:...
, his Baywatch
Baywatch
Baywatch is an American action drama series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran in its original title and format from 1989 to 1999, sans the 1990-1991 season, of which it was not in production...
co-star who portrayed Shauni McClain. He was previously married to soap actress Marcy Walker
Marcy Walker
Marcy Lynn Walker , also known as Marcy Smith, is an American actress known for her roles on daytime soap operas. Her most famous roles are those of Liza Colby on All My Children, which she played from 1981–1984 and again 1995–2005, and as Eden Capwell on Santa Barbara 1984–1991.- Personal life...
, but later divorced. He is currently married to former Days of our Lives co-star Julie Pinson
Julie Pinson
Julie Pinson is an American soap opera actress who portrayed the role of Billie Reed on Days of our Lives. Julie most recently appeared on As the World Turns in the role of "Juicy" Janet Ciccone....
, who played Billie Reed
Billie Reed
Billie Reed is a fictional character from the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives. The character is no longer used in the current storylines. Created by writer Sheri Anderson, the role was originated by actress Lisa Rinna on September 21, 1992. Krista Allen stepped into the role from 1996-1999. Lisa...
. They married on August 26, 2006, in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
.
Filmography
- 1981: Halloween IIHalloween IIHalloween II is a 1981 slasher film directed by Rick Rosenthal, and written by John Carpenter and Debra Hill. It is the second installment in the Halloween series and is a direct sequel to the Halloween set on the same night of October 31, 1978 as the seemingly unkillable Michael Myers continues to...
as Craig (as Bill Warlock) - 1981: Lovely But Deadly as Boy on beach
- 1982: Happy DaysHappy DaysHappy Days is an American television sitcom that originally aired from January 15, 1974, to September 24, 1984, on ABC. Created by Garry Marshall, the series presents an idealized vision of life in mid-1950s to mid-1960s America....
as Flip PhillipsFlip PhillipsFlip Phillips was an American jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet player. He is best remembered for his work with Jazz at the Philharmonic from 1946 to 1957.-Biography:...
[Role: 1982-83] - 1983: ABC Afterschool Specials as Craig Foster (1 episode)
- 1983: Six Pack as Duffy Akins
- 1983: Lottery! as Billy (1 episode)
- 1984: CapitolCapitol (TV series)Capitol is an American soap opera which aired on CBS from March 29, 1982 to March 20, 1987 for 1,270 episodes. As its name suggests, the storyline usually revolved around the political intrigues of people whose lives intertwined in Washington D.C....
as Ricky Driscoll [Role: 1984-85] - 1986: 2 1/2 Dads as Danny Selzer
- 1986: Days of our LivesDays of our LivesDays of our Lives is a long running daytime soap opera broadcast on the NBC television network. It is one of the longest-running scripted television programs in the world, airing nearly every weekday in the United States since November 8, 1965. It has since been syndicated to many countries around...
as Frankie BradyFrankie BradyFrankie Brady is a character on the American soap opera Days of our Lives.The role of Frankie was played by veteran Emmy-Award winning actor Billy Warlock from July 1986 to October 1988, from November 1990 to July 1991 and from June 26, 2005 to November 24, 2006...
[Role: March 10, 1986 to April 21, 1988; September 12, 1990 to July 23, 1991; June 27, 2005 to November 24, 2006; November–December 2010] - 1987: Rags to Riches as Tommy (1 episode)
- 1987: Hotshot as Vinnie Fortino
- 1989: Class Cruise as Sam McBride
- 1989: 21 Jump Street as Ron Green (1 episode)
- 1989: Society as Bill Whitney
- 1989: Swimsuit as Chris
- 1989: BaywatchBaywatchBaywatch is an American action drama series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran in its original title and format from 1989 to 1999, sans the 1990-1991 season, of which it was not in production...
as Eddie KramerEddie Kramer (Baywatch)Eddie Kramer is a fictional character from the American lifeguard series Baywatch. He was played by Billy Warlock from the beginning, in 1989, to 1992, as well as in the 2003 reunion movie Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding....
[1989–1992] - 1995: Baywatch NightsBaywatch NightsBaywatch Nights was an American police and science fiction drama series that aired in syndication from 1995 to 1997. Created by Douglas Schwartz, David Hasselhoff, and Gregory J. Bonann, the series is a spin-off from the popular television series, Baywatch.-Synopsis:The original premise of the show...
as Eddie KramerEddie Kramer (Baywatch)Eddie Kramer is a fictional character from the American lifeguard series Baywatch. He was played by Billy Warlock from the beginning, in 1989, to 1992, as well as in the 2003 reunion movie Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding.... - 1997: General HospitalGeneral HospitalGeneral Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
as A.J. Quartermaine [Role: June 13, 1997 -December 11, 2003, February 4–11, 2005, March 15 - April 26, 2005] - 2003: Baywatch: Hawaiian WeddingBaywatch: Hawaiian WeddingBaywatch: Hawaiian Wedding is a 2003 made-for-TV Film which was a reunion movie for the series Baywatch.-Plot:Mitch Buchannon was believed to have died in a boating accident at the end of the 10th season of Baywatch. However, it turns out he only had amnesia and has been recovering in a Los...
as Eddie KramerEddie Kramer (Baywatch)Eddie Kramer is a fictional character from the American lifeguard series Baywatch. He was played by Billy Warlock from the beginning, in 1989, to 1992, as well as in the 2003 reunion movie Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding.... - 2004: The Thing BelowThe Thing BelowThe Thing Below is a 2004 horror film starring Billy Warlock and directed by Jim Wynorski. It also has the working titles It Waits Below and Sea Ghost in Canada, and Ghost Rig 2: The Legend of the Sea Ghost in the UK for the DVD.-Synopsis:A top secret drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico raises...
as Captain Jack Griffin - 2007: The Young and the RestlessThe Young and the RestlessThe Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...
as Ben Hollander [Role: May 7, 2007 - January 10, 2008] - 2009: Hatchet Man as Boss
- 2009: DamagesDamages (TV series)Damages is an American television drama series created by the writing and production trio of Daniel Zelman and brothers Glenn and Todd A. Kessler . It is broadcast in the United States on the DirecTV channel Audience Network after originally airing on FX and is produced by the creators' own...
as Undercover Customer #2 (1 episode) - 2010: As the World TurnsAs the World TurnsAs the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
as Anthony Blackthorn [Role: July 6 - August 25, 2010] - 2010: One Life to LiveOne Life to LiveOne Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
as Ross RayburnRoss RayburnRoss Rayburn is a fictional character from the ABC soap opera One Life to Live. The role was originated by Shawn Christian in 2002. Michael Lowry portrayed the role from August 28, 2009 to December 14, 2009, from January 8 to 13, 2010 and on April 29, 2010...
[Role: August 27, 2010 - October 8, 2010]