Billy Warlock

Billy Warlock (born William Alan Leming; March 26, 1961) is an American actor known for playing Eddie Kramer, a lifeguard on the first 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.

Billy Warlock
Warlock in a promotional photo for Happy Days
Born	William Alan Leming (1961-03-26) March 26, 1961 (age 63) Gardena, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1981–2011
Spouses	Marcy Walker ​ ​ (m. 1985; div. 1987)​ Julie Pinson ​ ​ (m. 2006)​
Father	Dick Warlock

Early life

Warlock was born William Alan Leming in Gardena, California, the son of Dick Warlock (né Richard Anthony Leming), 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, his father landed him a stunt job as Robin Williams's stunt double in a Mork & Mindy episode, one that was produced by Garry Marshall.^[1] Several months later, Billy auditioned for Marshall and won his first major television role as Leopold "Flip" Phillips, Roger's brother (and Marion Cunningham's younger nephew), in the ninth and tenth seasons of Happy Days.^[1]

Career

As a young adult, Warlock had a small role in Halloween II (1981), and Lovely But Deadly (1981), directed by David Sheldon. He later appeared in Hotshot (1987), directed by Rick King, and played the lead role in the horror film Society (1989), directed by Brian Yuzna.

The same year, Warlock appeared as an original cast member of Baywatch, where he played lifeguard Eddie Kramer for the first three seasons. In the early 1990s, he also was on the short-lived TV Series The Hat Squad, with Nestor Serrano and Don Michael Paul from 1992 to 1993, and portrayed Lyle Menendez in the 1994 television movie Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders.

He also starred on soap operas such as Days of Our Lives and General Hospital. In the latter, he portrayed A. J. Quartermaine 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. He reprised the role 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).

On Days of Our Lives, Warlock portrayed Frankie Brady from 1986 to 1988, from 1990 to 1991, and again beginning in June 2005. In 1988, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series for his performance on the series.^[2] 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.^[3]

In 2003, Warlock reprised his role of Eddie Kramer in the Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding television film. The following year, he appeared in an off-Broadway revival production of The Normal Heart at the Public Theater in New York City.^[4] Charles Isherwood of Variety praised his performance as "sincere and nicely understated."^[4] During the summer of 2010, Warlock appeared on As the World Turns as Anthony Blackthorn.

Personal life

Warlock was once engaged to his Baywatch co-star Erika Eleniak, who had played his character Eddie's love interest on the show, Shauni McClain, as well.^[5] Warlock was married to soap actress Marcy Walker but they later divorced. He married former Days of our Lives and As the World Turns co-star Julie Pinson on August 26, 2006, in Las Vegas, Nevada.^[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1981	Halloween II	Craig	As Bill Warlock	[7]
1981	Lovely But Deadly	Boy on beach
1983	Six Pack	Duffy Akins
1986	21⁄2 Dads	Danny Selzer
1987	Hotshot	Vinnie Fortino
1989	Class Cruise	Sam McBride
1989	Society	Bill Whitney
1989	Swimsuit	Chris	Television film
1989	Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier	Eddie Kramer	Television film
1994	Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders	Lyle Menendez	Television film
1995	Mr. Payback	Payton Bach	Interactive film
1996	Panic in the Skies!	Flight Attendant Matt Eisenhauer
1997	Steel Sharks	Bob Rogers
2003	Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding	Eddie Kramer	Television film
2004	The Thing Below	Captain Jack Griffin
2009	Hatchet Man	Boss	Short film	[8]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1982–1983	Happy Days	Flip Phillips		[7]
1983	ABC Afterschool Special	Craig Foster	1 episode
1983	Lottery!	Billy	1 episode
1984–1985	Capitol	Ricky Driscoll	1 episode
1986–1988	Days of Our Lives	Frankie Brady	Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series
1987	Rags to Riches	Tommy	1 episode
1989	21 Jump Street	Ron Green	Episode: "Come from the Shadows"
1989–1992	Baywatch	Eddie Kramer	45 episodes
1990–1991	Days of Our Lives	Frankie Brady
1992–1993	The Hat Squad	Matty
1995	Baywatch Nights	Eddie Kramer	Episode: "Backup"
1995	NYPD Blue	Mike Barnett	Episode: "One Big Happy Family"
2005–2006	Days of Our Lives	Frankie Brady	589 episodes (total)
1997–2003; 2005	General Hospital	A. J. Quartermaine	237 episodes
2007–2008	The Young and the Restless	Ben Hollander		[9]
2009	Damages	Undercover Customer #2	Episode: "New York Sucks"	[10]
2010	As the World Turns	Anthony Blackthorn	15 episodes
2010	One Life to Live	Ross Rayburn	18 episodes	[11]

Stage credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2004	The Normal Heart	Felix Turner	The Public Theater	[4]

References

1. Brant, Marley (2006). Happier Days: Paramount Television's Classic Sitcoms, 1974-1984. New York: Billboard Books. pp. 61–62. ISBN 978-0-823-08933-8.
2. Reichardt, Nancy M. (September 23, 1990). "Better 'Days' Are in Store for Billy Warlock". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
3. "Billy Warlock's Actor's Profile". Soap Central. December 30, 2007. Archived from the original on January 9, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2010.
4. Isherwood, Charles (April 21, 2004). "The Normal Heart". Variety. Archived from the original on January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
5. "Days of Our Lives Stars Get Married". Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
6. Ulrica, Wilhborg (August 26, 2006). "Days of Our Lives Star Get Married". People. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
7. Riggs, Thomas (2007). Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. Farmington Hills, Michigan: Cengage Gale. ISBN 978-0-787-69050-2.
8. Van Hoven, Matt (June 10, 2009). "The Story Behind 'Hatchet Man' – a Film Inspired, Written and Produced by Ad Folk". Adweek. Archived from the original on January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
9. "Billy Warlock ex-Days/GH star Joins Y&R!". Soaps.com. 2010. Archived from the original on January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
10. "Billy Warlock Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
11. Gore, Scotty (August 11, 2010). "In Or Out? Billy Warlock At 'One Life'". Soap Opera Network. Archived from the original on January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

External links

• Billy Warlock at IMDb
• Billy Warlock profile from SoapCentral