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William Alan Warlock (né Leming; born March 26, 1961) is a retired 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. His last known acting credit was in 2011.
After graduation from Birmingham High School in Van Nuys, California in 1979, Warlock's father landed him a stunt job as Robin Williams's stunt double in a Mork & Mindy episode, one that was produced by Garry Marshall. Several months later, Warlock auditioned for Marshall and won his first major television role as Leopold "Flip" Phillips, Roger (Ted McGinley)'s brother and Marion Cunningham (Marion Ross)'s younger nephew, in the ninth and tenth seasons of Happy Days.
Warlock starred on 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 at the 15th Daytime Emmy Awards for his performance on the series. 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 (Peter Bergman)'s campaign manager. Warlock appeared on the show from May 2007 to January 2008.
In 2003, Warlock reprised his role of Eddie Kramer in the 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. Charles Isherwood of Variety praised his performance as "sincere and nicely understated." During the summer of 2010, Warlock appeared on As the World Turns as Anthony Blackthorn.
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 .
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. 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.
Filmography
Film
As Bill Warlock As Bill Warlock Interactive film 2006 Fatwa Vince Short film 2011 Discedo Robert (voice) Short film
Television
13 episodes Episode: "But It's Not My Fault" Episode: "Los Angeles: Bigger Volume" Six Pack Duffy Akins Television film Episode: "November 1, 1984" 1986 2 Dads Danny Selzer Television film Main cast (589 episodes)
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series Episode: "Pilot" 1989 Swimsuit Chris Television film Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier Eddie Kramer Television film Episode: "Come from the Shadows" Class Cruise Sam McBride Television film Main cast (45 episodes) 1990 TV or Not TV? Student Television special Main cast (13 episodes) 1994 Lyle Menendez Television film 1994–1996 Silk Stalkings Brent/Jason Hemmings 2 episodes 1995 Marker Shawn Episode: "Snowballs in Hawaii" Episode: "One Big Happy Family" Episode: "Backup" Panic in the Skies! Matt Eisenhauer Television film Main cast (308 episodes) 1999 Derek Shaw 2 episodes 2003 Eddie Kramer Television film 32 episodes Episode: "New York Sucks" 15 episodes 18 episodes
Stage credits
The Public Theater
External links
Categories: 1961 Births, American Male Film Actors, American Male Soap Opera Actors, American Male Television Actors, Living People, Male Actors From Los Angeles County, California, Daytime Emmy Award Winners, 20th-century American Male Actors, 21st-century American Male Actors, People From Gardena, California, Birmingham High School Alumni
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