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Warlock in 2006, photo by s_bukley /www.bigstockphoto.com
Birth Name: William Alan Leming
Place of Birth: Gardena, Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: March 26, 1961
Ethnicity: English, German, some Scottish and French, smaller amount of Dutch
Billy Warlock, also known as Bill Warlock, is an American actor. His roles include the films Halloween II (1981), Hotshot , Society (1989), Mr. Payback: An Interactive Movie , Steel Sharks , and The Thing Below ; the shows Happy Days , Days of Our Lives , Baywatch , The Hat Squad , Silk Stockings , General Hospital , Diagnosis: Murder , The Young and the Restless , As the World Turns , and One Life to Live ; and the made-for-tv movies Class Cruise , Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders , Panic in the Skies! , and Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding .
Billy is the son of Janet Rae and stunt man Dick Warlock (born Richard Anthony Leming). He is married to actress Julie Pinson .
Billy’s paternal grandfather was Nathan Oscar Leming (the son of John Wesley Leming and Nora Arminta Worthington). Nathan was born in Ohio. John was the son of James Albert Leming and Margaret Jane “Maggie” Grimes. Nora was the daughter of John Samuel Worthington and Martha Bennett Hughbanks.
Billy’s paternal grandmother was Ethel Rita Bernert (the daughter of Henry Anthony Bernert and Dora/Dorathy Elizabeth Wissel). Rita was born in Ohio. Henry was the son of Henry Michael Bernert and Rachel Taressy Engleman, and was of mostly Pennsylvania Dutch (German) descent. Billy’s great-grandfather Dora was born in Ohio, to German parents, Conrad Wissel, from Mömbris, Bavaria; and Amalia Weigand.
Billy’s maternal grandfather was Ralph Leron Ballentine (the son of Virginius Levy Mack Ballentine and Mary Ann Thompson). Ralph was born in Delaware Township, Kansas. Virginius was the son of Thomas Gary Ballentine, whose father was Scottish, from Longforgan, Perthshire; and of Frances Berryhill. Billy’s great-grandmother Mary was the daughter of Eliphaz Thompson and Catharine Emmons, and had deep roots in the U.S.
Billy’s maternal grandmother was Charline Louise Reid (the daughter of Charles Henry Reid and Camella Myrtle Martin). Charline was born in Missouri. Charles was the son of Mathew Joseph Reid and Mary Pendergast, and was placed for adoption along with his brothers. Billy’s great-grandmother Camella was the daughter of John Madison Martin and Ida May Black, and had deep American roots.
Sources: Billy’s paternal grandfather, Nathan Oscar Leming, on the 1940 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Billy’s paternal grandmother, Ethel Rita Bernert, on the 1930 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org