Mark York, the actor best known for playing Billy Merchant in seasons 2-5 of The Office, has died of an undisclosed illness. He was 55.
On the hit NBC comedy, Billy Merchant is the properties manager of the office park where Dunder Mifflin is located. The recurring character was, like York, a paraplegic who, like everyone else on the show, is subject to Michael Scott’s social awkwardness and inappropriate behavior.
According to an obituary posted online by the Kreitzer Funeral Home, York had been paraplegic since 1988 when, per his personal web site, he suffered “an almost fatal, life-changing auto accident.” That new lease on life led him back to school and, through a friend, to acting.
York’s IMDb profile – which lists him as Marcus A. York – includes roles on CSI: New York, 8 Simple Rules and uncredited roles in Steven Spielberg’s A.I.: Artificial Intelligence and Going All the Way,...
On the hit NBC comedy, Billy Merchant is the properties manager of the office park where Dunder Mifflin is located. The recurring character was, like York, a paraplegic who, like everyone else on the show, is subject to Michael Scott’s social awkwardness and inappropriate behavior.
According to an obituary posted online by the Kreitzer Funeral Home, York had been paraplegic since 1988 when, per his personal web site, he suffered “an almost fatal, life-changing auto accident.” That new lease on life led him back to school and, through a friend, to acting.
York’s IMDb profile – which lists him as Marcus A. York – includes roles on CSI: New York, 8 Simple Rules and uncredited roles in Steven Spielberg’s A.I.: Artificial Intelligence and Going All the Way,...
- 5/25/2021
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
On The Office, Marcus A. York plays the recurring character Billy Merchant, the no-nonsense building manager who wields his power from his base in a wheelchair "Billy's there just trying to do his job," says York, 44, an affable teddy bear of a man who has been confined to a wheelchair since a 1988 auto accident in his native Ohio left him a paraplegic at age 22. "The letters I get about the character are great," says York. "One fan wrote, " 'You're just trying to do your job and you shed light on how crazy office politics can be for [workers with disabilities] to interact with co-workers in a normal setting.
- 3/14/2010
- by Lorenzo Benet
- PEOPLE.com
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