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Mark York Dies: Actor Who Played Billy Merchant On ‘The Office’ Was 55

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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.

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