Mark York Who Played Billy Merchant In The Office Dead At 55
Mark York, the actor best known for playing Billy Merchant in “The Office,” has died. He was 55.
Following a brief and unexpected illness, York died early in the morning on May 19 at the Miami Valley Hospital in Ohio.
The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office confirmed his death, although the exact cause of death has not been disclosed.
York, who has been a paraplegic since 1988, did not allow his disability to prevent him from having “an outgoing, uplifting, positive attitude and personality.”
According to an obituary posted online by the Kreitzer Funeral Home: