BULLOCK

bullock, william (c. 1657-c. 1740), english actor, "of great glee and much comic vivacity," was the original clincher in farquhar's _constant couple_ (1699), boniface in _the beaux' stratagem_ (1707), and sir francis courtall in pavener's _artful wife_ (1717). he played at all the london theatres of his time, and in the summer at a booth at bartholomew fair. he had three sons, all actors, of whom the eldest was christopher bullock (c. 1690-1724), who at drury lane, the haymarket and lincoln's inn fields displayed "a considerable versatility of talent." christopher created a few original parts in comedies and farces of which he was the author or adapter:--_a woman's revenge_ (1715); _slip_; _adventures of half an hour_ (1716); _the cobbler of preston_; _woman's a riddle_; _the perjurer_ (1717); and _the traitor_ (1718).