
Harry Guardino
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Harry Guardino (December 23, 1925—July 17, 1995) was an American actor whose career spanned from the early 1950s to the early 1990s. In 1964, he was cast in a short-lived CBS series entitled The Reporter, a drama about a hard-hitting investigative journalist named Danny Taylor. His principal co-star was Gary Merrill as city editor Lou Sheldon. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Guardino appeared on stage, in films, and on television. His Broadway theatre credits included A Hatful of Rain, One More River (earning a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance), Anyone Can Whistle, The Rose Tattoo, The Seven Descents of Myrtle, and Woman of the Year. Guardino's other film credits include Houseboat, Pork Chop Hill (about the Korean War), The Five Pennies, King of Kings, Madigan, Lovers and Other Strangers, and Dirty Harry. He was nominated twice for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. He guest starred on John Cassavetes's 1959-1960 series, Johnny Staccato, the story of a pianist/private detective in New York City. In 1960, Guardino appeared as Johnny Caldwell in the episodes "Perilous Passage", "The O'Mara's Ladies", and "Daughter of the Sioux" in the NBC western series Overland Trail starring William Bendix and Doug McClure. McClure two years later would join the long-running The Virginian series on NBC after a preceding stint on the CBS detective series Checkmate (TV series). Guardino had a continuing role as Perry Mason's nemesis, Hamilton Burger, in the 1973 television series The New Perry Mason and a recurring role on Angela Lansbury's Murder, She Wrote. He made guest appearances in dozens of television series, including Studio One, Target: The Corruptors!, The Eleventh Hour, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Kraft Television Theatre, Playhouse 90, Dr. Kildare, The Lloyd Bridges Show, Route 66, Ben Casey, Hawaii Five-O, Love, American Style, The Greatest Show on Earth, Kojak, The Streets of San Francisco, Jake and the Fatman, and Cheers. He had the lead role of Det. Lee Gordon in the 1969 made-for-television suspense film The Lonely Profession. Guardino died at the age of sixty-nine of lung cancer in Palm Springs, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harry Guardino, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmografi
Dirty Harry1971 · Bressler
Madigan1968 · Det. Rocco Bonaro
Every Which Way but Loose1978 · James Beekman (uncredited)
The Enforcer1976 · Lt. Al Bressler
Sirocco1951 · Lt. Collet (uncredited)
Hell Is for Heroes1962 · Sgt. Jim Larkin
Any Which Way You Can1980 · James Beekman
King of Kings1961 · Barabbas
Son of Ali Baba1952 · Hamid (uncredited)
Moving Target1973 · Frank Hollister
Houseboat1958 · Angelo Donatello
Capone1975 · Johnny Torrio
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin1967 · Sam Trimble
Flesh and Fury1952 · Lou Callan
Pork Chop Hill1959 · PFC. Forstman
St. Ives1976 · Det. Frank Deal
Valley of Mystery1967 · Danny O'Neill
They Only Kill Their Masters1972 · Capt. Daniel Streeter
The Treasure of San Gennaro1966 · Jack
The Hell with Heroes1968 · Lee Harris
Purple Heart Diary1951 · Lt. Roberts
The Five Pennies1959 · Tony Valani
Rollercoaster1977 · Keefer
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