Name
Harry Guardino
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1925-12-23
Deathday
1995-07-17 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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.
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- 1971 Dirty Harry as Bressler
- 1958 Houseboat as Angelo Donatello
- 1976 The Enforcer as Lt. Al Bressler
- 1967 The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin as Sam Trimble
- 1968 Madigan as Det. Rocco Bonaro
- 1962 Hell Is for Heroes as Sgt. Jim Larkin
- 1977 Rollercoaster as Keefer
- 1961 King of Kings as Barabbas
- 1959 Pork Chop Hill as PFC. Forstman
- 1976 St. Ives as Det. Frank Deal
- 1972 They Only Kill Their Masters as Capt. Daniel Streeter
- 1980 Any Which Way You Can as James Beekman
- 1959 The Five Pennies as Tony Valani
- 1975 Capone as Johnny Torrio
- 1978 Police Story: No Margin for Error
- 1993 Fist of Honor as Dino Diamond
- 1974 Indict and Convict as Mel Thomas
- 1966 The Treasure of San Gennaro as Jack
- 1952 Flesh and Fury as Lou Callan
- 1978 Matilda as Uncle Nono
- 1977 Contract on Cherry Street as Ron Polito
- 1991 Under Surveillance as Ben Hirsch
- 1962 The Pigeon That Took Rome as Sgt. Joseph Contini
- 1974 Get Christie Love! as Capt. Casey Reardon
- 1989 The Neon Empire as Nick
- 1971 The Last Child as Howard Drumm
- 1960 Five Branded Women as Branco
- 1968 Jigsaw as Arthur Belding
- 1971 Dirty Harry's Way as Self
- 1975 Whiffs as Chops Mulligan
- 1955 Hold Back Tomorrow as Detective
- 1955 The Big Tip Off as Hood #2
- 1951 Sirocco as Lt. Collet (uncredited)
- 1968 The Hell with Heroes as Lee Harris
- 1964 Rhino! as Alec Burnett
- 1973 Moving Target as Frank Hollister
- 1971 Red Sky at Morning as Romeo Bonino
- 1976 Street Killing as Al Lanier
- 1970 Lovers and Other Strangers as Johnny
- 1967 Valley of Mystery as Danny O'Neill
- 1979 Pleasure Cove as Bert Harrison
- 1978 Every Which Way but Loose as James Beekman (uncredited)
- 1969 The Lonely Profession as Leo Gordon
- 1979 Goldengirl as Valenti
- 1959 The Killers of Mussolini as Captain Neri
- 1973 Partners in Crime as Walt Connors
- 1976 Having Babies as Ralph Bancini
- 1982 Night of 100 Stars as Self
- 1951 Purple Heart Diary as Lt. Roberts
- 1952 Son of Ali Baba as Hamid (uncredited)
- 1957 The Troublemakers as Ralph Como
- 1984 Murder, She Wrote ( 2 episodes ) as Haskell Drake
- 1961 Cain's Hundred ( 1 episode ) as John Maychin
- 1965 The F.B.I. ( 1 episode ) as Al Eubanks
- 1969 Hawaii Five-O ( 1 episode ) as Sgt. Simms
- 1960 Route 66 ( 1 episode )
- 1972 The Streets of San Francisco ( 1 episode )
- 1958 Naked City ( 1 episode ) as Johnny Mills
- 1985 The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents ( 1 episode ) as Phil Mansfield
- 1982 Hotel ( 2 episodes )
- 1973 Kojak ( 1 episode ) as Det. Benny Fiore
- 1969 Medical Center ( 1 episode )
- 1948 Studio One ( 1 episode ) as Carmen Fiore
- 1973 The Evil Touch ( 2 episodes )
- 1970 Night Gallery ( 1 episode )
- 1975 Wonder Woman ( 1 episode ) as Simon Penrose
- 1987 Jake and the Fatman ( 1 episode )
- 1959 Johnny Staccato ( 1 episode )
- 1984 Hunter ( 1 episode ) as Bill Ryan
- 1963 The Greatest Show on Earth ( 1 episode )
- 1961 Target: The Corruptors! ( 1 episode )
- 1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse ( 1 episode )
- 1978 Vega$ ( 1 episode )
- 1965 Run for Your Life ( 2 episodes ) as Enzo
- 1973 Police Story ( 3 episodes )
- 1953 I Led Three Lives ( 1 episode )
- 1955 The Millionaire ( 1 episode ) as Roy Delbridge
- 1962 The Virginian ( 1 episode ) as Sam Willock
- 1970 McCloud ( 1 episode )
- 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ( 1 episode ) as Bill Hungerford
- 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Rick
- 1991 P.S. I Luv U ( 1 episode )
- 1976 Good Heavens ( 1 episode )
- 1961 Ben Casey ( 1 episode )
- 1971 Monty Nash ( 14 episodes ) as Monty Nash
- 1974 The Manhunter ( 1 episode )
- 1964 Reporter ( 11 episodes )
- 1961 Dr. Kildare ( 1 episode ) as Gerald Hastings
- 1952 Dangerous Assignment ( 2 episodes )
- 1963 The Outer Limits ( 1 episode ) as Major Roger Brothers / Dr. James Hamilton
- 1958 Naked City ( 1 episode ) as Benvenuto Giovanni
- 1989 The Neon Empire ( 2 episodes ) as Nick
- 1969 Hawaii Five-O ( 1 episode ) as Mike Martin
- 1968 The Name of the Game ( 1 episode ) as Raul Oliva
- 1969 Hawaii Five-O ( 2 episodes ) as Commander Wallace
- 1969 Hawaii Five-O ( 2 episodes ) as Johnny Mio
- 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents ( 1 episode ) as Gerry Daniels
- 1973 The New Perry Mason ( 16 episodes ) as Hamilton Burger
- 1969 Love, American Style ( 1 episode ) as Harry Watkins
- 1981 The Sophisticated Gents ( 3 episodes ) as Vice Detective Collins
- 1982 Cheers ( 1 episode ) as Frank Carpaccio
- 1984 Murder, She Wrote ( 1 episode ) as Danny Cochran
- 1957 Suspicion ( 1 episode ) as Larry Gennaro
- 1984 Murder, She Wrote ( 1 episode ) as Floyd Novack
- 1992 Renegade ( 1 episode ) as Karl Swan
- 1978 Fantasy Island ( 1 episode ) as NYPD Detective Captain John Burke
- 1978 Evening in Byzantium ( 2 episodes ) as Jerry Olson
