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Harry Guardino is a Actor American born on 23 december 1925 at New York City (USA)

Harry Guardino

Harry Guardino
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Birth name Harold Vincent Guardino
Nationality USA
Birth 23 december 1925 at New York City (USA)
Death 17 july 1995 (at 69 years) at Palm Springs (USA)

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 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. He had co-starred with Merrill the year before in "The Human Factor" episode of The Outer Limits.

Biography

Born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and grew up 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, Dirty Harry and The Enforcer. 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.

In 1971 Guardino starred in the short-lived series Monty Nash. 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, Untouchables, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Kraft Television Theatre, Playhouse 90, Dr. Kildare, The Lloyd Bridges Show, Route 66, Ben Casey, Hawaii Five-O, Twelve O'Clock High (TV series), Love, American Style, The Greatest Show on Earth, Kojak, The Streets of San Francisco, Jake and the Fatman, Cheers and The Untouchables with Robert Stack. He had the lead role of Det. Lee Gordon in the 1969 made-for-television suspense film The Lonely Profession.

In 1993, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs, California, Walk of Stars was dedicated to him.

Guardino died of lung cancer in Palm Springs, California in 1995.

Best films

Any Which Way You Can (1980)
(Actor)
Whiffs (1975)
(Actor)

Usually with

Chuck Hicks
Chuck Hicks
(5 films)
Don Siegel
Don Siegel
(3 films)
Hal Pereira
Hal Pereira
(5 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Harry Guardino (36 films)

Display filmography as detailed form
YearNameJobRoles
1991Under SurveillanceActorBen Hirsch
1980Any Which Way You CanActorJames Beekman
1979GoldengirlActorValenti
1979Pleasure CoveActorBert Harrison
1978Every Which Way but LooseActorJames Beekman (uncredited)
1978MatildaActorUncle Nono
1978Evening in ByzantiumActorJerry Olson
1977RollercoasterActorKeefer
1976The EnforcerActorLt. Al Bressler
1976St. IvesActorDet. Frank Deal
1975CaponeActorJohnny Torrio
1975WhiffsActorChops Mulligan
1974Get Christie Love!ActorCapt. Casey Reardon
1972They Only Kill Their MastersActorCapt. Daniel Streeter
1971Dirty HarryActorBressler
1971Red Sky at MorningActorRomeo Bonino
1970Lovers and Other StrangersActorJohnny
1968The Hell with HeroesActorLee Harris
1968JigsawActorArthur Belding
1968MadiganActorDet. Rocco Bonaro
1967The Adventures of Bullwhip GriffinActorSam Trimble
1966The Treasure of San GennaroActorJack
1964Rhino!ActorAlec Burnett
1962Hell Is for HeroesActorSgt. Larkin
1962The Pigeon That Took RomeActorSgt. Joseph Contini
1961King of KingsActorBarabbas
1960Five Branded WomenActorBranco
1959The Five PenniesActorTony Valani
1959Pork Chop HillActorPFC. Forstman
1958HouseboatActorAngelo Donatello
1955The Court JesterActor
1955Hold Back TomorrowActorDetective
1952Son of Ali BabaActor
1952Flesh and FuryActorLou Callan
1951Purple Heart DiaryActorLt. Roberts
1951SiroccoActorLt. Collet (uncredited)