Harry Guardino

Known for ActingBorn 1925-12-23Died 1995-07-17New York City, New York, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Street Killing

Dirty Harry's Way

The Sophisticated Gents

Under Surveillance

Evening in Byzantium

Having Babies

Indict and Convict

I Led Three Lives

Night Gallery

The Outer Limits

The New Perry Mason

Cheers

Murder, She Wrote

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The Last Child

Valley of Mystery

Dirty Harry

The Greatest Show on Earth

The Treasure of San Gennaro

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Whiffs

Hunter

Kojak

McCloud

Hawaii Five-O

Red Sky at Morning

Run for Your Life

Pleasure Cove

Police Story: No Margin for Error

Vega$

Good Heavens

Wonder Woman

King of Kings

The Manhunter

The Streets of San Francisco

Police Story

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

The Lonely Profession

Jigsaw

The Name of the Game

Renegade

Hotel

Night of 100 Stars

The Neon Empire

The Big Tip Off

Contract on Cherry Street

Purple Heart Diary

The Five Pennies