Personal Info
Birth date
1925-12-23 (99 Years)
Day of death
1995-07-17
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as
Harold Vincent "Harry" Guardino
Harold Vincent Guardino
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.
Filmography
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
5.714
Overview:
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre is an American anthology series, sponsored by Chrysler Corporation, which ran on NBC from 1963 through 1967. The show was hosted by Bob Hope, but it had a variety of formats, including musical, dramatic, and comedy.Dr. Kildare
5.5
Overview:
The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the respect of the senior doctor in his specialty, internal medicine.Cheers
7.565
Overview:
The story about a blue-collar Boston bar run by former sports star Sam Malone and the quirky and wonderful people who worked and drank there.Murder, She Wrote
7.532
Overview:
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.Ben Casey
5.6
Overview:
Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a hand drawing the symbols "♂, ♀, ✳, †, ∞" on a chalkboard, as cast member Sam Jaffe intoned, "Man, woman, birth, death, infinity." Neurosurgeon Joseph Ransohoff was a medical consultant for the show and may have influenced the personality of the title character.The F.B.I.
5.455
Overview:
The F.B.I. is an American television series that was broadcast on ABC from 1965 to 1974. It was sponsored by the Ford Motor Company, and the characters almost always drove Ford vehicles in the series. Alcoa was co-sponsor of Season One only.The Millionaire
5
Overview:
An anthology series that explored the ways sudden and unexpected wealth changed life for better or for worse. It told the stories of people who were given one million dollars from a benefactor who insisted they never know him, with one exception.The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.2
Overview:
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1985 to 1986, and on the USA Network from 1987 to 1989. The series is an updated re-imagining of the classic 1955 series Alfred Hitchcock Presents.The Name of the Game
6.8
Overview:
The Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and Robert Stack that ran from 1968 to 1971 on NBC, totaling 76 episodes of 90 minutes. It was a pioneering wheel series, setting the stage for The Bold Ones and the NBC Mystery Movie in the 1970s. The show had an extremely large budget for a television series.Target: The Corruptors!
3.5
Overview:
Target: The Corruptors! is an American crime drama series starring Stephen McNally which aired on ABC from September 29, 1961 to June 8, 1962. The series was produced by Dick Powell's Four Star Television.The Greatest Show on Earth
5
Overview:
Johnny Slate successfully manages his circus as it moves from town to town.Studio One
5
Overview:
An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the anthology TV programs. The episodes were often abridged remakes of movies from years gone by and many future well-known television and movie actors appeared in the productions.Route 66
6.3
Overview:
After discovering that his late father has gone through most of the family fortune, Tod Stiles hits the title trans-America highway in his Corvette in search of adventure with friend Buz Murdock, a survivor of New York's mean streets. The two work odd jobs as they meet and interact with colorful characters and find themselves plunged into one situation after another, some of them romantic, some of them very dangerous. Later, Linc Case, a Vietnam war hero trying to find himself, takes over as Tod's travel companion.Hawaii Five-O
7.124
Overview:
Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for 12 seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. Jack Lord portrayed Detective Lieutenant Steve McGarrett, the head of a special state police task force which was based on an actual unit that existed under martial law in the 1940s. The theme music composed by Morton Stevens became especially popular. Many episodes would end with McGarrett instructing his subordinate to "Book 'em, Danno!", sometimes specifying a charge such as "murder one".Vega$
7
Overview:
Vega$ is an American detective television drama series that aired on ABC between 1978 and 1981. It was produced by Aaron Spelling. The series was filmed in its entirety in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is believed to be the first television series produced entirely in Las Vegas. The show stars Robert Urich as private detective Dan Tanna, who drove around the streets of Las Vegas in a red 1957 Ford Thunderbird solving crimes and making Las Vegas a better place for residents and tourists alike.Medical Center
6.1
Overview:
Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced by MGM Television.Love, American Style
6.056
Overview:
An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories or vignettes within an hour about versions of love and romance.Fantasy Island
6.402
Overview:
A magical island hosted by Mr Roarke and Tattoo where weekly guests learn valuable life lessons in their pursuit of fulfilling their dreams. Not all dreams are fulfilled as expected.The Outer Limits
7.769
Overview:
The Outer Limits is an anthology tv series of self-contained sci-fi-horror stories, sometimes with a plot twist at the end.I Led Three Lives
NYR
Overview:
I Led Three Lives is an American drama series which was syndicated by Ziv Television Programs from October 1, 1953 to January 1, 1956. The series stars Richard Carlson. The show was a companion piece of sorts to the radio drama I Was a Communist for the FBI, which dealt with a similar subject and was also syndicated by Ziv from 1952 to 1954.Hunter
7.2
Overview:
Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall, which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1991. However, Kramer left after the sixth season to pursue other acting and musical opportunities. In the seventh season, Hunter partnered with two different women officers. The titular character, Sgt. Rick Hunter, was a wily, physically imposing, and often rule-breaking homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The show's main characters, Hunter and McCall, resolve many of their cases by shooting dead the perpetrators. The show's executive producer during the first season was Stephen J. Cannell, whose company produced the series.Jake and the Fatman
6.12
Overview:
Jake and the Fatman is a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles. The series ran on CBS for five seasons from 1987 to 1992. Diagnosis: Murder was a spin-off of this series.Cain's Hundred
4.7
Overview:
A former underworld lawyer goes to work for the Federal Government, determined to bring 100 top criminals to justice.Run for Your Life
7.2
Overview:
Run for Your Life is an American television drama series starring Ben Gazzara as a man with only a short time to live. It ran on NBC from 1965 to 1968. The series was created by Roy Huggins, who had previously explored the "man on the move" concept with The Fugitive.Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
5.8
Overview:
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse is an American television anthology series produced by Desilu Productions. The show ran on CBS television between 1958 and 1960. Two of its 48 episodes served as pilots for the 1950s television series The Twilight Zone and The Untouchables.The Manhunter
5
Overview:
The Manhunter is an American crime drama that was part of CBS' lineup for the 1974–1975 television season. The series was produced by Quinn Martin and starred Ken Howard as Dave Barret, a 1930s-era private investigator from Idaho. The series was executive produced by Quinn Martin.Kojak
7.004
Overview:
A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.Police Story
6.9
Overview:
Police Story is an anthology television crime drama. The show was the brainchild of author and former policeman Joseph Wambaugh and represented a major step forward in the realistic depiction of police work and violence on network TV. Although it was an anthology, there were certain things that all episodes had in common; for instance, the main character in each episode was a police officer. The setting was always Los Angeles and the characters always worked for some branch of the LAPD. Notwithstanding the anthology format, there were recurring characters. Scott Brady appeared in more than a dozen episodes as "Vinnie," a former cop who, upon retirement, had opened a bar catering to police officers, and who acted as a sort of Greek chorus during the run of the series, commenting on the characters and plots.Acting
1993Fist of Honor as Dino Diamond
1992Renegade (1 Episode) as Karl Swan
1991P.S. I Luv U (1 Episode) as Unknown
1991Under Surveillance as Ben Hirsch
1989The Neon Empire as Nick
1989The Neon Empire (2 Episodes) as Nick
1987Jake and the Fatman (1 Episode) as Unknown
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1 Episode) as Phil Mansfield
1984Murder, She Wrote (2, 1, 1 Episode) as Haskell Drake, Danny Cochran, Floyd Novack
1984Hunter (1 Episode) as Bill Ryan
1982Cheers (1 Episode) as Frank Carpaccio
1982Hotel (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1982Night of 100 Stars as Self
1981The Sophisticated Gents (3 Episodes) as Vice Detective Collins
1980Any Which Way You Can as James Beekman
1979Goldengirl as Valenti
1979Pleasure Cove as Bert Harrison
1978Every Which Way but Loose as James Beekman (uncredited)
1978Vega$ (1 Episode) as Unknown
1978Evening in Byzantium as Jerry Olson
1978Matilda as Uncle Nono
1978Police Story: No Margin for Error as Unknown
1978Fantasy Island (1 Episode) as NYPD Detective Captain John Burke
1977Contract on Cherry Street as Ron Polito
1977Rollercoaster as Keefer
1976The Enforcer as Lt. Al Bressler
1976Having Babies as Ralph Bancini
1976Street Killing as Al Lanier
1976Good Heavens (1 Episode) as Unknown
1976St. Ives as Det. Frank Deal
1975Wonder Woman (1 Episode) as Simon Penrose
1975Whiffs as Chops Mulligan
1975Capone as Johnny Torrio
1974The Manhunter (1 Episode) as Unknown
1974Get Christie Love! as Capt. Casey Reardon
1974Indict and Convict as Mel Thomas
1973Kojak (1 Episode) as Det. Benny Fiore
1973The New Perry Mason (16 Episodes) as Hamilton Burger
1973The Evil Touch (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1973Moving Target as Unknown
1973Partners in Crime as Walt Connors
1973Police Story (3 Episodes) as Unknown
1972They Only Kill Their Masters as Capt. Daniel Streeter
1972The Streets of San Francisco (1 Episode) as Unknown
1971Dirty Harry as Bressler
1971Dirty Harry's Way as Self
1971The Last Child as Howard Drumm
1971Monty Nash (14 Episodes) as Monty Nash
1971Red Sky at Morning as Romeo Bonino
1970Night Gallery (1 Episode) as Unknown
1970Lovers and Other Strangers as Johnny
1970McCloud (1 Episode) as Unknown
1969The Lonely Profession as Leo Gordon
1969Love, American Style (1 Episode) as Harry Watkins
1969Medical Center (1 Episode) as Unknown
1968Hawaii Five-O (1, 1, 2, 2 Episode) as Sgt. Simms, Mike Martin, Commander Wallace, Johnny Mio
1968The Name of the Game (1 Episode) as Raul Oliva
1968The Hell with Heroes as Lee Harris
1968Jigsaw as Arthur Belding
1968Madigan as Det. Rocco Bonaro
1967Valley of Mystery as Danny O'Neill
1967The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin as Sam Trimble
1966The Treasure of San Gennaro as Jack
1965The F.B.I. (1 Episode) as Al Eubanks
1965Run for Your Life (2 Episodes) as Enzo
1964Reporter (11 Episodes) as Unknown
1964Rhino! as Alec Burnett
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1 Episode) as Rick
1963The Greatest Show on Earth (1 Episode) as Unknown
1963The Outer Limits (1 Episode) as Major Roger Brothers / Dr. James Hamilton
1962The Virginian (1 Episode) as Sam Willock
1962Hell Is for Heroes as Sgt. Jim Larkin
1962The Pigeon That Took Rome as Sgt. Joseph Contini
1961King of Kings as Barabbas
1961Ben Casey (1 Episode) as Unknown
1961Target: The Corruptors! (1 Episode) as Unknown
1961Dr. Kildare (1 Episode) as Gerald Hastings
1961Cain's Hundred (1 Episode) as John Maychin
1960Route 66 (1 Episode) as Unknown
1960Five Branded Women as Branco
1959Johnny Staccato (1 Episode) as Unknown
1959The Five Pennies as Tony Valani
1959The Killers of Mussolini as Captain Neri
1959Pork Chop Hill as PFC. Forstman
1958Houseboat as Angelo Donatello
1958Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1 Episode) as Unknown
1958Naked City (1, 1 Episode) as Johnny Mills, Benvenuto Giovanni
1957Suspicion (1 Episode) as Larry Gennaro
1955Hold Back Tomorrow as Detective
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1 Episode) as Gerry Daniels
1955The Big Tip Off as Hood #2
1955The Millionaire (1 Episode) as Roy Delbridge
1953I Led Three Lives (1 Episode) as Unknown
1952Flesh and Fury as Lou Callan
1952Dangerous Assignment (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1951Purple Heart Diary as Lt. Roberts
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1 Episode) as Bill Hungerford
1951Sirocco as Lt. Collet (uncredited)
1948Studio One (1 Episode) as Carmen Fiore