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Harry Guardino

Acting
1925-12-23
New York City, New York, USA
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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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Known For 102 titles
Good Heavens (1976) subtitle poster
Good Heavens
1976 TV
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The Enforcer (1976) subtitle poster
The Enforcer
1976 Movie
as Lt. Al Bressler
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The New Perry Mason (1973) subtitle poster
The New Perry Mason
1973 TV
as Hamilton Burger
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Every Which Way but Loose (1978) subtitle poster
Every Which Way but Loose
1978 Movie
as James Beekman (uncredited)
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King of Kings (1961) subtitle poster
King of Kings
1961 Movie
as Barabbas
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Any Which Way You Can (1980) subtitle poster
Any Which Way You Can
1980 Movie
as James Beekman
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Houseboat (1958) subtitle poster
Houseboat
1958 Movie
as Angelo Donatello
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The Neon Empire (1989) subtitle poster
The Neon Empire
1989 TV
as Nick
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Capone (1975) subtitle poster
Capone
1975 Movie
as Johnny Torrio
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The Sophisticated Gents (1981) subtitle poster
The Sophisticated Gents
1981 TV
as Vice Detective Collins
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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) subtitle poster
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 TV
as Bill Hungerford
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Hell Is for Heroes (1962) subtitle poster
Hell Is for Heroes
1962 Movie
as Sgt. Jim Larkin
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St. Ives (1976) subtitle poster
St. Ives
1976 Movie
as Det. Frank Deal
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Sirocco (1951) subtitle poster
Sirocco
1951 Movie
as Lt. Collet (uncredited)
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Lovers and Other Strangers (1970) subtitle poster
Lovers and Other Strangers
1970 Movie
as Johnny
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Night of 100 Stars (1982) subtitle poster
Night of 100 Stars
1982 Movie
as Self
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Goldengirl (1979) subtitle poster
Goldengirl
1979 Movie
as Valenti
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Madigan (1968) subtitle poster
Madigan
1968 Movie
as Det. Rocco Bonaro
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Pork Chop Hill (1959) subtitle poster
Pork Chop Hill
1959 Movie
as PFC. Forstman
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Having Babies (1976) subtitle poster
Having Babies
1976 Movie
as Ralph Bancini
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Evening in Byzantium (1978) subtitle poster
Evening in Byzantium
1978 TV
as Jerry Olson
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Get Christie Love! (1974) subtitle poster
Get Christie Love!
1974 Movie
as Capt. Casey Reardon
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Rollercoaster (1977) subtitle poster
Rollercoaster
1977 Movie
as Keefer
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Evening in Byzantium (1978) subtitle poster
Evening in Byzantium
1978 Movie
as Jerry Olson
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