1925-12-23 ( 99 years old ) in 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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Movies
Fist of Honor
1993-05-19
Under Surveillance
1991-01-01
The Neon Empire
1989-12-03
Night of 100 Stars
1982-03-08
Any Which Way You Can
1980-12-17
Goldengirl
1979-10-06
Pleasure Cove
1979-01-03
Every Which Way but Loose
1978-12-16
Evening in Byzantium
1978-08-14
Matilda
1978-06-22
Police Story: No Margin for Error
1978-04-30
Contract on Cherry Street
1977-11-19
Rollercoaster
1977-06-10
The Enforcer
1976-12-16
Having Babies
1976-10-17
Street Killing
1976-09-12
St. Ives
1976-02-24
Whiffs
1975-10-15
Capone
1975-04-16
Get Christie Love!
1974-01-22
Indict and Convict
1974-01-06
Moving Target
1973-05-22
Partners in Crime
1973-03-24
They Only Kill Their Masters
1972-11-22
Dirty Harry
1971-12-23
Dirty Harry's Way
1971-12-23
The Last Child
1971-10-05
Red Sky at Morning
1971-05-12
Lovers and Other Strangers
1970-08-12
The Lonely Profession
1969-10-21
The Hell with Heroes
1968-08-28
Jigsaw
1968-06-05
Madigan
1968-03-29
Valley of Mystery
1967-09-29
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
1967-03-08
The Treasure of San Gennaro
1966-11-25
Rhino!
1964-05-20
Hell Is for Heroes
1962-06-26
The Pigeon That Took Rome
1962-06-19
King of Kings
1961-10-11
Five Branded Women
1960-03-15
The Five Pennies
1959-06-18
The Killers of Mussolini
1959-06-04
Pork Chop Hill
1959-05-29
Houseboat
1958-11-19
Hold Back Tomorrow
1955-11-01
The Big Tip Off
1955-03-20
Flesh and Fury
1952-06-26
Purple Heart Diary
1951-11-12
Sirocco
1951-06-13
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