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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.

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Harry Guardino
Guardino in 1964
Born	Harold Vincent Guardino (1925-12-23)December 23, 1925 New York City, U.S.
Died	July 17, 1995(1995-07-17) (aged 69) Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1951–1993
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Spouse(s)	Ann Norwood (1958–1969) (divorced) 1 child Jennifer Revson (1973–1974) (divorced) Elyssa Paternoster (1985–1995) (his death) 2 children

Biography

Guardino was born to an Italian family on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and raised in Brooklyn, New York.[1] He joined a Police Athletic League dramatic group while attending high school.[2] After graduation, Guardino joined the Navy, serving in World War II. After the war, he became a merchant seaman.[2] 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.

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.

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, Night Gallery, Twelve O'Clock High, Love, American Style, The Greatest Show on Earth, Kojak, Wonder Woman 1978 TV series episode 'The Girl from Ilandia', Hunter, The F.B.I., 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.

In 1993, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs, California, Walk of Stars was dedicated to him.[3]

Guardino died of lung cancer in Palm Springs, California in 1995.[4]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1951	Up Front	Orderly	Uncredited
	Sirocco	Lieutenant Collet	Uncredited
	Purple Heart Diary	Lieutenant Roberts
1952	Flesh and Fury	Lou Callan, Paul's Brother
	Son of Ali Baba	Hamid, Ali's Cadet Friend	Uncredited
1955	The Big Tip Off	Hood #2
	Hold Back Tomorrow	Detective
	The Court Jester	Forester	Uncredited
1958	Houseboat	Angelo Donatello
1959	Pork Chop Hill	Private Forstman
	The Five Pennies	Tony Valani
1960	Five Branded Women	Branco
1961	King of Kings	Barabbas
1962	The Pigeon That Took Rome	Sergeant Joseph Angelico
	Hell Is For Heroes	Sergeant Larkin
1964	Rhino!	Alec Burnett
1965	The Virginian	Sam Willick	season 4 episode 13 (The Horsefighter)
1966	Treasure of San Gennaro	Jack
1967	The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin	Sam Trimble
1968	Madigan	Detective Rocco Bonaro
	Jigsaw	Arthur Belding
	The Hell with Heroes	Lee Harris
1970	Lovers and Other Strangers	Johnny
1971	Red Sky at Morning	Romeo Bonino
	Dirty Harry	Lieutenant Al Bressler
	Slingshot	Unknown
1972	They Only Kill Their Masters	Captain Daniel Streeter
1975	Capone	Johnny "The Fox" Torrio
	Whiffs	"Chops" Mulligan
1976	St. Ives	Detective Frank Deal
	The Enforcer	Lieutenant Al Bressler
1977	Rollercoaster	Keefer
	Contract on Cherry Street	Ron Polito
1978	Matilda	Uncle Nono
	Evening in Byzantium	Jerry Olson
	Every Which Way but Loose	James Beekman	Uncredited
1979	Goldengirl	Valenti
1980	Any Which Way You Can	James Beekman
1989	The Neon Empire	Nick
1991	Under Surveillance	Ben Hirsch
1993	Fist of Honor	Dino Diamond	(final film role)

References

External links

• Harry Guardino at the Internet Broadway Database
• Harry Guardino at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
• Harry Guardino at IMDb
• Harry Guardino at Find a Grave

На других языках

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[de] Harry Guardino

Harry Guardino (* 23. Dezember 1925 als Harold Vincent Guardino in New York City, New York, USA; † 17. Juli 1995 in Palm Springs, Kalifornien, USA) war ein US-amerikanischer Film- und Theaterschauspieler.[1]

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- [en] Harry Guardino

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[es] Harry Guardino

Harry Guardino (23 de diciembre de 1925 - 17 de julio de 1995) fue un actor teatral, cinematográfico y televisivo estadounidense con una carrera que abarcó desde inicios de la década de 1950 hasta comienzos de la de 1990.

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[ru] Гуардино, Гарри

Гарри Гуардино (англ. Harry Guardino; 23 декабря 1925, Нью-Йорк — 17 июля 1995, Палм-Спрингс) — американский актёр, чья карьера охватывала период с начала 1950-х до начала 1990-х годов.

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