Raymond George Girardin Jr. (January 23, 1935[2][3] – February 28, 2019) was an American film, stage, and television actor.
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Born | Raymond George Girardin Jr. (1935-01-23)January 23, 1935 Wakefield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | February 28, 2019(2019-02-28) (aged 84) Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Alma mater | Boston University |
Occupation | Film, stage and television actor |
Years active | 1967–1999 |
Spouse | Marlene Girardin[1] |
Children | 1[2] |
Girardin was born in Wakefield, Massachusetts.[2][3] He joined the Marines and attended at Boston University, where Girardin studied acting by performing in summer stock theaters.[2][3]
Girardin began his career, after graduating from Boston University and moving to New York, where he performed on stage.[2][3] He then settled in Hollywood, California,[2] where he began his film and television career, starting off in appearing in the spy fiction television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E., in 1967.
Later in his career, Girardin played Howie Dawson[4] in the soap opera television series General Hospital from 1968 to 1974.[2][3] He continued his career, mainly appearing in film and television.
In 1970s–1990s, Girardin appeared and guest-starred in numerous film and television programs including Barney Miller, The Rockford Files, Max Dugan Returns, St. Elsewhere, The Lonely Guy, The Greatest American Hero, Star!, Judd, for the Defense, Hart to Hart, Hardcastle and McCormick, Hill Street Blues, Scandal in a Small Town, Newhart, Remington Steele, The Law & Harry McGraw, Loverboy, Married… with Children, The A-Team, What's Happening Now!!, Benson, The Executioner's Song, Mork & Mindy, Happy Days, Midnight Offerings, Dad, From Here to Eternity, Gunsmoke, The White Shadow, T.J. Hooker, Silence of the Heart, Hooperman, Badge of the Assassin, The Magical World of Disney, Murder, She Wrote, Baywatch, New York Undercover, Capital News, Love Affair and L.A. Law.[2][3]
Girardin also starred and co-starred in other film and television, as it includes, Hollywood Man,[5] playing Harvey and co-writing the film with William Smith,[2][3] Tom Farese and Dominic Gombardella,[6] Thunder, playing Sam Williams,[2] Gospa, playing Father Zrinko Cuvalo,[7] Number One with a Bullet, playing Lt. Kaminski,[8] and Flip Wilson's short-lived sitcom television series Charlie & Co., playing the role of Charles Richmond's boss "Walter Simpson".[9][10]
In 1999, Girardin retired his film and television career, last appearing in the police procedural television series Law & Order.[3] After retiring, he then began directing at the Academy Theater in Orleans, Massachusetts on Cape Cod.[2][3]
Girardin met his wife, Marlene, while giving a performance in stage.[3] They married and had a son, Michael.[2][3]
Girardin died in February 2019, after battling a short battle from complications of Alzheimer's disease, in Amherst, Massachusetts, at the age of 84.[2][3]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1968 | Star! | Young Reporter | uncredited |
1976 | Hollywood Man | Harvey | |
1980 | Marriage Is Alive and Well | Airport Cop | TV Movie |
1980 | Where the Ladies Go | Jerry | TV Movie |
1980 | Joshua's World | Tiny | TV Movie |
1981 | Midnight Offerings | Clausen | TV Movie |
1981 | Freedom | John | TV Movie |
1982 | Help Wanted: Male | Gleason | TV Movie |
1982 | Prime Suspect | Ray Embry | TV Movie |
1982 | The Executioner's Song | Snyder | TV Movie |
1983 | Deadly Lessons | Maitland | TV Movie |
1983 | Max Dugan Returns | Umpire | |
1983 | Full House | Ken Adams | TV Movie |
1983 | Secrets of a Mother and Daughter | Abe – the Bartender | TV Movie |
1984 | The Lonely Guy | Henry, Bridge Jumper | uncredited |
1984 | Concrete Beat | Phil | TV Movie |
1984 | Silence of the Heart | Harris | TV Movie |
1985 | A Reason to Live | Tom Yusem | TV Movie |
1985 | Badge of the Assassin | FBI Agent King | TV Movie |
1986 | Second Serve | Grigsby | TV Movie |
1986 | Long Time Gone | Michael Diablo | TV Movie |
1987 | Convicted: A Mother's Story | Mr. Anderson | TV Movie |
1987 | Number One with a Bullet | Lt. Kaminski | |
1988 | Scandal in a Small Town | Don | TV Movie |
1988 | Out of Time | Capt. Krones | TV Movie |
1989 | Loverboy | Henry | |
1989 | Dad | Butcher | |
1994 | Love Affair | Wally Tripp | |
1995 | Gospa | Father Zrinko Cuvalo |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1967 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Andrew Hague | 1 episode |
1967–1968 | Judd, for the Defense | Mark Thurman/Induction Lieutenant | 2 episodes |
1968–1974 | General Hospital | Howie Dawson | unknown episodes |
1974–1975 | The Rockford Files | Ted/Murray Johnson | 2 episodes |
1975 | Gunsmoke | Cluff Tobin | 1 episode |
1976 | Switch | Victor | 1 episode |
1977 | Police Story | Bill Massey | 1 episode |
1977–1978 | Thunder | Sam Williams | 13 episodes |
1978 | Barney Miller | Vince Licori | 1 episode |
1978–1981 | Happy Days | Sgt. Ryan/Big Harold | 2 episodes |
1978 | Kaz | 1 episode | |
1979 | From Here to Eternity | Sgt. Fred | 3 episodes |
1980 | Skag | Moran | 1 episode |
1980 | Stone | 1 episode | |
1980 | Beulah Land | Captain Ponder | 1 episode |
1981 | The White Shadow | Bill Price | 1 episode |
1982 | Mork & Mindy | Phil | 1 episode |
1982 | The Greatest American Hero | Colonel Nelson | 1 episode |
1982 | Hart to Hart | Det. Jack Finnegan | 1 episode |
1982 | The Quest | 1 episode | |
1982 | T.J. Hooker | Hatfield | 1 episode |
1982 | Benson | Danny | 1 episode |
1983–1986 | Remington Steele | Lieutenant Benjamin/Jack Merkle | 3 episodes |
1983 | The A-Team | Carl Denham | 1 episode |
1984 | Riptide | Detective | 1 episode |
1984 | Newhart | Hank Dawson | 1 episode |
1984–1986 | Hill Street Blues | Harlan/Jerry | 2 episodes |
1984 | Dallas | Richard Stevens | 1 episode |
1984 | Hunter | Manny Roth | 1 episode |
1984–1985 | Hardcastle and McCormick | Martin Grayson/Coach Harmson | 2 episodes |
1985 | Cover Up | Paul Adams | 1 episode |
1985–1988 | What's Happening Now!! | Duke/Ringmaster | 2 episodes |
1985 | Charlie & Co. | Walter Simpson | 13 episodes |
1986 | Melba | 1 episode | |
1986–1987 | Murder, She Wrote | George Tibbits/Lt. Casey | 3 episodes |
1986 | St. Elsewhere | 1 episode | |
1987 | The Magical World of Disney | Elmer | 1 episode |
1987 | Hooperman | Murphy | 1 episode |
1987–1991 | L.A. Law | Detective/Lieutenant Connolly | 2 episodes |
1987 | The Law & Harry McGraw | 1 episode | |
1989 | Baywatch | Mr. Dietz | 1 episode |
1990 | Capital News | Arthur Baranco | 1 episode |
1991 | Married... with Children | Mr. Schnick | 1 episode |
1991 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | West Beverly Security Force Head | 1 episode |
1992 | The Royal Family | Cop No. 1 | 1 episode |
1995 | New York Undercover | Truck Driver | 1 episode |
1995–1999 | Law & Order | Detective Malone/Det. Sal Martel/Nick Follett | 3 episodes |
1995 | New York News | Cop | 1 episode |
1996 | Cosby | Security Guard | 1 episode |