Cast & creator
Harry Guardino
Best known for Cheers, Murder, She Wrote, Murder, She Wrote
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.
Also known as: Harold Vincent "Harry" Guardino, Harold Vincent Guardino
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1948–1993 · acting roles
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Filmography (107)
Showing 107 of 107 credits
Cheers
Frank Carpaccio
1982
Murder, She Wrote
Haskell Drake
1984Murder, She Wrote
Danny Cochran
1984Murder, She Wrote
Floyd Novack
1984
Hawaii Five-O
Sgt. Simms
1969Hawaii Five-O
Mike Martin
1969Hawaii Five-O
Commander Wallace
1969Hawaii Five-O
Johnny Mio
1969
Love, American Style
Harry Watkins
1969
Dr. Kildare
Gerald Hastings
1961Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Rick
1963
The Virginian
Sam Willock
1962
Naked City
Johnny Mills
1958Naked City
Benvenuto Giovanni
1958
Studio One
Carmen Fiore
1948
Renegade
Karl Swan
1992
Hotel
1982
Jake and the Fatman
1987
The F.B.I.
Al Eubanks
1965
Ben Casey
1961
The Name of the Game
Raul Oliva
1968
Route 66
1960
Hunter
Bill Ryan
1984
Fantasy Island
NYPD Detective Captain John Burke
1978
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Phil Mansfield
1985
Medical Center
1969
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Run for Your Life
Enzo
1965
McCloud
1970
Night Gallery
1970
Kojak
Det. Benny Fiore
1973
The Outer Limits
Major Roger Brothers / Dr. James Hamilton
1963
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Gerry Daniels
1955
Vega$
1978
Police Story
1973
The Millionaire
Roy Delbridge
1955
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Wonder Woman
Simon Penrose
1975
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
Suspicion
Larry Gennaro
1957
Cain's Hundred
John Maychin
1961The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
The Manhunter
1974
Johnny Staccato
1959
Dangerous Assignment
1952
Dirty Harry
Bressler
1971
I Led Three Lives
1953
P.S. I Luv U
1991
Monty Nash
Monty Nash
1971
The Evil Touch
1973
The Enforcer
Lt. Al Bressler
1976
Good Heavens
1976
Every Which Way but Loose
James Beekman (uncredited)
1978
The New Perry Mason
Hamilton Burger
1973
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Bill Hungerford
1951
King of Kings
Barabbas
1961
The Sophisticated Gents
Vice Detective Collins
1981
Any Which Way You Can
James Beekman
1980
Evening in Byzantium
Jerry Olson
1978
Hell Is for Heroes
Sgt. Jim Larkin
1962
Houseboat
Angelo Donatello
1958
Sirocco
Lt. Collet (uncredited)
1951
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
Sam Trimble
1967Reporter
1964
Madigan
Det. Rocco Bonaro
1968
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
Capone
Johnny Torrio
1975
Pork Chop Hill
PFC. Forstman
1959
The Neon Empire
Nick
1989
Rollercoaster
Keefer
1977
The Hell with Heroes
Lee Harris
1968
Son of Ali Baba
Hamid (uncredited)
1952
Lovers and Other Strangers
Johnny
1970
St. Ives
Det. Frank Deal
1976
They Only Kill Their Masters
Capt. Daniel Streeter
1972
The Killers of Mussolini
Captain Neri
1959
Contract on Cherry Street
Ron Polito
1977
Goldengirl
Valenti
1979
Red Sky at Morning
Romeo Bonino
1971
Police Story: No Margin for Error
1978
Valley of Mystery
Danny O'Neill
1967
Partners in Crime
Walt Connors
1973The Troublemakers
Ralph Como
1957
The Five Pennies
Tony Valani
1959
The Treasure of San Gennaro
Jack
1966
Indict and Convict
Mel Thomas
1974
Purple Heart Diary
Lt. Roberts
1951
Matilda
Uncle Nono
1978
The Big Tip Off
Hood #2
1955
The Neon Empire
Nick
1989
The Last Child
Howard Drumm
1971
Flesh and Fury
Lou Callan
1952
Pleasure Cove
Bert Harrison
1979
The Pigeon That Took Rome
Sgt. Joseph Contini
1962
Five Branded Women
Branco
1960
Under Surveillance
Ben Hirsch
1991Dirty Harry's Way
Self
1971
Rhino!
Alec Burnett
1964
Whiffs
Chops Mulligan
1975
Moving Target
Frank Hollister
1973
Get Christie Love!
Capt. Casey Reardon
1974
Hold Back Tomorrow
Detective
1955
Fist of Honor
Dino Diamond
1993
Jigsaw
Arthur Belding
1968
Street Killing
Al Lanier
1976
The Lonely Profession
Leo Gordon
1969
Having Babies
Ralph Bancini
1976