Harry Guardino

Harry Guardino

1925-12-23 New York City, New York, USA 50 Credits

Biography

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 ...

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Fist of Honor

Fist of Honor

1993

as Dino Diamond

5.3
Acting

As two rival Godfathers view to take control of the city, a hot-tempered family member kills two relatives of the opposing family, breaking the "Truce...

Under Surveillance

Under Surveillance

1991

as Ben Hirsch

Acting

Two insurance investigators try to find out why the ex-partner of one of them was murdered.

The Neon Empire

The Neon Empire

1989

as Nick

1.0
Acting

New York mobster Junior Moloff begins plans to transform Las Vegas into a mecca of prostitution and gambling.

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982

as Self

6.7
Acting

The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City ...

Any Which Way You Can

Any Which Way You Can

1980

as James Beekman

5.8
Acting

Philo takes part in a bare knuckle fight – as he does – to make more money than he can earn from his car repair business. He decides to retire, but wh...

Goldengirl

Goldengirl

1979

as Valenti

4.8
Acting

A neo-Nazi Doctor tries to make a superwoman of his daughter who has been specially fed, exercised & Conditioned since she was a child to run in t...

Pleasure Cove

Pleasure Cove

1979

as Bert Harrison

Acting

The story of a posh seaside vacation resort, and the lives and adventures of its guests and staff.

Every Which Way but Loose

Every Which Way but Loose

1978

as James Beekman (uncredited)

6.1
Acting

Philo Beddoe is your regular, easygoing, truck-driving guy. He's also the best bar-room brawler west of the Rockies. And he lives with a 165-pound ora...

Evening in Byzantium

Evening in Byzantium

1978

as Jerry Olson

Acting

While the prestigious Cannes Film Festival goes on around him, American movie producer Jesse Craig struggles to develop a pitch-worthy thriller about ...

Matilda

Matilda

1978

as Uncle Nono

5.2
Acting

A small-time talent agent discovers an amazing boxing kangaroo and figures to use it as his stepping-stone into the big time.

Police Story: No Margin for Error

Police Story: No Margin for Error

1978

Acting

Two policemen are suspected of excessive violence and causing two deaths. The investigation brings to light, little by little, the whole truth.

Contract on Cherry Street

Contract on Cherry Street

1977

as Ron Polito

6.3
Acting

A policeman devises an unorthodox plan for bringing criminals to justice after his partner is brutally gunned down.

Rollercoaster

Rollercoaster

1977

as Keefer

6.0
Acting

A young terrorist kills and injures patrons of a Norfolk amusement park by placing homemade explosives on the track of one of its roller coasters. Aft...

The Enforcer

The Enforcer

1976

as Lt. Al Bressler

6.7
Acting

Dirty Harry Callahan returns again, this time saddled with a rookie female partner. Together, they must stop a terrorist group consisting of angry Vie...

Having Babies

Having Babies

1976

as Ralph Bancini

6.0
Acting

The story of four couples who are about to have children using the Lamaze method.

Street Killing

Street Killing

1976

as Al Lanier

Acting

In this detective drama, a prosecutor investigates a murder and finds that it is connected to a recent mugging. In the end, he is led to convict a hig...

St. Ives

St. Ives

1976

as Det. Frank Deal

5.7
Acting

A dabbler-in-crime and his assistant hire an ex-police reporter to recover some stolen papers.

Whiffs

Whiffs

1975

as Chops Mulligan

7.1
Acting

Elliott Gould steals Army nerve gas to help him rob banks when he’s kicked out of the military after 15 years of service as a human guinea pig in its ...

Capone

Capone

1975

as Johnny Torrio

5.9
Acting

Young Al Capone catches the eye of Johnny Torrio, a criminal visiting New York from Chicago. Torrio invites Capone to move to Illinois to help run his...

Get Christie Love!

Get Christie Love!

1974

as Capt. Casey Reardon

5.3
Acting

Get Christie Love! is a 1974 made-for-television film starring Teresa Graves as an undercover female police detective who is determined to overthrow a...

Indict and Convict

Indict and Convict

1974

as Mel Thomas

Acting

A prosecutor must try his friend, a deputy district attorney, who has been charged with murdering his wife and her lover.

Moving Target

Moving Target

1973

Acting

A police detective initially believed to have died in an accident is found to have been murdered, and suspicion arises the killer is a fellow officer.

Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime

1973

as Walt Connors

2.0
Acting

A retired judge who opens a private detective agency and her ex-con associate try to track down $750,000 in bank robbery loot.

They Only Kill Their Masters

They Only Kill Their Masters

1972

as Capt. Daniel Streeter

5.3
Acting

An enigmatic young woman has been murdered in a small California coast town. The investigation by the local sheriff uncovers a complex web of relation...

Dirty Harry

Dirty Harry

1971

as Bressler

7.4
Acting

When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforcement...

Dirty Harry's Way

1971

as Self

Acting

A promotional short on the movie Dirty Harry (1971) , which compares it to such classics as 'G' Men (1935) or The Big Sleep (1946) focusing on the tou...

The Last Child

The Last Child

1971

as Howard Drumm

7.0
Acting

In a badly-overpopulated future, where each couple is only allowed one child and where people over 65 are forbidden medical care under a very draconia...

Red Sky at Morning

Red Sky at Morning

1971

as Romeo Bonino

6.7
Acting

Before going off to World War II, Frank Arnold (Richard Crenna) relocates his wife, Ann (Claire Bloom), and son, Joshua (Richard Thomas), to New Mexic...

Lovers and Other Strangers

Lovers and Other Strangers

1970

as Johnny

5.1
Acting

Mike Vecchio and Susan Henderson are preparing for their upcoming wedding. However, they seem to be the only two people at the wedding that are happy....

The Lonely Profession

The Lonely Profession

1969

as Leo Gordon

Acting

Private investigator Leo Gordon is hired to trail Karen Mendaros, the mistress of a reclusive billionaire. When they meet, Gordon and Mendaros hit it ...

The Hell with Heroes

The Hell with Heroes

1968

as Lee Harris

5.2
Acting

In 1946 North Africa, two former US Air Force pilots are forced to work for an international smuggler to get money needed for their return to civilian...

Jigsaw

Jigsaw

1968

as Arthur Belding

6.0
Acting

After inadvertently ingesting some sugar laced with LSD, a man wakes up with amnesia and in the middle of a murder plot.

Madigan

Madigan

1968

as Det. Rocco Bonaro

6.2
Acting

NYPD detectives Bonaro and Madigan lose their guns to fugitive Barney Benesch. As compensation, they are given a weekend to bring Benesch to justice. ...

Valley of Mystery

Valley of Mystery

1967

as Danny O'Neill

5.0
Acting

A Meridian Airlines flight from Miami to Caracas crashes in the Venezuelan jungle, stranding 130 passengers and crew in hostile surroundings.

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

1967

as Sam Trimble

6.5
Acting

To restore his family's lost wealth, a young Boston lad stows away on a ship bound for the California Gold Rush. When their very proper butler gives c...

The Treasure of San Gennaro

The Treasure of San Gennaro

1966

as Jack

7.4
Acting

A pair of Americans want to perform the greatest robbery: the treasure of San Gennaro, in Napoli.

Rhino!

Rhino!

1964

as Alec Burnett

4.3
Acting

A zoologist working to save the endangered animals of africa has problems with poachers and local tribesmen who don't understand his methods. But, wit...

Hell Is for Heroes

Hell Is for Heroes

1962

as Sgt. Jim Larkin

6.5
Acting

World War II drama where the action centers around a single maneuver by a squad of GIs in retaliation against the force of the German Siegfried line. ...

The Pigeon That Took Rome

The Pigeon That Took Rome

1962

as Sgt. Joseph Contini

5.3
Acting

An American Infantry officer assigned to a cloak-and-dagger role in Rome uses homing pigeons for outside contact, with humorous results.

King of Kings

King of Kings

1961

as Barabbas

7.1
Acting

Who is Jesus, and why does he impact all he meets? He is respected and reviled, emulated and accused, beloved, betrayed, and finally crucified. Yet th...

Five Branded Women

Five Branded Women

1960

as Branco

6.0
Acting

Five Yugoslav women who consorted with the German occupiers are publicly humiliated and banished by the Yugoslav partisans but they take up arms to fe...

The Five Pennies

The Five Pennies

1959

as Tony Valani

6.7
Acting

Dixieland cornetist Red Nichols runs into opposition to his sound, but breaks through to success. He marries a warm, patient woman and even finds time...

The Killers of Mussolini

The Killers of Mussolini

1959

as Captain Neri

Acting

As the Salo Republic crumbles around him, Mussolini, along with his mistress and several of his ministers flee with retreating Nazi soldiers, but are ...

Pork Chop Hill

Pork Chop Hill

1959

as PFC. Forstman

6.5
Acting

Korean War, April 1953. Lieutenant Clemons, leader of the King company of the United States Infantry, is ordered to recapture Pork Chop Hill, occupied...

Houseboat

Houseboat

1958

as Angelo Donatello

6.4
Acting

An Italian socialite on the run signs on as housekeeper for a widower with three children.

Hold Back Tomorrow

Hold Back Tomorrow

1955

as Detective

6.3
Acting

A condemned murderer, scheduled to hang in the morning, asks for the company of a woman in his final hours.

The Big Tip Off

The Big Tip Off

1955

as Hood #2

5.5
Acting

A newspaper man uses a mobster's tips to get the scoop on gangster activities.

Flesh and Fury

Flesh and Fury

1952

as Lou Callan

6.1
Acting

Deaf boxer Paul Callan captures the interest of gold-digging blonde Sonya Bartow and retired fight manager 'Pop' Richardson. For a time, Sonya has the...

Purple Heart Diary

Purple Heart Diary

1951

as Lt. Roberts

Acting

A trio of singers entertaining hospitalized soldiers during WWII encourage a wounded soldier in his love for a nurse.

Sirocco

Sirocco

1951

as Lt. Collet (uncredited)

5.8
Acting

A mysterious American gets mixed up with gunrunners in Syria.