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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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Complete Filmography
Fist of Honor
1993
as Dino Diamond
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
1991
as Ben Hirsch
Two insurance investigators try to find out why the ex-partner of one of them was murdered.
The Neon Empire
1989
as Nick
New York mobster Junior Moloff begins plans to transform Las Vegas into a mecca of prostitution and gambling.
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
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
1980
as James Beekman
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
1979
as Valenti
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
1979
as Bert Harrison
The story of a posh seaside vacation resort, and the lives and adventures of its guests and staff.
Every Which Way but Loose
1978
as James Beekman (uncredited)
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
1978
as Jerry Olson
While the prestigious Cannes Film Festival goes on around him, American movie producer Jesse Craig struggles to develop a pitch-worthy thriller about ...
Matilda
1978
as Uncle Nono
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
1978
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
1977
as Ron Polito
A policeman devises an unorthodox plan for bringing criminals to justice after his partner is brutally gunned down.
Rollercoaster
1977
as Keefer
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
1976
as Lt. Al Bressler
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
1976
as Ralph Bancini
The story of four couples who are about to have children using the Lamaze method.
Street Killing
1976
as Al Lanier
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
1976
as Det. Frank Deal
A dabbler-in-crime and his assistant hire an ex-police reporter to recover some stolen papers.
Whiffs
1975
as Chops Mulligan
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
1975
as Johnny Torrio
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!
1974
as Capt. Casey Reardon
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
1974
as Mel Thomas
A prosecutor must try his friend, a deputy district attorney, who has been charged with murdering his wife and her lover.
Moving Target
1973
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
1973
as Walt Connors
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
1972
as Capt. Daniel Streeter
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
1971
as Bressler
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
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
1971
as Howard Drumm
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
1971
as Romeo Bonino
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
1970
as Johnny
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
1969
as Leo Gordon
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
1968
as Lee Harris
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
1968
as Arthur Belding
After inadvertently ingesting some sugar laced with LSD, a man wakes up with amnesia and in the middle of a murder plot.
Madigan
1968
as Det. Rocco Bonaro
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
1967
as Danny O'Neill
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
1967
as Sam Trimble
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
1966
as Jack
A pair of Americans want to perform the greatest robbery: the treasure of San Gennaro, in Napoli.
Rhino!
1964
as Alec Burnett
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
1962
as Sgt. Jim Larkin
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
1962
as Sgt. Joseph Contini
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
1961
as Barabbas
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
1960
as Branco
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
1959
as Tony Valani
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
1959
as Captain Neri
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
1959
as PFC. Forstman
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
1958
as Angelo Donatello
An Italian socialite on the run signs on as housekeeper for a widower with three children.
Hold Back Tomorrow
1955
as Detective
A condemned murderer, scheduled to hang in the morning, asks for the company of a woman in his final hours.
The Big Tip Off
1955
as Hood #2
A newspaper man uses a mobster's tips to get the scoop on gangster activities.
Flesh and Fury
1952
as Lou Callan
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
1951
as Lt. Roberts
A trio of singers entertaining hospitalized soldiers during WWII encourage a wounded soldier in his love for a nurse.
Sirocco
1951
as Lt. Collet (uncredited)
A mysterious American gets mixed up with gunrunners in Syria.