# Harry Guardino

Harold Vincent Guardino (December 23, 1925 – July 17, 1995) was an American actor whose career ran from the early 1950s to the early 1990s.

## Biography

Guardino was born on December 23, 1925 on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He joined a Police Athletic League dramatic group while attending high school. After graduation, Guardino joined the Navy, serving in World War II. After the war, he became a merchant seaman. 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, Mission Impossible, 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, for Houseboat and The Pigeon That Took Rome.
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 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 TV movie The Lonely Profession.
In 1993, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars was dedicated to him.
Guardino died of lung cancer in Desert Hospital in Palm Springs, California on July 17, 1995.

## Personal life

Guardino was married three times and had a son and daughter. Guardino married Ann Norwood in 1958 and divorced in 1969. He then married Jennifer Revson in 1973, and they divorced in 1974. Guardino married Elyssa Paternoster in 1985 and they remained together until his death in 1995.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1951 | Up Front | Orderly | uncredited |
| 1951 | Sirocco | Lieutenant Collet | uncredited |
| 1951 | Purple Heart Diary | Lieutenant Roberts | |
| 1952 | Flesh and Fury | Lou Callan, Paul's brother | |
| 1952 | Son of Ali Baba | Hamid, Ali's Cadet Friend | uncredited |
| 1955 | The Big Tip Off | Hood #2 | |
| 1955 | Hold Back Tomorrow | Detective | |
| 1955 | The Court Jester | Forester | uncredited |
| 1957 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Gerry Daniels | Season 3 Episode 8: "Last Request" |
| 1958 | Houseboat | Angelo Donatello | |
| 1959 | Pork Chop Hill | Private Forstman | |
| 1959 | The Five Pennies | Tony Valani | |
| 1960 | Five Branded Women | Branco | |
| 1961 | King of Kings | Barabbas | |
| 1962 | The Pigeon That Took Rome | Sergeant Joseph Angelico | |
| 1962 | 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 | |
| 1968 | Jigsaw | Arthur Belding | |
| 1968 | The Hell with Heroes | Lee Harris | |
| 1970 | Lovers and Other Strangers | Johnny | |
| 1970 | Hawaii Five-O | Mike | Episode: "Trouble In Mind" |
| 1971 | Red Sky at Morning | Romeo Bonino | |
| 1971 | Dirty Harry | Lieutenant Al Bressler | |
| 1971 | Slingshot | unknown | |
| 1972 | They Only Kill Their Masters | Captain Daniel Streeter | |
| 1975 | Capone | Johnny "The Fox" Torrio | |
| 1975 | Whiffs | "Chops" Mulligan | |
| 1976 | St. Ives | Detective Frank Deal | |
| 1976 | The Enforcer | Lieutenant Al Bressler | |
| 1977 | Rollercoaster | Keefer | |
| 1977 | Contract on Cherry Street | Ron Polito | |
| 1978 | Matilda | Uncle Nono | |
| 1978 | Evening in Byzantium | Jerry Olson | |
| 1978 | Every Which Way but Loose | James Beekman | uncredited |
| 1979 | Goldengirl | Valenti | |
| 1980 | Any Which Way You Can | James Beekman | |
| 1987 | The Law & Harry McGraw | Angelo Spinelli | Episode: "She's Not Wild About Harry" |
| 1988 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Phil Mansfield | Season 3 Episode 13: "User Deadly" |
| 1989 | The Neon Empire | Nick | |
| 1991 | Under Surveillance | Ben Hirsch | |
| 1993 | Fist of Honor | Dino Diamond | |