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Ray Girardin | |
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Born | Raymond George Girardin Jr. January 23, 1935 Wakefield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | February 28, 2019 84) Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged
Alma mater | Boston University |
Occupation(s) | Film, stage and television actor |
Years active | 1967–1999 |
Spouse | Marlene Girardin [1] |
Children | 1 [2] |
Raymond George Girardin Jr. (January 23, 1935 [2] [3] – February 28, 2019) was an American film, stage, and television actor.
Girardin was born in Wakefield, Massachusetts. [2] [3] After graduating from Wakefield High School he joined the Marines, serving for two years. After his discharge he attended Boston University, where he studied theatre and acted in summer stock theaters. [2] [3] After graduating from Boston University Girardin moved to New York, where he performed on stage, [2] [3] before settling in Hollywood, California. [2]
After guest appearances in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Judd, for the Defense , Girardin played Howie Dawson [4] in the soap opera television series General Hospital from 1968 to 1974. [2] [3]
From the 1970s to the 1990s, Girardin appeared in films including Max Dugan Returns , The Lonely Guy , Star! , Scandal in a Small Town , Loverboy , The Executioner's Song , Midnight Offerings , Dad , Silence of the Heart , Badge of the Assassin , Love Affair , Gospa , [5] Number One with a Bullet , [6] and Hollywood Man , [7] which he wrote with William Smith, Tom Farese and Dominic Gombardella. [8] He guest-starred in numerous television programs such as Barney Miller , The Rockford Files , Thunder , St. Elsewhere , The Greatest American Hero , Hart to Hart , Hardcastle and McCormick , Hill Street Blues , Newhart , Remington Steele , The Law & Harry McGraw , Married… with Children , The A-Team , What's Happening Now!! , Benson , Mork & Mindy , Happy Days , From Here to Eternity , Gunsmoke , The White Shadow , T.J. Hooker , Hooperman , The Magical World of Disney , Murder, She Wrote , Baywatch , New York Undercover , Capital News , and L.A. Law , [2] [3] and was a regular cast member of Flip Wilson's television sitcom Charlie & Co. , playing the role of Charles Richmond's boss Walter Simpson. [9] [10]
Girardin retired from acting in the late 1990s, [2] afterwards directing at the Academy Theater in Orleans, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod. [2] [3]
Girardin died at the age of 84 on February 28, 2019, due to complications from Alzheimer's disease, in Amherst, Massachusetts. [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 |
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