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Ray Girardin
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Raymond George Girardin Jr. (January 23, 1935[2][3] – February 28, 2019) was an American film, stage, and television actor.
Key Information
Life and career
[edit]Girardin was born in Wakefield, Massachusetts,[2][3] the son of Raymond Sr. and Mildred Girardin.[4] He attended and graduated from Wakefield High School, which after graduating, he served in the United States Marine Corps for two years, which after his discharge, he attended Boston University, studying theatre.[2][3] He acted on summer stock theaters and Off-Broadway plays.[5] He began his career in 1967, appearing in the NBC spy fiction television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. In the same year, he appeared in the ABC legal drama television series Judd, for the Defense. The next year, he played as Howie Dawson in the ABC soap opera television series General Hospital until 1974.[2][3][6]
Later in his career, Girardin 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,[7] 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 Charles Richmond's boss Walter Simpson.[8][9] He also appeared in numerous 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,[10] Number One with a Bullet,[11] and Hollywood Man,[12] which he wrote with William Smith, Tom Farese and Dominic Gombardella.[13]
Girardin retired from acting in 1999, afterwards directing at the Academy Theater in Orleans, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod.[2][3]
Death
[edit]Girardin died on February 28, 2019, from complications of Alzheimer's disease, in Amherst, Massachusetts, at the age of 84.[3][14][15]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Marlene Girardin Obituary (1933-2021)". Daily Hampshire Gazette. July 31, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021 – via Legacy.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g Lentz, Harris (November 6, 2020). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2019. McFarland. p. 160. ISBN 9781476679785 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e f g Douglass (March 4, 2019). "Ray Girardin of Amherst, Mass, January 23, 1935 – February 28, 2019". Douglass Funeral Service. Archived from the original on July 1, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Raymond Gnardin". 1940 United States Federal Census. Retrieved June 7, 2025 – via Ancestry.com.
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- ^ "Goldens Bridge: New faculty members". The Reporter Dispatch. White Plains, New York. January 30, 1994. p. 3. Retrieved June 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TV 'Hospital' Show Alert To Emergencies". The La Crosse Tribune. La Crosse, Wisconsin. May 16, 1970. p. 25. Retrieved June 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Riverside workshop set on acting techniques". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. January 31, 1988. p. 61. Retrieved June 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2 news blockbusters tonight; CBS unveils its new lineup: TV Highlights". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. September 18, 1985. p. 32. Retrieved June 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (January 10, 2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 Through 2010, 2d Ed. McFarland. p. 177. ISBN 9780786486410 – via Google Books.
- ^ "War & Piece". Spy. Vol. 9, no. 4. Sussex Publishers. p. 52. ISSN 0890-1759 – via Google Books.
- ^ Willis, John (December 1988). Screen World, 1988. Crown Publishing Group. p. 23. ISBN 9780517569634 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Movie Filmed In Broward May Be Just The Beginning". Fort Lauderdale News. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. September 12, 1976. p. 66. Retrieved June 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hollywood Man (1976)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Raymond G. Girardin, 84". The Wakefield Daily Item. March 4, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
- ^ "Ray Girardin". Echovita. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Ray Girardin at IMDb
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