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Ray Girardin
Born
Raymond George Girardin Jr.

(1935-01-23)January 23, 1935
Wakefield, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedFebruary 28, 2019(2019-02-28) (aged 84)
Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materBoston University
Occupation(s)Film, stage and television actor
Years active1967–1999
SpouseMarlene Girardin[1]
Children1[2]

Raymond George Girardin Jr. (January 23, 1935[2][3] – February 28, 2019) was an American film, stage, and television actor.

Life and career[edit]

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]

Death[edit]

Girardin died at the age of 84 on February 28, 2019, due to complications from Alzheimer's disease, in Amherst, Massachusetts.[2][3]

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]

  1. ^ "Marlene Girardin Obituary (1933 - 2021)". Daily Hampshire Gazette. July 31, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Lentz, Harris (November 6, 2020). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2019. McFarland. p. 160. ISBN 9781476679785 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h 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.
  4. ^ "The La Crosse Tribune from La Crosse, Wisconsin – Page 25". The La Crosse Tribune. La Crosse, Wisconsin. May 16, 1970. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Spy (Vol. 9, No. 4). Sussex Publishers. p. 52. ISSN 0890-1759 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Willis, John (December 1988). Screen World, 1988. Crown Publishing Group. p. 23. ISBN 9780517569634 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Fort Lauderdale News from Fort Lauderdale, Florida – Page 66". Fort Lauderdale News. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. September 12, 1976. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Hollywood Man (1976)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  9. ^ "The Indianapolis Star from Indianapolis, Indiana – Page 32". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. September 18, 1985. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Terrace, Vincent (January 10, 2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 Through 2010, 2d Ed. McFarland. p. 177. ISBN 9780786486410 – via Google Books.

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