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

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

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

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1968Star!Young Reporteruncredited
1976Hollywood ManHarvey
1980Marriage Is Alive and WellAirport CopTV movie
1980Where the Ladies GoJerryTV movie
1980Joshua's WorldTinyTV movie
1981Midnight OfferingsClausenTV movie
1981FreedomJohnTV movie
1982Help Wanted: MaleGleasonTV movie
1982Prime SuspectRay EmbryTV movie
1982The Executioner's SongSnyderTV movie
1983Deadly LessonsMaitlandTV movie
1983Max Dugan ReturnsUmpire
1983Full HouseKen AdamsTV movie
1983Secrets of a Mother and DaughterAbe – the BartenderTV movie
1984The Lonely GuyHenry, Bridge Jumperuncredited
1984Concrete BeatPhilTV movie
1984Silence of the HeartHarrisTV movie
1985A Reason to LiveTom YusemTV movie
1985Badge of the AssassinFBI Agent KingTV movie
1986Second ServeGrigsbyTV movie
1986Long Time GoneMichael DiabloTV movie
1987Convicted: A Mother's StoryMr. AndersonTV movie
1987Number One with a BulletLt. Kaminski
1988Scandal in a Small TownDonTV movie
1988Out of TimeCapt. KronesTV movie
1989LoverboyHenry
1989DadButcher
1994Love AffairWally Tripp
1995GospaFather Zrinko Cuvalo

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1967The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Andrew Hague1 episode
1967–1968Judd, for the DefenseMark Thurman/Induction Lieutenant2 episodes
1968–1974General HospitalHowie Dawsonunknown episodes
1974–1975The Rockford FilesTed/Murray Johnson2 episodes
1975GunsmokeCluff Tobin1 episode
1976SwitchVictor1 episode
1977Police StoryBill Massey1 episode
1977–1978ThunderSam Williams13 episodes
1978Barney MillerVince Licori1 episode
1978–1981Happy DaysSgt. Ryan/Big Harold2 episodes
1978Kaz1 episode
1979From Here to EternitySgt. Fred3 episodes
1980SkagMoran1 episode
1980Stone1 episode
1980Beulah LandCaptain Ponder1 episode
1981The White ShadowBill Price1 episode
1982Mork & MindyPhil1 episode
1982The Greatest American HeroColonel Nelson1 episode
1982Hart to HartDet. Jack Finnegan1 episode
1982The Quest1 episode
1982T.J. HookerHatfield1 episode
1982BensonDanny1 episode
1983–1986Remington SteeleLieutenant Benjamin/Jack Merkle3 episodes
1983The A-TeamCarl Denham1 episode
1984RiptideDetective1 episode
1984NewhartHank Dawson1 episode
1984–1986Hill Street BluesHarlan/Jerry2 episodes
1984DallasRichard Stevens1 episode
1984HunterManny Roth1 episode
1984–1985Hardcastle and McCormickMartin Grayson/Coach Harmson2 episodes
1985Cover UpPaul Adams1 episode
1985–1988What's Happening Now!!Duke/Ringmaster2 episodes
1985Charlie & Co.Walter Simpson13 episodes
1986Melba1 episode
1986–1987Murder, She WroteGeorge Tibbits/Lt. Casey3 episodes
1986St. Elsewhere1 episode
1987The Magical World of Disney Elmer1 episode
1987HoopermanMurphy1 episode
1987–1991L.A. LawDetective/Lieutenant Connolly2 episodes
1987The Law & Harry McGraw1 episode
1989BaywatchMr. Dietz1 episode
1990Capital NewsArthur Baranco1 episode
1991Married... with ChildrenMr. Schnick1 episode
1991Beverly Hills, 90210West Beverly Security Force Head1 episode
1992The Royal FamilyCop No. 11 episode
1995New York UndercoverTruck Driver1 episode
1995–1999Law & OrderDetective Malone/Det. Sal Martel/Nick Follett3 episodes
1995New York NewsCop1 episode
1996CosbySecurity Guard1 episode

References

  1. ↑ "Marlene Girardin Obituary (1933 - 2021)". Daily Hampshire Gazette. July 31, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Lentz, Harris (November 6, 2020). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2019. McFarland. p. 160. ISBN 9781476679785 – via Google Books.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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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