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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1871-04-01 (154 years old)

Place of Birth

Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA

Joseph W. Girard

Biography:

Joseph W. Girard was an American screen actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1911 and 1944. He was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.

Known For

Acting

1943

Mission to Moscow as American Senator (uncredited)

1942

Captain Midnight as Major Steel (as Joe Girard)
The Secret Code as Col. Drake

1941

Sergeant York as General John J. Pershing (uncredited)
The Spider Returns as Police Commissioner Kirk

1940

The Green Archer as Inspector Ross
Deadwood Dick as Government Referee

1939

Crashing Thru as Steamship Captain
Ride 'em, Cowgirl as 'Ruf' Rickson
Zenobia as Juryman
Navy Secrets as Navy Captain

1938

Frontier Scout as Dr. Lawrence
Whirlwind Horseman as Jim Radford
Held For Ransom as Police Chief Howell
Unashamed: A Romance as Dr. Malvin

1937

Clipped Wings as Col. A.C. Clayton, Flight Surgeon
Wild West Days as Judge Lawrence

1936

Aces and Eights as Don Julio Hernandez (as Joseph Girard)
Ride 'Em Cowboy as Sam Parker
Frontier Justice as Samuel Halston
Lightnin' Bill Carson as Banker John Mount
The Drag-Net as Thomas J. Harrison, District Attorney
The Oregon Trail as Col. Delmont

1935

Outlawed Guns as Sheriff Rocky Ellsworth (as Jos. W. Girard)
His Fighting Blood as RCMP Inspector Carstairs (as Jos. Girard)
The Outlaw Deputy as Ed Rutledge (as Joe Girrard)
Racing Luck as Commissioner
The Silent Code as NWMP Inspector Manning
Social Error as Edward Bentley, Sr.
Blazing Guns as Sheriff Crabtree
Men of Action as Official
Outlaw Rule as Banker Payton (as Joseph Girard)
Kentucky Blue Streak as Prison Warden Carlson (as Joseph Girard)

1934

The Fighting Trooper as RCMP Inspector O'Keefe
The Tonto Kid as Rance Cartwright
The Murder in the Museum as Police Commissioner Brandon

1933

The Whirlwind as Mr. Reynolds
Silent Men as Two-Block Burkett (as Joseph Girard)
Man Of Action as Banker
Golden Harvest as Wheat Broker (uncredited)
The Sin of Nora Moran as Captain of Detectives
My Woman as Sponsor (Uncredited)
Racetrack as Judge

1932

Radio Patrol as Police Capt. John Slater (uncredited)
The Hurricane Express as The Railroad Detective
The Big Stampede as Major Parker
Officer Thirteen as Chief of Police Kramer
The Crusader as Chief of Detectives Corrigan
Trapped in Tia Juana as Capt. Holbert - Kenneth's Father
Renegades of the West as James Dowling

1931

The Secret Six as Official (uncredited)
Defenders of the Law as The Police Chief
The Sky Spider as Colonel Hawton

1930

The Third Alarm as Pensions Board Commissioner
Troopers Three as Capt. Harris
Sons of the Saddle as Martin Stavnow
Doughboys as General Hull (uncredited)

1929

Courtin' Wildcats as Everett Butts
The One Woman Idea as Steamship Captain
From Headquarters as Major (as Joseph Girard)
King of the Rodeo as Harlan (as Joe Girard)
The Leatherneck as Court-Martial Officer (as Joseph Girard)

1928

The Code of the Scarlet as RCMP Inspector
Partners in Crime as Chief of Police
While the City Sleeps as Captain of Detectives
The Terror as Supt. Hallick (as Joseph Gerard)
The Fleet's In as Commandant
Hello Cheyenne! as Fremont Cody
The Crowd as Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)

1927

Whispering Sage as Hugh Acklin (as Joseph Girard)
Fireman, Save My Child as Chief Dumston
The Silent Hero as John Stoddard
The Final Extra as Editor Williams
The Shield of Honor as Chief of Police Davison

1926

Flying High as Col. Rockliffe Owens
Driftin' Thru as Sheriff
Out of the Storm as The Warden
We're in the Navy Now as U.S. Admiral
The Boaster as Mr. Benton
Forlorn River as Hart Blaine

1925

The Pride of the Force as Police Captain
Vic Dyson Pays as Dayton Keever
The Other Woman's Story as Attorney for Defense

1924

The Lighthouse by the Sea as Inspector #1 (as Joseph Gerard)
The Night Hawk as Sheriff Milton
Wolves of the North as John MacLeod
Gambling Wives as Duke Baldwin
Laughing at Danger as Cyrus Remington
The Night Message as Gov. Pringle

1923

The Eagle's Talons as Burton Thorne
Legally Dead as District Attorney
Three Jumps Ahead as John Darrell (as Joe Girard)
Lovebound as David Belwyn
Soft Boiled as The Ranch Owner
Where Is This West? as Lawyer Browns (as Joseph Girard)

1922

Nan of the North as Yukon Hays
Step on It! as Lafe Brownell
Perils of the Yukon as Ivan Petrof

1921

A Yankee Go Getter as Nicholas Lanza
Dangerous Paths as Silas Newton
The Blue Fox as Hawk Baxter
Her Social Value as Joe Harmon
Red Courage as Joe Reedly

1920

The Screaming Shadow as Baron Pulska

1919

The Midnight Man as Henry Morgan
What Am I Bid? as John McGibbon
Bare Fists as Harry's Father
Paid in Advance as John Gray (the father)
The Sealed Envelope as John Biggs (as Joseph Girard)
Loot as Pete Fielding

1918

The Heart of Humanity as Canadian Colonel
The Risky Road as Van Belt (as Joseph Girard)
Her Body in Bond as Benjamin Sleeth
The Two-Soul Woman as Dr. Copin
Danger, Go Slow as Judge Cotton
The Brass Bullet as Spring Gilbert

1917

A Soul for Sale as Garet Pendleton (as Joseph Girard)
The Voice on the Wire as Dr. Reynolds
'49–'17 as Judge Brand
Hell Morgan's Girl as Oliver Curwell
Fear Not as Mortimer Gildane
Treason as Gergus Natarre
The Double Standard as Bishop Ferguson
The Lair of the Wolf as Oliver Cathcart

1916

A Huntress of Men as Fleming Harcourt
The Lords of High Decision as Colonel Craighill
The Man from Nowhere as Gov. Dudley Ward (as Joseph W. Gerard)
The Narrow Path as John Martin

1915

The Ladder of Fortune as Colonel Novarro
Conscience as The warden
A Seashore Romeo as Dolly's Dad
Rene Haggard Journeys On as The Governor

1914

1911

Writing

1921

Dangerous Paths as Screenplay