- Harry Guardino
whose career spanned from the early 1950s to the early 1990s.
Born in
Brooklyn, New York , Guardino appeared on stage, infilm s, and ontelevision . HisBroadway theatre credits included "A Hatful of Rain ", "One More River " (earning aTony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance), "Anyone Can Whistle ", "The Rose Tattoo ", "The Seven Descents of Myrtle ", and "Woman of the Year ".Guardino's many film credits include "Houserboat", "
Pork Chop Hill ", "The Five Pennies ", "King of Kings", "Madigan ", "Lovers and Other Strangers ", and "Dirty Harry ". He was nominated twice for theGolden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor.Guardino had a continuing role as Perry Mason's nemesis
Hamilton Burger in the 1973 television series "The New Perry Mason" and a recurring role on "Murder, She Wrote ". He made guest appearances in dozens of television series, including "Studio One", "Alfred Hitchcock Presents ", "Kraft Television Theatre ", "Playhouse 90 ", "Dr. Kildare ", "Route 66", "Ben Casey ", "Hawaii Five-O ", "Love, American Style ", "Kojak ", "The Streets of San Francisco ", "Jake and the Fatman ", and "Cheers ".Harry Guardino died of
lung cancer inPalm Springs, California .External links
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