Person
Joseph W. Girard
Acting · 1871–1949 · Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA
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
Sergeant York
General John J. Pershing (uncredited)
Dishonored
1931
Bare Fists
Harry's Father
Hello Cheyenne!
Fremont Cody
Shotgun Jones
1914
Stolen Secrets
Police Chief
Broken Barriers
Stanley Moore
Loot
Pete Fielding
Danger, Go Slow
Judge Cotton
Conscience
The warden
Filmography
- 1943Mission to MoscowAmerican Senator (uncredited)
- 1942The Secret CodeCol. Drake
- 1942Captain MidnightMajor Steel
- 1941Sergeant YorkGeneral John J. Pershing (uncredited)
- 1941The Spider ReturnsPolice Commissioner Kirk
- 1940The Green ArcherInspector Ross
- 1940Deadwood DickGovernment Referee
- 1939Crashing ThruSteamship Captain
- 1939ZenobiaJuryman
- 1939Navy SecretsNavy Captain
- 1939Ride 'em, Cowgirl'Ruf' Rickson
- 1938Frontier ScoutDr. Lawrence
- 1938Held For RansomPolice Chief Howell
- 1938Whirlwind HorsemanJim Radford
- 1938Unashamed: A RomanceDr. Malvin
- 1937Clipped WingsCol. A.C. Clayton, Flight Surgeon
- 1937The Mystery of the Hooded HorsemenDan Farley
- 1937Wild West DaysJudge Lawrence
- 1936What Becomes of the Children?Detective Chief
- 1936A Tenderfoot Goes WestDad Keith
- 1936Frontier JusticeSamuel Halston
- 1936Ride 'Em CowboySam Parker
- 1936Aces and EightsDon Julio Hernandez
- 1936The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching HandLawyer Cromwell
- 1936The Drag NetThomas J. Harrison, District Attorney
- 1936Lightnin' Bill CarsonBanker John Mount
- 1936The Oregon TrailCol. Delmont
- 1935The Silent CodeNWMP Inspector Manning
- 1935Racing LuckCommissioner
- 1935The Ivory-Handled GunPat Moore
- 1935His Fighting BloodInspector Carstairs
- 1935Diamond Jim
- 1935Outlawed GunsRocky Ellsworth
- 1935Men of ActionOfficial
- 1935The Outlaw DeputyEd Rutledge
- 1935Kentucky Blue StreakPrison Warden Carlson
- 1935Social ErrorEdward Bentley, Sr.
- 1935Blazing GunsSheriff Crabtree
- 1935Outlaw RulePayton
- 1934The Fighting TrooperRCMP Inspector O'Keefe
- 1934The Tonto KidRance Cartwright
- 1934The Murder in the MuseumPolice Commissioner Brandon
- 1933The Sin of Nora MoranCaptain of Detectives
- 1933Twin HusbandsPolice Capt. Hayes (uncredited)
- 1933My WomanSponsor (Uncredited)
- 1933Golden HarvestWheat Broker (uncredited)
- 1933The Fiddlin' BuckarooKerriman
- 1933The Woman Who DaredPolice Captain
- 1933The WhirlwindMr. Reynolds
- 1933Silent MenTwo-Block Burkett
- 1933RacetrackJudge
- 1933Via Pony ExpressCaptain McCarthy
- 1933Man Of ActionBanker
- 1932Officer ThirteenChief of Police Kramer
- 1932Renegades of the WestJames Dowling
- 1932The CrusaderChief of Detectives Corrigan
- 1932The Big StampedeMajor Parker
- 1932Trapped in Tia JuanaCapt. Holbert - Kenneth's Father
- 1932The Hurricane ExpressThe Railroad Detective
- 1932Radio PatrolPolice Capt. John Slater (uncredited)
- 1931Strictly DishonorableOfficer
- 1931Sealed Lips
- 1931Is There Justice?Chief of Police
- 1931The Sky SpiderColonel Hawton
- 1931The Mystery TrainSheriff
- 1931Defenders of the LawThe Police Chief
- 1931The Secret SixOfficial (uncredited)
- 1931Dishonored
- 1930The Third AlarmPensions Board Commissioner
- 1930The Girl of the Golden WestAshby
- 1930DoughboysGeneral Hull (uncredited)
- 1930Sons of the SaddleMartin Stavnow
- 1930Troopers ThreeCapt. Harris
- 1929Courtin' WildcatsEverett Butts
- 1929The Girl from HavanaDougherty
- 1929The One Woman IdeaSteamship Captain
- 1929From HeadquartersMajor
- 1929The LeatherneckCourt-Martial Officer
- 1929King of the RodeoHarlan
- 1928Broken BarriersStanley Moore
- 1928The Fleet's InCommandant
- 1928The TerrorSupt. Hallick
- 1928The Code of the ScarletRCMP Inspector
- 1928Hello Cheyenne!Fremont Cody
- 1928The Bullet Mark
- 1928Partners in CrimeChief of Police
- 1928Stop That ManCaptain Ryan
- 1928Marlie the KillerJohn Cleveland
- 1928The CrowdMember of Board of Directors (uncredited)
- 1928While the City SleepsCaptain of Detectives
- 1927The Shield of HonorChief of Police Davison
- 1927Fireman, Save My ChildChief Dumston
- 1927The Silent HeroJohn Stoddard
- 1927When Seconds CountJames Mathewson
- 1927Whispering SageHugh Acklin
- 1927The Final ExtraEditor Williams
- 1926Flying HighCol. Rockliffe Owens
- 1926The BoasterMr. Benton
- 1926Tentacles of the NorthDan Blake
- 1926We're in the Navy NowU.S. Admiral
- 1926The High Flyer
- 1926Forlorn RiverHart Blaine
- 1926Out of the StormThe Warden
- 1926Modern Youth
- 1926Ladies of LeisureDetective
- 1926Driftin' ThruSheriff
- 1925The Other Woman's StoryAttorney for Defense
- 1925The Pride of the ForcePolice Captain
- 1925Ten Days
- 1925Youth and AdventureClint Taggart
- 1925Vic Dyson PaysDayton Keever
- 1924The Lighthouse by the SeaInspector #1
- 1924Laughing at DangerCyrus Remington
- 1924The Western WallopPrison warden
- 1924Wolves of the NorthJohn MacLeod
- 1924The Night MessageGov. Pringle
- 1924Stolen SecretsPolice Chief
- 1924After a Million
- 1924The Night HawkSheriff Milton
- 1924Gambling WivesDuke Baldwin
- 1924Jack O'Clubs
- 1923The Wild PartyMr. Furth
- 1923Where Is This West?Lawyer Browns
- 1923Soft BoiledThe Ranch Owner
- 1923Legally DeadDistrict Attorney
- 1923The Eagle's TalonsBurton Thorne
- 1923LoveboundDavid Belwyn
- 1923The Law RustlersSol Vane
- 1923Three Jumps AheadJohn Darrell
- 1922One Wonderful NightChief of Detectives
- 1922Perils of the YukonIvan Petrof
- 1922Step on It!Lafe Brownell
- 1922Nan of the NorthYukon Hays
- 1921Her Social ValueJoe Harmon
- 1921Red CourageJoe Reedly
- 1921A Yankee Go GetterNicholas Lanza
- 1921Dangerous PathsSilas Newton
- 1921The Blue FoxHawk Baxter
- 1921Dead or AliveSheriff Lamar
- 1920The Branded FourDr. Horatio Scraggs
- 1920The FigureheadJames Durfee
- 1920The Screaming ShadowBaron Pulska
- 1919LootPete Fielding
- 1919The Midnight ManHenry Morgan
- 1919Paid in AdvanceJohn Gray (the father)
- 1919Bare FistsHarry's Father
- 1919What Am I Bid?John McGibbon
- 1919The Sealed EnvelopeJohn Biggs
- 1919Was He Guilty?
- 1918The Heart of HumanityCanadian Colonel
- 1918Danger, Go SlowJudge Cotton
- 1918The Brass BulletSpring Gilbert
- 1918Her Body in BondBenjamin Sleeth
- 1918The Two-Soul WomanDr. Copin
- 1918The Marriage Lie
- 1918The Risky RoadVan Belt
- 1918The Bride's Awakening
- 1917Beloved JimThe Derelict
- 1917A Soul for SaleGaret Pendleton
- 1917Fear NotMortimer Gildane
- 1917Society's Driftwood
- 1917'49–'17Judge Brand
- 1917The Storm Woman
- 1917The Lair of the WolfOliver Cathcart
- 1917The Double StandardBishop Ferguson
- 1917TreasonGergus Natarre
- 1917The Voice on the WireDr. Reynolds
- 1917Hell Morgan's GirlOliver Curwell
- 191620,000 Leagues Under the SeaMajor Cameron
- 1916The Narrow PathJohn Martin
- 1916The Man from NowhereDudley Ward
- 1916A Huntress of MenFleming Harcourt
- 1916Thrown to the LionsHarry Sullivan
- 1916The Lords of High DecisionColonel Craighill
- 1916Love's Pilgrimage to AmericaCaptain Sparks
- 1915A Seashore RomeoDolly's Dad
- 1915ConscienceThe warden
- 1915Rene Haggard Journeys OnThe Governor
- 1915The Ladder of FortuneColonel Novarro
- 1914Shotgun Jones
- 1911Back to the Primitive
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