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Joseph W. Girard

Joseph W. Girard

Acting·1871–1949·164 films

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.

As Actor

Sergeant York
Sergeant York (1941)General John J. Pershing (uncredited)
The Crowd
The Crowd (1928)Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
Dishonored
Dishonored (1931)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916)Major Cameron
The Sin of Nora Moran
The Sin of Nora Moran (1933)Captain of Detectives
Mission to Moscow
Mission to Moscow (1943)American Senator (uncredited)
The Secret Six
The Secret Six (1931)Official (uncredited)
The Hurricane Express
The Hurricane Express (1932)The Railroad Detective
The Big Stampede
The Big Stampede (1932)Major Parker
'49–'17
'49–'17 (1917)Judge Brand
Zenobia
Zenobia (1939)Juryman
The Leatherneck
The Leatherneck (1929)Court-Martial Officer
Doughboys
Doughboys (1930)General Hull (uncredited)
While the City Sleeps
While the City Sleeps (1928)Captain of Detectives
The Mystery Train
The Mystery Train (1931)Sheriff
Unashamed: A Romance
Unashamed: A Romance (1938)Dr. Malvin
My Woman
My Woman (1933)Sponsor (Uncredited)
The Murder in the Museum
The Murder in the Museum (1934)Police Commissioner Brandon
The Drag Net
The Drag Net (1936)Thomas J. Harrison, District Attorney
The Green Archer
The Green Archer (1940)Inspector Ross
Strictly Dishonorable
Strictly Dishonorable (1931)Officer
Twin Husbands
Twin Husbands (1933)Police Capt. Hayes (uncredited)
The Secret Code
The Secret Code (1942)Col. Drake
Navy Secrets
Navy Secrets (1939)Navy Captain
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand (1936)Lawyer Cromwell
The Heart of Humanity
The Heart of Humanity (1918)Canadian Colonel
Officer Thirteen
Officer Thirteen (1932)Chief of Police Kramer
The Shield of Honor
The Shield of Honor (1927)Chief of Police Davison
We're in the Navy Now
We're in the Navy Now (1926)U.S. Admiral
Aces and Eights
Aces and Eights (1936)Don Julio Hernandez
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen (1937)Dan Farley
The Sky Spider
The Sky Spider (1931)Colonel Hawton
Held For Ransom
Held For Ransom (1938)Police Chief Howell
The Spider Returns
The Spider Returns (1941)Police Commissioner Kirk
The Silent Hero
The Silent Hero (1927)John Stoddard
Clipped Wings
Clipped Wings (1937)Col. A.C. Clayton, Flight Surgeon
Renegades of the West
Renegades of the West (1932)James Dowling
Frontier Scout
Frontier Scout (1938)Dr. Lawrence
A Tenderfoot Goes West
A Tenderfoot Goes West (1936)Dad Keith
The Risky Road
The Risky Road (1918)Van Belt
Trapped in Tia Juana
Trapped in Tia Juana (1932)Capt. Holbert - Kenneth's Father
Captain Midnight
Captain Midnight (1942)Major Steel
Laughing at Danger
Laughing at Danger (1924)Cyrus Remington
The One Woman Idea
The One Woman Idea (1929)Steamship Captain
Golden Harvest
Golden Harvest (1933)Wheat Broker (uncredited)
Diamond Jim
Diamond Jim (1935)
The Fighting Trooper
The Fighting Trooper (1934)RCMP Inspector O'Keefe
The Lighthouse by the Sea
The Lighthouse by the Sea (1924)Inspector #1
What Becomes of the Children?
What Becomes of the Children? (1936)Detective Chief
Crashing Thru
Crashing Thru (1939)Steamship Captain
The Terror
The Terror (1928)Supt. Hallick
Social Error
Social Error (1935)Edward Bentley, Sr.
Troopers Three
Troopers Three (1930)Capt. Harris
Whirlwind Horseman
Whirlwind Horseman (1938)Jim Radford
Forlorn River
Forlorn River (1926)Hart Blaine
Men of Action
Men of Action (1935)Official
The Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail (1936)Col. Delmont
Lightnin' Bill Carson
Lightnin' Bill Carson (1936)Banker John Mount
Ride 'em, Cowgirl
Ride 'em, Cowgirl (1939)'Ruf' Rickson
The Silent Code
The Silent Code (1935)NWMP Inspector Manning
Ladies of Leisure
Ladies of Leisure (1926)Detective
Frontier Justice
Frontier Justice (1936)Samuel Halston
Deadwood Dick
Deadwood Dick (1940)Government Referee
Defenders of the Law
Defenders of the Law (1931)The Police Chief
Kentucky Blue Streak
Kentucky Blue Streak (1935)Prison Warden Carlson
Partners in Crime
Partners in Crime (1928)Chief of Police
Racing Luck
Racing Luck (1935)Commissioner
The Tonto Kid
The Tonto Kid (1934)Rance Cartwright
Paid in Advance
Paid in Advance (1919)John Gray (the father)
The Other Woman's Story
The Other Woman's Story (1925)Attorney for Defense
Tentacles of the North
Tentacles of the North (1926)Dan Blake
Three Jumps Ahead
Three Jumps Ahead (1923)John Darrell
Hello Cheyenne!
Hello Cheyenne! (1928)Fremont Cody
The Outlaw Deputy
The Outlaw Deputy (1935)Ed Rutledge
Silent Men
Silent Men (1933)Two-Block Burkett
Bare Fists
Bare Fists (1919)Harry's Father
Outlawed Guns
Outlawed Guns (1935)Rocky Ellsworth
Blazing Guns
Blazing Guns (1935)Sheriff Crabtree
The Western Wallop
The Western Wallop (1924)Prison warden
The Whirlwind
The Whirlwind (1933)Mr. Reynolds
His Fighting Blood
His Fighting Blood (1935)Inspector Carstairs
The Fiddlin' Buckaroo
The Fiddlin' Buckaroo (1933)Kerriman
The Fleet's In
The Fleet's In (1928)Commandant
Is There Justice?
Is There Justice? (1931)Chief of Police
Radio Patrol
Radio Patrol (1932)Police Capt. John Slater (uncredited)
The Wild Party
The Wild Party (1923)Mr. Furth
Outlaw Rule
Outlaw Rule (1935)Payton
Dead or Alive
Dead or Alive (1921)Sheriff Lamar
The Blue Fox
The Blue Fox (1921)Hawk Baxter
The Midnight Man
The Midnight Man (1919)Henry Morgan
Wolves of the North
Wolves of the North (1924)John MacLeod
The Figurehead
The Figurehead (1920)James Durfee
Courtin' Wildcats
Courtin' Wildcats (1929)Everett Butts
Youth and Adventure
Youth and Adventure (1925)Clint Taggart
Wild West Days
Wild West Days (1937)Judge Lawrence
Nan of the North
Nan of the North (1922)Yukon Hays
Sons of the Saddle
Sons of the Saddle (1930)Martin Stavnow
Via Pony Express
Via Pony Express (1933)Captain McCarthy
The Girl of the Golden West
The Girl of the Golden West (1930)Ashby
Racetrack
Racetrack (1933)Judge
Perils of the Yukon
Perils of the Yukon (1922)Ivan Petrof
The Law Rustlers
The Law Rustlers (1923)Sol Vane
The Ivory-Handled Gun
The Ivory-Handled Gun (1935)Pat Moore
Red Courage
Red Courage (1921)Joe Reedly
The Night Hawk
The Night Hawk (1924)Sheriff Milton
Driftin' Thru
Driftin' Thru (1926)Sheriff
The Girl from Havana
The Girl from Havana (1929)Dougherty
Whispering Sage
Whispering Sage (1927)Hugh Acklin
Soft Boiled
Soft Boiled (1923)The Ranch Owner
The High Flyer
The High Flyer (1926)
Sealed Lips
Sealed Lips (1931)
Where Is This West?
Where Is This West? (1923)Lawyer Browns
The Final Extra
The Final Extra (1927)Editor Williams
The Code of the Scarlet
The Code of the Scarlet (1928)RCMP Inspector
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Ride 'Em Cowboy (1936)Sam Parker
After a Million
After a Million (1924)
From Headquarters
From Headquarters (1929)Major
The Third Alarm
The Third Alarm (1930)Pensions Board Commissioner
Out of the Storm
Out of the Storm (1926)The Warden
Lovebound
Lovebound (1923)David Belwyn
Rene Haggard Journeys On
Rene Haggard Journeys On (1915)The Governor
Back to the Primitive
Back to the Primitive (1911)
Her Social Value
Her Social Value (1921)Joe Harmon
Ten Days
Ten Days (1925)
The Eagle's Talons
The Eagle's Talons (1923)Burton Thorne
What Am I Bid?
What Am I Bid? (1919)John McGibbon
Man Of Action
Man Of Action (1933)Banker
The Voice on the Wire
The Voice on the Wire (1917)Dr. Reynolds
Marlie the Killer
Marlie the Killer (1928)John Cleveland
The Sealed Envelope
The Sealed Envelope (1919)John Biggs
Loot
Loot (1919)Pete Fielding
Dangerous Paths
Dangerous Paths (1921)Silas Newton
When Seconds Count
When Seconds Count (1927)James Mathewson
Jack O'Clubs
Jack O'Clubs (1924)
Flying High
Flying High (1926)Col. Rockliffe Owens
A Yankee Go Getter
A Yankee Go Getter (1921)Nicholas Lanza
The Branded Four
The Branded Four (1920)Dr. Horatio Scraggs
The Screaming Shadow
The Screaming Shadow (1920)Baron Pulska
King of the Rodeo
King of the Rodeo (1929)Harlan
The Storm Woman
The Storm Woman (1917)
The Bullet Mark
The Bullet Mark (1928)
Fireman, Save My Child
Fireman, Save My Child (1927)Chief Dumston
Step on It!
Step on It! (1922)Lafe Brownell
Gambling Wives
Gambling Wives (1924)Duke Baldwin
Danger, Go Slow
Danger, Go Slow (1918)Judge Cotton
Her Body in Bond
Her Body in Bond (1918)Benjamin Sleeth
The Lair of the Wolf
The Lair of the Wolf (1917)Oliver Cathcart
The Two-Soul Woman
The Two-Soul Woman (1918)Dr. Copin
The Narrow Path
The Narrow Path (1916)John Martin
The Double Standard
The Double Standard (1917)Bishop Ferguson
A Soul for Sale
A Soul for Sale (1917)Garet Pendleton
Fear Not
Fear Not (1917)Mortimer Gildane
Beloved Jim
Beloved Jim (1917)The Derelict
The Marriage Lie
The Marriage Lie (1918)
Treason
Treason (1917)Gergus Natarre
The Man from Nowhere
The Man from Nowhere (1916)Dudley Ward
Society's Driftwood
Society's Driftwood (1917)
The Lords of High Decision
The Lords of High Decision (1916)Colonel Craighill
A Huntress of Men
A Huntress of Men (1916)Fleming Harcourt
Hell Morgan's Girl
Hell Morgan's Girl (1917)Oliver Curwell
Thrown to the Lions
Thrown to the Lions (1916)Harry Sullivan
The Bride's Awakening
The Bride's Awakening (1918)
Shotgun Jones
Shotgun Jones (1914)
The Brass Bullet
The Brass Bullet (1918)Spring Gilbert

As Writer