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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

161

Gender

Male

Birthday

1871-04-01

Day of Death

1949-08-21 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

Joe Gerard

Joseph W. Gerard

Joseph Gerard

Joe Girard

Jos. W. Girard

Jos. Girard

Joseph Girard

Joe Girrard

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

Radio Patrol

1932

Radio Patrol

as

Police Capt. John Slater (uncredited)

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1916

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

as

Major Cameron

The Whirlwind

1933

The Whirlwind

as

Mr. Reynolds

The Midnight Man

1919

The Midnight Man

as

Henry Morgan

Nan of the North

1922

Nan of the North

as

Yukon Hays

The Secret Six

1931

The Secret Six

as

Official (uncredited)

The Screaming Shadow

1920

The Screaming Shadow

as

Baron Pulska

Whispering Sage

1927

Whispering Sage

as

Hugh Acklin (as Joseph Girard)

A Soul for Sale

1917

A Soul for Sale

as

Garet Pendleton (as Joseph Girard)

What Am I Bid?

1919

What Am I Bid?

as

John McGibbon

Silent Men

1933

Silent Men

as

Two-Block Burkett (as Joseph Girard)

A Yankee Go Getter

1921

A Yankee Go Getter

as

Nicholas Lanza

Aces and Eights

1936

Aces and Eights

as

Don Julio Hernandez (as Joseph Girard)

Ride 'Em Cowboy

1936

Ride 'Em Cowboy

as

Sam Parker

Outlawed Guns

1935

Outlawed Guns

as

Sheriff Rocky Ellsworth (as Jos. W. Girard)

The Fighting Trooper

1934

The Fighting Trooper

as

RCMP Inspector O'Keefe

Flying High

1926

Flying High

as

Col. Rockliffe Owens

His Fighting Blood

1935

His Fighting Blood

as

RCMP Inspector Carstairs (as Jos. Girard)

The Third Alarm

1930

The Third Alarm

as

Pensions Board Commissioner

The Mystery Train

1931

The Mystery Train

as

Sheriff

Fireman, Save My Child

1927

Fireman, Save My Child

as

Chief Dumston

The Hurricane Express

1932

The Hurricane Express

as

The Railroad Detective

Dangerous Paths

1921

Dangerous Paths

as

Silas Newton

The Big Stampede

1932

The Big Stampede

as

Major Parker

The Silent Hero

1927

The Silent Hero

as

John Stoddard

The Ladder of Fortune

1915

The Ladder of Fortune

as

Colonel Novarro

The Blue Fox

1921

The Blue Fox

as

Hawk Baxter

The Voice on the Wire

1917

The Voice on the Wire

as

Dr. Reynolds

The Eagle's Talons

1923

The Eagle's Talons

as

Burton Thorne

Driftin' Thru

1926

Driftin' Thru

as

Sheriff

Frontier Scout

1938

Frontier Scout

as

Dr. Lawrence

Frontier Justice

1936

Frontier Justice

as

Samuel Halston

Whirlwind Horseman

1938

Whirlwind Horseman

as

Jim Radford

Courtin' Wildcats

1929

Courtin' Wildcats

as

Everett Butts

Crashing Thru

1939

Crashing Thru

as

Steamship Captain

Officer Thirteen

1932

Officer Thirteen

as

Chief of Police Kramer

Step on It!

1922

Step on It!

as

Lafe Brownell

The One Woman Idea

1929

The One Woman Idea

as

Steamship Captain

The Tonto Kid

1934

The Tonto Kid

as

Rance Cartwright

The Green Archer

1940

The Green Archer

as

Inspector Ross

Lightnin' Bill Carson

1936

Lightnin' Bill Carson

as

Banker John Mount

What Becomes of the Children?

1936

What Becomes of the Children?

as

Detective Chief

The Heart of Humanity

1918

The Heart of Humanity

as

Canadian Colonel

Out of the Storm

1926

Out of the Storm

as

The Warden

The Drag-Net

1936

The Drag-Net

as

Thomas J. Harrison, District Attorney

Ride 'em, Cowgirl

1939

Ride 'em, Cowgirl

as

'Ruf' Rickson

The Pride of the Force

1925

The Pride of the Force

as

Police Captain

The Crusader

1932

The Crusader

as

Chief of Detectives Corrigan

Clipped Wings

1937

Clipped Wings

as

Col. A.C. Clayton, Flight Surgeon

The Final Extra

1927

The Final Extra

as

Editor Williams

The Outlaw Deputy

1935

The Outlaw Deputy

as

Ed Rutledge (as Joe Girrard)

Troopers Three

1930

Troopers Three

as

Capt. Harris

Perils of the Yukon

1922

Perils of the Yukon

as

Ivan Petrof

The Murder in the Museum

1934

The Murder in the Museum

as

Police Commissioner Brandon

Held For Ransom

1938

Held For Ransom

as

Police Chief Howell

Defenders of the Law

1931

Defenders of the Law

as

The Police Chief

The Fiddlin' Buckaroo

1933

The Fiddlin' Buckaroo

as

Kerriman

The Code of the Scarlet

1928

The Code of the Scarlet

as

RCMP Inspector

Sons of the Saddle

1930

Sons of the Saddle

as

Martin Stavnow

Partners in Crime

1928

Partners in Crime

as

Chief of Police

Captain Midnight

1942

Captain Midnight

as

Major Steel (as Joe Girard)

The Lighthouse by the Sea

1924

The Lighthouse by the Sea

as

Inspector #1 (as Joseph Gerard)

Wild West Days

1937

Wild West Days

as

Judge Lawrence

We're in the Navy Now

1926

We're in the Navy Now

as

U.S. Admiral

Racing Luck

1935

Racing Luck

as

Commissioner

The Night Hawk

1924

The Night Hawk

as

Sheriff Milton

The Silent Code

1935

The Silent Code

as

NWMP Inspector Manning

While the City Sleeps

1928

While the City Sleeps

as

Captain of Detectives

Zenobia

1939

Zenobia

as

Juryman

A Tenderfoot Goes West

1936

A Tenderfoot Goes West

as

Dad Keith

The Shield of Honor

1927

The Shield of Honor

as

Chief of Police Davison

Navy Secrets

1939

Navy Secrets

as

Navy Captain

The Oregon Trail

1936

The Oregon Trail

as

Col. Delmont

Man Of Action

1933

Man Of Action

as

Banker

'49–'17

1917

'49–'17

as

Judge Brand

The Girl from Havana

1929

The Girl from Havana

as

Dougherty

Social Error

1935

Social Error

as

Edward Bentley, Sr.

Blazing Guns

1935

Blazing Guns

as

Sheriff Crabtree

Her Social Value

1921

Her Social Value

as

Joe Harmon

Trapped in Tia Juana

1932

Trapped in Tia Juana

as

Capt. Holbert - Kenneth's Father

Deadwood Dick

1940

Deadwood Dick

as

Government Referee

Sergeant York

1941

Sergeant York

as

General John J. Pershing (uncredited)

Men of Action

1935

Men of Action

as

Official

The Spider Returns

1941

The Spider Returns

as

Police Commissioner Kirk

Unashamed: A Romance

1938

Unashamed: A Romance

as

Dr. Malvin

Bare Fists

1919

Bare Fists

as

Harry's Father

Golden Harvest

1933

Golden Harvest

as

Wheat Broker (uncredited)

Tentacles of the North

1926

Tentacles of the North

as

Dan Blake

The Terror

1928

The Terror

as

Supt. Hallick (as Joseph Gerard)

Legally Dead

1923

Legally Dead

as

District Attorney

Renegades of the West

1932

Renegades of the West

as

James Dowling

The Secret Code

1942

The Secret Code

as

Col. Drake

From Headquarters

1929

From Headquarters

as

Major (as Joseph Girard)

The Fleet's In

1928

The Fleet's In

as

Commandant

Wolves of the North

1924

Wolves of the North

as

John MacLeod

Outlaw Rule

1935

Outlaw Rule

as

Banker Payton (as Joseph Girard)

Red Courage

1921

Red Courage

as

Joe Reedly

Hello Cheyenne!

1928

Hello Cheyenne!

as

Fremont Cody

Mission to Moscow

1943

Mission to Moscow

as

American Senator (uncredited)

The Sky Spider

1931

The Sky Spider

as

Colonel Hawton

Hell Morgan's Girl

1917

Hell Morgan's Girl

as

Oliver Curwell

Three Jumps Ahead

1923

Three Jumps Ahead

as

John Darrell (as Joe Girard)

A Huntress of Men

1916

A Huntress of Men

as

Fleming Harcourt

The Risky Road

1918

The Risky Road

as

Van Belt (as Joseph Girard)

Her Body in Bond

1918

Her Body in Bond

as

Benjamin Sleeth

Fear Not

1917

Fear Not

as

Mortimer Gildane

The Boaster

1926

The Boaster

as

Mr. Benton

Treason

1917

Treason

as

Gergus Natarre

The Two-Soul Woman

1918

The Two-Soul Woman

as

Dr. Copin

Danger, Go Slow

1918

Danger, Go Slow

as

Judge Cotton

King of the Rodeo

1929

King of the Rodeo

as

Harlan (as Joe Girard)

Paid in Advance

1919

Paid in Advance

as

John Gray (the father)

The Sin of Nora Moran

1933

The Sin of Nora Moran

as

Captain of Detectives

Kentucky Blue Streak

1935

Kentucky Blue Streak

as

Prison Warden Carlson (as Joseph Girard)

Lovebound

1923

Lovebound

as

David Belwyn

Doughboys

1930

Doughboys

as

General Hull (uncredited)

The Brass Bullet

1918

The Brass Bullet

as

Spring Gilbert

My Woman

1933

My Woman

as

Sponsor (Uncredited)

Soft Boiled

1923

Soft Boiled

as

The Ranch Owner

The Crowd

1928

The Crowd

as

Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)

The Sealed Envelope

1919

The Sealed Envelope

as

John Biggs (as Joseph Girard)

The Ivory-Handled Gun

1935

The Ivory-Handled Gun

as

Pat Moore

Racetrack

1933

Racetrack

as

Judge

Ten Days

1925

Ten Days

as

Conscience

1915

Conscience

as

The warden

Gambling Wives

1924

Gambling Wives

as

Duke Baldwin

The Double Standard

1917

The Double Standard

as

Bishop Ferguson

Loot

1919

Loot

as

Pete Fielding

The Lords of High Decision

1916

The Lords of High Decision

as

Colonel Craighill

The Lair of the Wolf

1917

The Lair of the Wolf

as

Oliver Cathcart

The Leatherneck

1929

The Leatherneck

as

Court-Martial Officer (as Joseph Girard)

Laughing at Danger

1924

Laughing at Danger

as

Cyrus Remington

The Man from Nowhere

1916

The Man from Nowhere

as

Gov. Dudley Ward (as Joseph W. Gerard)

Vic Dyson Pays

1925

Vic Dyson Pays

as

Dayton Keever

Forlorn River

1926

Forlorn River

as

Hart Blaine

The Narrow Path

1916

The Narrow Path

as

John Martin

Where Is This West?

1923

Where Is This West?

as

Lawyer Browns

A Seashore Romeo

1915

A Seashore Romeo

as

Dolly's Dad

Rene Haggard Journeys On

1915

Rene Haggard Journeys On

as

The Governor

The Other Woman's Story

1925

The Other Woman's Story

as

Attorney for Defense

The Night Message

1924

The Night Message

as

Gov. Pringle

Production

Crew

Directing