Joseph W. Girard

Personal Info

Birthday

April 1, 1871

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

Sergeant York

Legally Dead

Unashamed: A Romance

Rene Haggard Journeys On

The Murder in the Museum

Lightnin' Bill Carson

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Aces and Eights

Filmography

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