Jerome Guardino obit

Jerome Guardino, died January 4, aged 96

 He was not on the list.

Jerome Guardino ought to be a familiar face to Columbo fans given that he appeared in four episodes between 1975 and 1989 – including a hat-trick of appearances as the same character, Sergeant Burke, in Try & Catch Me, Make Me a Perfect Murder and Murder, Smoke & Shadows. His debut came in Forgotten Lady, where he played Detective Harris, whom Columbo paid to take his gun test.

With nearly 50 acting credits between 1960 and 2002, Guardino also cropped up in shows as varied as Kojak, The Doris Day Show, The Rockford Files, CHiPs and Matlock. No cause of death was announced.

Guardino was born on August 27, 1923 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Columbo (1971), Dream No Evil (1970) and Car 54, Where Are You? (1961). He was married to Marguerite R. and Fran Malis.

Actor

State of Grace (2001)

State of Grace

8.6

TV Series

Harold

2001–2002

4 episodes

 

Michael Boatman, Sandra Oh, Jim Turner, and Robert Wuhl in Arli$$ (1996)

Arli$$

7.1

TV Series

1998

1 episode

 

Andrea Parker and Michael T. Weiss in The Pretender (1996)

The Pretender

7.5

TV Series

Sonny Herbert

1997

1 episode

 

Heather Locklear in Highway Heartbreaker (1992)

Highway Heartbreaker

6.5

TV Movie

Neighbor

1992

 

Dead Men Don't Die (1990)

Dead Men Don't Die

4.2

Neal Guardino

1990

 

Columbo: Murder, Smoke and Shadows (1989)

Columbo: Murder, Smoke and Shadows

7.3

TV Movie

Sergeant Burke

1989

 

Andy Griffith in Matlock (1986)

Matlock

7.1

TV Series

Mr. Puttman

Bald Man

1987–1989

2 episodes

 

Hooperman (1987)

Hooperman

7.0

TV Series

1988

1 episode

 

Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer in Hunter (1984)

Hunter

6.9

TV Series

Motel Clerk

1985

1 episode

 

Victims (1982)

Victims

4.9

Dr. J.A. Russo

1982

 

Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize in Fantasy Island (1977)

Fantasy Island

6.6

TV Series

Eddie

1981

1 episode

 

Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox in CHiPs (1977)

CHiPs

6.5

TV Series

Vendor

Delgado

1979–1980

3 episodes

 

The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal (1979)

The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal

6.8

TV Movie

Mr. Roselli

1979

 

The Phantom of the Open Hearth

8.2

TV Movie

Friendly Fred

1978

 

David Cassidy and Simon Oakland in David Cassidy - Man Undercover (1978)

David Cassidy - Man Undercover

6.7

TV Series

Dantone

1978

1 episode

 

Starsky and Hutch (1975)

Starsky and Hutch

7.0

TV Series

Lindsay

M.E. Carboni

McDevlin, Bus Driver

1976–1978

3 episodes

 

The Paper Chase (1973)

The Paper Chase

8.1

TV Series

Judge

1978

1 episode

 

Getting Married (1978)

Getting Married

5.9

TV Movie

Uncle May

1978

 

Peter Falk in Columbo (1971)

Columbo

8.3

TV Series

Sgt. Burke

Sergeant Burke

Harris

1975–1978

3 episodes

 

Noah Beery Jr. and James Garner in The Rockford Files (1974)

The Rockford Files

8.2

TV Series

Hank

Carl Dorado

Vito

1975–1978

3 episodes

 

Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo (1977)

Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo

4.6

TV Movie

H.L. Williams

1977

 

Telly Savalas in Kojak (1973)

Kojak

7.1

TV Series

Voice Print Man

Karabian

Vince Karabian ...

1974–1977

4 episodes

 

Jailbait Babysitter (1977)

Jailbait Babysitter

3.8

Dr. Guido Chianelli

1977

 

Crash! (1976)

Crash!

4.8

Lt. Pegler

1976

 

Bittersweet Love (1976)

Bittersweet Love

4.5

Psychiatrist

1976

 

Lee Majors in The Six Million Dollar Man (1973)

The Six Million Dollar Man

7.1

TV Series

2nd Cab Driver

Veneman

1975–1976

2 episodes

 

The Blue Knight (1975)

The Blue Knight

6.8

TV Series

Bartender

1976

1 episode

 

Kate Jackson, Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, and Michael Ontkean in The Rookies (1972)

The Rookies

6.8

TV Series

Sgt. Louden

Property Clerk

Officer Louden ...

1973–1976

5 episodes

 

Doctors' Hospital (1975)

Doctors' Hospital

6.9

TV Series

Sam Venuti

1975

1 episode

 

Rock Hudson and Susan Saint James in McMillan & Wife (1971)

McMillan & Wife

7.2

TV Series

1st Party Goer

1975

1 episode

 

Crime Club (1975)

Crime Club

8.2

TV Movie

Pam's Father

1975

 

William Conrad in Cannon (1971)

Cannon

6.8

TV Series

Junkman

1975

1 episode

 

The Missiles of October (1974)

The Missiles of October

8.1

TV Movie

Reporter

1974

 

The Bob Newhart Show (1972)

The Bob Newhart Show

8.1

TV Series

Dr. Kalisher

1974

1 episode

 

Sons and Daughters

8.5

TV Series

Stash's stepfather

1974

1 episode

 

Garden of the Dead (1972)

Garden of the Dead

4.0

Gravedigger

1972

 

Man on a String (1972)

Man on a String

7.3

TV Movie

Scarred Man

1972

 

Octaman (1971)

Octaman

3.3

Johnny Caruso

1971

 

The F.B.I. (1965)

The F.B.I.

7.4

TV Series

Joe Flores

First Gunman

1970–1971

2 episodes

 

Bruce Lee and James Franciscus in Longstreet (1971)

Longstreet

7.8

TV Series

Cab Driver

1971

1 episode

 

Strother Martin, Desi Arnaz Jr., and Catherine Burns in Red Sky at Morning (1971)

Red Sky at Morning

7.0

Paolo Bertucci

1971

 

The Doris Day Show (1968)

The Doris Day Show

7.2

TV Series

Cab Driver

Man

1970

2 episodes

 

Bill Cosby in The Bill Cosby Show (1969)

The Bill Cosby Show

6.1

TV Series

Mr. LaRosa

1970

1 episode

 

Bracken's World (1969)

Bracken's World

6.8

TV Series

Phil Diamond

1970

1 episode

 

The Rat Patrol (1966)

The Rat Patrol

7.4

TV Series

Achile

1967

1 episode

 

Ron Howard, Frances Bavier, and Andy Griffith in The Andy Griffith Show (1960)

The Andy Griffith Show

8.4

TV Series

Myles Bentley

1967

1 episode

 

ABC Stage 67 (1966)

ABC Stage 67

7.5

TV Series

Man in Window

1966

1 episode

 

George C. Scott in East Side/West Side (1963)

East Side/West Side

8.4

TV Series

1964

1 episode

 

Robert Reed and E.G. Marshall in The Defenders (1961)

The Defenders

8.0

TV Series

Plainclothesman

1962

1 episode

 

Car 54, Where Are You? (1961)

Car 54, Where Are You?

7.7

TV Series

Officer Hugo Antonnucci

Officer Antonnucci

1961

6 episodes

 

The Witness

6.9

TV Series

Harry Rudolph (as Jerry Guardino)

1960

1 episode

 

The Catholic Hour (1953)

The Catholic Hour

6.9

TV Series

1960

1 episode

 

Second Unit or Assistant Director

Grave of the Vampire (1972)

Grave of the Vampire

5.0

assistant director

1972

 

Dream No Evil (1970)

Dream No Evil

4.9

assistant director

1970