Joseph W. Girard (April 2, 1871 – August 21, 1949) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1911 and 1944. He was born in

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, and died in

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. Before he became an actor, Girard was a printer who worked for newspapers until he and a partner set up their own printing business in Philadelphia. Girard had an interest in the theater, however, and eventually sold his part of the printing company and focused on acting.

Selected filmography

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The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies ''Dolly of the Dailies'' (also referred to as ''The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies'') is a 1914 American drama film, drama film serial directed by Walter Edwin. The serial was considered to be lost film, lost in its entirety, until a copy o ...

'' (1914, Serial) – Home Towner

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Shotgun Jones ''Shotgun Jones'' is a 1914 American short silent Western film directed by Colin Campbell. Cast * Wheeler Oakman * Jack McDonald * Frank Clark (as Frank M. Clark) * Hoot Gibson * Bessie Eyton * Fernando Gálvez * William Elmer * Joseph ...

'' (1914, Short) * ''Conscience'' (1915) – The Warden * ''Love's Pilgrimage to America'' (1916) – Captain Sparks * ''

The Lords of High Decision ''The Lords of High Decision'' is a 1916 American silent drama film, directed by Jack Harvey. It stars Cyril Scott, Joseph W. Girard, and William Welsh. Cast *Cyril Scott - Wayne Craighill * Joseph W. Girard - Colonel Graighill * William Welsh ...

'' (1916) – Colonel Craighill * '' A Huntress of Men'' (1916) – Fleming Harcourt * ''The Man from Nowhere'' (1916) – Gov. Dudley Ward * ''The Narrow Path'' (1916) – John Martin * ''

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'' (1916) – Maj. Cameron (uncredited) * ''

Hell Morgan's Girl ''Hell Morgan's Girl'' is a 1917 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Joseph De Grasse, and starring William Stowell, Dorothy Phillips and Lon Chaney. The screenplay was written by Ida May Park, based on the Harvey Gates story ent ...

'' (1917) * ''

The Double Standard ''The Double Standard'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Phillips Smalley and starring Roy Stewart, Clarissa Selwynne and Joseph W. Girard.Connelly p.342 Cast * Roy Stewart as John Fairbrother * Clarissa Selwynne as Grace Fairbro ...

'' (1917) * ''

The Lair of the Wolf ''The Lair of the Wolf'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Charles Swickard and starring Donna Drew, Gretchen Lederer and Joseph W. Girard.Connelly p.371 Cast * Donna Drew as Steve Taylor * Gretchen Lederer as Margaret Dennis * ...

'' (1917) * ''

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'' (1917) * '' Society's Driftwood'' (1917) * '' '49–'17'' (1917) * ''

The Voice on the Wire ''The Voice on the Wire'' is a 1917 American action film serial directed by Stuart Paton. It is presumed to be lost. Cast * Ben F. Wilson as John Shirley (as Ben Wilson) * Neva Gerber as Polly Marion * Joseph W. Girard as Dr. Reynolds * Franc ...

'' (1917) * ''

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'' (1917) * '' Beloved Jim'' (1917) * ''

The Bride's Awakening ''The Bride's Awakening'' is a 1918 American silent drama film released by Universal Pictures and produced by their Bluebird production unit. Robert Z. Leonard directed the film and his then-wife Mae Murray was the star. A print of the film is ho ...

'' (1918) * ''

The Brass Bullet ''The Brass Bullet'' is a 1918 American silent adventure film serial directed by Ben F. Wilson. It is now considered to be a lost film. Cast * Juanita Hansen as Rosalind Joy * Jack Mulhall as Jack James * Charles Hill Mailes as Homer Joy * J ...

'' (1918) * '' Danger, Go Slow'' (1918) * '' The Marriage Lie'' (1918) * '' Her Body in Bond'' (1918) * '' The Two-Soul Woman'' (1918) * ''

A Soul for Sale ''A Soul for Sale'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Allen Holubar and starring Dorothy Phillips, Katherine Kirkwood and Alan Roscoe.Hirschhorn p.30 Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1978. Cast * Dorot ...

'' (1918) * '' Bare Fists'' (1919) * ''

What Am I Bid? ''What Am I Bid?'' is a 1919 American silent romance film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Mae Murray, Ralph Graves and Willard Louis.Ankerich p.78 Cast * Mae Murray as Betty Yarnell * Ralph Graves as Ralph McGibbon * Willard Louis a ...

'' (1919) * '' The Midnight Man'' (1919) * ''

The Fatal Sign ''The Fatal Sign'' is a 1920 American crime film serial directed by Stuart Paton. It is considered to be a lost film. Cast * Claire Anderson as Genevieve * Harry Carter as Indigo * Leo D. Maloney as Jerry * Boyd Irwin as Sydney * Joseph W. ...

'' (1920) * '' The Figurehead'' (1920) * ''

The Screaming Shadow ''The Screaming Shadow'' is a 1920 American 15-chapter silent action film serial directed by Ben F. Wilson and Duke Worne. The film is considered to be lost. The serial's themes of "eternal life" and "premature burial" seem to tilt it into the h ...

'' (1920) * ''

Dangerous Paths ''Dangerous Paths'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Duke Worne and starring Neva Gerber, Ben F. Wilson and Edith Stayart.Munden p.168 Cast * Neva Gerber as Ruth Hammond * Ben F. Wilson as John Emerson * Edith Stayart as Violet ...

'' (1921) * '' The Blue Fox'' (1921) * ''

Red Courage ''Red Courage'' is a lost 1921 American silent Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason and featuring Hoot Gibson. Plot As described in a film magazine, Pinto Peters (Gibson) and his pal Chuckwalla Bill (Day) ride into town just as the edit ...

'' (1921) * '' Dead or Alive'' (1921) * ''

The Sheriff of Hope Eternal ''The Sheriff of Hope Eternal'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Jack Hoxie, Marin Sais and Joseph W. Girard.Munden, p. 707. Synopsis A stage coach driver Drew Halliday falls in love with Hela M ...

'' (1921) * ''

Nan of the North ''Nan of the North'' is a 1922 American adventure film serial directed by Duke Worne. The film is considered to be lost. Cast * Ann Little as Nan * Tom London as Dick Driscoll (credited as Leonard Clapham) * Joseph W. Girard as Yukon Hays * Hal ...

'' (1922) * '' Chain Lightning'' (1922) * '' Step on It!'' (1922) * ''

Perils of the Yukon ''Perils of the Yukon'' is a 1922 American Northern (genre), Northern silent film, silent film serial directed by Jay Marchant, J. P. McGowan and Perry N. Vekroff. This serial was presumabed to be lost film, lost, but a copy is preserved by the ...

'' (1922) * '' One Wonderful Night'' (1922) * ''

Three Jumps Ahead ''Three Jumps Ahead'' is a 1923 American silent Western film written and directed by John Ford. The film is considered to be lost. Cast * Tom Mix as Steve McLean * Alma Bennett as Annie Darrell * Edward Peil Sr. as Buck Taggitt (as Edward Piel ...

'' (1923) * ''

The Eagle's Talons ''The Eagle's Talons'' is a 1923 American film serial directed by Duke Worne. The film is considered to be lost. Cast * Fred Thomson - Jack Alden * Ann Little - Enid Markham * Al Wilson - Charles Dean * Herbert Fortier - Gregory Markham * J ...

'' (1923) * '' Lovebound'' (1923) * ''

The Law Rustlers ''The Law Rustlers'' is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by Louis King and starring William Fairbanks, Edmund Cobb and Joseph W. Girard.Munden, p. 426. Synopsis Two ranch hands set off for Alaska but stop in a town on the way, co ...

'' (1923) * ''

Where is This West? ''Where is This West?'' is a 1923 American silent comedy Western film directed by George Marshall and written by George Hively and George C. Hull. The film stars Jack Hoxie, Mary Philbin, and Bob McKenzie. Plot As described in a film maga ...

'' (1923) * '' The Night Hawk'' (1924) * ''

Wolves of the North ''Wolves of the North'' is a 1924 American Northern drama film serial directed by and starring William Duncan. This serial is considered to be a lost film. The working title was ''The Free Traders'' and the film featured a polar bear cub nam ...

'' (1924) * '' Leave It to Gerry'' (1924) * ''

Battling Mason ''Battling Mason'' is a 1924 American silent comedy drama film directed by William James Craft and Jack Nelson and starring Frank Merrill, Eva Novak and Joseph W. Girard.Munden p.42 Synopsis Mason a young New Yorker, who loves a fight, runs fo ...

'' (1924) * ''

Jack O'Clubs ''Jack O'Clubs'' is a 1924 American silent crime drama film directed by Robert F. Hill and starring Herbert Rawlinson, Esther Ralston, and Eddie Gribbon. Plot As described in a film magazine, the dogged determination and big heart of an Irish p ...

'' (1924) * '' Reckless Speed'' (1924) * '' Laughing at Danger'' (1924) * ''

The Lighthouse by the Sea ''The Lighthouse by the Sea'' is a 1924 American silent adventure film produced by and distributed by Warner Bros. The film's star is canine sensation Rin Tin Tin, the most famous animal actor of the 1920s. The film was directed by Malcolm St ...

'' (1924) * '' Speed Madness'' (1925) * ''

The Pride of the Force ''The Pride of the Force'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Norman Lee and starring Leslie Fuller, Patrick Aherne, Faith Bennett and Hal Gordon. The plot concerns a farmworker who inadvertently becomes the pride of the Metropolitan ...

'' (1925) * ''

Youth and Adventure ''Youth and Adventure'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by James W. Horne and starring Richard Talmadge, Margaret Landis, and Joseph W. Girard. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, having squandered a million dollar ...

'' (1925) * '' Vic Dyson Pays'' (1925) * ''

Romance and Rustlers ''Romance and Rustlers'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Yakima Canutt, Dorothy Wood and Joseph W. Girard.Langman, p. 378 Cast * Yakima Canutt as Bud Kane * Dorothy Wood as Ruth Larrabee * Harris ...

'' (1925) * '' The Fugitive'' (1925) * ''

Three Keys ''Three Keys'' is a 1925 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Edward LeSaint and starring Edith Roberts (actress), Edith Roberts, Jack Mulhall and Gaston Glass.Munden p.804 Cast * Edith Roberts (actress), Edith Roberts as Clarita O ...

'' (1925) * ''

Lord Jim ''Lord Jim'' is a novel by Joseph Conrad originally published as a serial in ''Blackwood's Magazine'' from October 1899 to November 1900. An early and primary event in the story is the abandonment of a passenger ship in distress by its crew, i ...

'' (1925) * ''

The Dangerous Dub ''The Dangerous Dub'' is a 1926 American silent Western film. Directed by Richard Thorpe, the film stars Buddy Roosevelt, Peggy Montgomery, and Joseph Girard. It was released on July 4, 1926. Synopsis Buddy Martin, a cattle driver, is in lo ...

'' (1926) * '' The Boaster'' (1926) * '' The Night Owl'' (1926) * ''

Speed Crazed ''Speed Crazed'' is a 1926 American silent sports action film directed by Duke Worne and starring Billy Sullivan, Andrée Tourneur and Joseph W. Girard.Munden p.753 Synopsis A man is forced to be a getaway driver for a criminal gang. Arreste ...

'' (1926) * ''

Tentacles of the North ''In the Tentacles of the North'' is a 1926 American silent adventure film directed by Louis Chaudet and starring Gaston Glass, Alice Calhoun and Joseph W. Girard.Munden p.791 Two ships, on a journey lead by Captin Van Horn, become trapped in i ...

'' (1926) * '' Flying High'' (1926) * ''

Driftin' Thru ''Driftin' Thru'' is a 1926 American silent Western film starring Harry Carey. Cast * Harry Carey as Daniel Brown * Stanton Heck as Bull Dunn * Ruth King as Stella Dunn * G. Raymond Nye as Joe Walters * Joseph W. Girard as Sheriff (as Jos ...

'' (1926) * ''

Ladies of Leisure ''Ladies of Leisure'' is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Ralph Graves. The screenplay by Jo Swerling is based on the 1924 play ''Ladies of the Evening'' by Milton Herber ...

'' (1926) * '' We're in the Navy Now'' (1926) * ''

The Warning Signal ''The Warning Signal'' is a 1926 American silent action drama film directed by Charles J. Hunt and starring Gladys Hulette, Lincoln Stedman and Clarence Burton.Connelly p.430 Synopsis The son of a railroad owner wants to make his own way in the ...

'' (1926) * '' Lightning Reporter'' (1926) * ''

The Flying Mail ''The Flying Mail'' is a 1926 American silent action film directed by Noel M. Smith. The film stars Al Wilson, Joseph W. Girard and Kathleen Myers. ''The Flying Mail'' was one of a series of films that showcased the exploits of the air mail s ...

'' (1926) * '' Out of the Storm'' (1926) * ''

Doubling with Danger ''Doubling with Danger'' is a 1926 American silent mystery film directed by Scott R. Dunlap and starring Richard Talmadge, Ena Gregory and Joseph W. Girard.Munden p.200 Plot Cast * Richard Talmadge as Dick Forsythe * Ena Gregory as Madeline ...

'' (1926) * '' The High Flyer'' (1926) * ''

The Ladybird ''The Ladybird'' is a long tale or novella by D. H. Lawrence. It was first drafted in 1915 as a short story entitled ''The Thimble''. Lawrence rewrote and extended it under a new title in December 1921 and sent the final version to his Engli ...

'' (1927) * ''

In the First Degree ''In the First Degree'' is a 1927 American silent melodrama film, directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Alice Calhoun, Bryant Washburn, and Gayne Whitman, and was released on April 15, 1927. Cast *Alice Calhoun as Barbara Hurd * Bryant Washburn as ...

'' (1927) *''

The Silent Hero ''The Silent Hero'' is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Duke Worne and starring Robert Frazer, Edna Murphy and Joseph W. Girard.Connelly, p. 410. A man travels north to take part in the Alaska Gold Rush, leaving the woman he l ...

'' (1927) * ''

The Final Extra ''The Final Extra'' is a 1927 American silent crime film directed by James P. Hogan and starring Marguerite De La Motte, Grant Withers and John Miljan.Munden p.245 Synopsis With the assistance of a chorus girl, an aspiring young newspaperman t ...

'' (1927) * '' The Noose'' (1928) * ''

The Shield of Honor The Shield of Honor is a 1927 American silent film, silent crime drama film directed by Emory Johnson based on the original story by Emilie Johnson. It starred Neil Hamilton (actor), Neil Hamilton, Dorothy Gulliver, and Ralph Lewis (actor), Ral ...

'' (1928) * '' Broken Barriers'' (1928) * '' The Bullet Mark'' (1928) * ''

Four Sons ''Four Sons'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed and produced by John Ford and written for the screen by Philip Klein from a story by I. A. R. Wylie first published in the '' Saturday Evening Post'' as "Grandmother Bernle Learns Her ...

'' (1928) * ''

The Code of the Scarlet ''The Code of the Scarlet'' is a 1928 American silent film, silent western film directed by Harry Joe Brown and starring Ken Maynard, Gladys McConnell and Ed Brady (actor), Ed Brady.Munden p.136 The title is also sometimes written as just ''Code o ...

'' (1928) * ''

Marlie the Killer ''Marlie the Killer'' is a 1928 American silent action film directed by Noel M. Smith and starring Francis X. Bushman Jr., Joseph W. Girard and Blanche Mehaffey.Munden p.493 It was designed as a vehicle for Klondike the Dog, an imitator of ...

'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1928) * ''

The Fleet's In ''The Fleet's In'' is a 1942 movie musical produced by Paramount Pictures, directed by Victor Schertzinger, and starring Dorothy Lamour and William Holden. Although sharing the title of the 1928 Paramount film starring Clara Bow and Jack Oakie, ...

'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1929) * ''

Troopers Three ''Troopers Three'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and B. Reeves Eason and produced and distributed by Tiffany Studios. Plot Eddie Haskins (Lease), a wisecracking young man, teams up with two ham-acrobats known ...

'' (1930) * '' The Girl of the Golden West'' (1930) * ''

The Third Alarm ''The Third Alarm'' is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Emory Johnson. The film is based on the original story by Emilie Johnson and is set in San Francisco, California. The photoplay stars Anita Louise, James Hall (actor), James ...

'' (1930) * ''

Dishonored ''Dishonored'' is a 2012 action-adventure game developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. Set in the fictional, plague-ridden industrial city of Dunwall, ''Dishonored'' follows the story of Corvo Attano, bodyguard to th ...

'' (1931) *''

Is There Justice? ''Is There Justice?'' is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film directed by Stuart Paton and starring Rex Lease, Henry B. Walthall and Blanche Mehaffey.Langman & Finn p.125 It is now considered a lost film. Synopsis The brother of woman who died i ...

'' (1931) * ''

Scareheads ''Scareheads'' is a 1931 American crime film directed by Noel M. Smith and starring Richard Talmadge, Gareth Hughes, Julie Bishop.Pitts p.80 Plot Cast * Richard Talmadge as Dick Tanner * Gareth Hughes * Julie Bishop * Joseph W. Girard * Vi ...

'' (1931) * ''

Desert Vengeance ''Desert Vengeance'' is a 1931 American western film directed by Louis King and starring Buck Jones, Barbara Bedford (actress), Barbara Bedford and Douglas Gilmore.Pitts p.86 It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Cast * Buck Jones ...

'' (1931) * ''

Defenders of the Law ''Defenders of the Law'' is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film directed by Joseph Levering and starring Catherine Dale Owen, John Holland and Robert Gleckler.Pitts, p. 401 Synopsis A cop goes undercover to infiltrate a gang with strong polit ...

'' (1931) * ''

The Hurricane Express ''The Hurricane Express'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code 12-chapter Mascot Pictures film serial. Written by Colbert Clark, Barney Sarecky, Wyndham Gittens, George Morgan, and J.P. McGowan, the serial was directed by Armand Schaeffer and J.P. McG ...

'' (1932) * ''

The Big Stampede ''The Big Stampede'' is a 1932 pre-Code American Western film starring John Wayne (with his horse named "Duke") and Noah Beery. It is a remake of the 1927 film '' The Land Beyond the Law''. Plot Deputy Sheriff Steele is commissioned by Govern ...

'' (1932) * '' The Crusader'' (1932) * '' Silent Men'' (1933) * ''

Via Pony Express ''Via Pony Express'' is a 1933 pre-Code American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Jack Hoxie, Lane Chandler and Marceline Day. Cast * Jack Hoxie as Buck Carson *Lane Chandler as Lieutenant Bob Grey *Marceline Day as Be ...

'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1933) * '' The Woman Who Dared'' (1933) as Police captain * ''

His Fighting Blood ''His Fighting Blood'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by John English and starring Kermit Maynard, Polly Ann Young and Paul Fix.Goble p.102 It was produced on Poverty Row as a second feature. The film's sets were designed by the art ...

'' (1935) * '' Blazing Guns'' (1935) * ''

Outlaw Rule ''Outlaw Rule'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby and starring Reb Russell, Betty Mack and Al Bridge.Pitts p.213 Cast * Reb Russell as Reb Russell * Betty Mack as Kay Lathrop * Al Bridge as Deputy Bat Lindstrom * Yakima Ca ...

'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1935) * '' The Oregon Trail'' (1936) * '' The Drag-Net'' (1936) * '' What Becomes of the Children?'' (1936) * '' Frontier Scout'' (1938) * '' Crashing Thru'' (1939) * ''

Captain Midnight ''Captain Midnight'' (later rebranded on television as ''Jet Jackson, Flying Commando'') is a United States, U.S. adventure franchise first broadcast as a radio serial from 1938 to 1949. The character's popularity throughout the 1940s and into ...

'' (1942)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Girard, Joseph W. 1871 births 1949 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors 20th-century American male actors Male actors from Pennsylvania Male Western (genre) film actors