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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

* '' The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies'' (1914, Serial) – Home Towner h. 12* ''
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 Wels ...
'' (1916) – Colonel Craighill * ''
A Huntress of Men ''A Huntress of Men'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Lucius J. Henderson and starring Mary Fuller, Joseph W. Girard, and Sidney Bracey. The film was released by Red Feather Photoplays on May 6, 1916. Plot Cast * Mary Fulle ...
'' (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 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 entitled ''The ...
'' (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. The film duration is 50 minutes. As of 2021, this film was considered lost. Premise T ...
'' (1917) * ''
The Lair of the Wolf ''The Lair of the Wolf'' is a 1917 American silent film, 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 ...
'' (1917) * ''
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'' (1917) * ''
Society's Driftwood ''Society's Driftwood'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Louis Chaudet and starring Grace Cunard, Charles West and Joseph W. Girard.Rainey p.17 Cast * Grace Cunard Grace Cunard (born Harriet Mildred Jeffries; April 8, 1893 ...
'' (1917) * ''
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'' (1917) * ''
The Voice on the Wire ''The Voice on the Wire'' is a 1917 American action film, action film serial directed by Stuart Paton. It is presumed to be Lost film, lost. Cast * Ben F. Wilson as John Shirley (credited as Ben Wilson) * Neva Gerber as Polly Marion * Joseph ...
'' (1917) * ''
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'' (1917) * '' Beloved Jim'' (1917) * '' The Bride's Awakening'' (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 * ...
'' (1918) * '' Danger, Go Slow'' (1918) * '' The Marriage Lie'' (1918) * '' Her Body in Bond'' (1918) * ''
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'' (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 * Doro ...
'' (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 ...
'' (1919) * '' The Midnight Man'' (1919) * '' The Fatal Sign'' (1920) * '' The Figurehead'' (1920) * ''
The Screaming Shadow ''The Screaming Shadow'' is a 1920 American 15-chapter silent film serial directed by Ben F. Wilson and Duke Worne. The film is considered to be lost. Plot A criminal organization called the Black Seven are after the secret of eternal life. ...
'' (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 Plot Cast * Neva Gerber as Ruth Hammond * Ben F. Wilson as John Emerson * Edith Stayart ...
'' (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) * ''
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'' (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. Plot A stage coach driver, Drew Halliday, falls in love with Hela Marca ...
'' (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 * ...
'' (1922) * '' Chain Lightning'' (1922) * '' Step on It!'' (1922) * ''
Perils of the Yukon ''Perils of the Yukon'' is a 1922 American Northern silent film serial directed by Jay Marchant, J. P. McGowan and Perry N. Vekroff. This serial was presumed to be lost, but a copy is preserved by the Belgian Cinematek in Brussels. Plot Ca ...
'' (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 Pi ...
'' (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 Frederick Clifton Thomson (February 26, 1890 – December 25, 1928) was an American silent film cowbo ...
'' (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, con ...
'' (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 magazin ...
'' (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 name ...
'' (1924) * ''
Leave It to Gerry ''Leave It to Gerry'' is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom and starring Billie Rhodes, William Collier Jr., and Claire McDowell. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Geraldine Brent, known as Gerry, g ...
'' (1924) * '' Battling Mason'' (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 ...
'' (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 ...
'' (1924) * '' Speed Madness'' (1925) * '' The Pride of the Force'' (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 doll ...
'' (1925) * ''
Vic Dyson Pays ''Vic Dyson Pays'' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Jacques Jaccard and starring Ben F. Wilson, Neva Gerber and Joseph W. Girard.Langman, p. 486 Cast * Ben F. Wilson as 'Mad' Vic Dyson * Archie Ricks as Skip * Neva Gerbe ...
'' (1925) * '' Romance and Rustlers'' (1925) * '' The Fugitive'' (1925) * ''
Three Keys ''Three Keys'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Edward LeSaint and starring Edith Roberts, Jack Mulhall and Gaston Glass.Munden p.804 Cast * Edith Roberts as Clarita Ortega * Jack Mulhall as Jack Millington * Gaston Glass as G ...
'' (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, ...
'' (1925) * '' The Dangerous Dub'' (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. Arres ...
'' (1926) * ''
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'' (1926) * '' Flying High'' (1926) * ''
Driftin' Thru ''Driftin' Thru'' is a 1926 American silent Western film starring Harry Carey. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Daniel Brown, a drifter, attempts to go to the aid of Stella, the wife of gambling den's owner Bull Dunn, finds hims ...
'' (1926) * ''
Ladies of Leisure ''Ladies of Leisure'' is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Frank Capra and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Ralph Graves, and Lowell Sherman. The screenplay by Jo Swerling is based on the 1924 play '' Ladies of the Evening'' ...
'' (1926) * '' We're in the Navy Now'' (1926) * '' The Warning Signal'' (1926) * ''
Lightning Reporter ''Lightning Reporter'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by John W. Noble and starring Johnnie Walker, Sylvia Breamer and Burr McIntosh.Munden p.435 Plot Young reporter Jimmy Blaine assists railroad magnate Barlow in overcoming Haw ...
'' (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 ...
'' (1926) * '' Out of the Storm'' (1926) * '' Doubling with Danger'' (1926) * '' The High Flyer'' (1926) * ''
The Ladybird ''The Ladybird'' is a 1927 novella A novella is a narrative prose fiction whose length is shorter than most novels, but longer than most novelettes and short stories. The English word ''novella'' derives from the Italian meaning a sho ...
'' (1927) * ''
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'' (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 film, silent crime film directed by James P. Hogan (director), James P. Hogan and starring Marguerite De La Motte, Grant Withers, and John Miljan. Plot As described in Copyright law of the United S ...
'' (1927) * '' The Noose'' (1928) * '' The Shield of Honor'' (1928) * '' Broken Barriers'' (1928) * '' The Bullet Mark'' (1928) * ''
Four Sons ''Four Sons'' is a 1928 American synchronized sound 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 ...
'' (1928) * '' The Code of the Scarlet'' (1928) * '' Marlie the Killer'' (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 Oaki ...
'' (1928) * '' King of the Rodeo'' (1929) * '' Troopers Three'' (1930) * '' The Girl of the Golden West'' (1930) * ''
The Third Alarm The Third Alarm may refer to: * The Third Alarm (1930 film), an American pre-Code drama film * The Third Alarm (1922 film), an American silent melodrama {{DEFAULTSORT:Third Alarm, The ...
'' (1930) * ''
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'' (1931) *'' Is There Justice?'' (1931) * '' Scareheads'' (1931) * ''
Desert Vengeance ''Desert Vengeance'' is a 1931 American pre-Code western film directed by Louis King and starring Buck Jones, Barbara Bedford and Douglas Gilmore.Pitts p. 86 It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Plot Cast * Buck Jones as Jim ...
'' (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 Plot A cop goes undercover to infiltrate a gang with strong political c ...
'' (1931) * ''
The Hurricane Express ''The Hurricane Express'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code 12-chapter Mascot Pictures serial (film), film serial. Written by Colbert Clark, Barney Sarecky, Wyndham Gittens, George Morgan (screenwriter), George Morgan, and J.P. McGowan, the serial w ...
'' (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 Governor ...
'' (1932) * '' The Crusader'' (1932) * ''
Silent Men ''Silent Men'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code Western film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Tim McCoy. Plot Cast * Tim McCoy as Tim Richards * Florence Britton as Gwen Wilder * J. Carrol Naish as Jack Wilder (as J. Carroll Naish) * Wh ...
'' (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. Plot Cast * Jack Hoxie as Buck Carson * Lane Chandler as Lieutenant Bob Grey * Marcel ...
'' (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 Plot Cast * Reb Russell as Reb Russell * Betty Mack as Kay Lathrop * Al Bridge as Deputy Bat Lindstrom * ...
'' (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 an American adventure franchise first broadcast as a radio serial from 1938 to 1949. The character's popularity throughout the 1940s and into the mid-19 ...
'' (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