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
(1941)
General John J. Pershing (uncredited)
Dishonored
(1931)
The Crowd
(1928)
Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
(1943)
American Senator (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
Back to the Primitive
(1911)
Shotgun Jones
(1914)
Conscience
(1915)
The warden
The Ladder of Fortune
(1915)
Colonel Novarro
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
(1916)
Major Cameron
The Huntress of Men
(1916)
Fleming Harcourt
Love's Pilgrimage to America
(1916)
The Lords of High Decision
(1916)
The Man from Nowhere
(1916)
Gov. Dudley Ward (as Joseph W. Gerard)
Thrown to the Lions
(1916)
'49–'17
(1917)
Judge Brand
Hell Morgan's Girl
(1917)
Oliver Curwell
Treason
(1917)
Gergus Natarre
Fear Not
(1917)
Mortimer Gildane
Society's Driftwood
(1917)
The Storm Woman
(1917)
The Double Standard
(1917)
Bishop Ferguson
The Lair of the Wolf
(1917)
Oliver Cathcart
A Soul for Sale
(1917)
Garet Pendleton (as Joseph Girard)
The Voice on the Wire
(1917)
Dr. Reynolds
The Heart of Humanity
(1918)
Canadian Colonel
The Bride's Awakening
(1918)
The Risky Road
(1918)
Van Belt (as Joseph Girard)
The Two-Soul Woman
(1918)
Dr. Copin
Her Body in Bond
(1918)
Benjamin Sleeth
Danger, Go Slow
(1918)
Judge Cotton
The Brass Bullet
(1918)
Spring Gilbert
The Marriage Lie
(1918)
Bare Fists
(1919)
Harry's Father
Paid in Advance
(1919)
John Gray (the father)
The Sealed Envelope
(1919)
John Biggs (as Joseph Girard)
Loot
(1919)
Pete Fielding
The Midnight Man
(1919)
Henry Morgan
What Am I Bid?
(1919)
John McGibbon
The Screaming Shadow
(1920)
Baron Pulska
Red Courage
(1921)
Joe Reedly
A Yankee Go Getter
(1921)
Nicholas Lanza
Dangerous Paths
(1921)
Silas Newton
The Blue Fox
(1921)
Nan of the North
(1922)
Yukon Hays
Step on It!
(1922)
Lafe Brownell
Perils of the Yukon
(1922)
Ivan Petrof
Legally Dead
(1923)
District Attorney
Three Jumps Ahead
(1923)
John Darrell (as Joe Girard)
Lovebound
(1923)
David Belwyn
Soft Boiled
(1923)
The Ranch Owner
The Eagle's Talons
(1923)
Burton Thorne
The Lighthouse by the Sea
(1924)
Inspector #1 (as Joseph Gerard)
The Night Hawk
(1924)
Sheriff Milton
Wolves of the North
(1924)
John MacLeod
Gambling Wives
(1924)
Duke Baldwin
Laughing at Danger
(1924)
Cyrus Remington
Jack O'Clubs
(1924)
Ten Days
(1925)
Vic Dyson Pays
(1925)
Dayton Keever
The Pride of the Force
(1925)
Police Captain
We're in the Navy Now
(1926)
U.S. Admiral
Tentacles of the North
(1926)
Dan Blake
The Boaster
(1926)
Forlorn River
(1926)
Hart Blaine
Flying High
(1926)
Col. Rockliffe Owens
Driftin' Thru
(1926)
Sheriff
Out of the Storm
(1926)
The Warden
Modern Youth
(1926)
The Shield of Honor
(1927)
Chief of Police Davison
Whispering Sage
(1927)
Hugh Acklin (as Joseph Girard)
Fireman, Save My Child
(1927)
Chief Dumston
The Silent Hero
(1927)
John Stoddard
The Final Extra
(1927)
Editor Williams
Partners in Crime
(1928)
Chief of Police
The Code of the Scarlet
(1928)
RCMP Inspector
While the City Sleeps
(1928)
Captain of Detectives
The Terror
(1928)
Supt. Hallick (as Joseph Gerard)
The Fleet's In
(1928)
Commandant
Hello Cheyenne!
(1928)
Fremont Cody
The Crowd
(1928)
Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
The Girl from Havana
(1929)
Dougherty
From Headquarters
(1929)
Major (as Joseph Girard)
King of the Rodeo
(1929)
Harlan (as Joe Girard)
The Leatherneck
(1929)
Court-Martial Officer (as Joseph Girard)
Courtin' Wildcats
(1929)
Everett Butts
The One Woman Idea
(1929)
Steamship Captain
Troopers Three
(1930)
Capt. Harris
Sons of the Saddle
(1930)
Martin Stavnow
The Girl of the Golden West
(1930)
Ashby
Doughboys
(1930)
General Hull (uncredited)
The Third Alarm
(1930)
Pensions Board Commissioner
The Secret Six
(1931)
Official (uncredited)
Strictly Dishonorable
(1931)
Officer
Defenders of the Law
(1931)
The Police Chief
The Sky Spider
(1931)
Colonel Hawton
Dishonored
(1931)
The Mystery Train
(1931)
Sheriff
Sealed Lips
(1931)
The Hurricane Express
(1932)
The Railroad Detective
The Big Stampede
(1932)
Major Parker
Officer Thirteen
(1932)
Chief of Police Kramer
The Crusader
(1932)
Chief of Detectives Corrigan
Trapped in Tia Juana
(1932)
Capt. Holbert - Kenneth's Father
Renegades of the West
(1932)
James Dowling
Radio Patrol
(1932)
Police Capt. John Slater (uncredited)
The Fiddlin' Buckaroo
(1933)
Kerriman
Man Of Action
(1933)
Banker
Golden Harvest
(1933)
Wheat Broker (uncredited)
The Sin of Nora Moran
(1933)
Captain of Detectives
My Woman
(1933)
Sponsor (Uncredited)
Racetrack
(1933)
Judge
The Whirlwind
(1933)
Mr. Reynolds
Silent Men
(1933)
Two-Block Burkett (as Joseph Girard)
The Tonto Kid
(1934)
Rance Cartwright
The Murder in the Museum
(1934)
Police Commissioner Brandon
The Fighting Trooper
(1934)
RCMP Inspector O'Keefe
The Outlaw Deputy
(1935)
Ed Rutledge (as Joe Girrard)
Racing Luck
(1935)
Commissioner
The Silent Code
(1935)
NWMP Inspector Manning
Social Error
(1935)
Edward Bentley, Sr.
Blazing Guns
(1935)
Sheriff Crabtree
Men of Action
(1935)
Official
Diamond Jim
(1935)
Outlaw Rule
(1935)
Banker Payton (as Joseph Girard)
Kentucky Blue Streak
(1935)
Prison Warden Carlson (as Joseph Girard)
The Ivory-Handled Gun
(1935)
Pat Moore
Outlawed Guns
(1935)
Sheriff Rocky Ellsworth (as Jos. W. Girard)
His Fighting Blood
(1935)
RCMP Inspector Carstairs (as Jos. Girard)
Frontier Justice
(1936)
Samuel Halston
What Becomes of the Children?
(1936)
Detective Chief
Lightnin' Bill Carson
(1936)
Banker John Mount
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
(1936)
Lawyer Cromwell
The Drag-Net
(1936)
Thomas J. Harrison, District Attorney
A Tenderfoot Goes West
(1936)
Dad Keith
The Oregon Trail
(1936)
Col. Delmont
Aces and Eights
(1936)
Don Julio Hernandez (as Joseph Girard)
Ride 'Em Cowboy
(1936)
Sam Parker
The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
(1937)
Dan Farley
Clipped Wings
(1937)
Col. A.C. Clayton, Flight Surgeon
Wild West Days
(1937)
Judge Lawrence
Frontier Scout
(1938)
Dr. Lawrence
Whirlwind Horseman
(1938)
Jim Radford
Held For Ransom
(1938)
Police Chief Howell
Unashamed: A Romance
(1938)
Dr. Malvin
Crashing Thru
(1939)
Steamship Captain
Ride 'em, Cowgirl
(1939)
'Ruf' Rickson
Zenobia
(1939)
Juryman
Navy Secrets
(1939)
Navy Captain
The Green Archer
(1940)
Inspector Ross
Deadwood Dick
(1940)
Government Referee
Sergeant York
(1941)
General John J. Pershing (uncredited)
The Spider Returns
(1941)
Police Commissioner Kirk
Captain Midnight
(1942)
Major Steel (as Joe Girard)
The Secret Code
(1942)
Col. Drake
Mission to Moscow
(1943)
American Senator (uncredited)
Writing