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