Joseph W. Girard
Born
April 1, 1871
Died
August 21, 1949 (78 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA
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

Mission to Moscow
American Senator (uncredited)
1943

The Secret Code
Col. Drake
1942

Captain Midnight
Major Steel (as Joe Girard)
1942

Sergeant York
General John J. Pershing (uncredited)
1941

The Spider Returns
Police Commissioner Kirk
1941

The Green Archer
Inspector Ross
1940

Deadwood Dick
Government Referee
1940

Crashing Thru
Steamship Captain
1939

Zenobia
Juryman
1939

Navy Secrets
Navy Captain
1939

Ride 'em, Cowgirl
'Ruf' Rickson
1939

Frontier Scout
Dr. Lawrence
1938

Held For Ransom
Police Chief Howell
1938

Whirlwind Horseman
Jim Radford
1938

Unashamed: A Romance
Dr. Malvin
1938

Clipped Wings
Col. A.C. Clayton, Flight Surgeon
1937

The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen
Dan Farley
1937

Wild West Days
Judge Lawrence
1937

What Becomes of the Children?
Detective Chief
1936

A Tenderfoot Goes West
Dad Keith
1936

Frontier Justice
Samuel Halston
1936

Ride 'Em Cowboy
Sam Parker
1936

Aces and Eights
Don Julio Hernandez (as Joseph Girard)
1936

The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
Lawyer Cromwell
1936

The Drag-Net
Thomas J. Harrison, District Attorney
1936

Lightnin' Bill Carson
Banker John Mount
1936

The Oregon Trail
Col. Delmont
1936

The Silent Code
NWMP Inspector Manning
1935

Racing Luck
Commissioner
1935

The Ivory-Handled Gun
Pat Moore
1935

His Fighting Blood
RCMP Inspector Carstairs (as Jos. Girard)
1935

Diamond Jim
1935

Outlawed Guns
Sheriff Rocky Ellsworth (as Jos. W. Girard)
1935

Men of Action
Official
1935

The Outlaw Deputy
Ed Rutledge (as Joe Girrard)
1935

Kentucky Blue Streak
Prison Warden Carlson (as Joseph Girard)
1935

Social Error
Edward Bentley, Sr.
1935

Blazing Guns
Sheriff Crabtree
1935

Outlaw Rule
Banker Payton (as Joseph Girard)
1935

The Fighting Trooper
RCMP Inspector O'Keefe
1934

The Tonto Kid
Rance Cartwright
1934

The Murder in the Museum
Police Commissioner Brandon
1934

The Sin of Nora Moran
Captain of Detectives
1933

My Woman
Sponsor (Uncredited)
1933

Golden Harvest
Wheat Broker (uncredited)
1933

The Fiddlin' Buckaroo
Kerriman
1933

The Whirlwind
Mr. Reynolds
1933

Silent Men
Two-Block Burkett (as Joseph Girard)
1933

Racetrack
Judge
1933

Man Of Action
Banker
1933

Officer Thirteen
Chief of Police Kramer
1932

Renegades of the West
James Dowling
1932

The Crusader
Chief of Detectives Corrigan
1932

The Big Stampede
Major Parker
1932

Trapped in Tia Juana
Capt. Holbert - Kenneth's Father
1932

The Hurricane Express
The Railroad Detective
1932

Radio Patrol
Police Capt. John Slater (uncredited)
1932

Strictly Dishonorable
Officer
1931

Sealed Lips
1931

The Sky Spider
Colonel Hawton
1931

The Mystery Train
Sheriff
1931

Defenders of the Law
The Police Chief
1931

The Secret Six
Official (uncredited)
1931

Dishonored
1931

The Third Alarm
Pensions Board Commissioner
1930

The Girl of the Golden West
Ashby
1930

Doughboys
General Hull (uncredited)
1930

Sons of the Saddle
Martin Stavnow
1930

Troopers Three
Capt. Harris
1930

Courtin' Wildcats
Everett Butts
1929

The Girl from Havana
Dougherty
1929

The One Woman Idea
Steamship Captain
1929

From Headquarters
Major (as Joseph Girard)
1929

The Leatherneck
Court-Martial Officer (as Joseph Girard)
1929

King of the Rodeo
Harlan (as Joe Girard)
1929

The Fleet's In
Commandant
1928

The Terror
Supt. Hallick (as Joseph Gerard)
1928

The Code of the Scarlet
RCMP Inspector
1928

Hello Cheyenne!
Fremont Cody
1928

The Crowd
Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
1928

Partners in Crime
Chief of Police
1928

While the City Sleeps
Captain of Detectives
1928

The Shield of Honor
Chief of Police Davison
1927

Fireman, Save My Child
Chief Dumston
1927

The Silent Hero
John Stoddard
1927

Whispering Sage
Hugh Acklin (as Joseph Girard)
1927
The Final Extra
Editor Williams
1927

Flying High
Col. Rockliffe Owens
1926
The Boaster
Mr. Benton
1926

Tentacles of the North
Dan Blake
1926

We're in the Navy Now
U.S. Admiral
1926

Forlorn River
Hart Blaine
1926

Out of the Storm
The Warden
1926
Modern Youth
1926

Driftin' Thru
Sheriff
1926

The Other Woman's Story
Attorney for Defense
1925
The Pride of the Force
Police Captain
1925

Ten Days
1925
Vic Dyson Pays
Dayton Keever
1925

The Lighthouse by the Sea
Inspector #1 (as Joseph Gerard)
1924

Laughing at Danger
Cyrus Remington
1924

Wolves of the North
John MacLeod
1924
The Night Message
Gov. Pringle
1924

The Night Hawk
Sheriff Milton
1924

Gambling Wives
Duke Baldwin
1924

Jack O'Clubs
1924

Where Is This West?
Lawyer Browns
1923

Soft Boiled
The Ranch Owner
1923
Legally Dead
District Attorney
1923

The Eagle's Talons
Burton Thorne
1923

Lovebound
David Belwyn
1923

Three Jumps Ahead
John Darrell (as Joe Girard)
1923

Perils of the Yukon
Ivan Petrof
1922

Step on It!
Lafe Brownell
1922

Nan of the North
Yukon Hays
1922
Her Social Value
Joe Harmon
1921

Red Courage
Joe Reedly
1921

A Yankee Go Getter
Nicholas Lanza
1921

Dangerous Paths
Silas Newton
1921
The Blue Fox
Hawk Baxter
1921

Dead or Alive
Sheriff Lamar
1921

The Branded Four
Dr. Horatio Scraggs
1920

The Screaming Shadow
Baron Pulska
1920

Loot
Pete Fielding
1919

The Midnight Man
Henry Morgan
1919

Paid in Advance
John Gray (the father)
1919

Bare Fists
Harry's Father
1919

What Am I Bid?
John McGibbon
1919

The Sealed Envelope
John Biggs (as Joseph Girard)
1919
Was He Guilty?
1919

The Heart of Humanity
Canadian Colonel
1918

Danger, Go Slow
Judge Cotton
1918

The Brass Bullet
Spring Gilbert
1918

Her Body in Bond
Benjamin Sleeth
1918

The Two-Soul Woman
Dr. Copin
1918

The Marriage Lie
1918

The Risky Road
Van Belt (as Joseph Girard)
1918

The Bride's Awakening
1918

A Soul for Sale
Garet Pendleton (as Joseph Girard)
1917

Fear Not
Mortimer Gildane
1917

Society's Driftwood
1917

'49–'17
Judge Brand
1917

The Storm Woman
1917

The Lair of the Wolf
Oliver Cathcart
1917

The Double Standard
Bishop Ferguson
1917

Treason
Gergus Natarre
1917

The Voice on the Wire
Dr. Reynolds
1917

Hell Morgan's Girl
Oliver Curwell
1917

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Major Cameron
1916

The Narrow Path
John Martin
1916

The Man from Nowhere
Gov. Dudley Ward (as Joseph W. Gerard)
1916

A Huntress of Men
Fleming Harcourt
1916
Thrown to the Lions
1916

The Lords of High Decision
Colonel Craighill
1916
Love's Pilgrimage to America
1916
A Seashore Romeo
Dolly's Dad
1915
Conscience
The warden
1915

Rene Haggard Journeys On
The Governor
1915
The Ladder of Fortune
Colonel Novarro
1915

Shotgun Jones
1914

Back to the Primitive
1911