Harrington, Pat, Jr. 1929–

(Pat Harrington)

PERSONAL

Full name, Daniel Patrick Harrington, Jr.; born August 13, 1929, in New York, NY; son of Daniel Patrick "Pat" (an actor) and Anne Francis (maiden name, Hunt) Harrington; married Marjorie "Marge" Gortner, November 19, 1955 (divorced 1985); married Sally Cleaver (an insurance executive), May 12, 2001; children: (first marriage) Patrick, Michael, Terry, Tresa-Caitlin. Education: Fordham University, B.A., 1950, M.A., political philosophy, 1952; studied acting.

Addresses:

Agent—The Barry Freed Company, 468 North Camden Ave., Suite 201, Beverly Hills, CA 90210; (voice) Cunningham/Escott/Slevin and Doherty Talent Agency, 10635 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 140, Los Angeles, CA 90025. Manager—Studio Talent Group, 1328 12th St., Santa Monica, CA 90401.

Career:

Actor, voice artist, and comedian. National Broadcasting Company (NBC), time salesperson, 1954-58; worked as a comedian and nightclub performer. Appeared in advertisements and as a spokesperson. Associated with master acting workshops. Military service: U.S. Air Force, became first lieutenant, 1952-54.

Member:

American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (Los Angeles vice president, 1985-86), Screen Actors Guild, Actor's Equity Association, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Writers Guild of America, West, Riviera Country Club.

Awards, Honors:

Radio & TV Daily Annual Award, most talented male newcomer, c. 1960, for work on The Jack Paar Show; Golden Globe Award nominations, best television actor in a supporting role, 1979, best supporting actor in a series, miniseries, or motion picture made for television, 1982, and best performance by an actor in supporting role in a series, miniseries, or motion picture made for television, 1983, Golden Globe Award, best supporting actor in a series, miniseries, or motion picture made for television, 1981, and Emmy Award, outstanding supporting actor in a comedy, variety, or music series, 1984, all for One Day at a Time; DramaLogue Award, outstanding actor, 1990, and Robbie Award nomination, best actor, c. 1990, both for The House of Blue Leaves.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Member of ensemble, including the role of Guido Panzini, The Steve Allen Show (also known as The New Steve Allen Show and The Steve Allen Plymouth Show), NBC, 1958-61.

Pat Hannigan, The Danny Thomas Show (also known as Make Room for Daddy), CBS, 1959-60.

Guido Panzini, The Jack Paar Show (also known as The Jack Paar Tonight Show and The Tonight Show), NBC, 1959-62.

Panelist, The Jackie Gleason Show (also known as You're in the Picture), CBS, beginning 1961.

Host, Pantomime Quiz (also known as Mike Stokey's "Pantomime Quiz" and Stump the Stars), CBS, 1962.

Voices of the Atom and Roy "Speedy" Harper for Aquaman segments, The Superman Aquaman Hour (animated; also known as Aquaman and The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure), CBS, c. 1967-68.

Voices of Alec McEwen, Lars, and Torg, Journey to the Center of the Earth (animated), ABC, 1967-69.

Voice of inspector, The Pink Panther Show (animated; also known as The New Pink Panther Show and The Pink Panther Meets the Ant and the Aardvark), NBC, beginning c. 1969.

Tony Lawrence, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, ABC, 1969-70.

Assistant district attorney Giannetta, Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law, ABC, between 1971 and 1974.

Voices, The New Scooby-Doo Movies (animated; also known as Scooby-Doo Meets the Harlem Globetrotters and Scooby-Doo's New Comedy Movie Pictures), CBS, beginning 1972.

Voice, Wait till Your Father Gets Home (animated), syndicated, 1972-74.

Voices, The Addams Family (animated), NBC, 1973-75.

Dwayne F. Schneider, One Day at a Time, CBS, 1975-84.

Voices of inspector and Sergeant Deux-Deux, The Pink Panther Laugh & 1/2 Hour & 1/2 Show (animated; also known as The Pink Panther Laugh and Half Hour and Half Show), NBC, c. 1976-77.

Voices, Yo, Yogi! (animated), NBC, 1991-92.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Jimmy Regosi, The Critical List, NBC, 1978.

Major Fred Goodman, The Last Convertible, NBC, 1979.

Television Appearances; Movies:

(As Pat Harrington) Frank, The Affair (also known as Love Song), ABC, 1973.

Russell, Savage (also known as The Savage File and Watch Dog), NBC, 1973.

(As Pat Harrington) Buddy Castle, Columbo: An Exercise in Fatality, NBC, 1975.

Randy Colbert, Let's Switch!, ABC, 1975.

Ernie Klopman, The New Love Boat (also known as The Love Boat III), ABC, 1977.

Russ Frazer, Between Two Brothers, CBS, 1982.

Luigi (some sources cite Guido) Mazzolini, Spring Fling!, ABC, 1995.

(As Pat Harrington) Tony, These Old Broads, ABC, 2001.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Himself, Westinghouse Presents: The Sound of the Sixties, 1961.

The Gershwin Years, CBS, 1961.

Morales, For Love or Money (also known as For Love or $$$), NBC, 1968.

CBS team member, Battle of the Network Stars, ABC, 1976.

Himself, Circus of the Stars #6, CBS, 1981.

(As Pat Harrington) Host from New York, CBS All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade, CBS, 1983.

Guest, The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast, NBC, 1984.

Voice of Dad, A Garfield Christmas Special (animated; also known as A Garfield Christmas and A Garfield Special), CBS, 1987.

(As Pat Harrington) Comic Relief VII, HBO, 1995.

(As Pat Harrington) Rudy Coby: Ridiculously Dangerous, Fox, 1996.

Himself, TV Guide's "Truth behind the Sitcoms 4," Fox, 2000.

(As Pat Harrington) The One Day at a Time Reunion (also known as The One Day at a Time Reunion Special), CBS, 2005.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

(As Pat Harrington) The Television Academy Hall of Fame, NBC, 1986.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Guest, Toast of the Town (also known as The Ed Sullivan Show), CBS, 1952.

(As Pat Harrington) "At Ease," The Motorola Television Hour (also known as The Motorola TV Hour and Motorola TV Theatre), ABC, 1953.

(As Pat Harrington) Benny, "Days of Grace," The Elgin Hour, ABC, 1955.

Bartender, "The Piper of St. James," The Alcoa Hour, NBC, 1956.

Panelist Guido Panzini, Laugh Line, NBC, 1959.

Insurance man, "I Can Take Care of Myself," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, CBS, 1960.

Guest, The Spike Jones Show, CBS, 1961 (multiple episodes).

Major Wiggins, "Grindl, Girl WAC," Grindl, NBC, 1964.

Sonny Harkness, "Pike's Pique," The Munsters, CBS, 1964.

Ed, "The Image," Bing Crosby Show, ABC, 1965.

Guido Panzini, "The Bow Wow Affair," The Man from U.N.C.L.E., NBC, 1965.

Thatcher, "Mummy Munster," The Munsters, CBS, 1965.

Thomas Kelly, "There's a Penguin in My Garden," Mr. Novak, NBC, 1965.

"Lucy and the Disc Jockey," Lucy Show, CBS, 1965.

B. Wise, "Spy, Counterspy, Counter-Counterspy," F Troop, ABC, 1966.

Phil Gordon, "Jethro Gets Engaged," The Beverly Hillbillies, ABC, 1966.

Pierre La Mouche, "The Come with Me to the Casbah Affair," The Man from U.N.C.L.E., NBC, 1966.

Rafael Masters, "His Highness Count Grazzari," Hank, NBC, 1966.

"The Lovers," Insight, syndicated, 1966.

"McHale's Country Club Caper," McHale's Navy, ABC, 1966.

Arthur, "The Week They Stole Payday," Captain Nice, NBC, 1967.

(As Pat Harrington) Nick Cooper, "The Calculus of Chaos," Run for Your Life, NBC, 1967.

(As Pat Harrington) Peter Sweet, "The Hula Doll Affair," The Man from U.N.C.L.E., NBC, 1967.

Borden, "The Twenty Thousand Dollar Carrot," The Outsider, NBC, 1968.

Wainwright, "Periwinkle Blue," The Outsider, NBC, 1969.

(As Pat Harrington) Harry Madison, "The Candid Commercial," The Flying Nun, ABC, 1970.

Harry, "Danny and the Mob," The Partridge Family, ABC, 1970.

Snyder, "Some Things Don't Change," The Interns, CBS, 1970.

"Debt of Honor," Here Come the Brides, ABC, 1970.

"Love and the Boss's Ex/Love and the Gangster/Love and Mr. Nice Guy," Love, American Style, ABC, 1970.

Businessperson, "One for the Road," Nanny and the Professor, ABC, 1971.

Chris Rossi, "The Contract," Marcus Welby, M.D. (also known as Robert Young, Family Doctor), ABC, 1971.

(As Pat Harrington) Eddie Collins, "Violent Echo," Cade's County, CBS, 1971.

Fox, "The Invasion of Kevin Ireland," Bold Ones: The Lawyers (also known as The Lawyers), NBC, 1971.

"The Casualty," The Interns, CBS, 1971.

"Love and the Baby/Love and the Big Mother/Love and the Free Weekend/Love and the Jealous Husband/Love and the Old Cowboy," Love, American Style, ABC, 1971.

The New Andy Griffith Show, CBS, 1971.

Peter Stowe, "It's All Write with Me," The Courtship of Eddie's Father, ABC, 1972.

Arnold Winkler, "Cry Wolf," The Rookies, ABC, 1973.

Fred Fowler, "John & Sally & Fred & Linda," The Girl with Something Extra, ABC, 1973.

(As Pat Harrington) Mark Riceman, "The Ghost of Potter's Field," Ghost Story (also known as Circle of Fear), NBC, 1973.

Roger Harper, "The Diplomat," The Partridge Family, ABC, 1973.

Shanks, "Fire and Ice," Faraday and Company, NBC, 1973.

"Love and Other Mistakes," Love, American Style, ABC, 1973.

Fred Bishop, "Man of Medicine," The New Dick Van Dyke Show, CBS, 1974.

Nino Mordanti, "Guilt by Association," McMillan and Wife (also known as McMillan), NBC, 1974.

Phil Ross, "Now You See Me … Now You Don't," Banacek, NBC, 1974.

Panelist, Match Game (also known as Match Game 74), CBS, 1974.

(As Pat Harrington) Fred Blau, "The Loner," Police Woman, NBC, 1975.

(As Pat Harrington) Mitchell McCully, "The Adventure of the 12th Floor Express," Ellery Queen (also known as The Adventures of Ellery Queen), NBC, 1975.

Preston Halsey, "The Deadly Inheritance," McMillan and Wife (also known as McMillan), NBC, 1975.

(As Pat Harrington) Ray Boland, "To Steal a Million," Police Story, NBC, 1975.

(As Pat Harrington) Thomas Kitzmiller, "Primal Scream" (also known as "The Humanoids"), Kolchak: The Night Stalker (also known as Kolchak, The Night Stalker, Dossiers brulants, and Galeria nocturna), ABC, 1975.

Warden, "Go Directly to Jail," The Invisible Man, NBC, 1975.

Himself, Rhyme and Reason, ABC, 1975 (multiple episodes).

Fay, NBC, 1975.

Guest, Tattletales, CBS, 1976.

"Mixed Doubles," Good Heavens, ABC, 1976.

Hank, "Folks from Hope/The Captain's Cup/Legal Eagle," The Love Boat, ABC, 1978.

Prince, "Target Gopher/The Major's Wife/Strange Honeymoon/The Oilman Cometh," The Love Boat, ABC, 1980.

"Dutch Treat," The Love Boat, ABC, 1984.

"Mr. Television," Glitter, ABC, 1984.

Dominic Battaglia, "Guess Who's Coming Forever?," Who's the Boss?, ABC, 1985.

Mel Comstock, "Footnote to Murder," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1985.

"Eye in the Sky," Crazy Like a Fox, CBS, 1985.

(As Pat Harrington) Jack Allen, "Heroes," Hotel (also known as Arthur Hailey's "Hotel"), ABC, 1986.

Himself, Super Password, NBC, 1986.

Gunnar Globle, "The Corpse Flew First Class," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1987.

Lieutenant Lou Brickman, "Jack and Bill," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1989.

Robert, "A Miracle of Rare Device," The Ray Bradbury Theater (also known as The Bradbury Trilogy, Mystery Theatre, The Ray Bradbury Theatre, Le monde fantastique de Ray Bradbury, and Ray Bradbury presente), USA Network, 1989.

Priest, Sydney, CBS, 1990.

John, "Dateline: Miami," The Golden Girls (also known as Miami Nice), NBC, 1991.

Nick Cullhane, "The Skinny according to Nick Cullhane," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1991.

(As Pat Harrington) Danny Zane, "A Bus Named Desire," Civil Wars, ABC, 1992.

Felker, "Angel of Death," Street Justice, syndicated, 1992.

(As Pat Harrington) Benny Lorenzo, "Time Share," Silk Stalkings, USA Network, 1994.

Father Kevin Casey, "George Helps Sidney," The George Carlin Show, Fox, 1994.

(As Pat Harrington) Voice, "Ride the High School," Duckman (animated; also known as Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man), USA Network, 1994.

Marshall Gaines (dead television producer), "Who Killed the Gadget Man?," Burke's Law, CBS, 1995.

Himself (some sources cite Stomp), "Roseanne in the Hood," Roseanne, ABC, 1995.

Stan Lee, "Love! Valor! Deception!," Kirk, The WB, 1995.

(As Pat Harrington) "Tornado" Mulvaney, "Dear Aunt Martha," Empty Nest, NBC, 1995.

(As Pat Harrington) Mr. Neidermeyer, "New Lease on Life," The Wayans Bros., The WB, 1996.

(As Pat Harrington) Himself, "Mackenzie Phillips," The E! True Hollywood Story (also known as Mackenzie Phillips: The E! True Hollywood Story and THS), E! Entertainment Television, 1998.

Kirk Draper, "Heroes," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1999.

(As Pat Harrington) Nathan Reese, "Trash TV: Part 1," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1999.

Himself, Intimate Portrait: Mackenzie Phillips, Lifetime, 2000.

Charlie Blue, "Semper Spy," Las Vegas (also known as Casino Eye), NBC, 2003.

Himself, Intimate Portrait: Bonnie Franklin, Lifetime, 2003.

Himself, "Shirley Cooks with Love," Yes, Dear, CBS, 2004.

Mac, "The Seder," Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO, 2005.

Himself, "Casting and Character Creation," TV Land Confidential, TV Land, 2005.

Appeared in other programs, including Good Morning, World, CBS. Some sources cite appearances in other programs, including an appearance in Steve Allen's "Laugh Back" (also known as Laugh Back); and (while billed as Pat Harrington) as Tip Henry, "RX: Christmas," Temperatures Rising (also known as The New Temperatures Rising Show), ABC, 1972.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

APO 923, CBS, 1962.

The Yellow Bird, ABC, 1964.

Owner of real estate company, Maureen, CBS, 1970.

Frank Bonio, Wednesday Night Out, NBC, 1972.

Man, Bobby Jo and the Big Apple Goodtime Band, CBS, 1972.

Voices of Hi-Rise and first Cyclone, "Tabitha and Adam and the Clown Family" (animated), The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (also known as The New Saturday Superstar Movie), ABC, 1972.

The Friday Night Group, 1973.

Joe Tate, The Healers, NBC, 1974.

Joey Gallion, Benny and Barney: Las Vegas Undercover (also known as Benny and Barney, the Aristocrats, The Funny World of Benny & Barney, and Las Vegas Undercover), NBC, 1977.

(As Pat Harrington) The Funny World of Fred & Bunni (live action and animated), CBS, 1978.

(As Pat Harrington) Max Brenner, Max and Me, broadcast on The Comedy Factory, ABC, 1985.

C. T. "Rowdy" Harlan, The Rowdies, ABC, 1986.

Television Work; Movies:

Additional voices, I Yabba-Dabba Do! (animated), ABC, 1993.

Film Appearances:

Benny, Stage Struck, Buena Vista, 1958.

(As Pat Harrington) Buddy Zack, The Wheeler Dealers (also known as Separate Beds), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1963.

District attorney, Move Over, Darling (also known as Something's Gotta Give), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1963.

(As Pat Harrington) Arlington Hewes, The President's Analyst, Paramount, 1967.

(As Pat Harrington) Judd Whitman, Easy Come, Easy Go, Paramount, 1967.

Franchot, 2000 Years Later, Warner Bros./Seven Arts, 1969.

(As Pat Harrington) Moderator, The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, Buena Vista, 1970.

Master of ceremonies at dinner, The Candidate, Warner Bros., 1972.

Willie Shakespeare (bartender), Every Little Crook and Nanny, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1972.

Narrator, The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat (animated), American International Pictures, 1974.

George, Round Trip to Heaven, Prism Entertainment, 1992.

Stuart Ridgley, Ablaze, New City Releasing, 2000.

Animated Film Appearances; as Voices of Inspector Clouseau, Sergeant Deux-Deux, and Others:

The Great DeGaulle Stone Operation, 1965.

Ape Suzette, 1966.

Cirrhosis of the Louvre, 1966.

Cock-a-Doodle Deux-Deux, 1966.

Napoleon Blown-Aparte, 1966.

The Pique Poquette of Paris, 1966.

Plastered in Paris, 1966.

Reaux, Reaux, Reaux Your Boat, 1966.

Sicque! Sicque! Sicque!, 1966.

That's No Lady, That's Notre Dame, 1966.

Toulouse La Trick, 1966.

Unsafe and Seine, 1966.

Bomb Voyage, 1967.

Canadian Can Can, 1967.

Crow de Guerre, 1967.

Le Bowser Bagger, 1967.

Le Cop on le Rocks, 1967.

Le Escape Goat, 1967.

Le Pig-Al Patrol, 1967.

Le Quiet Squad, 1967.

Sacre Bleu Cross, 1967.

The Shooting of Caribou Lou, 1967.

Tour de Farce, 1967.

Bear de Guerre, 1968.

Cherche le Phantom, 1968.

Le Ball and Chain Gang, 1968.

La Feet's Defeat, 1968.

Le Great Dane Robbery, 1968.

Les Miserobots, 1968.

London Derriere, 1968.

Transylvania Mania, 1968.

Carte Blanched, 1969.

French Freud, 1969.

Pierre and Cottage Cheese, 1969.

Stage Appearances:

The Golden Fleecing, Blackfriars, off-Broadway, 1960.

Catch Me If You Can, The Players Ring, Los Angeles, 1965.

Happiness Is Just a Little Thing Called a Rolls Royce, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1968.

Duke, Houston, TX, 1985.

The Pajama Game (musical), Pasadena Civic, Pasadena, CA, 1989.

Artie Shaughnessy, The House of Blue Leaves, Los Angeles, 1990.

Breaking Legs, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1994.

Andrew Makepeace Ladd III, Love Letters, Los Angeles, c. 1998-99.

Major Tours:

The Foreigner, Canadian cities, 1986.

The Odd Couple, U.S. cities, 1987.

The Pajama Game (musical), tour of Northwestern cities, c. 1989.

Cap'n Andy, Show Boat (musical), U.S. cities, c. 1997-98 (some sources cite 1994).

WRITINGS

Teleplays; with Others; Episodic:

One Day at a Time, CBS, various episodes from c. 1975-84.

Teleplays; with Others; Pilots:

Benny and Barney: Las Vegas Undercover (also known as Benny and Barney, the Aristocrats, The Funny World of Benny & Barney, and Las Vegas Undercover), NBC, 1977.

(As Pat Harrington) The Funny World of Fred & Bunni (live action and animated), CBS, 1978.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

People Weekly, July 17, 1995, p. 41.