Joseph W. Girard | |
Birth Name: | Joseph W. Girard |
Birth Date: | April 2, 1871 |
Birth Place: | Williamsport, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Death Place: | Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, U.S. |
Occupation: | Actor |
Years Active: | 1911–1944 |
Joseph W. Girard (April 2, 1871 – August 21, 1949) was an American film actor.[1] He appeared in more than 280 films between 1911 and 1944. He was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.
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.[2]