Pat Harrington Jr.
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The son of legendary vaudevillian Pat Harrington Sr., comic actor Pat Harrington Jr. rose to prominence via his many appearances on The Steve Allen Show and The Jack Paar Program in the late 1950s. However, few viewers recognized him as Pat Harrington Jr.: instead, he passed himself off as Italian golf pro Guido Panzini, a guise so convincing that he was invited to play in several major tournaments. Once the public at large was apprised that Harrington was neither Italian nor a master duffer, demands for his services as an actor increased immeasurably. In 1959, he was cast on The Danny Thomas Show as Danny's new son-in-law Pat Hannigan (Thomas had planned to spin off Harrington and his TV daughter Penney Parker into their own series, but this was not to be). In 1962, he served as host of Stump the Stars, a revamped version of the old Summer replacement perennial Pantomime Quiz. Seven years later, he was seen as sharkish PR man Tony Lawrence on the short-lived TV adaptation of Mr. Deeds Goes to Town. In 1975, Harrington landed his signature role as macho, aphorism-spouting handyman Dwayne Schneider on the TV sitcom One Day at a Time; he remained with the series until its cancellation in 1984, earning an Emmy along the way. In films, Pat Harrington Jr. has been seen in a gallery of diverse portrayals, most amusingly as smoothly villainous telephone company spokesman Arlington Haven in The President's Analyst (1967). Harrington continued to act until 2012; his last acting appearance was a guest-spot on Hot in Cleveland, starring his former One Day at a Time co-star Valerie Harper. He died in 2016, at age 86.
Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
MOVIES
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
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No Score Yet | Ablaze |
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— | 2002 |
No Score Yet | These Old Broads |
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— | 2001 |
No Score Yet | Spring Fling! |
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— | 1995 |
No Score Yet | Round Trip to Heaven |
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— | 1992 |
No Score Yet | Garfield Christmas Special |
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— | 1987 |
No Score Yet | Between Two Brothers |
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— | 1982 |
No Score Yet | The Affair |
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— | 1973 |
88% | The Candidate |
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— | 1972 |
No Score Yet | Every Little Crook and Nanny |
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— | 1972 |
50% | The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes |
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— | 1969 |
77% | The President's Analyst |
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— | 1967 |
43% | Easy Come, Easy Go |
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— | 1967 |
No Score Yet | Move Over Darling |
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— | 1963 |
No Score Yet | The Wheeler Dealers |
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— | 1963 |
No Score Yet | Stage Struck |
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— | 1958 |
No Score Yet | 52nd Street |
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— | 1937 |
TV
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Hot in Cleveland
2010-2015
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The King of Queens
1998-2007
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92% |
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000-2020
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No Score Yet |
Lass es, Larry!
2000-2017
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Yes, Dear
2000-2006
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The Wayans Bros.
1995-1999
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No Score Yet |
Empty Nest
1988-1995
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76% |
Roseanne
1988-2018
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No Score Yet |
The Golden Girls
1985-1992
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No Score Yet |
Murder, She Wrote
1984-1996
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No Score Yet |
Who's the Boss?
1984-1992
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No Score Yet |
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969-1976
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No Score Yet |
Columbo
1968-2003
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100% |
The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
1964-1968
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83% |
The Munsters
1964-1966
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No Score Yet |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-1962
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No Score Yet |
One Day at a Time
1975-1984
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