Pat Harrington Jr.

Was also an actor.

Pat Harrington Jr. Studied at Fordham University, University of California, Berkeley and La Salle Military Academy. The recorded working language is English. Distinctions recorded are Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film and TV Land Award.

• Name — Pat Harrington Jr. • Birth Name — Daniel Patrick Harrington Jr. • Born — 13 August 1929 • Birthplace — New York City, U.S. • Died — 6 January 2016 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Education — Fordham University (BA) (MA) La Salle Military Academy • Known for — * One Day at a Time • The Danny Thomas Show • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1953–2016 • Children — 4 • Father — Pat Harrington Sr.

Harrington was born in Manhattan on August 13, 1929. His father was a song and dance man who worked in vaudeville and performed on the Broadway stage. Harrington attended a Catholic military school, La Salle Military Academy in Oakdale, New York. then graduated from Fordham University in 1950 with a bachelor of arts and subsequently received a master's degree in political philosophy, also from Fordham. During the Korean War, Harrington served as an intelligence officer with the U.S. Air Force, where he achieved the rank of first lieutenant. Following in his father's footsteps, he pursued a career in entertainment after graduating from college and completing military service. He took a job at NBC in New York City. He then began acting on stage and toured North America with several plays, eventually performing on Broadway.

Harrington became known in the 1950s as a member of Steve Allen's television comedy troupe, "Men on the Street" (which included Don Knotts, Tom Poston and Louis Nye). He made many appearances as the comedic Italian immigrant golf pro Guido Panzini on The Jack Paar Show in the mid-1950s. In the 1959–60 season, he played the recurring role of Pat Hannigan in 11 episodes of Danny Thomas's sitcom The Danny Thomas Show. In the 1964–1965 television season, he guest-starred on numerous programs, including the sitcom The Bing Crosby Show and Kentucky Jones (starring Dennis Weaver). In a 1965 episode of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. ("The Bow-Wow Affair"), Harrington reprised his role as Guido Panzini (who he also played in the February 8, 1966, episode of McHale's Navy "McHale's Country Club Caper"). On April 6, 1965, Harrington appeared in an episode of Mr. Novak (starring James Franciscus) titled "There's a Penguin in My Garden." He also guest-starred on two episodes of The Munsters. In 1967, he appeared in the Elvis Presley film Easy Come, Easy Go. He also parodied Get Smart in an episode of F Troop, in which he played secret agent "B Wise". From 1971 to 1974, he appeared in 11 episodes as District Attorney Charlie Giannetta of the ABC legal drama Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law, starring Arthur Hill in the title role. Harrington worked as a voice actor, including Ray Palmer/the Atom and Roy Harper/Speedy on The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure in 1967. From 1965 to 1969, Harrington portrayed the voices of both The Inspector (a character inspired by Inspector Jacques Clouseau) and his sidekick Deux Deux in all of the original 34 animated episodes of the character's eponymous series, created by Mirisch Films and DePatie-Freleng and released via United Artists. They later were shown as part of the Pink Panther cartoon TV show. Another cartoon voice he did was Jon's father on A Garfield Christmas Special. • Illustration — Pat Harrington Jr. on One Day at a Time (1976) In 1974, he appeared with Peter Falk and Robert Conrad in the Columbo episode An Exercise in Fatality. Harrington is best known for his role as building superintendent Dwayne Schneider on the 1975–1984 television sitcom One Day at a Time. He won both an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for his work on this series. He played Hank Vosmik, a crew member who wins the heart of Florence Henderson's character Diane DeMarco in The Love Boat S2E11 "Captain's Cup", 1978. In 1979, Harrington appeared as a celebrity guest star/game show contestant on Password Plus. He reprised his role as Schneider in a series of commercials in the late 1980s for Trak Auto Parts after the show ended. He appeared in an episode of The King of Queens in 2006. On the stage, he made his Broadway debut as Walter Bagley in Happiness Is Just a Little Thing Called a Rolls Royce. He performed in the national tour of Show Boat as Cap'n Andy Hawks in 1997 and 1998. In 2000, he appeared in a regional production of Into the Woods as the Narrator. Harrington twice appeared on former co-star Valerie Bertinelli's television shows. In 1990, he appeared on Sydney and in 2012 he appeared in Hot in Cleveland, (in his final acting role).

Harrington married Marjorie Ann Gortner in 1955; the couple had four children, including tennis player Mike Harrington. They divorced in 1985. He married Sally Cleaver, an insurance executive, in 2001.

Harrington, who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2012, was hospitalized with a brain hemorrhage after a fall in November 2015. He died on January 6, 2016, at the age of 86.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1959 — The Danny Thomas Show — Pat Hannigan — 11 Episodes • 1960 — Alfred Hitchcock Presents — Insurance Man — Season 5 Episode 31: "I Can Take Care of Myself" • 1963 — The Wheeler Dealers — Buddy Zack • Move Over, Darling — District Attorney • 1965 — The Man from U.N.C.L.E. — Guido Panzini — Season 1 Episode 20: "The Bow Wow Affair" • Mr. Novak — Thomas Kelly — Season 2 Episode 27: "There's a Penguin in My Garden" • 1965–1969 — The Inspector — Inspector / Sergeant Deux-Deux / Wight / Captain Clamity / Doctor / Bear — Thirty-four shorts • 1966 — McHale's Navy — Guido Panzini — Season 4 Episode 21: "McHale's Country Club Caper" • 1967 — Easy Come, Easy Go — Judd Whitman • The President's Analyst — Arlington Hewes • 1969 — 2000 Years Later — Franchot • The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes — Moderator • 1969–1970 — The Pink Panther Show — Inspector / Sergeant Deux-Deux — voice • 1970 — The Partridge Family — Harry — Season 1 Episode 7: "Danny and the Mob" • 1972 — Every Little Crook and Nanny — Willie Shakespeare • The Candidate — Dinner MC — Uncredited • The New Scooby-Doo Movies — Moe Howard — Voice, Episodes: "Ghastly Ghost Town" and "The Ghost of the Red Baron" • 1973 — The Partridge Family — Roger Harper — Season 4 Episode 8: "The Diplomat" • Savage — Russell • 1973 — The Rookies — Cry Wolf — Season 2, Episode 6 • 1974 — The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat — Voice • 1974 — Columbo — Buddy Castle — Season 3 Episode 24: "An Exercise in Fatality" • 1975–1984 — One Day at a Time — Dwayne Schneider / Guido Panzini (for 1 episode in 1983) — Main actor (209 episodes) • 1975 — Kolchak: The Night Stalker — Thomas Kitzmiller — Season 1 Episode 13: "Primal Scream" • 1977 — The Love Boat — Ernie Klopman — Season 1 Episode 0: Pilot • 1978 — The Love Boat — Hank Vosnick — Season 2 Episode 12 • 1980 — The Love Boat — Prince Hassan — Season 4 Episode 4 • 1984 — The Love Boat — Dr. Milton Foster — Season 8 Episodes 2 & 3 • 1985 — Murder, She Wrote — Assistant District Attorney Mel Comstock — Season 1 Episode 19: "Footnote to Murder" • 1987 — Murder, She Wrote — Gunnar Globle — Season 3 Episode 12: "The Corpse Flew First Class" • 1989 — Murder, She Wrote — Lieutenant Lou Brickman — Season 6 Episode 5: "Jack and Bill" • 1991 — Murder, She Wrote — Nick Cullhane — Season 7 Episode 22: "The Skinny According to Nick Cullhane" • 1991 — The Golden Girls — John — Season 7 Episode 7: “Dateline: Miami” • 1995 — Roseanne — Himself — Season 8 Episode 3: "Roseanne in the Hood" • 1996 — Round Trip to Heaven — George • 2001 — Ablaze — Stuart Ridgley • 2005 — Curb Your Enthusiasm — Mac, Larry's Neighbor — Season 5 Episode 7: "The Seder" • 2012 — Hot in Cleveland — Mr. Sherden — Season 4 Episode 4: “GILFs”

He was the child of Pat Harrington Sr.