On this day in television history - Johnny Staccato (1959 - 1960):

Johnny Staccato

aka Staccato,

was released in the United States on September 10, 1959,

and ran for two seasons until March 17, 1960.
Music by Elmer Bernstein.

Cast:

John Cassavetes, Warren Berlinger, Geraldine Brooks, Walter Burke, Elisha Cook, Jr., Lloyd Corrigan, Frank DeKova, Norman Fell, Marianne Gaba, Ingrid Goude, Harry Guardino, Arline Hunter, Martin Landau, Michael Landon, Cloris Leachman, Ruta Lee, Sylvia Lewis, Charles McGraw, John Marley, Elizabeth Montgomery, Mary Tyler Moore, Susan Oliver, J. Pat O'Malley, Gena Rowlands, Vito Scotti, Dean Stockwell, Nita Talbot, Jack Weston.

On this day in movie history - St. Ives (1976):

St. Ives,

directed by J. Lee Thompson,

written by Barry Beckerman,

based on the novel by The Procane Chronicle by Oliver Bleeck,

was released in the United States on September 1, 1976.
Music by Lalo Schifrin.

Cast:
Charles Bronson, John Houseman, Jacqueline Bisset, Maximilian Schell, Harry Guardino, Harris Yulin, Dana Elcar, Michael Lerner, George Memmoli, Dick O’Neill, Elisha Cook Jr., Jerome Thor, Val Bisoglio, Burr DeBenning, Daniel J. Travanti, Stanley Brock, Tom Pedi, Joseph Roman, Walter Brooke, Jeff Goldblum, Robert Englund, Mark Thomas, Joe De Nicola, Bob Terhune, Don Hanmer, Norman Palmer, George Sawaya, Larry Martindale, Olan Soule, Louis H. Kelly, Rosalyn Marshall, Glenn Robards, Lynn Borden, Owen Pace, Morris Buchanan, Ben Young, John Steadman, Benjie Bancroft, Layla Bias Galloway, Jill Stone, Edward Cross, Al Beaudine, Jack Berle, Jerry Brutsche, Daniel Elam, Len Felber, Duke Fishman, Bob Harks, Michael Jeffers, Dale Johnson, John Marlin, John Hugh McKnight, Jim Michael, Ernesto Molinari, Dar Robinson, George Tracy, Paul Van.

On this day in movie history - Dirty Harry (1971):

Dirty Harry,

directed by Don Siegel,

written by Harry Julian Fink, R.M. Fink and Dean Riesner,

based on a story by Harry Julian Fink, R.M. Fink and Jo Heims,

was released in the United States on December 23, 1971.
Music by Lalo Schifrin.

Cast:
Clint Eastwood, Andy Robinson, Harry Guardino, Reni Santoni, John Vernon, John Larch, John Mitchum, Woodrow Parfrey, Josef Sommer, Mae Mercer, Albert Popwell, Lyn Edgington, Ruth Kobart, Lois Foraker, William Paterson, Debralee Scott.

Born on this day – Harry Guardino:

Harry Guardino

Actor

December 23, 1925 – July 17, 1995

Credits:

Fist of Honor (1993); Murder, She Wrote (1984–1993); Renegade (1992); Human Target (1992); Cheers (1992); Under Surveillance (1991); P.S.I. Luv U (1991); Jake and the Fatman (1991); The Neon Empire (1989); Hunter (1989); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1988); The Law and Harry McGraw (1987); Adderly (1987); Hotel (1985–1986); On Our Way (1985); Jessie (1984); Lovers and Other Strangers (1983); The Sophisticated Gents (1981); Vega$ (1981); Any Which Way You Can (1980); Barnaby Jones (1980); Hawaii Five-O (1969–1979); Bender (1979); Goldengirl (1979); Pleasure Cove (1979); Every Which Way But Loose (1978); Evening in Byzantium (1978); Matilda (1978); Police Story (1973–1978); No Margin for Error (1978); Wonder Woman (1978); Fantasy Island (1978); Contract on Cherry Street (1977); Rollercoaster (1977); Future Cop (1977); The Enforcer (1976); The Streets of San Francisco (1976); Having Babies (1976); Street Killing (1976); St. Ives (1976); Good Heavens (1976); McCoy (1975); Whiffs (1975); Capone (1975); The Manhunter (1974); The Evil Touch (1973–1974); Kojak (1974); Get Christie Love! (1974); The New Perry Mason (1973–1974); Indict and Convict (1974); The Wide World of Mystery (1973); Partners in Crime (1973); McCloud (1973); They Only Kill Their Masters (1972); Medical Center (1972); Night Gallery (1972); Slingshot (1971); Dirty Harry (1971); Monty Nash (1971); The Last Child (1971); Red Sky at Morning (1971); Love, American Style (1971); The Name of the Game (1968–1971); Men at Law (1971); The F.B.I. (1970); Lovers and Other Strangers (1970); The Lonely Profession (1969); The Hell with Heroes (1968); Jigsaw (1968); Madigan (1968); Valley of Mystery (1967); The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967); The Treasure of San Gennaro (1966); Run for Your Life (1966); 12 O'Clock High (1966); The Virginian (1965); The Reporter (1964); Rhino! (1964); Ben Casey (1964); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963); The Outer Limits (1963); The Greatest Show on Earth (1963); Naked City (1959–1963); The Eleventh Hour (1963); Route 66 (1962); Alcoa Premiere (1962); Dr. Kildare (1962); The Dick Powell Theatre (1962); The Lloyd Bridges Show (1962); Kraft Theatre (1962); Hell Is for Heroes (1962); The Pigeon That Took Rome (1962); The Untouchables (1960–1962); Cain's Hundred (1962); Target: The Corruptors! (1962); King of Kings (1961); Checkmate (1961); Overland Trail (1960); 5 Branded Women (1960); Johnny Staccato (1959); The Five Pennies (1959); The Eighty Yard Run (Playhouse 90) (1957–1959); Pork Chop Hill (1959); Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1959); Houseboat (1958); Suspicion (1958); Kraft Theatre (1948); Studio 57 (1957); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1957); The Millionaire (1957); Schlitz Playhouse (1957); Studio One (1957); The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (1957); I Led 3 Lives (1955); The Court Jester (1955); Hold Back Tomorrow (1955); I Married Joan (1955); The Big Tip Off (1955); Dangerous Assignment (1952); Son of Ali Baba (1952); Flesh and Fury (1952); Sirocco (1951); Up Front (1951).

On this day in movie history - The Enforcer (1976):

The Enforcer,

directed by James Fargo,

written by Stirling Silliphant and Dean Riesner,

based on a story by Gail Morgan Hickman and S.W. Schurr,

was released in the United Kingdom on December 16, 1976.
Music by Jerry Fielding.

Cast:
Clint Eastwood, Tyne Daly, Harry Guardino, Bradford Dillman, John Mitchum, DeVeren Bookwalter, John Crawford, Samantha Doane, Robert Hoy, Jocelyn Jones, M.G. Kelly, Nick Pellegrino, Albert Popwell, Rudy Ramos, Bill Ackridge, Bill Jelliffe, Joe Bellan, Tim O'Neill, Jan Stratton, Will MacMillan, Jerry Walter, Steve Eoff, Tim Burrus, Michael Cavanaugh, Dick Durock, Ron Manning, Adele Proom, Glenn Leigh Marshall, Robert Behling, Terence McGovern, Stan Ritchie, John Roselius, Brian Fong, Art Rimdzius, Chuck Hicks, Anne Macey, Gloria Prince, Kenneth Boyd, Bernard Glin, Fritz Manes, Barbara Beebe, George Cheung, Michael L. Davis, Roger Ferreira, Jean Glaudé, Donald Li, Arthur Malet, George Reading, Joe Spano.