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Robert Ginty

American actor and director (1948-2009) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 60

Robert Winthrop Ginty was an American actor, producer, screenwriter, and director. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Ginty took interest in the arts at a young age and went on to study acting at Yale University. Ginty worked in theatre until he moved to Hollywood in the mid-1970s.

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A life in dates

2009Died21 September 20092001TrackerSeries, Director2000The Prophet's GameFilm, Brent Moore1997Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV ShowSeries, DirectorDoublecross on Costa's IslandFilm, 1997Robert Boyd1995Baywatch NightsSeries, Ray ReegunHere Come the MunstersFilm, 1995Director1994Day of ReckoningFilm, Writer1991Harley Davidson and the Marlboro ManFilm, Thom1990Dream OnSeries, DirectorCop TargetFilm, 1990Farley Wood1989LoverboyFilm, Joe Bodek1986MatlockSeries, Police Det. Ed TobiasMission KillFilm, 1986J.F. Cooper1984Murder, She WroteSeries, Lt. Avery PowellExterminator 2Film, 1984John Eastland1983I Want to LiveFilm, Henry Graham1981Falcon CrestSeries, Walker DanielsThe Big Stuffed DogFilm, 1981Petey's Father1980The ExterminatorFilm, John Eastland1977CHiPsSeries1976Bound for GloryFilm, Artichoke Picker1975Matt HelmSeries, Griff TannerCop on the BeatFilm, 1975Burns1973Police StorySeries1948Born14 November 1948

People around Robert

  • Coming Home 1978
  • Bound for Glory 1976
  • Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man 1991
  • Two-Minute Warning 1976
  • Loverboy 1989

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Filmography 40

74 credits on file

Television 24

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About this person

He started to play supporting roles on television and films, most notably a recurring role on the series The Paper Chase and two Hal Ashby films: Bound for Glory (1976) and Coming Home (1978). Ginty became an action film lead with his breakthrough role in James Glickenhaus's vigilante film The Exterminator (1980), which became a box-office success.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1948 to 2009 · aged 60