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Pat Harrington

  • Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
  • Birthday: August 13, 1929

This wiry comic actor is perhaps best known for playing Dwayne Schneider, the meddling building superintendent who takes it upon himself to look out for "Ms. Romano" (Bonnie Franklin) on the long-running CBS sitcom "One Day at a Time" (1975-84). Pat Harrington Jr., the son of vaudevillian and early TV comedy player Pat Harrington, came to prominence in the mid-1950s as a TV advertising time seller for NBC. Jonathan Winters overheard the comedian doing foreign dialects and before he knew it, Harrington was a regular on "…more

Career Milestones

  • 1992

    Appeared in film "Road Trip to Heaven"

  • 1974

    Narrated animated feature "Fritz the Cat"

  • 1973

    Made TV-movie debut, "Savage"

  • 1958

    Appeared in feature film "Stage Struck"

  • 1954 to 1958

    Was time salesman for NBC

Awards

  • 1984

    Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy, Variety or Music Series

  • 1980

    Golden Globe Award: Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series