Pat Harrington, Jr. (born Daniel Patrick Harrington, Jr. on August 13, 1929 in New York City, New York) is an American actor.
The son of a song and dance man who worked in vaudeville and performed on the Broadway stage, Patrick Harrington Jr. pursued a career in entertainment after graduating from Fordham University in 1950 with a B.A. (he also has a Masters degree in Political Philosophy from Fordham University). Harrington served with the United States Air Force during the Korean war. Then, after being discharged, he took a job at NBC in New York City. He began acting on stage and toured North America with a number of plays and eventually performed on Broadway.
Harrington became famous in the 1950s as a member of Steve Allen's TV comedy troupe, the "Men on the Street" (which also included Don Knotts, Tom Poston and Louis Nye). Harrington also gained considerable recognition for his many appearances as the comedic Italian immigrant "Guido Panzini" on the Jack Paar Show in the mid 1950s, and in 1967 he appeared in the Elvis Presley film, Easy Come, Easy Go. Harrington also parodied Get Smart in an episode of F-Troop where he played secret agent "B. Wise".
Harrington has worked as a voice actor, most notably providing the voice of the bumbling Inspector Clouseau from 1965-1969 (see The Inspector). He was also the voice of Ray Palmer/the Atom on The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure in 1967.
However, he is best known to later generations for his role as Dwayne F. Schneider on the popular 1975-1984 television drama/comedy, One Day at a Time for which he won an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
He also had a cameo on the hit 1990's sitcom Roseanne, reprising his role as Dwayne Schneider.
Divorced in 1985 after 30 years of marriage, Harrington has four children.
Son of Pat Harrington Sr.
Has four children and three grandchildren
Earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Fordham University (New York City, USA) in 1950.
Pro wrestler The Honky Tonk Man based his gimmick on the character (Duane Schneider) that Harrington played on "One Day at a Time" (1975).
Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 207-208. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
Has a Masters Degree in Political Philosophy.
Received his B.A. and M.A. from New York's Fordham University.
After the Korean War, where he served in the Air Force as an Intelligence Officer and achieved the rank of First Lieutenant, he went to work at NBC in New York.
In addition to his skills as an actor, he is also an accomplished writer. His work includes twelve "One Day at a Time" scripts he wrote for the series.
His son Patrick is an advertising executive living in Tucson; second son Michael is an actor; Terry is a pianist and composer; Tresa-Caitlin was a ballerina, whose credits include New York's Joffrey Ballet.
