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Robert Ginty

Acting

Born November 14, 1948 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died September 21, 2009

Also known as Robert Ginity · R.W. Ginty

Biography

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. 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.

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Filmography37 titles

Charmed

1998Director

Xena: Warrior Princess

1995Director

The Rockford Files

1974as Gib Moore

China Beach

1988Director

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Lt. Avery Powell

Knight Rider

1982as Elliott Stevens

Quincy, M.E.

1976

Matlock

1986as Police Det. Ed Tobias

Dream On

1990Director

Police Story

1973

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

1993Director

CHiPs

1977

Simon & Simon

1981

Tracker

2001Director

Nash Bridges

1996Director

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

1991as Thom

The Love Boat

1977as Donald Gray

Loverboy

1989as Joe Bodek

Vietnam Texas

1990as Thomas McCain

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show

1997Director

Falcon Crest

1981as Walker Daniels

The Exterminator

1980as John Eastland

Lady Dragon

1992as Gibson

Three Kinds of Heat

1987as Elliot Cromwell

V.I.P.

1998Director

MadHouse

1990as Dale

Here Come the Munsters

1995Director

The Prophet's Game

2000as Brent Moore

Code Name Vengeance

1987as Monroe Bieler

The Alchemist

1983as Aaron McCallum

White Fire

1984as Bo

Woman of Desire

1994Director, Writer

Exterminator 2

1984as John Eastland

Maniac Killer

1987as Gondrand

The Bounty Hunter

1989as Duke Evans

The Act

1984as Don Tucker

Warrior of the Lost World

1983as The Rider