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{{Short description|American actor (1929–2016)}}
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| name               = Pat Harrington Jr.
| image              = Pat Harrington, Jr., Stump the stars 1962.JPG
| alt                = 
| caption            = Harrington as host of ''[[Stump the Stars]]'', 1962
| birth_name         = Daniel Patrick Harrington Jr. 
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1929|08|13|mf=y}}
| birth_place        = New York City, U.S.
| death_date         = {{death date and age|2016|01|06|1929|08|13|mf=y}}
| death_place        = [[Los Angeles]], California, U.S.
| alma_mater         = [[Fordham University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| education          = [[La Salle Military Academy]]
| known_for          = {{hlist|[[One Day at a Time (1975 TV series)|One Day at a Time]]|[[The Danny Thomas Show]]}}
| occupation         = Actor
| years_active       = 1953–2016
| spouse             = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Marjorie Ann Gortner|1955|1985|reason=div.}}
* {{marriage|Sally Cleaver<br>|2001}}
}}
| children           = 4
| father             = [[Pat Harrington Sr.]] 
}}

'''Daniel Patrick Harrington Jr.''' (August 13, 1929 – January 6, 2016) was an American [[Emmy Awards|Emmy Award]]–winning stage and television actor, best known for his role as building superintendent Dwayne Schneider on the sitcom ''[[One Day at a Time (1975 TV series)|One Day at a Time]]'' (1975–1984). His father [[Pat Harrington Sr.]] was also an actor.

==Early life==
Harrington was born in Manhattan on August 13, 1929.<ref name="obit">{{Cite news|title=Pat Harrington Jr., Schneider of TV's 'One Day at a Time,' dies at 86|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/pat-harrington-jr-schneider-of-tvs-one-day-at-a-time-dies-at-86/2016/01/07/fb8cf232-b54c-11e5-9388-466021d971de_story.html|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=January 7, 2016|first=Adam|last=Bernstein|author-link=Margalit Fox|page=B7|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

His father was a song and dance man who worked in [[vaudeville]] and performed on the Broadway stage. Harrington attended a Catholic military school, [[La Salle Military Academy]] in [[Oakdale, New York]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Family Photograph|url=https://archivesspace.manhattan.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/54180|website=ArchiveSpace|publisher=Manhattan College Archives|access-date=February 1, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title = Pat Harrington Jr., 'Schneider' of TV's 'One Day at a Time,' dies at 86|url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/pat-harrington-jr-schneider-of-tvs-one-day-at-a-time-dies-at-86/2016/01/07/fb8cf232-b54c-11e5-9388-466021d971de_story.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=January 7, 2016|access-date=January 10, 2016|issn=0190-8286|first=Adam|last=Bernstein}}</ref> then graduated from [[Fordham University]] in 1950 with a [[bachelor of arts]] and subsequently received a [[master's degree]] in political philosophy, also from Fordham. During the [[Korean War]], Harrington served as an [[intelligence officer]] with the [[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force]], where he achieved the rank of [[first lieutenant]].<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/pat-harrington-jr-dead-one-844621/ Pat Harrington Jr., the Super on ‘One Day at a Time,’ Dies at 86] ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''. Retrieved May 5, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.theatermania.com/news/one-day-at-a-times-schneider-pat-harrington-jr-has-died_75527/ One Day at a Time's Schneider, Pat Harrington Jr., Has Died] ''Theater Mania''. Retrieved May 5, 2023.</ref>

Following in his father's footsteps, he pursued a career in entertainment after graduating from college and completing military service. He took a job at NBC in New York City. He then began acting on stage and toured North America with several plays, eventually performing on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]].

==Career==
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Harrington became known in the 1950s as a member of [[Steve Allen]]'s television comedy troupe, "Men on the Street"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metv.com/stories/pat-harrington-jr-of-one-day-at-a-time-passes-away-at-86|title=Pat Harrington, Jr. of 'One Day at a Time' passes away at 86|website=Me-TV Network|access-date=July 14, 2019}}</ref> (which included [[Don Knotts]], [[Tom Poston]] and [[Louis Nye]]). He made many appearances as the comedic Italian immigrant golf pro Guido Panzini on ''[[The Tonight Show|The Jack Paar Show]]'' in the mid-1950s. In the 1959–60 season, he played the recurring role of Pat Hannigan in 11 episodes of [[Danny Thomas]]'s sitcom ''[[The Danny Thomas Show]]''.

In the 1964–1965 television season, he guest-starred on numerous programs, including the sitcom ''[[The Bing Crosby Show (1964 TV series)|The Bing Crosby Show]]'' and ''[[Kentucky Jones]]'' (starring [[Dennis Weaver]]). In a 1965 episode of ''[[The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]]'' ("The Bow-Wow Affair"),<ref>IMDb. {{Citation|title=The Bow-Wow Affair|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0641065/|access-date=July 14, 2019}}</ref> Harrington reprised his role as Guido Panzini (who he also played in the February 8, 1966, episode of ''[[McHale's Navy]]'' "McHale's Country Club Caper").<ref>{{Citation|title=McHale's Country Club Caper|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1231839/|access-date=July 14, 2019}}</ref> On April 6, 1965, Harrington appeared in an episode of ''[[Mr. Novak]]'' (starring [[James Franciscus]]) titled "There's a Penguin in My Garden."<ref>{{Citation|title=There's a Penguin in My Garden|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0652082/|access-date=July 14, 2019}}</ref> He also guest-starred on two episodes of ''[[The Munsters]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0364224/|title=Pat Harrington Jr.|website=IMDb|access-date=July 14, 2019}}</ref> 

In 1967, he appeared in the [[Elvis Presley]] film ''[[Easy Come, Easy Go (1967 film)|Easy Come, Easy Go]]''. He also parodied ''[[Get Smart]]'' in an episode of ''[[F Troop]]'', in which he played secret agent "B Wise". From 1971 to 1974, he appeared in 11 episodes as District Attorney Charlie Giannetta of the ABC legal drama ''[[Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law]]'', starring [[Arthur Hill (Canadian actor)|Arthur Hill]] in the title role.

Harrington worked as a voice actor, including [[Atom (Ray Palmer)|Ray Palmer/the Atom]] and [[Speedy (Roy Harper)|Roy Harper/Speedy]] on ''[[The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure]]'' in 1967. From 1965 to 1969, Harrington portrayed the voices of both [[The Inspector]] (a character inspired by [[Inspector Clouseau|Inspector Jacques Clouseau]]) and his sidekick Deux Deux in all of the original 34 animated episodes of the character's eponymous series, created by Mirisch Films and [[DePatie-Freleng]] and released via [[United Artists]]. They later were shown as part of the Pink Panther cartoon TV show. Another cartoon voice he did was Jon's father on ''[[A Garfield Christmas|A Garfield Christmas Special]]''.

[[File:One day at a time schneider 1976.JPG|thumb|right|Pat Harrington Jr. on ''[[One Day at a Time (1975 TV series)|One Day at a Time]]'' (1976) ]]

In 1974, he appeared with [[Peter Falk]] and [[Robert Conrad]] in the ''[[Columbo (TV series)|Columbo]]'' episode ''[[List of Columbo episodes#Season 4|An Exercise in Fatality]]''. Harrington is best known for his role as building superintendent Dwayne Schneider on the 1975–1984 television sitcom ''[[One Day at a Time (1975 TV series)|One Day at a Time]]''. He won both an [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor – Comedy Series|Emmy Award]] and a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Golden Globe Award]] for his work on this series.

He played Hank Vosmik, a crew member who wins the heart of Florence Henderson's character Diane DeMarco in ''[[The Love Boat]]'' S2E11 "Captain's Cup", 1978.  In 1979, Harrington appeared as a celebrity guest star/game show contestant on ''[[Password Plus]]''. He reprised his role as Schneider in a series of commercials in the late 1980s for [[Trak Auto|Trak Auto Parts]] after the show ended. He appeared in an episode of ''[[The King of Queens]]'' in 2006. 

On the stage, he made his Broadway debut as Walter Bagley in ''[[Happiness Is Just a Little Thing Called a Rolls Royce]]''. He performed in the national tour of ''[[Show Boat]]'' as Cap'n Andy Hawks in 1997 and 1998. In 2000, he appeared in a regional production of ''[[Into the Woods]]'' as the Narrator.

Harrington twice appeared on former co-star [[Valerie Bertinelli]]'s television shows. In 1990, he appeared on ''[[Sydney (TV series)|Sydney]]'' and in 2012 he appeared, in his final acting role, on ''[[Hot in Cleveland]]''.

==Personal life==
Harrington married Marjorie Ann Gortner in 1955; the couple had four children, including tennis player [[Mike Harrington (tennis)|Mike Harrington]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Black |first1=Bob |title=Duo Acting Like Winners |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/146935588 |work=[[The Pittsburgh Press]] |date=July 7, 1978}}</ref> They divorced in 1985.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/pat-harrington-jr-has-died_75527.html|access-date=January 9, 2016|work=Theater Mania|title=One Day at a Time's Schneider, Pat Harrington Jr., Has Died|date=January 8, 2016|first=Bethany|last=Rickwald}}</ref> He married Sally Cleaver, an insurance executive, in 2001.{{cn|date=November 2024}}

===Death===
Harrington, who had [[Alzheimer's disease]], fell in early November 2015. He suffered a small brain hemorrhage and spent three weeks in a hospital and nursing home. Harrington's children announced his death on January 6, 2016, aged 86.<ref name="obit"/>

==Selected filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1959|| ''[[The Danny Thomas Show]]'' || Pat Hannigan || 11 Episodes
|-
|1960|| ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' || Insurance Man || Season 5 Episode 31: "I Can Take Care of Myself" 
|-
| rowspan="2" |1963|| ''[[The Wheeler Dealers]]'' || Buddy Zack ||
|-
| ''[[Move Over, Darling]]'' || District Attorney ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |1965
|''[[The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]]''
|Guido Panzini
|Season 1 Episode 20: "The Bow Wow Affair"
|-
|''[[Mr. Novak]]''
|Thomas Kelly
|Season 2 Episode 27: "There's a Penguin in My Garden"
|-
|1965–1969|| ''[[The Inspector]]''|| Inspector / Sergeant Deux-Deux / Wight / Captain Clamity / Doctor / Bear || Thirty-four shorts 
|-
|1966
|''[[McHale's Navy]]''
|Guido Panzini
|Season 4 Episode 21: "McHale's Country Club Caper"
|-
| rowspan="2" |1967|| ''[[Easy Come, Easy Go (1967 film)|Easy Come, Easy Go]]''|| Judd Whitman ||
|-
| ''[[The President's Analyst]]''|| Arlington Hewes ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |1969|| ''[[2000 Years Later]]''|| Franchot ||
|-
| ''[[The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes]]'' || Moderator ||
|-
|1969–1970|| ''[[The Pink Panther Show]]'' || Inspector / Sergeant Deux-Deux || voice
|-
|1970|| ''[[The Partridge Family]]'' || Harry || Season 1 Episode 7: "Danny and the Mob"
|-
| rowspan="3" |1972|| ''[[Every Little Crook and Nanny]]'' || Willie Shakespeare ||
|-
| ''[[The Candidate (1972 film)|The Candidate]]'' || Dinner MC || Uncredited
|-
|''[[The New Scooby-Doo Movies]]''
|[[Moe Howard]]
|Voice, Episodes: "Ghastly Ghost Town" and "The Ghost of the Red Baron"
|-
| rowspan="2" |1973|| ''[[The Partridge Family]]'' || Roger Harper || Season 4 Episode 8: "The Diplomat"
|-
| ''[[Savage (1973 TV film)|Savage]]'' || Russell ||
|-
|1974|| ''[[The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat]]'' || || Voice
|-
|1975–1984||''[[One Day at a Time (1975 TV series)|One Day at a Time]]'' || Dwayne Schneider || Main actor (209 episodes)
|-
|1975||''[[Kolchak: the Night Stalker]]'' || Thomas Kitzmiller || Season 1 Episode 13: "Primal Scream" 
|-
|1977||''[[The Love Boat]]''|| Ernie Klopman || Season 1 Episode 0: Pilot
|-
|1978||''[[The Love Boat]]''|| Hank Vosnick || Season 2 Episode 12
|-
|1980||''[[The Love Boat]]''|| Prince Hassan || Season 4 Episode 4
|-
|1984||''[[The Love Boat]]''|| Dr. Milton Foster || Season 8 Episodes 2 & 3
|-
|1985||''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'' || Assistant District Attorney Mel Comstock || Season 1 Episode 19: "Footnote to Murder"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0653512/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm|title = "Murder, She Wrote" Footnote to Murder (TV Episode 1985) - IMDb|website = [[IMDb]]}}</ref>
|-
|1987||''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'' || Gunnar Globle || Season 3 Episode 12: "The Corpse Flew First Class"
|-
|1989||''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'' || Lieutenant Lou Brickman || Season 6 Episode 5: "Jack and Bill"
|-
|1991||''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'' || Nick Cullhane || Season 7 Episode 22: "The Skinny According to Nick Cullhane"
|-
|1991|| ''[[The Golden Girls]]'' || John || Season 7 Episode 7: [https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0589734/ <u>“Dateline</u>: Miami”] 
|-
|1995|| ''[[Roseanne]]'' || Himself || Season 8 Episode 3: "Roseanne in the Hood" 
|-
|1996|| ''Round Trip to Heaven'' || George ||
|-
|2001|| ''[[Ablaze (2001 film)|Ablaze]]'' || Stuart Ridgley ||
|-
|2005|| ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]'' || Mac, Larry's Neighbor || Season 5 Episode 7: "The Seder"
|-
|2012|| ''[[Hot in Cleveland]]'' || Mr. Sherden || Season 4 Episode 4: [https://m.imdb.com/title/tt2506114/ “GILFs”] 
|}

==Awards and honors==
* [[38th Golden Globe Awards|1980: Golden Globe Award]] – [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series]] – ''[[One Day at a Time (1975 TV series)|One Day at a Time]]''
* [[36th Primetime Emmy Awards|1984: Primetime Emmy Award]] – [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor – Comedy Series|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series]] – ''[[One Day at a Time (1975 TV series)|One Day at a Time]]''
*2003: [[TV Land]] [[TV Land Award|Awards]] – Nosiest Neighbor – [[One Day at a Time (1975 TV series)|One Day at a Time]] (nominated)

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