Background
Hardy, Joseph was born on August 10, 1918 in Arlington, Massachusetts, United States. Son of James Joseph and Nora (Curtin) Hardy.
Hardy, Joseph was born on August 10, 1918 in Arlington, Massachusetts, United States. Son of James Joseph and Nora (Curtin) Hardy.
Stage debut in The Admirable Crichton, Robbins Memorial Town Hall, Arlington, January 29, 1938. Appeared on: Major Bowes Radio Amateur Hour, 1942, Arthur Godfrey Radio Talent Show, 1947, night club mimic act, since 1945. Maryland Theater: (with Nancy Davis-Reagan) Late Christopher Bean, 1947.
Broadway appearances: Tempest, 1945, Detective Story, 1950, Small Hours, 1951, Male Animal, 1952, Mr. Roberts, 1956, Cut of the Axe, 1960, The Freaking Out of Stephanie Blake, 1967. Off Broadway appearances: Richard III, Mutilations, Career, Respectful Prostitute, Mr.
Roberts with Charlton Heston, Newport, Rhode Island, 1956, Art and Mistress Bottle, Cohasset, Massachusetts, 1948. Motion picture appearances include: Middle of the Night, 1959, Tell Me in the Sunlight, 1963, Husbands, 1969, The Arrangement, 1969, Cops and Robbers, 1972, For Pete's Sake, 1973, All That Jazz, 1979, The Magnificent 10, 1981. Appeared with national companies: The Front Page, Florida-Canada tour, 1970, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Two Blind Mice, The Moon Is Blue, The Tempest.
Appeared with wife in: Never Too Late, 1970, Masque of St. George and the Dragon, Actor's Studio, 1970. Other theatrical appearances include: Let Us Be Gay, Stalag 17, Detective Story, Arsenic and Old Lace, Separate Rooms, Philadelphia Story, Life With Father, Thaw, 1985. Appeared in television Shows: NBC 4 Star Review with Jimmy Durante, Best of Families, Public Broadcasting Service, 1977, St. Patrick's Day, Night Over Taos, The Town, A Night to Remember, Answer the Call, Secret Storm, the new Kojac show, The Equalizer with Robert Mitchum.
Lecturer The New School, New York City.
Member Screen Actors Guild, Actors Equity Association, American Federation of television and Radio Artists, The Actor's Studio (life observer).
Married Lynne Emery, August 17, 1966.