Patricia Hardy

Patricia Hardy

Patricia Hardy was an American television and film actress whose career was most active during the 1950s. She was the wife of actor Richard Egan. The third daughter of parents of Irish descent, James J. and Mary (née Toal) Hardy, Patricia Hardy was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She won several beauty pageants during her early years, including Miss Brooklyn, Miss Coney Island and Miss New York Press Photographer. She appeared on the cover of Look Magazine. She began her entertainment career in New York City, performing at the Copacabana nightclub with such well-known performers as Danny Thomas and Jimmy Durante. She met her future husband, actor Richard Egan, in 1956. The couple married on June 7, 1958, in San Francisco and remained together until Egan's death in July 1987. The couple had four daughters - Patricia, Kathleen, Colleen, and Maureen Egan, a writer and music video director, as well as a son, Richard Egan, Jr., who founded Vagrant Records. Hardy moved from New York to Los Angeles to pursue a film and television career. She was cast in several 1950s television episodes including two appearances on Perry Mason: as defendant Claire Olger in the 1958 episode, "The Case of the Haunted Husband," and as Jo Ann Blanchard in the 1959 episode, "The Case of the Startled Stallion." She also appeared in the series' State Trooper, The Loretta Young Show, Lassie and Schlitz Playhouse, in which she co-starred in an episode with James Dean. Her film credits included Girls in the Night in 1953 and Don't Knock the Rock in 1957.

  • Title: Patricia Hardy
  • Popularity: 1.743
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1931-12-23
  • Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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  • Also Known As: Pat Hardy
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Patricia Hardy Movies

  • 1955
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    The Unlighted Road

    The Unlighted Road

    5.3 1955 HD

    Young Jeff Latham stops at a roadside diner and ends up working there. After meeting a nice local girl, everything seems to be going his way. Things...

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  • 1953
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    Girls in the Night

    Girls in the Night

    6.4 1953 HD

    Juvenile delinquents (Joyce Holden, Glenda Farrell, Harvey Lembeck) trap a neighborhood hoodlum in New York.

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  • 1956
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    Don't Knock The Rock

    Don't Knock The Rock

    5.7 1956 HD

    Rock-and-roller Arnie Haynes returns to his hometown as a hero to the teenagers. However, the mayor and other concerned adults have banned him from...

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