Robert Winthrop Ginty (November 14, 1948 – September 21, 2009) 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. Up to the early 1990's Ginty acted in action oriented films such as
The Act (1982),
White Fire (1985),
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