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Howard Duff

January 26, 2023

Howard Green Duff (November 24, 1913 – July 8, 1990) was an American actor.

Howard Duff
Duff in 1969
Born
Howard Green Duff

(1913-11-24)November 24, 1913
Charleston, Washington, U.S.
DiedJuly 8, 1990(1990-07-08) (aged 76)
Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1947–1990
Spouses
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(m. 1951; div. 1984)​
Judy Jenkinson
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(m. 1986)​
Children1
Duff and Eileen Ryan in "A World of Difference", an episode of The Twilight Zone, 1960

Early life

Duff was born in Charleston, Washington (today a part of Bremerton), in 1913.[1] He graduated from Roosevelt High School in Seattle in 1932, where he began acting in school plays after he was cut from the school basketball team.

Duff worked locally in Seattle-area theater until entering the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. He was eventually assigned to their radio service, and announced re-broadcasts prepared for the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS). In this role, he served as the announcer for the drama Suspense, dated March 16, 1943.

Career

Sam Spade

Duff's most memorable radio role was as Dashiell Hammett's private eye Sam Spade in The Adventures of Sam Spade (1946–1950).[2] With his TV and film career starting to take hold, he ultimately left the program in 1950 at the start of its final season; Stephen Dunne took over the voice role of Spade.[3][4]

Contract with Universal

Duff was signed to a long-term contract with Universal, and made his film debut alongside Burt Lancaster as an inmate in 1947's Brute Force. The movie was produced by Mark Hellinger and directed by Jules Dassin, who gave Duff a bigger role in their next film, The Naked City (1948).[5] He subsequently reunited with Lancaster for the family drama All My Sons (also 1948), based on the play of the same name by Arthur Miller.

More substantial roles soon followed, with Duff taking the lead in numerous Westerns and films noir including Illegal Entry, Red Canyon, Johnny Stool Pigeon, Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (all 1949);[6]Spy Hunt, Shakedown and Woman in Hiding (all 1950). The latter film saw Duff act alongside his future wife Ida Lupino; the couple would subsequently co-star in a further four films during the 1950s.

In 1951, Duff made a pilot for a new radio series, The McCoy.[7] Following his marriage to Lupino in October 1951, Duff was granted a release from his contract with Universal.[8]

Freelance actor

Duff appeared in the 1952 film That Kind of Girl (aka Models Inc),[9] and also featured in Spaceways, and Roar of the Crowd (both 1953), the latter for Monogram Pictures, which ultimately made Jennifer (also 1953), the second movie in which he starred alongside his wife.

His other film appearances beside his wife; Don Siegel's Private Hell 36 (1954); Lewis Seiler's Women's Prison (1955), and Fritz Lang's While the City Sleeps (1956) continued Duff's successful run of movies during the 1950s.

Television

In addition to his movie roles, Duff also experienced success in television, with appearances in the 1950s series The Star and the Story, Climax! and Crossroads. From January 1957 to July 1958, he appeared with Lupino in the CBS sitcom Mr. Adams and Eve, which revolved around the private lives of two fictitious film stars, Howard Adams and Eve Drake, who were married to each other. They also served as producers.[10]

Other TV roles included an appearance in NBC's western series Bonanza, playing a young Samuel Langhorne Clemens in his early life in the West as a satirical and crusading journalist, in the first-season episode "Enter Mark Twain". Duff also featured in episodes of numerous TV series during the 1960s including The Twilight Zone, Burke's Law, The Eleventh Hour, Mr. Novak and Batman (the latter in an episode entitled "The Entrancing Dr. Cassandra", alongside wife Ida Lupino). In 1960, Duff portrayed Arthur Curtis on The Twilight Zone in an episode titled “A World of Difference.” In 1963 Duff appeared as Ed Frazer on The Virginian in the episode titled "A Distant Fury."[citation needed]

Duff had the lead role in the short-lived TV series Dante (which ran for only one season; 1960–61),[10] but found greater success as Detective Sergeant Sam Stone in the ABC police drama Felony Squad (1966–69). Duff appeared in all 73 episodes of the series during its three-season run, alongside his co-stars Dennis Cole and Ben Alexander. He also directed one episode; "The Deadly Abductors".[11]

Duff also directed seven episodes of the 1965–1966 television sitcom Camp Runamuck.

 
Publicity photo of Howard Duff, working in front of the camera and behind the scenes, for the television program Felony Squad

Later career

Duff continued to make guest appearances in TV series during the 1970s including The Streets of San Francisco, Police Story, The Rockford Files, and $weepstake$, amongst others, and also featured in the TV movies A Little Game (1971) and Snatched (1973). In 1971 Duff appeared as Stuart Masters in "The Men From Shiloh" (rebranded name for the TV western The Virginian) in the episode titled "The Town Killer."

Duff was part of an ensemble cast in the 1978 comedy film A Wedding, and had a prominent role as the attorney to Dustin Hoffman's character in the Academy Award-winning Kramer vs. Kramer (1979). In 1980 he played Charles Slade in the 1980 mini series The Dream Merchants.

Duff portrayed villain Jules Edwards in Part 1 of the 1981 mini-series East of Eden, and was part of the main cast in the TV series Flamingo Road (1980–82), appearing in all 38 episodes of the show.[12]

He continued to make guest appearances in TV series during the 1980s, including Charlie's Angels (1980) (as bumbling private eye Harrigan in the episode "Harrigan's Angel"); Murder, She Wrote (1984), Magnum, P.I. (1988) (as Capt. Thomas Magnum, II, the grandfather of main character Thomas Magnum, played by Tom Selleck), and Dallas (also 1988).[13] Duff also had a recurring role as Paul Galveston during the sixth season of Knots Landing (1984–85), appearing in 10 episodes. He returned for one more episode in 1990.

Although Duff made few film appearances during the 1980s, he did have a prominent role in the 1987 thriller No Way Out, alongside Kevin Costner and Gene Hackman. In 1990, shortly before his death, Duff made his final acting appearances in the TV series Midnight Caller and The Golden Girls, and the film Too Much Sun.

Personal life

Duff had a tempestuous relationship with actress Ava Gardner in the late 1940s. In October 1951, he married Ida Lupino.[1][14][15]

After he was listed in Red Channels as a communist subversive in 1950, he lost his radio work and might have forfeited his entire career had it not been for his marriage. Duff and Lupino had a daughter, Bridget Duff (born April 23, 1952). The couple separated in 1966 but did not divorce until 1984. He subsequently married Judy Jenkinson. Like former wife Lupino, Duff was a staunch Democrat.[16]

Death

Duff died at age 76 of a heart attack on July 8, 1990, in Santa Barbara, California.[17]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b "Actor Howard Duff, Radio's Sam Spade, Dies at 72". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. July 10, 1990.
  2. ^ Buxton, Frank and Owens, Bill (1972). The Big Broadcast – 1920–1950. The Viking Press.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Roberts, C. (Sep 25, 1950). "Howard duff fired but he doesn't mind so much; 20 will film Joe Louis fight". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 166147950.
  4. ^ Dunning, John (1976). Tune in Yesterday. Prentice-Hall.
  5. ^ Maltin, Leonard (1980). TV Movies (1981–82 ed.). New American Library.
  6. ^ Hedda Hopper (Oct 2, 1948). "Howard Duff to Star Opposite De Carlo". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 165902216.
  7. ^ Ames, W. (Apr 24, 1951). "Howard duff cuts audition for new private eye series; pinky lee on sullivan show". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 166179601.
  8. ^ Schallert, E. (Oct 16, 1951). "Drama". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 166281180.
  9. ^ Hopper, H. (Jan 9, 1952). "Looking cat hollywood". Chicago Daily Tribune. ProQuest 178267712.
  10. ^ a b Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earl (1979). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946–present. Ballantine.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ L. L. (May 25, 1967). "Howard duff has a pet line". The Washington Post and Times-Herald. ProQuest 143123554.
  12. ^ Smith, C. (Jun 1, 1981). "Howard Duff Discovers Villainy". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 152835761.
  13. ^ Martin Weil (Jul 10, 1990). "Longtime character actor Howard Duff dies at 76". The Washington Post. ProQuest 140163634.
  14. ^ "Howard Duff weds Ida Lupino". The New York Times. Oct 22, 1951. ProQuest 111948214.
  15. ^ "Ida Lupino Becomes Bride of Howard Duff". Los Angeles Times. Oct 22, 1951. ProQuest 166228206.
  16. ^ Donati, W. (2013). Ida Lupino: A Biography. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813143521. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
  17. ^ Folkart, Burt A. (Jul 10, 1990). "Howard Duff; Starred in Radio, TV, Films". Los Angeles Times.

External links

  • Howard Duff at IMDb
  • Howard Duff Collection at UCLA

January 26, 2023
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Howard Green Duff November 24 1913 July 8 1990 was an American actor Howard DuffDuff in 1969BornHoward Green Duff 1913 11 24 November 24 1913Charleston Washington U S DiedJuly 8 1990 1990 07 08 aged 76 Santa Barbara California U S OccupationActorYears active1947 1990SpousesIda Lupino m 1951 div 1984 wbr Judy Jenkinson m 1986 wbr Children1Duff and Eileen Ryan in A World of Difference an episode of The Twilight Zone 1960 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Sam Spade 2 2 Contract with Universal 2 3 Freelance actor 2 4 Television 2 5 Later career 3 Personal life 3 1 Death 4 Filmography 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditDuff was born in Charleston Washington today a part of Bremerton in 1913 1 He graduated from Roosevelt High School in Seattle in 1932 where he began acting in school plays after he was cut from the school basketball team Duff worked locally in Seattle area theater until entering the United States Army Air Corps during World War II He was eventually assigned to their radio service and announced re broadcasts prepared for the Armed Forces Radio Service AFRS In this role he served as the announcer for the drama Suspense dated March 16 1943 Career EditSam Spade Edit Duff s most memorable radio role was as Dashiell Hammett s private eye Sam Spade in The Adventures of Sam Spade 1946 1950 2 With his TV and film career starting to take hold he ultimately left the program in 1950 at the start of its final season Stephen Dunne took over the voice role of Spade 3 4 Contract with Universal Edit Duff was signed to a long term contract with Universal and made his film debut alongside Burt Lancaster as an inmate in 1947 s Brute Force The movie was produced by Mark Hellinger and directed by Jules Dassin who gave Duff a bigger role in their next film The Naked City 1948 5 He subsequently reunited with Lancaster for the family drama All My Sons also 1948 based on the play of the same name by Arthur Miller More substantial roles soon followed with Duff taking the lead in numerous Westerns and films noir including Illegal Entry Red Canyon Johnny Stool Pigeon Calamity Jane and Sam Bass all 1949 6 Spy Hunt Shakedown and Woman in Hiding all 1950 The latter film saw Duff act alongside his future wife Ida Lupino the couple would subsequently co star in a further four films during the 1950s In 1951 Duff made a pilot for a new radio series The McCoy 7 Following his marriage to Lupino in October 1951 Duff was granted a release from his contract with Universal 8 Freelance actor Edit Duff appeared in the 1952 film That Kind of Girl aka Models Inc 9 and also featured in Spaceways and Roar of the Crowd both 1953 the latter for Monogram Pictures which ultimately made Jennifer also 1953 the second movie in which he starred alongside his wife His other film appearances beside his wife Don Siegel s Private Hell 36 1954 Lewis Seiler s Women s Prison 1955 and Fritz Lang s While the City Sleeps 1956 continued Duff s successful run of movies during the 1950s Television Edit In addition to his movie roles Duff also experienced success in television with appearances in the 1950s series The Star and the Story Climax and Crossroads From January 1957 to July 1958 he appeared with Lupino in the CBS sitcom Mr Adams and Eve which revolved around the private lives of two fictitious film stars Howard Adams and Eve Drake who were married to each other They also served as producers 10 Other TV roles included an appearance in NBC s western series Bonanza playing a young Samuel Langhorne Clemens in his early life in the West as a satirical and crusading journalist in the first season episode Enter Mark Twain Duff also featured in episodes of numerous TV series during the 1960s including The Twilight Zone Burke s Law The Eleventh Hour Mr Novak and Batman the latter in an episode entitled The Entrancing Dr Cassandra alongside wife Ida Lupino In 1960 Duff portrayed Arthur Curtis on The Twilight Zone in an episode titled A World of Difference In 1963 Duff appeared as Ed Frazer on The Virginian in the episode titled A Distant Fury citation needed Duff had the lead role in the short lived TV series Dante which ran for only one season 1960 61 10 but found greater success as Detective Sergeant Sam Stone in the ABC police drama Felony Squad 1966 69 Duff appeared in all 73 episodes of the series during its three season run alongside his co stars Dennis Cole and Ben Alexander He also directed one episode The Deadly Abductors 11 Duff also directed seven episodes of the 1965 1966 television sitcom Camp Runamuck Publicity photo of Howard Duff working in front of the camera and behind the scenes for the television program Felony Squad Later career Edit Duff continued to make guest appearances in TV series during the 1970s including The Streets of San Francisco Police Story The Rockford Files and weepstake amongst others and also featured in the TV movies A Little Game 1971 and Snatched 1973 In 1971 Duff appeared as Stuart Masters in The Men From Shiloh rebranded name for the TV western The Virginian in the episode titled The Town Killer Duff was part of an ensemble cast in the 1978 comedy film A Wedding and had a prominent role as the attorney to Dustin Hoffman s character in the Academy Award winning Kramer vs Kramer 1979 In 1980 he played Charles Slade in the 1980 mini series The Dream Merchants Duff portrayed villain Jules Edwards in Part 1 of the 1981 mini series East of Eden and was part of the main cast in the TV series Flamingo Road 1980 82 appearing in all 38 episodes of the show 12 He continued to make guest appearances in TV series during the 1980s including Charlie s Angels 1980 as bumbling private eye Harrigan in the episode Harrigan s Angel Murder She Wrote 1984 Magnum P I 1988 as Capt Thomas Magnum II the grandfather of main character Thomas Magnum played by Tom Selleck and Dallas also 1988 13 Duff also had a recurring role as Paul Galveston during the sixth season of Knots Landing 1984 85 appearing in 10 episodes He returned for one more episode in 1990 Although Duff made few film appearances during the 1980s he did have a prominent role in the 1987 thriller No Way Out alongside Kevin Costner and Gene Hackman In 1990 shortly before his death Duff made his final acting appearances in the TV series Midnight Caller and The Golden Girls and the film Too Much Sun Personal life EditDuff had a tempestuous relationship with actress Ava Gardner in the late 1940s In October 1951 he married Ida Lupino 1 14 15 After he was listed in Red Channels as a communist subversive in 1950 he lost his radio work and might have forfeited his entire career had it not been for his marriage Duff and Lupino had a daughter Bridget Duff born April 23 1952 The couple separated in 1966 but did not divorce until 1984 He subsequently married Judy Jenkinson Like former wife Lupino Duff was a staunch Democrat 16 Death Edit Duff died at age 76 of a heart attack on July 8 1990 in Santa Barbara California 17 Filmography EditBrute Force 1947 Robert Soldier Becker The Naked City 1948 Frank Niles All My Sons 1948 George Deever The Life of Riley 1949 Sam Spade on Radio Show voice uncredited Red Canyon 1949 Lin Sloane Illegal Entry 1949 Bert Powers Calamity Jane and Sam Bass 1949 Sam Bass Johnny Stool Pigeon 1949 George Morton Woman in Hiding 1950 co starring with Lupino Keith Ramsey Spy Hunt 1950 Steve Quain Shakedown 1950 Jack Early The Lady from Texas 1951 Dan Mason Steel Town 1952 Jim Denko Models Inc 1952 Lennie Stone Roar of the Crowd 1953 Johnny Tracy Spaceways 1953 Dr Stephen Mitchell Jennifer 1953 co starring with Lupino Jim Hollis Tanganyika 1954 Dan Harder McCracken Private Hell 36 1954 co starring with Lupino Jack Farnham The Yellow Mountain 1954 Pete Menlo Women s Prison 1955 starring Lupino Dr Crane Flame of the Islands 1956 Doug Duryea Blackjack Ketchum Desperado 1956 Tom Blackjack Ketchum While the City Sleeps 1956 starring Lupino Lt Burt Kaufman The Broken Star 1956 Deputy Marshal Frank Smeed Sierra Stranger 1957 Jess Collins Teenage Idol 1958 TV movie Boys Night Out 1962 Doug Jackson War Gods of Babylon 1962 Sardanapalo Calhoun County Agent 1964 TV Movie Sid Rayner The Changing Geometry of Flight 1965 Short Narrator voice Panic in the City 1968 Dave Pomeroy D A Murder One 1969 TV Movie Lynn D Compton In Search of America 1971 TV Movie Ray Chandler A Little Game 1971 TV Movie Dunlap The Heist 1972 TV Movie Lieutenant Nicholson Snatched 1973 TV Movie Duncan Wood The Late Show 1977 Harry Regan In the Glitter Palace 1977 TV Movie Raymond Dawson Travers Actor 1978 TV Movie Ski Lift to Death 1978 TV Movie Ben Forbes A Wedding 1978 Dr Jules Meecham Battered 1978 TV movie Bill Thompson Kramer vs Kramer 1979 John Shaunessy Valentine Magic on Love Island 1980 TV Movie A J Morgan Deadly Companion 1980 Lester Harlen Oh God Book II 1980 Dr Benjamin Charles Whitley The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch 1982 TV Movie Colonel Samuel Isaacs This Girl for Hire 1983 TV Movie Wolfe Macready Murder She Wrote 1984 Season 1 Episode 3 Ralph Stephen Earl Love on the Run 1985 TV Movie Lionel Rockland Monster in the Closet 1986 Father Finnegan Roses Are for the Rich 1987 TV Movie Denton No Way Out 1987 Senator Duvall The Ed Begley Jr Show 1989 TV Movie Councilman Slaney Settle the Score 1989 TV Movie Cy Whately Too Much Sun 1990 O M final film role Portals Biography United States California Radio Film TelevisionReferences Edit a b Actor Howard Duff Radio s Sam Spade Dies at 72 Seattle Post Intelligencer July 10 1990 Buxton Frank and Owens Bill 1972 The Big Broadcast 1920 1950 The Viking Press a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Roberts C Sep 25 1950 Howard duff fired but he doesn t mind so much 20 will film Joe Louis fight Los Angeles Times ProQuest 166147950 Dunning John 1976 Tune in Yesterday Prentice Hall Maltin Leonard 1980 TV Movies 1981 82 ed New American Library Hedda Hopper Oct 2 1948 Howard Duff to Star Opposite De Carlo Los Angeles Times ProQuest 165902216 Ames W Apr 24 1951 Howard duff cuts audition for new private eye series pinky lee on sullivan show Los Angeles Times ProQuest 166179601 Schallert E Oct 16 1951 Drama Los Angeles Times ProQuest 166281180 Hopper H Jan 9 1952 Looking cat hollywood Chicago Daily Tribune ProQuest 178267712 a b Brooks Tim and Marsh Earl 1979 The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows 1946 present Ballantine a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link L L May 25 1967 Howard duff has a pet line The Washington Post and Times Herald ProQuest 143123554 Smith C Jun 1 1981 Howard Duff Discovers Villainy Los Angeles Times ProQuest 152835761 Martin Weil Jul 10 1990 Longtime character actor Howard Duff dies at 76 The Washington Post ProQuest 140163634 Howard Duff weds Ida Lupino The New York Times Oct 22 1951 ProQuest 111948214 Ida Lupino Becomes Bride of Howard Duff Los Angeles Times Oct 22 1951 ProQuest 166228206 Donati W 2013 Ida Lupino A Biography University Press of Kentucky ISBN 9780813143521 Retrieved 2015 01 07 Folkart Burt A Jul 10 1990 Howard Duff Starred in Radio TV Films Los Angeles Times External links EditHoward Duff at IMDb Howard Duff Collection at UCLA Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Howard Duff amp oldid 1123306414, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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