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Howard Duff

Howard Duff

Known for: Acting

Born 24/11/1913
Died 1990-07-08

Howard Green Duff (November 24, 1913 – July 8, 1990) was an American actor of film, television, stage, and radio. Duff was born in Charleston, Washington, now a part of Bremerton. He graduated from Roosevelt High School in Seattle in 1932 where he began acting in school plays only after he was cut from the basketball team. His first film role was as an inmate in Brute Force. His other movies include The Naked City (1948), All My Sons (1948), Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949), Panic in the City (1968), In Search of America (1971), A Wedding (1978) and No Way Out (1987). He appeared in a number of films with his first wife, actress/director Ida Lupino. One of Duff's later performances was as Dustin Hoffman's attorney in the Academy Award-winning Kramer vs. Kramer (1979). On radio, Duff played Dashiell Hammett's private eye Sam Spade from 1946–1950, starring in The Adventures of Sam Spade on three different networks - ABC, CBS and NBC. In 1951 Steve Dunne took over the role of Sam Spade. Duff also appeared in an episode of Climax! entitled Escape From Fear in 1955. On television, Duff appeared with his then wife Ida Lupino in the CBS comedy Mr. Adams and Eve from January 1957 through September 1958, in which they played husband and wife film stars named Howard Adams and Eve Drake. He played the young Samuel Langhorne Clemens, in his early life in the West as a satirical and crusading journalist, in the TV series Bonanza ("Enter Mark Twain," season 1, episode 5, 1959). In 1960 he played the male main character in The Twilight Zone episode "A World of Difference" as Arthur Curtis/Jerry Raigan. From October 1960 through April 1961, Duff played Willie Dante, owner of the San Francisco nightclub, Dante's Inferno, in the NBC adventure/drama series Dante. In 1964, Duff guest starred as Harold Baker on the episode "Prodigy" of NBC's medical drama about psychiatry The Eleventh Hour, starring Jack Ging and Ralph Bellamy. In 1990, he guest starred on an episode of The Golden Girls (episode: The Mangiacavallo Curse Makes a Lousy Wedding Present). From September 1966 through January 1969, Duff portrayed Detective Sergeant Sam Stone in the ABC police drama Felony Squad with costar Dennis Cole. In the 1980s, he appeared on dramas such as NBC's Flamingo Road and Knots Landing, and Dallas, both on CBS.

Filmography

The Mike Douglas Show Series ★ 5,8

The Mike Douglas Show

Self - Co-Host

1961

The Mike Douglas Show Series ★ 5,8

The Mike Douglas Show

Self

1961

Murder, She Wrote Series ★ 7,5

Murder, She Wrote

Ralph Earl / Stephen Earl

1984

Mannix Series ★ 6,8

Mannix

1967

Knots Landing Series ★ 6,9

Knots Landing

Paul Galveston

1979

Magnum, P.I. Series ★ 7,3

Magnum, P.I.

Captain Thomas Sullivan Magnum I

1980

Batman Series ★ 7,3

Batman

Det. Sgt. Sam Stone

1966

Batman Series ★ 7,3

Batman

Cabala

1966

Charlie's Angels Series ★ 6,7

Charlie's Angels

Harrigan

1976

Climax! Series ★ 3,8

Climax!

1954

Climax! Series ★ 3,8

Climax!

Dr. John C. Clark

1954

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Series ★ 7,8

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Peter Harding

1962

The Twilight Zone Series ★ 8,5

The Twilight Zone

1959

The Twilight Zone Series ★ 8,5

The Twilight Zone

Arthur Curtis / Gerry Reagan

1959

The Virginian Series ★ 6,5

The Virginian

Ed Frazer

1962

The Rockford Files Series ★ 7,6

The Rockford Files

Edward J. Marks

1974

Series ★ 5,9

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

The Golden Girls Series ★ 7,6

The Golden Girls

Mangiacavallo

1985

St. Elsewhere Series ★ 5,7

St. Elsewhere

Herbie

1982

Hotel Series ★ 6,8

Hotel

1982

Hotel Series ★ 6,8

Hotel

Adam Korsak

1982

Combat! Series ★ 7,8

Combat!

Col. Hobey Jabko

1962

Scarecrow and Mrs. King Series ★ 6,6

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

1983

Fantasy Island Series ★ 6,5

Fantasy Island

Douglas Shane

1978

Burke's Law Series ★ 6,3

Burke's Law

Lou Cole

1963

Burke's Law Series ★ 6,3

Burke's Law

Charlie January

1963

The Ed Sullivan Show Series ★ 6,8

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

1948

The Name of the Game Series ★ 7,0

The Name of the Game

Wally Cook

1968

The Streets of San Francisco Series ★ 7,0

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

Switch Series ★ 6,7

Switch

Ira Larkin

1975

The Ford Television Theatre Series ★ 7,8

The Ford Television Theatre

Johnny Abel

1952

Series ★ 7,5

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Self

1957

Alias Smith and Jones Series ★ 7,0

Alias Smith and Jones

1971

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show Series ★ 6,4

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

Self

1956

Felony Squad Series ★ 6,5

Felony Squad

Det. Sgt. Sam Stone

1966

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries Series ★ 7,1

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

1977

The Mod Squad Series ★ 6,1

The Mod Squad

1968

Police Story Series ★ 7,0

Police Story

1973

Police Story Series ★ 7,0

Police Story

Sergeant Al Butler

1973

Ellery Queen Series ★ 7,5

Ellery Queen

1975

Studio 57 Series ★ 8,0

Studio 57

1954

Judd, for the Defense Series ★ 7,7

Judd, for the Defense

1967

Series ★ 6,7

Lux Video Theatre

Jim

1950

I Spy Series ★ 6,5

I Spy

Sean

1965

Mr. Novak Series ★ 7,3

Mr. Novak

Joe Stillman

1963

Arrest and Trial Series ★ 8,3

Arrest and Trial

1963

The Rogues Series ★ 8,0

The Rogues

G. Carter Huntington

1964

Sam Benedict Series ★ 6,7

Sam Benedict

1962

Bus Stop Series ★ 10,0

Bus Stop

1961

War and Remembrance Series ★ 7,9

War and Remembrance

William Tuttle

1988

Search Series ★ 7,1

Search

1972

Flamingo Road Series ★ 6,3

Flamingo Road

Titus Semple

1981

Matt Helm Series ★ 7,8

Matt Helm

Dan Mallory

1975

The World of Hammer Series ★ 6,7

The World of Hammer

Self (archive footage)

1994

Medical Story Series ★ 5,0

Medical Story

Roger Graham

1975

Series

The Whistler

1954

The Immortal Series ★ 7,4

The Immortal

1970

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour Series ★ 8,7

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

Howard Duff

1957

Series

$weepstake$

1979

Kramer vs. Kramer Film ★ 7,6

Kramer vs. Kramer

John Shaunessy

1979

Mr. Adams and Eve Series ★ 10,0

Mr. Adams and Eve

1957

No Way Out Film ★ 6,9

No Way Out

Senator William 'Billy' Duvall

1987

East of Eden Series ★ 7,4

East of Eden

Jules Edwards

1981

Brute Force Film ★ 7,3

Brute Force

Robert 'Soldier' Becker

1947

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Series ★ 7,2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Terence Kerrigan

1951

The Dream Merchants Series ★ 5,7

The Dream Merchants

Charles Slade

1980

A Wedding Film ★ 6,3

A Wedding

Dr. Jules Meecham

1978

Faraday and Company Series ★ 7,0

Faraday and Company

Clark Sanford

1973

The Naked City Film ★ 7,2

The Naked City

Frank Niles

1948

All My Sons Film ★ 6,5

All My Sons

George Deever

1948

Dante Series ★ 6,0

Dante

Willie Dante

1960

Red Canyon Film ★ 5,8

Red Canyon

Lin Sloane

1949

Actor Film ★ 7,0

Actor

Winfield Sheehan

1978

Roses Are for the Rich Series

Roses Are for the Rich

Denton

1987

Snatched Film ★ 5,8

Snatched

Duncan Wood

1973

While the City Sleeps Film ★ 6,9

While the City Sleeps

Lt. Burt Kaufman

1956

Illegal Entry Film ★ 5,8

Illegal Entry

Bert Powers

1949

The Late Show Film ★ 6,3

The Late Show

Harry Regan

1977

This Girl for Hire Film ★ 5,0

This Girl for Hire

Wolfe Macready

1983

Boys' Night Out Film ★ 5,9

Boys' Night Out

Doug Jackson

1962

Kung Fu Series ★ 7,7

Kung Fu

Noah Fleck

1972

Kung Fu Series ★ 7,7

Kung Fu

Mr. Jenkins

1972

Too Much Sun Film ★ 4,7

Too Much Sun

O.M.

1991

Monster in the Closet Film ★ 4,9

Monster in the Closet

Father Martin Finnegan

1986

Double Negative Film ★ 3,8

Double Negative

Lester Harlen

1980

Steel Town Film ★ 7,0

Steel Town

Jim Denko

1952

War Gods of Babylon Film ★ 8,5

War Gods of Babylon

Sardanapolo

1962

In the Glitter Palace Film ★ 4,0

In the Glitter Palace

Raymond Dawson Travers

1977

Spaceways Film ★ 4,8

Spaceways

Dr. Stephen Mitchell

1953

The Yellow Mountain Film ★ 5,4

The Yellow Mountain

Pete Menlo

1954

Jennifer Film ★ 6,0

Jennifer

Jim Hollis

1953

Private Hell 36 Film ★ 6,3

Private Hell 36

Police Sgt. Jack Farnham

1954

Valentine Magic on Love Island Film ★ 3,7

Valentine Magic on Love Island

A.J. Morgan

1980

Shakedown Film ★ 6,4

Shakedown

Jack Early

1950

Tanganyika Film ★ 8,3

Tanganyika

Dan Harder

1954

Calamity Jane and Sam Bass Film ★ 6,1

Calamity Jane and Sam Bass

Sam Bass

1949

A Little Game Film ★ 7,5

A Little Game

Dunlap

1977

In Search of America Film ★ 5,3

In Search of America

Ray Chandler

1971

Women's Prison Film ★ 5,8

Women's Prison

Dr. Crane

1955

Johnny Stool Pigeon Film ★ 6,3

Johnny Stool Pigeon

George Morton

1949

Know Your Enemy: Japan Film ★ 5,9

Know Your Enemy: Japan

Narrator

1945

Blackjack Ketchum Desperado Film ★ 7,3

Blackjack Ketchum Desperado

Tom "Blackjack" Ketchum

1956

Battered Film ★ 9,0

Battered

Bill Thompson

1978

The D.A.: Murder One Film ★ 8,0

The D.A.: Murder One

Lynn D. Compton

1969

The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch Film ★ 3,0

The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch

Col. Samuel Isaacs

1982

Flamingo Road Film ★ 10,0

Flamingo Road

Sheriff Titus Semple

1980

The Heist Film ★ 8,3

The Heist

Lieutenant Nicholson

1972

Calhoun Film ★ 6,0

Calhoun

Sid Rayner

1964

Love on the Run Film ★ 5,0

Love on the Run

Lionel Rockland

1985

The Lady from Texas Film ★ 10,0

The Lady from Texas

Dan Mason

1951

Settle the Score Film ★ 5,3

Settle the Score

Cy Whately

1989

Lily for President? Film

Lily for President?

General

1982

The Broken Star Film ★ 6,9

The Broken Star

Deputy Marshal Frank Smeed

1956

Roar of the Crowd Film ★ 8,0

Roar of the Crowd

Johnny Tracy

1953

Roses Are for the Rich Film ★ 6,3

Roses Are for the Rich

Denton

1987

Ski Lift to Death Film ★ 7,5

Ski Lift to Death

Ben Forbes

1978

Film

Young Maverick - Dead Man's Hand

Herman Rusk

1979

Woman in Hiding Film ★ 6,3

Woman in Hiding

Keith Ramsey

1950

Sierra Stranger Film ★ 5,0

Sierra Stranger

Jess Collins

1957

Flame of the Islands Film ★ 4,1

Flame of the Islands

Doug Duryea

1955

Spy Hunt Film ★ 6,1

Spy Hunt

Steve Quain

1950

Panic in the City Film ★ 5,6

Panic in the City

Dave Pomeroy

1968

Tight as a Drum Film

Tight as a Drum

Hollister

1974

Models Inc. Film ★ 5,8

Models Inc.

Lennie Stone

1952