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Howard Duff (I) (1913–1990)

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Tough, virile, wavy-haired and ruggedly handsome with trademark forlorn-looking brows that added an intriguing touch of vulnerability to his hard outer core, actor Howard Duff and his wife-at-the-time, actress Ida Lupino, were one of Hollywood's premiere film couples during the 1950s "Golden Age"... See full bio »

Born:

Howard Green Duff
in Bremerton, Washington, USA

Died:

(age 76) in Santa Barbara, California, USA
Ida Lupino and her husband Howard Duff in their Los Angeles home Ida Lupino and her husband Howard Duff in their Los Angeles home Ida Lupino and her husband, Howard Duff, at home in Los Angeles, CA, 1957. Ida Lupino and her husband, Howard Duff, at home in Los Angeles, CA, 1957.
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1990 Too Much Sun
O.M.
 
1990 The Golden Girls (TV series)
Mangiacavallo
– The Mangiacavallo Curse Makes a Lousy Wedding Present (1990) … Mangiacavallo
 
1990 Midnight Caller (TV series)
Montgomery Carson
– A Snitch in Time: Part 2 (1990) … Montgomery Carson
– A Snitch in Time: Part 1 (1990) … Montgomery Carson
 
1984-1990 Knots Landing (TV series)
Paul Galveston
– My Bullet (1990) … Paul Galveston
– Fly Away Home (1985) … Paul Galveston
– Inside Information (1985) … Paul Galveston
– #14 with a Bullet (1985) … Paul Galveston
– Weighing of Evils (1985) … Paul Galveston
See all 9 episodes »
 
1989 Settle the Score (TV movie)
Cy Whately
 
1989 The Ed Begley Jr. Show (TV movie)
Councilman Slaney
 
1989 Island Son (TV series)
– Falling Stars (1989)
 
1988 Simon & Simon (TV series)
Det. Travis
– Play It Again, Simon (1988) … Det. Travis
 
1988 War and Remembrance (TV mini-series)
William Tuttle
– Part 4 (1988) … William Tuttle
– Part 2 (1988) … William Tuttle
 
1988 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
Captain Thomas Sullivan Magnum I
– Resolutions: Part I (1988) … Captain Thomas Sullivan Magnum I
– Resolutions: Part II (1988) … Captain Thomas Sullivan Magnum I
 
1988 Dallas (TV series)
Sen. Henry Harrison O'Dell
– Last of the Good Guys (1988) … Sen. Henry Harrison O'Dell
– Never Say Never (1988) … Sen. Henry Harrison O'Dell
 
1987 Werewolf (TV series)
– Big Daddy (1987)
 
1987 No Way Out
Senator William 'Billy' Duvall
 
1985-1987 Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV series)
Capt. Harry V. Thornton / Harry Thornton
– The Khrushchev List (1987) … Harry Thornton
– Tail of the Dancing Weasel (1985) … Capt. Harry V. Thornton
 
1987 Roses Are for the Rich (TV movie)
Denton
 
1986 Monster in the Closet
Father Finnegan
 
1985 Love on the Run (TV movie)
Lionel Rockland
 
1984-1985 Hotel (TV series)
Adam Korsak / Byron Comstock
– Anniversary (1985) … Adam Korsak
– Lifelines (1984) … Byron Comstock
 
1985 Detective in the House (TV series)
– Down and Out (1985)
– Swann's Song (1985)
 
1984 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Ralph / Stephen Earl
– Deadly Lady (1984) … Ralph/Stephen Earl
 
1983 This Girl for Hire (TV movie)
Wolfe Macready
 
1983 St. Elsewhere (TV series)
Herbie
– Addiction (1983) … Herbie
 
1982 The Love Boat (TV series)
Glen Leciter
– Tomorrow Lady, The/Father, Dear Father/Still Life (1982) … Glen Leciter
 
1982 The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch (TV movie)
Colonel Samuel Isaacs
 
1980-1982 Flamingo Road (TV series)
Sheriff Titus Semple
– Murder, They Said (1982) … Sheriff Titus Semple
– The Harder They Fall (1982) … Sheriff Titus Semple
– An Eye for an Eye (1982) … Sheriff Titus Semple
– The Bad and the Beautiful (1982) … Sheriff Titus Semple
– The High and the Mighty (1982) … Sheriff Titus Semple
See all 38 episodes »
 
1981 East of Eden (TV mini-series)
Jules Edwards
– Part Three (1981) … Jules Edwards (credit only)
– Part Two (1981) … Jules Edwards (credit only)
– Part One (1981) … Jules Edwards
 
1980 Oh, God! Book II
Dr. Benjamin Charles Whitley
 
1980 The Dream Merchants (TV movie)
Charles Slade
 
1980 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
Harrigan
– Harrigan's Angel (1980) … Harrigan
 
1980 Valentine Magic on Love Island (TV movie)
A.J. Morgan
 
1979-1980 Young Maverick (TV series)
Herman Rusk
– Dead Man's Hand: Part 2 (1980) … Herman Rusk
– Dead Man's Hand: Part 1 (1979) … Herman Rusk
 
1980 Double Negative
Lester Harlen
 
1979 Kramer vs. Kramer
John Shaunessy
 
1979 Lou Grant (TV series)
Wild Man Moran
– Hollywood (1979) … Wild Man Moran
 
1978 Battered (TV movie)
Bill Thompson
 
1978 A Wedding
Dr. Jules Meecham
 
1978 Ski Lift to Death (TV movie)
Ben Forbes
 
1978 Actor (TV movie)
 
1978 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV series)
Lt. Martinelle
– Voodoo Doll: Part 2 (1978) … Lt. Martinelle
– Voodoo Doll: Part 1 (1978) … Lt. Martinelle
 
1978 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Douglas Shane
– Family Reunion/Voodoo (1978) … Douglas Shane
 
1978 Switch (TV series)
Ira Larkin
– Who Killed Lila Craig? (1978) … Ira Larkin
 
1977 Lanigan's Rabbi (TV series)
Cyrus Hollister
– Say It Ain't So, Chief (1977) … Cyrus Hollister
 
1973-1977 Police Story (TV series)
DeHart / Harry Blodgett / Lieutenant Blodgett / …
– The Six Foot Stretch (1977) … DeHart
– 50 Cents-First Half Hour, $1.75 All Day (1976) … Lieutenant Blodgett
– Company Man (1975) … Lt. Hyatt
– Breaking Point (1975) … Sergeant Al Butler
– Headhunter (1975) … Sgt. Virgil Devereux
See all 6 episodes »
 
1977 In the Glitter Palace (TV movie)
Raymond Dawson Travers
 
1977 The Late Show
Harry Regan
 
1977 The Rockford Files (TV series)
Edward J. Marks
– There's One in Every Port (1977) … Edward J. Marks
 
1976 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Larry Dobbs
– Dead or Alive (1976) … Larry Dobbs
 
1976 The Quest (TV series)
– Dynasty of Evil
 
1976 Ellery Queen (TV series)
Eddie Morgan / Emile Morganstern
– The Adventure of the Black Falcon (1976) … Eddie Morgan/Emile Morganstern
 
1976 Matt Helm (TV series)
Dan Mallory, Private Investigator
– Die Once, Die Twice (1976) … Dan Mallory, Private Investigator
 
1975 Medical Story (TV series)
Roger Graham
– An Air Full of Death (1975) … Roger Graham
 
1974 McMillan & Wife (TV series)
Max Abbott
– Downshift to Danger (1974) … Max Abbott (uncredited)
 
1974 Kung Fu (TV series)
Mr. Jenkins / Noah Fleck
– This Valley of Terror (1974) … Mr. Jenkins
– A Dream Within a Dream (1974) … Noah Fleck
 
1973 Shaft (TV series)
Tom Oliver
– Hit-Run (1973) … Tom Oliver
 
1973 Faraday and Company (TV series)
Clark Sanford
– Say Hello to a Dead Man (1973) … Clark Sanford
 
1973 Mannix (TV series)
Chief Harry Decken
– A Way to Dusty Death (1973) … Chief Harry Decken
 
1973 Search (TV series)
Dr. Jamison
– Countdown to Panic (1973) … Dr. Jamison
 
1973 Mod Squad (TV series)
Walter Graham
– Put Out the Welcome Mat for Death (1973) … Walter Graham
 
1973 Snatched (TV movie)
Duncan Wood
 
1972 The Heist (TV movie)
Lieutenant Nicholson
 
1972 Medical Center (TV series)
Matt McKinnon
– Conflict (1972) … Matt McKinnon
 
1972 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
Arthur Porter (segment "There Aren't Any More MacBanes")
– I'll Never Leave You - Ever/There Aren't Any More MacBanes (1972) … Arthur Porter (segment "There Aren't Any More MacBanes")
 
1971 Alias Smith and Jones (TV series)
George Fendler
– Shootout at Diablo Station (1971) … George Fendler
 
1971 A Little Game (TV movie)
Dunlap
 
1971 In Search of America (TV movie)
Ray Chandler
 
1963-1971 The Virginian (TV series)
Ed Frazer / Stuart Masters
– The Town Killer (1971) … Stuart Masters
– A Distant Fury (1963) … Ed Frazer
 
1970 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Wally Cook
– The Glory Shouter (1970) … Wally Cook
 
1970 The Immortal (TV series)
Arthur Cameron
– Paradise Bay (1970) … Arthur Cameron
 
1969 D.A.: Murder One (TV movie)
Lynn D. Compton
 
1969 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV series)
Henry Speiser
– Man Without a Heart (1969) … Henry Speiser
 
1967-1969 Insight (TV series)
Simon / the Major
– Is the 11:59 Late This Year? (1969) … the Major
– The Highest Bidder (1967) … Simon
 
1969 Judd for the Defense (TV series)
Det. Sgt. Sam Stone
– The Law and Order Blues: Part 2 (1969) … Det. Sgt. Sam Stone
 
1966-1969 Felony Squad (TV series)
Det. Sgt. Sam Stone
– The Law and Order Blues (1969) … Det. Sgt. Sam Stone
– Blind Terror (1969) … Det. Sgt. Sam Stone
– Conspiracy of Power: Part 2 (1969) … Det. Sgt. Sam Stone
– Conspiracy of Power: Part 1 (1969) … Det. Sgt. Sam Stone
– The Last Man in the World (1969) … Det. Sgt. Sam Stone
See all 73 episodes »
 
1968 Panic in the City
Dave Pomeroy
 
1966-1968 Batman (TV series)
Cabala / Det. Sgt. Sam Stone
– The Entrancing Dr. Cassandra (1968) … Cabala
– The Joker's Flying Saucer (1968) … Cabala (uncredited)
– The Impractical Joker (1966) … Det. Sgt. Sam Stone (uncredited)
 
1966 I Spy (TV series)
Sean
– Crusade to Limbo (1966) … Sean
 
1965 Mr. Novak (TV series)
Joe Stillman
– Mountains to Climb (1965) … Joe Stillman
 
1965 The Rogues (TV series)
G. Carter Huntington
– Bless You, G. Carter Huntington (1965) … G. Carter Huntington
 
1964 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Leo
– The Sojourner (1964) … Leo
 
1963-1964 Burke's Law (TV series)
Charlie January / Lou Cole
– Who Killed the Paper Dragon? (1964) … Charlie January
– Who Killed Billy Jo? (1963) … Lou Cole
 
1964 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
Harold Baker
– Prodigy (1964) … Harold Baker
 
1964 Calhoun: County Agent (TV movie)
Sid Rayner
 
1963 Arrest and Trial (TV series)
Robert Forbes
– Isn't It a Lovely View (1963) … Robert Forbes
 
1963 Sam Benedict (TV series)
Gregory Tyler
– Not Even the Gulls Shall Weep (1963) … Gregory Tyler
 
1962 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Peter Harding
– The Tender Poisoner (1962) … Peter Harding
 
1962 War Gods of Babylon
Sardanapolo
 
1962 Combat! (TV series)
Hobey Jabko
– Missing in Action (1962) … Hobey Jabko
 
1962 Boys' Night Out
Doug Jackson
 
1962 Bus Stop (TV series)
Steve Martyck
– Door Without a Key (1962) … Steve Martyck
 
1960-1961 Dante (TV series)
Willie Dante
– Around a Dark Corner (1961) … Willie Dante
– Sesame Key (1961) … Willie Dante
– Friendly Assassin (1961) … Willie Dante
– Hunter with a Badge (1961) … Willie Dante
– Dante in the Dark (1961) … Willie Dante
See all 26 episodes »
 
1960 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Arthur Curtis / Gerry Reagan
– A World of Difference (1960) … Arthur Curtis / Gerry Reagan
 
1959 Alcoa Theatre (TV series)
Joe Kane
– Small Bouquet (1959) … Joe Kane
 
1959 Bonanza (TV series)
Mark Twain / Samuel Clemens
– Enter Mark Twain (1959) … Samuel Clemens / Mark Twain
 
1959 The George Burns Show (TV series)
Howard Duff
– Howard Duff Guests (1959) … Howard Duff
 
1958 Teenage Idol (TV movie)
 
1957-1958 Mr. Adams and Eve (TV series)
Howard Adams
– Teenage Idol (1958) … Howard Adams
– Planes That Pass in the Night (1958) … Howard Adams
– Steve's Girl Friend (1958) … Howard Adams
– Dear Variety (1958) … Howard Adams
– The Chowder Cup (1958) … Howard Adams
See all 66 episodes »
 
1957 Sierra Stranger
Jess Collins
 
1956 Studio 57 (TV series)
Matt
– Pride of the Man (1956) … Matt
 
1955-1956 Climax! (TV series)
Dr. John C. Clark
– Fury at Dawn (1956) … Dr. John C. Clark
– Escape from Fear (1955)
 
1956 Chevron Hall of Stars (TV series)
– Harrigan's Ghost (1956)
 
1956 Celebrity Playhouse (TV series)
– Dark Legacy (1956)
– Home Is the Soldier (1956)
 
1956 While the City Sleeps
Lt. Burt Kaufman
 
1953-1956 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Charlie O'Connor / John Stevens aka Johnny Nighthawk / Johnny Abel
– The Payoff (1956) … Johnny Abel
– A Season to Love (1954) … Charlie O'Connor
– The Ming Lama (1953) … John Stevens aka Johnny Nighthawk
 
1956 The Broken Star
Deputy Marshal Frank Smeed
 
1956 Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado
Tom 'Blackjack' Ketchum
 
1956 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Jim
– The Steel Trap (1956) … Jim
 
1956 Front Row Center (TV series)
Phil Nyack
– The Morals Squad (1956) … Phil Nyack
 
1955-1956 The Star and the Story (TV series)
Henry Pell / Malcolm Rainey / Tom
– Payment in Kind (1956) … Tom
– The True Confessions of Henry Pell (1955) … Henry Pell
– First Offense (1955) … Malcolm Rainey
 
1956 Crossroads (TV series)
– The Mountain Angel (1956)
 
1956 Flame of the Islands
Doug Duryea
 
1955 Science Fiction Theatre (TV series)
Dr. Tom Mathews
– Sound of Murder (1955) … Dr. Tom Mathews
 
1955 Women's Prison
Dr. Crane
 
1954 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– Woman Expert (1954)
 
1954 The Yellow Mountain
Pete Menlo
 
1954 The Whistler (TV series)
Ernie Madden
– Letters from Aaron Burr (1954) … Ernie Madden
 
1954 Private Hell 36
Jack Farnham
 
1954 Tanganyika
Dan Harder McCracken
 
1953 Jennifer
Jim Hollis
 
1953 Spaceways
Dr. Stephen Mitchell
 
1953/I Roar of the Crowd
Johnny Tracy
 
1952 Models Inc.
Lennie Stone
 
1952 Steel Town
Jim Denko
 
1951 The Lady from Texas
Dan Mason
 
1950 Shakedown
Jack Early
 
1950 Spy Hunt
Steve Quain
 
1950 Woman in Hiding
Keith Ramsey
 
1949 Johnny Stool Pigeon
George Morton
 
1949 Calamity Jane and Sam Bass
Sam Bass
 
1949 Illegal Entry
Bert Powers
 
1949 Red Canyon
Lin Sloane
 
1949 The Life of Riley
Voice of Sam Spade on Radio Show (voice) (uncredited)
 
1948 All My Sons
George Deever
 
1948 The Naked City
Frank Niles
 
1947 Brute Force
Robert 'Soldier' Becker (as Howard Duff Radio's Sam Spade)
 
Show ShowDirector (2 titles)
1968 Felony Squad (TV series)
– The Deadly Abductors (1968)
 
1965-1966 Camp Runamuck (TV series)
– Senior Citizens (1966)
– Peace (1966)
– Food Poisoning (1966)
– Look Out, Here Comes Arnie (1966)
– Wivenhoe's New Car (1965)
See all 7 episodes »
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
1958 Teenage Idol (TV movie) (producer)
 
1958 Mr. Adams and Eve (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Teenage Idol (1958) (producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (22 titles)
1983 American Playhouse (TV series)
Himself
– The Great Whodunit (1983) … Himself
 
1982 Lily for President? (TV special)
General
 
1981 The John Davidson Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 November 1981 (1981) … Himself
 
1980 All-Star Look at TV's Prime Time Wars (TV movie)
Himself
 
1978 Dinah! (TV series)
Himself
– Salute to 'A Wedding' (1978) … Himself
 
1970 The Movie Game (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 February 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1969 The Jonathan Winters Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.23 (1969) … Himself
 
1968 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 June 1968 (1968) … Himself
– Episode dated 13 June 1968 (1968) … Himself
– Episode dated 12 June 1968 (1968) … Himself
– Episode dated 11 June 1968 (1968) … Himself
– Episode dated 10 June 1968 (1968) … Himself
 
1967 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.208 (1967) … Himself
– Episode #1.207 (1967) … Himself
– Episode #1.206 (1967) … Himself
– Episode #1.205 (1967) … Himself
– Episode #1.204 (1967) … Himself
 
1967 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.76 (1967) … Himself
 
1967 Gypsy (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 March 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1964 You Don't Say (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 January 1964 (1964) … Himself
 
1958-1960 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.15 (1960) … Himself
– Episode #2.29 (1958) … Himself
 
1959 The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Lucy's Summer Vacation (1959) … Himself
 
1959 Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 March 1959 (1959) … Himself
 
1958 The Linkletter Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 March 1958 (1958) … Himself
 
1957 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #11.2 (1957) … Himself
 
1957 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 January 1957 (1957) … Himself
 
1956 Climax! (TV series)
Himself
– The Louella Parsons Story (1956) … Himself
 
1954 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Stars on Parade (documentary short)
Himself
 
1950 The Ed Wynn Show (TV series)
Himself - Actor
– Episode #1.16 (1950) … Himself - Actor
 
1945 Know Your Enemy - Japan (documentary)
Narrator (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2001 I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special (TV documentary)
 
1993 The Knots Landing Block Party (TV special documentary)
Paul Galveston (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Unsold pilot: He starred in a pilot for the 1956-57 season called "I Love a Mystery." The series was not connected to the famous radio series of the same name, but was instead envisioned as an anthology of mystery stories. Duff starred as a detective in the pilot (not Sam Spade, however). See more »

Alternate Names:

Howard Duff Radio's Sam Spade

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Unsold pilot: He was scheduled to star in a 1958 detective/mystery series called "The Green Peacock" following the cancellation of his sitcom Mr. Adams and Eve, but even though episodes were produced, they were never broadcast. Episodes were written by writers such as Daniel Mainwaring and William Spier and directed by Allen H. Miner. Ramon Novarro was the co-star. See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius