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Pete Duel(1940-1971)

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Pete Duel
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Born on 24 February 1940 in Rochester, New York, Pete Duel moved to West Hollywood in 1963 following a tour with the National Road Company's "Take Her, She's Mine". After landing small guest spots on various TV series, Pete was cast in a recurring role alongside Sally Field on Gidget (1965) in 1965. The series only lasted one season but Pete was immediately cast in another Columbia Screen Gems comedy series Love on a Rooftop (1966) with Judy Carne. The series gained good reviews but was once again canceled after one season. Pete then signed a seven-year contract with Universal Studios in July 1967. Guest spots and movie roles followed and, in 1970, he was offered the part of Hannibal Heyes on a comedy Western pilot Alias Smith and Jones (1971), loosely based on the 1969 hit movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). The pilot was sold to the ABC network and a series was commissioned. The series was a big hit with the youth audience and Duel became subject matter for teen magazines, gaining a loyal following. When news of his sudden death by an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound was reported on TV and radio on December 31st 1971, it came as a shock to his family and friends. Early suspicion of foul play soon gave way to evidence pointing to death by suicide with depression and serious alcohol problems seen as contributing factors. Following a memorial service at the Self-Realization Temple in California on January 2nd 1972, Pete's body was flown to Penfield, New York. He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery following a memorial service at Penfield Baptist Church.
BornFebruary 24, 1940
DiedDecember 31, 1971(31)
BornFebruary 24, 1940
DiedDecember 31, 1971(31)
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Pete Duel in Diamond Jim: Skulduggery in Samantha (1965)
Sally Field, Betty Conner, Pete Duel, and Don Porter in Gidget (1965)
Pete Duel and Ben Murphy in Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
Sally Field, Betty Conner, Pete Duel, and Don Porter in Gidget (1965)
Pete Duel
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Judy Carne and Pete Duel
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Known for

Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
Alias Smith and Jones
7.6
TV Series
  • Hannibal Heyes (alias Joshua Smith)
Sally Field and Don Porter in Gidget (1965)
Gidget
6.8
TV Series
  • John Cooper
The Scarecrow (1972)
The Scarecrow
7.1
TV Movie
  • Richard Talbot
  • 1972
Love on a Rooftop (1966)
Love on a Rooftop
7.2
TV Series
  • David Willis(as Peter Deuel)

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  • Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
    Alias Smith and Jones
  • The Scarecrow (1972)
    The Scarecrow
  • How to Steal an Airplane (1971)
    How to Steal an Airplane
  • The Name of the Game (1968)
    The Name of the Game
  • The Psychiatrist (1970)
    The Psychiatrist
  • James Brolin, Robert Young, and Elena Verdugo in Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
    Marcus Welby, M.D.
  • The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1969)
    The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
  • The Young Lawyers (1969)
    The Young Lawyers
  • Cannon for Cordoba (1970)
    Cannon for Cordoba
  • The Interns (1970)
    The Interns
  • Vince Edwards in Matt Lincoln (1970)
    Matt Lincoln
  • Insight (1960)
    Insight
    • (as Peter Duel)
  • The Young Country (1970)
    The Young Country
  • Generation (1969)
    Generation
  • James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)
    The Virginian
    • (as Peter Deuel)

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Gidget

Personal details

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    • The Pete Duel Memorial Site
    • February 24, 1940
    • Rochester, New York, USA
    • December 31, 1971
    • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(suicide by gunshot)
    • Geoffrey Deuel(Sibling)
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    Was named the "Most Promising Male Star" of 1966 in Quigley Publications' "Television Almanac".
  • Quotes
    After two or three interviews, talking about pictures and how they're made and what I do in them and what I'm going to do next, there's nothing more to say.

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