Howard Duff

Howard Duff

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1913-11-24
Deathday: 1990-07-08 (76 years old)

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Biography

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.


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Filmography

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TV Shows 59

Movies 58

self 5

Director 1

Narrator 1

Dave Pomeroy in Panic in the City (archive footage)
Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004)

Movie
O.M.
Too Much Sun

Too Much Sun (1990)

Movie
Cy Whately
Settle the Score

Settle the Score (1989)

Movie
War and Remembrance

War and Remembrance (1988)

TV
Senator William 'Billy' Duvall
No Way Out

No Way Out (1987)

Movie
6.75
Denton
Roses Are for the Rich

Roses Are for the Rich (1987)

Movie
Father Finnegan
Monster in the Closet

Monster in the Closet (1986)

Movie
Lionel Rockland
Love on the Run

Love on the Run (1985)

Movie
Mangiacavallo
The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls (1985)

TV
6
Actor
Detective in the House

Detective in the House (1985)

TV
Ralph Earl / Stephen Earl
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote (1984)

TV
7
Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)

TV
Wolfe Macready
This Girl For Hire

This Girl For Hire (1983)

Movie
Col. Samuel Isaacs
The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch

The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch (1982)

Movie
St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere (1982)

TV
Hotel

Hotel (1982)

TV
6.35
General
Lily for President?

Lily for President? (1982)

Movie
Jules Edwards
East of Eden

East of Eden (1981)

TV
Sheriff Titus Semple
Flamingo Road

Flamingo Road (1981)

TV
Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

TV
5.61
Props
Night of the Juggler

Night of the Juggler (1980)

Movie
Lester Harlen
Double Negative

Double Negative (1980)

Movie
Sheriff Titus Semple
Flamingo Road

Flamingo Road (1980)

Movie
Charles Slade
The Dream Merchants

The Dream Merchants (1980)

TV
A.J. Morgan
Valentine Magic on Love Island

Valentine Magic on Love Island (1980)

Movie
Knots Landing

Knots Landing (1979)

TV
5.33
John Shaunessy
Kramer vs. Kramer

Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

Movie
5.82
Bill Thompson
Battered

Battered (1978)

Movie
Dr. Jules Meecham
A Wedding

A Wedding (1978)

Movie
Ben Forbes
Ski Lift to Death

Ski Lift to Death (1978)

Movie
Winfield Sheehan
Actor

Actor (1978)

Movie
Raymond Dawson Travers
In the Glitter Palace

In the Glitter Palace (1977)

Movie
Harry Regan
The Late Show

The Late Show (1977)

Movie
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)

TV
Harrigan
Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels (1976)

TV
6.33
Dan Mallory
Matt Helm

Matt Helm (1975)

TV
Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen (1975)

TV
Ira Larkin
Switch

Switch (1975)

TV
Medical Story

Medical Story (1975)

TV
Edward J. Marks
The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files (1974)

TV
7
Hollister
Tight as a Drum

Tight as a Drum (1974)

Movie
Tom Oliver
Shaft

Shaft (1973)

TV
Clark Sanford
Faraday and Company

Faraday and Company (1973)

TV
Police Story

Police Story (1973)

TV
Duncan Wood
Snatched

Snatched (1973)

Movie
Lieutenant Nicholson
The Heist

The Heist (1972)

Movie
Kung Fu

Kung Fu (1972)

TV
7.14
The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco (1972)

TV
6.86
Search

Search (1972)

TV
Dunlap
A Little Game

A Little Game (1971)

Movie
Ray Chandler
In Search of America

In Search of America (1971)

Movie
Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones (1971)

TV
The Immortal

The Immortal (1970)

TV
Lynn D. Compton
The D.A.: Murder One

The D.A.: Murder One (1969)

Movie
Dave Pomeroy
Panic in the City

Panic in the City (1968)

Movie
The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad (1968)

TV
6
Mannix

Mannix (1967)

TV
6.38
Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense (1967)

TV
Det. Sgt. Sam Stone
Felony Squad

Felony Squad (1966)

TV
Cabala / Det. Sgt. Sam Stone
Batman

Batman (1966)

TV
5
Director
Camp Runamuck

Camp Runamuck (1965)

TV
Sean
I Spy

I Spy (1965)

TV
6.5
G. Carter Huntington
The Rogues

The Rogues (1964)

TV
Sid Rayner
Calhoun

Calhoun (1964)

Movie
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)

TV
Joe Stillman
Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak (1963)

TV
Lou Cole / Charlie January
Burke's Law

Burke's Law (1963)

TV
6
Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial (1963)

TV
Sardanapalo
War Gods of Babylon

War Gods of Babylon (1962)

Movie
Col. Hobey Jabko
Combat!

Combat! (1962)

TV
6
Peter Harding
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)

TV
5
Ed Frazer
The Virginian

The Virginian (1962)

TV
Sam Benedict

Sam Benedict (1962)

TV
Doug Jackson
Boys' Night Out

Boys' Night Out (1962)

Movie
Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show (1961)

TV
Bus Stop

Bus Stop (1961)

TV
Willie Dante
Dante

Dante (1960)

TV
Arthur Curtis / Gerry Reagan
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone (1959)

TV
8
Howard Duff
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (1957)

TV
Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957)

TV
Jess Collins
Sierra Stranger

Sierra Stranger (1957)

Movie
Howard Adams
Mr. Adams and Eve

Mr. Adams and Eve (1957)

TV
Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956)

TV
Lt. Burt Kaufman
While the City Sleeps

While the City Sleeps (1956)

Movie
Tom 'Blackjack' Ketchum
Blackjack Ketchum Desperado

Blackjack Ketchum Desperado (1956)

Movie
Deputy Marshal Frank Smeed
The Broken Star

The Broken Star (1956)

Movie
Doug Duryea
Flame of the Islands

Flame of the Islands (1955)

Movie
Actor
Celebrity Playhouse

Celebrity Playhouse (1955)

TV
Dr. Crane
Women's Prison

Women's Prison (1955)

Movie
Pete Menlo
The Yellow Mountain

The Yellow Mountain (1954)

Movie
Dr. John C. Clark
Climax!

Climax! (1954)

TV
Studio 57

Studio 57 (1954)

TV
Police Sgt. Jack Farnham
Private Hell 36

Private Hell 36 (1954)

Movie
The Whistler

The Whistler (1954)

TV
Dan Harder McCracken
Tanganyika

Tanganyika (1954)

Movie
Jim Hollis
Jennifer

Jennifer (1953)

Movie
Dr. Stephen Mitchell
Spaceways

Spaceways (1953)

Movie
Johnny Tracy
Roar of the Crowd

Roar of the Crowd (1953)

Movie
Johnny Abel
The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre (1952)

TV
Lennie Stone
Models Inc.

Models Inc. (1952)

Movie
Jim Denko
Steel Town

Steel Town (1952)

Movie
Terence Kerrigan
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)

TV
Dan Mason
The Lady from Texas

The Lady from Texas (1951)

Movie
Jim
Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV
Jack Early
Shakedown

Shakedown (1950)

Movie
Steve Quain
Spy Hunt

Spy Hunt (1950)

Movie
Keith Ramsey
Woman in Hiding

Woman in Hiding (1950)

Movie
Sam Bass
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass

Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949)

Movie
Bert Powers
Illegal Entry

Illegal Entry (1949)

Movie
Lin Sloane
Red Canyon

Red Canyon (1949)

Movie
George Morton
Johnny Stool Pigeon

Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949)

Movie
Self - Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

TV
6
George Deever
All My Sons

All My Sons (1948)

Movie
Frank Niles
The Naked City

The Naked City (1948)

Movie
6
Robert 'Soldier' Becker
Brute Force

Brute Force (1947)

Movie
Narrator
Know Your Enemy: Japan

Know Your Enemy: Japan (1945)

Movie
Court Martial
Brotherhood of Man

Brotherhood of Man (1945)

Movie

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Howard DuffHoward Duff

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1913-11-24

Deathday
1990-07-08 (76 years old)

Birth Place
Bremerton, United States of America

Relationships
Ida Lupino (1951-01-01 - 1984-01-01)

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Howard Green Duff

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame


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