Howard Duff
Actor
TV Q&A with David Inman...guys played by David Selby, John Beck and Harmon. Everyone's favorite nemesis was crooked Sheriff Titus Semple, played by Howard Duff. Other regulars included Barbara Rush, Stella Stevens and Kevin McCarthy. Q: My husband remembers a show... In this article: Brian Piccolo, Andy Griffith, Gale Sayers, Flamingo Road, George Halas, Mark Harmon, Michael Conrad, Vincent Price, Brian's Song, and Hill Street Blues |
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Wikipedia | October 30, 2009
Sam Spade
...a 1943 Lux Radio Theatre production. A 1946-1951 radio show called the The Adventures of Sam Spade (on ABC, CBS, and NBC) starred Howard Duff (and later Steve Dunne ) as "Sam Spade" and Lurene Tuttle as Spade's devoted secretary "Effie...
In this article: Sam Spade, The Maltese Falcon, Humphrey Bogart, American Magazine, The Maltese Falcon, The Black Bird, Sherlock Holmes, Satan Met a Lady, and Dashiell Hammett
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Wikipedia | October 28, 2009
Ida Lupino
...episode Blockade, that aired on 1974 January 24. From January through September , Lupino starred with her then husband, Howard Duff, in the CBS sitcom Mr Adams and Eve, in which the duo played husband and wife film stars named Howard Adams...
In this article: Ida Lupino, Four Star Productions, Road House, Stanley Lupino, and Bette Davis
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Wikipedia | October 26, 2009
Mr. Adams and Eve
Mr. Adams and Eve is a CBS sitcom starring Howard Duff and his then wife, Ida Lupino, as a fictitious acting couple, Howard and Eve Adams, residing in Beverly Hills , California. In the television series, Lupino is known professionally as...
In this article: Ida Lupino, Collier Young, Joan Fontaine, Tv.com, Emmy Award, Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater, and David Niven
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Wikipedia | October 15, 2009
Howard Duff
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...
In this article: Howard Green Duff, Sam Spade, Ida Lupino, Academy Award, Roosevelt High School, Dashiell Hammett, and Dennis Cole
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Wikipedia | October 05, 2009
Indianapolis 500 in film and media
...tries to clean up his act, and at the same time, win Regina's love. Roar of the Crowd (1953) - starring Howard Duff, Helene Stanley. Racer Johnny Tracy (Duff) wants to race at the Indianapolis 500, but his girlfriend wants him to retire.
In this article: Indianapolis 500, Clark Gable, John Goodman, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indy, Tim Taylor, Bill Brasky, and Indianapolis
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Wikipedia | September 13, 2009
Felony Squad
...ABC network from September 12, 1966 to January 31, 1969, a span encompassing seventy-three episodes. The program starred Howard Duff (as Sergeant Sam Stone) and Dennis Cole (as Detective Jim Briggs) as investigators in a major crimes unit.
In this article: Felony Squad, Ben Alexander, Dennis Cole, Jack Webb, Dragnet, and Carl Betz
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Wikipedia | September 09, 2009
Henry Banks
...Midget points. Also at this time, Banks appeared in two films. The first was , starring Clark Gable. The second was , starring Howard Duff. He later retired from racing and became USAC Director of Competitions. He died at Indianapolis in...
In this article: Henry Banks, Indianapolis 500, American Racing Drivers Club, Indy, Clark Gable, Indianapolis, New England, and Royal Oak, Michigan
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Wikipedia | August 21, 2009
The Adventures of Sam Spade
...of Sam Spade (1950-51, NBC) - 24 30-minute episodes The Adventures of Sam Spade (1946, ABC) Starring Howard Duff as Sam Spade and Lurene Tuttle as Effie Duff replaced on some occasions by Stephen Dunne) "Sam and the Guiana Sovereign"...
In this article: Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle, Four Star Productions, The Maltese Falcon, and Dashiell Hammett
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Wikipedia | May 23, 2009
Private Hell 36
Private Hell 36 (1954 ) is a black-and-white film noir, directed by Don Siegel. It features Ida Lupino, Steve Cochran, Howard Duff, among others. The picture was one of the last feature-length efforts by Filmmakers, a company created by...
In this article: Private Hell 36, Ida Lupino, Steve Cochran, Collier Young, Don Siegel, Hollywood Park Racetrack, and Inglewood, California
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Wikipedia | March 13, 2009
Spaceways
...co-producer, from a screenplay by Paul Tabori and Richard Landau based on a radio play by Charles Eric Maine. The film starred Howard Duff and Eva Bartok, with Alan Wheatley, directed by Terence Fisher. It was distributed in the UK by...
In this article: Spaceways, Eva Bartok, Charles Eric Maine, Rocketship X-M, Michael Carreras, Alan Wheatley, and Terence Fisher
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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. His first film role was as an inmate in Brute Force. His other early movies include The Naked City (1948), All My Sons (1948), 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 best 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. He 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. From October 1960 through April 1961, Duff played Willie Dante, owner of the nightclub Dante's Inferno, in the NBC mystery adventure series Dante, and from September 1966 through January 1969, he 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.
- Name At Birth:
- Howard Green Duff
- Birth Date:
- November 24, 1913
- Birthplace:
- Charleston, Washington, USA
- Death Date:
- July 08, 1990
- Place of Death:
- Santa Barbara, California, USA
- Occupation:
- Actor
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