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- Murphy said he thought the pressures of filming the hit comedy Western contributed to Duel’s suicide. Duel was found dead in his apartment last New Year’s Eve just a few hours after leaving the studio. “Pete was upset about the punishing routine of grinding out a new episode every few days,” said Murphy.
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Aug 1, 2014 · That’s just the way Ben Murphy was — until Pete Duel’s death. The death of his co-star had a strong and strange effect on Ben. Ever since the suicide, Ben has sobered up quite a bit.
May 9, 2016 · His co-star, Ben Murphy, and his personal friends and co-workers were equally disbelieving. It just couldn’t be. But it was true. Detectives said that Pete had died of a bullet wound in the head. While there was some talk of foul play, they also mentioned the possibility of suicide.
Death. In the early hours of Friday, New Years Eve 1971, Duel died at his Hollywood Hills home of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Duel's girlfriend Dianne Ray was at his home at the time of his death and discovered his body. Ray later told police the couple had watched Duel's series Alias Smith and Jones the previous evening. She ...
Jun 1, 2020 · His co-star was Ben Murphy, who played fellow outlaw Jed "Kid" Curry (alias Thaddeus Jones). The premise of the show is that the two robbers are offered an amnesty by the governor, provided they stay out of trouble with the law for a year and that they don't reveal what they are doing.
Pete Duel's tragic and untimely death left deep marks on many--his family and untold thousands of loyal fans--but the one friend who probably had the most difficult adjustment to make was his co-star in "Alias Smith and Jones," Ben Murphy.
Dec 29, 2011 · TV star Ben Murphy says he was shocked at how quickly ABC replaced Pete Duel as his co-star on Alias Smith & Jones after Duel’s suicide. “Pete’s body was hardly cold when they had an identical costume fitted out for Roger Davis,” said the 30-year old Murphy.
Feb 24, 2021 · While peers, friends, and fans dearly missed Duel's presence on the show, the comradery that he and Murphy shared so perfectly well was reintegrated with a similar, if slightly different, rapport between Murphy and Davis.
