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Duff's most memorable radio role was as Dashiell Hammett's private eye Sam Spade in The Adventures of Sam Spade (1946–1950). Due to accusations of Duff being a communist and with his TV and film career starting to take hold, he ultimately left the program in 1950 at the start of its final season; Stephen Dunne took over the voice role of Spade.
Jul 10, 1990 · Duff, who played characters ranging from the hard-boiled private eye Sam Spade on weekly radio shows to Sheriff Titus Semple on the ``Flamingo Road'' television series, suffered a massive heart...
Jul 12, 2023 · The final curtain comes down on Sam in Sam Spade: The Final Capers, which in addition to featuring Steve Dunne as Spade contains an audition for a detective show that would have starred Howard Duff, The McCoy (as in “The Real”).
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Sep 30, 2020 · It looks like it only made it as far as an audition tape that never aired. Still, it starred Howard Duff as Los Angeles gumshoe MIKE McCOY, who talked tough in his typical, breezy manner, swapped banter with his secretary Judy, and wasn’t above using his fists to crack a case.
Feb 29, 2024 · Finally, Howard Duff - radio's Sam Spade - dons the fedora of private eye Mike McCoy in the audition for The McCoy (recorded in April 1951).
Jul 8, 1990 · 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.
Nov 24, 2018 · Duff tried to apply paddles to his radio career with an audition for a series called The McCoy (a sly wink at the fact that another actor was playing the role that made Howard famous) but there were no takers.
