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While never considered a top-tier movie star and, despite his obvious prowess, never considered for any acting awards, Howard Duff was an undeniably strong good guy and potent heavy but perhaps lacked the requisite charisma or profile to move into the ranks of a Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas or Robert Mitchum. His career spanned over four decades.
Jul 9, 1990 · Actor Howard Duff, who played tough detective Sam Spade on radio in the 1940s, Sheriff Titus Semple on TV's "Flamingo Road" in the 1980s and countless film roles in between, died, it was announced ...
Jun 28, 2019 · Life and Death of 'Felony Squad' Star Howard Duff. Most remembered as Det. Sgt. Sam Stone, in the late 1960s television show “Felony Squad,” Howard Duff’s “God-given talent” and his unique outlook on acting, made him a successful and unforgettable character actor. During the promotion of “Felony Squad,” which ran from 1966 until ...
Lupino. Signature. Ida Lupino (4 February 1918 [1] – 3 August 1995) was a British actress, director, writer, and producer. Throughout her 48-year career, she appeared in 59 films and directed eight, working primarily in the United States, where she became a citizen in 1948. She is widely regarded as the most prominent female filmmaker working ...
Howard Duff was an American actor, director, and producer. He was born on November 24, 1913 in Bremerton, Washington. He began his career in radio in the 1930s, and went on to appear in numerous films and television shows. He was best known for his roles in the films The Naked City (1948) and The Killers (1964).
Howard Green Duff 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.
Dec 31, 2018 · The show clicked at once, and went into a regular fall lineup on CBS September 29, 1946. From then until 1949, Sam Spade was a Sunday-night thriller for Wildroot Cream Oil, starring Howard Duff in the title role. With Duff's departure, NBC took the series, leaving it on Sunday for Wildroot and starring Stephen Dunne as Spade.
