- Howard Duff
Infobox actor
name = Howard Duff
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birthdate =November 24 ,1913
birthplace = Charleston,Washington , USA
deathdate= death date and age|1990|7|8|1913|11|24|
birthname = Howard Green Duff
deathplace=Santa Barbara,California , USA
occupation =Actor
spouse = (1)Ida Lupino (1951-1984), (2) Judy Jenkinson DuffHoward Green Duff (
November 24 ,1913 –July 8 ,1990 ) was an American actor offilm ,television , stage, andradio .Duff was born in Charleston,
Washington , ["Actor Howard Duff, Radio's Sam Spade, Dies at 72", "Seattle Post-Intelligencer", 10 July 1990] 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 asDustin Hoffman 's attorney in the Academy Award-winning "Kramer vs. Kramer " (1979).On radio, Duff played
Dashiell Hammett 's private eyeSam 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 theNBC mystery adventure series "Dante", and from September 1966 through January 1969, he portrayedDetective Sergeant Sam Stone in the ABC police drama "Felony Squad" with costarDennis Cole . In the 1980s, he appeared on dramas such asNBC 's "Flamingo Road " and "Knots Landing ", and "Dallas", both on CBS.Personal life
Duff had a tempestuous relationship with
Ava Gardner in the late 1940s. He marriedIda Lupino in 1951, ["Actor Howard Duff, Radio's Sam Spade, Dies at 72", "Seattle Post-Intelligencer", 10 July 1990] . They had a daughter, Bridget Duff (bornApril 23 ,1952 ). They separated in 1966 and divorced in 1984. He later married Judy Jenkinson.Duff died at age 76 of a heart attack, on July 8, 1990 in
Santa Barbara, California . He was survived by his daughter, his nieces and his second wife.References
External links
*imdb name|id=0003318|name=Howard Duff
* [http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt8489r0cj/?&query=howard%20duff&brand=oac Howard Duff Collection at UCLA]
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