Howard Duff graduated from Roosevelt High School in Seattle in 1932, where he began acting in school plays after he was cut from the school basketball team.
18 Facts About Howard Duff
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Howard Duff worked locally in Seattle-area theater until entering the United States Army Air Corps during World War II.
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Howard Duff was eventually assigned to their radio service, and announced re-broadcasts prepared for the Armed Forces Radio Service.
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Howard Duff was signed to a long-term contract with Universal, and made his film debut alongside Burt Lancaster as an inmate in 1947's Brute Force.
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Howard Duff subsequently reunited with Lancaster for the family drama All My Sons, based on the play of the same name by Arthur Miller.
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The latter film saw Howard Duff act alongside his future wife Ida Lupino; the couple would subsequently co-star in a further four films during the 1950s.
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In 1951, Howard Duff made a pilot for a new radio series, The McCoy.
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Howard Duff appeared in the 1952 film That Kind of Girl, and featured in Spaceways, and Roar of the Crowd, the latter for Monogram Pictures, which ultimately made Jennifer, the second movie in which he starred alongside his wife.
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Howard Duff featured in episodes of numerous TV series during the 1960s including The Twilight Zone, Burke's Law, The Eleventh Hour, Mr Novak and Batman.
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Howard Duff had the lead role in the short-lived TV series Dante, but found greater success as Detective Sergeant Sam Stone in the ABC police drama Felony Squad.
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Howard Duff appeared in all 73 episodes of the series during its three-season run, alongside his co-stars Dennis Cole and Ben Alexander.
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Howard Duff continued to make guest appearances in TV series during the 1970s including The Streets of San Francisco, Police Story, The Rockford Files, and $weepstake$, amongst others, and featured in the TV movies A Little Game and Snatched.
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Howard Duff was part of an ensemble cast in the 1978 comedy film A Wedding, and had a prominent role as the attorney to Dustin Hoffman's character in the Academy Award-winning Kramer vs Kramer.
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Howard Duff portrayed villain Jules Edwards in Part 1 of the 1981 mini-series East of Eden, and was part of the main cast in the TV series Flamingo Road, appearing in all 38 episodes of the show.
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Howard Duff had a recurring role as Paul Galveston during the sixth season of Knots Landing, appearing in 10 episodes.
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In 1990, shortly before his death, Howard Duff made his final acting appearances in the TV series Midnight Caller and The Golden Girls, and the film Too Much Sun.
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Howard Duff had a tempestuous relationship with actress Ava Gardner in the late 1940s.
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Howard Duff died at age 76 of a heart attack on July 8,1990, in Santa Barbara, California.