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Profile of Howard Duff
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Howard Duff |
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24th November 1913 |
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Bremerton, Washington, USA |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Actor Howard Duff (November 24 - July 8, 1990) in Bremerton, Washington was a radio and stage performer before he began appearing in films in the late 1940s. He played Dashiell Hammett's private eye Sam Spade while a radio actor.
His first film role was as an inmate in Brute Force. He also appeared in many movies with his one-time wife, actresss and director Ida Lupino. They divorced in 1984. One of his later films roles was playing Dustin Hoffman's attorney in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979). In the 1980s, Duff became a familar face on television appearing on Knots Landing and Dallas.
He passed away on July 8, 1990 in Santa Barbara, California from natural causes at the age of 76, survived by his daughter.
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