Born: November 24, 1913 – Died: July 8, 1990
Howard Duff, born on November 24, 1913, in Bremerton, Washington, was a tough and ruggedly handsome actor who made a significant impact on Hollywood during the 1950s "Golden Age". Known for his wavy hair, trademark brows, and a touch of vulnerability beneath his hard exterior, Duff formed a dynamic power couple with his then-wife, actress Ida Lupino. Before their marriage, Duff had romantic relationships with some of the cinema's most dazzling leading ladies. While never achieving top-tier status, Duff showed his talent in radio, film, and television, leaving a lasting mark on the entertainment industry. He passed away on July 8, 1990, in Santa Barbara, California, at the age of 76.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Too Much Sun | O.M. |
| 1990 | The Golden Girls (TV Series) | Mangiacavallo |
| 1990 | Midnight Caller (TV Series) | Montgomery Carson |
| 1984–1990 | Knots Landing (TV Series) | Paul Galveston |
| 1989 | Island Son (TV Series) | Unknown |
| 1989 | Settle the Score (TV Movie) | Cy Whately |
| 1989 | The Ed Begley Jr. Show (TV Movie) | Councilman Slaney |
| 1988 | Simon & Simon (TV Series) | Det. Travis |
| 1988 | War and Remembrance (TV Mini Series) | William Tuttle |
| 1988 | Magnum, P.I. (TV Series) | Captain Thomas Sullivan Magnum I |
| 1988 | Dallas (TV Series) | Sen. Henry Harrison O'Dell | Senator Henry Harrison O'Dell |
| 1987 | Werewolf (TV Series) | Will 'Big Daddy' Fraser |
| 1987 | No Way Out | Senator Duvall |
| 1985–1987 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV Series) | Harry Thornton | Capt. Harry V. Thornton |
| 1987 | Roses Are for the Rich (TV Movie) | Denton |
| 1986 | Monster in the Closet | Father Finnegan |
| 1985 | Detective in the House (TV Series) | Unknown |
| 1985 | Love on the Run (TV Movie) | Lionel Rockland |
| 1984–1985 | Hotel (TV Series) | Adam Korsak | Byron Comstock |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) | Ralph | Stephen Earl |
| 1983 | This Girl for Hire (TV Movie) | Wolfe Macready |
| 1983 | St. Elsewhere (TV Series) | Herbie |
| 1982 | The Love Boat (TV Series) | Glen Leciter |
| 1982 | The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch (TV Movie) | Col. Samuel Isaacs |
| 1980–1982 | Flamingo Road (TV Series) | Sheriff Titus Semple |
| 1981 | East of Eden (TV Mini Series) | Jules Edwards |
| 1980 | The Dream Merchants (TV Mini Series) | Charles Slade |
| 1980 | Double Negative | Lester Harlen |
| 1980 | Oh, God! Book II | Dr. Benjamin Charles Whitley |
| 1980 | Charlie's Angels (TV Series) | Harrigan |
| 1980 | Valentine Magic on Love Island (TV Movie) | A.J. Morgan |
| 1979–1980 | Young Maverick (TV Series) | Herman Rusk |
| 1979 | Lou Grant (TV Series) | Wild Man Moran |
| 1979 | Kramer vs. Kramer | John Shaunessy |
| 1978 | Battered (TV Movie) | Bill Thompson |
| 1978 | A Wedding | Dr. Jules Meecham |
| 1978 | Ski Lift to Death (TV Movie) | Ben Forbes |
| 1978 | Actor (TV Movie) | Winfield Sheehan |
| 1978 | The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV Series) | Lt. Martinelle |
| 1978 | Fantasy Island (TV Series) | Douglas Shane |
| 1978 | Switch (TV Series) | Ira Larkin |
| 1977 | Lanigan's Rabbi (TV Series) | Cyrus Hollister |
| 1973–1977 | Police Story (TV Series) | DeHart | Lieutenant Blodgett | Lt. Hyatt ... |
| 1977 | In the Glitter Palace (TV Movie) | Raymond Dawson Travers |
| 1977 | The Late Show | Harry Regan |
| 1977 | The Rockford Files (TV Series) | Edward J. Marks |
| 1976 | The Quest (TV Series) | Mathew DeShant |
| 1976 | The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) | Larry Dobbs |
| 1976 | Ellery Queen (TV Series) | Eddie Morgan |
| 1976 | Matt Helm (TV Series) | Dan Mallory |
| 1975 | Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV Series) | Charles Prescott |
| 1975 | Medical Story (TV Series) | Roger Graham |
| 1974 | Kung Fu (TV Series) | Mr. Jenkins | Noah Fleck |
| 1974 | The Wide World of Mystery (TV Series) | Hollister |
| 1973 | Shaft (TV Series) | Tom Oliver |
| 1973 | Faraday and Company (TV Series) | Clark Sanford |
| 1973 | Mannix (TV Series) | Chief Harry Decken |
| 1973 | Search (TV Series) | Dr. Jamison |
| 1973 | Mod Squad (TV Series) | Walter Graham |
| 1973 | Snatched (TV Movie) | Duncan Wood |
| 1972 | The Heist (TV Movie) | Lieutenant Nicholson |
| 1972 | Medical Center (TV Series) | Matt McKinnon |
| 1972 | Night Gallery (TV Series) | Arthur Porter (segment "There Aren't Any More MacBanes") |
| 1969–1971 | Insight (TV Series) | Simon | The Major |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones (TV Series) | George Fendler |
| 1971 | A Little Game (TV Movie) | Dunlap |
| 1971 | In Search of America (TV Movie) | Ray Chandler |
| 1963–1971 | The Virginian (TV Series) | Stuart Masters | Ed Frazer |
| 1970 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) | Wally Cook |
| 1970 | The Immortal (TV Series) | Arthur Cameron |
| 1969 | D.A.: Murder One (TV Movie) | Lynn D. Compton |
| 1969 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV Series) | Henry Speiser |
| 1969 | Judd for the Defense (TV Series) | Det. Sgt. Sam Stone |
| 1966–1969 | The Felony Squad (TV Series) | Det. Sgt. Sam Stone |
| 1966–1968 | Batman (TV Series) | Cabala | Det. Sgt. Sam Stone |
| 1968 | Panic in the City | Dave Pomeroy |
| 1966 | Men Against Evil (TV Movie) | Sergeant Sam Stone |
| 1966 | I Spy (TV Series) | Sean |
| 1965 | The Changing Geometry of Flight (Short) | Narrator (voice) |
| 1965 | Mr. Novak (TV Series) | Joe Stillman |
| 1965 | The Rogues (TV Series) | G. Carter Huntington |
| 1964 | Calhoun: County Agent (TV Movie) | Sid Rayner |
| 1964 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) | Leo |
| 1963–1964 | Burke's Law (TV Series) | Charlie January | Lou Cole |
| 1964 | The Eleventh Hour (TV Series) | Harold Baker |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial (TV Series) | Robert Forbes |
| 1963 | Sam Benedict (TV Series) | Gregory Tyler |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) | Peter Harding |
| 1962 | War Gods of Babylon | Sardanapalo |
| 1962 | Combat! (TV Series) | Col. Hobey Jabko |
| 1962 | Boys' Night Out | Doug Jackson |
| 1962 | Bus Stop (TV Series) | Steve Martyck |
| 1960–1961 | Dante (TV Series) | Willie Dante |
| 1960 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) | Arthur Curtis | Gerry Raigan |
| 1959 | Alcoa Theatre (TV Series) | Joe Kane |
| 1959 | Bonanza (TV Series) | Samuel Clemens | Mark Twain |
| 1959 | The George Burns Show (TV Series) | Howard Duff |
| 1958 | The Green Peacock (TV Short) | Paul Mace |
| 1958 | Target (TV Series) | Ray Bensen |
| 1957–1958 | Mr. Adams and Eve (TV Series) | Howard Adams |
| 1958 | Teenage Idol (TV Movie) | Unknown |
| 1957 | Sierra Stranger | Jess Collins |
| 1956 | Chevron Hall of Stars (TV Series) | Det. John Stone |
| 1956 | Studio 57 (TV Series) | Matt |
| 1955–1956 | Climax! (TV Series) | Dr. John C. Clark |
| 1956 | Celebrity Playhouse (TV Series) | Unknown |
| 1953–1956 | The Ford Television Theatre (TV Series) | Johnny Abel | Charlie O'Connor | John Stevens aka Johnny Nighthawk |
| 1956 | The Broken Star | Deputy Marshal Frank Smeed |
| 1956 | While the City Sleeps | Lt. Burt Kaufman |
| 1956 | Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado | Tom 'Blackjack' Ketchum |
| 1956 | Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) | Jim |
| 1956 | Front Row Center (TV Series) | Phil Nyack |
| 1955–1956 | The Star and the Story (TV Series) | Tom | Henry Pell | Malcolm Rainey |
| 1956 | Crossroads (TV Series) | Unknown |
| 1956 | Science Fiction Theatre (TV Series) | Dr. Tom Mathews |
| 1955 | Flame of the Islands | Doug Duryea |
| 1955 | Women's Prison | Dr. Crane |
| 1954 | Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series) | Terence Kerrigan |
| 1954 | The Yellow Mountain | Pete Menlo |
| 1954 | The Whistler (TV Series) | Ernie Madden |
| 1954 | Private Hell 36 | Police Sgt. Jack Farnham |
| 1954 | Tanganyika | Dan Harder McCracken |
| 1953 | Jennifer | Jim Hollis |
| 1953 | Spaceways | Dr. Stephen Mitchell |
| 1953 | Roar of the Crowd | Johnny Tracy |
| 1952 | Models Inc. | Lennie Stone |
| 1952 | Steel Town | Jim Denko |
| 1951 | The Lady from Texas | Dan Mason |
| 1950 | Shakedown | Jack Early |
| 1950 | Spy Hunt | Steve Quain |
| 1950 | Woman in Hiding | Keith Ramsey |
| 1949 | Calamity Jane and Sam Bass | Sam Bass |
| 1949 | Illegal Entry | Bert Powers |
| 1949 | Johnny Stool Pigeon | George Morton |
| 1949 | Red Canyon | Lin Sloane |
| 1949 | The Life of Riley | Voice of Sam Spade on Radio Show (voice, uncredited) |
| 1948 | All My Sons | George Deever |
| 1948 | The Naked City | Frank Niles |
| 1947 | Brute Force | Soldier (as Howard Duff - Radio's 'Sam Spade') |
| 1945 | Brotherhood of Man (Short) | Court Martial (uncredited) |
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