Howard Duff

Biography

Howard Green Duff (November 24, 1913 – July 8, 1990) 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. His other movies include The Naked City (1948), All My Sons (1948), Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949), 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 later performances was as Dustin Hoffman's attorney in the Academy Award-winning Kramer vs. Kramer (1979). On radio, Duff played Dashiell Hammett's private eye Sam 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. Duff 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 thro…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) — John Shaunessy
2. The Twilight Zone (1959)
3. No Way Out (1987) — Senator William 'Billy' Duvall
4. Batman (1966) — Det. Sgt. Sam Stone
5. Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Ralph Earl / Stephen Earl
6. Magnum, P.I. (1980) — Captain Thomas Sullivan Magnum I
7. The Golden Girls (1985) — Mangiacavallo
8. The Naked City (1948) — Frank Niles
9. Kung Fu (1972) — Noah Fleck
10. Charlie's Angels (1976) — Harrigan
11. Brute Force (1947) — Robert 'Soldier' Becker
12. The Love Boat (1977) — Glen Leciter
13. While the City Sleeps (1956) — Lt. Burt Kaufman
14. The Rockford Files (1974) — Edward J. Marks
15. Fantasy Island (1978) — Douglas Shane
16. Combat! (1962) — Col. Hobey Jabko
17. The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
18. St. Elsewhere (1982) — Herbie
19. Monster in the Closet (1986) — Father Martin Finnegan
20. The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) — Peter Harding
21. The Late Show (1977) — Harry Regan
22. A Wedding (1978) — Dr. Jules Meecham
23. Mannix (1967)
24. Knots Landing (1979) — Paul Galveston
25. Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
26. Private Hell 36 (1954) — Police Sgt. Jack Farnham
27. Ellery Queen (1975)
28. Woman in Hiding (1950) — Keith Ramsey
29. War and Remembrance (1988) — William Tuttle
30. The Virginian (1962) — Ed Frazer
31. All My Sons (1948) — George Deever
32. Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
33. The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
34. I Spy (1965) — Sean
35. Boys' Night Out (1962) — Doug Jackson
36. The Mod Squad (1968)
37. Hotel (1982) — Byron Comstock
38. Shakedown (1950) — Jack Early
39. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
40. Women's Prison (1955) — Dr. Crane

Directed

1. Felony Squad (1966) — Director
2. Camp Runamuck (1965) — Director