- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 24, 1913
- Place of Birth
- —
- Died
- July 8, 1990
Howard Duff
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 Spad…
Filmography
tvThe World of Hammer
1994 · Self (archive footage)
movieToo Much Sun
1991 · O.M.
movieSettle the Score
1989 · Cy Whately
tvWar and Remembrance
1988 · William Tuttle
movieNo Way Out
1987 · Senator William 'Billy' Duvall
movieRoses Are for the Rich
1987 · Denton
tvRoses Are for the Rich
1987 · Denton
movieMonster in the Closet
1986 · Father Martin Finnegan
movieLove on the Run
1985 · Lionel Rockland
tvThe Golden Girls
1985 · Mangiacavallo
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984 · Ralph Earl / Stephen Earl
tvScarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
movieThis Girl for Hire
1983 · Wolfe Macready
movieThe Wild Women of Chastity Gulch
1982 · Col. Samuel Isaacs
tvSt. Elsewhere
1982 · Herbie
tvHotel
1982 · Byron Comstock, Adam Korsak
movieLily for President?
1982 · General
tvEast of Eden
1981 · Jules Edwards
tvFlamingo Road
1981 · Titus Semple
tvMagnum, P.I.
1980 · Captain Thomas Sullivan Magnum I
movieNight of the Juggler
1980 · Props
movieFlamingo Road
1980 · Sheriff Titus Semple
movieDouble Negative
1980 · Lester Harlen
tvThe Dream Merchants
1980 · Charles Slade
movieValentine Magic on Love Island
1980 · A.J. Morgan
tvKnots Landing
1979 · Paul Galveston
Young Maverick - Dead Man's Hand
movieYoung Maverick - Dead Man's Hand
1979 · Herman Rusk
movieKramer vs. Kramer
1979 · John Shaunessy
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tv$weepstake$
1979
movieBattered
1978 · Bill Thompson
movieA Wedding
1978 · Dr. Jules Meecham
movieSki Lift to Death
1978 · Ben Forbes
movieActor
1978 · Winfield Sheehan
tvFantasy Island
1978 · Douglas Shane
tvThe Love Boat
1977 · Glen Leciter
movieA Little Game
1977 · Dunlap
movieIn the Glitter Palace
1977 · Raymond Dawson Travers
movieThe Late Show
1977 · Harry Regan
tvThe Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
tvCharlie's Angels
1976 · Harrigan
tvMatt Helm
1975 · Dan Mallory
tvEllery Queen
1975
tvSwitch
1975 · Ira Larkin
tvMedical Story
1975 · Roger Graham
tvThe Rockford Files
1974 · Edward J. Marks
movieTight as a Drum
1974 · Hollister
tvFaraday and Company
1973 · Clark Sanford
tvPolice Story
1973 · , Sergeant Al Butler
movieSnatched
1973 · Duncan Wood
movieThe Heist
1972 · Lieutenant Nicholson
tvKung Fu
1972 · Noah Fleck, Mr. Jenkins
tvThe Streets of San Francisco
1972
tvSearch
1972
movieIn Search of America
1971 · Ray Chandler
tvAlias Smith and Jones
1971
tvThe Immortal
1970
movieThe D.A.: Murder One
1969 · Lynn D. Compton
moviePanic in the City
1968 · Dave Pomeroy
tvThe Mod Squad
1968
tvThe Name of the Game
1968 · Wally Cook
tvMannix
1967
tvJudd, for the Defense
1967
tvFelony Squad
1966 · Det. Sgt. Sam Stone, Director
tvBatman
1966 · Det. Sgt. Sam Stone, Cabala
tvCamp Runamuck
1965 · Director
tvI Spy
1965 · Sean
tvThe Rogues
1964 · G. Carter Huntington
movieCalhoun
1964 · Sid Rayner
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
tvBob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
tvMr. Novak
1963 · Joe Stillman
tvBurke's Law
1963 · Lou Cole, Charlie January
tvArrest and Trial
1963
movieWar Gods of Babylon
1962 · Sardanapolo
tvCombat!
1962 · Col. Hobey Jabko
tvThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 · Peter Harding
tvThe Virginian
1962 · Ed Frazer
tvSam Benedict
1962
movieBoys' Night Out
1962 · Doug Jackson
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self - Co-Host
tvBus Stop
1961
tvDante
1960 · Willie Dante
tvThe Twilight Zone
1959 · , Arthur Curtis / Gerry Reagan
The George Burns Show
tvThe George Burns Show
1958 · Self
tvThe Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957 · Howard Duff
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
tvTonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · Self
movieSierra Stranger
1957 · Jess Collins
tvMr. Adams and Eve
1957
tvThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 · Self
movieWhile the City Sleeps
1956 · Lt. Burt Kaufman
movieThe Broken Star
1956 · Deputy Marshal Frank Smeed
movieBlackjack Ketchum Desperado
1956 · Tom "Blackjack" Ketchum
movieFlame of the Islands
1955 · Doug Duryea
movieWomen's Prison
1955 · Dr. Crane
movieThe Yellow Mountain
1954 · Pete Menlo
tvClimax!
1954 · , Dr. John C. Clark
tvStudio 57
1954
moviePrivate Hell 36
1954 · Police Sgt. Jack Farnham
tvThe Whistler
1954
movieTanganyika
1954 · Dan Harder
movieJennifer
1953 · Jim Hollis
movieSpaceways
1953 · Dr. Stephen Mitchell
movieRoar of the Crowd
1953 · Johnny Tracy
tvThe Ford Television Theatre
1952 · Johnny Abel
movieModels Inc.
1952 · Lennie Stone
movieSteel Town
1952 · Jim Denko
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · Terence Kerrigan
movieThe Lady from Texas
1951 · Dan Mason
Lux Video Theatre
tvLux Video Theatre
1950 · Jim
movieShakedown
1950 · Jack Early
movieSpy Hunt
1950 · Steve Quain
movieWoman in Hiding
1950 · Keith Ramsey
movieCalamity Jane and Sam Bass
1949 · Sam Bass
movieIllegal Entry
1949 · Bert Powers
movieRed Canyon
1949 · Lin Sloane
movieJohnny Stool Pigeon
1949 · George Morton
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
movieAll My Sons
1948 · George Deever
movieThe Naked City
1948 · Frank Niles
movieBrute Force
1947 · Robert 'Soldier' Becker
movieKnow Your Enemy: Japan
1945 · Narrator