Howard Duff


Actor
Howard Duff

About

Birth Place
Bremerton, Washington, USA
Born
November 24, 1913
Died
July 09, 1990
Cause of Death
Heart Attack

Biography

Tough supporting player and leading man who starred in a number of "B" pictures from the late 1940s through the late 50s. In later year Duff played a variety of character roles, including an enjoyably nasty turn in the 1980s on the Southern-fried primetime TV soap, "Flamingo Road." Married to actress-director Ida Lupino from 1951 to 1973....

Photos & Videos

Woman in Hiding - Movie Posters
While the City Sleeps - Pressbook
Boys' Night Out - Publicity Stills

Family & Companions

Ida Lupino
Wife
Actor, director. Married in 1951; divorced in 1973.

Biography

Tough supporting player and leading man who starred in a number of "B" pictures from the late 1940s through the late 50s. In later year Duff played a variety of character roles, including an enjoyably nasty turn in the 1980s on the Southern-fried primetime TV soap, "Flamingo Road." Married to actress-director Ida Lupino from 1951 to 1973.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Too Much Sun (1990)
Settle the Score (1989)
Monster in the Closet (1987)
No Way Out (1987)
Senator Duvall
Love On The Run (1985)
This Girl For Hire (1983)
The Wild Women Of Chastity Gulch (1982)
Double Negative (1981)
Lester Harlen
Valentine Magic on Love Island (1980)
A J Morgan
Oh God! Book II (1980)
Dr Whitley
Flamingo Road (1980)
Kramer Vs. Kramer (1979)
A Wedding (1978)
Dr Jules Meecham
Ski Lift To Death (1978)
Ben Forbes
Battered (1978)
In the Glitter Palace (1977)
Raymond Travers
The Late Show (1977)
Harry Regan
Snatched (1973)
Duncan Wood
The Heist (1972)
A Little Game (1971)
Dunlap
In Search of America (1971)
Ray Chandler
Panic in the City (1968)
Dave Pomeroy
Boys' Night Out (1962)
Doug Jackson
Sierra Stranger (1957)
Jess Collins
The Broken Star (1956)
Deputy Marshal Frank Smead
Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado (1956)
Tom "Blackjack" Ketchum
While the City Sleeps (1956)
Lt. Bert Kaufman
Flame of the Islands (1956)
Doug Duryea
Women's Prison (1955)
Dr. "Doc" Clark
Private Hell 36 (1954)
Jack Farnham
Tanganyika (1954)
Dan Harder [McCracken]
The Yellow Mountain (1954)
Pete Menlo
Jennifer (1953)
Jim Hollis
Spaceways (1953)
Dr. Stephen Mitchell
The Roar of the Crowd (1953)
Johnny Tracy
Models Inc. (1952)
Lennie Stone
Steel Town (1952)
Jim Denko
The Lady from Texas (1951)
Dan Mason
Spy Hunt (1950)
Steve Quain
Shakedown (1950)
Jack Early
Red Canyon (1949)
Lin Slone [previously known as Lin Cordt]
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949)
Sam Bass
Illegal Entry (1949)
Bert Powers
Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949)
George Morton [also known as Mike Doyle]
Woman in Hiding (1949)
Keith Ramsay
The Naked City (1948)
Frank Niles
All My Sons (1948)
George Deever
Brute Force (1947)
Soldier

Cast (Special)

The Ed Begley, Jr. Show (1989)
Lily For President (1982)
Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's All-Star Look at TV's Prime Time Wars (1980)
The Teenage Idol (1958)
Howard Adams (Guest)

Producer (Special)

The Teenage Idol (1958)
Producer

Cast (TV Mini-Series)

War and Remembrance (1988)
Roses Are For the Rich (1987)
John Steinbeck's "East of Eden" (1981)
The Dream Merchants (1980)

Life Events

1947

Screen acting debut in "Brute Force"

Photo Collections

Woman in Hiding - Movie Posters
Woman in Hiding - Movie Posters
While the City Sleeps - Pressbook
Here is the original campaign book (pressbook) for While the City Sleeps (1956). Pressbooks were sent to exhibitors and theater owners to aid them in publicizing the film's run in their theater.
Boys' Night Out - Publicity Stills
Here are a few Publicity Stills featuring the cast of Boys' Night Out (1962). Publicity stills were specially-posed photos, usually taken off the set, for purposes of publicity or reference for promotional artwork.
Woman in Hiding - Lobby Card Set
Here is a set of lobby cards from Woman in Hiding (1949), starring Ida Lupino and Stephen McNally.

Videos

Movie Clip

Women's Prison (1955) -- (Movie Clip) She Is Not A Criminal Doc Crane and superintendent Van Zandt (famously turbulent married couple Howard Duff and Ida Lupino) tangle over a new inmate (Jan Sterling as Helene Jensen), who gets scolded by Saunders (Mae Clarke) and supported by Brenda (Jan Sterling), on her first night inside, in Women’s Prison, 1955.
Boys' Night Out (1962) -- (Movie Clip) We Should Have Gone Bowling Four New York commuters, single Fred (James Garner) and married George, Doug and Howard (Tony Randall, Howard Duff, Howard Morris) lamenting that their Thursday night standing date has grown dull, William Bendix their barkeep, opening the Kim Novak comedy vehicle Boys’ Night Out, 1962.
Boys' Night Out (1962) -- (Movie Clip) The Boys Are All Aces Single Fred (James Garner) intends to chivalrously talk sociology student Cathy (Kim Novak) out of posing as a hired companion for him and his three married buddies, but she’s a step ahead, so George (Tony Randal), with Doug and Howard (Howard Duff, Howard Morris) prepares for the first date, in Boys’ Night Out, 1962.
Naked City, The (1948) -- (Movie Clip) You're Goin' To The Penitentiary Brought in from Boston, theft victim McCormick (Nicholas Joy) gives Lieutenant Muldoon (Barry Fitzgerald) the entree to sweat Frank Niles (Howard Duff), the slippery ex-boyfriend of his murder victim, in The Naked City, 1948, directed by Jules Dassin.
Naked City, The (1948) -- (Movie Clip) Just Another Pretty Girl Lieutenant Muldoon (Barry Fitzgerald) consoles the parents (Grover Burgess and Adelaide Klein) of a murder victim, then producer Mark Hellinger narrates over Manhattan scenery in The Naked City, 1948.
While The City Sleeps (1956) -- (Movie Clip) No Appetite For Power Early scene, the last for Kyne (Robert Warwick), ailing media magnate berating senior staff (George Sanders, Thomas Mitchell, James Craig) then sulking with columnist Mobley (Dana Andrews), in Fritz Lang's While The City Sleeps, 1956.
Brute Force (1947) -- (Movie Clip) I Don't Believe In Coincidence Captain Munsey (Hume Cronyn) calls attention to an address by the warden (Roman Bohnen) then, after a legit suicide, accuses the R17 gang (Howard Duff, Jeff Corey, John Hoyt, Burt Lancaster) of crimes, in Jules Dassin's Brute Force, 1947.
Brute Force (1947) -- (Movie Clip) Ever Since The War Inmate "Soldier" (Howard Duff) recalls his Italian wife Gina (Yvonne De Carlo) and the crime that sent him to prison, in Jules Dassin's Brute Force, 1947.
Brute Force (1947) -- (Movie Clip) Why Keep On Fighting? Joining director Jules Dassin’s opening, wardens taking roll introducing John Hoyt, Howard Duff, Jeff Corey, Whit Bissell and Jack Overman, Sir Lancelot the singing neighbor, then star Burt Lancaster as Collins, and Hume Cronyn prison Captain Munsey, in Brute Force, from producer Mark Hellinger and writer Richard Brooks.
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) -- (Movie Clip) She's The Mother Ted (Dustin Hoffman) is reading to Billy (Justin Henry) when lawyer Shaunessy (Howard Duff) calls to announce that mother Joanna (Meryl Streep) is demanding a visit, in Robert Benton's Kramer vs. Kramer, 1979.

Trailer

Family

Bridget Duff
Daughter
Mother, Ida Lupino.

Companions

Ida Lupino
Wife
Actor, director. Married in 1951; divorced in 1973.

Bibliography