About
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...
Known for
The Love BoatSeries • 1977
Murder, She WroteSeries • 1984
Knots LandingSeries • 1979
Magnum, P.I.Series • 1980
The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries • 1962
The Rockford FilesSeries • 1974
MannixSeries • 1967
The VirginianSeries • 1962
Charlie's AngelsSeries • 1976
The Twilight ZoneSeries • 1959
BatmanSeries • 1966
Combat!Series • 1962
St. ElsewhereSeries • 1982
Climax!Series • 1954
The Golden GirlsSeries • 1985
HotelSeries • 1982
Fantasy IslandSeries • 1978
Scarecrow and Mrs. KingSeries • 1983
Burke's LawSeries • 1963
The Name of the GameSeries • 1968
SwitchSeries • 1975
The Streets of San FranciscoSeries • 1972
Police StorySeries • 1973
Felony SquadSeries • 1966