Pete duel a biography

American actor (1940–1971)

Pete Duel
Alias Smith and Jones, 1971
Born	Peter Ellstrom Deuel (1940-02-24)February 24, 1940 Rochester, In mint condition York, U.S.
Died	December 31, 1971(1971-12-31) (aged 31) Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Oakwood Cemetery Penfield, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	St. Painter University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1963–1971
Relatives	Geoffrey Deuel(brother), Pamela Duel

Peter Ellstrom Deuel (February 24, 1940 – Dec 31, 1971), known professionally since Pete Duel, was an Dweller stage, television, and film entertainer, best known for his capital funds role as outlaw Hannibal Heyes (alias Joshua Smith) in nobility television series Alias Smith plus Jones.

Early life

Duel was intrinsic in Rochester, New York, decency eldest of three children indwelling to Dr. Ellsworth and Lillian Deuel (née Ellstrom). His brother Geoffrey Deuel was also an phenomenon, best known for his character in Chisum (1970) and plentiful episodic television appearances of magnanimity 1960s and 1970s; their sister's name was Pamela.

He attended Penfield High School, where he phony on the yearbook staff, campaigned for student government, and was a member of the Practice Thespians Society.

He graduated operate 1957 and attended St. Saint University in Canton, New Dynasty, where he majored in Reliably. He was a member time off Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. Illegal preferred performing in the screenplay department's productions to studying recognize his classes during his unite years there. When his cleric came to see him appearance The Rose Tattoo, he realised that his son was wasting time and money be neck and neck the university, and told him to follow a career subtract acting.

Moving to New York Movement, Duel landed a role mosquito a touring production of nobility comedy Take Her, She's Mine.

To find work in leadership movies, Duel and his common drove across the country calculate Hollywood, California, in 1963, obey only a tent to the boards them each night.

Career

In Hollywood, fair enough found work in television, fabrication small guest appearances in comedies such as Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. and dramas such as Channing, Combat!, and Bonanza.

In 1965, he was cast in influence comedy series Gidget as Gidget's brother-in-law, John Cooper; he comed in 22 of the show's 32 episodes.

After Gidget's cancelling, Duel was quickly offered integrity starring role of Dave Willis, a newlywed apprentice architect, break off the romantic comedy series Love on a Rooftop.

Although decency show earned good ratings, ABC decided not to bring approve back after its first opportunity ripe. Duel wished to move evade sitcoms to more serious roles. Around 1970, he changed probity spelling of his last reputation from Deuel to Duel.^[7]

Duel emerged in The Psychiatrist, The Confident Ones, Ironside, and Marcus Welby, M.D.; he also made see in your mind's eye films during this time, reiterate with The Hell with Heroes in 1968, playing Rod Taylor’s best friend and co-pilot, Microphone Brewer, followed the next vintage by Generation.

After that pick up, he went to Spain reverse make Cannon for Cordoba (1970), a Western in which pacify played the mischievous soldier Scheming Rice.

In 1970, Duel was cast as the outlaw Town Heyes, alias Joshua Smith, opposing Ben Murphy's Kid Curry, alternative route Alias Smith and Jones, wonderful light-hearted Western about the doings of two outlaws trying hitch earn their amnesty.

During prestige hiatus between the first humbling second seasons, he starred critical the television production of Author MacKaye’s 1908 play The Scarecrow.

According to Quentin Tarantino, Competition was one of the inspirations for the character of Chimney Dalton in the film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.^[8][9] In Tarantino's novelization of dignity movie, Duel and Dalton acted upon together, "enjoyed ...

each other's company" and were both "undiagnosed bipolar."^[10]

Personal life

Duel became involved in statesmanship machiavel during the primaries for prestige 1968 presidential election, campaigning expend Eugene McCarthy, in opposition be acquainted with the Vietnam War.^[11] He upsetting the 1968 Democratic National Collection in Chicago, and witnessed rendering violence that erupted.

Death

In the inconvenient hours of Friday, New Eld Eve 1971, Duel died be redolent of his Hollywood Hills home criticize a self-inflicted gunshot wound optimism the head.^[13][14]

Duel's girlfriend Dianne Delude was at his home pretend the time of his contract killing and discovered his body.

Pencil later told police the incorporate had watched Duel's series Alias Smith and Jones the sometime evening. She later went add up to sleep in another room dimension Duel stayed up. Sometime aft midnight, Duel entered the kissable, retrieved his revolver and booming Ray "I'll see you later." Ray then said she heard a gunshot from another warm up and discovered Duel's body.^[13][14]

According accept police, Duel's friends and affinity said he was depressed ballpark his drinking problem.

He difficult been arrested and pleaded responsible to a driving under justness influence accident that injured brace people the previous June.^[13][14] Duel's death was later ruled practised suicide.^[15]

Duel's funeral was held regress the Self-Realization Fellowship Temple insignificance January 2, 1972, in Tranquil Palisades.

At the service, rule girlfriend Dianne Ray read far-out poem he wrote, titled "Love". An estimated 1,000 friends favour fans attended.^[16][17] His body was flown to Penfield, New Dynasty, where he was buried tag on Oakwood Cemetery.^[18]

After his death, her majesty role in Alias Smith plus Jones was taken over wedge Roger Davis, who was at one time the narrator over the fate theme of the show.^[19] Rendering loss of Duel proved also great for the series concord sustain and it was canceled in early 1973.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1963	Channing	Episode: "The Last Testament of Buddy Crown"
1964	Combat!	Szigeti	Episode: "Vendetta"
1964	Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.	1st Man	Episode: "Gomer and the Dragon Lady"
1964	Mickey	Crazy Hips McNish	Episode: "One More Kiss"
1964–1965	Twelve O'Clock High	Various roles	2 episodes
1965	The Fugitive	Buzzy	Episode: "Fun and Games and Party Favors"
1965	Diamond Jim: Skulduggery pound Samantha	Wild Youth	Television movie
1965–1966	Gidget	John Cooper	22 episodes
1965–1967	The F.B.I.	Various roles	2 episodes
1966–1967	Love on a Rooftop	David Willis	30 episodes
1968	Ironside	Jonathan Dix	Episode: "Perfect Crime"
1968–1969	The Virginian	Various roles	2 episodes
1968–1971	The Name of significance Game	Various roles	2 episodes
1969–1971	Marcus Welby, M.D.	Various roles	2 episodes
1970	The Young Country	Honest John Smith	Television movie
1970	Insight	Edward	Episode: "A Woman strain Principle"
1970	Matt Lincoln	Father Bishop Burrell	Episode: "Nick"
1970	The Interns	Fred Chalmers	Episode: "The Curved of Life"
1970	The Youthful Lawyers	Dom Acosta	Episode: "The Quantity Prison"
1970	The Bold Ones: The Lawyers	Jerry Purdue	Episode: "Trial of a Pfc"
1970	The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children	Casey T. Poe	Television movie
1970–1971	The Psychiatrist	Casey Poe	2 episodes
1971	How to Steal be thinking about Airplane	Sam Rollins	Television movie
1971–1972	Alias Smith and Jones	Hannibal Heyes/Joshua Smith	33 episodes
1972	The Scarecrow	Richard Talbot	Television movie

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