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Dan Duryea‌

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Birthday

calendar1907-01-23

Popularity

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Dan Duryea

White Plains, New York, USA

Dan Duryea

White Plains, New York, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1907-01-23

Popularity

star3.9

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dan Duryea (January 23, 1907, in White Plains, New York – June 7, 1968, in Hollywood, California) was an American actor of film, stage and television. Duryea graduated from Cornell University in 1928. While at Cornell, Duryea was elected into the Sphinx Head Society. He made his name on Broadway in the play Dead End, followed by The Little Foxes, in which he played the dishonest and not particularly bright weakling Leo Hubbard. He moved to Hollywood in 1940 to appear in the film version in the same role. He established himself in films playing similar secondary roles as the foil, usually as a weak or annoyingly immature character, in movies such as The Pride of the Yankees. As his career progressed throughout the 1940s he began to carve a niche as a violent, yet sexy, bad guy in a number of film noirs. In so doing he established a significant female following and, over time, something of a cult status. His work in this era included Scarlet Street, The Woman in the Window, Criss Cross, Black Angel and Too Late for Tears. From the 1950s, Duryea was more often seen in Westerns, most notably his charismatic villain in Winchester '73 (1950). Other memorable work in the latter part of his career included Thunder Bay (1953), The Burglar (1957), The Flight of the Phoenix (1965), and the primetime soap opera Peyton Place. He also appeared in one of the first Twilight Zone episodes in 1959 as a drunken former gunfighter in "Mr. Denton on Doomsday," written by Rod Serling. He guest starred on NBC's anthology series The Barbara Stanwyck Show. In 1963, Duryea appeared as Dr. Ben Lorrigan in the episode "Why Am I Grown So Cold" on the NBC medical drama about psychiatry, The Eleventh Hour. Duryea was far removed from many of the characters he played in the course of his career. He was married for thirty-five years to his wife, Helen, who preceded him in death on January 21, 1967. The couple had two sons: Peter, who worked for a time as an actor, and Richard. Dan Duryea died of cancer at the age of sixty-one. His remains are interred in Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dan Duryea, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

Foxfire

Foxfire‌
star6.0
calendar 1955

The Flight of the Phoenix

The Flight of the Phoenix‌
star7.2
calendar 1965

Black Angel

Black Angel‌
star6.0
calendar 1946

Lady on a Train

Lady on a Train‌
star6.5
calendar 1945

Ministry of Fear

Ministry of Fear‌
star6.8
calendar 1944

Criss Cross

Criss Cross‌
star7.1
calendar 1949

Night Passage

Night Passage‌
star6.3
calendar 1957

Larceny

Larceny‌
star5.6
calendar 1948

The Bamboo Saucer

The Bamboo Saucer‌
star4.9
calendar 1968

Too Late for Tears

Too Late for Tears‌
star6.7
calendar 1949

The Burglar

The Burglar‌
star5.7
calendar 1957

Silver Lode

Silver Lode‌
star6.1
calendar 1954

The Underworld Story

The Underworld Story‌
star6.1
calendar 1950

The Great Flamarion

The Great Flamarion‌
star6.2
calendar 1945

World for Ransom

World for Ransom‌
star5.0
calendar 1954

One Way Street

One Way Street‌
star5.1
calendar 1950

Winchester '73

Winchester '73‌
star7.3
calendar 1950

Manhandled

Manhandled‌
star5.1
calendar 1949

Chicago Calling

Chicago Calling‌
star7.0
calendar 1951

Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay‌
star6.1
calendar 1953

36 Hours

36 Hours‌
star5.9
calendar 1953

The Little Foxes

The Little Foxes‌
star7.5
calendar 1941

The Valley of Decision

The Valley of Decision‌
star7.3
calendar 1945

Six Black Horses

Six Black Horses‌
star5.8
calendar 1962

Scarlet Street

Scarlet Street‌
star7.6
calendar 1945

The Woman in the Window

The Woman in the Window‌
star7.4
calendar 1944

Sahara

Sahara‌
star7.2
calendar 1943

Mrs. Parkington

Mrs. Parkington‌
star6.0
calendar 1944

The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees‌
star7.4
calendar 1942

Johnny Stool Pigeon

Johnny Stool Pigeon‌
star6.5
calendar 1949

Along Came Jones

Along Came Jones‌
star5.8
calendar 1945

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

Slaughter on 10th Avenue‌
star5.4
calendar 1957

Battle Hymn

Battle Hymn‌
star6.4
calendar 1957

Storm Fear

Storm Fear‌
star6.0
calendar 1955

Five Golden Dragons

Five Golden Dragons‌
star5.4
calendar 1967

The Hills Run Red

The Hills Run Red‌
star5.8
calendar 1966

Sky Commando

Sky Commando‌
star5.5
calendar 1953

Main Street After Dark

Main Street After Dark‌
star4.8
calendar 1945

White Tie and Tails

White Tie and Tails‌
star7.0
calendar 1946

Al Jennings of Oklahoma

Al Jennings of Oklahoma‌
star5.0
calendar 1951

River Lady

River Lady‌
star5.0
calendar 1948

Incident at Phantom Hill

Incident at Phantom Hill‌
star6.1
calendar 1966

Taggart

Taggart‌
star5.0
calendar 1965

Another Part of the Forest

Another Part of the Forest‌
star7.6
calendar 1948

Platinum High School

Platinum High School‌
star6.0
calendar 1960

Ride Clear of Diablo

Ride Clear of Diablo‌
star5.7
calendar 1954

Black Bart

Black Bart‌
star4.5
calendar 1948

The Marauders

The Marauders‌
star5.5
calendar 1955

Do You Know This Voice?

Do You Know This Voice?‌
star7.8
calendar 1964

This Is My Love

This Is My Love‌
star8.5
calendar 1954

Man from Frisco

Man from Frisco‌
star6.0
calendar 1944

He Rides Tall

He Rides Tall‌
star5.6
calendar 1964

Rails Into Laramie

Rails Into Laramie‌
star6.3
calendar 1954

Stranger on the Run

Stranger on the Run‌
star5.4
calendar 1967

Kathy O'

Kathy O'‌
star10.0
calendar 1958

The Bounty Killer

The Bounty Killer‌
star5.8
calendar 1965

Walk a Tightrope

Walk a Tightrope‌
star6.2
calendar 1963

None But the Lonely Heart

None But the Lonely Heart‌
star6.2
calendar 1944

That Other Woman

That Other Woman‌
star5.5
calendar 1942

Winchester '73

Winchester '73‌
star6.2
calendar 1967

Ball of Fire

Ball of Fire‌
star7.4
calendar 1941

Gundown at Sandoval

Gundown at Sandoval‌
star0.0
calendar 1959

Screen Actors

Screen Actors‌
star6.0
calendar 1950

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life‌
star6.0
calendar 1988

Four Hours in White

Four Hours in White‌
star0.0
calendar 1958

Tv Credits

Burke's Law

Burke's Law‌
star6.0
calendar 1963

December Bride

December Bride‌
star5.5
calendar 1954

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre‌
star5.3
calendar 1963

Route 66

Route 66‌
star6.4
calendar 1960

Naked City

Naked City‌
star5.3
calendar 1958

Combat!

Combat!‌
star7.6
calendar 1962

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater‌
star5.5
calendar 1953

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone‌
star8.4
calendar 1959

The Monroes

The Monroes‌
star5.7
calendar 1966

Going My Way

Going My Way‌
star5.0
calendar 1962

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse‌
star4.3
calendar 1958

China Smith

China Smith‌
star0.0
calendar 1952

Rawhide

Rawhide‌
star7.0
calendar 1959

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone‌
star6.9
calendar 1964

The Virginian

The Virginian‌
star6.4
calendar 1962

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre‌
star5.5
calendar 1950

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars‌
star6.5
calendar 1951

Climax!

Climax!‌
star2.7
calendar 1954

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise‌
star5.7
calendar 1959

The Loner

The Loner‌
star5.7
calendar 1965

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour‌
star4.2
calendar 1955

Laramie

Laramie‌
star6.4
calendar 1959

Riverboat

Riverboat‌
star6.3
calendar 1959

Cimarron City

Cimarron City‌
star5.0
calendar 1958

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre‌
star5.5
calendar 1956

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America‌
star3.5
calendar 1952

Studio 57

Studio 57‌
star0.0
calendar 1954

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show‌
star6.2
calendar 1960

The New Adventures of China Smith

The New Adventures of China Smith‌
star0.0
calendar 1954

Rawhide

Rawhide‌
star7.0
calendar 1959

Rawhide

Rawhide‌
star7.0
calendar 1959

Combat!

Combat!‌
star7.6
calendar 1962

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater‌
star5.5
calendar 1953

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars‌
star6.5
calendar 1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars‌
star6.5
calendar 1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars‌
star6.5
calendar 1951

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre‌
star5.5
calendar 1956

Burke's Law

Burke's Law‌
star6.0
calendar 1963

Pursuit

Pursuit‌
star0.0
calendar 1958

Star Stage

Star Stage‌
star0.0
calendar 1955

Wagon Train

Wagon Train‌
star6.4
calendar 1957

Suspicion

Suspicion‌
star5.9
calendar 1957

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour‌
star7.8
calendar 1962