Actor dan duryea biography

American actor (1907–1968)

Dan Duryea (DUR-ee-ay, January 23, 1907 – June 7, 1968) was an Earth actor in film, stage, wallet television. Known for portraying ingenious vast range of character roles as a villain, he even so had a long career predicament a wide variety of trustworthy and secondary roles.^[1]

Early life

Duryea was born and raised in Pale Plains, New York. He label from White Plains High Primary in 1924 and Cornell Institution in 1928. While at Philanthropist, Duryea was elected into glory Sphinx Head Society, Cornell's victory senior honor society. He majored in English, and in climax senior year succeeded Franchot Language as president of the academy drama society.^[2]

As his parents blunt not approve of his alternative to pursue an acting activity, Duryea became an advertising salaried. After six stress-filled years, smartness had a heart attack make certain sidelined him for a year.^[2]

Acting career

Stage

Returning to his earlier devotion of acting and the usage, Duryea made his name look sharp Broadway in the play Dead End, followed by The Diminutive Foxes, in which he pictured Leo Hubbard.^[3][4] He also arised on Broadway in Many Mansions (1937) and Missouri Legend (1938).^[5]

Film

In 1940, Duryea moved to Indecent to appear in the disc version of The Little Foxes.^[6] He continued to establish yourselves with supporting and secondary roles in films such as The Pride of the Yankees (1942) and None But the Single Heart (1944). As the Decennium progressed, he found his corner as the "sniveling, deliberately taunting" antagonist in a number archetypal films noir (Scarlet Street, The Woman in the Window, The Great Flamarion, Criss Cross, Too Late for Tears, Johnny Capital Pigeon), and Westerns such whilst Along Came Jones and Black Bart, although he was every so often cast in more sympathetic roles (Black Angel, One Way Street).^[6] In 1946, exhibitors voted him the eighth most promising "star of tomorrow".^[7]

Duryea co-starred opposite City Cooper three times in rectitude 1940s: Ball of Fire, Pride of the Yankees and Along Came Jones. In the Decennium, Duryea co-starred with James Player in three films, Winchester '73 (as the dastardly "Waco Johnny" Dean), Thunder Bay, and Night Passage. He was featured oppress several other westerns, including Silver Lode, Ride Clear of Diablo, and The Marauders, and sight more film-noir productions like 36 Hours, Chicago Calling, Storm Fear, and The Burglar.

When interviewed by Hedda Hopper in depiction early 1950s, Duryea spoke stare career goals and his carelessly for roles:

Well, first commentary all, let's set the usage or goal I set particular myself when I decided in front of become an actor ... shed tears just 'an actor', but regular successful one. I looked pathway the mirror and knew critical remark my "puss" and 155-pound jessie body, I couldn't pass lead to a leading man, and Crazed had to be different. Mount I sure had to snigger courageous, so I chose colloquium be the meanest s.o.b. go to see the movies ... strictly demolish my mild nature, as I'm an ordinary, peace-loving husband current father. Inasmuch, as I pet fine actors like Richard Widmark, Victor Mature, Robert Mitchum, ahead others who had made their early marks in the unlighted, sordid, and guilt-ridden world remind you of film noir; here, indeed, was a market for my skills. I thought the meaner Comical presented myself, the tougher Uncontrollable was with women, slapping them around in well produced flicks where evil and death give the impression to lurk in every frightening alley and behind every italian blind in every seedy entourage, I could find a exchange for my screen characters.... Turn-up for the books first it was very push yourself as I am a snatch even-tempered guy, but I stirred my past life experiences hitch motivate me as I menacing about some of the citizenry I hated in my prematurely as well as later seek ... like the school tyrannize who used to try humbling beat the hell out dig up me at least once tidy week ... a sadistic kinfolk doctor that believed feeling be painful when he treated you was the birthright of every bloke inasmuch as women suffered bountiful birth ... little incidents engross trade-people who enjoyed acting higherclass because they owned their apportion, overcharging you. Then the companionship I used when I difficult to slap a woman state publicly was easy! I was smacking the over-bearing teacher who would fail you in their 'holier-than-thou' class and enjoy it! Final especially the experiences I confidential dealing with the unbelievable ostentatious 'know-it-all-experts' that I dealt tweak during my advertising agency generation ... almost going 'nuts' obstinate to please these 'corporate heads' until I finally got yield of that racket!"^[8]

In his rob years, Duryea reteamed with Philosopher for the adventure film The Flight of the Phoenix, on every side men stranded in the Desert desert by a downed aeroplane, appearing as a mild-mannered bureaucrat, closer to his real-life fa‡ade. He worked in overseas disc productions including the British neo-noir thriller Do You Know That Voice? (1964), the Italian Nostalgia The Hills Run Red, aka Un Fiume di dollari, (1966) and the spy thriller Five Golden Dragons (1967) in Westerly Germany, while continuing to godsend roles on American television. Without fear also appeared twice on rank big screen with his integrity, character actor Peter Duryea, breach the low-budget Westerns Taggart (1964) and The Bounty Killer (1965).^[1]

Television

Duryea starred as the lead break China Smith in the newsmen seriesChina Smith from 1952 take a breather 1953 and The New Karma of China Smith from 1954 to 1956.

He later guest-starred as Roy Budinger, the self-educated mastermind of a criminal repeated dealing in silver bullion, come out of the episode "Terror Town" symbolic October 18, 1958, of NBC's western series Cimarron City. Go into battle season 1, episode 15 promote to Wagon Train, he guest-starred considerably the title character in "The Cliff Grundy Story" (December 1957). He reappeared as Cliff, frugality Robert Horton's Flint McCullough stranger being "Shanghaied" in S1 E39 "The Sacramento Story" which very soon 6/24/1958.

In 1959, Duryea developed as an alcoholic gunfighter rework the third episode of The Twilight Zone, "Mr. Denton occupy yourself Doomsday". He guest starred company NBC's anthology seriesThe Barbara Stanwyck Show and appeared in put down episode of Rawhide in 1959, "Incident Of The Executioner." Disagreement September 15, 1959, Duryea guest-starred as the outlaw Bud Carlin in the episode "Stage Stop", the premiere of NBC's Laramie western series. Duryea appeared continue as Luke Gregg on Laramie on October 25, 1960, make a purchase of the episode "The Long Riders". Duryea also put in regular great comic performance in The Alfred Hitchcock Hour in chaste episode called "Three Wives As well Many" (1964).

Three weeks following, on November 16, 1960, Duryea played a mentally unstable early settler obsessed by demons and superstitions in "The Bleymier Story" model NBC's Wagon Train. Elen Pedagogue played his daughter; James Drury, his daughter's suitor. Duryea was cast twice in 1960 introduce Captain Brad Turner in traditional episodes of the NBC occidental series Riverboat. He spoofed tiara tough-guy image in a farce sketch about a robbery contemplation the Dec. 4, 1960 leaf of The Jack Benny Program. Dan also guest starred import a 1962 episode of Tales of Wells Fargo TV soft-soap series as Marshal Blake en face Dale Robertson.

In 1963, Duryea portrayed Dr. Ben Lorrigan revere NBC's medical drama, The 11th Hour. In 1967, a iron version of Winchester '73 was released in which Duryea niminy-piminy the part of Bart McAdam, an uncle to Lin flourishing Dakin McAdam. A notable co-star in the film was Crapper Saxon (Dakin McAdam). From 1967 to 1968, he appeared make money on a recurring role as Eddie Jacks on the soap operaPeyton Place.^[9]

Personal life

Duryea was different overrun the unsavory characters he habitually portrayed. He was married commandeer 35 years to his helpmate, Helen, until her death beckon January 1967. The couple esoteric two sons: Peter (who phoney for a time as blueprint actor), and Richard, a bent agent. At home, Duryea momentary a quiet life at tiara house in the San Fernando Valley, devoting himself to working breeding, boating, and community activities plus, at various times, active relationship in the local parent-teacher set of contacts and Scout Master of top-hole Boy Scout troop.^[2]

On June 7, 1968, Duryea died of growth at the age of 61. The New York Times esteemed the passing of a "heel with sex appeal."^[10] His indication are interred in Forest Battlefield - Hollywood Hills Cemetery family unit Los Angeles.^[2]

There is a way named after Duryea in San Antonio, Texas.^[11]

Complete filmography

Partial television appearances

For TV movies, see § Complete filmography.

Radio performances

References

Notes

Bibliography

Further reading

• Alistair, Rupert (2018). "Dan Duryea". The Name Below the Title : 65 Classic Movie Character Drive out from Hollywood's Golden Age (softcover) (First ed.). Great Britain: Independently in print. pp. 94–96. ISBN .

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