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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).
The roles that explain the career.
33 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Too Much Sun | O.M. | Film |
| 1987 | Roses Are for the Rich | Denton | Film |
| 1987 | No Way Out | Senator William 'Billy' Duvall | Film |
| 1986 | Monster in the Closet | Father Martin Finnegan | Film |
| 1985 | Love on the Run | Lionel Rockland | Film |
| 1981 | Flamingo Road | Titus Semple | TV |
| 1979 | Kramer vs. Kramer | John Shaunessy | Film |
| 1978 | A Wedding | Dr. Jules Meecham | Film |
| 1977 | The Late Show | Harry Regan | Film |
| 1972 | The Heist | Lieutenant Nicholson | Film |
| 1971 | In Search of America | Ray Chandler | Film |
| 1968 | Panic in the City | Dave Pomeroy | Film |
| 1966 | Felony Squad | Det. Sgt. Sam Stone | TV |
| 1962 | Boys' Night Out | Doug Jackson | Film |
| 1957 | Mr. Adams and Eve | TV | |
| 1956 | While the City Sleeps | Lt. Burt Kaufman | Film |
| 1955 | Flame of the Islands | Doug Duryea | Film |
| 1955 | Women's Prison | Dr. Crane | Film |
| 1954 | Private Hell 36 | Police Sgt. Jack Farnham | Film |
| 1953 | Jennifer | Jim Hollis | Film |
| 1953 | Spaceways | Dr. Stephen Mitchell | Film |
| 1952 | Models Inc. | Lennie Stone | Film |
| 1951 | The Lady from Texas | Dan Mason | Film |
| 1950 | Woman in Hiding | Keith Ramsey | Film |
| 1950 | Shakedown | Jack Early | Film |
| 1949 | Johnny Stool Pigeon | George Morton | Film |
| 1949 | Red Canyon | Lin Sloane | Film |
| 1949 | Illegal Entry | Bert Powers | Film |
| 1949 | Calamity Jane and Sam Bass | Sam Bass | Film |
| 1948 | The Naked City | Frank Niles | Film |
| 1948 | All My Sons | George Deever | Film |
| 1947 | Brute Force | Robert 'Soldier' Becker | Film |
| 1945 | Know Your Enemy: Japan | Narrator | Film |
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