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name: "Howard Duff"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "24 November 1913"
died: "8 July 1990"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T11:18:04.061842+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Howard Duff

Actor. Born 24 November 1913 in Bremerton. Died 8 July 1990.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 24 November 1913, Bremerton
- **Died:** 8 July 1990
- **Also known as:** Howard Green Duff

## Biography

Howard Duff (1913–1990) was an American actor who worked in film, television, radio and stage. Born Howard Green Duff in Charleston, Washington (now part of Bremerton), he began his career in radio during the Second World War, notably playing Dashiell Hammett’s detective Sam Spade from 1946 to 1950.

Duff’s film credits include *The Naked City* (1948), *A Wedding* (1978) and *No Way Out* (1987). He is also known for his role as Dustin Hoffman’s attorney John Shaunessy in *Kramer vs. Kramer* (1979). On television he appeared in series such as *The Twilight Zone*, *Murder, She Wrote* and *Magnum, P.I.*.

Duff was married to actress and director Ida Lupino from 1951 to 1984; the couple appeared together in several productions, including the sitcom *Mr. Adams and Eve* (1957–1958).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Kramer vs. Kramer* (1979), Fi1m 82, as John Shaunessy — [page](https://film.one/film/kramer-vs-kramer.md)

## Also known for

- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), Arthur Curtis / Gerry Reagan
- *No Way Out* (1987), Senator William 'Billy' Duvall
- *Batman* (1966), Det. Sgt. Sam Stone, Cabala
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), Ralph Earl / Stephen Earl
- *Magnum, P.I.* (1980), Captain Thomas Sullivan Magnum I
- *The Golden Girls* (1985), Mangiacavallo
- *The Naked City* (1948), Frank Niles
- *Charlie's Angels* (1976), Harrigan

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