Howard Duff

Howard Duff

1913-11-24 58 Credits

Biography

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 ...

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Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

as Dave Pomeroy in Panic in the City (archive footage)

7.6
Acting

From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen ...

Too Much Sun

Too Much Sun

1990

as O.M.

4.6
Acting

A multimillionaire, whose son is gay and daughter a lesbian, leaves a will with one clause: His children will inherit his money only if at least one o...

Settle the Score

Settle the Score

1989

as Cy Whately

4.5
Acting

Katherine Whately, a tough, young Chicago cop, comes home to her small town to settle her teenage rape. She is welcomed by her brother but shunned by ...

No Way Out

No Way Out

1987

as Senator William 'Billy' Duvall

6.9
Acting

Navy Lt. Tom Farrell meets a young woman, Susan Atwell , and they share a passionate fling. Farrell then finds out that his superior, Defense Secretar...

Roses Are for the Rich

Roses Are for the Rich

1987

as Denton

6.0
Acting

In a small town in Appalachia, Autumn's young husband is killed in a suspicious mine explosion. She vows vengeance on mine owner Douglas Osborne and d...

Monster in the Closet

Monster in the Closet

1986

as Father Martin Finnegan

5.0
Acting

After several people and a dog are found dead in their closets a "mild-mannered" reporter, a college professor, her son and a befuddled professor band...

Love on the Run

Love on the Run

1985

as Lionel Rockland

1.0
Acting

A criminal lawyer goes on the run with her new lover — a convict she had as a client and whom she helped escape from prison.

This Girl for Hire

This Girl for Hire

1983

as Wolfe Macready

3.6
Acting

In this pilot for a proposed TV series, B.T. Brady is a flippant, but somewhat klutzy female private detective in Hollywood who sets out to solve the ...

The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch

The Wild Women of Chastity Gulch

1982

as Col. Samuel Isaacs

1.0
Acting

It's quiet in Chastity Gulch, a small town in the Wild West. The men of the village are all in the army and fight their battles far away. The women ar...

Lily for President?

Lily for President?

1982

as General

Acting

Comedian Lily Tomlin stars in this comical farce which deals with her experiences running for the office of President of the United States.

Night of the Juggler

Night of the Juggler

1980

Props

5.9

An ex New York cop is desperate to find his kidnapped daughter.

Flamingo Road

Flamingo Road

1980

as Sheriff Titus Semple

Acting

A carnival drifter marries into an aristocratic family and unwillingly takes on a ruthless sheriff who fancies himself a political kingmaker in this p...

Double Negative

Double Negative

1980

as Lester Harlen

3.2
Acting

Mentally tortured photojournalist attempts to track down his wife's murderer.

Valentine Magic on Love Island

Valentine Magic on Love Island

1980

as A.J. Morgan

1.0
Acting

Janis Paige presides over the proceedings at a posh resort, using magical powers to help eight attractive, amiable vacationers discover one another, a...

Young Maverick - Dead Man's Hand

1979

as Herman Rusk

Acting

Ben Maverick (Charles Frank) inherits the poker hand of a friend who died during a high stakes game.

Kramer vs. Kramer

Kramer vs. Kramer

1979

as John Shaunessy

7.6
Acting

Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is no...

Battered

Battered

1978

as Bill Thompson

Acting

Gritty drama of three interweaving stories of three women of various backgrounds and ages whose marriages are complicated by spouse-abuse by their hus...

A Wedding

A Wedding

1978

as Dr. Jules Meecham

6.3
Acting

Muffin's wedding to Dino Corelli is to be a big affair. Except the ageing priest isn't too sure of the ceremony, only the families actually turn up as...

Ski Lift to Death

Ski Lift to Death

1978

as Ben Forbes

Acting

A sports promoter tries to matchmake for a pair of ski champions and, as a result, they end up trapped in a derailed ski-lift car along with a gangste...

Actor

Actor

1978

as Winfield Sheehan

Acting

A musical play based on the early years of actor Paul Muni.

In the Glitter Palace

In the Glitter Palace

1977

as Raymond Dawson Travers

3.5
Acting

The ex-girlfriend of a lawyer, who left him for a lesbian lover, asks him to defend her lover in a murder case.

The Late Show

The Late Show

1977

as Harry Regan

6.2
Acting

Over-the-hill gumshoe in Los Angeles seeks to avenge the killing of an old pal, another detective who was involved in a case concerning a murdered bro...

Tight as a Drum

Tight as a Drum

1974

as Hollister

Acting

A military school graduation ceremony is interrupted when a student's dope-smuggling father is killed in the gym.

Snatched

Snatched

1973

as Duncan Wood

5.2
Acting

The wives of three wealthy men are kidnapped and held for a $3 million ransom, but one of the men doesn't want to pay his share.

The Heist

The Heist

1972

as Lieutenant Nicholson

8.0
Acting

An armored-car guard must convince the authorities he is innocent after he is forced to rob his own company.

A Little Game

A Little Game

1971

as Dunlap

6.7
Acting

A hostile youngster who will stop at nothing to break up his mother's marriage is suspected of homicide, and his stepfather fears that he may be the b...

In Search of America

In Search of America

1971

as Ray Chandler

3.0
Acting

Michael (Jeff Bridges) drops out of college with the intention of finding himself. When his parents (Carl Betz and Vera Miles) balk, he talks them int...

The D.A.: Murder One

The D.A.: Murder One

1969

as Lynn D. Compton

Acting

A Deputy District Attorney suspects that a nurse has been murdering her rich husbands and relatives by giving them unneeded insulin doses, but his sup...

Panic in the City

Panic in the City

1968

as Dave Pomeroy

5.2
Acting

An American agent is assigned to track down a renegade Soviet spy who is building an atomic device in Los Angeles and plans to destroy the city with i...

Calhoun

Calhoun

1964

as Sid Rayner

6.0
Acting

Unaired pilot for a drama/adventure series about a county agent.

War Gods of Babylon

War Gods of Babylon

1962

as Sardanapolo

7.0
Acting

Noble, wise King Sardanapolo and his more soft and naive younger brother Prince Sammash get into a bitter feud over the affections of sweet and alluri...

Boys' Night Out

Boys' Night Out

1962

as Doug Jackson

5.8
Acting

Fred, George, Doug and Howie are quickly reaching middle-age. Three of them are married, only Fred is still a bachelor. They want something different ...

Sierra Stranger

Sierra Stranger

1957

as Jess Collins

5.0
Acting

A prospector becomes a small town outcast after he rescues a man about to be lynched.

While the City Sleeps

While the City Sleeps

1956

as Lt. Burt Kaufman

6.9
Acting

Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".

The Broken Star

The Broken Star

1956

as Thornton W. Wills

6.4
Acting

A deputy sheriff defies local ranchers to investigate a Mexican's murder.

Blackjack Ketchum Desperado

Blackjack Ketchum Desperado

1956

as Tom "Blackjack" Ketchum

6.5
Acting

A former gunslinger comes to the aid of ranchers battling a murderous land baron.

Flame of the Islands

Flame of the Islands

1955

as Doug Duryea

4.2
Acting

A café singer buys a gambling casino and several men fall in love with her.

Women's Prison

Women's Prison

1955

as Dr. Crane

5.7
Acting

A crusading psychiatrist battles a sadistic female warden to improve conditions at a women's prison.

The Yellow Mountain

The Yellow Mountain

1954

as Pete Menlo

5.1
Acting

A formula brawling-buddies western where one goes bad and then returns to the fold. Pete Menlo owns some gold claims in Nevada where he is joined by h...

Private Hell 36

Private Hell 36

1954

as Police Sgt. Jack Farnham

6.2
Acting

In New York City, a bank robbery of $300,000 goes unsolved for a year, until some of the marked bills are found in a Los Angeles drugstore theft. Poli...

Tanganyika

Tanganyika

1954

as Dan Harder

7.5
Acting

A landowner in colonial Africa leads a safari through Nukumbi territory in order to capture an escaped criminal.

Jennifer

Jennifer

1953

as Jim Hollis

5.8
Acting

A young woman is hired to take care of an eerie old mansion, where she finds herself entangled with an enigmatic murderer.

Spaceways

Spaceways

1953

as Dr. Stephen Mitchell

4.7
Acting

A rocket engineer, responsible for sending a satellite into space, is accused of committing the most extraordinary crime.

Roar of the Crowd

Roar of the Crowd

1953

as Johnny Tracy

Acting

Johnny Tracy, son of veteran race driver Pop Tracy, is working his way up on the racing circuit, but is urged by his sweetheart, Marcy Parker, to give...

Models Inc.

Models Inc.

1952

as Lennie Stone

5.0
Acting

The wealthy owner of a modeling agency keeps a new student in the high life, unaware that she and a recently released convict share a criminal and per...

Steel Town

Steel Town

1952

as Jim Denko

6.0
Acting

Steve Kostain, nephew of the owner, begins working at a steel mill to learn the business from the bottom up. He rooms with a steel working family, the...

The Lady from Texas

The Lady from Texas

1951

as Dan Mason

Acting

An eccentric Civil War widow is accused of being insane.

Shakedown

Shakedown

1950

as Jack Early

6.1
Acting

Jack Early is a photographer who will stop at nothing to climb his way to the very top of the success ladder. On the strength of his sheer tenacity, h...

Spy Hunt

Spy Hunt

1950

as Steve Quain

6.0
Acting

Roger Quain, escorting two zoo-bound black panthers on the train from Milan to Paris, is unaware that a Western agent, Catherine Ullven, has hidden a...

Woman in Hiding

Woman in Hiding

1950

as Keith Ramsey

6.2
Acting

As far as the rest of the world is concerned, mill heiress Deborah Chandler Clark is dead, killed in a freak auto accident. But Deborah is alive, if n...

Calamity Jane and Sam Bass

Calamity Jane and Sam Bass

1949

as Sam Bass

5.9
Acting

Drifter Sam Bass shows up in Denton, Texas (soon to host a great horse race) looking for work. Before long, he attracts the attention of pretty storek...

Illegal Entry

Illegal Entry

1949

as Bert Powers

5.4
Acting

Long before he became producer/director of The Tonight Show, Fred DeCordova helmed the Universal meller Illegal Entry. Howard Duff, who later worked w...

Red Canyon

Red Canyon

1949

as Lin Sloane

5.0
Acting

A former outlaw goes straight and is determined to catch and tame a wild stallion. Western.

Johnny Stool Pigeon

Johnny Stool Pigeon

1949

as George Morton

6.2
Acting

A federal agent infiltrates a crime syndicate.

All My Sons

All My Sons

1948

as George Deever

6.2
Acting

During WWII, industrialist Joe Keller commits a crime and frames his business partner Herbert Deever. Years later, his sin comes back to haunt him whe...

The Naked City

The Naked City

1948

as Frank Niles

7.2
Acting

After a former model is drowned in her bathtub, Detective James Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon attempt to piece together her murder.

Brute Force

Brute Force

1947

as Robert 'Soldier' Becker

7.3
Acting

Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of e...

Know Your Enemy: Japan

Know Your Enemy: Japan

1945

as Narrator

5.8
Acting

Frank Capra-directed propaganda film produced during World War II depicting the United States' new enemy: Japan.