But he wanted passionately to work. Around 1970, he changed the spelling of his last name from Deuel to Duel.[7]. She later went to sleep in another room while Duel stayed up. Cannon, each of whom made five appearances. More at IMDbPro Contact info Agent info Resume Born January 17, 1943 Add to list Known for Chisum 6.8 Billy 'The Kid' Bonney 1970 Terminal Island 5.2 Chino 1973 Toma 7.6 TV Series That was the same day my brother was killed in a hunting accident. "And when I do a show and can feel that it gives you pleasure, even if for a little while, then I can feel like I've contributed something to your enjoyment.". All right, man, see you in the morning, said Pete. Duel's younger siblings, actor Geoffrey Deuel and actress/singer Pamela Deuel, have retained the original spelling of their family's surname. Yes, he got tied up, said Geoffrey Deuel. It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. An Honor Roll student throughout both his primary and secondary schools, he was also President of his Freshman Class in High School. [13][14], According to police, Duel's friends and family said he was depressed about his drinking problem. This made our two Kansas cousins very popular with everyone but the railroads and the banks. This article about a United States film and television actor born in the 1940s is a stub. I really dont, a publicist friend of Petes told me. Despite Universals hurried re-casting and the valiant efforts of Roger Davis to play the part created by someone else, the show ran for only seventeen more episodes. Life just got the better of him at that moment. I was lucky to watch it each week probably due to my excitement! But still, as with any winning television series, or feature film or play for that matter, the main key to the success of Alias Smith and Jones was the crowd-pleasing viability of its leading actors. It was one of my favorite shows. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. Ours was an effortless chemistry, a natural progression. Alias Smith and Jones was a hit across the board because hit a chord that sparked and captured the audience. I adored Pete, he was my teenage crush, and I was so saddened to learn he had died. His father was a local doctor, his mother a nurse. All three children are the offspring of Dr. Elsworth Shault Deuel and Lillian Marcella Ellstrom. After a short time on Five Mile Line Road, Dr. Deuel moved the practice and his family to 1790 Penfield Road, next to Daniel Penfields house. Burial will follow in the Malad City Cemetery. Herbie J Pilato is the host and an executive producer of Then Again with Herbie J Pilato, a classic TV talk show now streaming on Amazon Prime and Amazon Prime UK. He loved his own parents, too, and both his Grandmas. His attitude was that people are human beings and entitled to be treated as human beings. I was really happy about that but its on in the morning and Ive never been a morning person. And I love to train for it, every day. He's tall, 2005-2023 The Pete Duel Memorial Site. The angle of the bullet clearly showed he had held the gun to his temple and fired., Dianne told Sergeant Estrada and his colleagues that after Harold Frizzell had left, Pete drank heavily. I didnt find out until a few years ago that Pete had a brother when my dad and I were talking about Pete and his death. He could go for a year without a drink but when he did things he often did them to an extreme. But to lose Pete broke my heart. Ray then said she heard a gunshot from another room and discovered Duel's body. From individual photo windows, use the back button of your browser to return to photos list. WebGeoffrey Deuel & Pamela Deuel Hart Gallery 1 Click on the thumbnail to see a larger, better resolution version of the photo. It is what it is. Died: August 31, 2016 (aged 30) Born: March 9, 1986 . and dramas such as Channing, Combat!, and Bonanza. After a short time on Five Mile Line Road, Dr. Deuel moved the practice and his family to 1790 Penfield Road, next to Daniel Penfields house. With yet another cog on the wheel of seven-degrees-from-separation, Field had been a close friend to Duel, who had co-starred as her fictional brother-in-law in Gidget, that aired on ABC from 196566. WebGeoffrey Jacob Deuel is the younger brother of Peter Deuel/Pete Duel, and the older brother of his sister, singer Pamela. Bearing little resemblance to the more traditional, dying-breed westerns of the day, Alias Smith and Jones took a fresh approach to the genre and, in the process, reinvented it. The last five episodes of the show's second season now starred Murphy and Davis, whose all too distinctive and recognizable voice would subsequently be replaced by Story's different timbre for the opening credits sequence. On the night of December 30th, 1971, handsome, 31-year-old Pete Duel left his girlfriend in bed, walked naked into the front room of his houseand blew out his brains. "Racing across Monument Valley, being chased by an enormous posse made up of a dozen experienced horsemen was nothing short of mind-blowing for kids like Ben, Pete and me who grew up watching classic movie westerns like Red River [1948], My Darling Clementine [1946], and She Wore A Yellow Ribbon [1949]. Geoffrey Deuel was born on January 17, 1943 in Rochester, New York, USA. I had boyhood dreams of meeting Pete and getting an acting carreer, though I had never mentioned this to my dad. For more than a decade, Geoffrey was also a teacher, specializing in theater, but he also taught math, science, and social studies. Larson's reconceived edition premiered January 5, 1971, on ABC as a 90-minute, mid-season replacement special just a few years before he would go on to oversee other popular shows, such as NBC's McCloud, and ABC's Battlestar Galactica. WebLooking for Geoffrey Deuel online? It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Birthday: January 17, 1943 How Old - Age: 80 Recently Passed Away Celebrities and Famous People. You slowly lose any artistic thing you may have. He would rather have gone on doing meaty guest roles in other peoples series not to be the star of his own. WebGeoffrey Deuel was born on 17 January 1943 in Rochester, New York, USA. From there, everyone was anxious to get going, and we just leaped right into it. Heath Ledger, Robin Williams, Freddie Prinze, John Belushi, James Dean, and the endless river of corpses flows eternally and ever onward and into the graveyards and gutters and oceans of tears and tragic biographies read and unread and always asking the same questions over and over and always wondering why and how could it be? when the answers are always the same.always sharp and jagged and clear and painfully understood and repeating themselves over and over like a dedicated ghost banging loudly against the walls of a gilded and very large and very expensive haunted houseand still the naive occupants come to claim the property, the status, the image, the immediate companions and friends and lovers and of course the appearances.the APPEARANCES.of success, happiness, abundance, spiritual and emotional bliss thrown out before the public for all to see, to envy, to aspire to, to embrace and believe like Santa Claus all those golden magazine dreams given the Good Housekeeping Seal Of Approval and held out before every child like the proverbial stick that pretends to be the oxygen of a meaningful and satisfactory existenceand it is all an illusion. The one big difference between Pete & myself though is this. ], I remember were I was when I found out about Pete death that night I was at a new years party in liverpool my friend got me onto watching alias Smith a Jones and I loved it he was a great actor so sad there will never be another pete duel. In Hollywood, he found work in television, making small guest appearances in comedies such as Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. We just did it.". There is irony to Charles Parkers comment on Petes death: Perhaps part of it was frustration in his work. "Historically, from the 18th Century forward," observes Davis, who once taught English and literature at UCLA, "the British always understood that the essence of wit is what makes for great humor.". WebGeoffrey Deuel was born on January 17, 1943 in Rochester, New York, USA. For all the difficulties associated with having to step into circumstances that were extremely tragic, looking back, Alias Smith and Jones was a time that I now consider almost too good to be true.". [5], Moving to New York City, Duel landed a role in a touring production of the comedy Take Her, She's Mine. Often in the night when he was lonely or wanted a chat he would phone me and wed talk for hours., At Universal Studios that Friday morning, nothing was allowed to mar the days shooting for that day. I was madly in love with Pete Duel and vividly remember hearing the noon news broadcast of his death. During the hiatus between the first and second seasons, he starred in the television production of Percy MacKayes 1908 play The Scarecrow. (30 years old). "I love competitive tennis," he says of the sport that takes him all over the world. He was lucky not to go to jail. WebGeoffrey Alec Deuel, 30, passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2016. He was a member of the schools Varsity Soccer, Baseball, and Wrestling teams, as well as the National Honor Society. He racks himself with torment that it may have been a cry for help. Thanks again. He preferred "being in the great outdoors and around horses than playing a lawyer, say in a courtroom. I was very young at the time but now that Im MUCH older I realize that Depression and alcohol dont mix. I am glad I was not cursed to suffer either malady. I recently saw the the TV network, INSP is now running ALIAS SMITH AND JONES in their lineup. Copyright 2023 Echovita Inc. All rights reserved. Acting was not enough in itself. Write your message of sympathy today. Find Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and TikTok profiles, images and more on IDCrawl - free people search website. 2023 Geoffrey Deuel. A revolver was lying beside him. Alias Smith and Jones was my favorite show growing up. Please ignore rumors and hoaxes. WebGeoffrey Deuel Obituary. He didn't come off as a phony. Now, Davis was dazed, torn, and confused on several levels. Its utterly destructive.. I wish things had been different and that more help had been available back then. [4] He preferred performing in the drama department's productions to studying for his classes during his two years there. While Barefoot in the Park starred Redford and Jane Fonda, Rooftop eventually teamed Duel with Judy Carne, whom he dated shortly before the actress-comedienne found her best success on NBC's Laugh-In. Glad I was able to see the show again today, and remember how much I enjoyed watching those 2 actors on the series. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. These days, according to the Roger Davis Online website, owned and operated by Mike Shannon, Davis has forged a success of his own with a prominent career in high-stakes real estate. 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