Pete Duel

Acting

Pete Duel

Born February 24, 1940 · Rochester, New York, USA

Died December 31, 1971 · aged 31

Pete Duel was born in Rochester, New York, the eldest of three children born to Dr. Ellsworth and Lillian Deuel (née Ellstrom). He had a younger brother, Geoffrey, who also became an actor, and a sister, Pamela. He attended Penfield High School, where he worked on the yearbook staff, campaigned for student government, and was a member of the National Thespians Society. Moving to New York, Deuel …

Known For

Cannon for CordobaCannon for Cordoba · 1970
Cannon for Cordoba
★ 5.61970
MovieActionAdventure
In 1912, during the Mexican Revolution, the border between Texas and Mexico is on flames due to savage raids by Mexican bandits who call themselves freedom fighters, so the US government entrusts to General Pershing the capture of General Héctor Córdoba, the most notorious among them.
The Hell with HeroesThe Hell with Heroes · 1968
The Hell with Heroes
★ 6.01968
MovieDramaThriller
In 1946 North Africa, two former US Air Force pilots are forced to work for an international smuggler to get money needed for their return to civilian life after fighting in World War II.
The Young CountryThe Young Country · 1970
The Young Country
★ 9.01970
MovieWesternTV Movie
An adventurous young gambler searches for the owner of a mysterious fortune.
ScarecrowScarecrow · 1972
Scarecrow
★ 8.01972
MovieDramaFantasy
Just before the Salem Witch Trials, an embittered old woman, who has learned witchcraft, teams up with the Devil, and brings a scarecrow to life as part of her diabolical revenge on the judge who was once her lover.
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the ChildrenThe Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children · 1970
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
★ 10.01970
MovieDramaTV Movie
A hip psychiatrist teams up with an ex-addict to combat drug addiction in a small town in this pilot for "The Psychiatrist."
GenerationGeneration · 1969
Generation
★ 5.51969
MovieComedy
Newlyweds shock the bride's father with plans for natural childbirth in a Greenwich Village loft.
The Day They Hanged Kid CurryThe Day They Hanged Kid Curry · 1971
The Day They Hanged Kid Curry
★ 7.01971
MovieWesternTV Movie
Hayes visits con-artist Silky O'Sullivan at his San Francisco mansion and discovers that Kid Curry is on trial for murder in Colorado. Heyes rushes to the town and sees Curry in the audience; the man on trial is an impostor who didn't commit the murder he's accused of. Originally a longer duration episode of the TV series Alias Smith and Jones (1971). It occasionally appeared in syndication as a TV movie, under its own name, with the series title bluntly edited out of the regular series' opening credits.
How to Steal an AirplaneHow to Steal an Airplane · 1971
How to Steal an Airplane
★ 8.01971
MovieAdventureTV Movie
Two pilots are hired to reclaim a stolen jet from the son of a South American dictator.

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Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. · 1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
★ 7.11964
SeriesComedyFamily
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. is an American situation comedy that originally aired on CBS from September 25, 1964, to May 2, 1969. The series was a spinoff of The Andy Griffith Show, and the pilot was aired as the finale of the fourth season of The Andy Griffith Show on May 18, 1964. The show ran for five seasons and a total of 150 episodes. In 2006, CBS Home Entertainment began releasing the series on DVD. The final season was released in November 2008. The series was created by Aaron Ruben, who also produced the show with Sheldon Leonard and Ronald Jacobs. Filmed and set in California, it stars Jim Nabors as Gomer Pyle, a naive but good-natured gas-station attendant from the town of Mayberry, North Carolina, who enlists in the United States Marine Corps. Frank Sutton plays Gomer's high-octane, short-fused Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter, and Ronnie Schell plays Gomer's friend Gilbert "Duke" Slater. Allan Melvin played in the recurring role of Gunnery Sergeant Carter's rival, Sergeant Charley Hacker. The series never discussed nor addressed the then-current Vietnam War, instead focusing on the relationship between Gomer and Sergeant Carter. The show retained high ratings throughout its run.