Ben Murphy and Pete Duel of Alias Smith and Jones, Roger Davis and Pete Duel in The Young Country, Roger Davis [left] guest stars as gunslinger Danny Bilson alongside series leads Pete Duel and Ben Murphy in Smiler with a Gun, the only episode of Alias Smith and Jones in which all three actors appear together, Roger Davis and Ben Murphy in Alias Smith and Jones. An illusion that the hand that pulls the trigger, overdoses on the drug, ties the noose, or wants to create the final goodbye note is sensitive enough and in turmoil enough to know deep inside is the grand illusion that he or she has been knowingly collaborative in propagating, when having wanted nothing more pure and desperate and innocent in life than to have remained steadfast towards only this: TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE, and all but unknown and worthless to anyone except ones own personal and private heart and soul. CLICK HERE TO VIEW GEOFFREYS EDUCATION BACKGROUND, CLICK HERE TO VIEW GEOFFREYS FILMOGRAPHY. There is no photo or video of Geoffrey Deuel.Be the first to share a memory to pay tribute. Both loved the country. [1] I was shocked. I was lucky. His landlady has tried for over two years to clean the blood stain off the carpet. I recently saw the the TV network, INSP is now running ALIAS SMITH AND JONES in their lineup. For me, its just so what. Funeral arrangement under the care ofHorsley Funeral Homes. It was an exciting time for Peter, says his brother. Geoffrey Deuel Death Fact Check Geoffrey is alive and kicking and is currently 80 years old. She had resided in Ocean Springs Nursing Center for the past year. Ours was an effortless chemistry, a natural progression. Malad City, ID. He preferred "being in the great outdoors and around horses than playing a lawyer, say in a courtroom. "I've been doing it for quite some time, and I love it more than I loved acting. We did a lie-detector test on the girl, says Sergeant Estrada. Find Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and TikTok profiles, images and more on IDCrawl - free people search website. 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 Hannibal Heyes and his buddy Kid Curry were two reformed outlaws trying to go straight and earn a final reprieve. In November 1971 he told Cecil Smith for publication Contractually, I have to do this series or some other trash.. WebGeoffrey Jacob Deuel is an American actor born in Lockport, New York, on January 17, 1943, and is also a writer, teacher, and U.S. veteran. Wearing a black hat, black shirt and gilt holster, he would with Ben Murphy reshoot the previous weeks episode and complete the series. Petes first ambition, like that of many schoolboys, was to be an airline pilot. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. Dr. Deuel is survived by his son Geoffrey and daughter-in-law, Jacqueline, of St Petersburg, Florida; his daughter, Pamela, of Valley Forge, Pennsylvania and his granddaughter, Jennifer Seymour, of Wisconsin. It helped them get through some of their trials and tribulations as teenagers and even adults. "I don't see why I can't function like anyone else, if I want to, as a political activist, or as an individual who is Gidget's Brotherly Brother-in-Law Please ignore rumors and hoaxes. I was 10 when this happened born and raised in the UK, this series was a phenomenal success there, wed all rush home to watch it and record on the old cassette recorders. I only dragged two words from him about it. 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. He said it was trash. I have been watching the old series Alias Smith and Jones and started thinking about Pete Deuel and Ben. I was going to have dinner with the family that weekend, Egbert Swackhamer had told me. Duel's younger siblings, actor Geoffrey Deuel and actress/singer Pamela Deuel, have retained the original spelling of their family's surname. WebGeoffrey Deuel was born on 17 January 1943 in Rochester, New York, USA. I really dont, a publicist friend of Petes told me. Mysteries & Scandals (1998). On Thursday, December 30, 1971, Pete Duel finished work for the day at around 7 p.m. An episode of Alias Smith and Jones was being shown on TV at 8:00 that evening. I also feel the way you do, that nothing is worth killing yourself over. "I saw a lot of humor in that show, which I thought was a precursor to Alias Smith and Jones.". I still feel so badly for Petes family as I can understand what they went through. [8][9] In Tarantino's novelization of the movie, Duel and Dalton worked together, "enjoyed each other's company" and were both "undiagnosed bipolar. "But it wasn't easy.". Duel had so much going for him. Too bad he was hard on himself, and had alcohol problem. His father was a local doctor, his mother a nurse. Yet at about half past one the following morning when Dr. and Mrs. Deuel were [about to fly] 3,000 miles across the continent to join their son a grief-stricken Dianne Ray telephoned the Hollywood police. I thought he must have been eight feet tall the way those boys talked about him. Produced, written, and directed by Roy Huggins of Maverick, The Fugitive, Renegade, and Run For Your Life fame, The Young Country was a backdoor series pilot starring Walter Brennan and Joan Hackett. It was a contact wound to the head. The show was not the same. This made our two Kansas cousins very popular with everyone but the railroads and the banks. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. "You have a contract to deliver this show to us, and you will continue to deliver the show as best you can on schedule or we will sue you. And so it proved. Birthday: January 17, 1943 How Old - Age: 80 Recently Passed Away Celebrities and Famous People. As Geoffrey recalls, Pete Duel had a "good working relationship" with Murphy. As he told Los Angeles Times entertainment journalist Cecil Smith in late December 1971, "I was lucky. He was brutally outspoken: He had a self-destructive urge, that young man. Harold Frizzell still works at Universal Studios as a stand-in. My dad and I would watch Alias Smith and Jones together. I asked him for his autograph and got it. Burial will follow in the Malad City Cemetery. The one-hour series presented a new form of TV western which was generated by the 1970 ABC TV-movie The Young Country produced by Universal Studios. I suppose it was the drink., I have been to the house where Pete Duel died. [12], In the early hours of Friday, New Years Eve 1971, Duel died at his Hollywood Hills home of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. I was very young at the time but now that Im MUCH older I realize that Depression and alcohol dont mix. 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. [15], Duel's funeral was held at the Self-Realization Fellowship Temple on January 2, 1972, in Pacific Palisades. But why this?, Harold Frizzell believes to this day that Pete tried to call him shortly before he blew his brains out. So you know that if ever you see any comment by me in the press on Pete, it didnt really come from me; its not true.. This was my favorite show at the age of 6 and 7 years. But as Davis notes today, "Roy was no longer in control. "And I sensed that the 'powers-that-be' saw me in the quiet Redford-like role and that Peter was going to play the Newman part. My brother was my best friend. He was only 15. Obituary. Why did he do it? Its as if they want to destroy not only themselves, but others whom they love the most. [Editors Note: Slade makes outrageous claims here.]. Ill never forget the date, Dec 31, 1971. Retrieved December 15, 2019. Geoffrey Jacob Deuel (born January 17, 1943) is an American actor. Glad I was able to see the show again today, and remember how much I enjoyed watching those 2 actors on the series. When in July 1967, Universal, the most successful motion picture studio in Hollywood, offered him an exclusive 7-year contract, he accepted it. He was a young boy; he wanted to get out of his series and to do some really good work that he thought he was capable of. 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. We would watch the weekly episodes and he would laugh at the subtle comedy. Ives, beloved by many as the voice of the Sam the Snowman from the 1964 TV classic, Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, portrayed wealthy art collector Patrick 'Big Mac' McCreedy (once in voiceover) who frequently calls upon Heyes and Curry for capers. Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced Algebra, High School (High Honors); Plane Geometry, Trigonometry, CLEP exams, USF math requirements; General Science, Earth Science, Chemistry, Physics High School Honors; Sons of the American Revolution, Good Citizenship Award (voted by peers), 6th Grade; Advanced/Experimental/Superior Class, 1956-1960, Penfield High School, NY; Honors Roll throughout primary and secondary school; Varsity Soccer, Baseball, Wrestling teams, Penfield High School, Penfield, NY; Colonels Orderly 3 of 4 times, Basic Training, Sierra Company, 4th Training Regiment, U.S. Army, Fort Dix, New Jersey, 1962; Honors recognition for superior academic achievement, USF, Tampa, FL, 1985-1986; Charter Member, Sigma Iota Rho, National International Studies Honors fraternity, 1986; Mark T Orr Award, USF, Tampa, FL, International Studies Dept., conferred upon graduating senior with superior academic record at time of graduation, 1987, 4.00 GPA. Authorize the publication of the original written obituary with the accompanying photo. It was like one of those marriages that goes on, and neither party has to talk about it. Murphy, like Duel, was also contracted with Universal, and was subsequently called in to audition for Smith and Jones. Harold Frizzell drove Pete home and came in to watch the show. That was the same day my brother was killed in a hunting accident. Two years Spanish, USF, Tampa, FL, 1984-1985; Honors: Latin American Studies (minor) USF, FL. From individual photo windows, use the back button of your browser to return to photos list. Money was not his worry. His parents had not managed to get over from New York State to spend Christmas with him, but they were due to arrive that Friday morning, December 31, and spend the weekend in Los Angeles with their two sons. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. [4] He preferred performing in the drama department's productions to studying for his classes during his two years there. Geoffrey Jacob Deuel is the younger brother of Peter Deuel/Pete Duel, and the older brother of his sister, singer Pamela. SERVICES Funeral Service Davis, not yet aware of Duel's demise, was on Christmas holiday in Houston visiting the family of then-wife Jaclyn Smith, future star of Charlie's Angels. "Quentin Tarantino will pen a "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" book", "Memorial Service For Peter Duel Draws Mourning Crowds", Pete Duel Memorial Site (approved by Pete Duel's family), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pete_Duel&oldid=1126232527, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Episode: "The Last Testament of Buddy Crown", Episode: "Fun and Games and Party Favors", This page was last edited on 8 December 2022, at 06:49. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 10, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 10, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Sometime after midnight, Duel entered the bedroom, retrieved his revolver and told Ray "I'll see you later." Its utterly destructive.. It could only happen in Hollywood. According to what Davis recalls Roy Huggins telling him, "The show never failed in the ratings, but when it switched time-slots from Tuesday to Saturday nights against All in the Family, Roy said we became a sacrificial lamb. My grandma before she passed away always talked about how I would always say grandma I want to watch Smith and Jones , it was such a joy until that day when Pete was gone and I lost interest because it wasnt the same and it never ever could be . [1] He has been in several movie and television productions through the years, including Barnaby Jones in the episode titled The Last Contract (12/31/1974); The Mod Squad, Ironside, and The Name of the Game, in which he acted opposite his older brother, the late Pete Duel, who starred in Love on a Rooftop and Alias Smith and Jones.[2]. Alias Smith and Jones is available on DVD. To this day I have a serious soft spot for him, and hope he is at peace. Yes, he got tied up, said Geoffrey Deuel. The following New Year's Eve, Duel's charismatic wide-winning grin was gone. Its that its all such a dreadful bore it makes you weary, weary., A successful series is, like Pete said, a trap for an actor who wants to do better things, top television script writer Bernard Slade told me. It seems so long ago.. Possibly, that was a shame, because he forgot how much happiness he gave to so many people., [Editors Note: Pete confided in his brother, Geoffrey Deuel, that Harold Frizzell wasnt as much of a close friend as Harold claimed. Malad City, ID. He got a few jobs in summer stock, road shows, some off-Broadway pieces. Ms. Deuel was born on March 3, 1922 to G One he loved a lot; he bought her a brand new TV set. That's the sure way to test any fellow! He could go for a year without a drink but when he did things he often did them to an extreme. Ben Murphy, Pete Duels co-star, went ahead and worked. Duel wished to move from sitcoms to more serious roles. A contract means you get paid every week, not per show. English major two years Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY; Strong skills in Grammar, Composition, English and American Literature; Professional actor since 1965 in motion pictures, television, theater; Instructor/Advisor, Avenue Act One Theatre, Auburn, Washington 1979-1980; Instructor, commercial acting, Berg Talent Agency, Tampa, FL, 1984. It is still there. He cannot go on, he has to stay where he is; the character does not develop. WebGeoffrey Deuel & Pamela Deuel Hart Gallery 1 Click on the thumbnail to see a larger, better resolution version of the photo. I loved alias smith and Jones , years later l managed to talk with Geoffrey deul. This is a dog-eat-dog world. 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. This month Peter Deuel tells what catches his Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, June 17, 1968 They give the youngster exposure in a selection of parts to see which gets the bigger following. "No way!" Murphy, like Duel, was also contracted with Universal, and was subsequently called in to audition for Smith and Jones. 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. Hed be 79 years old today had he not taken his own life. Amidst tears, disbelief, and grief, Alias Smith and Jones and everyone connected with the series and its unique situation could do nothing but continue on, and it all transpired seamlessly on screen. He is an actor, known for Chisum (1970), Terminal Island (1973) and Toma (1973). B.A., International Studies, University of South Florida (USF), 1987; Honors recognition: Superior Academic Achievement, USF, 1984-1987; International Studies National Honors Fraternity, Sigma Iota Rho, 1986; Mark T Orr Award, Outstanding Senior Graduate, International Studies Dept. I was devastated when he died, being only 13 and madly in love with him. Often the problem with a romantic and an idealist is that he is too hard on himself.. It was the first and only time that Davis, Duel, and Murphy appeared on screen together. Those boys idolized their father; they loved, feared him. 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. Geoffrey Deuel Death Fact Check Geoffrey is alive and kicking and is currently 80 years old. Receive obituaries from the city or cities of your choice. It wasn't lucrative enough for the studio.". Davis recalls filming a few of the show's key exterior shots in one of California's most dazzling landscapes. All right. "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.". I remember when this all happened and even then thinking wow, he was so good-looking, a TV star, seemed to have it all, why would he do this? My dad didnt even think I had remembered it. He was lucky not to go to jail. WebLooking for Geoffrey Deuel online? So in the summer of 1963, Pete moved over from New York to the Californian City of Dreams; he cut his first name down from Peter to Pete, he changed the spelling of his surname from Deuel to Duel. He wanted to be a success. I still adore him, even more so now as Ive grown and learned so much more about him as a human being, certainly not just a handsome face. Showcase yourself on IMDbPro Add to list More at IMDbPro Contact info Agent info Known for Fugitive Lovers 5.7 Woman Prisoner 1975 E! I was looking forward to meeting him.. Then when the moguls deem the time is right, they put him in a series as a star. He does very well out of it financially; so do they. Burial will follow in the Malad City Cemetery. What chance did I stand of trying to find out what brought Pete Duel to sudden and young death? Dr. Deuel quietly passed away, at 10:00pm, December 11, 2013. I also sat by our only TV about ten minutes before Alias Smith and Jones started so my sisters or mother wouldnt be able to watch their programs. But that never happened because Universal wouldn't make the deal. All three children are the offspring of Dr. Elsworth Shault Deuel and Lillian Marcella Ellstrom. A revolver was lying beside him. Drink can often intensify happy moods and can, very easily, magnify depressing moods. 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