David Dukes

David Dukes (born June 6, 1945 in San Francisco , California as David Coleman Dukes , † October 9, 2000 in Lakewood , Washington ) was an American actor who played in 100 film and television productions between 1970 and 2000 . Including in films like I love you - I love you - je t'aime , The First Deadly Sin , One Morning in May , The Men's Club , Appointment with an Angel , Gods and Monsters or Stephen King's House of Damnation .

life and career

David Coleman Dukes was born in San Francisco, California in 1945. Dukes, who decided to become an actor at an early age, studied acting in San Francisco at the American Conservatory Theater . He began his acting career in 1970 in Hollywood in a supporting role in the western series The People at Shiloh Ranch .

In his over 30-year acting career, he played numerous character roles, including in George Roy Hill's romantic comedy I love you - I love you - je t'aime (1979), in Brian G. Hutton's thriller The First Deadly Sin (1980), in Glenn Jordan's comedy Mrs. Hines & Daughter (1981), in Stanley R. Jaffe's mystery film One Morning in May (1983), in Peter Medak's drama The Men's Club (1986), in Tom McLoughlin's fantasy comedy Date With an Angel (1987), in Alan J. Pakula's drama Second Happiness (1989) or in Bill Condon's literary adaptation Gods and Monsters .

David Dukes died of a heart attack on October 9, 2000 at the age of 55 on the set in Lakewood. He made his last appearance in the US television miniseries Stephen King's House of Doom . It was dedicated to him posthumously in 2002.

After his death, a David Coleman Dukes Memorial Scholarship was established at the University of Southern California School of Theater . It is awarded annually on his behalf for exemplary commitment to acting. "

David Dukes was married twice. The marriage to Carolyn L McKenzie lasted from 1965 to 1975, the marriage to Carol Muske-Dukes lasted until his death in October 2000. His grave is in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale.

Awards

• 1977: Joseph Jefferson Award nomination in the Principal Role in a Play category for Design for Living , at the Goodman Theater in Chicago, Illinois
• 1980: Tony Award nomination in the category Best Actor - Featured Role - Play for Bent , by Martin Sherman

Filmography (selection)

movie theater

• 1970: Bloody Strawberries (The Strawberry Statement)
• 1975: The Wild Party
• 1979: Ich liebe dich - I Love You - Je t'aime (A Little Romance)
• 1980: The First Deadly Sin (The First Deadly Sin)
• 1981: Mrs. Hines & Daughter (Only When I Laugh)
• 1983: One Morning in May (Without a Trace)
• 1986: The Men's Club
• 1986: Rawhead Rex
• 1987: Catch the Heat
• 1987: Date with an Angel
• 1988: Deadly Intent
• 1989: Second Luck (See You in the Morning)
• 1990: Murderous Heat (The Rutanga Tapes)
• 1990: The Handmaid's Tale
• 1991: DOG Forbidden Tricks (Under Surveillance)
• 1993: My friend, the kidnapper (Me and the Kid)
• 1996: Fled - Escape according to plan (Fled)
• 1997: The Hollywood Killer (Tinseltown)
• 1998: Gods and Monsters
• 1998: Slappy and the Stinkers
• 1999: Prince Charming Desperately Wanted (Goosed)
• 2000: In the end there is death (Tick Tock)
• 2001: Sex and a Girl - You will never forget your first time! (Alex in Wonder)

watch TV

• 1970: The People at Shiloh Ranch (TV series, one episode)
• 1974: CBS Daytime 90 (TV series, one episode)
• 1974: Harry-O (TV series, one episode)
• 1974: Cannon (TV series, one episode)
• 1975: Great Performances (TV series, one episode)
• 1975: Beacon Hill (TV series, one episode)
• 1975: Valley Forge (TV movie)
• 1976: The Jeffersons (TV series, one episode)
• 1976: One Day at a Time (TV series, one episode)
• 1977: Makeup and Guns (TV series, one episode)
• 1977: An American Family (TV series, one episode)
• 1974–1977: Police Story (TV series, two episodes)
• 1977: Handle with Care (TV movie)
• 1977: Barney Miller (TV series, one episode)
• 1977: All in the Family (TV series, two episodes)
• 1977: Harold Robbins' 79 Park Avenue (TV miniseries)
• 1978: Jack of Hearts with Two Ladies (TV series, one episode)
• 1978: Hawaii Five-Zero (TV series, one episode)
• 1978: Two Ladies in the Wild West (Go West, Young Girl) (TV movie)
• 1978: The Many Loves of Arthur (TV movie)
• 1978: Fire from space (A Fire in the Sky) (TV movie)
• 1979: Some Kind of Miracle (TV movie)
• 1979: Feuerfalle (The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal) (TV movie)
• 1979: How the West Was Won (TV miniseries)
• 1979: Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure (TV movie)
• 1980: Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger (TV movie)
• 1982: When Fairy Tales Come True (Miss All-American Beauty) (TV Movie)
• 1983: The Winds of War (The Winds of War) (TV miniseries)
• 1984: Sentimental Journey (TV movie)
• 1984: George Washington (TV miniseries)
• 1984: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (TV movie)
• 1984: The Hitchhiker (TV series, one episode)
• 1985: Space (TV miniseries)
• 1985: Unknown Dimensions (TV series, one episode)
• 1985: Kane & Abel (TV miniseries)
• 1986: Tall Tales & Legends (TV series, one episode)
• 1986: Alfred Hitchcock shows (TV series, one episode)
• 1988: American Playhouse (TV series, one episode)
• 1988–1989: Firestorm and Ashes (War and Remembrance) (TV miniseries)
• 1989: Murder at Midnight (Turn Back the Clock) (TV movie)
• 1990: The Bakery (TV movie)
• 1990: Snow Kill (TV movie)
• 1991: Into the Power of Others ( Hero Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story , TV Movie)
• 1991: The Josephine Baker Story ( The Josephine Baker Story , TV movie)
• 1991: The Marie Hilley Case (Wife, Mother, Murderer) (Movie made for TV)
• 1991–1993: A bouquet of daughters (TV series, nineteen episodes) as Wade Halsey
• 1992: Spies (TV movie)
• 1992: She Woke Up (Movie made for TV)
• 1992: Look at It This Way (TV miniseries)
• 1993: ... and life goes on (And the Band Played On) (TV movie)
• 1993: Time Trax - Back to the Future (TV series, one episode)
• 1993–1995: The Super Mamis (TV series, twenty-seven episodes) as Jack Larson
• 1995: Murder after Childbirth (The Surrogate) (TV movie)
• 1996: Marilyn - Your Life (Norma Jean & Marilyn) (TV movie)
• 1997: Diagnosis - Murder (TV series, one episode)
• 1997: Last Stand at Saber River (TV movie)
• 1997: Pauly (TV series, seven episodes)
• 1998: The Love Letter (TV movie)
• 1998: The Soul of the Party - Die Pamela Harriman Story (Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story) (TV movie)
• 1999: Practice - The Lawyers (TV series, one episode)
• 1999: A Heavenly Family (TV series, one episode)
• 1999: In the Crosshairs of Death ( Supreme Sanction , TV movie)
• 1999: Sliders - The Gateway to a Foreign Dimension ( Sliders , TV series, an episode)
• 1999: Ally McBeal (TV series, one episode)
• 1999: Snoops - Charming and Dangerous (TV series, one episode)
• 1999–2000: Dawson's Creek (TV series, seven episodes)
• 2000: Woman Power (TV series, one episode)
• 2000: Law & Order (TV series, one episode)
• 2001: The Lot (TV series, one episode)
• 2002: Stephen King's House of Doom (Rose Red) (TV miniseries)

Short film

• 1998: Can I Play? Short film

Web links

• David Dukes in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Obituary for David Dukes in: Playbill
• Portrait of David Dukes in: The New York Times
• Films by David Dukes with German distribution titles

Individual evidence

1. ^ Obituary for David Dukes in: The Seattle Times
2. ^ Obituary for David Dukes in: The New York Times