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Geoffrey Deuel (brother), Pamela Duel Peter Ellstrom Deuel (February 24, 1940 – December 31, 1971), known professionally as Pete Duel , was an American stage, television, and film actor, best known for his starring role as outlaw Hannibal Heyes (alias Joshua Smith) in the television series Alias Smith and Jones .
In the early morning hours of December 31, 1971, series star Pete Duel died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the age of 31. He was reportedly suffering from depression and had been drinking heavily when he shot himself. Upon learning of Duel's death, executive producer Jo Swerling Jr. initially wanted to end the series, but ABC refused.
Deuel was born in Lockport, New York, on January 17, 1943. [1] He was best known for playing Billy the Kid in the film Chisum (1970). [2]He appeared in several movie and television productions through the years, including Barnaby Jones (episode: "The Last Contract", December 31, 1974); The Mod Squad, Ironside, and The Name of the Game, in which he acted opposite his older brother, Pete Duel.
The Young Country is a 1970 American Western television film written and directed by Roy Huggins, creator of TV's Maverick.It starred Walter Brennan, Joan Hackett, Wally Cox, Pete Duel and Roger Davis.
The series consisted of forty-eight 60-minute episodes and two 90-minute episodes. The first thirty-three episodes starred Pete Duel as Hannibal Heyes and Ben Murphy as Kid Curry. During the last seventeen episodes, Roger Davis played Hannibal Heyes.
Murphy played a semi regular role as 'Joseph Sample' assistant to Robert Stack's leading character 'Dan Farrell' in Stack's segments of the show. From 1971–73, he starred in Alias Smith and Jones with Pete Duel (1971–72) and Roger Davis (1972–73).
It premiered on September 6, 1966 on ABC and stars Pete Duel, credited at the time as Peter Deuel, and Judy Carne in the leads. Also in the regular cast were Rich Little and Barbara Bostock as the Willises’ neighbors, and Herb Voland and Edith Atwater as Julie's parents. All thirty episodes of the series were filmed in color.
The cast included Pete Duel (his last role before his suicide in December 1971), Gene Wilder, Blythe Danner, Will Geer, Nina Foch, Joan Tompkins, Sian Barbara Allen and Norman Lloyd. Lewis Freedman was the producer, and Boris Sagal directed. [1]