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the previous evening. She later went to sleep in another room while Duel stayed up. Sometime after midnight, Duel entered the bedroom, retrieved his revolver and told Ray "I'll see you later." Ray then said she heard a gunshot from another room and discovered Duel's body.
336:. Although the show earned good ratings, ABC decided not to bring it back after its first season. Duel wished to move from sitcoms to more serious roles. Around 1970, he changed the spelling of his last name from Deuel to Duel. 396:, a light-hearted Western about the exploits of two outlaws trying to earn their amnesty. During the hiatus between the first and second seasons, he starred in the television production of Percy MacKaye’s 1908 play 1204:
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fraternity. He preferred performing in the drama department's productions to studying for his classes during his two years there. When his father came to see him in
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Duel's girlfriend Dianne Ray was at his home at the time of his death and discovered his body. Ray later told police the couple had watched Duel's series
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According to police, Duel's friends and family said he was depressed about his drinking problem. He had been arrested and pleaded guilty to a
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s cancellation, Duel was quickly offered the starring role of Dave Willis, a newlywed apprentice architect, in the romantic comedy series
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In Hollywood, he found work in television, making small guest appearances in comedies such as
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accident that injured two people the previous June. Duel's death was later ruled a suicide.
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as Gidget's brother-in-law, John Cooper; he appeared in 22 of the show's 32 episodes.
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In 1970, Duel was cast as the outlaw Hannibal Heyes, alias Joshua Smith, opposite
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In the early hours of Friday, New Years Eve 1971, Duel died at his
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Duel became involved in politics during the primaries for the
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Alias Smith & Jones: The Story of Two Pretty Good Bad Men
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Pete Duel Memorial Site (approved by Pete Duel's family)
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in Chicago, and witnessed the violence that erupted.
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home of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
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Index


Alias Smith and Jones
Rochester, New York
Hollywood, Los Angeles
Penfield, New York
St. Lawrence University
Geoffrey Deuel
Alias Smith and Jones

Rochester, New York
Geoffrey Deuel
Chisum
Penfield High School
St. Lawrence University
Canton, New York
Phi Sigma Kappa
The Rose Tattoo
New York City
Take Her, She's Mine
Hollywood, California

Love on a Rooftop
Judy Carne
Edith Atwater
Herbert Voland

Alias Smith and Jones
William Windom
Ben Murphy
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

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