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Andrew Duggan

Andrew Duggan(December 28, 1923 – May 15, 1988) was an Americancharacter actor.His work includes 185 screen credits between 1949 and 1987 for roles in both film and television, as well a number more on stage.

Andrew Duggan
Duggan as a guest star on theABC/Warner Brotherswesterntelevision series,Lawman(1962)
Born(1923-12-28)December 28, 1923
Franklin, Indiana,U.S.
DiedMay 15, 1988(1988-05-15)(aged 64)
Hollywood, California,U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • screenwriter
Years active1949–1987
Spouse
Elizabeth Logue
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(m.1953)​
Children3

Background

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Duggan was born inFranklin, Johnson County, Indiana.DuringWorld War II,he served in theUnited States Army40thSpecial ServicesCompany, led by actorMelvyn Douglas[1]in theChina Burma India Theater of World War II.His contact with Douglas later led to his performing withLucille Ballin the playDreamgirl.Duggan developed a friendship with Broadway directorDaniel Mann[2]on a troop ship when returning from the war. Duggan appeared on Broadway[3]inThe Rose Tattoo,Gently Does It,Anniversary Waltz,Fragile Fox,andThe Third Best Sport.

Duggan appeared in some 70 films and in more than 140 television programs between 1949 and 1987. In film he appeared in Westerns, war pictures, political thrillers, dramas, horror films, and other genres, generally assaying authority figures. Among his roles were playing a pastor and padre, sheriff and warden, doctor and professor, numerous judges and generals, and three times the President of the United States.

Duggan did voice-over work includingZiebart's1985 Clio Award-winning "Friend of the Family (Rust in Peace)" television commercial.[4]

On film, television, and stage

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In 1957, Duggan appeared as Major Ellwood in the TV WesternCheyennein the episode titled "Land Beyond the Law". He appeared onGunsmokein the episode titled “Cheap Labor” in 1957. He played a villain in the first episode ofNBC'sWagon Train.That same year, he was cast withPeter BrownandBob Steelein the guest cast of the first episode of theABC/Warner Bros.series,Colt.45,starringWayde Prestonas Christopher Colt, an undercover agent and pistol salesman in theOld West.In the opening episode, "The Peacemaker" or "Judgment Day", Duggan plays Jim Rexford; Brown is cast as Dave, and Steele as Sergeant Granger. He made three Westerns forColumbia Picturesin 1957 and 1958.

Peggy McCay,Ronnie Dapo,Carol Nicholson, Tramp the dog and Andrew Duggan,Tim RooneyandAhna CapriinRoom for One More(1962)

In 1959, Duggan was contracted toWarner Brothers Televisionwhere he was cast in ABC'sBourbon Street Beat,[5]in which he portrayed Cal Calhoun, the head of aNew Orleansdetective agency.Bourbon Street Beatwas canceled after a single season.

During this time, Duggan guest-starred in several Warner Bros. television series and appeared in several Warner Bros. films, includingThe Chapman ReportandMerrill's Marauders,and thetelevision pilotFBI Code 98.He also provide narration for several Warner Bros. film trailers.

Duggan guest-starred in numerous television series in the 1960s, including the WesternTombstone Territoryin the episode "The Epitaph". He appeared as an incorrigible criminal trying to gain amnesty in the 1962 episode "Sunday" of the ABC/WB series,Lawman,starringJohn Russell.In 1963, he guest-starred on the short-lived ABC/WB Western series,The Dakotas.

Duggan was cast onJack Palance's ABC circus drama,The Greatest Show on Earthand the NBCmedical dramaabout psychiatry,The Eleventh Hourin the role of Carl Quincy in the 1963 episode entitled "Four Feet in the Morning". He played the over-protective Police Chief Dixon in the 1963spring breakfilmPalm Springs Weekend,in which he attempts to prevent his daughter from seeing student Jim Munroe (Troy Donahue). In 1965, he appeared onDavid Janssen's ABC series,The Fugitive.Duggan had recurring roles on CBS's 90-minute Western,Cimarron Strip,and on ABC'sThe Great Adventure.He had a recurring role as General Ed Britt in the second and third seasons of the ABC war series,Twelve O'Clock High.

He performed in a pivotal supporting role in the 1964 film,Seven Days in MaystarringBurt Lancaster,Kirk Douglas,Ava GardnerandFredric March,and played theU.S. Presidentand an imposter in the 1967 film,In Like FlintwithJames Coburn.Duggan was cast in a 1964 episode ofThe Alfred Hitchcock Hourentitled "The McGregor Affair".

In 1966, he played Father Michael in "The Eighth Day", an episode ofBob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre.That same year, he appeared onF Troopas Major Chester Winster, in the episode "The New I. G.". He also played Brigadier/Major General Ed Britt (seasons two and three) in the ABC TV series12 O'clock High.

Duggan andElizabeth BaurinLancer(1968)

Duggan played a leading role as cattle baron Murdoch Lancer in the 1968–1970 seriesLancer.[6]

Duggan played John Walton in the television film,The Homecoming: A Christmas Story(1971).[7]In the TV series it inspired,The Waltons,the role of John Walton was played byRalph Waite.Even earlier,Henry Fondahad played essentially the same role in the movie based onEarl Hamner's writing that inspired them both,Spencer's Mountain(1963), although the character's name was different.

In 1973, Duggan had a cameo appearance in theblaxploitationfilmBlack Caesar.In 1974, he portrayed GeneralMaxwell D. Taylorin the TVdocudramaThe Missiles Of October.He appeared as FBI Inspector Ryder in the 1975 NBC-TV movieAttack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan,and had roles in the 1976 TV miniseriesRich Man, Poor ManandOnce an Eagle.In 1978, he appeared in the episode "And the Sea Shall Give Up Her Dead" of theNBCcrime dramaThe Eddie Capra Mysteries.In 1980, he appeared as Sam Wiggins in the ABC television movieThe Long Days of Summer.

One of Duggan's last roles was asDwight D. Eisenhowerin a TV biography calledJ. Edgar Hoover(1987), a role he had played earlier in the NBC miniseries,Backstairs at the White House(1979). He also played PresidentLyndon B. Johnsonin a different biography of Hoover,The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover(1977). He played Judge Axel inA Return to Salem's Lot(1987).

Personal life

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Duggan in 1953 married Broadway dancer and actress Elizabeth Logue,[8]whom he called Betty.[9]His wife has no relation to the Hawaiian actress of the same name[citation needed].The couple had three children, Richard, Nancy, and Melissa.[citation needed]

The veteran actor, at age 64, died of throat cancer on May 15, 1988.[10]

Partial filmography

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Film

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Television

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  • Gunsmoke(1956 episode: "How To Cure A Friend" ) - Nick Search (S2E8)
  • Cheyenne(1956 episode: "The Bounty Killers" ) as Marshall Frank Moxon, (1957 episode: "Land Beyond the Law" ) as Major Ellwood, (1958 episode: "The Angry Sky" ) as Granger Ward (Black Jack), (1961 episode: "The Frightened Town" ) as Marshal Delaney, and (1963 in the series finale "Showdown at Oxbend" ) as Ed Foster.
  • Wagon Train(1957 first episode)
  • Gunsmoke(1957 episode: "Cheap Labor" ) - Fos Capper (S2E32)
  • Decision(1958 episode: "The Virginian" ) - Ben Stocker (S1E1)
  • Maverick(1961 episode: "The Ice Man" ) - Calvin Powers
  • Bonanza(1964 episode: "The Lila Conrad Story" ) - Judge David Knowlton
  • Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1964 episode: "The McGregor Affair" ) - McGregor
  • The Big Valley2 episodes: "Forty Rifles" as Wallant and "The Haunted Gun" as Senator Jud Robson
  • 12 O’Clock High(series 2/3, Major General Ed Britt)
  • The Fugitive(1966 episode: "Shadow of the Swan" ) - Harry Anderson
  • Gunsmoke(1965 episode: "Gilt Guilt" ) - Crail (S10E31)
  • The FBI(1967 episode: "A Question of Guilt" ) - Lt. Harris
  • The Invaders(1967 episode: "Doomsday Minus One" ) - General Theodore Beaumont
  • Lancer (TV series)(1968-1970) Murdoch Lancer
  • Hawaii Five-O(1968 Episode: "The Cocoon" )
  • The Homecoming: A Christmas Story(1971 TV movie) - John Walton, Sr.
  • Mission Impossible(1971 episode: "A Ghost Story" ) - Justin Bainbridge
  • Mannix(1971 episode: "The Man Outside" ) - General Alec Holt
  • Cannon(1972 episode: "The Endangered Species" ) as Bill Coates, (1976 episode: "The Quasar Kill" ) as Dr. Lawrence
  • McMillan and Wife(1972 episode: "Terror Times Two" ) - Frank Carstairs
  • Hawaii Five-O(1973 episode "Death With Father" ) - Cliff Morgan
  • The Streets of San Francisco(1974 episode: "Target: Red" )
  • Hawaii Five-O(1978 episode: "The Sleeper", 1979 episode: "Use a Gun, Go to Hell" )
  • Wonder Woman(1979 episode: "The Starships Are Coming" ) - Mason Steele
  • Backstairs at the White House(1979 TV miniseries) - PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
  • M*A*S*H(1980 episode: "Father's Day" ) - Margaret Houlihan's father Col. Alvin 'Howitzer Al' Houlihan
  • Hart to Hart(1983 episode: "Bahama Bound Harts" ) - Loring Nichols
  • Falcon Crest(1984 episode: “The Outcasts” ) - Paul Hartford
  • Highway To Heaven(1985 episode: "An Investment in Caring" ) - Crawford
  • Remington Steele(1986 episode: "Steele Blue Yonder" ) - Johnny Cooper

References

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  1. ^"Andrew Duggan Death".Toledo Blade.May 17, 1988.
  2. ^"Daniel Mann".Internet Broadway Database.RetrievedMay 29,2010.
  3. ^"IBDB Andrew Duggan".Internet Broadway Database.RetrievedMay 29,2010.
  4. ^Archived atGhostarchiveand theWayback Machine:"1988 - Ziebart Rust Protection - Rust in Peace".YouTube.December 5, 2012.
  5. ^Ingrid, Beacham (March 4, 1960)."Bourbon Absinthe House is the Real Thing".The Southeast Missiourian.
  6. ^"Andrew Duggan is Lancer in Series".Herald-Tribune.December 8, 1968.
  7. ^Person Jr., James E. (2005).Earl Hamner: From Walton's Mountain To Tomorrow.Cumberland House Publishing. p. 21.ISBN978-1-58182-455-1.
  8. ^"Elizabeth Logue".Internet Broadway Database.RetrievedMay 29,2010.
  9. ^Note: no relation to Elizabeth Louise Malamalamaokalani White Logue, best known as Hawaiian princess Noelani in the filmHawaii,and as the woman running down the beach in the opening credits ofHawaii Five-O
  10. ^Andrew L., Yarrow (May 18, 1988)."Andrew Duggan, an Actor on TV, Stage and the Screen, Dies at 64".The New York Times.
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