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Actor Howard Green Duff (November 24, 1913 - July 8, 1990) hailing from Bremerton, Washington, was a radio and stage performer before he began appearing in films in the late 1940s. He played Dashiell Hammett's private eye Sam Spade while a radio actor.

His first film role was as an inmate in Brute Force
. He also appeared in many movies with his one-time wife, actresss and director Ida Lupino. They divorced in 1984. One of his later films roles was playing Dustin Hoffman's attorney in the academy award winning Kramer vs. Kramer
(1979). In the 1980s, Duff became a familar face on television appearing on Knots Landing and Dallas.

Duff passed away on July 8, 1990 in Santa Barbara, California from natural causes at the age of 76, survived by his daughter, actress Bridget Duff (born April 23, 1952), from his prior marriage to Ida Lupino.

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