David Dukes

American character actor (1945–2000)

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David Dukes

Born|

David Coleman Dukes

(1945-06-06)June 6, 1945

San Francisco, California, U.S.

Died| October 9, 2000(2000-10-09) (aged 55)

Lakewood, Washington, U.S.

Occupation| Character actor
Years active| 1970–2000
Spouses|

* Carolyn McKenzie

(m. 1965)​

* Carol Muske-Dukes

(before 2000)​

Children| 2

David Coleman Dukes (June 6, 1945 – October 9, 2000) was an American character actor.[1] He had a long career in films, appearing in 35. Dukes starred in the miniseries The Winds of War and War and Remembrance, and he was a frequent television guest star. Later in life, Dukes had recurring roles on shows such as Pauly, Sisters, and Dawson's Creek.[1]

## Early life

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Dukes was born in San Francisco, California, the son of a California Highway Patrol officer.[2] Dukes was the eldest of four boys; his brothers were James, Robert, and Joe Paul.

## Career

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Dukes' film career included 35 movies. Throughout his career, he was a television guest star, notably as the man who attempted to rape Edith Bunker on All in the Family, an advertising executive on The Jeffersons, and a blind bully on Three's Company. During the 1980s, Dukes appeared in the dual miniseries The Winds of War and War and Remembrance. In 1992, he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his turn as Jo Bouillon in the HBO production The Josephine Baker Story (1991). He also appeared as Arthur Miller in the HBO film Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996). He was a series regular on the first season of the NBC network drama Sisters, playing the husband of eldest Reed sister, Alex (Swoosie Kurtz). Dukes' role became a recurring character in subsequent seasons. On Dawson's Creek, he had the recurring role of Mr. McPhee, father of Jack (Kerr Smith) and Andie (Meredith Monroe) from the second through fourth seasons. He also starred in Without a Trace as the ex-husband of Kate Nelligan.

### Theater

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Dukes had considerable stage experience, first appearing on Broadway in 1971. He later appeared in a revival of Molière's The School for Wives. Dukes' theatrical roles included as Dracula, Doctor Frankenstein, and Antonio Salieri in the original production of Amadeus, replacing Ian McKellen. He also replaced John Lithgow in the original production of David Henry Hwang's play M. Butterfly, and he received a Tony nomination in 1980 for best featured actor in a play for Bent.[3] In 1998, he was one of the three characters in a London West End production of 'Art' with Stacy Keach and George Wendt.

### Audio

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David Dukes recorded several audiobooks, including Philip Roth's unabridged Sabbath’s Theater and Isaac Asimov's unabridged Prelude to Foundation.

## Personal life and death

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Dukes was married to Carol Muske-Dukes.

He died of a heart attack on October 9, 2000, in Spanaway, Washington, while on location shooting the Stephen King miniseries Rose Red.[3] Dukes is interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.[4]

The season four episode "You Had Me at Goodbye" of Dawson's Creek, which aired on November 15, 2000, and in which Dukes appeared, is dedicated to his memory.

## Filmography

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### Film

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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1970  | The Strawberry Statement | Student Guard  |
1975  | The Wild Party | James Morrison  |
1979  | A Little Romance | George de Marco  |
1980  | The First Deadly Sin | Daniel Blank  |
1981  | Only When I Laugh | David  |
1983  | Without a Trace | Graham Selky  |
1986  | Rawhead Rex | Howard Hallenbeck  |
1986  | The Men's Club | Phillip  |
1987  | Catch the Heat | Waldo Tarr  |
1987  | Date with an Angel | Ed Winston  |
1988  | Deadly Intent | Myron Weston  | Direct-to-video
1989  | See You in the Morning | Peter Goodwin  |
1990  | The Handmaid's Tale | Doctor  | Uncredited
1990  | Killer Instinct | Bo Peterson  |
1991  | Under Surveillance | Dr. Glassman  |
1993  | Me and the Kid | Victor Feldman  |
1996  | Fled | Chris Paine  |
1997  | Tinseltown | Jake  |
1998  | Gods and Monsters | David Lewis  |
1998  | Slappy and the Stinkers | Spencer Dane Sr.  |
1999  | Goosed | Steffon Stevens  |
2000  | Tick Tock | Holden Avery  |
2001  | Alex in Wonder | Joseph Bloomfield  |

### Television

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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1970  | The Virginian | Lad Dormer  | Episode: "Train of Darkness"
1974  | Harry O | Joe Heston  | Episode: "Coinage of the Realm"
1974  | Cannon | Ted Anschluss  | Episode: "The Avenger"
1974, 1977  | Police Story | Jake / Lamont  | 2 episodes
1975  | Great Performances | Guido Venanzi  | Episode: "The Rules of the Game"
1975  | The Wide World of Mystery | Harry 163  | Episode: "The Norming of Jack 243"
1975  | Beacon Hill | Robert Lassiter  | 11 episodes
1975  | Valley Forge | Lt. Cutting  | Television film
1976  | The Jeffersons | Cal Roberts  | Episode: "George and the President"
1976  | One Day at a Time | Byron De Veer  | Episode: "The Maestro"
1977  | Police Woman | McCormick  | Episode: "Deadline: Death"
1977  | Family | Calvin Manners  | Episode: "...More Things in Heaven and Earth"
1977  | Handle with Care | O'Brian  | Television film
1977  | All That Glitters | Marshall Hart  | Episode #1.65
1977  | Barney Miller | Brad Laneer  | Episode: "Corporation"
1977  | All in the Family | Lambert  | Episode: "Edith's 50th Birthday"
1977  | 79 Park Avenue | Mike Koshko  | 3 episodes
1978  | Three's Company | Jim Walsh  | Episode: "Jack's Navy Pal"
1978  | Hawaii Five-O | Willy Barker  | Episode: "When Does a War End?"
1978  | Go West, Young Girl | Reverend Crane  | Television film
1978  | The Many Loves of Arthur | Dr. Chase
1978  | A Fire in the Sky | David Allen
1979  | Some Kind of Miracle | Joe Dine
1979  | The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal | Lou Ribin
1979  | How the West Was Won | Louis Riel  | Episode: "L'Affaire Riel"
1979  | Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure | Myles Standish | Television film
1980  | Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger | Bill Sanger
1982  | Miss All-American Beauty | Avery McPherson
1983  | The Winds of War | Leslie Slote  | 7 episodes
1984  | Sentimental Journey | Bill Gardner  | Television film
1984  | George Washington |  William Fairfax | 3 episodes
1984  | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Gooper  | Television film
1984  | The Hitchhiker | Ted Miller  | Episode: "Remembering Melody"
1985  | Space | Leopold Strabismus /

Martin Scorcella

| 5 episodes
1985  | The Twilight Zone | Todd Ettinger  | Episode: "If She Dies/Ye Gods"
1985  | Kane & Abel | David Osborne  | 2 episodes
1986  | Tall Tales & Legends | Levi  | Episode: "My Darlin' Clementine"
1986  | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Dr. Tom Rigby  | Episode: "Deadly Honeymoon"
1988  | American Playhouse | Dr. Ned Darrell  | Episode: "Strange Interlude: Part 1"
1988–1989  | War and Remembrance | Leslie Slote  | 9 episodes
1989  | Turn Back the Clock | Barney Powers  | Television film
1990  | The Bakery | Mike Kelly
1990  | Snow Kill | Murdoch
1991  | Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story | Jerry Levin
1991  | The Josephine Baker Story | Jo Bouillon
1991  | Wife, Mother, Murderer | Joe Hubbard
1991–1993  | Sisters | Wade Halsey  | 19 episodes
1992  | She Woke Up | Sloane Parr  | Television film
1992  | Look at It This Way | Tim Curtiz  | 3 episodes
1993  | Spies | Robert Prescott  | Television film
1993  | And the Band Played On | Mervyn Silverman
1993  | Time Trax | Kyle Fernando /

Romulo Rayfield

| Episode: "Mysterious Strangers"
1993–1995  | The Mommies | Jack Larson  | 27 episodes
1995  | The Surrogate | Stuart Quinn  | Television film
1996  | Norma Jean & Marilyn | Arthur Quinn
1996  | Star Wars | Bib Fortuna | 2 episodes
1997  | Diagnosis: Murder | Darren Worthy  | Episode: "In Defense of Murder"
1997  | Last Stand at Saber River | Edward Janroe  | Television film
1997  | Pauly | Edward Sherman  | 7 episodes
1998  | The Love Letter | Everett Reagle  | Television film
1998  | Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story | Leland Hayward
1999  | The Practice | Ted Lennon  | Episode: "A Day in the Life"
1999  | 7th Heaven | Jack Brennan  | Episode: "We the People"
1999  | Supreme Sanction | Jordan McNamara  | Television film
1999  | Sliders | Thomas Michael Mallory  | Episode: "Roads Taken"
1999  | Ally McBeal | Johnson Biblico  | Episode: "Let's Dance"
1999  | Snoops | Father Batista  | Episode: "Higher Calling"
1999–2000  | Dawson's Creek | Joseph McPhee  | 7 episodes
2000  | Family Law | Patrick Simpson  | Episode: "A Mother's Son"
2000  | Law & Order | David Moore  | Episode: "Stiff"
2001  | The Lot | Oscar Wilde | Episode: "Oscar's Wilde"
2002  | Rose Red | Professor Carl Miller  | 3 episodes

## References

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1. ^ a b Eakin, Emily (October 12, 2000). "David Dukes, Chameleon of An Actor, 55". The New York Times.
2. ^ "David Dukes Biography (1945-2000)". Film Reference.
3. ^ a b "Broadway Actor David Dukes Is Dead at 55". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
4. ^ Ellenberger, Allan R. (2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland & Company. p. 47.

## Further reading

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* "David Dukes." Variety. October 11, 2000.
* Susan King and Don Shirley. "David Dukes; Versatile Character Actor on Screen, Stage." Los Angeles Times. October 11, 2000.
* Tom Vallance. "David Dukes." The Independent (London). October 17, 2000.

## External links

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* Biography portal

* David Dukes at IMDb
* David Dukes at the Internet Broadway Database
* "David Dukes". Find a Grave. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
* Remembering David Dukes
* Problems with the county medical examiner, from his wife's official website
* David Dukes papers, 1946-2004, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

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