Geoffrey Deuel, the tragic brother alias smith and jones Actor Peter Duel played the famous outlaw Billy the Kid in the movie starring John Wayne Chisumalready dead. He is 81 years old.
Deuel died Sunday at a hospice center in Largo, Florida, after battling chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, his wife, Jacqueline Deuel, told reporters. hollywood reporter.
The square-jawed Deuel appeared in numerous television shows from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s, appearing in The Monkeys, intruder, FBI, flying nun, medical center, Mannix, Adam-12, Mod Team, Mission: Impossible, San Francisco streets, Ironside, cannon and the young and the restlesswait.
In his film debut, Dueel was “introduced” to moviegoers in the opening credits of Andrew V. McLaglen. Chisum (1970), and critics new york times wrote that he played a particularly vengeful Billy the Kid and “gained a place with great style.” This year, the website Screen roar His character Billy has been named the tenth best outlaw in screen history.
Peter Duel also played outlaw Hannibal Heyes (aka Joshua Smith) in the light-hearted ABC drama alias smith and joneswhich premiered in January 1971.
“You never get over a shock like that,” Jeffrey said in a 2018 interview.
“He and Peter were very close,” Jacqueline Duell said. “They really love each other and take care of each other.”
Geoffrey Jacob Deuel was born in Lockport, New York, on January 17, 1943, and grew up in nearby Penfield. His father Ellsworth was a doctor and his mother Lillian was a nurse.
After attending Penfield High School, Ithaca College and Syracuse University, Duell followed his brother to Hollywood in 1965, appearing in ABC’s 1966 in one episode 12 o’clock high.
Jeffrey and Peter, who is three years older, co-produced an episode of NBC’s Game name Aired in February 1971.
In the 1980s, Duell performed in Tampa’s Ybor City community and returned to school to earn a master’s degree from the University of South Florida. He worked as a substitute teacher for many years.
In addition to his wife — they were together for 40 years and married in 2017 — survivors include his sister, Pamela.
