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{{short description|American actor}}
{{short description|American character actor (1945–2000)}}
{{similar names|David Duke (disambiguation)}}
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| death_place = [[Lakewood, Washington]], U.S.
| death_place = [[Lakewood, Washington]], U.S.
| occupation = [[Character actor]]
| occupation = [[Character actor]]
| years_active = 1970–2000
| spouse = {{ubl|{{marriage|Carolyn McKenzie|1965}}}}
| children = 2
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'''David Coleman Dukes''' (June 6, 1945 – October 9, 2000) was an American [[character actor]].<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=David Dukes, Chameleon of An Actor, 55|first=Emily|last=Eakin|date=October 12, 2000|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/12/arts/david-dukes-chameleon-of-an-actor-55.html}}</ref> He had a long career in films, appearing in 35. Dukes starred in the miniseries ''[[The Winds of War (miniseries)|The Winds of War]]'' and ''[[War and Remembrance (miniseries)|War and Remembrance]]'', and he was a frequent television guest star. Later in life, Dukes had recurring roles on shows such as ''[[Pauly]]'', ''[[Sisters (American TV series)|Sisters]]'' and ''[[Dawson's Creek]]''.<ref name=NYT/>
'''David Coleman Dukes''' (June 6, 1945 – October 9, 2000) was an American [[character actor]].<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=David Dukes, Chameleon of An Actor, 55|first=Emily|last=Eakin|date=October 12, 2000|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/12/arts/david-dukes-chameleon-of-an-actor-55.html}}</ref> He had a long career in films, appearing in 35. Dukes starred in the miniseries ''[[The Winds of War (miniseries)|The Winds of War]]'' and ''[[War and Remembrance (miniseries)|War and Remembrance]]'', and he was a frequent television guest star. Later in life, Dukes had recurring roles on shows such as ''[[Pauly]]'', ''[[Sisters (American TV series)|Sisters]]'' and ''[[Dawson's Creek]]''.<ref name=NYT/>


==Personal life==
==Early life==
Dukes was born in San Francisco, California, the son of a [[California Highway Patrol]] Officer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/80/David-Dukes.html|publisher=Film Reference|title=David Dukes Biography (1945-2000)}}</ref>
Dukes was born in San Francisco, California, the son of a [[California Highway Patrol]] Officer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/80/David-Dukes.html|publisher=Film Reference|title=David Dukes Biography (1945-2000)}}</ref> Dukes was the eldest of four boys; his brothers were James, Robert and Joe Paul.

David Dukes was the eldest of four boys: David, James, Robert and Joe Paul. He married his first wife, Carolyn McKenzie, on October 9, 1965 when he was a student at the College of Marin. Their son Shawn David Dukes was born on March 31, 1966. Dukes also had a daughter Annie by his second wife Carol Muske.


==Career==
==Career==
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 as a blind bully on ''[[Three's Company]]''. During the 1980s, Dukes appeared in the dual miniseries ''[[The Winds of War]]'' and ''[[War and Remembrance (miniseries)|War and Remembrance]]''. He received an [[Emmy]] nomination for best supporting actor for his role in ''[[The Josephine Baker Story]]'' (1991) and appeared as [[Arthur Miller]] in ''[[Norma Jean & Marilyn]]'' (1996). He was a regular on the first season of ''Sisters'', playing the [[transvestitism|transvestite]] husband of oldest 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 to 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.
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 as a blind bully on ''[[Three's Company]]''. During the 1980s, Dukes appeared in the dual miniseries ''[[The Winds of War (miniseries)|The Winds of War]]'' and ''[[War and Remembrance (miniseries)|War and Remembrance]]''. In 1992, he received a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nomination for [[Primetime Emmy Award|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 (American TV series)|Sisters]]'', playing the [[transvestitism|transvestite]] 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 to 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===
===Theater===
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 (play)|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 Award|Tony]] nomination in 1980 for best featured actor in a play for ''[[Bent (play)|Bent]]''.<ref name=Playbill>{{Cite web|title = Broadway Actor David Dukes Is Dead at 55|url = http://www.playbill.com/news/article/broadway-actor-david-dukes-is-dead-at-55-92412|website = Playbill|access-date = 2016-02-21}}</ref> In 1998, he was one of the three characters in a London West End production of ''[['Art']]'' with [[Stacy Keach]] and [[George Wendt]].
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 (play)|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 Award|Tony]] nomination in 1980 for best featured actor in a play for ''[[Bent (play)|Bent]]''.<ref name="Playbill">{{Cite web |title=Broadway Actor David Dukes Is Dead at 55 |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/broadway-actor-david-dukes-is-dead-at-55-92412 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204044614/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/broadway-actor-david-dukes-is-dead-at-55-92412 |archive-date=2015-02-04 |access-date=2016-02-21 |website=Playbill}}</ref> In 1998, he was one of the three characters in a London West End production of ''[['Art']]'' with [[Stacy Keach]] and [[George Wendt]].


===Audio===
===Audio===
David Dukes recorded several audiobooks, most notably [[Isaac Asimov]]'s unabridged ''[[Prelude to Foundation]]''.
David Dukes recorded several audiobooks, including [[Philip Roth]]'s unabridged ''[[Sabbath’s Theater]]'' and [[Isaac Asimov]]'s unabridged ''[[Prelude to Foundation]]''.


== Personal life ==
==Sudden death==
He married his first wife, Carolyn McKenzie, on October 9, 1965, when he was a student at the [[College of Marin]]. Their son, Shawn David Dukes, was born on March 31, 1966. Dukes also had a daughter Annie by his second wife Carol Muske.
Dukes died of a heart attack on October 9, 2000, in Spanaway, Washington, while on location shooting the [[Stephen King]] miniseries ''[[Rose Red (miniseries)|Rose Red]]''.<ref name=Playbill/> Dukes is interred in the [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)|Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery]] in Glendale, California.<ref>[https://books.google.ca/books?id=ZraJCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA47&dq=david+dukes+forest+lawn ''Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries''], p. 47.</ref>


=== Death ===
At the end of Season 4 Episode 7 of ''Dawson's Creek'' "You Had Me At Goodbye" which aired on November 15, 2000, and in which Dukes appeared, has an image of him with the word "In Loving Memory David Dukes 1945 - 2000".
Dukes died of a heart attack on October 9, 2000, in Spanaway, Washington, while on location shooting the [[Stephen King]] miniseries ''[[Rose Red (miniseries)|Rose Red]]''.<ref name=Playbill/> Dukes is interred in the [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)|Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery]] in Glendale, California.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ZraJCgAAQBAJ&dq=david+dukes+forest+lawn&pg=PA47 ''Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries''], p. 47.</ref>

At the end of Season 4 Episode 7 of ''Dawson's Creek'' "You Had Me At Goodbye" (aired on November 15, 2000, and in which Dukes appeared) an image of him with the words "In Loving Memory David Dukes 1945 - 2000" is displayed.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==


===Movies===
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{{Div col}}
|+
* ''[[The Strawberry Statement (film)|The Strawberry Statement]]'' (1970) as Student Guard
!Year
* ''[[The Wild Party (1975 film)|The Wild Party]]'' (1975) as James Morrison
!Title
* ''[[A Fire in the Sky]]'' (1978, TV Movie) as David Allan
!Role
* ''[[A Little Romance]]'' (1979) as George de Marco
!Notes
* ''[[Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure]]'' (1979, TV Movie) as Capt. [[Myles Standish]]
|-
* ''[[The First Deadly Sin]]'' (1980) as Daniel Blank
|1970
* ''[[Only When I Laugh (film)|Only When I Laugh]]'' (1981) as David Lowe
|[[The Strawberry Statement (film)|''The Strawberry Statement'']]
* ''[[Without a Trace (film)|Without a Trace]]'' (1983) as Graham Selky
|Student Guard
* ''Madame in Manhattan'' (1984) as Himself
|
* ''[[Rawhead Rex (film)|Rawhead Rex]]'' (1986) as Howard Hallenbeck
|-
* ''[[The Men's Club]]'' (1986) as Phillip, Professor
|1975
* ''[[Catch the Heat]]'' (1987) as Waldo Tarr
|[[The Wild Party (1975 film)|''The Wild Party'']]
* ''[[Date with an Angel]]'' (1987) as Ed Winston
|James Morrison
* ''[[See You in the Morning (film)|See You in the Morning]]'' (1989) as Peter Goodwin
|
* ''[[The Handmaid's Tale (film)|The Handmaid's Tale]]'' (1990) as Doctor (uncredited)
|-
* ''Killer Instinct'' (1990) as Bo Petersen
|1979
* ''Under Surveillance'' (1991) as Actor
|''[[A Little Romance]]''
* ''[[The Josephine Baker Story]]'' (1991, TV Movie) as Jo Boullion
|George de Marco
* ''Under Surveillance'' (1991) as Dr. Glassman
|
* ''[[Me and the Kid]]'' (1993) as Victor Feldman
|-
* ''[[Fled]]'' (1996) as D.A. Chris Paine
|1980
* ''[[Last Stand at Saber River]]'' (1997, TV Movie) as Edward Janroe
|''[[The First Deadly Sin]]''
* ''Tinseltown'' (1997) as Jake
|Daniel Blank
* ''[[Gods and Monsters (film)|Gods and Monsters]]'' (1998) as David Lewis
|
* ''Slappy and the Stinkers'' (1998) as Spencer Dane Sr.
|-
* ''[[Goosed]]'' (1999) as Steffon Stevens
|1981
* ''Tick Tock'' (2000) as Holden Avery
|[[Only When I Laugh (film)|''Only When I Laugh'']]
* ''[[Sex and a Girl|Alex in Wonder]]'' (2001) as Joseph Bloomfield (filmed in 1999)
|David
{{div col end}}
|
|-
|1983
|[[Without a Trace (1983 film)|''Without a Trace'']]
|Graham Selky
|
|-
|1986
|[[Rawhead Rex (film)|''Rawhead Rex'']]
|Howard Hallenbeck
|
|-
|1986
|''[[The Men's Club]]''
|Phillip
|
|-
|1987
|''[[Catch the Heat (film)|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 (film)|''See You in the Morning'']]
|Peter Goodwin
|
|-
|1990
|[[The Handmaid's Tale (film)|''The Handmaid's Tale'']]
|Doctor
|Uncredited
|-
|1990
|[[Killer Instinct (1991 film)|''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 (film)|''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===
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
* ''[[Beacon Hill (TV series)|Beacon Hill]]'' (1975), 13 episodes as Robert Lassiter
!Year
* ''[[The Jeffersons]]'' (1976) in episode "George and the President" as Cal Roberts
!Title
* ''[[One Day at a Time (1975 TV series)|One Day at a Time]]'' (1976) ''The Maestro'', in season 2, episode 11 as Byron De Veer
!Role
* ''[[All in the Family]]'' (1977) in two-part episodes "[[Edith's 50th Birthday]]" as Lambert
!Notes
* ''[[Family (1976 TV series)|Family]]'' (1977)
|-
* ''[[Barney Miller]]'' (1977) in episode "Corporation" as Brad Laneer
|1970
* ''[[79 Park Avenue]]'' (1977 miniseries) as Mike Koshiko
|[[The Virginian (TV series)|''The Virginian'']]
* ''[[Three's Company]]'' (1978) in episode "Jack's Navy Pal" as Jim Walsh
|Lad Dormer
* ''[[How the West Was Won (TV series)|How the West Was Won]]'' in episode "L'Affaire Riel" (1979 miniseries) as Louis Riel
|Episode: "Train of Darkness"
* ''[[The Winds of War (miniseries)|The Winds of War]]'' (1983 miniseries) as Leslie Slote
|-
* ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1984 film)|Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]'' (1984 TV movie) as Gooper (Brother Man)
|1974
* ''[[George Washington (miniseries)|George Washington]]'' (1984 miniseries) as George William Fairfax
|''[[Harry O]]''
* ''[[Kane and Abel (novel)|Kane & Abel]]'' (1985 miniseries) as David Osbourne
|Joe Heston
* ''[[Space (miniseries)|Space]]'' (1985 miniseries) as Leopold Strabismus
|Episode: "Coinage of the Realm"
* ''[[War and Remembrance (miniseries)|War and Remembrance]]'' (1988 miniseries) as Leslie Slote
|-
* ''[[And the Band Played On (film)|And the Band Played On]]'' (1993 HBO film) as Dr. Mervyn Silverman, San Francisco Director of Health
|1974
* ''Spies'' (1993 TV movie)<ref>''The Disney Channel Magazine'', Vol. 11, no. 2, February/March 1993: pp. 38, 42.</ref> as Robert Prescott
|[[Cannon (TV series)|''Cannon'']]
* ''[[The Love Letter (1998 film)|The Love Letter]]'' (1998 TV movie) as Everett Reagle
|Ted Anschluss
* ''[[Dawson's Creek]]'' (1999–2000) in seven episodes as Mr. McPhee
|Episode: "The Avenger"
* ''[[Supreme Sanction]]'' (1999 TV movie) as Jordan McNamara
|-
* ''[[Sliders]]'' (1999) in episode "[[Roads Taken]]" as Thomas Michael Mallory
|1974, 1977
* ''[[Diagnosis: Murder]]'' in season 4, episode 13 "In Defense of Murder" (1996) as Darren Worthy
|[[Police Story (1973 TV series)|''Police Story'']]
* ''[[Rose Red (miniseries)|Rose Red]]'' (TV film) (2002) as Professor Carl Miller (filmed in 2000) (final appearance)
|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 (TV series)|''Beacon Hill'']]
|Robert Lassiter
|11 episodes
|-
|1975
|[[Valley Forge (film)|''Valley Forge'']]
|Lt. Cutting
|Television film
|-
|1976
|''[[The Jeffersons]]''
|Cal Roberts
|Episode: "George and the President"
|-
|1976
|[[One Day at a Time (1975 TV series)|''One Day at a Time'']]
|Byron De Veer
|Episode: "The Maestro"
|-
|1977
|[[Police Woman (TV series)|''Police Woman'']]
|McCormick
|Episode: "Deadline: Death"
|-
|1977
|[[Family (1976 TV series)|''Family'']]
|Calvin Manners
|Episode: "...More Things in Heaven and Earth"
|-
|1977
|[[Handle with Care (1977 film)|''Handle with Care'']]
|O'Brian
|Television film
|-
|1977
|[[All That Glitters (American TV series)|''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 (1968 TV series)|''Hawaii Five-O'']]
|Willy Barker
|Episode: "When Does a War End?"
|-
|1978
|''Go West, Young Girl''
|Reverend Crane
| rowspan="5" |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 (TV series)|''How the West Was Won'']]
|Louis Riel
|Episode: "L'Affaire Riel"
|-
|1979
|''[[Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure]]''
|[[Myles Standish]]
| rowspan="3" |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 (miniseries)|''The Winds of War'']]
|Leslie Slote
|7 episodes
|-
|1984
|''Sentimental Journey''
|Bill Gardner
|Television film
|-
|1984
|[[George Washington (miniseries)|''George Washington'']]
|[[William Fairfax (soldier)|William Fairfax]]
|3 episodes
|-
|1984
|[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1984 film)|''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'']]
|Gooper
|Television film
|-
|1984
|[[The Hitchhiker (TV series)|''The Hitchhiker'']]
|Ted Miller
|Episode: "Remembering Melody"
|-
|1985
|[[Space (miniseries)|''Space'']]
|Leopold Strabismus /


Martin Scorcella
===Audio===
|5 episodes
* ''[[Prelude to Foundation]]'' by [[Isaac Asimov]]
|-
* ''[[Sabbath's Theater]]'' by [[Philip Roth]]
|1985
|[[The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series)|''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 (1985 TV series)|''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 (miniseries)|''War and Remembrance'']]
|Leslie Slote
|9 episodes
|-
|1989
|''Turn Back the Clock''
|Barney Powers
| rowspan="6" |Television film
|-
|1990
|''The Bakery''
|Mike Kelly
|-
|1990
|''Snow Kill''
|Murdoch
|-
|1991
|''Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story''
|[[Jerry Levin (journalist)|Jerry Levin]]
|-
|1991
|''[[The Josephine Baker Story]]''
|Jo Bouillon
|-
|1991
|''[[Wife, Mother, Murderer]]''
|Joe Hubbard
|-
|1991–1993
|[[Sisters (American TV series)|''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
| rowspan="2" |Television film
|-
|1993
|[[And the Band Played On (film)|''And the Band Played On'']]
|[[Mervyn Silverman]]
|-
|1993
|''[[Time Trax]]''
|Kyle Fernando /

Romulo Rayfield
|Episode: "Mysterious Strangers"
|-
|1993–1995
|[[The Mommies (TV series)|''The Mommies'']]
|Jack Larson
|27 episodes
|-
|1995
|[[The Surrogate (1995 film)|''The Surrogate'']]
|Stuart Quinn
| rowspan="2" |Television film
|-
|1996
|''[[Norma Jean & Marilyn]]''
|Arthur Quinn
|-
|1996
|[[Star Wars (radio series)|''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 (1999 film)|''The Love Letter'']]
|Everett Reagle
| rowspan="2" |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 (TV series)|''7th Heaven'']]
|Jack Brennan
|Episode: "We the People"
|-
|1999
|''[[Supreme Sanction]]''
|Jordan McNamara
|Television film
|-
|1999
|''[[Sliders (TV series)|Sliders]]''
|Thomas Michael Mallory
|Episode: "Roads Taken"
|-
|1999
|''[[Ally McBeal]]''
|Johnson Biblico
|Episode: "Let's Dance"
|-
|1999
|[[Snoops (1999 TV series)|''Snoops'']]
|Father Batista
|Episode: "Higher Calling"
|-
|1999–2000
|''[[Dawson's Creek]]''
|Joseph McPhee
|7 episodes
|-
|2000
|[[Family Law (American TV series)|''Family Law'']]
|Patrick Simpson
|Episode: "A Mother's Son"
|-
|2000
|''[[Law & Order]]''
|David Moore
|Episode: "Stiff"
|-
|2001
|''[[The Lot (TV series)|The Lot]]''
|[[Oscar Wilde]]
|Episode: "Oscar's Wilde"
|-
|2002
|[[Rose Red (miniseries)|''Rose Red'']]
|Professor Carl Miller
|3 episodes
|}


==References==
==References==
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*{{Find a Grave|22750|accessdate=August 28, 2010}}
*{{Find a Grave|22750|access-date=August 28, 2010}}
*[http://www.carolmuskedukes.com/daviddukes.htm Remembering David Dukes]
*[http://www.carolmuskedukes.com/daviddukes.htm Remembering David Dukes]
**[http://www.carolmuskedukes.com/david_dukes/med_examiner_popup.htm Problems with the county medical examiner], from his wife's official website
**[http://www.carolmuskedukes.com/david_dukes/med_examiner_popup.htm Problems with the county medical examiner], from his wife's official website
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[[Category:Male actors from San Francisco]]
[[Category:Male actors from San Francisco]]
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[[Category:Male actors from Staten Island]]
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[[Category:People from Lakewood, Washington]]
[[Category:Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)]]
[[Category:Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)]]

Latest revision as of 18:10, 2 January 2025

For other people with similar names, see David Duke (disambiguation).
David Dukes
Born
David Coleman Dukes

(1945-06-06)June 6, 1945
San Francisco, California, U.S.
DiedOctober 9, 2000(2000-10-09) (aged 55)
Lakewood, Washington, U.S.
OccupationCharacter actor
Years active1970–2000
Spouse
  • Carolyn McKenzie
    ​
    (m. 1965)​
Children2

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 as 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 transvestite 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 to 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

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He married his first wife, Carolyn McKenzie, on October 9, 1965, when he was a student at the College of Marin. Their son, Shawn David Dukes, was born on March 31, 1966. Dukes also had a daughter Annie by his second wife Carol Muske.

Death

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Dukes 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]

At the end of Season 4 Episode 7 of Dawson's Creek "You Had Me At Goodbye" (aired on November 15, 2000, and in which Dukes appeared) an image of him with the words "In Loving Memory David Dukes 1945 - 2000" is displayed.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
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
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. ^ Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries, 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.
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