Patrick Duffy | |
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Born | Townsend, Montana, U.S. | March 17, 1949
Education | University of Washington (AB) |
Occupation(s) | Actor, director, television personality |
Years active | 1974–present |
Known for | Bobby Ewing – Dallas (1978 TV series) |
Spouse | Carlyn Rosser (m. 1974;died 2017) |
Partner(s) | Linda Purl (2020–present) |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Barry Zito (nephew) |
Website | www |
Patrick Duffy (born March 17, 1949) [1] is an American actor and director widely known for his role on the CBS primetime soap opera Dallas , where he played Bobby Ewing, the youngest son of Miss Ellie, and the brother of J.R. Ewing (played by Barbara Bel Geddes and Larry Hagman respectively) from 1978 to 1985 and from 1986 to 1991. Duffy returned to reprise his role as Bobby in a continuation of Dallas, which aired on TNT from 2012 to 2014. He is also well known for his role on the ABC sitcom Step by Step as Frank Lambert from 1991 to 1998, and for his role as Stephen Logan on the CBS daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful (2006–2011, 2022, 2023). Duffy played the lead character's father in the 2014 NBC sitcom Welcome to Sweden .
Duffy was born in Townsend, Montana, in 1949, the son of tavern owners Terence and Marie Duffy. [1] [2] Duffy is of Irish ancestry. [3] During high school, Duffy was living in Everett, Washington, and attended Cascade High School. At Cascade, he participated in the Drama Club and the Pep Club, for which he was a Yell King. [2] [4] Academically, Duffy graduated from the University of Washington in 1971 with a degree in drama. [5] He ruptured both his vocal cords during his senior year of college, but was hired as actor-in-residence, where he worked as an interpreter for ballet, opera, and orchestra companies in Washington. He also taught mime and movement classes during this period. [6] In a 2021 interview with David A. Weiner, Duffy credits his sister, an international champion diver, with teaching him the necessary swimming techniques for his first career break. [7] She became a police officer in Seattle. [8]
Duffy appeared in a Taco Bell commercial in the early 1970s, playing an employee describing an Enchirito. [9] In 1977, he landed the role of Mark Harris in the short-lived television series Man from Atlantis . Following the series' cancellation in early 1978, he got his big break in the role of Bobby Ewing, opposite Barbara Bel Geddes and Larry Hagman, on the prime-time soap opera Dallas . [5] The show became a worldwide success. Despite its success, Duffy opted to leave the series in 1985 with his character being killed off onscreen. However, with both the show and his career on the decline, he returned in 1986 in the infamous shower scene that rendered the entire 1985–1986 season "just a dream." Duffy then remained with the series until its cancellation in 1991. He also appeared in several episodes of the spin-off series Knots Landing between 1979 and 1982. Throughout the 13-year run of Dallas , Duffy directed several episodes of the series. Along with Dallas fame, Duffy has also tried his hand at singing, and in 1983, he had a hit in Europe with "Together We're Strong", a duet with French female singer Mireille Mathieu. [5] The single reached No. 5 in the Netherlands in April 1983. [10]
At the end of Dallas ' run in 1991, Duffy began another television role, as Frank Lambert on the family sitcom, Step by Step in which he co-starred with Suzanne Somers. The series ran until 1998, and Duffy also directed numerous episodes. Also in the 1990s, he appeared in two Dallas reunion television films; J.R. Returns (1996) and War of the Ewings (1998), both of which he also co-produced. He has reunited on several occasions with many of his Dallas co-stars both onscreen and off, most notably for the non-fiction television special Dallas Reunion: Return to Southfork in 2004. Duffy later continued to act in occasional guest or voice acting appearances, including the series Family Guy (in which he appeared in a live action scene with Victoria Principal as they spoofed the Dallas shower scene), as well as Justice League and Touched by an Angel . Duffy starred in the television films Falling in Love With the Girl Next Door and Desolation Canyon. In 2006, he began a recurring role on the daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful as Stephen Logan. From April to July 2008, he hosted Bingo America , a partially interactive game show on GSN.
Duffy reprised his role as Bobby Ewing in TNT's continuation series of Dallas . The series aired from 2012 to 2014.
Duffy played a surreal double of Bobby Ewing in the experimental documentary Hotel Dallas, directed by artist duo Ungur & Huang. The film premiered at the 2016 Berlin International Film Festival. [11]
On August 8, 2005, Barbara Bel Geddes died of lung cancer. Duffy had met Bel Geddes through his future father-in-law when he was a boy. At the time of his TV mother's death, he said:
When Barbara joined the cast of "Dallas," as Miss Ellie, I considered her to be like Helen Hayes, Katherine Cornell, and Ethel Barrymore — a real "name" in American theater. But you'd never have known it. She exhibited no large ego because of her history. She'd schlepp in and drop your jaw with every performance — whether it was drinking a cup of coffee, having a mastectomy, or losing Jock Ewing. It was remarkable, her ordinariness despite that pedigree. We called Barbara "BBG" on the set. She was the mama figure. Larry Hagman was obviously the prow of the boat, but he couldn't have functioned without a strong mother, and I don't think there's been a mother like her on dramatic television since then. People related to her because she was the epitome of compassion despite her own pain. Off screen, she was a pistol. She cussed like a mule skinner, and she really liked to have her drinks. But she also had an endless capacity to include everybody that she loved, and that was the entire cast. [12]
Then, 7 years after his TV mother’s death, at the revival of Dallas , he said: "Barbara is a big piece of our history, and it's important to me to honor her. To come back with Linda Gray as Sue Ellen and Larry Hagman in his J.R. hat, and then see the words Ellie Southworth Ewing Farlow on the gravestone made me think, 'Oh, that's right -- she's gone.' " The last thing he said about the revived series, without Bel Geddes as one of the stars: "Through the whole first season, I don't think an episode goes by that Mama is not mentioned in reference to Southfork and the land." [13]
Duffy married Carlyn Rosser, a professional ballerina 13 years his senior, in 1974. She danced with the First Chamber Dance Company of New York. [14] Her nephew is former Major League Baseball pitcher Barry Zito. [15] The Duffys lived near Eagle Point, Oregon, with their sons Padraic (b. 1974) [14] and Conor (born c. 1980). [16]
Introduced to Buddhism by his wife, Duffy converted to Nichiren Buddhism and began chanting Nam Myōhō Renge Kyō. He and his family are longtime members of the Buddhist organization Soka Gakkai International. [17] [18]
On November 18, 1986, Duffy's parents were murdered at their tavern in Boulder, Montana by two young men, Kenneth Miller and Sean Wentz, during an armed robbery. Wentz and Miller, who were teenagers at the time, were convicted of the murders and sentenced to 75 years in prison. In 2001, Miller appeared before the Montana Parole board after Sean Wentz recanted his original story and admitted that he, Wentz, was the sole gunman. Miller was denied clemency in 2001 but was released on parole in December 2007. [19] Sean Wentz was granted parole in 2015. [20]
Duffy's wife Carlyn Rosser died in 2017. [6] [21] In 2020, he entered into a relationship with actress Linda Purl. [22] [23]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1974 | The Stranger Who Looks Like Me | Adoptee #3 | Television film |
1974 | Hurricane | Jim | Television film |
1976 | Switch | Sgt. Musial | Episode: "The Walking Bomb" |
1976 | The Last of Mrs. Lincoln | Lewis Baker | Television film |
1977 | Man from Atlantis | Mark Harris | Television film |
1977 | Man from Atlantis: The Death Scouts | Mark Harris | Television film |
1977 | Man from Atlantis: Killer Spores | Mark Harris | Television film |
1977 | Man from Atlantis: The Disappearances | Mark Harris | Television film |
1977–78 | Man from Atlantis | Mark Harris | Series regular (17 episodes) |
1978–85; 1986–91 | Dallas | Bobby Ewing | Series regular (326 episodes) Director (29 episodes) Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Actor in a Prime Time Serial (1985) Special Bambi Award (Shared with Dallas co-stars) (1987) TV Land Pop Culture Award (Shared with Dallas co-stars) (2006) Nominated - Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Actor in a Prime Time (1988, 1990, 1992) Nominated - Soap Opera Digest Award for Favorite Super Couple: Prime Time (Shared with Victoria Principal) (1988) |
1979–82 | Knots Landing | 3 episodes | |
1980 | Charlie's Angels | William Cord | Episode: "One Love...Two Angels" |
1980 | Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb | Colonel Paul Tibbets | Television film |
1981 | The Love Boat | Ralph Sutton | Episode: "The Expedition" |
1982 | Cry for the Strangers | Dr. Brad Russell | Television film |
1984 | Vamping | Harry Baranski | |
1985 | From Here to Maternity | Henderson | Television film |
1985 | Hotel | Richard Martin | Episode: "Missing Pieces" |
1985 | George Burns Comedy Week | Episode: "Dream, Dream, Dream" | |
1985 | Alice in Wonderland | The Goat | Television film |
1986 | Strong Medicine | Dr. Andrew Jordan | Television film |
1987 | Our House | Johnny Witherspoon | Episode: "Candles and Shadows" |
1988 | 14 Going on 30 | Actor in Black and White Movie | Television film |
1988 | Unholy Matrimony | John Dillman | Television film |
1988 | Too Good to Be True | Richard Harland | Television film |
1990 | Murder C.O.D. | Steve Murtaugh | Television film |
1990 | Children of the Bride | John Hix | Television film |
1990 | Newhart | Patrick Duffy | Episode: "Lights! Camera! Contractions!"; uncredited |
1991 | Daddy | Oliver Watson | Television film |
1991–98 | Step by Step | Frank Lambert | Series regular (160 episodes) Director (49 episodes) |
1992 | Goof Troop | Harold Hatchback | Voice, episode: "Buddy Building" |
1994 | Texas | Stephen Austin | Television film |
1996 | Dallas: J.R. Returns | Bobby Ewing | Television film |
1997 | Heart of Fire | Max Tucker | Television film |
1998 | Dallas: War of the Ewings | Bobby Ewing | Television film |
1998 | Rusty: A Dog's Tale | Cap the Dog | Voice |
1998 | Diagnosis: Murder | Wayde Garrett | Episode: "Till Death Do Us Part" |
1999 | Dead Man's Gun | Lyman Gage | Episode: "The Womanizer" |
1999 | Don't Look Behind You | Jeff Corrigan | Television film |
1999 | Twice in a Lifetime | Peter Hogan | Episode: "A Match Made in Heaven" |
1999–2001 | Family Guy | Bobby Ewing, Jack, Salesman, Teacher | Voice, 2 episodes |
2000 | The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne | Duke Angelo Rimini | Episode: "Rockets of the Dead" |
2000 | Perfect Game | Coach Bobby Geiser | Television film |
2002 | Justice League | Steve Trevor | Voice, episode: "The Savage Time" |
2003 | Touched by an Angel | Mike | Episode: "I Will Walk with You" |
2004 | Reba | Dr. Joe Baker | Episode: "Couples' Therapy" |
2004 | Dallas Reunion: The Return to Southfork | Himself / Bobby Ewing | TV special |
2006 | Desolation Canyon | Sheriff Tomas 'Swede' Lundstrom | Television film |
2006 | Falling in Love with the Girl Next Door | James Connolly | Television film |
2006–11; 2022–23 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Stephen Logan | Series regular (155 episodes) |
2007 | Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | Himself | Uncredited cameo (unrated version) |
2008 | He's Such a Girl | Whitney's Father | |
2009 | Love Takes Wing | Mayor Evans | Television film |
2010 | Healing Hands | Uncle Norman | Television film |
2010 | You Again | Ritchie Phillips | |
2010 | Pony Exce$$ | Narrator | Television documentary |
2010 | Party Down | Himself | Episode: "Constance Carmell Wedding" |
2010 | Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | Himself | |
2012–14 | Dallas | Bobby Ewing | Series regular (40 episodes) Director (1 episode) |
2012 | Lovin' Lakin | Himself | Episode: "Lakin Visits Her Dad" |
2014–15 | Welcome to Sweden | Wayne Evans | Recurring (4 episodes) |
2015 | The Fosters | Robert Quinn Sr. | Episode: "The End of the Beginning" |
2017 | The Christmas Cure | Bruce Turner | Television film |
2017 | Trafficked | Christian | |
2018 | Christmas with a View | Frank Haven | Television film |
2018 | American Housewife | Marty | Episode: "Saving Christmas" |
2019 | The Cool Kids | Gene | Episode: "Margaret Ups Her Game" |
2019 | Station 19 | Terry | Episode: "Into the Wildfire" |
2019 | The Mistletoe Secret | Mack Eubanks | Television film |
2019 | Random Acts of Christmas | Howard | Television film |
2019 | April, May and June | April's Father | |
2020 | All Rise | Ed Parker | Episode: "What the Constitution Greens to Me" |
2020 | NCIS | Ret. Lieutenant Commander Jack Briggs | Episode: "Flight Plan" |
2020 | Once Upon a Main Street | Elder Dubois | Television film |
2020 | Alley of Brandt | Master of Time | Short film |
2021 | Lady of the Manor | Grayson Wadsworth | |
2021 | Doomsday Mom | Larry Woodcock | Television film |
2021 | On the Verge | Gene | Episodes: "Viva Italia!", "Lip Wax" |
2021 | The Christmas Promise | Pops | Television film |
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Larry Martin Hagman was an American film and television actor, director, and producer, best known for playing ruthless oil baron J. R. Ewing in the 1978–1991 primetime television soap opera Dallas, and the befuddled astronaut Major Anthony Nelson in the 1965–1970 sitcom I Dream of Jeannie. Hagman had supporting roles in numerous films, including Fail-Safe, Harry and Tonto, S.O.B., Nixon, and Primary Colors. His television appearances also included guest roles on dozens of shows spanning from the late 1950s until his death, and a reprise of his signature role on the 2012 revival of Dallas. Hagman also worked as a television producer and director. He was the son of actress Mary Martin. Hagman underwent a life-saving liver transplant in 1995. He died on November 23, 2012, from complications of acute myeloid leukemia.
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Ten years his senior, Carlyn was a ballet dancer with the First Chamber Dance Company. She was also a Buddhist, and introduced Duffy to the faith, which he still strictly follows to this day. The couple were married in a Buddhist temple in 1974 and in the same year their first of two children, Padraic, was born.
The couple have a ranch in Oregon, two sons, Padraic, 37, and Conor, 31...