About

Known credits:
18
Birthday:
1929-03-08
Place of birth:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Website:
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Daryl Duke

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Daryl Duke (8 March 1929 – 21 October 2006) was a Canadian film and TV director.

Duke was born at Vancouver, British Columbia, where he became one of CBC Television's earliest regional producers. His career continued with CBC in Toronto producing such series as This Hour Has Seven Days, then in the United States for major television networks and studios there.

In 1977 he won the Canadian Film Award for best Director for his surprise hit The Silent Partner.

His significant achievement in television was directing the Emmy Award winning miniseries The Thorn Birds. Duke was also among those responsible for the creation of CKVU-TV in Vancouver which is today part of the Citytv franchise. Noteworthy is that he produced and directed early Bob Dylan "song films," black and white vignettes that were the forerunners of today's music videos. He was inducted to the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame and Starwalk in 1997.

Duke died in West Vancouver, British Columbia in 2006 due to pulmonary fibrosis.

Known for

Acting
1962 Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation Actor Boy (uncredited) 59
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Directing
1992 Fatal Memories Directing Director 59
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1989 When We Were Young Directing Director N/A
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1986 Tai-Pan Directing Director 58
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1985 Florence Nightingale Directing Director 59
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1983 The Thorn Birds Directing Director 71
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1982 Hard Feelings Directing Director N/A
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1978 The Silent Partner Directing Director 61
Fair
1976 Shadow of the Hawk Directing Director 59
Average
1976 Griffin and Phoenix Directing Director 58
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1975 They Only Come Out at Night Directing Director N/A
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1975 A Cry for Help Directing Director 59
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1974 Slither Directing Director N/A
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1973 I Heard the Owl Call My Name Directing Director 59
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1973 The President's Plane Is Missing Directing Director 58
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1973 Payday Directing Director 59
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1973 The Return of Charlie Chan Directing Director 59
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1970 The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children Directing Director N/A
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