Daryl Duke

Regisseur, Acteur, Producer, Redacteur

8 maart 1929 — 21 oktober 2006 (77 years)
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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

  • De Doorn Vogels
    De Doorn Vogels4 episodes
  • The Silent Partner
    The Silent Partner1978
  • Columbo
    Columbo10 seasons
  • Columbo Cries Wolf
    Columbo Cries Wolf1990
  • Tai-Pan
    Tai-Pan1986
  • Columbo: Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health
    Columbo: Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health1991
  • Shadow of the Hawk
    Shadow of the Hawk1976
  • Banacek
    Banacek2 seasons
  • Griffin and Phoenix
    Griffin and Phoenix1976
  • Florence Nightingale
    Florence Nightingale1985
  • Night Gallery
    Night Gallery3 seasons
  • Payday
    Payday1973
  • Ghost Story
    Ghost Story1 season
  • Fatal Memories
    Fatal Memories1992
  • The Return of Charlie Chan
    The Return of Charlie Chan1973
  • Harry O
    Harry O2 seasons