Patrick Duffy
Patrick Duffy | |
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| Born | Patrick G. Duffy |
| Spouse | Carlyn Duffy (February 15 1974 - present) |
Patrick G. Duffy (born March 17, 1949 in Townsend, Montana) is an American television actor, who appeared primarily in soap operas and television, who is of Irish descent.
The naturally black-headed Duffy is best known for his roles as Larry Hagman's younger nicer brother and partner, Bobby James Ewing, on the popular 1980s CBS soap opera, Dallas (a role he played from 1978 to 1985 and from 1986 to 1991), and as Suzanne Somers's husband, Frank Lambert, on the long-running 1990s ABC television sitcom, Step by Step.
Career
In 1976, Duffy landed the role of Mark Harris in the short-lived television series Man from Atlantis. Following the cancellation of the series, he got his big break in the role of Bobby Ewing on the TV series, Dallas, a role he played until 1991 (with the exception of the 1985-86 season). During this time, he continued to hold a variety of roles in various TV specials.
By the end of Dallas' run in 1991, Duffy switched to another popular television role, as the head of the Lambert family (alongside TV wife Suzanne Somers) on the family sitcom, Step by Step, a role which ran until the show's cancellation in 1998. He also directed 49 episodes, starting with "Boys Will Be Boys", which premiered on December 4th, 1992. During that time, he also starred in the Dallas reunion movies "JR Returns" and "War of the Ewings", which he also co-produced. In an interview on the UK's Mrs. Merton chat show in the late 1990s, Duffy stated that he and Larry Hagman were planning one more Dallas TV movie, but this project failed to materialise - possibly due to the disappointing ratings of the previous movie.
Duffy continues to act in the occasional guest or voice acting appearance, including the shows Family Guy (in which he appeared in a live action scene with Victoria Principal as they spoofed the infamous Dallas shower scene), as well as Justice League and Touched by an Angel.
Recently Duffy has starred in television movies Falling in Love With the Girl Next Door and Desolation Canyon. In 2006, Duffy began a limited run on the daytime soap The Bold and the Beautiful and the Hallmark Channel miniseries Broken Trail.
Personal life
Duffy's parents, Terrance and Marie Duffy, were murdered by Kenneth Miller, who was accompanied by Sean Wentz during the robbery of a Montana bar owned by Duffy's parents. Wentz and Miller, who were teenagers at the time, were convicted of the murders and sentenced to 75 years in prison apiece. Wentz is currently serving his sentence with the Montana Department of Corrections, while Miller is on parole, according to the Montana DOC website's inmate locator.
Duffy is an avid collector of antique dolls.[citation needed]
Duffy, a former Catholic, practices Buddism.[citation needed]
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