Duke Sumner Stroud (born April 14, 1938) is an American actor who has appeared on screen since the 1970s.

Early life

Stroud was born in

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on April 14, 1938. His younger brother

Don Stroud Donald Lee Stroud (born September 1, 1943) is an American actor, musician, and surfer. Stroud has appeared in over 100 films and 200 television shows. Early years Stroud is the son of vaudeville actor Clarence Stroud (of "The Stroud Twins" team) ...

is also an actor. He graduated from the

University of California at Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after the Anglo-Irish philosopher George Berkele ...

Career

His first credited role came in 1973 when he appeared as ''Jameson'' in an episode of '' Mission: Impossible''. He has also appeared in

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s including ''

The Dukes of Hazzard ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' is an American action comedy television series created by Gy Waldron that aired on CBS from January 26, 1979, to February 8, 1985, with a total of seven seasons consisting of List of The Dukes of Hazzard episodes, 147 ...

'', ''

Voyagers! ''Voyagers!'' is an American science-fiction television series about time travel that aired on NBC from October 3, 1982, to July 10, 1983, during the 1982–1983 season. The series starred Jon-Erik Hexum and Meeno Peluce. Plot Phineas Bogg ( ...

'', ''

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'', '' The Outlaws'', ''

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'', ''

Law & Order ''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, launching the ''Law & Order'' franchise. ''Law & Order'' aired its entire ...

'' and ''

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''. He also appeared in several films which include ''

The Long Riders ''The Long Riders'' is a 1980 American biographical western film directed by Walter Hill. It was produced by James Keach, Stacy Keach and Tim Zinnemann and featured an original soundtrack by Ry Cooder. Cooder won the ''Best Music'' award in ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and most recently ''

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''. He also played Vince McKinnon on

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's daytime

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'' Another World''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* 1938 births Living people American male television actors American male film actors 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Male actors from San Diego University of California, Berkeley alumni {{US-film-actor-1930s-stub