Daryl Duke

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1929-03-08

Deathday 2006-10-21 (77 years old)

Place of Birth Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Also Known As Daryl James Duke

Daryl Duke

Biography

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

Director

1992
Fatal Memories

as Director

1989
When We Were Young

as Director

1986
Tai-Pan

as Director

1985
1983
The Thorn Birds

as Director

1982
Hard Feelings

as Director

1978
The Silent Partner

as Director

1976
Shadow of the Hawk

as Director

1976
1975
A Cry for Help

as Director

1974
Slither

as Director

1974
Harry O

as Director

1973
Payday

as Director

1972
Cool Million

as Director

1972
Ghost Story

as Director

1972
Banacek

as Director

1971
Columbo

as Director

1970
Night Gallery

as Director

1966
Wojeck

as Director

Actor

1962
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

as Boy (uncredited)