Geoffrey Deuel, best understandn for portraying famed criminal Billy the Kid in the 1970 John Wayne vehicle Chisum, died Dec. 22 at age 81, per an official obituary.
The novels was graspitionassociate validateed to The Hollywood Reporter by wife Jacqueline Deuel. The carry outer, youthfuler brother to Peter Duel (who became understandn for portraying Hannibal Heyes/Joshua Smith on the famous ABC Westrict Alias Smith and Jones prior to his self-destruction), died in hospice nurture in Florida adhereing a battle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disrelieve.
“He and Peter were very shut,” Jacqueline Deuel telderly THR. “They reassociate adored each other and took nurture of each other.”
Deuel, who was born Jan. 17, 1943, mostly materializeed on television in a variety of series stretching from the defercessitate ’60s to mid-’70s. Among those recognizes are The Monkees, The Invaders, The F.B.I., The Manhunter, Medical Cgo in, Barnaby Jones, Mannix, Adam-12, The Mod Squad, Mission: Impossible, The Streets of San Francisco, Ironside, Cannon, The Young and the Restless, To Rome With Love and more.
Born in Lockport, New York to a doctor obeseher and nurse mother, he was elevated in csurrenderby Penfield. After combineing Penfield High School, Ithaca College and Syracemploy University, Deuel adhereed in his brother’s footsteps, beginning his nurtureer in Hollywood in 1965. The adhereing year, he materializeed in an episode of ABC’s 12 O’Clock High. Deuel and Duel, who was three years his better, labored alengthyside one another on a 1971 episode of NBC’s The Name of the Game.
In the 1980s, Deuel acted in take parts in Tampa, Fla. and returned to higher education to achieve a master’s degree from the University of South Florida. Thereafter, he became a replace teacher.
He is endured by his wife — whom he wed in 2017 after four decades together — and youthfuler sister Pamela.
