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Brainerd Duffield(1917-1979)

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  • Actor
  • Additional Crew
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Brainerd Duffield was born on 16 January 1917 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Macbeth (1948), The Treasure of Lost Canyon (1952) and The Web (1950). He died on 5 April 1979 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornJanuary 16, 1917
DiedApril 5, 1979(62)
BornJanuary 16, 1917
DiedApril 5, 1979(62)
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Known for

Orson Welles and Jeanette Nolan in Macbeth (1948)
Macbeth
7.4
  • First Murderer
  • The Three
  • 1948
William Powell, Julie Adams, Charles Drake, and Tommy Ivo in The Treasure of Lost Canyon (1952)
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1952
The Web (1950)
The Web
6.9
TV Series
  • Writer
Front Row Center (1955)
Front Row Center
7.0
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • George Sanders, John Archer, and Mae Clarke in The George Sanders Mystery Theater (1957)
    The George Sanders Mystery Theater
    7.8
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1957
  • Front Row Center (1955)
    Front Row Center
    7.0
    TV Series
    • story
    • adaptation (as Brainard Duffield)
    • 1955
  • Marsha Hunt and John Rodney in Studio One (1948)
    Studio One
    7.6
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1952–1953
  • The Web (1950)
    The Web
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1952
  • William Powell, Julie Adams, Charles Drake, and Tommy Ivo in The Treasure of Lost Canyon (1952)
    The Treasure of Lost Canyon
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1952
  • Phantoms, Inc. (1945)
    Phantoms, Inc.
    5.8
    Short
    • original story by
    • 1945
  • Madero of Mexico
    5.9
    Short
    • original story
    • Writer
    • 1942

Actor

  • Trader Hornee (1970)
    Trader Hornee
    4.0
    • 'Kenya' Adler (as Brandon Duffy)
    • 1970
  • Franchot Tone and Jean Wallace in Jigsaw (1949)
    Jigsaw
    5.6
    • Butler
    • 1949
  • Orson Welles and Jeanette Nolan in Macbeth (1948)
    Macbeth
    7.4
    • First Murderer
    • The Three
    • 1948

Additional Crew

  • The Runaway (1972)
    The Runaway
    6.5
    • dialogue director
    • 1972

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Brainard Duffield
  • Born
    • January 16, 1917
    • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • April 5, 1979
    • Hollywood, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Other works
    Member of Orson Welles' Mercury Theater.
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    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    In spite of the fact that he was a man, he played one of the witches in Macbeth (1948).

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