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Val Duran(1896-1937)

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Val Duran was born on 20 October 1896 in Polangui, Albay, Philippines. He was an actor, known for What Price Decency (1933), The General Died at Dawn (1936) and Join the Marines (1937). He died on 1 February 1937 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornOctober 20, 1896
DiedFebruary 1, 1937(40)
BornOctober 20, 1896
DiedFebruary 1, 1937(40)
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Known for

Dorothy Burgess in What Price Decency (1933)
What Price Decency
  • Pimo
  • 1933
Gary Cooper and Madeleine Carroll in The General Died at Dawn (1936)
The General Died at Dawn
6.5
  • Wong
  • 1936
Paul Kelly and June Travis in Join the Marines (1937)
Join the Marines
6.2
  • Chinese Bartender
  • 1937
The Beast of Borneo (1934)
The Beast of Borneo
3.3
  • Darmo(as Val Durran)
  • 1934

Credits

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Actor

  • Ronald Colman in Lost Horizon (1937)
    Lost Horizon
    7.6
    • Talu - Hijacking Pilot (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Paul Kelly and June Travis in Join the Marines (1937)
    Join the Marines
    6.2
    • Chinese Bartender
    • 1937
  • Mala, Bob Kortman, and Al Taylor in Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island (1936)
    Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island
    5.7
    • Half-Caste Drummer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Gary Cooper and Madeleine Carroll in The General Died at Dawn (1936)
    The General Died at Dawn
    6.5
    • Wong
    • 1936
  • Ralph Bellamy and Fay Wray in Roaming Lady (1936)
    Roaming Lady
    6.1
    • Chinese Man (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Monte Collins, Phyllis Crane, and Tom Kennedy in Midnight Blunders (1936)
    Midnight Blunders
    6.0
    Short
    • Dr. Wong (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • The Beast of Borneo (1934)
    The Beast of Borneo
    3.3
    • Darmo (as Val Durran)
    • 1934
  • Dorothy Burgess in What Price Decency (1933)
    What Price Decency
    • Pimo
    • 1933

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Val Durran
  • Born
    • October 20, 1896
    • Polangui, Albay, Philippines
  • Died
    • February 1, 1937
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(influenza)
  • Children
    • Mary Lou Clifford

Did you know

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    The Associated Press reported that Duran collapsed in front of his home in Hollywood on Sunday 31 January 1937 after returning from a walk and died before an ambulance could arrive. He had been ill with influenza for a week. ("Actor Collapses In Front Of Home, Dies," The San Bernardino Daily Sun, San Bernardino, California, Monday 1 February 1937, Volume 43, page 1.).

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