Duke Stroud Explained

Duke Sumner Stroud
Birth Name:Duke Sumner Stroud
Birth Date:14 April 1938
Birth Place:San Diego, California, U.S.
Education:University of California at Berkeley
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1968–2011

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 San Diego, California on April 14, 1938. His younger brother Don Stroud is also an actor.

He graduated from the University of California at Berkeley.[1]

Career

His first credited role came in 1973 when he appeared as Jameson in an episode of Mission: Impossible. He has also appeared in TV serials including The Dukes of Hazzard, Voyagers!, The A-Team, The Outlaws, Hill Street Blues, Law & Order and Human Desires.

He also appeared in several films which include The Long Riders, Zoot Suit, Top Gun and most recently Beautiful Dreamer. He also played Vince McKinnon on NBC's daytime soap opera Another World.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1980 The Long Riders Pinkerton
1981 Zoot Suit Guard
1981 Pennies from Heaven Counterman #1
1983 Max Dugan Returns Teacher
1984 Fleshburn Smyley
1985 Doin' Time George
1986 Top Gun Air Boss Johnson
1990 My Blue Heaven Supermarket Employee
1994 T-Force Chief Richman
1995 Earl
2002 Panic General Roberts
2006 Beautiful Dreamer Colonel Chambers
2006 Read You Like a Book Unknown
2011 Touchback Duke, The Foreman (final film role)

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1975The A-TeamScottEpisode: "Steel"
1994–1999Silk StalkingsP.I. Jack Keith / Mr. Jerry MurphyEpisodes: "Ghosts of the Past" and "A Clockwork Florida Orange"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Duke Sumner Stroud Dramatic Publishing Page. Dramatic Publishing. www.dramaticpublishing.com. July 4, 2020.