Duke York

Duke York

Nascimento : 1908-10-17,

Morte : 1952-01-24

História

Duke York Jr. has a long resume as one of Hollywood's best stunt men. He is still often seen on TV today although audiences may not recognize him. He is most often seen today as the various "monsters" that confronted The Three Stooges during the 1940s, and as King Kala (wearing a bald cap) in the first Flash Gordon serial.

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Duke York

Filmes

Spaceship To The Unknown
(scenes deleted) (archive footage) (as Duke York Jr.)
Spaceship to the Unknown is a condensed version of the original serial, compressing the original twelve episodes into an efficient 97 minute feature. Flash Gordon (Buster Crabbe) heads into space with brilliant scientist Dr. Zarkoff (Frank Shannon) and his sweetheart Dale Arden (Jean Rogers) in an effort to throw the planet Mongo off course; it is expected to crash into the Earth within a matter of days. However, once Flash and his crew arrive on Mongo, they have to deal with the supremely evil Ming the Merciless (Charles B. Middleton) and his wicked minions.
Northwest Territory
Dawson
Wilderness adventure starring Kirby Grant and Chinook.
Silver Canyon
Sergeant Laughlin
At the close of the Civil War, a band of Southern guerillas disguised themselves as Union soldiers, the better to perform acts of sabotage in Utah. Autry plays a cavalry scout who goes after guerilla leader McQuarrie (Jim Davis).
Rogue River
Bowers
The story of Ownie Rodgers, the nephew of crooked Oregon police chief Joe Dandridge. A $70,000 windfall, bequeathed to Dandridge by a man he'd once framed on a bank robbery charge, unleashes innumerable family skeletons. Ownie is obliged to solve the long-ago bank job himself, and in so doing he discovers that his "faithful" girl friend Judy was in on the scheme.
Trágico Destino
Postville Cowboy (uncredited)
A young doctor falls in love with a disturbed young woman and apparently becomes involved in the death of her husband. They head for Mexico trying to outrun the law.
Hit Parade of 1951
Cal
While raising cash to pay a debt, a Vegas gambler tricks a night club crooner there who looks like him to play him for a bit.The gambler's Latina girlfriend opens the eyes of the prissy crooner.
Winchester 73
Stunts
A trajetória de um rifle dado como premio, de um malfadada proprietário para outro, em paralelo a busca de um cowboy por um fugitivo assassino. Em um concurso de tiro ao alvo, Lin McAdam ganha um famoso rifle Winchester, que é imediatamente roubada pelo vice-campeão, Dutch Henry Brown. Esta "história de um rifle" prossegue contando a busca de McAdams, e como o rifle muda de mãos, até o um confronto final em um precipício numa montanha rochosa.
Winchester 73
Man (uncredited)
A trajetória de um rifle dado como premio, de um malfadada proprietário para outro, em paralelo a busca de um cowboy por um fugitivo assassino. Em um concurso de tiro ao alvo, Lin McAdam ganha um famoso rifle Winchester, que é imediatamente roubada pelo vice-campeão, Dutch Henry Brown. Esta "história de um rifle" prossegue contando a busca de McAdams, e como o rifle muda de mãos, até o um confronto final em um precipício numa montanha rochosa.
O Matador
Stunts
Jimmy Ringo é o gatilho mais rápido do oeste, mas ele está ficando cansado de tudo e gostaria de se aposentar. Mas onde quer que vá, há sempre algum garoto durão que quer tentar vencê-lo num duelo.
O Matador
Pete's Pal (uncredited)
Jimmy Ringo é o gatilho mais rápido do oeste, mas ele está ficando cansado de tudo e gostaria de se aposentar. Mas onde quer que vá, há sempre algum garoto durão que quer tentar vencê-lo num duelo.
Who Done It?
Nikko
The stooges are private detectives looking for a missing millionaire. They wander around the millionaire's spooky mansion confronting various crooks and a dangerous dame. The stooges vanquish the crooks (Shemp uses his "trusty shovel") and find the missing man.
Shivering Sherlocks
Angel
The stooges witness an armed robbery and are brought in by the cops as suspects. After passing a lie detector test, the boys are freed but are now the only ones who can identify the crooks. Meanwhile, their friend Gladys has inherited a house in the country and the boys go with her to inspect it so she won't be gypped when its sold. The house turns out to be the crook's hideout, and when they abduct Gladys, the stooges must rescue her.
Perdidos Num Harém
Jailer / Clerk (uncredited)
Two bumbling magicians help a Middle Eastern prince regain his rightful throne from his despotic uncle.
Idle Roomers
Lupe the Wolf Man
The stooges are working as bellboys in a large hotel when a side show promoter shows up with 'Lupe', a wild wolfman who promptly escapes. The stooges try to capture the wolfman by playing music to calm him, but music makes the wolfman go berserk and soon the stooges are the ones trying to run away. The boys end up caught in an elevator with the wolfman who shoots them into the sky.
Crazy House
Dead End Character
Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson are Broadway stars who return to Universal Studios to make another movie. The mere mention of Olsen and Johnson's names evacuates the studio and terrorizes the management and personnel. Undaunted, the comedians hire an assistant director and unknown talent, and set out to make their own movie.
Adventures of the Flying Cadets
Stunts
Four youthful cadets are implicated in a series of murders, and must attempt to clear themselves of suspicion.
Higher Than a Kite
Sgt. Kelly
The stooges are auto mechanics working for the R.A.F. in England. After wrecking an officers car they need a place to hide, but their choice, a sewer pipe, turns out to a bomb which is dropped on the enemy. Finding themselves behind enemy lines, Moe and Curly disguise as German officers and Larry dresses as a seductive fraulein. While general Bommel chases after Larry, Moe and Curly steal the secret plans from the high command.
Quem é o Culpado?
Attendant with the Coroner (uncredited)
Two dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries. When they try to pitch an idea at a radio station, they end up in the middle of a real murder when the station owner is killed during a broadcast.
Panama Hattie
Bruno (uncredited)
Sailors and spies mingle in between the acts at Hattie's nightclub in the Canal Zone.
Jackass Mail
Rancher Seeing Baggot with Roan Horse
An unknowing orphan idolizes the horse thief/mail robber who has shot his father.
A Indomável
Miner (uncredited)
When honest ship captain Roy Glennister gets swindled out of his mine claim, he turns to saloon singer Cherry Malotte for assistance in his battle with no-good town kingpin Alexander McNamara.
Maisie Gets Her Man
Stagehand at Second Theatre (Uncredited)
Struggling performers, Sothern and Skelton's lives are thrown off gear when they are caught with a bagful of hard cash robbed by a goon. With Skelton in prison, how will Sothern prove their innocence?
Um Assassino de Luvas
Stunt Coordinator
Van Heflin stars as the head of a city crime lab who tries to solve the murder of the town mayor by scientifically analyzing evidence.
Vingança Frustrada
Johnson - Policeman in Squad Car 29 (uncredited)
Blackie rastreia um prisioneiro injustamente condenado que escapa durante um show de mágica de Natal.
Nazi Agent
Stunts
Humble stamp dealer Otto Becker has little to do with international politics, so when he receives a surprise visit from his estranged twin brother and Nazi spy, Baron Hugo von Detner, his world is thrown into turmoil. Threatening Becker with deportation, Hugo forces him to use his shop as a front for espionage.
Nazi Agent
Sailor (uncredited)
Humble stamp dealer Otto Becker has little to do with international politics, so when he receives a surprise visit from his estranged twin brother and Nazi spy, Baron Hugo von Detner, his world is thrown into turmoil. Threatening Becker with deportation, Hugo forces him to use his shop as a front for espionage.
A Mulher do Dia
Football Player (uncredited)
Tess e Sam trabalham no mesmo jornal e não gostam muito um do outro. Pelo menos na primeira vez, porque eles acabam se apaixonando e se casando. Mas Tess é uma mulher muito ativa e uma das feministas mais famosas do país; ela é ainda eleita como "A Mulher do Ano". Por estar ocupada o tempo todo, ela se esquece de como ser realmente uma mulher e Sam começa a se sentir negligenciado.
Sea Raiders
Pete - Whaler Crewman
A bunch of waterfront youths pursue the Sea Raiders, a gang of saboteurs.
Sea Raiders
Stunts
A bunch of waterfront youths pursue the Sea Raiders, a gang of saboteurs.
Gloriosa Vingança
Wise Guy
1866. Logo após o fim da guerra civil ()1861-1865), dois antigos combatentes, vagam pelo Texas em busca de dinheiro, comida e trabalho. Porém, apenas encontram problemas. Primeiro convertem-se em pugilistas, profissionais de boxe, logo presenciam um assalto a uma diligência, e conseguem arrebatar o dinheiro dos ladrões e horas depois estão a frente de um grupo de homens que querem enforcá-los. Um lindo faroeste, com tintas românticas que mostra como pano de fundo a dispusta de dois homens pelo amor de uma mulher.
Mob Town
Burly Man (uncredited)
Wayward youths get out of trouble thanks to a policeman.
Os Cavaleiros da Morte
Stunts
Velho seriado de Faroeste, dos anos 40, com 15 episódios:
O Traído
Doorman at Club Inferno (uncredited)
Bucolic lawyer John Wayne takes on big-city corruption in A Man Betrayed. He sets out to prove that an above-suspicion politician (Edward Ellis) is actually a crook. The price of integrity is sweet in this instance, since Wayne happens to be in love with the politician's daughter (Frances Dee).
Trail of the Vigilantes
Stunts
A reporter goes undercover to break up an outlaw gang.
Trail of the Vigilantes
Deputy Sheriff
A reporter goes undercover to break up an outlaw gang.
Little Men
Poker Player
Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer operate the Plumfield School for poor boys. When Dan, a tough street kid, comes to the school, he wins Jo's heart despite his hard edge, and she defends him when he is falsely accused. Dan's foster father, Major Burdle, is a swindler in cahoots with another crook called Willie the Fox. When the Plumfield School becomes in danger of foreclosure, the two con men cook up a scheme to save the home.
The Green Archer
Martel aka Harry Madison
Columbia's 12th serial of 57 total (following 1940's "Deadwood Dick" and ahead of 1941's "White Eagle") is another of director's James Horne's "classics" where he evidently figured that the same reactions that served him well in Laurel and Hardy films would work well in action serials where he has all hands, heroes and villains alike, doing some kind of over-the top "take", no matter the situation. This loose adaptation of an Edgar Wallace story finds Michael Bellamy (Kenne Duncan in his Kenneth Duncan period) inheriting Garr Castle, but his brother, Abel Bellamy (James Craven, as usual making Oil-Can Harry look smooth), has him imprisoned unjustly and moves into the castle himself. When Michael's wife, Elaine Bellamy (Dorothy Fay), fails to return after visiting Abel, her sister Valerie Howett (Iris Meredith), accompanied by their father,
Sky Murder
Enforcer at Cell Block Meeting
This final Carter film is a lot of fun, with Nick (unwillingly, at first) taking on a ring of Fifth Columnists (since this was filmed before the US entered the war, we're not told the villains are Nazis, but it's pretty clear anyway). Of course, the helpful and persistent Bartholomew is at his side--much to Nick's irritation. To further complicate things--and to make them still funnier--Joyce Compton is along for the ride too, as a delightfully brainless "detective" named Christine Cross.
When the Daltons Rode
Young lawyer Tod Jackson arrives in pioneer Kansas to visit his prosperous rancher friends the Daltons, just as the latter are in danger of losing their land to a crooked development company. When Tod tries to help them, a faked murder charge turns the Daltons into outlaws, but more victims than villains in this fictionalized version. Will Tod stay loyal to his friends despite falling in love with Bob Dalton's former fiancée Julie?
The Secret Seven
Joe Carpa
Scientists assembled to prove their methods are effective in criminal investigation try to solve a series of murders.
Terry e os Piratas
Leopard Man
Dr. Herbert Lee, an archaeologist seeking to decipher ancient Mara inscriptions, is aided by his son Terry, Terry's pal Pat Ryan, and Normandie Drake. Jungle pirate and warlord Fang (Dick Curtis) plots to kill The Dragon Lady, Queen of the Temple of Mara, and seize the treasures of her ancestors. Both Fang and The Dragon Lady have sworn death for any foreign intruders.
O Sombra
Henchman
The Shadow battles a villain known as The Black Tiger, who has the power to make himself invisible and is trying to take over the world with his death ray.
Mercy Plane
Joe
Air-race champions "Speed" Leslie and Branda Fowler combine to open a very profitable airplane service that flies patients to other cities for special treatment. Gangsters soon move in and offer to take over, without an invitation.
Atire a Primeira Pedra
Townsman (uncredited)
Homem que controla pequena cidade mata xerife e elege um vagabundo para substituí-lo. O que ele não sabe é que o rapaz não irá se dobrar.
Aliança de Aço
Railwayman (uncredited)
Sinopse: Cecil B. DeMille nos leva de volta ao ano 1860, então reconstrói a primeira ferrovia intercontinental, a Union Pacific. Um dos últimos feitos do Presidente Lincoln foi autorizar a expansão da Union Pacific para o oeste dos EUA. Um espetáculo real e histórico, que as vezes mescla as aventuras fictícias do inspetor ferroviário (McCrea), a bilheteira (Stanwyck), e o melhor amigo de McCrea, Preston. Infelizmente, Preston une-se a Donlevy, que está empenhado a destruir a ferrovia, em nome de um cartel de políticos corruptos. Durante um ataque indígena, McCrea e Preston lutam lado a lado para salvar Stanwyck, então o inspetor tenta convencer Preston, a tornar-se um homem honesto.
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
Minor Role
Fields plays "Larsen E. Whipsnade", the owner of a shady carnival that is constantly on the run from the law. Whipsnade is struggling to keep a step ahead of foreclosure, and clearly not paying his performers, including Bergen and McCarthy, who try to coax money out of him, or in McCarthy's case, steal some outright.
Navy Secrets
Babe - Henchman
After a stamp-collecting Navy chief petty officer is jailed following FBI and Naval Justice investigation, his fiancee meets one of his fellow officers, becomes romantically interested in him, and joins him in trying to get an envelope, believed to contain rare stamps, to its intended recipient, only to end up in a web of intrigue involving foreign-accented men who are unusually interested in that simple envelope.
The Spider's Web
Stunts
Pulp hero "The Spider" seeks to destroy all criminals. In this serialized adventure, he battles The Octopus, who intends to replace the government of the United States.
Many Sappy Returns
Male Nurse
Charley mistakes a lunatic as the father of the girl he's interested in.
Professor Beware
Handshaker - Paint-Brush Gag
Egyptologist, Dean Lambert, accused of car-theft, skips bail and begins a cross-country trek to join a group in New York headed for Egypt. With the police close on his trail he gets in and out of scrapes along the way.
Wide Open Faces
Joe, a Gangster
A small town soda jerk discovers a gang of criminals staying at a local hotel. Comedy.
A Slight Case of Murder
Champ
Former bootlegger Remy Marco has a slight problem with forclosing bankers, a prospective son-in-law, and four hard-to-explain corpses.
Partners in Crime
Stunts
Detective Hank Hyer investigates a blackmail case involving a candidate for mayor.
They Gave Him a Gun
Sourpuss Soldier (uncredited)
With no other prospects, a World War I veteran puts the skills they taught him in the War to use.
Dangerous Number
Policeman
Hank Medhill, artificial silk manufacturer, has returned to the U.S. from Japan to learn that his former girlfriend, Eleanor Breen is about to marry. Hank convinces Eleanor to leave the groom-to-be and marry him. Shortly after the marriage, they discover that they have nothing in common. They separate. Hank decides to pick any name from the phone book and date them. That date results in a wild and frightful night for Hank, thanks to Eleanor's clever plan.
Mind Your Own Business
Cruger's Henchman
Nature reporter Orville Shanks retreats to the woods for material for his "Our Wild Friends" column and to volunteer for his favorite cause, the Boy Scouts. When Orville's editor, Crane, orders him to spice up his column, Orville's wife Melba writes a gossip column using animals as metaphors for people. Crane loves Melba's article and gives Orville a raise, and the column becomes a hit.
Libeled Lady
Cab Driver (uncredited)
When a major newspaper accuses wealthy socialite Connie Allenbury of being a home-wrecker, and she files a multi-million-dollar libel lawsuit, the publication's frazzled head editor, Warren Haggerty, must find a way to turn the tables on her. Soon Haggerty's harried fiancée, Gladys Benton, and his dashing friend Bill Chandler are in on a scheme that aims to discredit Connie, with amusing and unexpected results.
Em Pé de Guerra
Chuck
When a group of World War 1 buddies head west to farmstead, they run into trouble.
Sworn Enemy
Al, a Gangster (uncredited)
A law student poses as a fight promoter to catch a notorious gangster.
Crash Donovan
Stunts
A California Highway Patrolman gets involved with a smuggling ring.
Crash Donovan
Patrolman (uncredited)
A California Highway Patrolman gets involved with a smuggling ring.
Rhythm on the Range
Police Officer
Cowboy Jeff Larabee returns from the east and meets Doris Halloway, a young girl, that he regards as a vagabond, till he learns that she's the owner of the farm where he works. He tries to win her heart, but without success, until she is endangered by gangsters
Astúcia de Criminoso
Traffic Cop (Uncredited)
Detective Philo Vance is in charge of the investigation of several mysterious murders. Things take a turn when he gathers evidence against Major Fenwicke-Ralston.
An All American Toothache
Coach Bill
Thelma volunteers Patsy as a subject for her friend who is in dental school and needs somebody to practice on.
Strike Me Pink
Smiley
Meek Eddie Pink becomes manager of an amusement park beset by mobsters.
His Family Tree
Henchman with Frank
A father leaves his native Ireland and travels to America to visit the son he hasn't heard from in many years.
Stolen Harmony
Duke (uncredited)
Band leader Jack Conrad is impressed by prison inmate Ray Ferrera on saxophone. Conrad hires Ray to join his band and tour upon his release. Ray hooks up with Jean, a dancer in the show, and the two become a successful dance act. However, when an ex-inmate buddy of Ray's robs the tour bus, Ray is suspected of wrongdoing by Jack and the others in the group. After a gang of thugs hijacks the tour bus, Ray tries to use his street smarts to redeem his reputation.
Strangers All
Sig Ruman - Protester at Meeting / Courtroom Witness
Domestic drama about an elderly woman and her four squabbling adult children.
The Pursuit of Happiness
Jonathan
Lederer is a Hessian soldier who defects to the Americans during the Revolutionary War.He falls in love with a Yankee girl, but a thuggish local militiaman jealously makes things hard for him while he's a prisoner of war.
Murders in the Zoo
Seamen (Uncredited)
Dr. Gorman is a millionaire adventurer, traveling the world in search of dangerous game. His bored, beautiful, much younger wife entertains herself in the arms of other men. In turn, Gorman uses his animals to kill these men. When a New York City zoo suggests a fundraising gala, Gorman sees a prime opportunity to dispatch the dashing Roger and anyone else who might cross him.
Island of Lost Souls
Beast (uncredited)
An obsessed scientist conducts profane experiments in evolution, eventually establishing himself as the self-styled demigod to a race of mutated, half-human abominations.