16 Magazine, July 1971
One of the programs that will return is ABC's hit western series Alias Smith and Jones. Those two lovable "outlaws", Pete Duel and Ben Murphy, will be back with more escapades and adventures to keep you laughing and loving along! While the show is on hiatus, Pete and Ben will use the time to relax and "get away from it all."
Pete will take off for the country and some camping out, while sidekick Ben gets some books out of the library and reads! Why don't you tell Pete and Ben how happy you are that they'll be ... Read More
Category: 1971 and Earlier
January 30, 2018Laura
SPEC 16 Magazine, February 1972
By now, all you SPEC-ers know all the fax about two of your fav raves — Pete Duel and Ben Murphy — the dream dolls you watch every Thursday night at 7:30 on ABC's Alias Smith and Jones. You've been sending loads of mail to SPEC asking kooky questions about these two guys. We compiled a list of the 20 questions asked most frequently and had Pete and Ben answer you! Now, imagine you're a reporter for SPEC and this is your assignment! Get out your pen and paper and fire away — cos this is how ... Read More
January 17, 2018Laura
by Funky Duke Lewis; Tigerbeat, July 1971
Smith and Jones may be a pair of saddlesore drifters on ABC Channel 7, but fans of Old West action love the bums! It's a toss-up which of the two pards is the most popular with female addicts of the little flickering box. Both are young, handsome, splendid physical types with arresting personalities. Even more important, both are unmarried. Let's make a quick word-sketch of each to help you decide which one to concentrate your love powers on.
Pete Duel, alias Joshua Smith, alias Hannibal Heyes, is a lean, brown-eyed six-footer [he was actually five-feet-ten], ... Read More
January 8, 2018Laura
by Andrea Elliott; TV and Movie Screen, February 1967
A girl, a guy plus TV cooing equal wild off-stage romance! Peter Deuel leaned forward, his face sober and intense, and said, "Look, I don't know how this will look in print, but I love her. I really do. I dig her completely. She and I, well we've had one heck of a groovy affair together and today I feel closer to her than I do to anyone else in the world."
Peter was talking about his off-stage relationship with Love On A Rooftop co-star, Judy Carne, and made it plain that the ... Read More
November 20, 2015Laura
Superstar, February 1973
The Old West of Alias Smith and Jones was full of legends: Kid Curry, Hannibal Heyes, Jesse James, and Billy the Kid. They were all real people who became even greater after their deaths because of the greatness of their deeds. And they have survived as heroes even today.
Much the same thing is happening to Pete Duel and, if anything, for better reasons! In this last, sad year following his tragic death, we might have expected to see the thousands of fans who liked Alias Smith and Jones and admired — perhaps even worshipped — Peter to find ... Read More
February 24, 2015Laura
St. Paul Pioneer Press, December 31, 1971
HOLLYWOOD (UPI) — Pete Duel, young Western actor and star of the television series Alias Smith and Jones, was found shot to death with his own pistol early today, his body slumped on the floor in the living room of his Hollywood Hills home near a brightly lighted Christmas tree.
The 31-year-old actor was shot once in the head.
Police were summoned to the home by a telephone call from a girlfriend.
Eugene Kamidol of the Hollywood detective division said police tentatively listed the death as a suicide or an accident pending further investigation.
Sgt. Dan Cooke, police ... Read More
December 29, 2014Laura
Missouri Newspaper, December 31, 1971
HOLLYWOOD (UPI) – Pete Duel, a star in the television series, Alias Smith and Jones, was found shot to death early today in his Hollywood Hills home. Detectives were uncertain if it was a homicide or a suicide.
Lt. John Konstanturos, who was heading the investigation, said the 31-year-old actor's body was slumped next to the Christmas tree in his living room. Duel was shot once in the head. A .38 caliber revolver was found nearby.
Police earlier received conflicting reports as to where the actor's body had been found, with one version placing it in a small ... Read More
December 27, 2014Laura