REMEMBERING PETE DUEL
Thank you to everyone who leaves such poignant and heartfelt expressions in The Memorial Book—and for all your kind words about this site. Your kinship is extremely appreciated. —Laura
Please post your thoughts below. The previous Memorial Book was receiving too much spam, so I had to close it and start this page instead. The previous memorial page also had hundreds of remembrances. I hope to someday transfer them here.
There may be a delay between when you leave your thoughts below and when your post appears, but rest assured, the post will eventually be published. Please keep in mind that many questions still remain about Peter’s state of mind in those final days of his life. One recent question is how much of a role the anti-seizure drug, Dilantin, played on his thoughts. Perhaps Pete was a victim of a pharmaceutical drug and not so much of self-inflicted depression. Also note that Geoffrey Deuel sometimes visited this page. Thank you.
I was 13yo when Pete died. I absolutely loved AS&J. I love Westerns to this day. None were of that concept though. They are showing the reruns on MeTV in LA county. I watch every Sat/Sun. No one will ever know exactly why he did it. I do know that anyone who does this is in a lot of pain. I am so sorry that he was, in spite of the fact that it was such great work. I think he and his dimples would have been very successful.
to this day and watching that show gratefully on insp i am in thrall of this guy. a five tool player. rides, acts killer handsome,camera falls all over this guy ,andthe set follow up for butch cassiday and the sdk is obvious. had this guy gotten the help he needed he would have had more roles and found himself out of his so called. hole. i wish i had that hole.his ego got the best of him. funny how the winners come out loser.patience pete, you would hve been enduring endearing. when he died i was shocked.that show had me hooked on both of em.still pissed at him actually,how dare he steal himself from me and that show.an antidote to nam, riots,and so on. you wanted that social cause, that getoff of from the worlds ills pete? you were it for me, a ten year old kidyou coulda been costner, who i discovered in a silly western called silverado, whto had big names,was a perfect western. imagine you in yelowstone.mind boggles.dammit pete.
Hello! First time posting here…was a big fan of “Alias Smith & Jones”…was only 11 when Pete died…as a HUGE Buffalo Bills fan (down here in sweltering Alabama…lol), I try to attend a home game every year…and every few years I pay a visit to Pete’s gravesite…was there in December last year…surprisingly, there’s always something of remembrance resting on his spot…I asked the groundskeeper if there were many visitors during the year and he said yes…how awesome to be remembered over 50 years later…GOD bless his family…
Hallo everyone,
it’s so fascinating that so many fans remember Pete. I myself cannot forget him. Quite strange.
Best regards from Germany
Diana
Thank you. I share your feelings Diana…❤️DE