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 a young teenager when I first saw Alias Smith and Jones. I didn’t know that he had passed until many, many years later. I remember seeing several episodes with Pete, swooning over his dimples and kind eyes, then he was gone. I had a hard time watching the show without him in it, I am sure a lot of fans thought so as well. When I did find out what happened, I was so very sad and taken back to that time in my life. Without knowing it, he touched so many people lives. I really wish he would have known how loved and cherished he was and still is. I pray that he is happy in heaven and free of all the demons that drove him to his death.
I’m only 33 & just discovering AS&J & Pete. Love Ben aswell, but I’m a Heyes/Pete girl. I have been watching the reruns on telly & have just bought the DVD’s & the AS&J book written by the 2 fans. What a great actor he was & could’ve been a big star. Now he is a bright star in the sky shining down on all of us. He’ll never be forgotten & is always in our hearts &; hearts.
That is such a lovely thing to do. I’m only 33 so only just discovering who he was & love him already. It has made me want to do something similar. x
I remember loving Alias Smith & Jones as a teenager and it’s been great ton reengage with Hannibal Heyes on the current re-runs on UK TV. Pete Duel was an absolute master, what he didn’t say was absolutely as brilliant as what he did say. With all due respect to Roger Davis, I remember I stopped watching the show when he took over and again in 2015, episode 19 S2, the same is true. Pete Duel was a master of understatement and fantastic comic timing. Such a terrible shame and tragedy that he left us so early but now so long ago. I have totally loved watching the repeats again – thank you. Simon, London, England, September 2015.
On New Years Eve this year and every single year since I heard that terrible news in 1971 at 5 to midnight I hold a photograph of Pete in my hand look into it lovingly and hold a minute’s silence. I hope after I have gone my family continue to remember my tribute to him
till we all meet again Pete
love Libe