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.
Always watched Pete in ASJ in the 70s. Such a talent and so very handsome. I don’t think he knew just how much he was loved.
I sent a message earlier and Laura asked if I would post it here, but after reading all the wonderful things people have said about Pete, it didn’t seem enough. Like so many of you I too fell in love with the man we thought we knew from Monday nights at 8 pm. Pete had such wonderful eyes and that gorgeous smile. Even at the age of just 13, I felt love for him. When my friends and I heard the horrible news of his death we couldn’t believe it. Today I stumbled across reruns of AS&J and felt the need to Google Pete Duel and found these amazing sites. So glad to have found kindred spirits and now I don’t feel stupid in the thoughts and feelings I have for Pete still. Miss this great actor and wonderful human being. Forever in my heart. xxx Sandy
Wow! So glad there is somewhere to write my feelings about Pete Duel down which is still ongoing to this day!
My friend used to come to my house on a Monday night to watch Alias Smith and Jones as she didn’t have BBC2 on her telly!! We were teenagers, completely smitten by his smile and we were beside ourselves when we heard of his death at a Hogmany party. I can still see the face of the newsreader as he read the news out. I hated watching him after that!
Pete Duel was as handsome as they come and we loved him to bits. I watched (and recorded to watch again and again) the rerun on Sky tv recently. I deleted the ones he wasn’t in.
He will live on in my memory as a very handsome man with a beautiful smile. I often Google his name in to look at his photos and remember the good old days of crushes on stars!
Love ya Pete!! XXX
Pete was a favorite of mine from Gidget to Love on a Rooftop to Alias Smith and Jones, and when he died, I was heartbroken. I am only glad that his work was committed to recordings so that it will never be lost to us. Godspeed, Peter, and I hope you have found peace.
Just watching alias smith and Jones re run. Pete’s charm and charisma smiling through. All these years later he is still fresh in our minds. I’m sure he didn’t realise we would still be watching it 40 plus years later. The programme was never the same without him. Karen smith, UK