Pete duel played hannibal heyes and ben murphy played jedediah kid curry. The condition is that they will still be wanted until it becomes politically advantageous for the governor to sign their pardon. Heyes rushes to the town and sees curry in the audience the man on trials an impostor. Peter duel, actor, found shot dead in horne on coast the. This is not your ordinary, runofthemill fan book with glossy, slick pages, huge pictures, and about as much text as you might find on a skeleton. More bullets than words fly or at least it seems that way when hayes and curry board a stagecoach, and take a ride with 6 other passengers. Alias smith and jones is an american western series that originally aired on abc from january. One of the most popular western series of the 1970s alias smith and jones aired on nbc for 3 years from 19711973. Why pete duel blew his brains out the pete duel memorial.
Oct 22, 2010 the shows title was a pun on that of the american television series alias smith and jones. The story of two pretty good bad men is a superb history of the abctv western that starred pete duel and ben murphy. Alias smith and jones journey from san juan tv episode. Harry has figured out who they are hes read two descriptions that couldnt have been anyone but my old friends smith and jones. Born on 24 february 1940 in rochester, new york, pete duel moved to west hollywood in 1963 following a tour with the national road companys take her, shes mine. They were hannibal heyes pete duel and kid curry ben murphy, outlaws trying to go straight under the aliases smith and jones. Had series finales been a staple in 1972, this would have been it. Cannon, dennis fimple, ford rainey, bill fletcher, mills watson. If you finish all of these and have any time on continue reading. Due to the influences of modern technology, they decide that they need to start over.
Anne and max parker, robert leroy parkers butchs parents. Butch cassidy and the sundance kid is a 1969 american western film directed by george roy hill and written by william goldman. A medical student called martha jones heads off to a normal day at work, and a strange man comes up to her in the street, says like so. Hayes visits con artist silky osullivan at his san francisco mansion and discovers that kid currys on trial for murder in colorado. Alias smith and jones was a western tv series that originally aired on abc from january 1971 to january 1973, starring pete duel as hannibal heyes and ben murphy as jedediah kid curry, outlaw cousins who were trying to reform. In 1955, he was cast as smitty smith in three episodes of clint walker s abc warner brothers western series, cheyenne, the first hourlong western on network television. Roger davis is an actor, producer and voiceover artist, who is most remembered for taking over the role of hannibal heyes a. Heyes and curry state that the route by which the explosives must be driven to reach the miners who ordered them is rough mountain roads, but all we ever see of it. Welcome to the complete catalogue of my alias smith and jones stories. Eventually they tire of the outlaw life and petition for an amnesty. Alias smith and jones is an american western series that originally aired on abc from 1971 to 1973. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto. After nearly three years of staying out of trouble, for the sake of the amnesty, it.
As sad as this may sound,at present they are doing a rerun of alias smith and jones and i have been watching every episode,i still get a buzz watching the show and the boys getting up to their antics, what i found very surprising was the amount of great guest stars they had in the show, i watched an episode last night where roger davies was a. Season one now, its a shame that the death of duel pretty much ended what was a lighthearted, well written, acted and directed, spirited tv western romp, conceived and executed very much in the tradition of the thenhugely popular movie, butch cassidy and the sundance kid. Smith and jones founded talkback, which grew to be one of the uks largest producers of television comedy and light entertainment programming. It stars pete duel as hannibal heyes and ben murphy as jedediah kid curry, outlaw cousins who are trying to reform. After the death of his father, he was raised in memphis, tennessee. Alias smith and jones began with a madefortv movie of the previous year called the young country. Amazons choice for alias smith and jones the complete series dvd additional dvd options.
Roger davis online photo gallery alias smith and jones. James drury the long chase alias smith and jones dvd. Joshua smith in the tv series, alias smith and jones 1971, from his friend, pete duel, after duel died of a selfinflicted gunshot wound while intoxicated. He is best known for acting in television series dark shadows and alias smith and jones. Used basketball court hero movie, movie tv, alias smith and jones, keanu charles. In the final season, the intro referred to heyes and curry as kansas cousins. Oct 26, 2014 alias smith and jones was a western tv series that originally aired on abc from january 1971 to january 1973, starring pete duel as hannibal heyes and ben murphy as jedediah kid curry, outlaw cousins who were trying to reform. Egbert swackhamer, swack to his friends, is a leading television film director. Alias smith and jones is my favorite television show of all time and has been since i was 15. Pete became admired and famous among millions of people all over the world. The headtohead sketches were very much in the pete and dud mould smith was the idiot who knew. Stealing equipment i used them to fill up the empty space, along with some extras, in the alliance contact deck on printer studio. With ben murphy, roger davis, brett halsey, lane bradbury. Alias smith and jones chugged along like a locomotive at top speed starting as a tv movie and then turned into a midseason replacement.
Jan 01, 1972 peter duel, actor, found shot dead in horne on coast. With pete duel, ben murphy, robert morse, walter brennan. The condition is that they will still be wanted until it becomes politically advantageous for the governor to pardon them. Dick cavett at universal studios filming alias smith and jones 1972. One of james drurys first roles following the cancellation of the men from shiloh was the third season premiere episode of alias smith and jones, the long chase 3. John grinham kerr november 15, 1931 february 2, 20 was an american actor and attorney. Alias smith and jones the day the amnesty came through. See more ideas about alias smith and jones, tv westerns and classic tv. The history of alias smith and jones television series. Alias smith and jones the day they hanged kid curry tv. Thank you sirmy brother and i loved this show, bring back great. Alias smith and jones is a 197173 tv western starring pete duel as hannibal heyes and ben murphy as jedidiah kid curry, a pair of bank and train robbers who never hurt anyone during any of their robberies eventually they tire of the outlaw life and petition for an amnesty.
The show initially starred pete duel as hannibal heyes and ben murphy as jedediah kid curry, outlaw cousins who are trying to reform. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats. Alias smith and jones originally aired from january 1971 to january 1973 three seasons 50 episodes. Alas smith and jones is a british comedy sketch television series featuring mel smith and griff rhys jones that ran for four series and two christmas specials on bbc2 from 1984 to 1988, and later as smith and jones for six series on bbc1 from 1989 to 1998. On an average day, we probably pass a couple of dozen people answering to each of the those descriptons. Hannibal heyesjoshua smith is the thinker, the poker player and the optimist, while kid currythaddeus jones is the quickdrawing worrier who sometimes is a bit slow. He also appeared on an episode of the twilight zone. Alias smith and jones they were outlaw cousins that wanted to go straight and the governor offered them a conditional amnesty, aiming to keep the pact a secret. Soon, the coach is surrounded by outlaws who know hayes and currys identity, and want to kill them for the bounty. Melvin kenneth smith 3 december 1952 19 july 20 was an english comedian and film director. I believe that this change was effective as of the first episode with roger davis as heyes and ralph story as narrator, midway through the second season, not the final third one. Hunting them is everybody, from sheriffs to bounty hunters, to posses and ordinary people. Jones, a name he liked and decided to adopt as his stage name for all of his future roles as an actor. I havent seen any of the episodes since they originally aired in 1971 so it was wonderful to view them all over again.
Pete duel and ben murphy were the reformed outlaws hannibal heyes and. Alias smith and jones 19711973 classic tv westerns. With pete duel, ben murphy, keenan wynn, steve ihnat. Based loosely on fact, the film tells the story of wild west outlaws robert leroy parker, known as butch cassidy paul newman, and his partner harry longabaugh, the sundance kid robert redford, who are on the run from a crack us posse after a string of train robberies. She told them she had been invited to watch the latest episode of alias smith and jones with him last night. I love feedback so feel free to add lots of lovely comments. Alias smith and jones stagecoach seven tv episode 1971. Feb 19, 2010 one of james drurys first roles following the cancellation of the men from shiloh was the third season premiere episode of alias smith and jones, the long chase 3.
Alias smith and jones follows the exploits of former devils hole gang leaders kid curry ben murphy and hannibal heyes pete duel and later roger davis alias joshua smith and thaddeus jones a pair of successful and popular outlaws trying to go straight after a lifetime of. His assumption of the role was rather fitting, as he had appeared in an abc movie of the week under the. Whenever pete whistles, his whole body language changes. With pete duel, ben murphy, claudine longet, susan oliver.
When his mother remarried in 1956, he was adopted by his stepfather, patrick henry murphy, taking his last name. Alias smith and jones is an american western series that originally aired on abc from january 1971 to january 1973. Watching universals fourdisc alias smith and jones. Yet he told a journalist i met over there that the show was junk and i hope it gets scrapped. Outlaws hannibal heyes alias joshua smith peter deuel and his partner jed kid curry alias thaddeus jones ben murphy are not your average bandits. Alias smith and jones s02 ep16 the mccreedy bust going, going, gone.
In the meantime, they are fair game for the bounty hunters and the long arm of. Alias smith and jones tv series 19711973 movies, tv, celebs, and more. With ben murphy, roger davis, pete duel, walt davis. The governor agrees to clear the charges against them after an unspecified period of time as long as they can. Maz mccoys stories alias smith and jones fan fiction. Why pete duel blew his brains out the pete duel memorial site. Interview with ben murphy the pete duel memorial site.
Heyes and curry get a telegram from wyoming sheriff lom trevors that the governor has at long last given them amnesty, and rush to meet the sheriff western veteran john russell takes over from mike road, who had played the role in the first two. Alias smith and jones is a 197173 tv western starring pete duel as hannibal heyes and ben murphy as jedidiah kid curry, a pair of bank and train robbers who never hurt anyone during any of their robberies. Davies decides to have some fun with david tennants accent. But when heyes and the kid meet sheriff trevors, they find. Hannibal heyes and kid curry are successful bank and train robbers. They take her to the american woman who owns a casino in san juan, then set about wooing both ladies heyes faking it for the casino owner. Ben murphy as jedediah kid curry, and pete duel as hannibal heyes in alias smith and jones. The governor offers them a conditional amnesty, aiming to keep the pact a secret. Dick cavett at universal studios for the filming of the alias smith and. It stars pete duel as hannibal heyes and ben murphy as jedediah kid curry, a pair of cousin outlaws trying to reform. The day the amnesty really came through fan fiction by multiple fans about people that heyes and curry met during the course of the series testifying on their behalf. He began his professional career on broadway, earning critical acclaim for his performances in mary coyle chases bernardine and robert andersons tea and sympathy, before transitioning into a screen career.
Heyes and curry get a telegram from wyoming sheriff lom trevors that the governor has at long last given them amnesty, and rush to meet the sheriff western veteran john russell takes over from mike road, who had played the role in the. After landing small guest spots on various tv series, pete was cast in a recurring role alongside sally field on gidget 1965 in 1965. The show became so popular that abc immediately renewed the series for season two. Who originally played hannibal heyes in the 1970s alias. The stuff ive read that they say hes said, that he was very not happy being in a series. Sundance kid and etta place in new york before they headed to south america.
Smith worked on the sketch comedy shows not the nine oclock news and alas smith and jones with his comedy partner, griff rhys jones. The governor offers them a promise of conditional amnesty, but he wants to keep the pact under wraps for political reasons. Twelve episodes were filmed, but after three seasons 50 episodes of working hard to go straight. Hayess and curry meet a cajun french woman who was shanghaied by a sea captain and only barely managed to escape. The names smith and jones originated from a comment in the 1969 film butch cassidy and the sundance kid when, prior to one of their final holdups, the characters are outside a bank in bolivia and. Alias smith and jones the day the amnesty came through tv. During the last halfyear of his life, petes physical health began to decline. Active links are to the internet movie database for more information.
According to his brother, geoffrey, pete said he did it to add a period to a sentence that lacked one. Alias smith and jones cast and characters tv guide. A goodnatured buddy western about two charismatic outlaws who are trying to stay straight for one year so they can earn a pardon from the governor for their past. A while ago i published 4 bandits, cant remember where but they are still in my gallery. I been waiting for long to bye this box set of alias smith and jones and recall the tv series in 1971 on bbc tv on a saturday afternoon with pete duel ben murphy this was a great series and now got it for my collection thank s fabulous films and amazon. Peter duel, actor, found shot dead in horne on coast. All facts of peter duel, television age, all about alias smith and jones japanese, issue 4, 1978. It stars pete duel as hannibal heyes and ben murphy as jedediah kid. But when heyes and the kid meet sheriff trevors, they.
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