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David Dukes (June 6, 1945 - October 9, 2000) was an American character actor best known as Mr. McPhee on the television series Dawson's Creek. He was born in San Francisco, California and died of a heart attack in Spanaway, Washington while on location shooting the mini-series Red Rose. He had a long career in films, appearing in thirty-five, and as a television guest star, notably as the man who attempts to rape Edith Bunker on All in the Family and in the miniseries The Winds of War. He received an Emmy nomination for best supporting actor for his role in The Josephine Baker Story (1991). Dukes had extensive stage experience, first appearing on Broadway in 1971 and later in a revival of Molière's The School for Wives. He also played such colorful roles as Dracula, Doctor Frankenstein, and Antonio Salieri in the original production of Amadeus--replacing Ian McKellan. He won plaudits when he replaced John Lithgow in the original production of David Henry Hwang's play M. Butterfly and a Tony nomination in 1980 for best featured actor in a play for Bent. References
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Butterfly and a Tony nomination in 1980 for best featured actor in a play for Bent. In 2002, he starred in the horror film Darkness.. He won plaudits when he replaced John Lithgow in the original production of David Henry Hwang's play M. Giannini's best-known starring roles have been in films directed by Lina Wertmuller: in addition to Swept Away and Seven Beauties, he also appeared in The Seduction of Mimi, Love and Anarchy, A Night Full of Rain, and Francesca e Nunziata. Dukes had extensive stage experience, first appearing on Broadway in 1971 and later in a revival of Molière's The School for Wives. He also played such colorful roles as Dracula, Doctor Frankenstein, and Antonio Salieri in the original production of Amadeus--replacing Ian McKellan. His fluency in English has brought him a number of featured roles in Hollywood productions, most notably as inspector Pazzi in Hannibal. He received an Emmy nomination for best supporting actor for his role in The Josephine Baker Story (1991). He dubbed Jack Nicholson's voice in the Italian release of The Shining, for which Nicholson sent him congratulations. He had a long career in films, appearing in thirty-five, and as a television guest star, notably as the man who attempts to rape Edith Bunker on All in the Family and in the miniseries The Winds of War. In 1976, he starred in Seven Beauties, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, which is unusual in that his performance was given entirely in Italian. He was born in San Francisco, California and died of a heart attack in Spanaway, Washington while on location shooting the mini-series Red Rose. He appeared in supporting roles in Anzio and The Secret of Santa Vittoria, and starred in the original version of Swept Away. McPhee on the television series Dawson's Creek. Born in La Spezia, Italy, Giannini studied at the Academia Nazionale in Rome, and made his film debut in a small part in Fango sulla metropolis in 1965. David Dukes (June 6, 1945 - October 9, 2000) was an American character actor best known as Mr. Giancarlo Giannini (born August 1, 1942) is an Italian actor. October 17, 2000. "David Dukes." The Independent (London). Tom Vallance. October 11, 2000. "David Dukes; Versatile Character Actor on Screen, Stage." Los Angeles Times. Susan King and Don Shirley. October 12, 2000. "David Dukes, Chameleon of an Actor, 55." The New York Times. Emily Eakin. October 11, 2000. "David Dukes." Variety. |