Dan Duryea

Dan Duryea fascinates me as one of classic Hollywood's most enjoyable villains. A Cornell graduate born in White Plains in 1907, he could have played the smooth leading man, yet he made his name as the sneering heel, perfecting a kind of charming menace that anchored countless films noir. What I love is that his bad guys carried sadness and even seduction beneath the cruelty, never one-dimensional. His star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is well earned. Decades after his 1968 death, his oily, magnetic presence still feels essential, a reminder that great villains are the true craftsmen of cinema.

Name (English)

Dan Duryea

Name (Japanese)

ダン・デュリエ

Reading

だん・でゅりえ

Born

January 23, 1907 – June 7, 1968

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Goat

Origin

White Plains, New York, United States

Occupation

actor / film actor / television actor

High school

White Plains High School

University

Cornell University

Awards & achievements

• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan%20Duryea
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%A5%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A8
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1159055

Tags

• New York
• actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-20

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