Veteran actor Geoffrey Deuel, greatest identified for taking part in Dave Campbell within the CBS cleaning soap opera The Younger and the Stressed, has died. He was 81.
In accordance with an obituary on EverLoved.com, Geoffrey handed away on Sunday, December 22, 2024. His spouse, Jacqueline Deuel, later confirmed the information to The Hollywood Reporter, revealing he died in hospice care in Largo, Florida, after a battle with power obstructive pulmonary illness.
Born on January 17, 1943, Geoffrey was the youthful brother of the late actor Peter Deuel, who was identified for portraying Hannibal Heyes (aka Joshua Smith) on the favored ABC Western sequence Alias Smith and Jones. Geoffrey debuted on-screen within the army TV drama Twelve O’Clock Excessive in 1966.
He continued to look on TV in small roles all through the late Sixties, together with spots on Occasional Spouse, The Monkees, The Invaders, Bonanza, The Flying Nun, The F.B.I., Mod Squad, and Mannix.
One among Geoffrey’s most memorable roles got here in 1970 when he landed the a part of Billy ‘The Child’ Bonney alongside John Wayne within the Western movie Chisum. He additionally starred within the Nineteen Seventies movies Terminal Island and The Chinese language Caper whereas persevering with to often seem on tv.
In 1973, he joined The Younger and the Stressed as Dave Campbell, showing on and off on the long-running daytime drama till 1977. He additionally continued to look in one-off episodes of different basic Nineteen Seventies TV sequence, together with Ironside, Marcus Welby, M.D., The Manhunter, and Barnaby Jones.
After showing within the TV movie Within the Line of Responsibility: The F.B.I. Murders in 1988, Geoffrey’s final on-screen performing function got here within the 2001 film 108 Stitches.
In accordance with Deadline, Geoffrey acted in performs in Tampa, Florida, within the Nineteen Eighties earlier than returning to increased training to earn a Grasp’s diploma from the College of South Florida. He later left present enterprise and have become a substitute instructor.
“Geoffrey Deuel lived a affluent life distinguished by his notable accomplishments, the love he gave, and the love he obtained from these round him,” his obituary reads. “His kindness, his important contributions to the performing world, and his caring character will eternally echo within the hearts of the numerous lives he touched. Might he relaxation in everlasting peace, figuring out that his legacy will eternally stay alive and cherished.”
He’s survived by his spouse of 40 years and his youthful sister, Pamela. His brother, Peter Deuel, died on December 31, 1971.