Geoffrey Deuel, Who Played Billy the Kid in 'Chisum,' Dies at 81
Source: Hollywood Reporter
The younger brother of ‘Alias Smith and Jones’ star Peter Duel, he appeared on lots of TV shows starting in the mid-1960s.
By Mike Barnes December 26, 2024 12:49pm
Geoffrey Deuel, the younger brother of tragic Alias Smith and Jones actor Peter Duel who portrayed the famed outlaw Billy the Kid in the John Wayne-starring Chisum, has died. He was 81.
Deuel died Sunday in hospice care in Largo, Florida, after a battle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, his wife, Jacqueline Deuel, told The Hollywood Reporter.
The square-jawed Deuel appeared on many TV shows from the mid-1960s through the mid-’70s, showing up on The Monkees, The Invaders, The FBI, The Flying Nun, Medical Center, Mannix, Adam-12, The Mod Squad, Mission: Impossible, The Streets of San Francisco, Ironside, Cannon and The Young and the Restless, among others.
In his film debut, Deuel was “introduced” to moviegoers in the opening credits of Andrew V. McLaglen’s Chisum (1970), and a reviewer in The New York Times wrote that he “cut a personable swath” as a particularly vengeful Billy the Kid. This year, the website Screen Rant ranked his turn as Billy as the 10th best in the outlaw’s onscreen history.
Geoffrey Deuel in the 1970 film 'Chisum' Courtesy of Everett Collection
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I crushed on Peter way back in the day 
