Jack Duffy

Jack Duffy

Born: September 27, 1926
Died: May 19, 2008
in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jack Duffy was a versatile entertainer, recognized for his talents as a comedian, impressionist, and singer. He gained notable recognition for his portrayal as "the Captain" on the enduring game show, The Party Game. This popular show ran from 1970 to 1981, initially broadcast on CHCH-TV in Hamilton, Ontario, and later syndicated nationally, contributing significantly to Duffy's enduring legacy in Canadian entertainment.

Movies for Jack Duffy...

Come Again in Spring
Title: Come Again in Spring
Character: Hark (Voice)
Released: January 1, 2007
Type: Movie
This gentle tale about mortality works in subliminal ways. When an old man is visited by Death at his home in the meadows, he has to delve deep to secure more time for himself. Does he have the strength to find the answers he needs? Can we negotiate our time on earth? How do we reconcile our mortal fate? A lyrical look at a reality as old as humanity, yet as young as today. Based on a story by Richard Kennedy.
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It's a Boy Girl Thing
Title: It's a Boy Girl Thing
Character: Old Man
Released: July 15, 2006
Type: Movie
A visit to a natural history museum proves catastrophic for two high school rivals, an overachiever and a jock, when an ancient Aztec statue casts a spell that causes them to switch bodies and see exactly what it's like to walk in the other's shoes.
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Title: Corner Gas
Character: Mr. Baker
Released: January 22, 2004
Type: TV
Following the adventures of a bunch of nobodies who get up to a whole lot of nothing in the fictional prairie town of Dog River, Saskatchewan, Corner Gas focuses on the life (or lack thereof) of Brent LeRoy, proprietor of a gas station that is the only stop for miles around and a hub of action on the Prairies.
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The Tuxedo
Title: The Tuxedo
Character: Elderly Man
Released: September 27, 2002
Type: Movie
Cabbie-turned-chauffeur Jimmy Tong learns there is really only one rule when you work for playboy millionaire Clark Devlin : Never touch Devlin's prized tuxedo. But when Devlin is temporarily put out of commission in an explosive accident, Jimmy puts on the tux and soon discovers that this extraordinary suit may be more black belt than black tie. Paired with a partner as inexperienced as he is, Jimmy becomes an unwitting secret agent.
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Bleacher Bums
Title: Bleacher Bums
Character: Oldest Father
Released: October 18, 2001
Type: Movie
They're known as the Bleacher Bums, a loud and proud group of fans who watch their team's games from the stadium's cheap seats. Most of them have been attending for years, tirelessly rooting for a team that never seems to win. They know each other, but that's no guarantee that they'll get along. As the game unfolds, the Bums argue, wager, cheer and boo... and discover they share more in common than they could ever have imagined.
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Title: Mutant X
Character: Silver
Released: October 6, 2001
Type: TV
Mutant X is a science fiction television series that debuted on October 6, 2001. The show was created by Avi Arad, and it centers around Mutant X, a team of "New Mutants" who possess extraordinary powers as a result of genetic engineering. The members of Mutant X were used as test subjects in a series of covert government experiments. The mission of Mutant X is to seek out and protect their fellow New Mutants. The series was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Even though the series had high ratings and was meant to be renewed for a fourth season, it was abruptly canceled in 2004 after the dismantling of Fireworks Entertainment, one of the show's production companies, ending the show on a cliffhanger.
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My Horrible Year!
Title: My Horrible Year!
Character: Mr. Birdwell
Released: July 4, 2001
Type: Movie
A teenage girl plots to keep her parents' marriage together, erroneously thinking they're considering divorce.
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Spreading Ground
Title: Spreading Ground
Character: Owen Rafferty
Released: March 5, 2000
Type: Movie
Veteran Detective Ed Delopre and partner Mike McGivern have their hands full when they hit the pavement in search of a dangerous killer with five dead bodies already on his record. The mayor, in a rush to see peace restored in her city, makes a deal with the mob instead of waiting for Delopre and McGivern's results. Now that both sides of the law are involved in the killer's capture, the city is turned upside down.
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A Holiday Romance
Title: A Holiday Romance
Character: Irwin
Released: December 8, 1999
Type: Movie
A superintendent, trying to save his high school's troubled finances, falls in love with a teacher whose music program he must cut.
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Title: Twice in a Lifetime
Character: Samuel Gold
Released: August 25, 1999
Type: TV
Prematurely deceased people are given the opportunity to correct something that went wrong in their lives and thus change them for the better.
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Title: Brimstone
Released: October 23, 1998
Type: TV
Brimstone is a short-lived Fox television series, featuring a dead police detective whose mission is to return to Hell 113 spirits who have escaped to Earth. The series ran for only one partial season. Since cancellation, Brimstone reruns have aired on Syfy in the United States from the summer of 1999 onward. The reruns have no set schedule, but are usually aired in marathons during the channel's seasonal events like "Creatureland", "Inhumanland" and "the 31 Days of Halloween". Chiller also began airing reruns, on July 28, 2007. It currently airs in sporadic weekday marathons, like Syfy, and has no set airing schedule.
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Men with Guns
Title: Men with Guns
Character: Jimmy
Released: March 6, 1998
Type: Movie
Three losers, Eddie, Lucas and Mamet, are sent to collect some debt at a remote farm. But the thugs there are too hard for them, and they are humiliated. They return for revenge, it gets out of hand, ends with a bloodbath and they are left with a big amount of cocaine. The drugs belong to local mob boss Horace Burke, who sends his son to find them. Cops are also after them.
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Title: Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
Released: September 28, 1996
Type: TV
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal is a Canadian science fiction television series that surrounds a scientific team that deals with all manner of paranormal phenomena around the world; from alien abductions to possessions. The organization depicted in the series is loosely inspired by a real-life scientific organization. While locations in the series took place worldwide, the series was primarily filmed in and around Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and aired 88 episodes over four seasons from 1996 to 2000.
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Title: Forever Knight
Released: May 5, 1992
Type: TV
Forever Knight is a Canadian television series about Nick Knight, an 800-year-old vampire working as a police detective in modern day Toronto. Wracked with guilt for centuries of killing others, he seeks redemption by working as a homicide detective on the night shift while struggling to find a way to become human again. The series premiered on May 5, 1992 and concluded with the third season finale on May 17, 1996.
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Biographies: The Enigma of Bobby Bittman
Title: Biographies: The Enigma of Bobby Bittman
Character: Sam Slansky
Released: April 16, 1988
Type: Movie
A look back on the career of Bobby Bittman. Includes footage from his early days to his millionth show.
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Switching Channels
Title: Switching Channels
Character: Emil, the Waiter
Released: March 5, 1988
Type: Movie
A television news chief courts his anchorwoman ex-wife with an eleventh-hour story.
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Title: Friday the 13th: The Series
Character: Manny King
Released: October 3, 1987
Type: TV
Micki and Ryan with the help of their friend Jack try to recover cursed antiques so they can store them in safety inside the antique store's vault.
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Killer Party
Title: Killer Party
Character: Security Guard
Released: May 9, 1986
Type: Movie
Three sorority pledges are tasked with ensuring that the gals of Sigma Alpha Pi throw a killer party at an abandoned fraternity house. Unfortunately a vengeful spirit decides to take the killer epithet literally
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Boo!
Title: Boo!
Character: Dr. Frankenstein
Released: October 1, 1980
Type: Movie
A comedy variety show TV special featuring Universal Monsters. Originally broadcast on the CBC in 1980.
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The Silent Partner
Title: The Silent Partner
Character: Fogelman
Released: September 7, 1978
Type: Movie
Toronto, Canada. A few days before Christmas, Miles Cullen, a bored teller working at a bank branch located in a shopping mall, accidentally learns that the place is about to be robbed when he finds a disconcerting note on one of the counters.
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Title: The New Avengers
Released: October 22, 1976
Type: TV
The New Avengers is a British secret agent fantasy adventure television series broadcast during 1976 and 1977. It is a sequel to the 1960s series The Avengers and was developed by Albert Fennell and Brian Clemens. A joint United Kingdom-France-Canada production, the show picks up the adventures of John Steed and his team of Avengers fighting evil plots and world domination. Whereas in the original series Steed had almost always been partnered with a woman, in the new series he had two partners: Mike Gambit, a top agent, crack marksman and trained martial artist, and Purdey, a former trainee with The Royal Ballet who was an amalgam of many of the best talents from Steed's previous female partners.
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Title: Sidestreet
Released: September 14, 1975
Type: TV
Sidestreet was a Canadian television drama, which aired Sundays on CBC from 1975 to 1978. It starred Sean McCann and Donnelly Rhodes as police working the mean streets of 1970s Toronto. The producers of "Sidestreet:" wanted to feature community service officers instead of ordinary detectives. They aimed to concentrate on issues such as blockbusting, strikebreaking, rape, poverty, and the problems of the elderly in the city, instead of major crimes.
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Title: The Bobby Vinton Show
Released: September 9, 1975
Type: TV
The Bobby Vinton Show was a Canadian musical variety television series produced for the Canadian Television Network between 1975 and 1978, with a total of 52 episodes broadcast. Featuring Bobby Vinton, a best-selling popular music singer since the early 1960s, the series mixed comedy skits with musical interludes.
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Hamburgers
Title: Hamburgers
Character: self
Released: April 2, 1974
Type: Movie
Comedy special starring Charlie Callas, Charles Nelson Reilly, Bobby Vinton, and many other young comedians.