Dave Durand


Biography

Beloved child actor David Durand started his entertainment career at the tender age of ten. Durand began his acting career with roles in such films as the George Bancroft dramedy "Ladies Love Brutes" (1930), the drama "Bad Sister" (1931) with Conrad Nagel and the John Darrow drama "Probation" (1932). He also appeared in the western "Son of the Border" (1933) with Tom Keene, "The Grea...

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Biography

Beloved child actor David Durand started his entertainment career at the tender age of ten. Durand began his acting career with roles in such films as the George Bancroft dramedy "Ladies Love Brutes" (1930), the drama "Bad Sister" (1931) with Conrad Nagel and the John Darrow drama "Probation" (1932). He also appeared in the western "Son of the Border" (1933) with Tom Keene, "The Great Jasper" (1933) and the crime drama "The Life of Jimmy Dolan" (1933) with Douglas Fairbanks Jr.. His passion for acting continued to his roles in projects like the drama "As the Earth Turns" (1934) with Jean Muir, the Ralph Morgan drama "Little Men" (1934) and the action picture "Viva Villa" (1934) with Wallace Beery. He also appeared in "Wednesday's Child" (1934), "Boys' Reformatory" (1939) and "Streets of New York" (1939) with Jackie Cooper. Durand continued to exercise his talent in the forties through the nineties, taking on a mix of projects like "Golden Gloves" (1940) starring Richard Denning, "Runaway" with Tom Selleck (1984) and "Infiltrator" (CBS, 1986-87). His credits also expanded to "The Fly II" (1989) starring Eric Stoltz and "Problem Child" (1990) starring John Ritter. Durand more recently worked on the Dabney Coleman dramatic comedy "Short Time" (1990).

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Follow the Leader (1944)
Danny
Million Dollar Kid (1944)
Danny
Kid Dynamite (1943)
Skinny
Mr. Muggs Steps Out (1943)
Danny
Keep 'Em Slugging (1943)
Bingo
Double Date (1941)
Boy
Naval Academy (1941)
Fred Bailey
Harmon of Michigan (1941)
Perkins
The Tulsa Kid (1940)
Bob Wallace
Golden Gloves (1940)
Gumdrop Wilbur
The Ghost Breakers (1940)
Bellhop
East Side Kids (1940)
Dutch
He Married His Wife (1940)
Usher
Off the Record (1939)
Blackie
Boy's Reformatory (1939)
"Knuckles" Ryan
Streets of New York (1939)
Spike [Morgan]
Wells Fargo (1937)
Trimball
Viva Villa (1934)
Bugler boy
Wednesday's Child (1934)
Charles ["Chic" Nevins]
The Band Plays On (1934)
Tony, as a boy
Hat, Coat, and Glove (1934)
Thomas Sullivan
Little Men (1934)
Nat Blake
As the Earth Turns (1934)
Manuel
The Great Jasper (1933)
Andrew Horn, as a child
The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933)
George
Son of the Border (1933)
Frankie [Breen]
Cradle Song (1933)
Tomas
Jennie Gerhardt (1933)
Willie Gerhardt
Probation (1932)
David
Forbidden Company (1932)
Billy
Silver Dollar (1932)
Mark
Rich Man's Folly (1931)
Brock Trumbull VI
Bad Sister (1931)
Hedrick Madison
The Spy (1931)
Vanya
Jazz Cinderella (1930)
Danny Murray
Ladies Love Brutes (1930)
Joey Forziati
The Song of Love (1929)
Buddy Gibson
Innocents of Paris (1929)
Jo-Jo
Tropic Madness (1928)
Frankie

Visual Effects (Feature Film)

Runaway (1984)
Mechanical Special Effects

Art Department (Feature Film)

Problem Child (1990)
Storyboard Artist
The Fly II (1989)
Storyboard Artist
Runaway (1984)
Storyboard Artist

Film Production - Main (Feature Film)

Short Time (1990)
Production

Misc. Crew (Special)

Infiltrator (1987)
Other

Cast (Short)

A Criminal Is Born (1938)
Uncle Tom's Uncle (1926)
Good Cheer (1926)

Life Events

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