Duke Fishman

{{short description|Filipino-American commercial, film and television actor}}

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|name = Duke Fishman

|birth_date = {{birth date|1906|07|15}}

|birth_place = Philippines{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=66Z2CQAAQBAJ|title=Catalina A to Z: A Glossary Guide to California's Island Jewel|pages=59–60|first1=Pat|last1=Maxwell|first2=Patricia|last2=Maxwell|first3=Bob|last3=Rhein|first4=Jerry|last4=Roberts|publisher=History Press|isbn=9781614239789|date=June 24, 2014|via=Google Books}}

|death_date = {{death date and age|1977|12|22|1906|07|15}}

|death_place = Palm Springs, California, U.S.

|occupation = Commercial, film and television actor

}}

Duke Fishman (July 15, 1906 – December 22, 1977), also known as The Duke of Catalina,{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/1094109398/|title=An Island Legend: Duke–King of Catalina|work=The Daily Breeze|location=Torrance, California|date=July 28, 1964|access-date=October 12, 2024|page=15|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/701911925/|title=Catalina Duke Cast In Film|work=The Van Nuys News and Valley Green Sheet|location=Van Nuys, California|date=July 25, 1965|access-date=October 12, 2024|page=30|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/1115150204/|title=Lifeguard Cast As Film Conviet|work=The Grand Rapids Press|location=Grand Rapids, Michigan|date=April 13, 1969|access-date=October 12, 2024|page=73|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}} was a Filipino-American commercial, film and television actor.

Fishman appeared in numerous television programs including Gunsmoke, Bonanza, The Big Valley,{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/duke-fishman/credits/3030472485/|title=Duke Fishman List of Movies and TV Shows|work=TV Guide|access-date=October 12, 2024}} Tales of Wells Fargo, The Wild Wild West, Get Smart, Bat Masterson and Rawhide. He also appeared in numerous films including The Seven Year Itch,{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BvcYEQAAQBAJ|title=Hollywood Sex Comedies, 1953–1964: A Critical Analysis of 25 Films|page=246|first=Hal|last=Erickson|date=July 9, 2024|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476693538|via=Google Books}} Decision at Sundown, The Tin Star, Support Your Local Sheriff!, The Oscar, The Manchurian Candidate, One-Eyed Jacks, The Gunfight at Dodge City and Ada.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/duke-fishman-an26751/filmography|title=Duke Fishman|work=AllMovie|access-date=October 12, 2024}}

Fishman died{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/12/24/archives/new-jersey-pages-duke-m-fishman-at-71-actor-who-played-mr-clean-in.html|title=Duke M. Fishman, at 71, Actor Who Played 'Mr. Clean' in Ad|work=The New York Times|date=December 24, 1977|access-date=October 12, 2024}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/946703919/|title=Mr. Clean of TV ads wasn't a giant|work=The Toronto Star|location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada|date=December 24, 1977|access-date=October 12, 2024|page=7|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Closed access}} on December 22, 1977, in Palm Springs, California,{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xqUYAQAAIAAJ|title=The Ultimate Directory of Silent and Sound Era Performers: A Necrology of Actors and Actresses|page=191|first1=Billy|last1=Doyle|first2=Anthony|last2=Slide|publisher=Scarecrow Press|date=1999|isbn=9780810835474|via=Google Books}} at the age of 71.