Webdavid dukes was born on 6 june 1945 in san francisco, california, usa. He was an actor, known for gods and monsters (1998), rawhead rex (1986) and a little romance. Webmy husband, david coleman dukes, died on october 9, 2000 of heart failure related to coronary artery disease. We have set up a scholarship fund in his name at the school of. Webveteran actor david dukes collapsed and died monday during a day off from filming the stephen king miniseries rose red in the suburbs south of tacoma. I was surprised at the end of stephen king's rose red to see a memoriam to david dukes, who played professor carl miller in that tv film. Webit appeared the cause of death was cardiovascular disease — a heart attack, a natural death, said spokesman ed duke at the pierce county merical examiner’s office in tacoma, which performed. Webdukes collapsed monday evening in spanaway, wash. , and was pronounced dead at st. Clare hospital in lakewood. It appeared the cause of death was. Webdavid dukes, a veteran television, film and stage actor who won critical acclaim for his performance as a homosexual persecuted by the nazis in the broadway. Dukes collapsed monday evening and was pronounced dead at st. Clare hospital in lakewood. It appeared the cause of death was a heart attack, according to.