duryea co-starred opposite gary cooper three times in the 1940s: "ball of fire", "pride of the yankees" and "along came jones". in the 1950s, duryea co-starred with james stewart in three films, "winchester '73" (as the dastardly "waco johnny" dean), "thunder bay", and "night passage". he was featured in several other westerns, including "silver lode", "ride clear of diablo", and "the marauders", and in more film-noir productions like "36 hours", "chicago calling", "storm fear", and "the burglar".