in his last years, duryea reteamed with stewart for the adventure film "the flight of the phoenix", about men stranded in the sahara desert by a downed airplane, appearing as a mild-mannered accountant, closer to his real-life persona. he worked in overseas film productions including the italian western "the hills run red", aka "un fiume di dollari", (1966) and the spy thriller "five golden dragons" (1967) in west germany, while continuing to find roles on american television. he also appeared twice on the big screen with his son, character actor peter duryea, in the low-budget westerns "taggart" (1964) and "the bounty killer" (1965).