Posted inActors and Actresses Deaths (Obituaries) Duress, Buddy (1985-2023) Good Time (Movie) Heaven Knows What (Movie) Movies Opioids and Opiates Safdie, Benny Safdie, Josh Stathis, Michael (1985-2023) Upper West Side (Manhattan, NY)
Buddy Duress, Who Came Off the Streets to Find Stardom, Dies at 38
He was a homeless heroin dealer when the Safdie brothers put him in their movies, and the critics raved. But the recklessness that gave his acting authenticity thwarted his career.