Duane Chase

Born 1950-12-12

Duane Chase (born December 12, 1950) is a former actor best remembered as Kurt von Trapp in The Sound of Music (1965). He started acting in commercials when he was 11, along with a bit of modelling work. He left show business after high school, moving out of Los Angeles and for a time fought fires with the forestry service. He is now a computer software analyst/designer for oil and mining companies. He enjoys climbing mountains and lives outside of Seattle, Washington.