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According to his brother, Geoffrey Deuel, says that Pete's death was not suicide but an accident. The night he passed away, he was drunk so he didn't know what he was doing. His death was ruled as "deferred".

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The stars of Alias Smith and Jones were Pete Duel, Ben Murphy, and Roger Davis. Pete Duel played Hannibal Hayes, Ben Murphy played Jedediah "Kid" Curry, and Roger Davis starred as Stephen Foster Moody.


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Who were the actors on alias smith and Jones?

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