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dufour first love '' , 1954 . as zack james with patricia barry in '' 27 july 2000 manhattan , new york city albert valéry dufour new orleans , louisiana 220px 5 february 1927 1952-2000 patricia barry val dufour first love 1954.jpg val dufour
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val dufour

val dufour , born albert valéry dufour -lrb- february 5 , 1927 -- july 27 , 2000 -rrb- was an american actor .
born in new orleans , louisiana , dufour 's parents were of parisian french descent .
dufour first appeared on episodic television in 1952 , and amassed appearances on over a dozen series .
he was best known for his role as john wyatt on the soap opera `` search for tomorrow '' , which he played from 1972 to 1979 .
dufour won a daytime emmy award for his performance in 1977 .
before his debut on `` search for tomorrow '' , dufour was also noted for his role as walter curtin on `` another world '' from 1967 to 1972 and for his role of andre lazar on `` the edge of night '' .
dufour died in manhattan in 2000 of cancer .
