Patrick Duffy

Patrick Duffy
Duffy in 2013
Born	(1949-03-17) March 17, 1949 (age 75) Townsend, Montana, U.S.
Education	University of Washington (AB)
Occupation(s)	Actor, director, television personality
Years active	1974–present
Known for	Bobby Ewing – Dallas
Spouse	Carlyn Rosser ​ ​ (m. 1974; died 2017)​
Partner(s)	Linda Purl (2020–present)
Children	2
Relatives	Barry Zito (nephew)
Website	www.patrickduffy.org

Patrick Duffy (born March 17, 1949)^[1] is an American actor and director widely known for his role as Bobby Ewing on the CBS primetime soap opera Dallas (1978–1991). Duffy returned to reprise his role as Bobby in a continuation of Dallas, which aired on TNT from 2012 to 2014. He is also well known for his role on the ABC sitcom Step by Step as Frank Lambert from 1991 to 1998, and for his role as Stephen Logan on the CBS daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful (2006–2011, 2022, 2023). Duffy played the lead character's father in the 2014 NBC sitcom Welcome to Sweden.