Kenne Duncan (February 17, 1903 – February 5, 1972) was a Canadian-born American

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. Hyped professionally as "The Meanest Man in the Movies," the vast majority of his over 250 appearances on camera were Westerns, but he also did occasional forays into horror,

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, and

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. He also appeared in over a dozen serials.

Early years

Duncan was born Kenneth Duncan MacLachlan in Ontario, Canada. Before he became an actor, Duncan enjoyed riding, and for a time he worked as a jockey. His accomplishments in that field included winning the steeplechase at

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raceway in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Career

Duncan is best known, in some circles, for his work with

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. Duncan appeared in five Wood productions: ''

Night of the Ghouls ''Night of the Ghouls'' is a horror film written and directed by Ed Wood. The film was shot between April and May 1958. Cast member Paul Marco recalled that the film had a preview screening in 1959 at the Vista Theatre in Hollywood, after which ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Crossroad Avenger ''Crossroad Avenger'' is a 1953 Western (genre), Western film intended to serve as a television pilot. It was directed by Ed Wood (who also wrote the script) and served as a star vehicle for Tom Keene (actor), Tom Keene. Keene had become known as ...

'', '' The Sinister Urge'', and ''

The Lawless Rider ''The Lawless Rider'' is a 1954 American black-and-white western film directed by Yakima Canutt and starring Johnny Carpenter, Frankie Darro and Noel Neill, and marketed by United Artists. Ed Wood helped co-write the screenplay, which was origin ...

'', a film Wood did with

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in the Director's chair. Duncan's final appearances on screen were Wood's low-budget ''The Sinister Urge'', and a bit part in an episode of '' Rawhide'' ("Incident of the Sharpshooter"). He also made television appearances, especially westerns, such as '' The Cisco Kid'', '' Bat Masterson'', ''

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'', and '' Tombstone Territory''. He retired from filmmaking in 1961 at age 58. Duncan had a reputation for being a womanizer with his female co-stars, and had a reputation in Hollywood for being very well endowed. Actress Valda Hansen remarked "Kenne Duncan kept whispering obscene things in my ear, over and over between takes, such as "Do you like tongues?"....Finally I had had enough of the old wolf, so I screamed over the mikes on the set "Oh, shut up!"....and everyone cracked up." Filmmaker Ron Ashcroft recalled "Kenne had a book, and it was quite thick, of the women that he had in bed. He said there was over a thousand in there. A thousand women." Makeup man Harry Thomas saw Kenne Duncan naked at a Hollywood party once, and remarked years later to an interviewer "You know, all men are ''not'' created equal."

Death

On February 5, 1972, Duncan committed suicide by overdosing on barbiturates twelve days before his 69th birthday. His friend Ron Ashcroft recalled "When he committed suicide, I couldn't believe it. He was tired of living. Just like George Sanders, he had seen everything, done everything. All he did was sit around and watch television." Duncan was buried at

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in Glendale, California. Ed Wood was named executor of Kenne Duncan's estate, and he held a small memorial funeral in his backyard around the swimming pool. Wood and his wife and friends took turns walking onto the diving board where each of them in turn would deliver a brief eulogy of the man.Rudolph Grey, Nightmare of Ecstasy: The Life and Art of Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1992). pg. 115. ISBN 978-0-922915-24-8.

Selected filmography

* ''Police Reporter'' (1928) * '' A Man from Wyoming'' (1930) - Haley (uncredited) * '' Derelict'' (1930) - Radio Man (uncredited) * '' No Limit'' (1931) - Curly Andrews * ''

Grief Street ''Grief Street'' is a 1931 American pre-Code mystery crime film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Barbara Kent and John Holland. It was produced and distributed by the Chesterfield Motion Pictures Corporation. Plot A womanizing matin ...

'' (1931) - Newspaper Reporter (uncredited) * ''

Lovers Courageous ''Lovers Courageous'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and written by Frederick Lonsdale. The film stars Robert Montgomery, Madge Evans, Roland Young, Frederick Kerr, Reginald Owen and Beryl Mercer. The ...

'' (1932) - Cowboy (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1932) - Wedding Rehearsal Attendant (uncredited) * '' The Mouthpiece'' (1932) - Office Worker (uncredited) * ''Shadow River'' (1933) * '' Undercover Men'' (1934) - Blake Hardy * '' Gallant Defender'' (1935) - Goose Neck Smith (uncredited) * ''From Nine to Nine'' (1936) - John Sommerset * ''

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'' (1936) - Chick Williams * '' Cross My Heart'' (1937) - Steve King * ''

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'' (1937) - Lorenzo * '' The Last Curtain'' (1937) - Garsatti * '' The Colorado Kid'' (1937) - Sims Leather * '' Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars'' (1938, Serial) - Airdrome Captain * '' The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok'' (1938, Serial) - Blacksmith (Ch.13) (uncredited) * '' Frontier Scout'' (1938) - Crandall - Henchman * '' The Spider's Web'' (1938, Serial) - Ram Singh * '' Fighting Thoroughbreds'' (1939) - Brady * ''North of the Yukon'' (1939) - Henchman Meeker * '' Buck Rogers'' (1939, Serial) - Lieutenant Lacy * '' Man from Texas'' (1939) - Speed Dennison * '' Mickey the Kid'' (1939) - Henchman (uncredited) * '' Overland with Kit Carson'' (1939, Serial) - Trapper (uncredited) * '' The Fighting Renegade'' (1939) - Henchman (uncredited) * '' Trigger Fingers'' (1939) - Henchman Johnson * '' Flaming Lead'' (1939) - Larry - Ranch Hand * ''Westbound Stage'' (1939) - Capt. Jim Wallace * '' Emergency Squad'' (1940) - Jack (uncredited) * ''Texas Renegades'' (1940) - Bill Willis * '' The Sagebrush Family Trails West'' (1940) - Bart Wallace * ''The Cheyenne Kid'' (1940) - Chet Adams * ''

Billy the Kid Outlawed ''Billy the Kid Outlawed'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Oliver Drake. It stars Bob Steele as gunfighter "Billy the Kid", Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy" Jones and Carleton Young as Jeff Travis, w ...

'' (1940) - David Hendricks * ''

Murder on the Yukon ''Murder on the Yukon'' is a 1940 American adventure film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and written by Milton Raison. It is based on the 1931 novel ''Renfrew Rides North'' by Laurie York Erskine. The film stars James Newill, Polly Ann Young, Dav ...

'' (1940) - Tom - Henchman * ''

Covered Wagon Trails ''Covered Wagon Trails'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Raymond K. Johnson, starring Jack Randall, Sally Cairns and Lafe McKee. Cast * Jack Randall as Jack Cameron * Sally Cairns as Carol Bradford * Lafe McKee as John Bradfo ...

'' (1940) - Henchman Blaine * ''

Pinto Canyon ''Pinto Canyon'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Raymond K. Johnson and written by Carl Krusada. The film stars Bob Steele, Louise Stanley, Kenne Duncan, Ted Adams, Steve Clark and Budd Buster. The film was released on May 1, 194 ...

'' (1940) - Fred Jones * ''

Land of the Six Guns ''Land of the Six Guns'' is a 1940 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Raymond K. Johnson and written by Carl Krusada. The film stars Jack Randall (actor), Jack Randall, Louise Stanley, Frank LaRue, Glenn Strange, Bud Osborne and ...

'' (1940) - Max * '' I Take This Oath'' (1940) - Car-Rental Clerk (uncredited) * '' The Kid from Santa Fe'' (1940) - Joe Lavida * ''

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'' (1940) - The Mesa Kid * '' Sky Bandits'' (1940) - Brownie - Henchman * ''

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'' (1940, Serial) - Two-Gun - Henchman (Ch. 7) (uncredited) * ''

'' (1940) - Dave Hendricks * ''

Roll Wagons Roll ''Roll Wagons Roll'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Albert Herman and starring Tex Ritter, Nelson McDowell and Muriel Evans Muriel Evans (born Muriel Adele Evanson; July 20, 1910 – October 26, 2000) was an American film ...

'' (1940) - Captain Clay * '' Arizona Gang Busters'' (1940) - Sheriff Dan Kirk * '' Trailing Double Trouble'' (1940) - Bob Horner * '' The Green Archer'' (1940, Serial) - Michael Bellamy (uncredited) * ''

Billy the Kid's Gun Justice ''Billy the Kid's Gun Justice'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield for Producers Releasing Corporation, and 3rd in PRC's Billy the Kid series. Hal Erickson, Rovi.Billy the Kid's Gun Justice (1940), ''The New York Times''. R ...

'' (1940) - Henchman Bragg * '' Souls in Pawn'' (1940) - J.W. Carlton * '' Buck Privates'' (1941) - Sergeant on Sidewalk with Sgt. Collins (uncredited) * '' White Eagle'' (1941, Serial) - Kirk (uncredited) * '' Outlaws of the Rio Grande'' (1941) - Marshal Bob Day * ''

Adventures of Captain Marvel ''Adventures of Captain Marvel'' is a 1941 American 12-chapter black-and-white movie serial from Republic Pictures, produced by Hiram S. Brown, Jr., directed by John English and William Witney, that stars Tom Tyler in the title role of Captain ...

'' (1941) - Barnett - Chief Henchman h. 2-10* ''

The Spider Returns ''The Spider Returns'' is a 1941 15-chapter Columbia movie serial based on the pulp magazine character The Spider. It was the fourteenth of the 57 serials released by Columbia and a sequel to their 1938 serial '' The Spider's Web''. The first epis ...

'' (1941, Serial) - Ram Singh, Wentworth's Hindu Chauffeur * '' Billy the Kid in Santa Fe'' (1941) - Henchman Scotty * '' The Texas Marshal'' (1941) - Henchman Lefty (uncredited) * '' The Deadly Game'' (1941) - Henchman #2 * ''

Dynamite Canyon ''Dynamite Canyon'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and written by Robert Emmett Tansey and Frances Kavanaugh. The film stars Tom Keene, Sugar Dawn, Slim Andrews, Evelyn Finley, Stanley Price and Kenne Dunca ...

'' (1941) - Henchman Rod * '' The Apache Kid'' (1941) - Henchman Benton (uncredited) * ''

King of the Texas Rangers ''King of the Texas Rangers'' (1941) is a Republic film serial. Set in the years prior to America entering World War II, the plot is slightly anachronistic in that the serial features a mix of period western and modern elements, which was not u ...

'' (1941, Serial) - Nick - Henchman hs. 1–4,6-9* ''

Billy the Kid Wanted ''Billy the Kid Wanted'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. This film is the seventh in the "Billy the Kid" film series produced by PRC from 1940 to 1946, and the first starring Buster Crabbe as Billy the Kid, replacing ...

'' (1941) - Henchman (uncredited) * '' Riding the Sunset Trail'' (1941) - Jay Lynch * ''The Lone Rider Fights Back'' (1941) - Barfly (uncredited) * ''

A Missouri Outlaw ''A Missouri Outlaw'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by George Sherman and written by Jack Lait Jr. and Doris Schroeder. The film stars Don "Red" Barry, Lynn Merrick, Noah Beery, Sr., Paul Fix, Al St. John and Frank LaRue. The film w ...

'' (1941) - Henchman Pete Chandler * ''Billy the Kid's Round-Up'' (1941) - Henchman Joe (uncredited) * ''Texas Man Hunt'' (1942) - Henchman Lake * ''The Lone Rider and the Bandit'' (1942) - Saloon Henchman (uncredited) * '' Code of the Outlaw'' (1942) - Plug - Henchman * ''Raiders of the West'' (1942) - Harris - Dandy Gambler (uncredited) * ''

Heart of the Rio Grande ''Heart of the Rio Grande'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by William Morgan and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Fay McKenzie, and Edith Fellows. Based on a story by Newlin B. Wildes, the film is about a singing cowboy and du ...

'' (1942) - Train Passenger (uncredited) * '' The Man with Two Lives'' (1942) - Jess Fowler * '' The Lone Rider in Cheyenne'' (1942) - Deputy Walt * '' Westward Ho'' (1942) - Henchman Dallas (uncredited) * ''

Perils of Nyoka ''Perils of Nyoka'' is a 1942 Republic serial directed by William Witney. It stars Kay Aldridge as Nyoka the Jungle Girl, a character who first appeared in the Edgar Rice Burroughs-inspired serial ''Jungle Girl''. Plot Nyoka, with help from L ...

'' (1942) - Abu * ''

The Sombrero Kid ''The Sombrero Kid'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by George Sherman, written by Norman S. Hall, and starring Don "Red" Barry, Lynn Merrick, Robert Homans, John James, Joel Friedkin and Rand Brooks. It was released on July 31, 1942, ...

'' (1942) - Pete Raymond - Henchman (uncredited) * '' Law and Order'' (1942) - Henchman Durgan * '' The Secret Code'' (1942, Serial) - Marvin hs.1-3,5-6* '' Isle of Missing Men'' (1942) - Bob Henderson * '' Foreign Agent'' (1942) - Tom, Federal Agent (uncredited) * ''Overland Stagecoach'' (1942) - Posse Rider (uncredited) * ''

Texas to Bataan ''Texas to Bataan'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey. The film is the seventeenth in Monogram Pictures' "Range Busters" series, and it stars John "Dusty" King as Dusty, "Davy" Sharpe and Max "Alibi" Terhune ...

'' (1942) - Captain Anders * '' Valley of Hunted Men'' (1942) - Nazi (uncredited) * '' Outlaws of Boulder Pass'' (1942) - Henchman Mulie * ''

Red River Robin Hood ''Red River Robin Hood'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander with a screenplay by Bennett Cohen and starring Tim Holt. It was released by RKO Radio Pictures. The plot was inspired by Zorro. This was the last Tim Holt We ...

'' (1942) - Henchman Ed Rance * ''

Trail Riders ''Trail Riders'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey. The film is the eighteenth in Monogram Pictures' "Range Busters" series, and it stars John "Dusty" King as Dusty, "Davy" Sharpe and Max "Alibi" Terhune, with ...

'' (1942) - Marshal Frank Hammond * '' The Valley of Vanishing Men'' (1942, Serial) - Logan (uncredited) * '' The Sundown Kid'' (1942) - Henchman * ''

The Kid Rides Again ''The Kid Rides Again'' is a 1943 American western directed by Sam Newfield. The film was one of the Billy the Kid (film series by Producers Releasing Corporation. It was Iris Meredith's last credited feature film role. Cast *Buster Crabb ...

'' (1943) - Cowboy in Saloon (uncredited) * '' Cheyenne Roundup'' (1943) - Express Rider (uncredited) * ''

Santa Fe Scouts ''Santa Fe Scouts'' is a 1943 American Western " Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Bob Steele, Tom Tyler and Jimmie Dodd. Cast * Bob Steele as Tucson Smith * Tom Tyler as Stony Brooke * Jimmie Dodd as Lulla ...

'' (1943) - Hoodlum (uncredited) * ''

Wild Horse Stampede ''Wild Horse Stampede'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Alan James and starring Ken Maynard and Hoot Gibson, who play marshals with their own names in the manner of Gene Autry and Roy Rogers. It was the first of eight Monogram Pic ...

'' (1943) - Hanley * '' Wolves of the Range'' (1943) - Henchman Adams * '' Daredevils of the West'' (1943, Serial) - George Hooker

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* '' Days of Old Cheyenne'' (1943) - Henchman Pete * '' The Avenging Rider'' (1943) - Blackie * '' Border Buckaroos'' (1943) - Tom Bancroft * '' Wolves of the Range'' (1943) - Henchman Adams * ''Fugitive of the Plains'' (1943) - R. J. Cole * ''

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'' (1943, Serial) - Fred - the Mechanic h. 5-6(uncredited) * '' The Law Rides Again'' (1943) - Sheriff Jeff * '' Wagon Tracks West'' (1943) - Henchman (uncredited) * ''

Blazing Frontier ''Blazing Frontier'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. The film is also known as ''Blazing Range'' (American recut version). Cast *Buster Crabbe as Billy the Kid * Al St. John as Fuzzy Q. Jones * Marjorie Manners as ...

'' (1943) - Homesteader Clark (uncredited) * '' Trail of Terror'' (1943) - Henchman Tom * ''

Swing Shift Maisie ''Swing Shift Maisie'' (also known as ''Swing It, Maisie'') is a 1943 romantic comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod. It is the seventh in a series of 10 films starring Ann Sothern as Maisie, preceded by '' Maisie Gets Her Man'' (1942) and fo ...

'' (1943) - Charlie - Ann's Blind Date (uncredited) * ''Blazing Guns'' (1943) - Henchman Red Higgins * '' The Man from the Rio Grande'' (1943) - Henchman * ''

Overland Mail Robbery ''Overland Mail Robbery'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by John English and written by Robert Creighton Williams and Robert Yost. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, George "Gabby" Hayes, Anne Jeffreys, Alice Fleming, Weldon Heyburn ...

'' (1943) - Hank (uncredited) * '' Canyon City'' (1943) - Turner - Henchman (uncredited) * '' In Old Oklahoma'' (1943) - Indignant Businessman on Train (uncredited) * '' Pistol Packin' Mama'' (1943) - Doorman (uncredited) * ''

Raiders of Sunset Pass ''Raiders of Sunset Pass'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by John English with a screenplay by John K. Butler. Plot The film is set in Texas during World War II when most of the able-bodied men of military age are away fighting fo ...

'' (1943) - Henchman Tex * ''

Pride of the Plains ''Pride of the Plains'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Wallace Fox and written by John K. Butler and Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Robert Livingston, Smiley Burnette, Nancy Gay, Steve Barclay, Kenneth MacDonald and ...

'' (1944) - Snyder - Henchman * '' Hands Across the Border'' (1944) - Deputy (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1944) - Construction Worker (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1944, Serial) - Ed Graham h. 14(uncredited) * '' Beneath Western Skies'' (1944) - Deputy Barrow * '' Mojave Firebrand'' (1944) - Tony Webb * '' Hidden Valley Outlaws'' (1944) - Henchman Ben Bannon * '' The Laramie Trail'' (1944) - Bud's Partner (uncredited) * '' Outlaws of Santa Fe'' (1944) - Chuck - Henchman * ''

Tucson Raiders ''Tucson Raiders'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring Wild Bill Elliott in the role of Red Ryder. It was the first of twenty-three Red Ryder feature films that would be produced by Republic Pictures. T ...

'' (1944) - Henchman (voice, uncredited) * '' The Tiger Woman'' (1944) - Gentry - Henchman hs. 7, 11* '' Silent Partner'' (1944) - Gangster (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1944) - Foreman (uncredited) * '' Marshal of Reno'' (1944) - Adams - Henchman * '' Secrets of Scotland Yard'' (1944) - Steward (uncredited) * '' The Girl Who Dared'' (1944) - Dr. Paul Dexter * '' Song of Nevada'' (1944) - Thompson's Wagon-Race Driver (uncredited) * '' Haunted Harbor'' (1944, Serial) - Gregg * ''

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'' (1944) - Joe - Henchman * ''

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'' (1944) - Horse Thief (uncredited) * '' Cheyenne Wildcat'' (1944) - Henchman Pete * '' My Buddy'' (1944) - Convict (uncredited) * '' Storm Over Lisbon'' (1944) - Paul-Deresco Aide * '' End of the Road'' (1944) - Al Herman * '' Sheriff of Sundown'' (1944) - Arthur Wilkes - Secretary * '' Vigilantes of Dodge City'' (1944) - Henchman Dave Brewster * ''

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'' (1944) - Cab Driver (uncredited) * '' Thoroughbreds'' (1944) - (uncredited) * '' Sheriff of Las Vegas'' (1944) - Whitey - Henchman * '' Manhunt of Mystery Island'' (1945, Serial) - Sidney Brand * '' Corpus Christi Bandits'' (1945) - Spade - Henchman * ''

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'' (1945) - Murder Victim (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1945) - Gambler (uncredited) * '' Santa Fe Saddlemates'' (1945) - Brazos Kane * '' A Sporting Chance'' (1945) - Boarder * '' Bells of Rosarita'' (1945) - Kidnapper (uncredited) * '' The Chicago Kid'' (1945) - Al * '' Road to Alcatraz'' (1945) - Servant * '' Trail of Kit Carson'' (1945) - Trigger Chandler * ''

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'' (1945) - Johnny Slade - Henchman * '' Hitchhike to Happiness'' (1945) - Man in Bar (uncredited) * '' The Purple Monster Strikes'' (1945, Serial) - Charles Mitchell hs. 1–2, 10* '' Love, Honor and Goodbye'' (1945) - Counter Man (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1945) - Lance - Henchman * '' Dakota'' (1945) - Henchman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1945) - Henchman Joe * '' The Scarlet Horseman'' (1946, Serial) - Henchman (uncredited) * '' The Phantom Rider'' (1946, Serial) - Ben Brady - Henchman * '' A Guy Could Change'' (1946) - Frank Hanlon * ''

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'' (1946) - Henchman Felton * '' Sheriff of Redwood Valley'' (1946) - Henchman Jackson * '' Home on the Range'' (1946) - Henchman #2 * ''Rainbow Over Texas'' (1946) - Henchman Pete McAvoy * ''

Sun Valley Cyclone ''Sun Valley Cyclone'' is a 1946 American Western film in the Red Ryder film series directed by R. G. Springsteen, written by Earle Snell, and starring Wild Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Roy Barcroft, Kenne Duncan and Eddy Waller. ...

'' (1946) - Dow * ''

In Old Sacramento ''In Old Sacramento'' is a 1946 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and written by Frances Hyland and Frank Gruber. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Constance Moore, Henry H. Daniels Jr., Ruth Donnelly, Eugene Pallette and Jack La ...

'' (1946) - Deputy (uncredited) * '' Man from Rainbow Valley'' (1946) - Tracy's Partner * ''

Traffic in Crime ''Traffic in Crime'' is a 1946 American action film directed by Lesley Selander, written by David Lang, and starring Kane Richmond, Anne Nagel, Adele Mara, Wade Crosby, Wilton Graff and Roy Barcroft. It was released on June 28, 1946, by Republic ...

'' (1946) - Henchman (uncredited) * ''

My Pal Trigger ''My Pal Trigger'' is a 1946 American Western musical film directed by Frank McDonald. The screenplay by Jack Townley and John K. Butler was based upon a story by Paul Gangelin. The film stars Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, George “Gabby” Hayes, ...

'' (1946) - Croupier * ''

Night Train to Memphis ''Night Train to Memphis'' is a 1946 American action film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan. The film stars Roy Acuff, Allan Lane, Adele Mara, Irving Bacon, Joseph Crehan and Emma Dunn. The film was ...

'' (1946) - Asa Morgan * '' Red River Renegades'' (1946) - Henchman Hackett * ''

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'' (1946) - Geologist McBride * '' G.I. War Brides'' (1946) - (uncredited) * '' The Mysterious Mr. Valentine'' (1946) - Sam Priestly * '' Rio Grande Raiders'' (1946) - Steve - Henchman * ''

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'' (1946) - Henchman Brannigan * ''

The Crimson Ghost ''The Crimson Ghost'' is a 1946 American film serial directed by Fred C. Brannon and William Witney. Produced by Republic Pictures and written by Albert DeMond, Basil Dickey, Jesse Duffy, and Sol Shor, it was the last serial that Witney dir ...

'' (1946, Serial) - Dr. Chambers hs. 1–2, 8* '' Santa Fe Uprising'' (1946) - Henchman * '' Sioux City Sue'' (1946) - Crawley (uncredited) * '' Angel and the Badman'' (1947) - Gambler (uncredited) * '' Twilight on the Rio Grande'' (1947) - Lou Evers - U.S. Customs Agent (uncredited) * '' Buck Privates Come Home'' (1947) - Sergeant on Sidewalk (uncredited) * '' The Trespasser'' (1947) - Fellow (uncredited) * ''

Close-Up A close-up or closeup in filmmaking, television production, photography, still photography, and the comic strip medium is a type of shot (filmmaking), shot that tightly film frame, frames a person or object. Close-ups are one of the standard s ...

'' (1948) - Detective (uncredited) * '' Sundown in Santa Fe'' (1948) - Wagon Driver (uncredited) * ''Hidden Danger'' (1948) - Henchman Bender * ''Crashing Thru'' (1949) - Ranger Tim Reymond * ''

Shadows of the West ''Shadows of the West'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Adele Buffington. The film stars Whip Wilson, Andy Clyde, Riley Hill, Reno Browne, Bill Kennedy and Pierce Lyden. The film was released on January ...

'' (1949) - Bill Mayberry * ''

Gun Runner Arms trafficking or gunrunning is the illicit trade of contraband small arms and ammunition, which constitutes part of a broad range of illegal activities often associated with transnational criminal organizations. The illegal trade of small a ...

'' (1949) - Nebraska * '' Law of the West'' (1949) - Frank Stevens * '' Stampede'' (1949) - Steve (uncredited) * '' Across the Rio Grande'' (1949) - Joe Bardet * ''West of El Dorado'' (1949) - Steve Dallas * ''

Range Justice ''Range Justice'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Ronald Davidson. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Max Terhune, Tris Coffin, Riley Hill, Sarah Padden and Eddie Parker. The film was released on July 1 ...

'' (1949) - Henchman Kirk * ''Roaring Westward'' (1949) - Morgan * ''

Deputy Marshal ''Deputy Marshal'' is a 1949 American Western (genre), Western film directed by William Berke and starring Jon Hall (actor), Jon Hall, Frances Langford and Dick Foran. The film was a more expensive production that usual from Robert L. Lippert w ...

'' (1949) - Cal Freeling * '' Riders in the Sky'' (1949) - Travis * '' Lawless Code'' (1949) - Tom Blaine - Henchman * ''

Sons of New Mexico ''Sons of New Mexico'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by John English and written by Paul Gangelin. The film stars Gene Autry, Gail Davis, Robert Armstrong, Dick Jones, Frankie Darro and Irving Bacon. The film was released on De ...

'' (1949) - Ed - Henchman (uncredited) * '' Range Land'' (1949) - Sheriff Winters * ''

Davy Crockett, Indian Scout ''Davy Crockett, Indian Scout'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Lew Landers and starring George Montgomery and Ellen Drew. Wartime hero Johnny McKee had a small role in the film, as did Jim Thorpe. The film was shot at the Motion ...

'' (1950) - Sgt. Gordon * '' Radar Secret Service'' (1950) - Michael's Henchman * '' Mule Train'' (1950) - Latigo (uncredited) * ''

Code of the Silver Sage ''Code of the Silver Sage'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Fred C. Brannon and starring Allan Lane. Plot Cast *Allan Lane as Lieutenant Rocky Lane * Eddy Waller as Nugget Clark * Roy Barcroft as Hulon Champion *Kay Christopher ...

'' (1950) - Dick Cantwell - Henchman * ''

Jiggs and Maggie Out West ''Jiggs and Maggie Out West'' is a 1950 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Joe Yule, Renie Riano and George McManus. It was the final film in the '' Jiggs and Maggie'' film series, featuring the adventures of a bickeri ...

'' (1950) - Slim - Henchman (uncredited) * '' A Life of Her Own'' (1950) - Man Asking Invitation (uncredited) * '' Surrender'' (1950) - Rider Warning of Gregg (uncredited) * ''

Indian Territory The Indian Territory and the Indian Territories are terms that generally described an evolving land area set aside by the United States Government for the relocation of Native Americans who held aboriginal title to their land as a sovereign ...

'' (1950) - 3rd Man Shot by Apache (uncredited) * ''

Last of the Buccaneers ''Last of the Buccaneers'' is a 1950 American Technicolor adventure film directed by Lew Landers and starring Paul Henreid as Jean Lafitte. Plot Swashbuckler about the adventures of pirate Jean Lafitte after he helped save New Orleans from a Brit ...

'' (1950) - Pirate Captain (uncredited) * '' The Blazing Sun'' (1950) - Al Bartlett & Mark Bartlett * ''Wanted: Dead or Alive'' (1951) - Henchman (uncredited) * '' Badman's Gold'' (1951) - Rance * '' Whirlwind'' (1951) - Slim - Henchman (uncredited) * ''Nevada Badmen'' (1951) - Bob Bannon (uncredited) * '' The Texas Rangers'' (1951) - Bart Howard - Outlaw (uncredited) * ''Silver Canyon'' (1951) - Corporal (uncredited) * '' Oklahoma Justice'' (1951) - Sheriff Barnes * ''

The Hills of Utah ''The Hills of Utah'' is a 1951 American Western film directed by John English and starring Gene Autry, Elaine Riley and Donna Martell.Pitts p.152 The film's sets were designed by the art director Charles Clague. Plot Cast * Gene Autry as ...

'' (1951) - Indigo Hubbard - Henchman * ''

Drums in the Deep South ''Drums in the Deep South'' is an American Civil War war western film directed by William Cameron Menzies who was production designer of David O. Selznick's ''Gone With the Wind'' (1939) and also designed the cave sequences in Selznick's '' The ...

'' (1951) - Union Officer (uncredited) * '' Indian Uprising'' (1952) - Lt. Richards (uncredited) * '' The Frontier Phantom'' (1952) - Sam Mantell * '' On Top of Old Smoky'' (1953) - McQuaid * '' Jack McCall, Desperado'' (1953) - Gang Member at Party (uncredited) * ''

Pack Train A packhorse, pack horse, or sumpter refers to a horse, mule, donkey, or pony used to carry goods on its back, usually in sidebags or panniers. Typically packhorses are used to cross difficult terrain, where the absence of roads prevents the use of ...

'' (1953) - Ross McLain * ''

'' (1954) - Freno Frost * '' Hell's Horizon'' (1955) - Maj. Naylor * ''

Flesh and the Spur ''Flesh and the Spur'' is a 1956 Western film directed by Edward L. Cahn. The film stars John Agar as Lucius Random, Marla English as Wild Willow and Mike Connors (billed here as Touch Connors) as Stacy Tanner. The film was released by America ...

'' (1956) - Kale Tanner * '' Revolt at Fort Laramie'' (1957) - Capt. Foley (uncredited) * '' Outlaw Queen'' (1957) - Sheriff * '' The Iron Sheriff'' (1957) - Leveret's Brother-in-Law (uncredited) * ''

The Parson and the Outlaw ''The Parson and the Outlaw'' is a 1957 American Western film directed by Oliver Drake for Charles "Buddy" Rogers Productions and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Written by Drake and John Mantley, the film stars Anthony Dexter as Billy the K ...

'' (1957) - Matt McCloud (uncredited) * ''

The Astounding She-Monster ''The Astounding She-Monster'' is a 1958Warren, Bill (1986). "Keep Watching The Skies Volume 2". McFarland & Co., Inc. . Page 731 science fiction horror film starring Robert Clarke and directed, co-written and produced by Ronnie Ashcroft for Hol ...

'' (1957) - Nat Burdell * ''Date with Death'' (1959) - Andrews - Freight-Train Watchman * ''

Revenge of the Virgins ''Revenge of the Virgins'' is a 1959 American nudie cutie film directed by Peter Perry Jr with a screenplay by Ed Wood. Plot The film involves a main plot about an entrepreneur leading an expedition to find gold and a subplot about a tribe o ...

'' (1959) - Narrator (voice, uncredited) * ''

'' (1959) - Dr. Acula * ''

Oklahoma Territory The Territory of Oklahoma was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 2, 1890, until November 16, 1907, when it was joined with the Indian Territory under a new constitution and admitted to the Union as t ...

'' (1960) - Bigelow Henchman (uncredited) * '' The Music Box Kid'' (1960) - Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited) * ''Natchez Trace'' (1960) - William Murrell * '' The Sinister Urge'' (1960) - Lt. Matt Carson * ''Like Wow!'' (1962) - Car Salesman

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