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William Duncan(1879-1961)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Writer
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William Duncan
William Duncan was born on 16 December 1879 in Dundee, Tayside, Scotland, UK. He was an actor and director, known for The Steel Trail (1923), A Matrimonial Deluge (1913) and The Gunfighter's Son (1913). He was previously married to Edith Johnson. He died on 8 February 1961 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornDecember 16, 1879
DiedFebruary 8, 1961(81)
BornDecember 16, 1879
DiedFebruary 8, 1961(81)
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William Duncan in The Last Man (1916)
Eugenie Besserer, Hobart Bosworth, William Duncan, and Tom Santschi in Monte Cristo (1912)
Ernie Adams, William Boyd, William Duncan, Russell Hayden, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Billy King, Leo J. McMahon, and Lois Wilde in Hopalong Rides Again (1937)
William Duncan, Russell Hayden, Bob Woodward, and Wen Wright in Bar 20 Justice (1938)
William Boyd, William Duncan, Russell Hayden, and Bob Woodward in Bar 20 Justice (1938)
William Duncan, Russell Hayden, Walter Long, and Paul Sutton in Bar 20 Justice (1938)
Edward Cecil, William Duncan, Edith Johnson, Albert J. Smith, and Jim Welch in The Fast Express (1924)
William Duncan and Edith Johnson in The Silent Avenger (1920)
William Boyd, William Duncan, and Claude King in Three on the Trail (1936)
William Boyd, William Duncan, James Ellison, Muriel Evans, George 'Gabby' Hayes, and Claude King in Three on the Trail (1936)
William Duncan in The Man from the Desert (1915)
William Duncan and Carol Holloway in Vengeance - and the Woman (1917)

Known for:

William Duncan in The Steel Trail (1923)
The Steel Trail
5.3
  • Bruce Boyd
  • 1923
A Matrimonial Deluge
Short
  • Dan Clark
  • 1913
The Gunfighter's Son
Short
  • Jeff Scott - Ranch Foreman
  • 1913
William Boyd in The Frontiersmen (1938)
The Frontiersmen
6.3
  • Buck Peters
  • 1938

Credits

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Actor

  • John Howard in Texas Rangers Ride Again (1940)
    Texas Rangers Ride Again
    • Texas Rangers Captain Inglis
    • 1940
  • Ralph Bellamy, Jeanne Cagney, Richard Denning, William Henry, Paul Kelly, J. Carrol Naish, and Blanche Yurka in Queen of the Mob (1940)
    Queen of the Mob
    • District Attorney (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Richard Denning, Martha Raye, and Charles Ruggles in The Farmer's Daughter (1940)
    The Farmer's Daughter
    • Tom Bingham
    • 1940
  • William Boyd in Law of the Pampas (1939)
    Law of the Pampas
    • Buck Peters
    • 1939
  • William Boyd in The Frontiersmen (1938)
    The Frontiersmen
    • Buck Peters
    • 1938
  • William Boyd in Bar 20 Justice (1938)
    Bar 20 Justice
    • Buck Peters
    • 1938
  • Marsha Hunt and Gilbert Roland in Thunder Trail (1937)
    Thunder Trail
    • John Ames
    • 1937
  • William Boyd in Hopalong Rides Again (1937)
    Hopalong Rides Again
    • Buck Peters
    • 1937
  • Buster Crabbe, June Martel, and John Patterson in Forlorn River (1937)
    Forlorn River
    • Blaine
    • 1937
  • William Boyd, James Ellison, and George 'Gabby' Hayes in Three on the Trail (1936)
    Three on the Trail
    • Buck Peters
    • 1936
  • Kathleen Burke and Buster Crabbe in Nevada (1935)
    Nevada
    • Ben Ide
    • 1935
  • William Duncan in Wolves of the North (1924)
    Wolves of the North
    • Alan Gray
    • 1924
  • The Fast Express (1924)
    The Fast Express
    • Brent McAdams
    • 1924
  • William Duncan in The Steel Trail (1923)
    The Steel Trail
    • Bruce Boyd
    • 1923
  • Edith Johnson in Smashing Barriers (1923)
    Smashing Barriers
    • Dan Stevens
    • 1923

Director

  • William Duncan in Wolves of the North (1924)
    Wolves of the North
    • Director
    • 1924
  • The Fast Express (1924)
    The Fast Express
    • Director
    • 1924
  • William Duncan in The Steel Trail (1923)
    The Steel Trail
    • Director
    • 1923
  • Edith Johnson in Smashing Barriers (1923)
    Smashing Barriers
    • Director
    • 1923
  • William Duncan and Edith Johnson in Playing It Wild (1923)
    Playing It Wild
    • Director
    • 1923
  • William Duncan and Edith Johnson in The Fighting Guide (1922)
    The Fighting Guide
    • Director
    • 1922
  • William Duncan and Edith Johnson in When Danger Smiles (1922)
    When Danger Smiles
    • Director
    • 1922
  • Jack Curtis, William Duncan, and Edith Johnson in The Silent Vow (1922)
    The Silent Vow
    • Director
    • 1922
  • Mathilde Brundage and Edith Johnson in No Defense (1921)
    No Defense
    • Director
    • 1921
  • William Duncan and Edith Johnson in Steelheart (1921)
    Steelheart
    • Director
    • 1921
  • Edith Johnson and George Kunkel in Where Men Are Men (1921)
    Where Men Are Men
    • Director
    • 1921
  • William Duncan in Fighting Fate (1921)
    Fighting Fate
    • Director
    • 1921
  • William Duncan in The Silent Avenger (1920)
    The Silent Avenger
    • Director
    • 1920
  • Smashing Barriers (1919)
    Smashing Barriers
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1919
  • William Duncan in Man of Might (1919)
    Man of Might
    • Director
    • 1919

Writer

  • The Servant Question Out West
    • scenario
    • Short
    • 1914
  • Marian, the Holy Terror
    • scenario
    • Short
    • 1914
  • Marrying Gretchen
    • scenario
    • Short
    • 1914
  • A Mix-Up on the Plains
    • scenario
    • Short
    • 1914
  • A Friend in Need
    • scenario
    • Short
    • 1914
  • Good Resolutions
    • scenario
    • Short
    • 1914
  • Mother Love vs Gold
    • scenario
    • Short
    • 1913
  • William Duncan and Myrtle Stedman in The Rustler's Reformation (1913)
    The Rustler's Reformation
    • scenario
    • Short
    • 1913
  • The Escape of Jim Dolan (1913)
    The Escape of Jim Dolan
    • scenario
    • Short
    • 1913
  • The Schoolmarm's Shooting Match
    • scenario
    • Short
    • 1913
  • Two Sacks of Potatoes
    • story
    • Short
    • 1913
  • The Capture of Bad Brown
    • scenario
    • Short
    • 1913
  • The Rejected Lover's Luck
    • scenario
    • Short
    • 1913
  • An Apache's Gratitude
    • writer
    • Short
    • 1913
  • The Galloping Romeo
    • scenario
    • Short
    • 1913

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • H. William Duncan
  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • December 16, 1879
    • Dundee, Tayside, Scotland, UK
  • Died
    • February 8, 1961
    • Hollywood, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Edith Johnson1921 - February 8, 1961 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 15 Articles

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  • Trivia
    After retiring from films in 1925, he returned to the screen in the 1930s in supporting roles, most notably as Buck Peters, owner of the Bar 20 Ranch, in several of the Hopalong Cassidy western series.

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