Acting

William Duncan

Born 1879-12-16

Dundee, Scotland, UK

Department: Acting

Biography

William Duncan (16 December 1879 – 7 February 1961), born in Dundee, Scotland, was known as a major actor, producer, writer, and director of film serials and features in Hollywood. After immigrating to the United States as a child with his family, he became a leading star in the new film industry. Promoted as a Scottish star, he became one of the highest paid actors when under contract to Vitagraph.

1935

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Filmography & Credits

Complete career catalog (101 titles)

Title	Character / Role	Type	Year
Stuck with Each Other	Columnist	Movie	1989
The Texas Rangers Ride Again	Captain Inglis	Movie	1940
The Farmer's Daughter	Tom Bingham	Movie	1940
Law of the Pampas	Buck Peters	Movie	1939
The Frontiersmen	Buck Peters	Movie	1938
Bar 20 Justice	Buck Peters	Movie	1938
Thunder Trail	John Ames	Movie	1937
Hopalong Rides Again	Buck Peters	Movie	1937
Forlorn River	Blaine	Movie	1937
Three on the Trail	Buck Peters	Movie	1936
Nevada	Ben Ide	Movie	1935
Hello, 'Frisco	William Duncan	Movie	1924
Wolves of the North	Alan Gray	Movie	1924
Wolves of the North	Director	Movie	1924
The Fast Express	Brent McAdams	Movie	1924
The Fast Express	Director	Movie	1924
The Silent Vow	Richard Stratton / Dick Stratton	Movie	1922
The Silent Vow	Director	Movie	1922
The Silent Avenger	Phil Read	Movie	1920
The Silent Avenger	Director	Movie	1920
Smashing Barriers	Dan Stevens	Movie	1919
Smashing Barriers	Director	Movie	1919
Smashing Barriers	Producer	Movie	1919
Man of Might	Dick Van Brunt	Movie	1919
Man of Might	Director	Movie	1919
A Fight for Millions	Bob Hardy	Movie	1918
A Fight for Millions	Director	Movie	1918
The Fighting Trail	John Gwyn	Movie	1917
The Fighting Trail	Director	Movie	1917
Aladdin from Broadway	William Fitzgerald	Movie	1917
The Mystery of Lake Lethe	Self / Appearance	Movie	1917
Through the Wall	Paul Stanton (aka Coquenil)	Movie	1916
The Cost of High Living	Jack	Movie	1916
God's Country and the Woman	Philip Weyman	Movie	1916
Love and Law	Jimmy	Movie	1915
He's a Bear	Ralph	Movie	1915
Marian, the Holy Terror	Dave	Movie	1914
Marian, the Holy Terror	Director	Movie	1914
Marian, the Holy Terror	Scenario Writer	Movie	1914
The Little Sister	First Prospector	Movie	1914
The Little Sister	Director	Movie	1914
A Friend in Need	Jimmy Donovan - the Chauffeur	Movie	1914
A Friend in Need	Director	Movie	1914
A Friend in Need	Scenario Writer	Movie	1914
By Unseen Hand	Jimmy Norton	Movie	1914
By Unseen Hand	Director	Movie	1914
Mother Love vs Gold	Dick Mackey	Movie	1913
Mother Love vs Gold	Director	Movie	1913
Mother Love vs Gold	Scenario Writer	Movie	1913
The Rustler's Reformation	Self / Appearance	Movie	1913
The Rustler's Reformation	Writer	Movie	1913
The Rustler's Reformation	Director	Movie	1913
The Escape of Jim Dolan	Scenario Writer	Movie	1913
The Escape of Jim Dolan	Director	Movie	1913
The Taming of Texas Pete	Texas Pete	Movie	1913
The Taming of Texas Pete	Director	Movie	1913
The Taming of Texas Pete	Scenario Writer	Movie	1913
Made a Coward	Bud Harris	Movie	1913
Made a Coward	Director	Movie	1913
Made a Coward	Scenario Writer	Movie	1913
Sallie's Sure Shot	Fred	Movie	1913
Sallie's Sure Shot	Director	Movie	1913
The Marshal's Capture	The Marshal	Movie	1913
The Marshal's Capture	Scenario Writer	Movie	1913
The Marshal's Capture	Director	Movie	1913
Taming a Tenderfoot	Scenario Writer	Movie	1913
Taming a Tenderfoot	Director	Movie	1913
The Only Chance	Charley West - the Lineman	Movie	1913
The Only Chance	Director	Movie	1913
The Law and the Outlaw	Director	Movie	1913
Religion and Gun Practice	Scenario Writer	Movie	1913
Religion and Gun Practice	Director	Movie	1913
His Father's Deputy	Deputy Jim Carter - the Sheriff's Son	Movie	1913
His Father's Deputy	Writer	Movie	1913
His Father's Deputy	Director	Movie	1913
That Mail Order Suit	Director	Movie	1913
The Shotgun Man and the Stage Driver	The Shotgun Man	Movie	1913
The Shotgun Man and the Stage Driver	Director	Movie	1913
The Shotgun Man and the Stage Driver	Story	Movie	1913
The Life Timer	Steve	Movie	1913
The Life Timer	Writer	Movie	1913
The Life Timer	Director	Movie	1913
The Sheriff of Yavapai County	Sheriff Bud O'Neill	Movie	1913
The Sheriff of Yavapai County	Writer	Movie	1913
The Sheriff of Yavapai County	Director	Movie	1913
Juggling with Fate	Director	Movie	1913
The Range Law	Ted	Movie	1913
The Range Law	Director	Movie	1913
The Range Law	Scenario Writer	Movie	1913
Jim's Vindication	Jim - Pony Express Rider	Movie	1912
Jim's Vindication	Scenario Writer	Movie	1912
Jim's Vindication	Director	Movie	1912
So-Jun-Wah and the Tribal Law	Red Reagan - a Prospector	Movie	1912
A War Time Romance	Jack Munroe	Movie	1912
The Scapegoat	Jack Wright - Nellie's Brother	Movie	1912
A Cowboy's Best Girl	Carl Graham, a Young Rancher, Glen's Best Friend	Movie	1912
The Bully of Bingo Gulch	Wild Jim, the Bad Man of Bingo Gulch	Movie	1911
A Romance of the Rio Grande	Smith, an Old Settler	Movie	1911
Western Hearts	A Gambler	Movie	1911
Told in Colorado	John Hunter	Movie	1911
The Wheels of Justice	Richard Courtright	Movie	1911