Acting
William Duncan
EN cinema · 59 credits
Born
16 December 1879
Died
7 February 1961 (aged 81)
Birthplace
Dundee, Scotland, UK
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.
Known for
Filmography
Stuck with Each Other
as Columnist
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
as Captain Inglis
The Farmer's Daughter
as Tom Bingham
Law of the Pampas
as Buck Peters
Bar 20 Justice
as Buck Peters
The Frontiersmen
as Buck Peters
Forlorn River
as Blaine
Hopalong Rides Again
as Buck Peters
Thunder Trail
as John Ames
Three on the Trail
as Buck Peters
Nevada
as Ben Ide
Hello, 'Frisco
1924
Hello, 'Frisco
as William Duncan
Wolves of the North
as Alan Gray, Director
The Fast Express
as Brent McAdams, Director
The Silent Vow
as Richard Stratton / Dick Stratton, Director
The Silent Avenger
as Phil Read, Director
Smashing Barriers
as Dan Stevens, Producer, Director
Man of Might
1919
Man of Might
as Dick Van Brunt, Director
A Fight for Millions
as Bob Hardy, Director
The Fighting Trail
as John Gwyn, Director
Aladdin from Broadway
as William Fitzgerald
Through the Wall
as Paul Stanton (aka Coquenil)
The Little Sister
1914
The Little Sister
as First Prospector, Director
A Friend in Need
1914
A Friend in Need
as Jimmy Donovan - the Chauffeur, Director, Scenario Writer
By Unseen Hand
1914
By Unseen Hand
as Jimmy Norton, Director
Marian, the Holy Terror
as Dave, Director, Scenario Writer
The Rustler's Reformation
Actor, Director, Writer
The Taming of Texas Pete
as Texas Pete, Director, Scenario Writer
Made a Coward
as Bud Harris, Director, Scenario Writer
Sallie's Sure Shot
as Fred, Director
The Marshal's Capture
as The Marshal, Director, Scenario Writer
The Only Chance
as Charley West - the Lineman, Director
His Father's Deputy
as Deputy Jim Carter - the Sheriff's Son, Director, Writer
The Life Timer
1913
The Life Timer
as Steve, Director, Writer
The Sheriff of Yavapai County
as Sheriff Bud O'Neill, Director, Writer
The Range Law
as Ted, Director, Scenario Writer
The Shotgun Man and the Stage Driver
as The Shotgun Man, Director, Story
Mother Love vs Gold
as Dick Mackey, Director, Scenario Writer
The Escape of Jim Dolan
Scenario Writer, Director
Taming a Tenderfoot
Director, Scenario Writer
Religion and Gun Practice
Director, Scenario Writer
The Scapegoat
as Jack Wright - Nellie's Brother
A Cowboy's Best Girl
as Carl Graham, a Young Rancher, Glen's Best Friend
A War Time Romance
as Jack Munroe
So-Jun-Wah and the Tribal Law
as Red Reagan - a Prospector
Jim's Vindication
as Jim - Pony Express Rider, Scenario Writer, Director
Told in Colorado
as John Hunter
The Bully of Bingo Gulch
as Wild Jim, the Bad Man of Bingo Gulch
A Romance of the Rio Grande
as Smith, an Old Settler
Western Hearts
as A Gambler
The Wheels of Justice
as Richard Courtright