William Duncan


Actor

About

Also Known As
William A Duncan
Birth Place
United Kingdom
Born
December 16, 1879
Died
February 08, 1961

Biography

British actor William Duncan made a name for himself on the big screen. Duncan started his acting career landing roles in such films as "A Fight For Millions" (1918), "Smashing Barriers" (1919) and "Fighting Fate" (1921). He also appeared in "The Fast Express" (1924) and "Nevada" (1935) with Buster Crabbe. His passion for acting continued to his roles in projects like the Jimmy Elli...

Family & Companions

Edith Johnson
Wife
Actor.
Edith Roberts
Wife
Actor.

Notes

Not to be confused with the Scottish director and producer William H Duncan or the American actor William Cary Duncan (1874-1945)

Biography

British actor William Duncan made a name for himself on the big screen. Duncan started his acting career landing roles in such films as "A Fight For Millions" (1918), "Smashing Barriers" (1919) and "Fighting Fate" (1921). He also appeared in "The Fast Express" (1924) and "Nevada" (1935) with Buster Crabbe. His passion for acting continued to his roles in projects like the Jimmy Ellison western "Three on the Trail" (1936), the western "Hopalong Rides Again" (1937) with George "Gabby" Hayes and the western "Bar 20 Justice" (1938) with George "Gabby" Hayes. He also appeared in "Law of the Pampas" (1939). Duncan was most recently credited in the Robert Redford dramatic adaptation "A Walk in the Woods" (2015). Duncan passed away in February 1961 at the age of 82.

Filmography

 

Director (Feature Film)

The Fast Express (1924)
Director
Smashing Barriers (1923)
Director
Playing It Wild (1923)
Director
The Steel Trail (1923)
Director
The Silent Vow (1922)
Director
The Fighting Guide (1922)
Director
When Danger Smiles (1922)
Director
Steelheart (1921)
Director
No Defense (1921)
Director
Where Men Are Men (1921)
Director
Fighting Fate (1921)
Director
The Silent Avenger (1920)
Director
The Man of Might (1919)
Director
A Fight For Millions (1918)
Director
Vengeance and the Woman (1918)
Director
Dead Shot Baker (1917)
Director
The Tenderfoot (1917)
Director
The Fighting Trail (1917)
Director
The Ranger and His Horse (1912)
Director

Cast (Feature Film)

Stuck with Each Other (1989)
The Farmer's Daughter (1940)
Tom Bingham
Texas Rangers Ride Again (1940)
Captain Inglis
Queen of the Mob (1940)
District Attorney
Law of the Pampas (1939)
Buck Peters
The Frontiersmen (1938)
Buck Peters
Bar 20 Justice (1938)
Buck Peters
The Frontiersman (1938)
Thunder Trail (1937)
John Ames
Hopalong Rides Again (1937)
Buck Peters
Forlorn River (1937)
Blaine
Three on the Trail (1936)
Buck Peters
Nevada (1935)
Ben Ide
The Fast Express (1924)
Playing It Wild (1923)
Jerry Hoskins
Smashing Barriers (1923)
Dan Stevens
The Steel Trail (1923)
The Silent Vow (1922)
Richard Stratton/"Dick" Stratton
When Danger Smiles (1922)
Ray Chapman
The Fighting Guide (1922)
Ned Lightning
Where Men Are Men (1921)
Vic Foster
Steelheart (1921)
Frank Worthing
No Defense (1921)
John Manning
Fighting Fate (1921)
The Silent Avenger (1920)
The Man of Might (1919)
Vengeance and the Woman (1918)
A Fight For Millions (1918)
Dead Shot Baker (1917)
Dead Shot Baker
The Tenderfoot (1917)
Jim
Aladdin from Broadway (1917)
James Fitzgerald
Money Magic (1917)
Marshall Haney
The Fighting Trail (1917)
The Last Man (1916)
Major Harvey
God's Country and the Woman (1916)
Philip Weyman
Through the Wall (1916)
Paul Stanton, also known as Coquenil
The Chalice of Courage (1915)
William Newbold
Love and Law (1909)

Art Department (Feature Film)

A Walk in the Woods (2015)
Painter
Let's Be Cops (2014)
Painter

Film Production - Main (Feature Film)

They Came Together (2014)
Best Boy Grip
Heart of Dixie (1989)
Grip

Cast (Special)

Darrow (1991)
George Baer

Misc. Crew (Short)

"Thrills Of Yesterday" Serious Moments From Serial Days (1931)
Archival Footage

Life Events

1912

Film acting and directing debut

Companions

Edith Johnson
Wife
Actor.
Edith Roberts
Wife
Actor.

Bibliography

Notes

Not to be confused with the Scottish director and producer William H Duncan or the American actor William Cary Duncan (1874-1945)