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Kenne Duncan was a Canadian-born B-movie character actor. 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, crime drama, and science fiction. He also appeared in over a dozen serials.
Birth Name
Kenneth Duncan MacLachlan
Born
Monday, 17 February 1902
Died
Saturday, 05 February 1972
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Forsaken Westerns | (archive footage) | 2017 |
| Night of the Ghouls | Dr. Acula / Karl, aka Dr. Acula | 1984 |
| Buck Rogers | Lt. Lacey | 1977 |
| Cyclotrode 'X' | Chambers | 1966 |
| D-Day on Mars | Charles Mitchell | 1966 |
| Deadly Ray from Mars | Airdrome platform officer | 1966 |
| Like Wow! | Car Salesman | 1962 |
| The Sinister Urge | Lt. Matt Carson | 1960 |
| Natchez Trace | William Murrell | 1960 |
| The Music Box Kid | Truck Driver's Helper | 1960 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Forsaken Westerns | (archive footage) | 2017 |
| Night of the Ghouls | Dr. Acula / Karl, aka Dr. Acula | 1984 |
| Buck Rogers | Lt. Lacey | 1977 |
| Cyclotrode 'X' | Chambers | 1966 |
| D-Day on Mars | Charles Mitchell | 1966 |
| Deadly Ray from Mars | Airdrome platform officer | 1966 |
| Like Wow! | Car Salesman | 1962 |
| The Sinister Urge | Lt. Matt Carson | 1960 |
| Natchez Trace | William Murrell | 1960 |
| The Music Box Kid | Truck Driver's Helper | 1960 |
| Oklahoma Territory | Bigelow Henchman | 1960 |
| Date with Death | Andrews - Train Watchman | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Sheriff Brown | 1959 |
| Revenge of the Virgins | Narrator | 1958 |
| Bat Masterson | Newspaper Reporter | 1958 |
| Bronco | Clerk / Ab | 1958 |
| Tombstone Territory | Bartender | 1957 |
| The Californians | Referee | 1957 |
| The Parson and the Outlaw | Matt McCloud | 1957 |
| Outlaw Queen | Sheriff | 1957 |
| The Astounding She-Monster | Nat Burdell | 1957 |
| The Iron Sheriff | Leveret's Brother-in-Law | 1957 |
| Revolt at Fort Laramie | Capt. Foley | 1957 |
| Flesh and the Spur | Tanner / Kale Tanner | 1956 |
| Circus Boy | Barlow | 1956 |
| Blazing the Overland Trail | Henchman | 1956 |
| Hell's Horizon | Maj. Naylor | 1955 |
| Sergeant Preston of the Yukon | Pete Pringle / Ram Stevens / Sam | 1955 |
| The Adventures of Champion | Craig / Brice | 1955 |
| Cheyenne | Lynch Mob Head | 1955 |
| The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Caldwell / Davie - Pierce Foreman / Dr. Perkins / Duecey Miller / Kendall | 1955 |
| Tales of the Texas Rangers | Norm | 1955 |
| Buffalo Bill, Jr. | Mike West / Hugh Clemens | 1955 |
| Timber Country Trouble | Ben Allen / Uncle Ben Allen | 1955 |
| The Lawless Rider | Freno Frost | 1954 |
| Annie Oakley | Dr. Sharpe / Frank / Henchman Rick / Luther Brown / Simpson - Henchman | 1954 |
| Pack Train | Ross McLain | 1953 |
| Jack McCall, Desperado | Gang Member at Party | 1953 |
| On Top of Old Smoky | 1953 | |
| Planet Outlaws | Lt. Lacy | 1953 |
| Death Valley Days | Second Robber / Nevada Secretary of State / McConnell / Bartender | 1952 |
| The Frontier Phantom | Sam Mantell (as Kenne Duncun) / Sam Mantell | 1952 |
| Indian Uprising | Lt. Richards | 1952 |
| Drums in the Deep South | Union Officer | 1951 |
| The Hills of Utah | Indigo Hubbard - Henchman / Henchman Indigo Hubbard | 1951 |
| Sky King | Matt / Murdock | 1951 |
| Oklahoma Justice | Sheriff Barnes | 1951 |
| The Adventures of Kit Carson | Colonel / Henchman / Major Talbot / Monte Merringer - Henchman | 1951 |
| Silver Canyon | Corporal | 1951 |
| The Texas Rangers | Bart Howard - Outlaw | 1951 |
| Nevada Badmen | Bob Bannon | 1951 |
| Whirlwind | Slim | 1951 |
| Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Pete / Gus / Frank - Foreman / Ben | 1951 |
| The Range Rider | Clem - Henchman / Pete Harper / Mort Brown / Mike - Henchman / Mark - Henchman / Lawyer John Barton / Deputy Ned / Army Messenger | 1951 |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | Henchman | 1951 |
| Badman's Gold | Rance | 1951 |
| The Blazing Sun | Al Bartlett & Mark Bartlett / Al Bartlett | 1950 |
| Last of the Buccaneers | Pirate Captain | 1950 |
| Indian Territory | 3rd Man Shot by Apache | 1950 |
| Surrender | Rider Warning of Gregg | 1950 |
| A Life of Her Own | Man Asking Invitation | 1950 |
| The Gene Autry Show | Sheriff Tim McBride / (credit only) / Thatcher Bowden / Sheriff / Marshal Tub / Lane - Director / Jed Harris - Gold Shipment Guard / Ed Martin - Storekeeper / Del Andrews / Chuck Evans | 1950 |
| Jiggs and Maggie Out West | Slim - Henchman | 1950 |
| Code of the Silver Sage | Dick Cantwell - Henchman / Henchman Dick Cantwell | 1950 |
| The Cisco Kid | Sheriff / Station Agent | 1950 |
| Mule Train | Latigo | 1950 |
| Radar Secret Service | Michael's Henchman | 1950 |
| Davy Crockett, Indian Scout | Sgt. Gordon (as Kenneth Duncan) / Sergeant Gordon | 1950 |
| Range Land | Sheriff Winters | 1949 |
| Sons of New Mexico | Ed - Henchman | 1949 |
| Lawless Code | Tom Blaine - Henchman | 1949 |
| Riders in the Sky | Travis | 1949 |
| Deputy Marshal | Cal Freeling | 1949 |
| Roaring Westward | Morgan | 1949 |
| The Lone Ranger | Sheriff Dunn / Deputy Joe Parker / Jeff Barnes | 1949 |
| Range Justice | Kirk / Henchman Kirk | 1949 |
| West of El Dorado | Steve Dallas | 1949 |
| Across the Rio Grande | Joe Bardet | 1949 |
| Stampede | Steve | 1949 |
| Law of the West | Frank Stevens | 1949 |
| Gun Runner | Nebraska | 1949 |
| Shadows of the West | Bill Mayberry | 1949 |
| Crashing Thru | Ranger Tim Reymond / Tim Reymond | 1949 |
| Hidden Danger | Henchman Bender | 1948 |
| Sundown in Santa Fe | Wagon Driver | 1948 |
| The Trespasser | Fellow | 1947 |
| Buck Privates Come Home | Sergeant on Sidewalk | 1947 |
| Twilight on the Rio Grande | U.S. Customs Agent Lou Evers / Lou Evers - U.S. Customs Agent | 1947 |
| Angel and the Badman | Gambler | 1947 |
| Sioux City Sue | Crawley | 1946 |
| Santa Fe Uprising | Henchman / Rustler talking with Jackson | 1946 |
| The Crimson Ghost | Dr. Chambers [Chs. 1-2, 8] | 1946 |
| Roll on Texas Moon | Henchman Brannigan | 1946 |
| Rio Grande Raiders | Henchman Steve / Steve - Henchman | 1946 |
| The Mysterious Mr. Valentine | Sam Priestly / Sam Priestly (as Ken Duncan) | 1946 |
| Conquest of Cheyenne | Geologist McBride | 1946 |
| Red River Renegades | Henchman Hackett | 1946 |
| Night Train to Memphis | Asa Morgan | 1946 |
| My Pal Trigger | Croupier | 1946 |
| Traffic in Crime | Henchman | 1946 |
| Man from Rainbow Valley | Tracy's Partner / Lafe | 1946 |
| In Old Sacramento | Deputy | 1946 |
| Sun Valley Cyclone | Dow | 1946 |
| Rainbow Over Texas | Henchman Pete McAvoy | 1946 |
| Home on the Range | Henchman | 1946 |
| Sheriff of Redwood Valley | Henchman Jackson | 1946 |
| California Gold Rush | Henchman Felton | 1946 |
| A Guy Could Change | Frank Hanlon | 1946 |
| The Phantom Rider | Ben Brady - Henchman / Ben Brady | 1946 |
| The Scarlet Horseman | Henchman | 1946 |
| Wagon Wheels Westward | Henchman Joe | 1945 |
| Rough Riders of Cheyenne | Lance - Henchman / Lance Davis | 1945 |
| Dakota | Henchman | 1945 |
| Love, Honor and Goodbye | Counter Man | 1945 |
| The Purple Monster Strikes | Charles Mitchell [Chs. 1-2, 10] / Charles Mitchell | 1945 |
| Hitchhike to Happiness | Man in Bar | 1945 |
| Oregon Trail | Johnny Slade / Henchman Johnny Slade | 1945 |
| Trail of Kit Carson | Trigger Chandler | 1945 |
| Road to Alcatraz | Servant | 1945 |
| The Chicago Kid | Al | 1945 |
| Bells of Rosarita | Kidnapper | 1945 |
| A Sporting Chance | Boarder | 1945 |
| Santa Fe Saddlemates | Brazos Kane | 1945 |
| Flame of Barbary Coast | Saloon Patron | 1945 |
| The Phantom Speaks | Murder Victim / Murder Victim (Uncredited) | 1945 |
| Corpus Christi Bandits | Spade - Henchman / Spade | 1945 |
| Manhunt of Mystery Island | Sidney Brand | 1945 |
| Sheriff of Las Vegas | Whitey - Henchman | 1944 |
| Brazil | Cab Driver | 1944 |
| Vigilantes of Dodge City | Henchman Dave Brewster / Dave Brewster | 1944 |
| Sheriff of Sundown | Arthur Wilkes - Secretary / Arthur Wilkes | 1944 |
| End of the Road | Al Herman | 1944 |
| Storm Over Lisbon | Paul--Deresco Aide | 1944 |
| My Buddy | Convict | 1944 |
| Cheyenne Wildcat | Henchman Pete | 1944 |
| Stagecoach to Monterey | Joe | 1944 |
| San Fernando Valley | Horse Thief | 1944 |
| Haunted Harbor | Gregg | 1944 |
| The Girl Who Dared | Dr. Paul Dexter | 1944 |
| Song of Nevada | Thompson's Wagon-Race Driver | 1944 |
| Secrets of Scotland Yard | Steward | 1944 |
| Marshal of Reno | Adams - Henchman / Henchman Adams | 1944 |
| Man from Frisco | Foreman | 1944 |
| Silent Partner | Gangster | 1944 |
| The Tiger Woman | Gentry - Henchman [Chs. 7, 11] / Henchman Gentry [Chs. 7, 11] | 1944 |
| Tucson Raiders | Henchman | 1944 |
| Outlaws of Santa Fe | Chuck - Henchman / Henchman Chuck | 1944 |
| The Laramie Trail | Bud's Partner | 1944 |
| Hidden Valley Outlaws | Henchman Ben Bannon | 1944 |
| Mojave Firebrand | Tony Webb / Henchman | 1944 |
| Beneath Western Skies | Deputy Barrow | 1944 |
| Captain America | Ed Graham [Ch. 14] | 1944 |
| The Fighting Seabees | Construction Worker | 1944 |
| Pride of the Plains | Snyder - Henchman / Snyder | 1944 |
| Hands Across the Border | Deputy | 1944 |
| Raiders of Sunset Pass | Henchman Tex | 1943 |
| Pistol Packin' Mama | Doorman | 1943 |
| In Old Oklahoma | Indignant Businessman on Train | 1943 |
| Canyon City | Turner - Henchman / Henchman Turner | 1943 |
| Overland Mail Robbery | Hank | 1943 |
| The Man from the Rio Grande | Henchman | 1943 |
| Blazing Guns | Henchman Red Higgins | 1943 |
| Swing Shift Maisie | Charlie - Ann's Blind Date / Charlie (Uncredited) | 1943 |
| Trail of Terror | Henchman Tom / Tom | 1943 |
| Blazing Frontier | Homesteader Clark | 1943 |
| Wagon Tracks West | Henchman | 1943 |
| The Law Rides Again | Sheriff Jeff | 1943 |
| Batman | Fred - the Mechanic [Ch. 5-6] / Fred | 1943 |
| Fugitive from Sonora | R. J. Cole (as Ken Duncan) / R. J. Cole | 1943 |
| Wolves of the Range | Henchman Adams / Adams | 1943 |
| Border Buckaroos | Tom Bancroft | 1943 |
| The Avenging Rider | Blackie | 1943 |
| Days of Old Cheyenne | Henchman Pete | 1943 |
| Daredevils of the West | George Hooker [Ch. 9] / George Hooker | 1943 |
| Santa Fe Scouts | Henchman | 1943 |
| Wild Horse Stampede | Hanley | 1943 |
| Cheyenne Roundup | Express Rider | 1943 |
| The Kid Rides Again | Cowboy in Saloon | 1943 |
| The Sundown Kid | Henchman | 1942 |
| The Valley of Vanishing Men | Logan | 1942 |
| Trail Riders | Marshal Frank Hammond (as Kenneth Duncan) / Marshal Frank Hammond | 1942 |
| Outlaws of Boulder Pass | Mulie - Henchman / Mulie | 1942 |
| Queen of Broadway | Bank Teller | 1942 |
| Valley of Hunted Men | Nazi | 1942 |
| Red River Robin Hood | Henchman Ed Rance (as Kenneth Duncan) / Henchman Ed Rance | 1942 |
| Texas to Bataan | Captain Anders (as Kenneth Duncan) / Captain Anders | 1942 |
| Overland Stagecoach | Posse Rider | 1942 |
| Foreign Agent | FBI Agent Tom / Tom- Federal Agent | 1942 |
| Isle of Missing Men | Bob Henderson / Henderson | 1942 |
| The Secret Code | Marvin [Chs.1-3,5-6] / Marvin | 1942 |
| Law and Order | Henchman Durgan (as Ken Duncan) / Henchman Durgan | 1942 |
| The Sombrero Kid | Pete Raymond - Henchman | 1942 |
| Perils of Nyoka | Abu | 1942 |
| Westward Ho! | Henchman Dallas | 1942 |
| The Lone Rider in Cheyenne | Deputy Walt | 1942 |
| Man with Two Lives | Jess Fowler | 1942 |
| Heart of the Rio Grande | Train Passenger | 1942 |
| Raiders of the West | Harris - Dandy Gambler | 1942 |
| Code of the Outlaw | Plug | 1942 |
| The Lone Rider and the Bandit | Saloon Henchman | 1942 |
| Texas Man Hunt | Henchman Lake | 1942 |
| The Lone Rider Fights Back | Barfly | 1941 |
| Billy the Kid's Round-Up | Henchman Joe / Joe | 1941 |
| A Missouri Outlaw | Henchman Pete Chandler | 1941 |
| Riding the Sunset Trail | Jay Lynch | 1941 |
| King of the Texas Rangers | Nick - Henchman [Chs. 1-4,6-9] / Nick | 1941 |
| Billy the Kid Wanted | Henchman | 1941 |
| The Apache Kid | Henchman Benton | 1941 |
| The Deadly Game | Henchman | 1941 |
| Dynamite Canyon | Henchman Rod / Rod | 1941 |
| The Texas Marshal | Henchman Lefty | 1941 |
| Billy the Kid in Santa Fe | Henchman Scotty (as Ken Duncan) / Henchman Scotty | 1941 |
| The Spider Returns | Ram Singh, Wentworth's Hindu Chauffeur | 1941 |
| Adventures of Captain Marvel | Barnett - Chief Henchman [Ch. 2-10] / Barnett | 1941 |
| Outlaws of the Rio Grande | Marshal Bob Day (as Ken Duncan) / Marshal Bob Day | 1941 |
| Buck Privates | Sergeant on Sidewalk with Sgt. Collins | 1941 |
| White Eagle | Kirk | 1941 |
| Billy the Kid's Gun Justice | Henchman Bragg / Bragg | 1940 |
| Souls in Pawn | J.W. Carlton | 1940 |
| The Green Archer | Michael Bellamy | 1940 |
| Trailing Double Trouble | Bob Horner | 1940 |
| Arizona Gang Busters | Sheriff Dan Kirk (as Kenneth Duncan) / Sheriff Dan Kirk | 1940 |
| Roll Wagons Roll | Captain Clay | 1940 |
| Billy the Kid Outlawed | Dave Hendricks (as Ken Duncan) / Dave Hendricks | 1940 |
| Deadwood Dick | Henchman Two-Gun / Two-Gun - Henchman (Ch. 7) | 1940 |
| Sky Bandits | Brownie - Henchman / Henchman Brownie | 1940 |
| Frontier Crusader | The Mesa Kid | 1940 |
| The Kid from Santa Fe | Joe Lavida | 1940 |
| I Take This Oath | Car-Rental Clerk | 1940 |
| Land of the Six Guns | Max | 1940 |
| Pinto Canyon | Fred Jones (as Kenneth Duncan) / Fred Jones | 1940 |
| Covered Wagon Trails | Blaine - Henchman | 1940 |
| Murder on the Yukon | Tom - Henchman / Henchman Tom | 1940 |
| The Cheyenne Kid | Chet Adams | 1940 |
| The Sagebrush Family Trails West | Bart Wallace | 1940 |
| Texas Renegades | Bill Willis | 1940 |
| Emergency Squad | Jack | 1940 |
| Westbound Stage | Capt. Jim Wallace / Captain Jim Wallace | 1939 |
| Flaming Lead | Larry - Ranch Hand / Ranch-Hand Larry | 1939 |
| Trigger Fingers | Henchman Johnson | 1939 |
| The Fighting Renegade | Henchman | 1939 |
| Overland with Kit Carson | Trapper | 1939 |
| Mickey the Kid | Henchman | 1939 |
| Man from Texas | Speed Dennison (as Kenneth Duncan) / Speed Dennison | 1939 |
| Buck Rogers | Lieutenant Lacy / Lt. Lacy | 1939 |
| North of the Yukon | Henchman Meeker | 1939 |
| Fighting Thoroughbreds | Brady | 1939 |
| Mars Attacks the World | The Martian Airfield Captain | 1938 |
| The Spider's Web | Ram Singh | 1938 |
| Frontier Scout | Crandall - Henchman / Henchman Crandall | 1938 |
| The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Blacksmith (Ch.13) | 1938 |
| Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars | Airdrome Captain | 1938 |
| Colorado Kid | Henchman Leathers (as Kenneth Duncan) / Sims Leather | 1937 |
| The Last Curtain | Garsatti | 1937 |
| Make-Up | Lorenzo | 1937 |
| From Nine to Nine | John Sommerset | 1936 |
| Gallant Defender | Goose Neck Smith | 1935 |
| Thoroughbred | Chic / Chick Williams | 1935 |
| Undercover Men | Blake Hardy (as Kenneth Duncan) / Blake Hardy | 1934 |
| Probation | Wedding Rehearsal Attendant | 1932 |
| The Mouthpiece | Office Worker / Office Worker (Uncredited) | 1932 |
| Lovers Courageous | Cowboy | 1932 |
| Grief Street | Newspaper Reporter | 1931 |
| No Limit | Curly Andrews | 1931 |
| Derelict | Radio Man | 1930 |
| A Man from Wyoming | Haley | 1930 |
