Frank Lackteen (born Mohammed Hassan Lackteen August 29, 1897 – July 8, 1968) was an American film actor best known for his antagonistic roles. He appeared in nearly 200 films between 1915 and 1965, including several

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shorts.

Biography

Lackteen made his first American film in 1915 and was often seen as a villain in silent films. Many of his film appearances came in Westerns and serials. Lackteen was born in

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, and attended an American school in Lebanon. He spent most of his childhood in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Lawrence Historical Society He died from a respiratory failure on July 8, 1968, aged 70, in

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Selected filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lackteen, Frank 1897 births 1968 deaths American male film actors American male silent film actors American male television actors Burials at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery Deaths from respiratory failure Male film serial actors American people of Lebanese descent Emigrants from the Ottoman Empire to the United States 20th-century American male actors 20th-century American comedians