Jack Padjan (14 December 1887 – 1 February 1960), also known as Jack Duane, was an American

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and actor. Padjan was born in Silver Bow, Montana. He began acting in

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in the 1920s, starting with minor roles in films such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 1924, he played the role of Wild Bill Hickok in '' The Iron Horse''. This was followed by roles in '' Land of the Lawless'' (1928) and '' Crashing Through'' (1928), for which he was credited as "Jack Duane". In 1930, he coordinated the stunt performers for ''

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'', and acted as an advisor to lead actor

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. He acted as

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in the 1936 film '' Under Two Flags''. He was injured during the filming of '' The Lives of a Bengal Lancer'', while performing a high fall. He retired from stunt performance work in the late 1930s and worked as a foreman on a

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Padjan, Jack 1887 births 1960 deaths Male actors from Butte, Montana American male film actors American male silent film actors 20th-century American male actors American stunt performers Male Western (genre) film actors