Kenne Duncan (February 17, 1903 – February 5, 1972) was a Canadian-born American
B-movie
A B movie or B film is a low-budget commercial motion picture. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified films intended for distribution as the less-publicized bottom half of a double featur ...
character
actor
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. Hyped professionally as "The Meanest Man in the Movies," the vast majority of his over 250 appearances on camera were
Westerns
The Western is a genre set in the American frontier and commonly associated with folk tales of the Western United States, particularly the Southwestern United States, as well as Northern Mexico and Western Canada. It is commonly referred ...
, but he also did occasional forays into
horror,
crime drama
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, and
science fiction
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. He also appeared in over a dozen serials.
Early years
Duncan was born Kenneth Duncan MacLachlan in Ontario, Canada.
Before he became an actor, Duncan enjoyed riding, and for a time he worked as a jockey. His accomplishments in that field included winning the steeplechase at
Blue Bonnets raceway in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Career
Duncan is best known, in some circles, for his work with
Ed Wood
Edward Davis Wood Jr. (October 10, 1924 – December 10, 1978) was an American filmmaker,
actor, and pulp novel author.
In the 1950s, Wood directed several low-budget science fiction, crime and horror films that later became cult cla ...
. Duncan appeared in five Wood productions: ''
Night of the Ghouls
''Night of the Ghouls'' is a horror film written and directed by Ed Wood. The film was shot between April and May 1958. Cast member Paul Marco recalled that the film had a preview screening in 1959 at the Vista Theatre in Hollywood, after which ...
'', ''
Trick Shooting with Kenne Duncan'', ''
Crossroad Avenger
''Crossroad Avenger'' is a 1953 Western film intended to serve as a television pilot. It was directed by Ed Wood (who also wrote the script) and served as a star vehicle for Tom Keene. Keene had become known as a star of B movie Westerns in th ...
'', ''
The Sinister Urge'', and ''
The Lawless Rider
''The Lawless Rider'' is a 1954 American black-and-white western film directed by Yakima Canutt and starring Johnny Carpenter, Frankie Darro and Noel Neill, and marketed by United Artists. Ed Wood helped co-write the screenplay, which was origin ...
'', a film Wood did with
Yakima Canutt
Enos Edward "Yakima" Canutt (November 29, 1895 – May 24, 1986) was an American champion rodeo rider, actor, stuntman, and action director. He developed many stunts for films and the techniques and technology to protect stuntmen in performing t ...
in the Director's chair. Duncan's final appearances on screen were Wood's low-budget ''The Sinister Urge'', and a bit part in an episode of ''
Rawhide'' ("Incident of the Sharpshooter"). He also made television appearances, especially westerns, such as ''
The Cisco Kid
The Cisco Kid is a fictional character found in numerous film, radio, television and comic book series based on the fictional Western character created by O. Henry in his 1907 short story "The Caballero's Way", published in '' Everybody's Magaz ...
'', ''
Bat Masterson
Bartholemew William Barclay "Bat" Masterson (November 26, 1853 – October 25, 1921) was a U.S. Army scout, lawman, professional gambler, and journalist known for his exploits in the 19th and early 20th-century American Old West. He was born to ...
'', ''
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp'' is the first Western television series written for adults, premiering four days before '' Gunsmoke'' on September 6, 1955. Two weeks later came the Clint Walker western ''Cheyenne''. The series is loosely ...
'', and ''
Tombstone Territory
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''. He retired from filmmaking in 1961 at age 58.
Duncan had a reputation for being a womanizer with his female co-stars, and had a reputation in Hollywood for being very well endowed. Actress Valda Hansen remarked "Kenne Duncan kept whispering obscene things in my ear, over and over between takes, such as "Do you like tongues?"....Finally I had had enough of the old wolf, so I screamed over the mikes on the set "Oh, shut up!"....and everyone cracked up." Filmmaker Ron Ashcroft recalled "Kenne had a book, and it was quite thick, of the women that he had in bed. He said there was over a thousand in there. A thousand women." Makeup man Harry Thomas saw Kenne Duncan naked at a Hollywood party once, and remarked years later to an interviewer "You know, all men are ''not'' created equal."
Death
On February 5, 1972, Duncan committed suicide by overdosing on barbiturates twelve days before his 69th birthday. His friend Ron Ashcroft recalled "When he committed suicide, I couldn't believe it. He was tired of living. Just like George Sanders, he had seen everything, done everything. All he did was sit around and watch television." Duncan was buried at
Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.
Ed Wood was named executor of Kenne Duncan's estate, and he held a small memorial funeral in his backyard around the swimming pool. Wood and his wife and friends took turns walking onto the diving board where each of them in turn would deliver a brief eulogy of the man.
[Rudolph Grey, Nightmare of Ecstasy: The Life and Art of Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1992). pg. 115. ISBN 978-0-922915-24-8.]
Selected filmography
* ''Police Reporter'' (1928)
* ''
A Man from Wyoming
''A Man from Wyoming'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code war romance film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Gary Cooper, June Collyer, and Regis Toomey. Written by Albert S. Le Vino and John V.A. Weaver, the film is about a man from Wyoming w ...
'' (1930) - Haley (uncredited)
* ''
Derelict'' (1930) - Radio Man (uncredited)
* ''
No Limit
No Limit may refer to:
Music Record labels
*No Limit Records, a record label founded by Master P
* No Limit Forever Records, a record label founded by Romeo Miller, son of Master P
Albums
* ''No Limit'' (Art Pepper album), 1977
* ''No Limit'' ...
'' (1931) - Curly Andrews
* ''
Grief Street
''Grief Street'' is a 1931 American pre-Code mystery crime film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Barbara Kent and John Holland. It was produced and distributed by the Chesterfield Motion Pictures Corporation.
Plot
A womanizing matin ...
'' (1931) - Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
* ''
Lovers Courageous'' (1932) - Cowboy (uncredited)
* ''
Probation
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In some jurisdictions, the term ''probation'' applies only to community sentences (alternatives to incarceration), such ...
'' (1932) - Wedding Rehearsal Attendant (uncredited)
* ''
The Mouthpiece
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'' (1932) - Office Worker (uncredited)
* ''Shadow River'' (1933)
* ''
Undercover Men
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'' (1934) - Blake Hardy
* ''
Gallant Defender
''Gallant Defender'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by David Selman and starring Charles Starrett.
Plot
Roving cowboy is involved in struggle between homesteaders and cattle ranchers.
Cast
* Charles Starrett as Johnny Flagg
* Joan ...
'' (1935) - Goose Neck Smith (uncredited)
* ''From Nine to Nine'' (1936) - John Sommerset
* ''
Thoroughbred
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'' (1936) - Chick Williams
* ''
Cross My Heart'' (1937) - Steve King
* ''
Make-Up'' (1937) - Lorenzo
* ''
The Last Curtain
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'' (1937) - Garsatti
* ''
The Colorado Kid
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'' (1937) - Sims Leather
* ''
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
''Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars'' is a 1938 Universal Pictures 15–chapter science-fiction movie serial based on the syndicated newspaper comic strip ''Flash Gordon''. It is the second of the three Flash Gordon serials made by Universal between 1 ...
'' (1938, Serial) - Airdrome Captain
* ''
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
''The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok'' (1938) is a Columbia Pictures movie serial. It was the fourth of the 57 serials released by Columbia and the studio's first Western serial. The serial was the first to be produced by Columbia personn ...
'' (1938, Serial) - Blacksmith (Ch.13) (uncredited)
* ''
Frontier Scout'' (1938) - Crandall - Henchman
* ''
The Spider's Web'' (1938, Serial) - Ram Singh
* ''
Fighting Thoroughbreds
''Fighting Thoroughbreds'' is a 1939 American drama film directed by Sidney Salkow and written by Wellyn Totman. The film stars Ralph Byrd, Mary Carlisle, Robert Allen, George "Gabby" Hayes, Marvin Stephens and Charles C. Wilson. The film was re ...
'' (1939) - Brady
*
''North of the Yukon'' (1939) - Henchman Meeker
* ''
Buck Rogers
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'' (1939, Serial) - Lieutenant Lacy
* ''
Man from Texas'' (1939) - Speed Dennison
* ''
Mickey the Kid'' (1939) - Henchman (uncredited)
* ''
Overland with Kit Carson
''Overland with Kit Carson'' is a 1939 American Western serial film directed by Norman Deming and Sam Nelson and starring Bill Ellott, Iris Meredith, Richard Fiske and Bobby Clack.
Plot
When Pegleg and his Black Raiders threaten the westwar ...
'' (1939, Serial) - Trapper (uncredited)
* ''
The Fighting Renegade
''The Fighting Renegade'' is a 1939 American western directed by Sam Newfield and produced by Sam Katzman for Katzman's Victory Pictures.
Plot
Framed for the murder of an archaeologist, Bill Carson (Tim McCoy) assumes the identity of "El Puma," ...
'' (1939) - Henchman (uncredited)
* ''
Trigger Fingers'' (1939) - Henchman Johnson
* ''
Flaming Lead
''Flaming Lead'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars Ken Maynard, Eleanor Stewart, Dave O'Brien, Walter Long, Tom London and Reed Howes. The film was released on November 1, ...
'' (1939) - Larry - Ranch Hand
* ''Westbound Stage'' (1939) - Capt. Jim Wallace
* ''
Emergency Squad'' (1940) - Jack (uncredited)
* ''Texas Renegades'' (1940) - Bill Willis
* ''
The Sagebrush Family Trails West
''The Sagebrush Family Trails West'' is a 1940 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Bobby Clack (actor), Bobby Clack, Earle Hodgins, Nina Guilbert, Joyce Bryant, Minerva Urecal ...
'' (1940) - Bart Wallace
* ''The Cheyenne Kid'' (1940) - Chet Adams
* ''
Billy the Kid Outlawed
''Billy the Kid Outlawed'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Oliver Drake. It stars Bob Steele as gunfighter "Billy the Kid", Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy" Jones and Carleton Young as Jeff Travis, w ...
'' (1940) - David Hendricks
* ''
Murder on the Yukon
''Murder on the Yukon'' is a 1940 American adventure film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and written by Milton Raison. It is based on the 1931 novel '' Renfrew Rides North'' by Laurie York Erskine. The film stars James Newill, Polly Ann Young, D ...
'' (1940) - Tom - Henchman
* ''
Covered Wagon Trails
''Covered Wagon Trails'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Raymond K. Johnson, starring Jack Randall, Sally Cairns and Lafe McKee.
Cast
* Jack Randall as Jack Cameron
* Sally Cairns as Carol Bradford
* Lafe McKee as John Bradfo ...
'' (1940) - Henchman Blaine
* ''
Pinto Canyon'' (1940) - Fred Jones
* ''
Land of the Six Guns'' (1940) - Max
* ''
I Take This Oath
''I Take This Oath'' is a 1940 American crime drama film directed by Sam Newfield under the pseudonym of Sherman Scott. Featuring Gordon Jones and Joyce Compton, it was the first release by Producers Releasing Corporation. In 1952, Pictorial Fil ...
'' (1940) - Car-Rental Clerk (uncredited)
* ''
The Kid from Santa Fe
''The Kid from Santa Fe'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Raymond K. Johnson and written by Carl Krusada. The film stars Jack Randall, Clarene Curtis, Forrest Taylor, Claire Rochelle, Tom London and George Chesebro. The film was r ...
'' (1940) - Joe Lavida
* ''
Frontier Crusader
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Cast
* Tim McCoy as Trigger Tim Rand
* Dorothy Short as Jenny Mason
* Lou Fulton ...
'' (1940) - The Mesa Kid
* ''
Sky Bandits'' (1940) - Brownie - Henchman
* ''
Deadwood Dick
Deadwood Dick is a fictional character who appears in a series of stories, or dime novels, published between 1877 and 1897 by Edward Lytton Wheeler (1854/5–1885). The name became so widely known in its time that it was used to advantage by s ...
'' (1940, Serial) - Two-Gun - Henchman (Ch. 7) (uncredited)
* ''
Billy the Kid Outlawed
''Billy the Kid Outlawed'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Oliver Drake. It stars Bob Steele as gunfighter "Billy the Kid", Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy" Jones and Carleton Young as Jeff Travis, w ...
'' (1940) - Dave Hendricks
* ''
Roll Wagons Roll
''Roll Wagons Roll'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Albert Herman and starring Tex Ritter, Nelson McDowell and Muriel Evans
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'' (1940) - Captain Clay
* ''
Arizona Gang Busters
''Arizona Gang Busters'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by William Lively. The film stars Tim McCoy, Pauline Haddon, Lou Fulton, Forrest Taylor, Julian Rivero and Arno Frey. The film was released on Septemb ...
'' (1940) - Sheriff Dan Kirk
* ''
Trailing Double Trouble
''Trailing Double Trouble'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by S. Roy Luby and written by George H. Plympton and Oliver Drake. The film is the second in Monogram Pictures' "Range Busters" series, and it stars Ray "Crash" Corrigan as ...
'' (1940) - Bob Horner
* ''
The Green Archer'' (1940, Serial) - Michael Bellamy (uncredited)
* ''
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
''Billy the Kid's Gun Justice'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield for Producers Releasing Corporation, and 3rd in PRC's Billy the Kid series. Hal Erickson, Rovi.Billy the Kid's Gun Justice (1940), ''The New York Times''. ...
'' (1940) - Henchman Bragg
* ''
Souls in Pawn'' (1940) - J.W. Carlton
* ''
Buck Privates
''Buck Privates'' is a 1941 musical film, musical military comedy film that turned Bud Abbott and Lou Costello into bona fide movie stars. It was the first service comedy based on the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, peacetime draft o ...
'' (1941) - Sergeant on Sidewalk with Sgt. Collins (uncredited)
* ''
White Eagle'' (1941, Serial) - Kirk (uncredited)
* ''
Outlaws of the Rio Grande'' (1941) - Marshal Bob Day
* ''
Adventures of Captain Marvel'' (1941) - Barnett - Chief Henchman
h. 2-10* ''
The Spider Returns
''The Spider Returns'' is a 1941 15-chapter Columbia movie serial based on the pulp magazine character The Spider. It was the fourteenth of the 57 serials released by Columbia and a sequel to their 1938 serial '' The Spider's Web''. The first ep ...
'' (1941, Serial) - Ram Singh, Wentworth's Hindu Chauffeur
* ''
Billy the Kid in Santa Fe
''Billy the Kid in Santa Fe'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. This film is the sixth in the "Billy the Kid" film series, produced by PRC from 1940 to 1946, and the last to star Bob Steele. In the next film, ''Billy ...
'' (1941) - Henchman Scotty
* ''
The Texas Marshal
''The Texas Marshal'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by William Lively. The film stars Tim McCoy, Art Davis, Kay Leslie, Karl Hackett, Edward Peil Sr. and Charles King. The film was released on July 13, ...
'' (1941) - Henchman Lefty (uncredited)
* ''
The Deadly Game'' (1941) - Henchman #2
* ''
Dynamite Canyon
''Dynamite Canyon'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and written by Robert Emmett Tansey and Frances Kavanaugh. The film stars Tom Keene, Sugar Dawn, Slim Andrews, Evelyn Finley, Stanley Price and Kenne Duncan. ...
'' (1941) - Henchman Rod
* ''
The Apache Kid'' (1941) - Henchman Benton (uncredited)
* ''
King of the Texas Rangers
''King of the Texas Rangers'' (1941) is a Republic film serial. Set in the years prior to America entering World War II, the plot is slightly anachronistic in that the serial features a mix of period western and modern elements, which was not un ...
'' (1941, Serial) - Nick - Henchman
hs. 1–4,6-9* ''
Billy the Kid Wanted'' (1941) - Henchman (uncredited)
* ''
Riding the Sunset Trail
''Riding the Sunset Trail'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and written by Robert Emmett Tansey and Frances Kavanaugh. The film stars Tom Keene, Betty Miles, Frank Yaconelli, Sugar Dawn, Slim Andrews and Kenne ...
'' (1941) - Jay Lynch
* ''The Lone Rider Fights Back'' (1941) - Barfly (uncredited)
* ''
A Missouri Outlaw
''A Missouri Outlaw'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by George Sherman and written by Jack Lait Jr. and Doris Schroeder. The film stars Don "Red" Barry, Lynn Merrick, Noah Beery, Sr., Paul Fix, Al St. John and Frank LaRue. The film ...
'' (1941) - Henchman Pete Chandler
* ''Billy the Kid's Round-Up'' (1941) - Henchman Joe (uncredited)
* ''Texas Man Hunt'' (1942) - Henchman Lake
* ''The Lone Rider and the Bandit'' (1942) - Saloon Henchman (uncredited)
* ''
Code of the Outlaw
''Code of the Outlaw'' is a 1942 American Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by John English.
Plot
Cast
* Bob Steele as Tucson Smith
* Tom Tyler as Stony Brooke
* Rufe Davis as Lullaby Joslin
* Weldon Heyburn as Bart 'Pop' Hard ...
'' (1942) - Plug - Henchman
* ''Raiders of the West'' (1942) - Harris - Dandy Gambler (uncredited)
* ''
Heart of the Rio Grande'' (1942) - Train Passenger (uncredited)
* ''
The Man with Two Lives
''Man with Two Lives'' is a 1942 American film directed by Phil Rosen and written by Joseph Hoffman.
Plot
The story is of a man who is brought back from the dead and whose body is hijacked by the soul of an executed gangster, consequently mak ...
'' (1942) - Jess Fowler
* ''
The Lone Rider in Cheyenne
''The Lone Rider in Cheyenne'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Oliver Drake and Elizabeth Beecher. The film stars George Houston as the Lone Rider, Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy" Jones, and Denn ...
'' (1942) - Deputy Walt
* ''
Westward Ho'' (1942) - Henchman Dallas (uncredited)
* ''
Perils of Nyoka
''Perils of Nyoka'' is a 1942 Republic serial directed by William Witney. It stars Kay Aldridge as Nyoka the Jungle Girl, a character who first appeared in the Edgar Rice Burroughs-inspired serial ''Jungle Girl''.
Plot
Nyoka, with help from La ...
'' (1942) - Abu
* ''
The Sombrero Kid
''The Sombrero Kid'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by George Sherman, written by Norman S. Hall, and starring Don "Red" Barry, Lynn Merrick, Robert Homans, John James, Joel Friedkin and Rand Brooks. It was released on July 31, 1942, ...
'' (1942) - Pete Raymond - Henchman (uncredited)
* ''
Law and Order
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'' (1942) - Henchman Durgan
* ''
The Secret Code'' (1942, Serial) - Marvin
hs.1-3,5-6* ''
Isle of Missing Men
''Isle of Missing Men'' is a 1942 American drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring John Howard, Helen Gilbert and Gilbert Roland. In the film, a young woman receives an invitation from the governor of an island prison to spend a week ...
'' (1942) - Bob Henderson
* ''
Foreign Agent
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'' (1942) - Tom, Federal Agent (uncredited)
* ''Overland Stagecoach'' (1942) - Posse Rider (uncredited)
* ''
Texas to Bataan
''Texas to Bataan'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey. The film is the seventeenth in Monogram Pictures' "Range Busters" series, and it stars John "Dusty" King as Dusty, "Davy" Sharpe and Max "Alibi" Terhune, ...
'' (1942) - Captain Anders
* ''
Valley of Hunted Men
''Valley of Hunted Men'' is a 1942 American Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by John English and starring Bob Steele, Tom Tyler, and Jimmie Dodd.
Cast
* Bob Steele as Tucson Smith
* Tom Tyler as Stony Brooke
* Jimmie Dodd as L ...
'' (1942) - Nazi (uncredited)
* ''
Outlaws of Boulder Pass
''Outlaws of Boulder Pass'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. The film stars George Houston as the "Lone Rider" and Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy" Jones, and Dennis Moore as Sheriff Smoky Hammer, with Marjorie Man ...
'' (1942) - Henchman Mulie
* ''
Red River Robin Hood'' (1942) - Henchman Ed Rance
* ''
Trail Riders
''Trail Riders'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey. The film is the eighteenth in Monogram Pictures' "Range Busters" series, and it stars John "Dusty" King as Dusty, "Davy" Sharpe and Max "Alibi" Terhune, wit ...
'' (1942) - Marshal Frank Hammond
* ''
The Valley of Vanishing Men
''The Valley of Vanishing Men'' is a 1942 American Western film serial. It was the 20th of 57 released by Columbia Pictures. Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet, it stars Bill Elliott, Slim Summerville, and Carmen Morales.
Plot
In this serial, ...
'' (1942, Serial) - Logan (uncredited)
* ''
The Sundown Kid
''The Sundown Kid'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Elmer Clifton and written by Norman S. Hall. The film stars Don "Red" Barry, Ian Keith, Helen MacKellar, Linda Leighton, Emmett Lynn and Wade Crosby. The film was released on Dece ...
'' (1942) - Henchman
* ''
The Kid Rides Again
''The Kid Rides Again'' is a 1943 American western directed by Sam Newfield. The film was one of the Billy the Kid (film series by Producers Releasing Corporation. It was Iris Meredith's last credited feature film role.
Cast
*Buster Cra ...
'' (1943) - Cowboy in Saloon (uncredited)
* ''
Cheyenne Roundup'' (1943) - Express Rider (uncredited)
* ''
Santa Fe Scouts'' (1943) - Hoodlum (uncredited)
* ''
Wild Horse Stampede
''Wild Horse Stampede'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Alan James and starring Ken Maynard and Hoot Gibson, who play marshals with their own names in the manner of Gene Autry and Roy Rogers. It was the first of eight Monogram ...
'' (1943) - Hanley
* ''
Wolves of the Range
''Wolves of the Range'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars Robert Livingston as the Lone Rider and Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy" Jones, with Frances Gladwin, I. Sta ...
'' (1943) - Henchman Adams
* ''
Daredevils of the West
''Daredevils of the West'' is an American Western movie serial consisting of 12 chapters, released by Republic Pictures in 1943 starring Allan Lane and Kay Aldridge.
The plot involves a gang of land-grabbers who try to prevent safe passage o ...
'' (1943, Serial) - George Hooker
h. 9* ''
Days of Old Cheyenne
''Days of Old Cheyenne'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Don 'Red' Barry, Lynn Merrick and William Haade.Martin p.306
The film's art direction is by Russell Kimball.
Cast
* Don 'Red' Barry as Clint Ros ...
'' (1943) - Henchman Pete
* ''
The Avenging Rider
''The Avenging Rider'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Sam Nelson and starring Tim Holt
Charles John "Tim" Holt III (February 5, 1919 – February 15, 1973) was an American actor. He was a popular Western star during the 1940 ...
'' (1943) - Blackie
* ''
Border Buckaroos
''Border Buckaroos'' is a 1943 American Western film written and directed by Oliver Drake. The fourth of Producers Releasing Corporation ''Texas Rangers'' film series, the film was shot at Corriganville movie ranch, and released on June 15, 194 ...
'' (1943) - Tom Bancroft
* ''
Wolves of the Range
''Wolves of the Range'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars Robert Livingston as the Lone Rider and Al St. John as his sidekick "Fuzzy" Jones, with Frances Gladwin, I. Sta ...
'' (1943) - Henchman Adams
* ''Fugitive of the Plains'' (1943) - R. J. Cole
* ''
Batman
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'' (1943, Serial) - Fred - the Mechanic
h. 5-6(uncredited)
* ''
The Law Rides Again
''The Law Rides Again'' is a 1943 American Western (genre), Western film, directed by Alan James and starring Ken Maynard and Hoot Gibson.
Cast
*Ken Maynard as U.S. Marshal Ken Maynard
*Hoot Gibson as U.S. Marshal Hoot Gibson
*Jack La Rue a ...
'' (1943) - Sheriff Jeff
* ''
Wagon Tracks West
''Wagon Tracks West'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton, written by William Lively, and starring Wild Bill Elliott, George "Gabby" Hayes, Tom Tyler, Anne Jeffreys, Rick Vallin and Robert Frazer. It was released on Au ...
'' (1943) - Henchman (uncredited)
* ''
Blazing Frontier
''Blazing Frontier'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. The film is also known as ''Blazing Range'' (American recut version).
Cast
*Buster Crabbe as Billy the Kid
*Al St. John as Fuzzy Q. Jones
* Marjorie Manners as H ...
'' (1943) - Homesteader Clark (uncredited)
* ''
Trail of Terror
''Trail of Terror'' is a 1943 American Western film written and directed by Oliver Drake. The film stars Dave O'Brien, James Newill, Guy Wilkerson, Patricia Knox, Jack Ingram and I. Stanford Jolley. The film was released on September 7, 1 ...
'' (1943) - Henchman Tom
* ''
Swing Shift Maisie'' (1943) - Charlie - Ann's Blind Date (uncredited)
* ''Blazing Guns'' (1943) - Henchman Red Higgins
* ''
The Man from the Rio Grande'' (1943) - Henchman
* ''
Overland Mail Robbery'' (1943) - Hank (uncredited)
* ''
Canyon City'' (1943) - Turner - Henchman (uncredited)
* ''
In Old Oklahoma
''In Old Oklahoma'' (reissued as ''War of the Wildcats'') is a 1943 American Western film directed by Albert S. Rogell starring John Wayne and Martha Scott. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards, one for Music Score of a Dramatic or C ...
'' (1943) - Indignant Businessman on Train (uncredited)
* ''
Pistol Packin' Mama
"Pistol Packin' Mama" was a " Hillbilly"-Honky Tonk record released at the height of World War II that became a nationwide sensation, and the first "Country" song to top the Billboard popular music chart. It was written by Al Dexter of Troup, ...
'' (1943) - Doorman (uncredited)
* ''
Raiders of Sunset Pass'' (1943) - Henchman Tex
* ''
Pride of the Plains
''Pride of the Plains'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Wallace Fox and written by John K. Butler and Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Robert Livingston, Smiley Burnette, Nancy Gay, Steve Barclay, Kenneth MacDonald and ...
'' (1944) - Snyder - Henchman
* ''
Hands Across the Border'' (1944) - Deputy (uncredited)
* ''
The Fighting Seabees
''The Fighting Seabees'' is a 1944 war film, directed by Edward Ludwig and starring John Wayne and Susan Hayward. The supporting cast includes Dennis O'Keefe, William Frawley, Leonid Kinsky, Addison Richards and Grant Withers. ''The Fighting S ...
'' (1944) - Construction Worker (uncredited)
* ''
Captain America
Captain America is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''#Golden Age, Captain America Comics'' #1 (cover ...
'' (1944, Serial) - Ed Graham
h. 14(uncredited)
* ''
Beneath Western Skies
''Beneath Western Skies'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and written by Albert DeMond and Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Robert Livingston, Smiley Burnette, Effie Laird, Frank Jaquet, Tom London an ...
'' (1944) - Deputy Barrow
* ''
Mojave Firebrand
''Mojave Firebrand'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and written by Norman S. Hall. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, George "Gabby" Hayes, Anne Jeffreys, LeRoy Mason, Jack Ingram and Harry McKim. The film w ...
'' (1944) - Tony Webb
* ''
Hidden Valley Outlaws
''Hidden Valley Outlaws'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by John K. Butler and Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, George "Gabby" Hayes, Anne Jeffreys, Roy Barcroft, Kenne Dun ...
'' (1944) - Henchman Ben Bannon
* ''
The Laramie Trail
''The Laramie Trail'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by John English and written by J. Benton Cheney. The film stars Robert Livingston, Smiley Burnette, Linda Brent, Martin Garralaga, Emmett Lynn and John James. The film was rele ...
'' (1944) - Bud's Partner (uncredited)
* ''
Outlaws of Santa Fe
''Outlaws of Santa Fe'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Norman S. Hall. The film stars Don "Red" Barry, Helen Talbot, Wally Vernon, Twinkle Watts, Charles Morton and Herbert Heyes. The film was rel ...
'' (1944) - Chuck - Henchman
* ''
Tucson Raiders'' (1944) - Henchman (voice, uncredited)
* ''
The Tiger Woman'' (1944) - Gentry - Henchman
hs. 7, 11* ''
Silent Partner
A silent partner is one who shares in the profits and losses of a business, but is not involved in its management.
Silent partner or Silent Partners may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Silent Partner'', a 2005 film starring Tara Reid ...
'' (1944) - Gangster (uncredited)
* ''
Man from Frisco
''Man from Frisco'' (1944) is a United States feature-length spy and war film by Republic Pictures directed by Robert Florey and starring Michael O'Shea (1906–1973) and Anne Shirley.
Plot
Matt Braddock is a civil engineer during the Secon ...
'' (1944) - Foreman (uncredited)
* ''
Marshal of Reno
''Marshal of Reno'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Wallace Grissell starring Wild Bill Elliott in the role of Red Ryder. It was the second of twenty-three Red Ryder feature films that would be produced by Republic Pictures. The pic ...
'' (1944) - Adams - Henchman
* ''
Secrets of Scotland Yard
''Secrets of Scotland Yard'' is a 1944 American thriller film directed by George Blair and starring Edgar Barrier, Stephanie Bachelor and C. Aubrey Smith. The screenplay was by Denison Clift, adapting one of his own stories "Room 40, O.B." from ...
'' (1944) - Steward (uncredited)
* ''
The Girl Who Dared
''The Girl Who Dared'' is a 1944 American mystery film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by John K. Butler. The film stars Lorna Gray, Peter Cookson, Grant Withers, Veda Ann Borg, John Hamilton and Willie Best. The film was released on ...
'' (1944) - Dr. Paul Dexter
* ''
Song of Nevada
''Song of Nevada'' is a 1944 American musical Western film directed by Joseph Kane, and starring Roy Rogers and Dale Evans.
Plot
Rancher John Barrabee is upset his daughter doesn't want to stay in the West; instead, she is a New York City nigh ...
'' (1944) - Thompson's Wagon-Race Driver (uncredited)
* ''
Haunted Harbor
''Haunted Harbor'' (1944) is a Republic serial, based on the novel by Ewart Adamson.
Plot
Sea captain Jim Marsden is about to be hanged for a murder he didn't commit, and is rescued from the gallows by two of his crewmen. To clear the captain' ...
'' (1944, Serial) - Gregg
* ''
Stagecoach to Monterey'' (1944) - Joe - Henchman
* ''
San Fernando Valley
The San Fernando Valley, known locally as the Valley, is an urbanized valley in Los Angeles County, California. Located to the north of the Los Angeles Basin, it contains a large portion of the City of Los Angeles, as well as unincorporated ar ...
'' (1944) - Horse Thief (uncredited)
* ''
Cheyenne Wildcat
''Cheyenne Wildcat'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and one of the 23 Republic Pictures Red Ryder features. The film, starring veteran western actor, Wild Bill Elliott as Red Ryder, was based on the comic strip "Red ...
'' (1944) - Henchman Pete
* ''
My Buddy'' (1944) - Convict (uncredited)
* ''
Storm Over Lisbon
''Storm Over Lisbon'' is a 1944 American thriller film produced and directed by George Sherman and starring Vera Ralston. The screenplay concerns a nightclub owner who attempts to gain secret information.
The film's sets were designed by the ...
'' (1944) - Paul-Deresco Aide
* ''
End of the Road'' (1944) - Al Herman
* ''
Sheriff of Sundown
''Sheriff of Sundown'' is a 1944 American Western film.
Plot
When cattleman Tex Jordan (Lane) and his friends Chihuahua Ramirez (Renaldo) and Third Grade Simms (Terhune) bring their cattle to market in Sundown, Texas near the Mexican border, th ...
'' (1944) - Arthur Wilkes - Secretary
* ''
Vigilantes of Dodge City
''Vigilantes of Dodge City'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Wild Bill Elliott in the role of Red Ryder and costarring as Little Beaver, actor ''(Bobby)'' Robert Blake. It was the fifth of twenty-three ...
'' (1944) - Henchman Dave Brewster
* ''
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
'' (1944) - Cab Driver (uncredited)
* ''
Thoroughbreds
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are con ...
'' (1944) - (uncredited)
* ''
Sheriff of Las Vegas
''Sheriff of Las Vegas'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and starring Wild Bill Elliott in the role of Red Ryder Costarring as Little Beaver, was actor ''(Bobby)'' Robert Blake. It was the sixth of twenty-three Red R ...
'' (1944) - Whitey - Henchman
* ''
Manhunt of Mystery Island
''Manhunt of Mystery Island'' (1945) is a Republic Pictures, Republic Movie serial. It was the thirty-sixth serial produced by Republic (of a total of sixty-six) and the first released in 1945.
It is the penultimate 15-chapter serial to be rele ...
'' (1945, Serial) - Sidney Brand
* ''
Corpus Christi Bandits
''Corpus Christi Bandits'' is a 1945 American Western film directed by Wallace Grissell and written by Norman S. Hall. The film stars Allan Lane, Helen Talbot, Jack Kirk, Twinkle Watts, Francis McDonald and Roy Barcroft. The film was released ...
'' (1945) - Spade - Henchman
* ''
The Phantom Speaks
''The Phantom Speaks'' is a 1945 American supernatural film noir directed by John English and written by John K. Butler. The film stars Richard Arlen, Stanley Ridges, Lynne Roberts, Tom Powers, Charlotte Wynters and Jonathan Hale. The film ...
'' (1945) - Murder Victim (uncredited)
* ''
Flame of Barbary Coast
''Flame of Barbary Coast'' is a 1945 American musical-drama film starring John Wayne, Ann Dvorak, Joseph Schildkraut, William Frawley, and Virginia Grey. The movie was scripted by Borden Chase and directed by Joseph Kane.
Plot
Naive Montana cow ...
'' (1945) - Gambler (uncredited)
* ''
Santa Fe Saddlemates'' (1945) - Brazos Kane
* ''
A Sporting Chance'' (1945) - Boarder
* ''
Bells of Rosarita
'' Bells of Rosarita '' is a 1945 American musical Western film starring Roy Rogers and directed by Frank McDonald.
Plot
Cowboy balladeer Roy Rogers meets Sue Farnum (Dale Evans), a girl returning from back East, who is cheated out of her inhe ...
'' (1945) - Kidnapper (uncredited)
* ''
The Chicago Kid
''The Chicago Kid'' is a 1945 American crime film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Jack Townley and Albert Beich. The film stars Don "Red" Barry, Otto Kruger, Tom Powers, Lynne Roberts, Henry H. Daniels Jr. and Chick Chandler. The film w ...
'' (1945) - Al
* ''
Road to Alcatraz
''Road to Alcatraz'' is a 1945 American mystery film directed by Nick Grinde and written by Dwight V. Babcock and Jerry Sackheim. The film stars Robert Lowery, June Storey, Grant Withers, Clarence Kolb, Charles Gordon and William Forrest. The f ...
'' (1945) - Servant
* ''
Trail of Kit Carson
''Trail of Kit Carson'' is a 1945 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander, written by Jack Natteford and Albert DeMond, and starring Allan Lane, Helen Talbot, Tom London, Twinkle Watts, Roy Barcroft and Kenne Duncan. It was released o ...
'' (1945) - Trigger Chandler
* ''
Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail was a east–west, large-wheeled wagon route and Westward Expansion Trails, emigrant trail in the United States that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon. The eastern part of the Oregon Trail spanned part of what ...
'' (1945) - Johnny Slade - Henchman
* ''
Hitchhike to Happiness
Hitchhike to Happiness is a 1945 musical that was nominated at the 18th Academy Awards
The 18th Academy Awards were held on March 7, 1946 at Grauman's Chinese Theatre to honor the films of 1945. Being the first Oscars after the end of World ...
'' (1945) - Man in Bar (uncredited)
* ''
The Purple Monster Strikes
''The Purple Monster Strikes'' is a 1945 Republic Pictures, Republic Movie serial. It was also released as a Century 66 television film under the title ''D-Day on Mars'' (1966).
The original production title for the serial was ''The Purple Shad ...
'' (1945, Serial) - Charles Mitchell
hs. 1–2, 10* ''
Love, Honor and Goodbye
''Love, Honor and Goodbye'' is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Albert S. Rogell and written by Arthur Phillips, Lee Loeb and Dick Irving Hyland. The film stars Virginia Bruce, Edward Ashley, Victor McLaglen, Nils Asther, Helen Broderick ...
'' (1945) - Counter Man (uncredited)
* ''
Rough Riders of Cheyenne
''Rough Riders of Cheyenne'' is a 1945 American Western film directed by Thomas Carr and written by Elizabeth Beecher. The film stars Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart, Mira McKinney, Monte Hale, Wade Crosby and Michael Sloane. The film was relea ...
'' (1945) - Lance - Henchman
* ''
Dakota
Dakota may refer to:
* Dakota people, a sub-tribe of the Sioux
** Dakota language, their language
Dakota may also refer to:
Places United States
* Dakota, Georgia, an unincorporated community
* Dakota, Illinois, a town
* Dakota, Minnesota, ...
'' (1945) - Henchman (uncredited)
* ''
Wagon Wheels Westward
''Wagon Wheels Westward'' is a 1945 American Western film in the Red Ryder film series directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Earle Snell. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Linda Stirling, Roy Barcroft and Em ...
'' (1945) - Henchman Joe
* ''
The Scarlet Horseman
''The Scarlet Horseman'' is a 1946 American Western film serial from Universal Pictures. It is directed by Lewis D. Collins and Ray Taylor. Paul Guilfoyle plays Jim Bannion, secret identity of The Scarlet Horseman, with Janet Shaw as Elise, hi ...
'' (1946, Serial) - Henchman (uncredited)
* ''
The Phantom Rider'' (1946, Serial) - Ben Brady - Henchman
* ''
A Guy Could Change
''A Guy Could Change'' is a 1946 American drama film starring Allan Lane and Jane Frazee. The supporting cast features 13-year-old Robert Blake (billed as "Bobby Blake"), Wallace Ford, Adele Mara and Gerald Mohr. ''A Guy Could Change'' was the ...
'' (1946) - Frank Hanlon
* ''
California Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) was a gold rush that began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California fro ...
'' (1946) - Henchman Felton
* ''
Sheriff of Redwood Valley'' (1946) - Henchman Jackson
* ''
Home on the Range
"Home on the Range" is a classic cowboy song, sometimes called the "unofficial anthem" of the American West. Dr. Brewster M. Higley (also spelled Highley) of Smith County, Kansas, wrote the lyrics as the poem "My Western Home" in 1872 or 1873 ...
'' (1946) - Henchman #2
* ''Rainbow Over Texas'' (1946) - Henchman Pete McAvoy
* ''
Sun Valley Cyclone'' (1946) - Dow
* ''
In Old Sacramento
''In Old Sacramento'' is a 1946 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and written by Frances Hyland and Frank Gruber. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Constance Moore, Henry H. Daniels Jr., Ruth Donnelly, Eugene Pallette and Jack ...
'' (1946) - Deputy (uncredited)
* ''
Man from Rainbow Valley
''Man from Rainbow Valley'' is a 1946 American Western Magnacolor film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Betty Burbridge. The film stars Monte Hale, Lorna Gray, Jo Ann Marlowe, Ferris Taylor, Emmett Lynn and Tom London. The film w ...
'' (1946) - Tracy's Partner
* ''
Traffic in Crime
''Traffic in Crime'' is a 1946 American action film directed by Lesley Selander, written by David Lang, and starring Kane Richmond, Anne Nagel, Adele Mara, Wade Crosby, Wilton Graff and Roy Barcroft. It was released on June 28, 1946, by Republic ...
'' (1946) - Henchman (uncredited)
* ''
My Pal Trigger
''My Pal Trigger'' is a 1946 American Western musical film directed by Frank McDonald. The screenplay by Jack Townley and John K. Butler was based upon a story by Paul Gangelin. The film stars Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, George “Gabby” Hayes, ...
'' (1946) - Croupier
* ''
Night Train to Memphis'' (1946) - Asa Morgan
* ''
Red River Renegades
''Red River Renegades'' is a 1946 American Western film directed by Thomas Carr and written by Norman S. Hall. The film stars Sunset Carson, Peggy Stewart, Tom London, Ted Adams, LeRoy Mason and Kenne Duncan. It was released on July 23, 1946 ...
'' (1946) - Henchman Hackett
* ''
Conquest of Cheyenne
''Conquest of Cheyenne'' is a 1946 American Western film in the Red Ryder film series directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Earle Snell. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Peggy Stewart, Jay Kirby, and Milto ...
'' (1946) - Geologist McBride
* ''
G.I. War Brides
''G.I. War Brides'' is a 1946 American comedy film directed by George Blair and written by John K. Butler. The film stars Anna Lee, James Ellison, Harry Davenport, William "Bill" Henry, Stephanie Bachelor, Doris Lloyd and Robert Armstrong. ...
'' (1946) - (uncredited)
* ''
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
''The Mysterious Mr. Valentine'' is a 1946 American film noir crime film directed by Philip Ford starring William Henry, Linda Stirling and Virginia Christine.
Plot
A young girl gets a flat tire, and ends up with her car being stolen. Later, ...
'' (1946) - Sam Priestly
* ''
Rio Grande Raiders
''Rio Grande Raiders'' is a 1946 American Western film directed by Thomas Carr and written by Norton S. Parker. The film stars Sunset Carson, Linda Stirling, Bob Steele, Tom London, Tristram Coffin and Edmund Cobb. It was released on Septe ...
'' (1946) - Steve - Henchman
* ''
Roll on Texas Moon
'' Roll on Texas Moon '' is a 1946 American Western film directed by William Witney and starring Roy Rogers.
Cast
* Roy Rogers as Himself
* Trigger as Roy's Horse (The Smartest Horse in the Movies)
* George 'Gabby' Hayes as Gabby Whittaker
* D ...
'' (1946) - Henchman Brannigan
* ''
The Crimson Ghost'' (1946, Serial) - Dr. Chambers
hs. 1–2, 8* ''
Santa Fe Uprising'' (1946) - Henchman
* ''
Sioux City Sue "Sioux City Sue" is a 1945 song and a 1946 movie. Lyricist Ray Freedman and composer Dick Thomas wrote the song. Thomas recorded the song in February 1945 for National Records and it was a number one Country charts hit for him. The song was Thom ...
'' (1946) - Crawley (uncredited)
* ''
Angel and the Badman
''Angel and the Badman'' is a 1947 American Western film written and directed by James Edward Grant and starring John Wayne, Gail Russell, Harry Carey and Bruce Cabot. The film is about an injured gunfighter who is nursed back to health by a ...
'' (1947) - Gambler (uncredited)
* ''
Twilight on the Rio Grande'' (1947) - Lou Evers - U.S. Customs Agent (uncredited)
* ''
Buck Privates Come Home
''Buck Privates Come Home'' is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton and starring the team of Abbott and Costello. It was released by Universal-International and is a sequel to their earlier film ''Buck Privates'' (1941).
This ...
'' (1947) - Sergeant on Sidewalk (uncredited)
* ''
The Trespasser
Trespasser
In the law of tort, property, and criminal law a trespasser is a person who commits the act of trespassing on a property, that is, without the permission of the owner. Being present on land as a trespasser thereto creates liabi ...
'' (1947) - Fellow (uncredited)
* ''
Close-Up
A close-up or closeup in filmmaking, television production, still photography, and the comic strip medium is a type of shot that tightly frames a person or object. Close-ups are one of the standard shots used regularly with medium and long s ...
'' (1948) - Detective (uncredited)
* ''
Sundown in Santa Fe
''Sundown in Santa Fe'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by R. G. Springsteen, written by Norman S. Hall, and starring Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Roy Barcroft, Trevor Bardette, Jean Dean and Russell Simpson. It was released on November ...
'' (1948) - Wagon Driver (uncredited)
* ''Hidden Danger'' (1948) - Henchman Bender
* ''Crashing Thru'' (1949) - Ranger Tim Reymond
* ''
Shadows of the West
''Shadows of the West'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Adele Buffington. The film stars Whip Wilson, Andy Clyde, Riley Hill, Reno Browne, Bill Kennedy and Pierce Lyden. The film was released on January ...
'' (1949) - Bill Mayberry
* ''
Gun Runner
Arms trafficking or gunrunning is the illicit trade of contraband small arms and ammunition, which constitutes part of a broad range of illegal activities often associated with transnational criminal organizations. The illegal trade of small ...
'' (1949) - Nebraska
* ''
Law of the West
''Law of the West'' is a 1985 graphic adventure set in the American Old West developed by Accolade for the Commodore 64, Apple II, and Nintendo Entertainment System. It was one of the company's launch titles and the only game from Accolade ...
'' (1949) - Frank Stevens
* ''
Stampede
A stampede () is a situation in which a group of large animals suddenly start running in the same direction, especially because they are excited or frightened. Non-human species associated with stampede behavior include zebras, cattle, elephants ...
'' (1949) - Steve (uncredited)
* ''
Across the Rio Grande'' (1949) - Joe Bardet
* ''West of El Dorado'' (1949) - Steve Dallas
* ''
Range Justice
''Range Justice'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Ronald Davidson. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Max Terhune, Tris Coffin, Riley Hill, Sarah Padden and Eddie Parker. The film was released on July 1 ...
'' (1949) - Henchman Kirk
* ''Roaring Westward'' (1949) - Morgan
* ''
Deputy Marshal
''Deputy Marshal'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by William Berke and starring Jon Hall, Frances Langford and Dick Foran.
The film was a more expensive production that usual from Robert L. Lippert who originally hoped for Rod Camer ...
'' (1949) - Cal Freeling
* ''
Riders in the Sky'' (1949) - Travis
* ''
Lawless Code
''Lawless Code'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by Oliver Drake and written by Basil Dickey. The film stars Jimmy Wakely, Dub Taylor, Ellen Hall, Tris Coffin, Riley Hill and Kenne Duncan. The film was released on December 4, 1949, ...
'' (1949) - Tom Blaine - Henchman
* ''
Sons of New Mexico
''Sons of New Mexico'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by John English and written by Paul Gangelin. The film stars Gene Autry, Gail Davis, Robert Armstrong, Dick Jones, Frankie Darro and Irving Bacon. The film was released on De ...
'' (1949) - Ed - Henchman (uncredited)
* ''
Range Land
''Range Land'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Adele Buffington. The film stars Whip Wilson, Andy Clyde, Reno Browne, Leonard Penn, Reed Howes and Kenne Duncan. The film was released on December 24, 194 ...
'' (1949) - Sheriff Winters
* ''
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
''Davy Crockett, Indian Scout'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Lew Landers and starring George Montgomery and Ellen Drew. Wartime hero Johnny McKee had a small role in the film, as did Jim Thorpe. The film was shot at the Motion ...
'' (1950) - Sgt. Gordon
* ''
Radar Secret Service
''Radar Secret Service'' is a 1950 action film starring John Howard, produced by Barney A. Sarecky and directed by Sam Newfield. The film was featured on the American television show ''Mystery Science Theater 3000''.
Plot
In the post-World War T ...
'' (1950) - Michael's Henchman
* ''
Mule Train
"Mule Train" is a popular song written by Johnny Lange, Hy Heath, Ramblin' Tommy Scott and Fred Glickman. It is a cowboy song, with the singer filling the role of an Old West wagon driver, spurring on his team of mules pulling a delivery wagon. ...
'' (1950) - Latigo (uncredited)
* ''
Code of the Silver Sage
''Code of the Silver Sage'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by Fred C. Brannon and starring Allan Lane.
Plot
Cast
*Allan Lane as Lieutenant Rocky Lane
*Eddy Waller as Nugget Clark
*Roy Barcroft as Hulon Champion
*Kay Christopher as ...
'' (1950) - Dick Cantwell - Henchman
* ''
Jiggs and Maggie Out West'' (1950) - Slim - Henchman (uncredited)
* ''
A Life of Her Own
''A Life of Her Own'' is a 1950 American melodrama film directed by George Cukor and starring Lana Turner and Ray Milland. The screenplay by Isobel Lennart focuses on an aspiring model who leaves her small town in the Midwest to seek fame and ...
'' (1950) - Man Asking Invitation (uncredited)
* ''
Surrender
Surrender may refer to:
* Surrender (law), the early relinquishment of a tenancy
* Surrender (military), the relinquishment of territory, combatants, facilities, or armaments to another power
Film and television
* ''Surrender'' (1927 film), an ...
'' (1950) - Rider Warning of Gregg (uncredited)
* ''
Indian Territory
The Indian Territory and the Indian Territories are terms that generally described an evolving land area set aside by the Federal government of the United States, United States Government for the relocation of Native Americans in the United St ...
'' (1950) - 3rd Man Shot by Apache (uncredited)
* ''
Last of the Buccaneers
''Last of the Buccaneers'' is a 1950 American Technicolor adventure film directed by Lew Landers and starring Paul Henreid as Jean Lafitte.
Plot
Swashbuckler about the adventures of pirate Jean Lafitte after he helped save New Orleans from a Br ...
'' (1950) - Pirate Captain (uncredited)
* ''
The Blazing Sun'' (1950) - Al Bartlett & Mark Bartlett
* ''Wanted: Dead or Alive'' (1951) - Henchman (uncredited)
* ''
Badman's Gold
''Badman's Gold'' is a 1951 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and starring Johnny Carpenter, Alyn Lockwood and Clarke Stevens.Pitts, p. 57.
Plot
A US Marshall is called in to investigate a series of robberi ...
'' (1951) - Rance
* ''
Whirlwind
A whirlwind is a weather phenomenon in which a vortex of wind (a vertically oriented rotating column of air) forms due to instabilities and turbulence created by heating and flow (current) gradients. Whirlwinds occur all over the world and i ...
'' (1951) - Slim - Henchman (uncredited)
* ''Nevada Badmen'' (1951) - Bob Bannon (uncredited)
* ''
The Texas Rangers'' (1951) - Bart Howard - Outlaw (uncredited)
* ''Silver Canyon'' (1951) - Corporal (uncredited)
* ''
Oklahoma Justice
''Oklahoma Justice'' is a 1951 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Johnny Mack Brown, James Ellison and Lane Bradford.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Dave Milton.
Partial cast
*Johnny Mack Bro ...
'' (1951) - Sheriff Barnes
* ''
The Hills of Utah
''The Hills of Utah'' is a 1951 American Western (genre), Western film directed by John English (director), John English and starring Gene Autry, Elaine Riley and Donna Martell.Pitts p.152 The film's sets were designed by the art director Charl ...
'' (1951) - Indigo Hubbard - Henchman
* ''
Drums in the Deep South
''Drums in the Deep South'' is an American Civil War war western film directed by William Cameron Menzies who was production designer of David O. Selznick's ''Gone With the Wind'' (1939) and also designed the cave sequences in Selznick's ''The A ...
'' (1951) - Union Officer (uncredited)
* ''
Indian Uprising'' (1952) - Lt. Richards (uncredited)
* ''
The Frontier Phantom'' (1952) - Sam Mantell
* ''
On Top of Old Smoky
"On Top of Old Smoky" (often spelled "Smokey") is a traditional folk song of the United States. As recorded by The Weavers, the song reached the pop music charts in 1951. It is catalogued as Roud Folk Song Index No. 414.
History as folk song
...
'' (1953) - McQuaid
* ''
Jack McCall, Desperado
''Jack McCall, Desperado'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring George Montgomery. It portrays the historical shooting of Wild Bill Hickok by Jack McCall in 1876.
The film's sets were designed by the art direc ...
'' (1953) - Gang Member at Party (uncredited)
* ''
Pack Train'' (1953) - Ross McLain
* ''
The Lawless Rider
''The Lawless Rider'' is a 1954 American black-and-white western film directed by Yakima Canutt and starring Johnny Carpenter, Frankie Darro and Noel Neill, and marketed by United Artists. Ed Wood helped co-write the screenplay, which was origin ...
'' (1954) - Freno Frost
* ''
Hell's Horizon
''Hell's Horizon'' is a 1955 American war film directed by Tom Gries. The film stars John Ireland and Marla English. ''Hell's Horizon'' recounts the story of a bomber crew in the Korean War.
Plot
During the Korean War, United States Air Force C ...
'' (1955) - Maj. Naylor
* ''
Flesh and the Spur
''Flesh and the Spur'' is a 1956 Western film directed by Edward L. Cahn. The film stars John Agar as Lucius Random, Marla English as Wild Willow and Mike Connors (billed here as Touch Connors) as Stacy Tanner. The film was released by American ...
'' (1956) - Kale Tanner
* ''
Revolt at Fort Laramie
''Revolt at Fort Laramie'' is a 1957 American Color by Deluxe Western film directed by Lesley Selander and starring John Dehner, Gregg Palmer, Frances Helm and Don Gordon. The film was shot in Kanab, Utah with Harry Dean Stanton making his debu ...
'' (1957) - Capt. Foley (uncredited)
* ''
Outlaw Queen
''Outlaw Queen'' is a 1957 American western film directed by Herbert S. Greene and starring Andrea King, Harry James and Robert Clarke.Craig p.252
Plot
Christina, the daughter of Greek immigrants tours the West with her uncle in a sharpshooting ...
'' (1957) - Sheriff
* ''
The Iron Sheriff
''The Iron Sheriff'' is a 1957 American Western film starring Sterling Hayden.
Plot
A stagecoach is robbed in South Dakota and its driver is killed. A dying man, Gene Walden, tells the sheriff, Sam Galt, that Sam's son Benjie shot the driver. ...
'' (1957) - Leveret's Brother-in-Law (uncredited)
* ''
The Parson and the Outlaw'' (1957) - Matt McCloud (uncredited)
* ''
The Astounding She-Monster
''The Astounding She-Monster'' is a 1958Warren, Bill (1986). "Keep Watching The Skies Volume 2". McFarland & Co., Inc. . Page 731 science fiction horror film starring Robert Clarke and directed, co-written and produced by Ronnie Ashcroft for Hol ...
'' (1957) - Nat Burdell
* ''Date with Death'' (1959) - Andrews - Freight-Train Watchman
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Revenge of the Virgins
''Revenge of the Virgins'' is a 1959 American nudie cutie film directed by Peter Perry Jr with a screenplay by Ed Wood.
Plot
The film involves a main plot about an entrepreneur leading an expedition to find gold and a subplot about a tribe o ...
'' (1959) - Narrator (voice, uncredited)
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Night of the Ghouls
''Night of the Ghouls'' is a horror film written and directed by Ed Wood. The film was shot between April and May 1958. Cast member Paul Marco recalled that the film had a preview screening in 1959 at the Vista Theatre in Hollywood, after which ...
'' (1959) - Dr. Acula
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Oklahoma Territory
The Territory of Oklahoma was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 2, 1890, until November 16, 1907, when it was joined with the Indian Territory under a new constitution and admitted to the Union as th ...
'' (1960) - Bigelow Henchman (uncredited)
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The Music Box Kid
''The Music Box Kid'' is a low budget 1960 gangster film directed by Edward L. Cahn, starring Ron Foster and Luana Patten.
Plot
The "music box" is a submachine gun owned by ruthless gangster Larry Shaw (Ronald Foster) in 1920s New York. Larry i ...
'' (1960) - Truck Driver's Helper (uncredited)
* ''Natchez Trace'' (1960) - William Murrell
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The Sinister Urge'' (1960) - Lt. Matt Carson
* ''Like Wow!'' (1962) - Car Salesman
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