Kenne Duncan

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Kenne Duncan (February 17, 1903 - February 5, 1972) was a well-known B-movie character actor. 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.<p>Duncan is best known, in some circles, for his work with Edward D. Wood, Jr.. Duncan appeared in five Wood productions: Night of the Ghouls, Trick Shooting with Kenne Duncan, Crossroad Avenger, The Sinister Urge, and The Lawless Rider, a film Wood did with Yakima Canutt in the Director's chair.<p>Duncan had problems with substance abuse later in life. His 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"). Duncan then vanished from the Hollywood scene in 1961.<p>In 1972 he committed suicide by deliberate overdose of barbiturates.<p>...