Portrait of William Duncan

Acting

William Duncan

Career

Active from 1911 to 1939, with a break from 1925 to 1934, busiest in 1913 with 18 main titles.

Leading roles
37
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Frontiersmen
The Frontiersmen
GoodWatch score60/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 3.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 3.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 3.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Duncan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.0, average 5.4
  • Social Commentary
    1.3, average 4.9
  • Psychological
    2.2, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.0, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Silent Film 2
  • Early Cinema 2
  • American West 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

58
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title
Stuck with Each Other
Stuck with Each Other (1989)

as Columnist

1940s

2 titles ยท average score 57
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
The Texas Rangers Ride Again (1940)
GoodWatch score 57

as Captain Inglis

The Farmer's Daughter
The Farmer's Daughter (1940)

as Tom Bingham

1930s

8 titles ยท average score 61
Law of the Pampas
Law of the Pampas (1939)
GoodWatch score 58

as Buck Peters

The Frontiersmen
The Frontiersmen (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

as Buck Peters

Bar 20 Justice
Bar 20 Justice (1938)
GoodWatch score 59

as Buck Peters

Forlorn River
Forlorn River (1937)

as Blaine

Thunder Trail
Thunder Trail (1937)

as John Ames

Hopalong Rides Again
Hopalong Rides Again (1937)
GoodWatch score 64

as Buck Peters

Three on the Trail
Three on the Trail (1936)
GoodWatch score 63

as Buck Peters

Nevada
Nevada (1935)

as Ben Ide

1920s

5 titles
Wolves of the North
Wolves of the North (1924)

as Alan Gray

Hello, 'Frisco
Hello, 'Frisco (1924)

as William Duncan

The Fast Express
The Fast Express (1924)

as Brent McAdams

The Silent Vow
The Silent Vow (1922)

as Richard Stratton / Dick Stratton

The Silent Avenger
The Silent Avenger (1920)

as Phil Read

1910s

42 titles
Man of Might
Man of Might (1919)

as Dick Van Brunt

Smashing Barriers
Smashing Barriers (1919)

as Dan Stevens

A Fight for Millions
A Fight for Millions (1918)

as Bob Hardy

Aladdin from Broadway
Aladdin from Broadway (1917)

as William Fitzgerald

The Cost of High Living
The Cost of High Living (1916)

as Jack

He's a Bear
He's a Bear (1915)

as Ralph

The Law and the Outlaw
The Law and the Outlaw (1913)

Director

That Mail Order Suit
That Mail Order Suit (1913)

Director

Jim's Vindication
Jim's Vindication (1912)

as Jim - Pony Express Rider

A War Time Romance
A War Time Romance (1912)

as Jack Munroe

A Cowboy's Best Girl
A Cowboy's Best Girl (1912)

as Carl Graham, a Young Rancher, Glen's Best Friend

The Bully of Bingo Gulch
The Bully of Bingo Gulch (1911)

as Wild Jim, the Bad Man of Bingo Gulch