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.

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.

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.

In 1972 he committed suicide by deliberate overdose of barbiturates.

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Although not as well known as the others, Duncan comes in second (after Duke Moore) in the tally of most appearances in Wood films.
Duncan's nickname amongst his friends in Ed Wood's Hollywood underground was "Horsecock".