Kenne Duncan (February 17, 1903 – February 5, 1972) was a Canadian-born B-movie character actor. Hyped professionally as "The Meanest Man in the Movies," 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. He also appeared in over a dozen serials.
Born Kenneth Duncan MacLachlan in Chatham, Ontario, Duncan is best known, in some circles, for his work with Ed Wood. 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'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 Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, and Tombstone Territory.
On February 5, 1972, Duncan committed suicide by overdosing on barbiturates at the age of 68. He is buried in Grand View Memorial Park in Glendale, California.
There he go smacking craniums with Swains relentless flow
Rips it though Jack Delaney rum is what he sippin yo
He can make them act so loco he's wonderin If he should skip the show
Fuck em yo smoke these blokes competition run em over oh no
He ain't had a real buzz like this ever since Charm dropped 2006
Now the fiends need a fix but he's pissed cause his name never gets mentioned in the mix
Back out of the game he must go rap will never be the same as befo'
Baskin in the fame as he's overreacting to the lames and these hoes
Six albums how was the outcome overlooked five years in a row
But it's getting to the point that my joints are white shoelaces appearin in the snow
Gonnna have to get mentioned some assenters make it worth my while
Sick of being underrated when I see all these shark ass niggas tryna bite my style
Catalogue twelve records deep, that'll hold down all my peeps
Niggas sleep so I can't keep putting out these LP's studio time ain't cheap
And to my fans I hope that ya'll understand
The difference between quittin and takin a stand
I'm finished man
Goodbye, so long, peace
Kenne Duncan (February 17, 1903 – February 5, 1972) was a Canadian-born B-movie character actor. Hyped professionally as "The Meanest Man in the Movies," 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. He also appeared in over a dozen serials.
Born Kenneth Duncan MacLachlan in Chatham, Ontario, Duncan is best known, in some circles, for his work with Ed Wood. 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'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 Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, and Tombstone Territory.
On February 5, 1972, Duncan committed suicide by overdosing on barbiturates at the age of 68. He is buried in Grand View Memorial Park in Glendale, California.
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