Frank Lackteen

Frank Lackteen
From The Fortieth Door (1924)
Born	(1897-08-29)August 29, 1897 Kab-Elias, Lebanon
Died	July 8, 1968(1968-07-08) (aged 70) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1915–1965

Frank Lackteen (born Mohammed Hassan Lackteen August 29, 1897 – July 8, 1968) was an American film actor best known for his antagonistic roles. He appeared in nearly 200 films between 1915 and 1965, including several Three Stooges shorts.

Biography

Lackteen made his first American film in 1915 and was often seen as a villain in silent films. Many of his film appearances came in Westerns and serials.[1]

Lackteen was born in Kab-Elias, Lebanon, and attended an American school in Lebanon.[1] He spent most of his childhood in Lawrence, Massachusetts. [2]

He died from a respiratory failure on July 8, 1968, aged 70, in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.[1]

Selected filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1921	The Avenging Arrow	Pablo
1922	White Eagle	Crouching More
	The Timber Queen	Vance
1923	Her Dangerous Path	Malay George
1924	Leatherstocking	Briarthorn
	The Fortieth Door	Hamid Bey
	Into the Net	Dr. Vining
1925	Idaho	Tex Osborne
	Sunken Silver	Rodney Hade
	The Green Archer	Julius Savini
1926	The House Without a Key	Kaohla
	Desert Gold	Yaqui
	The Last Frontier	Pawnee Killer
1927	Melting Millions
	The Warning	Tso Lin
1928	Mark of the Frog
	Court Martial	'Devil' Dawson
	The Tiger's Shadow	Dr. Sandro
1929	Hawk of the Hills	The Hawk
	The Fire Detective	Mr. Tarrant
	Queen of the Northwoods	Jacques De Brun
	The Black Book	Valdez
1930	The Jade Box	Cultist	Uncredited
	The Lash	a cabellero
1932	Heroes of the West	Buckskin Joe
	Come on Danger!	Piute
1933	Treason	Chet Dawson
1936	Isle of Fury	Old Native Lanar
1937	I Cover the War	Mustapha the Beggar
1938	Suez	Swami	Uncredited
1939	The Kansas Terrors	Captain Gonzalez
1940	Strange Cargo	Convict	Uncredited
1941	Jungle Girl	Shamba
1942	Arabian Nights	Bidder	Uncredited
1943	Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas	Major Danilov
1943	For Whom the Bell Tolls	Elias' man	Uncredited
1943	Frontier Badmen	Cherokee
1943	Sahara	Sheik Ali	Uncredited
1944	The Desert Hawk	Faud, the Chief Chamberlain
1945	Can't Help Singing	Man with Gunfighter	Uncredited
1946	A Bird in the Head	Nikko
1947	Trail of the Mounties	Pierre
1948	Shivering Sherlocks	Red Watkins
1949	Malice in the Palace	Affa Dolla
1950	Kim	Chunder's Shadow	Uncredited
1953	Northern Patrol	Dancing Horse
1955	Of Cash and Hash	Red Watkins	Reuse of scenes from Shivering Sherlocks
1956	The Ten Commandments	Old slave praying	Uncredited
1957	Flesh and the Spur	Havasupi Warrior Leader
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1953	Hopalong Cassidy	King Lasho	1 episode
1955	GE True	Tom-Tom	1 episode
1958	The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok	Silver Horse	1 episode
	Casey Jones	Chief	1 episode
	The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin	Chieftain	1 episode

References

1. Katchmer, George A. (2009). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. p. 195. ISBN 9781476609058. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
2. Lawrence Historical Society

External links

• Frank Lackteen at IMDb
• Frank Lackteen at Find a Grave