Frank Lackteen

• Name — Frank Lackteen • Born — 29 August 1897 • Birthplace — Kab-Elias, Lebanon • Died — 8 July 1968 • Place of death — Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1915–1965

Lackteen was born in Kab-Elias, Lebanon, and attended an American school in Lebanon. He spent most of his childhood in Lawrence, Massachusetts. 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. He died from a respiratory failure on July 8, 1968, aged 70, in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.

• 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