Gilbert M. Anderson
Born March 20, 1880 (Age: 145)
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Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Biography
Born in 1880, ‘Broncho Billy’ Anderson is considered the first western film star. He played three film roles in “The Great Train Robbery” and then began to write, direct and act in his own films. After co-founding the Essanay Studios in 1907 with George Kirk Spoor, Anderson appeared in some 300 short films. But it was his 148 western shorts playing cowboy Bronco Billy that made him a star. He retired for the first time in 1916 but made a few comebacks, including producing movies into the 1950s for his company, Progressive Pictures. He received an honorary Oscar in 1958 as a “motion picture pioneer.” Anderson came out of retirement one more time for a cameo in 1965’s “The Bounty Hunter.” He died at age of 90 1971.
Born in 1880, ‘Broncho Billy’ Anderson is considered the first western film star. He played three film roles in “The Great Train Robbery” and then began to write, direct and act in his own films. After co-founding the Essanay Studios in 1907 with George Kirk Spoor, Anderson appeared in some 300 short films. But it was his 148 western shorts playing cowboy Bronco Billy that made him a star.
He retired for the first time in 1916 but made a few comebacks, including producing movies into the 1950s for his company, Progressive Pictures. He received an honorary Oscar in 1958 as a “motion picture pioneer.” Anderson came out of retirement one more time for a cameo in 1965’s “The Bounty Hunter.” He died at age of 90 1971.
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Filmography
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
2000
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 119
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 81
The Western: A Lost TV Special
1958
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as Self
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Age: 78
Life with Henry
1941
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as Business Man (uncredited)
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Age: 60
Stars of Yesterday
1931
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as Self
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Age: 51
Shootin' Mad
1918
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as Broncho Billy
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Age: 38
Broncho Billy's Adventure
1911
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as Broncho Billy
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Age: 31
Broncho Billy's Christmas Dinner
1911
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as Broncho Billy
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Age: 31
The Cowboy Coward
1911
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as Steve
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Age: 31
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The Girl Back East
1911
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as Jack King
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Age: 31
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Outlaw Deputy
1911
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as Buck Stevens
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Age: 31
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The Forester's Plea
1911
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as Rev. Small
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Age: 31
A Western Redemption
1911
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as Tom
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Age: 31
The Stage Driver's Daughter
1911
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as Tom Percival
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Age: 31
Town Hall, Tonight
1911
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as Broncho Bill
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Age: 31
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The Sheriff's Decision
1911
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as Steve Jameson
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Age: 31
The Strike at the Little Jonny Mine
1911
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as Jim Logan
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Age: 31
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The Power of Good
1911
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as Jim Reed - an Outlaw
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Age: 31
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An Indian's Sacrifice
1911
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as Grey Deer
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Age: 31
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The Millionaire and the Squatter
1911
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as Silas Strong
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Age: 31
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The Puncher's Law
1911
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as Tom Patterson
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Age: 31
Broncho Bill's Last Spree
1911
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as Broncho Bill
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Age: 31
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A Western Girl's Sacrifice
1911
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as Spike Shannon
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Age: 31
Spike Shannon's Last Fight
1911
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as Spike Shannon
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Age: 31
A Pal's Oath
1911
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as Jack Manley
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Age: 31
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The Two Fugitives
1911
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as Jack Harvey
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Age: 31
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The Outlaw Samaritan
1911
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as Jack Mason
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Age: 31
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The Backwoodsman's Suspicion
1911
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as Walker - the Backwoodsman
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Age: 31
The Corporation and the Ranch Girl
1911
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as Gerald Todds
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Age: 31
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At the Break of Dawn
1911
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as Gilbert Randall
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Age: 31
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The Tribe's Penalty
1911
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as Gray Wolf
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Age: 31
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Forgiven in Death
1911
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as Jack
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Age: 31
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The Infant at Snakeville
1911
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as Broncho Billy
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Age: 31
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The Lucky Card
1911
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as George Maxwell
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Age: 31
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The Puncher's New Love
1911
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as Harvey Barton
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Age: 31
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The Bunco Game at Lizardhead
1911
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as
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Age: 31
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What a Woman Can Do
1911
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as Frank Mills
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Age: 31
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The Indian Maiden's Lesson
1911
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as Revered Warren Addington
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Age: 31
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The Bad Man's First Prayer
1911
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as Bad Man Dan Quigley
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Age: 31
Across the Plains
1911
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as The Cowboy
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Age: 31
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The Sheriff's Chum
1911
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as Sheriff Will Phelps
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Age: 31
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The Faithful Indian
1911
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as Will Talbot
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Age: 30
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The Romance on 'Bar O'
1911
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as Sherwin Wells
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Age: 30
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The Cattleman's Daughter
1911
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as Frank Carpenter
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Age: 30
The Outlaw and the Child
1911
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as Dan Warrington
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Age: 30
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The Bad Man's Downfall
1911
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as Harry Perkins
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Age: 30
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Carmenita the Faithful
1911
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as
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Age: 30
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The Two Reformations
1911
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as
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Age: 30
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The Border Ranger
1911
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as The Border Ranger
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Age: 30
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The Count and the Cowboys
1911
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as
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Age: 30