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Gilbert M. Anderson
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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 …
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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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Gilbert M. Anderson's Filmography
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Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay
as Self (archive footage)
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
as (archive footage)
The Bounty Killer
as The Man in the Cantina
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
as Self (archive footage)
The Western: A Lost TV Special
as Self
Life with Henry
as Business Man (uncredited)
The Movies March On
as Self - from 'The Great Train Robbery' (archive footage)
The Film Parade
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Stars of Yesterday
as Self
No Poster
The Greater Duty
as Bill Hinchley
The Son-of-a-Gun
as Bill
No Poster
Red Blood and Yellow
as Jack / Jim
Shootin' Mad
as Broncho Billy
Humanity
as Broncho Billy Adair
No Poster
The Man in Him
as John Stone
No Poster
The Book Agent's Romance
as The Book Agent
No Poster
Her Lesson
as The Capitalist
A Christmas Revenge
as Broncho Billy / Santa Claus
No Poster
Broncho Billy's Love Affair
as Broncho Billy
No Poster
The Indian's Narrow Escape
as The Indian
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The Escape of Broncho Billy
as Broncho Billy
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Wine, Women and Song
as The Young Man
No Poster
Too Much Turkey
as Frank Potter
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Broncho Billy's Cowardly Brother
as Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy Evens Matters
as Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy's Parents
as Broncho Billy
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Suppressed Evidence
as The Husband
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Broncho Billy, Sheepman
as Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy Misled
as Broncho Billy
The Convict's Threat
as The Convict
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An Unexpected Romance
as The Landowner
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Broncho Billy and the Card Sharp
as Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy and the Lumber King
as Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy Begins Life Anew
as Broncho Billy
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Her Return
as The Husband
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Broncho Billy's Marriage
as Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy Steps In
as Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy's Protégé
as Broncho Billy
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The Bachelor's Baby
as The Bachelor
Broncho Billy Well Repaid
as Broncho Billy
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The Little Prospector
as Broncho Billy
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Her Realization
as The Sweetheart
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Broncho Billy and the Land Grabber
as Broncho Billy
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The Wealth of the Poor
as The Husband
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Broncho Billy's Word of Honor
as Broncho Billy
The Bachelor's Burglar
as The Bachelor
No Poster
The Revenue Agent
as Tom
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The Other Girl
as The Artist
Broncho Billy's Teachings
as Broncho Billy
His Regeneration
as The Regenerate
No Poster
The Tie That Binds
as The Husband
His Wife's Secret
as The Burglar
The Face at the Curtain
as The Burglar
Andy of the Royal Mounted
as Andy of the Royal Mounted
Ingomar of the Hills
as Ingomar
The Outlaw's Awakening
as The Outlaw
The Western Way
as The Outlaw
The Champion
as Enthusiastic Fan (uncredited)
Broncho Billy's Vengeance
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Brother
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Vigilante
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Sentence
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Greaser Deputy
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the False Note
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Baby
as Broncho Billy
When Love and Honor Called
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Sisters
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Claim Jumpers
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Escaped Bandit
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Office
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Christmas Spirit
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Dad
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Judgment
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Double Escape
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Scheme
as Broocho Billy
The Tell-Tale Hand
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Decision
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Mission
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Mother
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy -- Favorite
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy Rewarded
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Greaser
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy Trapped
as Broncho Billy
The Strategy of Broncho Billy's Sweetheart
as Broncho Billy
No Poster
Broncho Billy Butts In
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy, a Friend in Need
as Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy, the Vagabond
as Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy's Indian Romance
as Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy's Wild Ride
as Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy Wins Out
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Fatal Joke
as Broncho Billy
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The Squatter's Gal
as Broncho Billy
No Poster
Broncho Billy and the Gambler
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy Puts One Over
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Sheriff
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Punishment
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Jealousy
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy, Outlaw
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Mine Shark
as Broncho Billy
The Good-for-Nothing
as Gilbert Sterling
Broncho Billy's Duty
as Broncho Billy
Red Riding Hood of the Hills
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Leap
as Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy's Sermon
as Broncho Billy
No Poster
Broncho Billy's Close Call
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy -- Gun-Man
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Rattler
as Broncho Billy
The Treachery of Broncho Billy's Pal
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Cunning
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's True Love
as Broncho Billy
The Inference of Broncho Billy
as Broncho Billy
No Poster
The Calling of Jim Barton
as Jim Barton
Broncho Billy and the Settler's Daughter
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Red Man
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Bad Man
as Broncho Billy
A Night on the Road
as Rough Neck
Broncho Billy-Guardian
as Broncho Billy
Snakeville's New Doctor
as Broncho Billy
The Redemption of Broncho Billy
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Christmas Deed
as Broncho Billy
The Three Gamblers
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Squareness
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's First Arrest
as Broncho Billy
The New Schoolmarm of Green River
as The Sheriff
No Poster
The Wheels of Safety
as Dr. Sharp
Broncho Billy's Secret
as Broncho Billy
The Doctor's Duty
as Dr. Roland White
Broncho Billy's Elopement
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy Gets Square
as Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy's Oath
as Broncho Billy
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The Struggle
as Dr. Sharp
Why Broncho Billy Left Bear County
as Broncho Billy
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The Redeemed Claim
as Mr. Orr, a Government Assayist
Broncho Billy Reforms
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Conscience
as Broncho Billy
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A Western Sister's Devotion
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Mistake
as Broncho Billy
No Poster
The Man in the Cabin
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Navajo Maid
as Broncho Billy
No Poster
The Tenderfoot Sheriff
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Schoolmam's Sweetheart
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Western Girls
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Strategy
as Broncho Billy
No Poster
The Ranch Feud
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Capture
as Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy and the Express Rider
as Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy's Grit
as Broncho Billy
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The Crazy Prospector
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Rustler's Child
as Broncho Billy
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The Accusation of Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy's Reason
as Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy's Way
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Gratefulness
as Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy's Sister
as Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy and the Step-Sisters
as Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy and the Squatter's Daughter
as Broncho Billy
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The Influence on Broncho Billy
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Kid
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Last Deed
as Broncho Billy
No Poster
Broncho Billy's Ward
as Broncho Billy
The Making of Broncho Billy
as Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy's Gun Play
as Broncho Billy
No Poster
Broncho Billy's Brother
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Outlaw's Mother
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Maid
as Broncho Billy
The Reward for Broncho Billy
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Promise
as Broncho Billy
No Poster
Broncho Billy's Love Affair
as Broncho Billy
No Poster
Western Girls
Broncho Billy's Mexican Wife
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Heart
as Broncho Billy
An Indian's Friendship
as Broncho Billy
No Poster
The Ranch Girl's Trial
as Dave Price
The Tomboy on Bar Z
No Poster
An Indian Sunbeam
as An Indian
Broncho Billy Outwitted
as Broncho Billy
No Poster
The Tenderfoot Foreman
as Jack Reed
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The Ranchman's Trust
as Bill Dunham - Ranch Foreman
Broncho Billy for Sheriff
as Broncho Billy
No Poster
Broncho Billy's Escapade
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Last Hold-Up
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Pal
as Broncho Billy
A Wife of the Hills
as Bart McGrew
The Smuggler's Daughter
as Brant Graham
A Story of Montana
as Triggerless Jim Burrows
Broncho Billy's Narrow Escape
as Broncho Billy
No Poster
On the Cactus Trail
as Jim Andrews
Broncho Billy and the Indian Maid
as Broncho Billy
No Poster
A Moonshiner's Heart
as Tom Jackson
No Poster
The Foreman's Cousin
as Bob Knight
Broncho Billy's Gratitude
as Broncho Billy
Western Hearts
as Sam Hardy
No Poster
A Child of the Purple Sage
as Bart Darrow
No Poster
On El Monte Ranch
as Jim Andrews - Foreman of the Ranch
Broncho Billy's Bible
as Broncho Billy
No Poster
The Desert Sweetheart
as Jim Morris
No Poster
A Western Legacy
as Walter Johnson
No Poster
The Sheriff and His Man
as The Arizona Kid
No Poster
The Dead Man's Claim
as Jim Durkin
Broncho Billy and the Bandits
as Broncho Billy
The Indian and the Child
as The Indian
No Poster
The Cattle King's Daughter
as Buck Brady
No Poster
Under Mexican Skies
as Pasquale
No Poster
Broncho Billy and the Girl
as Broncho Billy
A Road Agent's Love
as Bob Farco
No Poster
An Arizona Escapade
as Barnes
Alkali Ike Bests Broncho Billy
as Broncho Billy
No Poster
The Deputy's Love Affair
as Bill Simpson
The Bandit's Child
as Tom Fleming
No Poster
The Ranch Girl's Mistake
as Broncho Billy
The Deputy and the Girl
as The Deputy
Broncho Billy and the Schoolmistress
as Broncho Billy
No Poster
The Oath of His Office
as Bob Graham
No Poster
The Sheepman's Escape
as Tom Harper
A Child of the West
Broncho Billy's Adventure
as Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Christmas Dinner
as Broncho Billy
The Cowboy Coward
as Steve
Hubby's Scheme
as One of Hubby's Friends
No Poster
The Girl Back East
as Jack King
No Poster
Outlaw Deputy
as Buck Stevens
Outwitting Papa
as Tom Phelps
No Poster
The Forester's Plea
as Rev. Small
A Western Redemption
as Tom
The Stage Driver's Daughter
as Tom Percival
Town Hall, Tonight
as Broncho Bill
No Poster
The Sheriff's Decision
as Steve Jameson
The Strike at the Little Jonny Mine
as Jim Logan
No Poster
The Power of Good
as Jim Reed - an Outlaw
No Poster
An Indian's Sacrifice
as Grey Deer
No Poster
The Millionaire and the Squatter
as Silas Strong
No Poster
The Puncher's Law
as Tom Patterson
Broncho Bill's Last Spree
as Broncho Bill
No Poster
A Western Girl's Sacrifice
as Spike Shannon
Spike Shannon's Last Fight
as Spike Shannon
A Pal's Oath
as Jack Manley
No Poster
The Two Fugitives
as Jack Harvey
No Poster
The Outlaw Samaritan
as Jack Mason
No Poster
The Backwoodsman's Suspicion
as Walker - the Backwoodsman
The Corporation and the Ranch Girl
as Gerald Todds
No Poster
At the Break of Dawn
as Gilbert Randall
No Poster
The Tribe's Penalty
as Gray Wolf
No Poster
Forgiven in Death
as Jack
No Poster
The Infant at Snakeville
as Broncho Billy
No Poster
The Lucky Card
as George Maxwell
No Poster
The Puncher's New Love
as Harvey Barton
No Poster
The Bunco Game at Lizardhead
No Poster
What a Woman Can Do
as Frank Mills
No Poster
The Indian Maiden's Lesson
as Revered Warren Addington
No Poster
The Bad Man's First Prayer
as Bad Man Dan Quigley
Across the Plains
as The Cowboy
No Poster
The Sheriff's Chum
as Sheriff Will Phelps
No Poster
The Faithful Indian
as Will Talbot
No Poster
The Romance on 'Bar O'
as Sherwin Wells
No Poster
The Cattleman's Daughter
as Frank Carpenter
The Outlaw and the Child
as Dan Warrington
No Poster
The Bad Man's Downfall
as Harry Perkins
No Poster
Carmenita the Faithful
No Poster
The Two Reformations
No Poster
The Border Ranger
as The Border Ranger
No Poster
The Count and the Cowboys
A Gambler of the West
as Halsted
No Poster
The Bad Man's Christmas Gift
as Andy Carson
No Poster
The Tenderfoot Messenger
No Poster
A Cowboy's Vindication
as Frank Morrison
No Poster
Circle C Ranch's Wedding Present
No Poster
The Little Prospector
as Hal Martin
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The Marked Trail
as The Doctor
A Westerner's Way
as Big Bill Hastings
No Poster
The Silent Message
as Cal Evans
No Poster
Pals of the Range
as Jack Smythe
No Poster
A Cowboy's Mother-in-Law
as Pete the Coyote
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The Bearded Bandit
as Curt, the Sheriff
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Patricia of the Plains
as Dick Martin
No Poster
The Tout's Remembrance
as Bullets Brown
No Poster
The Pony Express Rider
as Jim Allison
No Poster
He Met the Champion
as The Referee
No Poster
An Indian Girl's Love
as Jack Sherwood
No Poster
The Millionaire and the Ranch Girl
as Milton Rodd
No Poster
The Deputy's Love
as Bob Dean
No Poster
The Dumb Half Breed's Defense
as The Half-Breed
No Poster
The Count That Counted
No Poster
The Girl on Triple X
as Jack Hartley
No Poster
Under Western Skies
as A Cowboy
No Poster
Broncho Billy's Redemption
as Broncho Billy
No Poster
The Desperado
as The New Sheriff
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Trailed to the Hills
as Harry Forsyth
No Poster
The Unknown Claim
as Bartwell
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The Bad Man's Last Deed
as The Bad Man
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The Forest Ranger
as Deputy Marshal Charles Wentworth
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The Bandit's Wife
No Poster
The Ranchmen's Feud
as The Doctor
No Poster
Away Out West
as A Dying Miner
No Poster
The Brother, the Sister and the Cowpuncher
No Poster
The Little Doctor of the Foothills
No Poster
The Cowpuncher's Ward
No Poster
The Sheriff's Sacrifice
No Poster
The Cowboy's Sweetheart
as Jesse Farson
No Poster
The Bad Man and the Preacher
as James Smyth
No Poster
The Mistaken Bandit
as Innocent Cowboy
No Poster
The Ranger's Bride
as A Texas Ranger / The 'Bride'
No Poster
The Flower of the Ranch
as Frank Wendell
No Poster
A Ranchman's Wooing
No Poster
The Girl and the Fugitive
as Ross White
No Poster
Method in His Madness
as Pedestrian with Seltzer Bottle
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The Fence on 'Bar Z' Ranch
as Robert Graham
No Poster
The Ranch Girl's Legacy
as Jack Tyler
The Mexican's Faith
as The Mexican
No Poster
The Cowboy and the Squaw
as Tom Ripley, a Cowboy
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Western Chivalry
An Outlaw's Sacrifice
No Poster
Won by a Hold-Up
as Old Rancher
No Poster
Electric Insoles
No Poster
Trail to the West
No Poster
A Western Maid
No Poster
The Heart of a Cowboy
as Honest Steve
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The Spanish Girl
as Tom 'Bud' Wilson
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The Ranchman's Rival
as Jim Watson
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His Reformation
as Tom Carlton
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The Best Man Wins
No Poster
A Maid of the Mountains
No Poster
The Black Sheep
No Poster
The Indian Trailer
No Poster
A Mexican's Gratitude
as The Sheriff
No Poster
A Tale of the West
No Poster
The Road Agents
No Poster
Shanghaied
Tag Day
No Poster
The Bandit Makes Good
No Poster
The Baseball Fan
No Poster
The Bandit King
No Poster
The Life of an American Cowboy
The Train Wreckers
as Last Train Wrecker
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
as Sherlock Holmes
No Poster
Western Stage Coach Hold Up
The Great Train Robbery
as Bandit / Shot Passenger / Tenderfoot Dancer (uncredited)
What Happened in the Tunnel
The Messenger Boy's Mistake
as Cholly