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Gilbert M. Anderson

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.

Known For: Directing

Born: Little Rock, Arkansas, USA, 1880-03-20

Died: 1971-01-20

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1903	The Messenger Boy's Mistake	Messenger Boy	42
2	1903	What Happened in the Tunnel		51
3	1903	The Great Train Robbery	Bandit / Shot Passenger / Tenderfoot Dancer (uncredited)	70
4	1904	Western Stage Coach Hold Up		0
5	1904	A Brush Between Cowboys and Indians		0
6	1905	Adventures of Sherlock Holmes	Sherlock Holmes	30
7	1905	The Train Wreckers	Last Train Wrecker	50
8	1906	The Life of an American Cowboy		30
9	1907	The Bandit King		0
10	1908	The Baseball Fan		0
11	1908	The Bandit Makes Good		35
12	1909	Tag Day		0
13	1909	Shanghaied		0
14	1909	The Road Agents		35
15	1909	A Tale of the West		30
16	1909	A Mexican's Gratitude	The Sheriff	15
17	1909	The Indian Trailer		20
18	1909	Ten Nights in a Barroom		35
19	1909	The Black Sheep		15
20	1909	A Maid of the Mountains		10
21	1909	The Best Man Wins		35
22	1909	Judgment		30
23	1909	His Reformation	Tom Carlton	10
24	1909	The Ranchman's Rival	Jim Watson	40
25	1909	The Spanish Girl	Tom 'Bud' Wilson	40
26	1909	The Heart of a Cowboy	Honest Steve	35
27	1910	Trail to the West		0
28	1910	A Western Maid		0
29	1910	Electric Insoles		0
30	1910	Won by a Hold-Up	Old Rancher	0
31	1910	The Outlaw's Sacrifice		0
32	1910	Western Chivalry		0
33	1910	The Cowboy and the Squaw	Tom Ripley, a Cowboy	0
34	1910	The Mexican's Faith	The Mexican	0
35	1910	The Ranch Girl's Legacy	Jack Tyler	0
36	1910	The Fence on 'Bar Z' Ranch	Robert Graham	0
37	1910	Method in His Madness	Pedestrian with Seltzer Bottle	0
38	1910	The Girl and the Fugitive	Ross White	0
39	1910	A Ranchman's Wooing		0
40	1910	The Flower of the Ranch	Frank Wendell	0
41	1910	The Ranger's Bride	A Texas Ranger / The 'Bride'	0
42	1910	The Mistaken Bandit	Innocent Cowboy	0
43	1910	The Bad Man and the Preacher	James Smyth	0
44	1910	The Cowboy's Sweetheart	Jesse Farson	0
45	1910	A Vein of Gold	Walt Rooney, Convict No. 999	0
46	1910	The Sheriff's Sacrifice		0
47	1910	The Cowpuncher's Ward		0
48	1910	The Little Doctor of the Foothills		0
49	1910	The Brother, Sister and the Cowpuncher		0
50	1910	Away Out West	A Dying Miner	35
51	1910	The Ranchman's Feud	The Doctor	0
52	1910	The Bandit's Wife		30
53	1910	The Forest Ranger	Deputy Marshal Charles Wentworth	0
54	1910	The Bad Man's Last Deed	The Bad Man	45
55	1910	The Unknown Claim	Bartwell	0
56	1910	Trailed to the Hills	Harry Forsyth	0
57	1910	The Desperado	The New Sheriff	0
58	1910	Broncho Billy's Redemption	Broncho Billy	30
59	1910	Under Western Skies	A Cowboy	0
60	1910	The Girl on Triple X	Jack Hartley	0
61	1910	The Count That Counted		0
62	1910	The Dumb Half Breed's Defense	The Half-Breed	0
63	1910	The Deputy's Love	Bob Dean	0
64	1910	The Millionaire and the Ranch Girl	Milton Rodd	0
65	1910	An Indian Girl's Love	Jack Sherwood	0
66	1910	He Met the Champion	The Referee	0
67	1910	The Pony Express Rider	Jim Allison	0
68	1910	The Tout's Remembrance	Bullets Brown	0
69	1910	Patricia of the Plains	Dick Martin	0
70	1910	The Bearded Bandit	Curt, the Sheriff	40
71	1910	A Cowboy's Mother-in-Law	Pete the Coyote	0
72	1910	Pals of the Range	Jack Smythe	0
73	1910	The Silent Message	Cal Evans	0
74	1910	A Westerner's Way	Big Bill Hastings	0
75	1910	The Marked Trail	The Doctor	0
76	1910	The Little Prospector	Hal Martin	0
77	1910	Circle C Ranch's Wedding Present		40
78	1910	A Cowboy's Vindication	Frank Morrison	0
79	1910	The Tenderfoot Messenger		0
80	1910	The Bad Man's Christmas Gift	Andy Carson	35
81	1910	A Gambler of the West	Halsted	0
82	1911	The Count and the Cowboys		0
83	1911	The Border Ranger	The Border Ranger	0
84	1911	The Two Reformations		0
85	1911	Carmenita the Faithful		0
86	1911	The Bad Man's Downfall	Harry Perkins	0
87	1911	The Outlaw and the Child	Dan Warrington	0
88	1911	The Cattleman's Daughter	Frank Carpenter	0
89	1911	The Romance on 'Bar O'	Sherwin Wells	0
90	1911	The Faithful Indian	Will Talbot	0
91	1911	The Sheriff's Chum	Sheriff Will Phelps	0
92	1911	Across the Plains	The Cowboy	0
93	1911	The Bad Man's First Prayer	Bad Man Dan Quigley	0
94	1911	The Indian Maiden's Lesson	Revered Warren Addington	0
95	1911	What a Woman Can Do	Frank Mills	0
96	1911	The Bunco Game at Lizardhead		0
97	1911	The Puncher's New Love	Harvey Barton	0
98	1911	The Lucky Card	George Maxwell	0
99	1911	The Infant at Snakeville	Broncho Billy	0
100	1911	Forgiven in Death	Jack	0
101	1911	The Tribe's Penalty	Gray Wolf	0
102	1911	At the Break of Dawn	Gilbert Randall	0
103	1911	The Corporation and the Ranch Girl	Gerald Todds	0
104	1911	The Backwoodsman's Suspicion	Walker - the Backwoodsman	0
105	1911	The Outlaw Samaritan	Jack Mason	0
106	1911	The Two Fugitives	Jack Harvey	0
107	1911	A Pal's Oath	Jack Manley	0
108	1911	Spike Shannon's Last Fight	Spike Shannon	0
109	1911	A Western Girl's Sacrifice	Spike Shannon	0
110	1911	Broncho Bill's Last Spree	Broncho Bill	0
111	1911	The Puncher's Law	Tom Patterson	0
112	1911	The Millionaire and the Squatter	Silas Strong	0
113	1911	An Indian's Sacrifice	Grey Deer	0
114	1911	The Power of Good	Jim Reed - an Outlaw	0
115	1911	The Strike at the Little Jonny Mine	Jim Logan	0
116	1911	The Sheriff's Decision	Steve Jameson	0
117	1911	Town Hall, Tonight	Broncho Bill	0
118	1911	The Stage Driver's Daughter	Tom Percival	0
119	1911	A Western Redemption	Tom	0
120	1911	The Forester's Plea	Rev. Small	0
121	1911	Outwitting Papa	Tom Phelps	0
122	1911	Outlaw Deputy	Buck Stevens	0
123	1911	The Girl Back East	Jack King	0
124	1911	Hubby's Scheme	One of Hubby's Friends	0
125	1911	The Cowboy Coward	Steve	42
126	1911	Broncho Billy's Christmas Dinner	Broncho Billy	45
127	1911	Broncho Billy's Adventure	Broncho Billy	40
128	1912	A Child of the West		0
129	1912	The Sheepman's Escape	Tom Harper	0
130	1912	The Oath of His Office	Bob Graham	0
131	1912	Broncho Billy and the Schoolmistress	Broncho Billy	45
132	1912	The Deputy and the Girl	The Deputy	0
133	1912	The Ranch Girl's Mistake	Broncho Billy	0
134	1912	The Bandit's Child	Tom Fleming	0
135	1912	The Deputy's Love Affair	Bill Simpson	0
136	1912	Alkali Ike Bests Broncho Billy	Broncho Billy	40
137	1912	An Arizona Escapade	Barnes	0
138	1912	A Road Agent's Love	Bob Farco	0
139	1912	Broncho Billy and the Girl	Broncho Billy	0
140	1912	Under Mexican Skies	Pasquale	0
141	1912	The Cattle King's Daughter	Buck Brady	0
142	1912	The Indian and the Child	The Indian	0
143	1912	Broncho Billy and the Bandits	Broncho Billy	0
144	1912	The Dead Man's Claim	Jim Durkin	0
145	1912	The Sheriff and His Man	The Arizona Kid	0
146	1912	A Western Legacy	Walter Johnson	0
147	1912	The Desert Sweetheart	Jim Morris	0
148	1912	Broncho Billy's Bible	Broncho Billy	0
149	1912	On El Monte Ranch	Jim Andrews - Foreman of the Ranch	0
150	1912	A Child of the Purple Sage	Bart Darrow	0
151	1912	Western Hearts	Sam Hardy	0
152	1912	Broncho Billy's Gratitude	Broncho Billy	0
153	1912	The Foreman's Cousin	Bob Knight	0
154	1912	A Moonshiner's Heart	Tom Jackson	0
155	1912	Broncho Billy and the Indian Maid	Broncho Billy	0
156	1912	On the Cactus Trail	Jim Andrews	0
157	1912	Broncho Billy's Narrow Escape	Broncho Billy	50
158	1912	A Story of Montana	Triggerless Jim Burrows	0
159	1912	The Smuggler's Daughter	Brant Graham	0
160	1912	A Wife of the Hills	Bart McGrew	43
161	1912	Broncho Billy's Pal	Broncho Billy	0
162	1912	Broncho Billy's Last Hold-Up	Broncho Billy	45
163	1912	Broncho Billy's Escapade	Broncho Billy	0
164	1912	Broncho Billy for Sheriff	Broncho Billy	0
165	1912	The Ranchman's Trust	Bill Dunham - Ranch Foreman	0
166	1912	The Tenderfoot Foreman	Jack Reed	0
167	1912	Broncho Billy Outwitted	Broncho Billy	0
168	1912	An Indian Sunbeam	An Indian	0
169	1912	The Tomboy on Bar Z		40
170	1912	The Ranch Girl's Trial	Dave Price	0
171	1912	An Indian's Friendship	Broncho Billy	0
172	1912	Broncho Billy's Heart	Broncho Billy	0
173	1912	Broncho Billy's Mexican Wife	Broncho Billy	0
174	1912	Western Girls		0
175	1912	Broncho Billy's Love Affair	Broncho Billy	0
176	1912	Broncho Billy's Promise	Broncho Billy	0
177	1912	The Reward for Broncho Billy	Broncho Billy	0
178	1913	Broncho Billy and the Maid	Broncho Billy	0
179	1913	Broncho Billy and the Outlaw's Mother	Broncho Billy	0
180	1913	Broncho Billy's Brother	Broncho Billy	0
181	1913	Broncho Billy's Gun Play	Broncho Billy	0
182	1913	The Making of Broncho Billy	Broncho Billy	50
183	1913	Broncho Billy's Ward	Broncho Billy	0
184	1913	Broncho Billy's Last Deed	Broncho Billy	0
185	1913	Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Kid	Broncho Billy	0
186	1913	The Influence on Broncho Billy	Broncho Billy	0
187	1913	Broncho Billy and the Squatter's Daughter	Broncho Billy	0
188	1913	Broncho Billy and the Step-Sisters	Broncho Billy	0
189	1913	Broncho Billy's Sister	Broncho Billy	0
190	1913	Broncho Billy's Gratefulness	Broncho Billy	0
191	1913	Broncho Billy's Way	Broncho Billy	0
192	1913	Broncho Billy's Reason	Broncho Billy	0
193	1913	The Accusation of Broncho Billy		0
194	1913	Broncho Billy and the Rustler's Child	Broncho Billy	50
195	1913	The Crazy Prospector	Broncho Billy	0
196	1913	Broncho Billy's Grit	Broncho Billy	0
197	1913	Broncho Billy and the Express Rider	Broncho Billy	0
198	1913	Broncho Billy's Capture	Broncho Billy	0
199	1913	The Ranch Feud	Broncho Billy	0
200	1913	Broncho Billy's Strategy	Broncho Billy	0
201	1913	Broncho Billy and the Western Girls	Broncho Billy	50
202	1913	Broncho Billy and the Schoolmam's Sweetheart	Broncho Billy	0
203	1913	The Tenderfoot Sheriff	Broncho Billy	0
204	1913	Broncho Billy and the Navajo Maid	Broncho Billy	0
205	1913	The Man in the Cabin	Broncho Billy	0
206	1913	Broncho Billy's Mistake	Broncho Billy	0
207	1913	A Western Sister's Devotion	Broncho Billy	0
208	1913	Broncho Billy's Conscience	Broncho Billy	0
209	1913	Broncho Billy Reforms	Broncho Billy	0
210	1913	The Redeemed Claim	Mr. Orr, a Government Assayist	0
211	1913	Why Broncho Billy Left Bear County	Broncho Billy	50
212	1913	The Struggle	Dr. Sharp	0
213	1913	Broncho Billy's Oath	Broncho Billy	0
214	1913	Broncho Billy Gets Square	Broncho Billy	0
215	1913	Broncho Billy's Elopement	Broncho Billy	0
216	1913	The Doctor's Duty	Dr. Roland White	0
217	1913	Broncho Billy's Secret	Broncho Billy	0
218	1913	The Wheels of Safety	Dr. Sharp	0
219	1913	The New Schoolmarm of Green River	The Sheriff	0
220	1913	Broncho Billy's First Arrest	Broncho Billy	0
221	1913	Broncho Billy's Squareness	Broncho Billy	0
222	1913	The Three Gamblers	Broncho Billy	0
223	1913	Broncho Billy's Christmas Deed	Broncho Billy	0
224	1914	The Redemption of Broncho Billy	Broncho Billy	0
225	1914	Snakeville's New Doctor	Broncho Billy	0
226	1914	Broncho Billy-Guardian	Broncho Billy	0
227	1914	A Night on the Road	Rough Neck	0
228	1914	Broncho Billy and the Bad Man	Broncho Billy	0
229	1914	Broncho Billy and the Settler's Daughter	Broncho Billy	0
230	1914	Broncho Billy and the Red Man	Broncho Billy	0
231	1914	The Calling of Jim Barton	Jim Barton	0
232	1914	The Inference of Broncho Billy	Broncho Billy	0
233	1914	Broncho Billy's True Love	Broncho Billy	0
234	1914	Broncho Billy's Cunning	Broncho Billy	0
235	1914	The Treachery of Broncho Billy's Pal	Broncho Billy	0
236	1914	Broncho Billy and the Rattler	Broncho Billy	0
237	1914	Broncho Billy -- Gun-Man	Broncho Billy	0
238	1914	Broncho Billy's Close Call	Broncho Billy	0
239	1914	Broncho Billy's Sermon	Broncho Billy	0
240	1914	Broncho Billy's Leap	Broncho Billy	0
241	1914	Red Riding Hood of the Hills	Broncho Billy	0
242	1914	Broncho Billy's Duty	Broncho Billy	0
243	1914	The Good-for-Nothing	Gilbert Sterling	50
244	1914	Broncho Billy and the Mine Shark	Broncho Billy	0
245	1914	Broncho Billy, Outlaw	Broncho Billy	0
246	1914	Broncho Billy's Jealousy	Broncho Billy	0
247	1914	Broncho Billy's Punishment	Broncho Billy	0
248	1914	Broncho Billy and the Sheriff	Broncho Billy	0
249	1914	Broncho Billy Puts One Over	Broncho Billy	0
250	1914	Broncho Billy and the Gambler	Broncho Billy	0
251	1914	The Squatter's Gal	Broncho Billy	0
252	1914	Broncho Billy's Fatal Joke	Broncho Billy	50
253	1914	Broncho Billy Wins Out	Broncho Billy	0
254	1914	Broncho Billy's Wild Ride	Broncho Billy	0
255	1914	Broncho Billy's Indian Romance	Broncho Billy	0
256	1914	Broncho Billy, the Vagabond	Broncho Billy	0
257	1914	Broncho Billy, a Friend in Need	Broncho Billy	0
258	1914	Broncho Billy Butts In	Broncho Billy	0
259	1914	The Strategy of Broncho Billy's Sweetheart	Broncho Billy	0
260	1914	Broncho Billy Trapped	Broncho Billy	0
261	1914	Broncho Billy and the Greaser	Broncho Billy	47
262	1914	Broncho Billy Rewarded	Broncho Billy	0
263	1914	Broncho Billy -- Favorite	Broncho Billy	0
264	1914	Broncho Billy's Mother	Broncho Billy	0
265	1914	Broncho Billy's Mission	Broncho Billy	0
266	1914	Broncho Billy's Decision	Broncho Billy	0
267	1914	The Tell-Tale Hand	Broncho Billy	0
268	1914	Broncho Billy's Scheme	Broocho Billy	0
269	1914	Broncho Billy's Double Escape	Broncho Billy	0
270	1914	Broncho Billy's Judgment	Broncho Billy	0
271	1914	Broncho Billy's Dad	Broncho Billy	0
272	1914	Broncho Billy's Christmas Spirit	Broncho Billy	0
273	1914	Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Office	Broncho Billy	0
274	1915	Broncho Billy and the Escaped Bandit	Broncho Billy	0
275	1915	Broncho Billy and the Claim Jumpers	Broncho Billy	0
276	1915	Broncho Billy and the Sisters	Broncho Billy	0
277	1915	When Love and Honor Called	Broncho Billy	0
278	1915	Broncho Billy and the Baby	Broncho Billy	0
279	1915	Broncho Billy and the False Note	Broncho Billy	60
280	1915	Broncho Billy's Greaser Deputy	Broncho Billy	0
281	1915	Broncho Billy's Sentence	Broncho Billy	50
282	1915	Broncho Billy and the Vigilante	Broncho Billy	0
283	1915	Broncho Billy's Brother	Broncho Billy	0
284	1915	Broncho Billy's Vengeance	Broncho Billy	0
285	1915	The Champion	Enthusiastic Fan (uncredited)	65
286	1915	The Western Way	The Outlaw	0
287	1915	The Outlaw's Awakening	The Outlaw	0
288	1915	Ingomar of the Hills	Ingomar	0
289	1915	Andy of the Royal Mounted	Andy of the Royal Mounted	0
290	1915	The Face at the Curtain	The Burglar	0
291	1915	His Wife's Secret	The Burglar	0
292	1915	The Tie That Binds	The Husband	0
293	1915	His Regeneration	The Regenerate	42
294	1915	Broncho Billy's Teachings	Broncho Billy	0
295	1915	The Other Girl	The Artist	0
296	1915	The Revenue Agent	Tom	0
297	1915	The Bachelor's Burglar	The Bachelor	0
298	1915	Broncho Billy's Word of Honor	Broncho Billy	0
299	1915	The Wealth of the Poor	The Husband	0
300	1915	Broncho Billy and the Land Grabber	Broncho Billy	0
301	1915	Her Realization	The Sweetheart	0
302	1915	The Little Prospector	Broncho Billy	0
303	1915	Broncho Billy Well Repaid	Broncho Billy	0
304	1915	The Bachelor's Baby	The Bachelor	0
305	1915	Broncho Billy's Protégé	Broncho Billy	0
306	1915	Broncho Billy Steps In	Broncho Billy	0
307	1915	Broncho Billy's Marriage	Broncho Billy	0
308	1915	Her Return	The Husband	0
309	1915	Broncho Billy Begins Life Anew	Broncho Billy	0
310	1915	Broncho Billy and the Lumber King	Broncho Billy	0
311	1915	Broncho Billy and the Card Sharp	Broncho Billy	0
312	1915	An Unexpected Romance	The Landowner	0
313	1915	The Convict's Threat	The Convict	0
314	1915	Broncho Billy Misled	Broncho Billy	0
315	1915	Broncho Billy, Sheepman	Broncho Billy	0
316	1915	Suppressed Evidence	The Husband	0
317	1915	Broncho Billy's Parents	Broncho Billy	0
318	1915	Broncho Billy Evens Matters	Broncho Billy	0
319	1915	Broncho Billy's Cowardly Brother	Broncho Billy	0
320	1915	Wine, Women and Song	The Young Man	0
321	1915	Too Much Turkey	Frank Potter	0
322	1915	The Escape of Broncho Billy	Broncho Billy	0
323	1915	The Indian's Narrow Escape	The Indian	0
324	1915	Broncho Billy's Love Affair	Broncho Billy	0
325	1915	A Christmas Revenge	Broncho Billy / Santa Claus	0
326	1916	Her Lesson	The Capitalist	0
327	1916	The Book Agent's Romance	The Book Agent	0
328	1916	The Man in Him	John Stone	0
329	1917	Humanity	Broncho Billy Adair	0
330	1918	Shootin' Mad	Broncho Billy	0
331	1919	Red Blood and Yellow	Jack / Jim	0
332	1919	The Son-of-a-Gun	Bill	50
333	1922	The Greater Duty	Bill Hinchley	0
334	1931	Stars of Yesterday	Self	0
335	1933	The Film Parade	(archive footage) (uncredited)	0
336	1939	The Movies March On	Self - from 'The Great Train Robbery' (archive footage)	35
337	1941	Life with Henry	Business Man (uncredited)	50
338	1961	The Legend of Rudolph Valentino	Self (archive footage)	0
339	1965	The Bounty Killer	The Man in the Cantina	58
340	2000	Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs	(archive footage)	0
341	2010	Smash His Camera	Self (archive footage)	69
342	2017	Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay	Self (archive footage)	0

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	No Data	No Data	No Data	No Data