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Silver Tip Baker

Born: 1886-04-18 • Ellis County, Texas, USA

Floyd 'Silver Tip' Baker born Floyd Michael Baker in Texas in 1886. Well-known trick rider in rodeos and wild west shows from the late 1900's. He was among the talented few that could handle a team of horses and stagecoach at full speed, became a white-haired old codger character in many westerns, first playing the role, General Grenville M. Dodge in 'In the Days of Buffalo Bill' directed by Edward Laemmle and starring Art Acord as Art Taylor and Duke R. Lee as Buffalo Bill at the Universal, seen in over 100 minor roles in talkies many of them B-Westerns. married to wild show trick rider Mabel Baker.

Filmography
Along Came Jones poster
Along Came Jones
1945 • Poker Player (uncredited)
Lawless Plainsmen poster
Lawless Plainsmen
1942 • Wagon Train Man (archive footage)
Forbidden Trails poster
Forbidden Trails
1941 • Townsman
Stick to Your Guns poster
Stick to Your Guns
1941 • Townsman
Wrangler's Roost poster
Wrangler's Roost
1941 • Church Member
Pirates on Horseback poster
Pirates on Horseback
1941 • Barfly
Sheriff of Tombstone poster
Sheriff of Tombstone
1941 • Townsman
Arizona poster
Arizona
1940 • Barfly
Under Texas Skies poster
Under Texas Skies
1940 • Townsman
The Durango Kid poster
The Durango Kid
1940 • Piute City Townsman (uncredited)
Winners of the West poster
Winners of the West
1940 • Barfly
Adventures of Red Ryder poster
Adventures of Red Ryder
1940 • Barfly
Rocky Mountain Rangers poster
Rocky Mountain Rangers
1940 • Texas Ranger
Young Buffalo Bill poster
Young Buffalo Bill
1940 • Barfly
Of Mice and Men poster
Of Mice and Men
1939 • Old Hand (uncredited)
Destry Rides Again poster
Destry Rides Again
1939 • Barfly (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Lady poster
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938 • Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)
Frontier Town poster
Frontier Town
1938 • Barfly
Empty Holsters poster
Empty Holsters
1937 • Townsman (uncredited)
North of the Rio Grande poster
North of the Rio Grande
1937 • Juror
Gunsmoke Ranch poster
Gunsmoke Ranch
1937 • Settler
Borderland poster
Borderland
1937 • Barfly
Ranger Courage poster
Ranger Courage
1937 • Settler (uncredited)
Rio Grande Ranger poster
Rio Grande Ranger
1936 • Barfly (uncredited)
Trailin' West poster
Trailin' West
1936 • Gambler (uncredited)
Gun Play poster
Gun Play
1935 • Man at Dance (uncredited)
Big Calibre poster
Big Calibre
1935 • Barfly / Man at Dance
Kid Courageous poster
Kid Courageous
1935 • Pete the Cowhand
Arizona Bad Man poster
Arizona Bad Man
1935 • Cowhand
Terror of the Plains poster
Terror of the Plains
1934 • Posse Rider / Wagon Driver
Thunder Over Texas poster
Thunder Over Texas
1934 • Townsman
The Man from Hell poster
The Man from Hell
1934 • Townsman
Blue Steel poster
Blue Steel
1934 • Townsman
The Gallant Fool poster
The Gallant Fool
1933 • Silver
The Thrill Hunter poster
The Thrill Hunter
1933 • Townsman
Young Blood poster
Young Blood
1932 • Stage Driver
The Man from Hell's Edges poster
The Man from Hell's Edges
1932 • Silver, Stage Coach Driver
Wild Horse poster
Wild Horse
1931 • Cowboy
In the Days of Buffalo Bill poster
In the Days of Buffalo Bill
1922 • Gen. Grenville M. Dodge