Gilbert M. Anderson
Born: 1880-03-20
• Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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.
Filmography
Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
The Bounty Killer
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
The Western: A Lost TV Special
Life with Henry
The Movies March On
The Film Parade
Stars of Yesterday
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The Greater Duty
The Son-of-a-Gun
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Red Blood and Yellow
Shootin' Mad
Humanity
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The Man in Him
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The Book Agent's Romance
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Her Lesson
A Christmas Revenge
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Broncho Billy's Love Affair
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The Indian's Narrow Escape
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The Escape of Broncho Billy
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Wine, Women and Song
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Too Much Turkey
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Broncho Billy's Cowardly Brother
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Broncho Billy Evens Matters
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Broncho Billy's Parents
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Suppressed Evidence
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Broncho Billy, Sheepman
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Broncho Billy Misled
The Convict's Threat
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An Unexpected Romance
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Broncho Billy and the Card Sharp
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Broncho Billy and the Lumber King
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Broncho Billy Begins Life Anew
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Her Return
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Broncho Billy's Marriage
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Broncho Billy Steps In
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Broncho Billy's Protégé
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The Bachelor's Baby
Broncho Billy Well Repaid
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The Little Prospector
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Her Realization
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Broncho Billy and the Land Grabber
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The Wealth of the Poor
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Broncho Billy's Word of Honor
The Bachelor's Burglar
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The Revenue Agent
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The Other Girl
Broncho Billy's Teachings
His Regeneration
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The Tie That Binds
His Wife's Secret
The Face at the Curtain
Andy of the Royal Mounted
Ingomar of the Hills
The Outlaw's Awakening
The Western Way
The Champion
Broncho Billy's Vengeance
Broncho Billy's Brother
Broncho Billy and the Vigilante
Broncho Billy's Sentence
Broncho Billy's Greaser Deputy
Broncho Billy and the False Note
Broncho Billy and the Baby
When Love and Honor Called
Broncho Billy and the Sisters
Broncho Billy and the Claim Jumpers
Broncho Billy and the Escaped Bandit
Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Office
Broncho Billy's Christmas Spirit
Broncho Billy's Dad
Broncho Billy's Judgment
Broncho Billy's Double Escape
Broncho Billy's Scheme
The Tell-Tale Hand
Broncho Billy's Decision
Broncho Billy's Mission
Broncho Billy's Mother
Broncho Billy -- Favorite
Broncho Billy Rewarded
Broncho Billy and the Greaser
Broncho Billy Trapped
The Strategy of Broncho Billy's Sweetheart
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Broncho Billy Butts In
Broncho Billy, a Friend in Need
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Broncho Billy, the Vagabond
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Broncho Billy's Indian Romance
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Broncho Billy's Wild Ride
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Broncho Billy Wins Out
Broncho Billy's Fatal Joke
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The Squatter's Gal
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Broncho Billy and the Gambler
Broncho Billy Puts One Over
Broncho Billy and the Sheriff
Broncho Billy's Punishment
Broncho Billy's Jealousy
Broncho Billy, Outlaw
Broncho Billy and the Mine Shark
The Good-for-Nothing