Gilbert M. Anderson
Directing · Born 1880-03-20 · age 90 at death · 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.
Titles
The Great Train Robbery
The Champion
The Lucky Dog
His Regeneration
The Soilers
Mud and Sand
The Bounty Killer
What Happened in the Tunnel
Mr. Flip
The Train Wreckers
The Pest
The Messenger Boy's Mistake
The Weak-End Party
The Egg
Broncho Billy and the Greaser
A Wife of the Hills
His First Ride
When Knights Were Cold
Broncho Billy and the Schoolmistress
Broncho Billy's Last Hold-Up
Broncho Billy's Narrow Escape
The Tomboy on Bar Z
Life with Henry
Broncho Billy's Fatal Joke
The Son-of-a-Gun
Broncho Billy and the Rustler's Child
The Cowboy Coward
Broncho Billy's Christmas Dinner
Why Broncho Billy Left Bear County
Broncho Billy and the Western Girls
Alkali Ike's Auto
The Girl from Montana
The Handy Man
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
Broncho Billy's Conscience
Broncho Billy's Christmas Spirit
Broncho Billy's Dad
Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Office
Broncho Billy and the False Note
Broncho Billy's Elopement
Ingomar of the Hills
Circle C Ranch's Wedding Present
The Bad Man's Christmas Gift
Hubby's Scheme
A Child of the West
The Baseball Fan
The Bandit Makes Good
Tag Day
The Road Agents
The Life of an American Cowboy
The Sheepman's Escape
The Tenderfoot Foreman
The Indian Trailer
The Spanish Girl
The Oath of His Office
His Reformation
The Best Man Wins
The Deputy and the Girl
The Black Sheep
A Maid of the Mountains