Slim Whitaker
Biography
American cowboy and actor Slim Whitaker was working the rodeo circuit at age 17, eventually becoming a cowhand on the Chowchilla Ranch in central California. In 1912 he was hired as a riding extra and stunt man by Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson for westerns being filmed in Niles Canyon, CA. During the silent era his peers were Hal Taliaferro, Al Bridge, Charles King, Ken Maynard, Yakima Canutt, Walter Brennan, Hoot Gibson, a very young John Wayne and many others. He was one of the most prolific of the B-western bad guys and supporting actors. His movie career spanned 36 years, from the silents through the post-World War II period, and he appeared in over 300 films.
Known For
Top 40 Movies
Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns
1942
Frontier Scout
1938
The Marshal Of Mesa City
1939
Melody Ranch
1940
The Canyon of Adventure
1928
The Man from Monterey
1933
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
1939
Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery
1935
Almost Human
1927
Legion of the Lawless
1940
Flash Gordon
1936
Billy the Kid in Texas
1940
The Feud of the Trail
1937
Billy the Kid
1941
Hands Across the Rockies
1941
Lawless Riders
1935
Rolling Caravans
1938
Riders of Death Valley
1941
Pioneer Justice
1947
The Avenger
1931
Bullet Code
1940
Lost Ranch
1937
Desert Vengeance
1931
Mystery Range
1937
Silent Valley
1935
Deadwood Pass
1933
Fighting Frontier
1943
The Rangers Take Over
1942
The Stolen Ranch
1926
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
1941
Sundown Trail
1931
Horses' Collars
1935
Silver Spurs
1943
Shadow Ranch
1930
Rustler's Paradise
1935
Texas Tornado
1932
Prairie Law
1940
For the Service
1936
Ridin' On
1936