Gilbert M. Anderson
Known for: Directing
Born: March 19, 1880 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA - Died: January 19, 1971
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
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The Messenger Boy's Mistake
Cholly
The Great Train Robbery
Bandit / Shot Passenger / Tenderfoot Dancer (uncredited)
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
(archive footage)
The Tomboy on Bar Z
Broncho Billy's Conscience
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Claim Jumpers
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Christmas Spirit
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Sisters
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Dad
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Greaser Deputy
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Escaped Bandit
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Office
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the False Note
Broncho Billy
The Doctor's Duty
Dr. Roland White
Broncho Billy's Elopement
Broncho Billy
Ingomar of the Hills
Ingomar
Broncho Billy and the Outlaw's Mother
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Settler's Daughter
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's First Arrest
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Cowardly Brother
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Christmas Deed
Broncho Billy
Pals of the Range
Jack Smythe
A Cowboy's Mother-in-Law
Pete the Coyote
A Westerner's Way
Big Bill Hastings