Slim Whitaker
Acting
Born July 27, 1893 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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 t…
Known For · 40 titles
Gun Gospel
Sagebrush Trail
Trigger Trail
Texas Justice
Cheyenne
Flash Gordon
In Old California
The Desperadoes
Stagecoach Days
Oklahoma Terror
Under Montana Skies
Captain Cowboy
Lone Star Pioneers
The Cheyenne Cyclone
Double Daring
The Riding Avenger
Ace of Action
The Desert of the Lost
Billy the Kid
The Phantom Buster
Range Warfare
Ride Him, Cowboy
The Big Stunt
Fugitive
Riders of Death Valley
The Man from Bitter Roots
Bad Men's Money
The Obligin' Buckaroo
In Old Cheyenne
The Lone Bandit
Silver Spurs
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Circle of Death
Law of the Ranger
The Soda Water Cowboy
Melody of the Plains
Melody Ranch
A Desperate Chance
A Rider of the Plains
Wolves of the Range