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Gilbert M. Anderson
Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, Additional Credits
Born March 20, 1880Died January 20, 1971 (90 years)
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.
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
| 1966 | Chaplin's Art of Comedy · as Cast |
| 1965 | The Bounty Killer · as The Man In The Cantina |
| 1940 | Life with Henry · as Business Man (uncredited) |
| 1919 | The Son-of-a-Gun · as Bill |
| 1915 | His Regeneration · as The Regenerate |
| 1915 | The Champion · as Enthusiastic Fan (uncredited) |
| 1914 | The Good-for-Nothing · as Gilbert Sterling |
| 1913 | Bonnie of the Hills · as Cast |
| 1913 | Broncho Billy and the Western Girls · as Broncho Billy |
| 1903 | The Great Train Robbery · as Bandit / Shot Passenger / Tenderfoot Dancer (uncredited) |