Gilbert M. Anderson
Directing
- Born:
- 1880-03-20
- Died:
- 1971-01-20
- Place of birth:
- Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Biography
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
Filmography
Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
Hollywood
The Bounty Killer
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
The Western: A Lost TV Special
Life with Henry
The Movies March On
The Film Parade
Stars of Yesterday
The Greater Duty
The Son-of-a-Gun
Red Blood and Yellow
Shootin' Mad
Humanity
The Man in Him
The Book Agent's Romance
Her Lesson
A Christmas Revenge
Broncho Billy's Love Affair
The Indian's Narrow Escape
The Escape of Broncho Billy
Wine, Women and Song
Too Much Turkey
Broncho Billy's Cowardly Brother
Broncho Billy Evens Matters
Broncho Billy's Parents
Suppressed Evidence
Broncho Billy, Sheepman
Broncho Billy Misled
The Convict's Threat
An Unexpected Romance
Broncho Billy and the Card Sharp
Broncho Billy and the Lumber King
Broncho Billy Begins Life Anew
Her Return
Broncho Billy's Marriage
Broncho Billy Steps In
Broncho Billy's Protégé
The Bachelor's Baby
Broncho Billy Well Repaid
The Little Prospector
Her Realization
Broncho Billy and the Land Grabber
The Wealth of the Poor
Broncho Billy's Word of Honor
The Bachelor's Burglar
The Revenue Agent
The Other Girl
Broncho Billy's Teachings
His Regeneration
The Tie That Binds
His Wife's Secret
The Face at the Curtain
Andy of the Royal Mounted
Ingomar of the Hills
The Outlaw's Awakening
The Western Way
The Champion
Broncho Billy's Vengeance
Broncho Billy's Brother
Broncho Billy and the Vigilante
Broncho Billy's Sentence
Broncho Billy's Greaser Deputy
Broncho Billy and the False Note
Broncho Billy and the Baby
When Love and Honor Called
Broncho Billy and the Sisters
Broncho Billy and the Claim Jumpers
Broncho Billy and the Escaped Bandit
Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Office
Broncho Billy's Christmas Spirit
Broncho Billy's Dad
Broncho Billy's Judgment
Broncho Billy's Double Escape
Broncho Billy's Scheme
The Tell-Tale Hand
Broncho Billy's Decision
Broncho Billy's Mission
Broncho Billy's Mother
Broncho Billy -- Favorite
Broncho Billy Rewarded
Broncho Billy and the Greaser
Broncho Billy Trapped
The Strategy of Broncho Billy's Sweetheart
Broncho Billy Butts In
Broncho Billy, a Friend in Need
Broncho Billy, the Vagabond
Broncho Billy's Indian Romance
Broncho Billy's Wild Ride
Broncho Billy Wins Out
Broncho Billy's Fatal Joke
The Squatter's Gal
Broncho Billy and the Gambler
Broncho Billy Puts One Over
Broncho Billy and the Sheriff
Broncho Billy's Punishment
Broncho Billy's Jealousy
Broncho Billy, Outlaw
Broncho Billy and the Mine Shark
The Good-for-Nothing
Broncho Billy's Duty
Red Riding Hood of the Hills
Broncho Billy's Leap
Broncho Billy's Sermon
Broncho Billy's Close Call
Broncho Billy -- Gun-Man
Broncho Billy and the Rattler
The Treachery of Broncho Billy's Pal
Broncho Billy's Cunning
Broncho Billy's True Love
The Inference of Broncho Billy
The Calling of Jim Barton
Broncho Billy and the Settler's Daughter
Broncho Billy and the Red Man
Broncho Billy and the Bad Man
A Night on the Road
Broncho Billy-Guardian
Snakeville's New Doctor
The Redemption of Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Christmas Deed
The Three Gamblers
Broncho Billy's Squareness
Broncho Billy's First Arrest
The New Schoolmarm of Green River
The Wheels of Safety
Broncho Billy's Secret
The Doctor's Duty
Broncho Billy's Elopement
Broncho Billy Gets Square
Broncho Billy's Oath
The Struggle
Why Broncho Billy Left Bear County
The Redeemed Claim
Broncho Billy Reforms
Broncho Billy's Conscience
A Western Sister's Devotion
Broncho Billy's Mistake
The Man in the Cabin
Broncho Billy and the Navajo Maid
The Tenderfoot Sheriff
Broncho Billy and the Schoolmam's Sweetheart
Broncho Billy and the Western Girls
Broncho Billy's Strategy
The Ranch Feud
Broncho Billy's Capture
Broncho Billy and the Express Rider
Broncho Billy's Grit
The Crazy Prospector
Broncho Billy and the Rustler's Child
The Accusation of Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Reason
Broncho Billy's Way
Broncho Billy's Gratefulness
Broncho Billy's Sister
Broncho Billy and the Step-Sisters
Broncho Billy and the Squatter's Daughter
The Influence on Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Kid
Broncho Billy's Last Deed
Broncho Billy's Ward
The Making of Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Gun Play
Broncho Billy's Brother
Broncho Billy and the Outlaw's Mother
Broncho Billy and the Maid
The Reward for Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Promise
Broncho Billy's Love Affair
Western Girls
Broncho Billy's Mexican Wife
Broncho Billy's Heart
An Indian's Friendship
The Ranch Girl's Trial
The Tomboy on Bar Z
An Indian Sunbeam
Broncho Billy Outwitted
The Tenderfoot Foreman
The Ranchman's Trust
Broncho Billy for Sheriff
Broncho Billy's Escapade
Broncho Billy's Last Hold-Up
Broncho Billy's Pal
A Wife of the Hills
The Smuggler's Daughter
A Story of Montana
Broncho Billy's Narrow Escape
On the Cactus Trail
Broncho Billy and the Indian Maid
A Moonshiner's Heart
The Foreman's Cousin
Broncho Billy's Gratitude
Western Hearts
A Child of the Purple Sage
On El Monte Ranch
Broncho Billy's Bible
The Desert Sweetheart
A Western Legacy
The Sheriff and His Man
The Dead Man's Claim
Broncho Billy and the Bandits
The Indian and the Child
The Cattle King's Daughter
Under Mexican Skies
Broncho Billy and the Girl
A Road Agent's Love
An Arizona Escapade
Alkali Ike Bests Broncho Billy
The Deputy's Love Affair
The Bandit's Child
The Ranch Girl's Mistake
The Deputy and the Girl
Broncho Billy and the Schoolmistress
The Oath of His Office
The Sheepman's Escape
A Child of the West
Broncho Billy's Adventure
Broncho Billy's Christmas Dinner
The Cowboy Coward
Hubby's Scheme
The Girl Back East
Outlaw Deputy
Outwitting Papa
The Forester's Plea
A Western Redemption
The Stage Driver's Daughter
Town Hall, Tonight
The Sheriff's Decision
The Strike at the Little Jonny Mine
The Power of Good
An Indian's Sacrifice
The Millionaire and the Squatter
The Puncher's Law
Broncho Bill's Last Spree
A Western Girl's Sacrifice
Spike Shannon's Last Fight
A Pal's Oath
The Two Fugitives
The Outlaw Samaritan
The Backwoodsman's Suspicion
The Corporation and the Ranch Girl
At the Break of Dawn
The Tribe's Penalty
Forgiven in Death
The Infant at Snakeville
The Lucky Card
The Puncher's New Love
The Bunco Game at Lizardhead
What a Woman Can Do
The Indian Maiden's Lesson
The Bad Man's First Prayer
Across the Plains
The Sheriff's Chum
The Faithful Indian
The Romance on 'Bar O'
The Cattleman's Daughter
The Outlaw and the Child
The Bad Man's Downfall
Carmenita the Faithful
The Two Reformations
The Border Ranger
The Count and the Cowboys
A Gambler of the West
The Bad Man's Christmas Gift
The Tenderfoot Messenger
A Cowboy's Vindication
Circle C Ranch's Wedding Present
The Little Prospector
The Marked Trail
A Westerner's Way
The Silent Message
Pals of the Range
A Cowboy's Mother-in-Law
The Bearded Bandit
Patricia of the Plains
The Tout's Remembrance
The Pony Express Rider
He Met the Champion
An Indian Girl's Love
The Millionaire and the Ranch Girl
The Deputy's Love
The Dumb Half Breed's Defense
The Count That Counted
The Girl on Triple X
Under Western Skies
Broncho Billy's Redemption
The Desperado
Trailed to the Hills
The Unknown Claim
The Bad Man's Last Deed
The Forest Ranger
The Bandit's Wife
The Ranchmen's Feud
Away Out West
The Brother, the Sister and the Cowpuncher
The Little Doctor of the Foothills
The Cowpuncher's Ward
The Sheriff's Sacrifice
The Cowboy's Sweetheart
The Mistaken Bandit
The Bad Man and the Preacher
The Ranger's Bride
The Flower of the Ranch
A Ranchman's Wooing
The Girl and the Fugitive
Method in His Madness
The Fence on 'Bar Z' Ranch
The Ranch Girl's Legacy
The Mexican's Faith
The Cowboy and the Squaw
Western Chivalry
An Outlaw's Sacrifice
Won by a Hold-Up
Electric Insoles
Trail to the West
A Western Maid
The Heart of a Cowboy
The Spanish Girl
The Ranchman's Rival
His Reformation
The Best Man Wins
A Maid of the Mountains
The Black Sheep
The Indian Trailer
A Mexican's Gratitude
A Tale of the West
The Road Agents
Shanghaied
Tag Day
The Bandit Makes Good
The Baseball Fan
The Bandit King
The Life of an American Cowboy
The Train Wreckers
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Western Stage Coach Hold Up
The Great Train Robbery
What Happened in the Tunnel
The Messenger Boy's Mistake