Slim Whitaker
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
The Laramie Trail
1944
as Sheriff Law
In Old California
1942
as Man on Street
Sagebrush Trail
1933
as Henchman Dick (uncredited)
Billy the Kid
1941
as Butch - Keating's Hired Hand (uncredited)
The Desperadoes
1943
as Tolliver - Jack's Gang Member
Flash Gordon
1936
as Prison Guard
Deadwood Pass
1933
as Butch Cassidy
Ride Him, Cowboy
1932
as Hawk Henchman Paxton (uncredited)
Texas Justice
1942
as Huxley
Under Montana Skies
1930
as Henchman Joe
Silver Spurs
1943
as Henchman Ed
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
1939
as Black
The Phantom Buster
1927
as Cassidy
Kid Pink and the Maharajah
1914
Wolves of the Range
1943
as Pasha
Hands Across the Rockies
1941
as Marshal Bemis
Men of Action
1935
as Slim
Trigger Trail
1944
General Spanky
1936
as Bit
Winners of the West
1940
as Lacey