Gilbert M. Anderson
Directing
1880-03-20 · Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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.
Filmography
Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay
2017 · Movie
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
2000 · Movie
The Bounty Killer
1965 · Movie
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
1961 · Movie
The Western: A Lost TV Special
1958 · Movie
Life with Henry
1941 · Movie
The Movies March On
1939 · Movie
The Film Parade
1933 · Movie
Stars of Yesterday
1931 · Movie
The Soilers
1923 · Movie
The Handy Man
1923 · Movie
When Knights Were Cold
1923 · Movie
The Pest
1922 · Movie
Mud and Sand
1922 · Movie
The Weak-End Party
1922 · Movie
The Egg
1922 · Movie
Ashes
1922 · Movie
The Greater Duty
1922 · Movie
The Lucky Dog
1921 · Movie
The Son-of-a-Gun
1919 · Movie
Red Blood and Yellow
1919 · Movie
Shootin' Mad
1918 · Movie
Humanity
1917 · Movie
Vera, the Medium
1917 · Movie
The Man in Him
1916 · Movie
The Book Agent's Romance
1916 · Movie
Her Lesson
1916 · Movie
A Christmas Revenge
1915 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Love Affair
1915 · Movie
The Indian's Narrow Escape
1915 · Movie
The Escape of Broncho Billy
1915 · Movie
Wine, Women and Song
1915 · Movie
Too Much Turkey
1915 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Cowardly Brother
1915 · Movie
Broncho Billy Evens Matters
1915 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Parents
1915 · Movie
Suppressed Evidence
1915 · Movie
Broncho Billy, Sheepman
1915 · Movie
Broncho Billy Misled
1915 · Movie
The Convict's Threat
1915 · Movie
An Unexpected Romance
1915 · Movie
Broncho Billy and the Card Sharp
1915 · Movie
Broncho Billy and the Lumber King
1915 · Movie
Broncho Billy Begins Life Anew
1915 · Movie
Her Return
1915 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Marriage
1915 · Movie
Broncho Billy Steps In
1915 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Protégé
1915 · Movie
The Bachelor's Baby
1915 · Movie
Broncho Billy Well Repaid
1915 · Movie
The Little Prospector
1915 · Movie
Her Realization
1915 · Movie
Broncho Billy and the Land Grabber
1915 · Movie
The Wealth of the Poor
1915 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Word of Honor
1915 · Movie
The Bachelor's Burglar
1915 · Movie
The Revenue Agent
1915 · Movie
The Other Girl
1915 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Teachings
1915 · Movie
His Regeneration
1915 · Movie
The Tie That Binds
1915 · Movie
His Wife's Secret
1915 · Movie
Graustark
1915 · Movie
The Face at the Curtain
1915 · Movie
Andy of the Royal Mounted
1915 · Movie
Ingomar of the Hills
1915 · Movie
The Outlaw's Awakening
1915 · Movie
The Western Way
1915 · Movie
The Champion
1915 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Vengeance
1915 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Brother
1915 · Movie
Broncho Billy and the Vigilante
1915 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Sentence
1915 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Greaser Deputy
1915 · Movie
Broncho Billy and the False Note
1915 · Movie
Broncho Billy and the Baby
1915 · Movie
When Love and Honor Called
1915 · Movie
Broncho Billy and the Sisters
1915 · Movie
Broncho Billy and the Claim Jumpers
1915 · Movie
Broncho Billy and the Escaped Bandit
1915 · Movie
Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Office
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Christmas Spirit
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Dad
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Judgment
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Double Escape
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Scheme
1914 · Movie
The Tell-Tale Hand
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Decision
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Mission
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Mother
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy -- Favorite
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy Rewarded
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy and the Greaser
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy Trapped
1914 · Movie
The Strategy of Broncho Billy's Sweetheart
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy Butts In
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy, a Friend in Need
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy, the Vagabond
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Indian Romance
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Wild Ride
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy Wins Out
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Fatal Joke
1914 · Movie
The Squatter's Gal
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy and the Gambler
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy Puts One Over
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy and the Sheriff
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Punishment
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Jealousy
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy, Outlaw
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy and the Mine Shark
1914 · Movie
The Good-for-Nothing
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Duty
1914 · Movie
Red Riding Hood of the Hills
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Leap
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Sermon
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Close Call
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy -- Gun-Man
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy and the Rattler
1914 · Movie
The Treachery of Broncho Billy's Pal
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Cunning
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy's True Love
1914 · Movie
The Inference of Broncho Billy
1914 · Movie
A Change in Baggage Checks
1914 · Movie
The Calling of Jim Barton
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy and the Settler's Daughter
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy and the Red Man
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy and the Bad Man
1914 · Movie
A Night on the Road
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy-Guardian
1914 · Movie
Snakeville's New Doctor
1914 · Movie
The Redemption of Broncho Billy
1914 · Movie
A Snakeville Courtship
1913 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Christmas Deed
1913 · Movie
Sophie's New Foreman
1913 · Movie
The Three Gamblers
1913 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Squareness
1913 · Movie
Broncho Billy's First Arrest
1913 · Movie
The New Schoolmarm of Green River
1913 · Movie
The Wheels of Safety
1913 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Secret
1913 · Movie
The Doctor's Duty
1913 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Elopement
1913 · Movie
Alkali Ike and the Wildman
1913 · Movie
Broncho Billy Gets Square
1913 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Oath
1913 · Movie
The Struggle
1913 · Movie
Why Broncho Billy Left Bear County
1913 · Movie
The Redeemed Claim
1913 · Movie
Broncho Billy Reforms
1913 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Conscience
1913 · Movie
A Western Sister's Devotion
1913 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Mistake
1913 · Movie
The Man in the Cabin
1913 · Movie
Broncho Billy and the Navajo Maid
1913 · Movie
The Tenderfoot Sheriff
1913 · Movie
Broncho Billy and the Schoolmam's Sweetheart
1913 · Movie
Broncho Billy and the Western Girls
1913 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Strategy
1913 · Movie
Alkali Ike and the Hypnotist
1913 · Movie
The Ranch Feud
1913 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Capture
1913 · Movie
Alkali Ike's Misfortunes
1913 · Movie
Broncho Billy and the Express Rider
1913 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Grit
1913 · Movie
Alkali Ike's Mother-in-Law
1913 · Movie
The Crazy Prospector
1913 · Movie
Broncho Billy and the Rustler's Child
1913 · Movie
Alkali Ike's Homecoming
1913 · Movie
The Accusation of Broncho Billy
1913 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Reason
1913 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Way
1913 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Gratefulness
1913 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Sister
1913 · Movie
Broncho Billy and the Step-Sisters
1913 · Movie
Broncho Billy and the Squatter's Daughter
1913 · Movie
The Influence on Broncho Billy
1913 · Movie
Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Kid
1913 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Last Deed
1913 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Ward
1913 · Movie
The Making of Broncho Billy
1913 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Gun Play
1913 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Brother
1913 · Movie
Broncho Billy and the Outlaw's Mother
1913 · Movie
Broncho Billy and the Maid
1913 · Movie
The Reward for Broncho Billy
1912 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Promise
1912 · Movie
Alkali Ike's Motorcycle
1912 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Love Affair
1912 · Movie
Western Girls
1912 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Mexican Wife
1912 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Heart
1912 · Movie
Alkali Ike's Close Shave
1912 · Movie
An Indian's Friendship
1912 · Movie
The Ranch Girl's Trial
1912 · Movie
The Tomboy on Bar Z
1912 · Movie
Alkali Ike Stung!
1912 · Movie
An Indian Sunbeam
1912 · Movie
Alkali Ike's Pants
1912 · Movie
Broncho Billy Outwitted
1912 · Movie
The Tenderfoot Foreman
1912 · Movie
The Ranchman's Trust
1912 · Movie
Broncho Billy for Sheriff
1912 · Movie
Alkali Ike Plays the Devil
1912 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Escapade
1912 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Last Hold-Up
1912 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Pal
1912 · Movie
A Wife of the Hills
1912 · Movie
The Smuggler's Daughter
1912 · Movie
A Story of Montana
1912 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Narrow Escape
1912 · Movie
On the Cactus Trail
1912 · Movie
Broncho Billy and the Indian Maid
1912 · Movie
A Moonshiner's Heart
1912 · Movie
The Foreman's Cousin
1912 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Gratitude
1912 · Movie
Western Hearts
1912 · Movie
A Child of the Purple Sage
1912 · Movie
On El Monte Ranch
1912 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Bible
1912 · Movie
The Desert Sweetheart
1912 · Movie
A Western Legacy
1912 · Movie
The Sheriff and His Man
1912 · Movie
The Dead Man's Claim
1912 · Movie
Alkali Ike's Bride
1912 · Movie
Broncho Billy and the Bandits
1912 · Movie
The Indian and the Child
1912 · Movie
Alkali Ike's Boarding House
1912 · Movie
The Cattle King's Daughter
1912 · Movie
Under Mexican Skies
1912 · Movie
Broncho Billy and the Girl
1912 · Movie
A Road Agent's Love
1912 · Movie
An Arizona Escapade
1912 · Movie
Alkali Ike Bests Broncho Billy
1912 · Movie
The Deputy's Love Affair
1912 · Movie
The Bandit's Child
1912 · Movie
A Ranch Widower's Daughters
1912 · Movie
The Ranch Girl's Mistake
1912 · Movie
A Western Kimona
1912 · Movie
The Biter Bitten
1912 · Movie
The Prospector's Legacy
1912 · Movie
The Deputy and the Girl
1912 · Movie
Alkali Ike's Love Affair
1912 · Movie
Broncho Billy and the Schoolmistress
1912 · Movie
The Oath of His Office
1912 · Movie
Widow Jenkins' Admirers
1912 · Movie
The Sheepman's Escape
1912 · Movie
A Child of the West
1912 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Adventure
1911 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Christmas Dinner
1911 · Movie
The Cowboy Coward
1911 · Movie
Hubby's Scheme
1911 · Movie
The Girl Back East
1911 · Movie
Outlaw Deputy
1911 · Movie
Outwitting Papa
1911 · Movie
The Forester's Plea
1911 · Movie
A Western Redemption
1911 · Movie
The Stage Driver's Daughter
1911 · Movie
Town Hall, Tonight
1911 · Movie
The Sheriff's Decision
1911 · Movie
The Strike at the Little Jonny Mine
1911 · Movie
The Power of Good
1911 · Movie
An Indian's Sacrifice
1911 · Movie
The Millionaire and the Squatter
1911 · Movie
The Puncher's Law
1911 · Movie
Broncho Bill's Last Spree
1911 · Movie
A Western Girl's Sacrifice
1911 · Movie
Spike Shannon's Last Fight
1911 · Movie
A Pal's Oath
1911 · Movie
The Two Fugitives
1911 · Movie
The Outlaw Samaritan
1911 · Movie
The Backwoodsman's Suspicion
1911 · Movie
The Corporation and the Ranch Girl
1911 · Movie
At the Break of Dawn
1911 · Movie
A Hungry Pair
1911 · Movie
The Hidden Mine
1911 · Movie
The Tribe's Penalty
1911 · Movie
Forgiven in Death
1911 · Movie
The Infant at Snakeville
1911 · Movie
The Lucky Card
1911 · Movie
Alkali Ike's Auto
1911 · Movie
The Puncher's New Love
1911 · Movie
The Bunco Game at Lizardhead
1911 · Movie
What a Woman Can Do
1911 · Movie
The Indian Maiden's Lesson
1911 · Movie
The Bad Man's First Prayer
1911 · Movie
Across the Plains
1911 · Movie
The Sheriff's Chum
1911 · Movie
The Faithful Indian
1911 · Movie
The Romance on 'Bar O'
1911 · Movie
The Cattleman's Daughter
1911 · Movie
The Outlaw and the Child
1911 · Movie
The Bad Man's Downfall
1911 · Movie
Carmenita the Faithful
1911 · Movie
Hank and Lank: They Make a Mash
1911 · Movie
The Two Reformations
1911 · Movie
The Border Ranger
1911 · Movie
The Count and the Cowboys
1911 · Movie
A Gambler of the West
1910 · Movie
The Bad Man's Christmas Gift
1910 · Movie
Hank and Lank: Blind Men
1910 · Movie
The Tenderfoot Messenger
1910 · Movie
A Cowboy's Vindication
1910 · Movie
Circle C Ranch's Wedding Present
1910 · Movie
A Western Woman's Way
1910 · Movie
Hank and Lank: As Sandwich Men
1910 · Movie
The Little Prospector
1910 · Movie
The Marked Trail
1910 · Movie
Hank and Lank: Lifesavers
1910 · Movie
The Masquerade Cop
1910 · Movie
A Westerner's Way
1910 · Movie
The Silent Message
1910 · Movie
Pals of the Range
1910 · Movie
Hank and Lank: Uninvited Guests
1910 · Movie
A Cowboy's Mother-in-Law
1910 · Movie
Hank and Lank: They Get Wise to a New Scheme
1910 · Movie
The Bearded Bandit
1910 · Movie
Patricia of the Plains
1910 · Movie
Hank and Lank: They Dude Up Some
1910 · Movie
Curing a Masher
1910 · Movie
The Tout's Remembrance
1910 · Movie
A Flirty Affliction
1910 · Movie
A Close Shave
1910 · Movie
The Pony Express Rider
1910 · Movie
Hank and Lank: Joyriding
1910 · Movie
He Met the Champion
1910 · Movie
An Indian Girl's Love
1910 · Movie
A Dog on Business
1910 · Movie
The Millionaire and the Ranch Girl
1910 · Movie
The Deputy's Love
1910 · Movie
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
1910 · Movie
The Dumb Half Breed's Defense
1910 · Movie
The Count That Counted
1910 · Movie
The Girl on Triple X
1910 · Movie
Under Western Skies
1910 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Redemption
1910 · Movie
The Desperado
1910 · Movie
Trailed to the Hills
1910 · Movie
The Unknown Claim
1910 · Movie
The Bad Man's Last Deed
1910 · Movie
The Forest Ranger
1910 · Movie
The Bandit's Wife
1910 · Movie
The Ranchman's Feud
1910 · Movie
Away Out West
1910 · Movie
The Brother, Sister and the Cowpuncher
1910 · Movie
The Little Doctor of the Foothills
1910 · Movie
The Cowpuncher's Ward
1910 · Movie
The Sheriff's Sacrifice
1910 · Movie
A Vein of Gold
1910 · Movie
The Cowboy's Sweetheart
1910 · Movie
The Mistaken Bandit
1910 · Movie
The Bad Man and the Preacher
1910 · Movie
The Ranger's Bride
1910 · Movie
The Flower of the Ranch
1910 · Movie
A Ranchman's Wooing
1910 · Movie
The Girl and the Fugitive
1910 · Movie
Method in His Madness
1910 · Movie
The Fence on 'Bar Z' Ranch
1910 · Movie
The Ranch Girl's Legacy
1910 · Movie
The Ostrich and the Lady
1910 · Movie
The Mexican's Faith
1910 · Movie
The Cowboy and the Squaw
1910 · Movie
Western Chivalry
1910 · Movie
The Outlaw's Sacrifice
1910 · Movie
Won by a Hold-Up
1910 · Movie
Flower Parade at Pasadena, California
1910 · Movie
Electric Insoles
1910 · Movie
A Western Maid
1910 · Movie
Trail to the West
1910 · Movie
The Heart of a Cowboy
1909 · Movie
The Spanish Girl
1909 · Movie
The Ranchman's Rival
1909 · Movie
His Reformation
1909 · Movie
The Best Man Wins
1909 · Movie
A Maid of the Mountains
1909 · Movie
The Black Sheep
1909 · Movie
The Indian Trailer
1909 · Movie
Mr. Flip
1909 · Movie
A Mexican's Gratitude
1909 · Movie
A Tale of the West
1909 · Movie
The Road Agents
1909 · Movie
Shanghaied
1909 · Movie
Tag Day
1909 · Movie
The Neighbors' Kids
1909 · Movie
The Haunted Lounge
1909 · Movie
The Bandit Makes Good
1908 · Movie
A Disastrous Flirtation
1908 · Movie
The Baseball Fan
1908 · Movie
James Boys in Missouri
1908 · Movie
The Dancing Nig
1907 · Movie
An Awful Skate; or, The Hobo on Rollers
1907 · Movie
The Bandit King
1907 · Movie
His First Ride
1907 · Movie
The Girl from Montana
1907 · Movie
The Life of an American Cowboy
1906 · Movie
The Train Wreckers
1905 · Movie
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1905 · Movie
Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
1905 · Movie
Western Stage Coach Hold Up
1904 · Movie
The Great Train Robbery
1903 · Movie
What Happened in the Tunnel
1903 · Movie
The Messenger Boy's Mistake
1903 · Movie