Gilbert M. Anderson
Directing
Born 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
Jan 20, 2017
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
Jan 1, 2000
The Bounty Killer
Jul 30, 1965
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
May 24, 1961
The Western: A Lost TV Special
Jun 8, 1958
Life with Henry
Jan 23, 1941
The Movies March On
Jul 3, 1939
The Film Parade
Jan 1, 1933
Stars of Yesterday
Dec 31, 1931
The Son-of-a-Gun
Feb 2, 1919
Shootin' Mad
Oct 20, 1918
Humanity
May 19, 1917
A Christmas Revenge
Dec 18, 1915
The Convict's Threat
Sep 28, 1915
Broncho Billy Well Repaid
Jul 9, 1915
The Bachelor's Burglar
May 28, 1915
Broncho Billy's Teachings
May 13, 1915
His Regeneration
May 7, 1915
His Wife's Secret
Apr 23, 1915
The Face at the Curtain
Apr 16, 1915
Andy of the Royal Mounted
Apr 10, 1915
Ingomar of the Hills
Apr 3, 1915
The Outlaw's Awakening
Mar 27, 1915
The Western Way
Mar 20, 1915
The Champion
Mar 11, 1915
Broncho Billy's Vengeance
Mar 6, 1915
Broncho Billy's Brother
Feb 27, 1915
Broncho Billy and the Vigilante
Feb 20, 1915
Broncho Billy's Sentence
Feb 12, 1915
Broncho Billy's Greaser Deputy
Feb 6, 1915