Gilbert M. Anderson
Directing · 90 years old
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.
Known For
The Great Train Robbery
Bandit / Shot Passenger / Tenderfoot Dancer (uncredited)
The Champion
Enthusiastic Fan (uncredited)
Broncho Billy and the False Note
Broncho Billy
The Bounty Killer
The Man in the Cantina
What Happened in the Tunnel
Life with Henry
Business Man (uncredited)
The Good-for-Nothing
Gilbert Sterling
Broncho Billy's Sentence
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Fatal Joke
Broncho Billy
The Son-of-a-Gun
Bill
The Making of Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Rustler's Child
Broncho Billy
The Train Wreckers
Last Train Wrecker
Why Broncho Billy Left Bear County
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Narrow Escape
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Western Girls
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Greaser
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Schoolmistress
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Christmas Dinner
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Last Hold-Up
Broncho Billy
Behind the Scenes
The Pest
Director
The Pest
Producer
Broncho Billy and the False Note
Writer
Broncho Billy and the False Note
Director
Broncho Billy and the False Note
Producer
Mud and Sand
Producer
The Weak-End Party
Director
The Lucky Dog
Producer
The Weak-End Party
Producer
The Egg
Producer
When Knights Were Cold
Producer
The Soilers
Producer