Gilbert M. Anderson

Also Known As: Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, G. M. Anderson, G.M. Anderson, Gilbert Anderson, Bronco Billy Anderson, Broncho Billy Anderson, George M. Anderson, G.M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, George Anderson, Max Aronson, Maxwell Henry Aronson, Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson

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.

Department: Directing

Place of Birth: Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

Birthday: March 20, 1880

Deathday: January 20, 1971

Adult: No

Gender: Male

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Known For:

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