Gilbert M. Anderson
Known for DirectingBorn 1880-03-20Died 1971-01-20Little 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.Read more
Movies & web series
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Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
2000 · Movie
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Ashes
1922 · Movie
Her Realization
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Her Realization
1915 · Movie
Wine, Women and Song
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Wine, Women and Song
1915 · Movie
Too Much Turkey
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Too Much Turkey
1915 · Movie
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Broncho Billy's Christmas Spirit
1914 · Movie
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Broncho Billy's Dad
1914 · Movie
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Broncho Billy's Judgment
1914 · Movie
The Squatter's Gal
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The Squatter's Gal
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy Wins Out
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Broncho Billy Wins Out
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy Butts In
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Broncho Billy Butts In
1914 · Movie
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Broncho Billy, a Friend in Need
1914 · Movie
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Broncho Billy's Conscience
1913 · Movie
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Broncho Billy Reforms
1913 · Movie
The Accusation of Broncho Billy
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The Accusation of Broncho Billy
1913 · Movie
The Struggle
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The Struggle
1913 · Movie
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Sophie's New Foreman
1913 · Movie
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A Snakeville Courtship
1913 · Movie
The Ranch Girl's Mistake
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The Ranch Girl's Mistake
1912 · Movie
A Moonshiner's Heart
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A Moonshiner's Heart
1912 · Movie
Broncho Billy's Escapade
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Broncho Billy's Escapade
1912 · Movie
Widow Jenkins' Admirers
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Widow Jenkins' Admirers
1912 · Movie
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Broncho Bill's Last Spree
1911 · Movie
Hank and Lank: They Make a Mash
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Hank and Lank: They Make a Mash
1911 · Movie
A Hungry Pair
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A Hungry Pair
1911 · Movie
Trailed to the Hills
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Trailed to the Hills
1910 · Movie
The Deputy's Love
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The Deputy's Love
1910 · Movie
A Flirty Affliction
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A Flirty Affliction
1910 · Movie
Hank and Lank: As Sandwich Men
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Hank and Lank: As Sandwich Men
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Tag Day
1909 · Movie
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Stars of Yesterday
1931 · Movie
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Humanity
1917 · Movie
The Man in Him
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The Man in Him
1916 · Movie
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Ingomar of the Hills
1915 · Movie
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The Bachelor's Burglar
1915 · Movie
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The Western Way
1915 · Movie
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His Wife's Secret
1915 · Movie
An Unexpected Romance
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An Unexpected Romance
1915 · Movie
Broncho Billy and the Card Sharp
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Broncho Billy and the Card Sharp
1915 · Movie
The Escape of Broncho Billy
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The Escape of Broncho Billy
1915 · Movie
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A Christmas Revenge
1915 · Movie
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The Strategy of Broncho Billy's Sweetheart
1914 · Movie
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Broncho Billy Rewarded
1914 · Movie
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Broncho Billy -- Gun-Man
1914 · Movie
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Broncho Billy's Decision
1914 · Movie
Broncho Billy and the Gambler
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Broncho Billy and the Gambler
1914 · Movie
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Broncho Billy and the Navajo Maid
1913 · Movie
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Broncho Billy's Mistake
1913 · Movie