Gilbert M. Anderson
Directing
🎂 1880-03-20
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.
Cast credits(344)
Bandit / Shot Passenger / Tenderfoot Dancer (uncredited)
1903
Business Man (uncredited)
1941
Self (archive footage)
2010
Self (archive footage)
1961
(archive footage)
2000
The Man in the Cantina
1965
Sherlock Holmes
1905
Broncho Billy
1915
Broncho Billy
1913
Broncho Billy
1913
Jack
1911
Rough Neck
1914
Self (archive footage)
2017
Tom Harper
1912
Broncho Billy
1913
Hal Martin
1910
The Sheriff
1909
Jim Andrews
1912
Broncho Billy
1913
Enthusiastic Fan (uncredited)
1915
Broncho Billy
1913
Will Talbot
1911
Broncho Billy
1912
Broncho Billy
1913
Broncho Billy
1913
Self
1931
Broncho Billy
1913
Broncho Billy
1914
Tom
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Andy Carson
1910
Jack Manley
1911
Broncho Billy
1915
Broncho Billy
1911
Triggerless Jim Burrows
1912
Harry Perkins
1911
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1933
Broncho Billy
1915
Bob Graham
1912
Broncho Billy
1912
1909
Broncho Billy
1913
Broncho Billy
1914
Dave Price
1912
Broncho Billy
1912
Broncho Billy
1912
Broncho Billy
1912
An Indian
1912
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Broncho Billy
1912
Walker - the Backwoodsman
1911
Halsted
1910
Frank Potter
1915
Gerald Todds
1911
Harvey Barton
1911
Broncho Billy
1915
Ross White
1910
Broncho Billy
1915
The Cowboy
1911
Bob Farco
1912
The Landowner
1915
Jim Barton
1914
Broncho Billy
1915
Broncho Billy
1913
Frank Morrison
1910
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Broncho Billy
1914
Broncho Billy
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The Regenerate
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Broncho Billy
1914
Broncho Billy
1912
Jack King
1911
Brant Graham
1912
Broncho Billy
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Jim Durkin
1912
Cal Evans
1910
Dan Warrington
1911
Jack Reed
1912
Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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The Indian
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Broncho Billy
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Bad Man Dan Quigley
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Broncho Billy
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The Deputy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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George Maxwell
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Broncho Billy / Santa Claus
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Steve
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Sheriff Will Phelps
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Andy of the Royal Mounted
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Dick Martin
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Broncho Bill
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Tom Percival
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Revered Warren Addington
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Buck Brady
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Broncho Billy
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Frank Carpenter
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The Arizona Kid
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Big Bill Hastings
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Spike Shannon
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Tom Carlton
1909
Broncho Billy
1915
Jim Andrews - Foreman of the Ranch
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Broncho Billy
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The Doctor
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Broncho Billy
1914
Pete the Coyote
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Pasquale
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Dr. Sharp
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Gilbert Sterling
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The Convict
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The Burglar
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Tom Ripley, a Cowboy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Bart McGrew
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The Young Man
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Broncho Billy
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The Outlaw
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Self - from 'The Great Train Robbery' (archive footage)
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Broncho Billy Adair
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Jack / Jim
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Broocho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Walter Johnson
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Broncho Billy
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Tom Phelps
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Mr. Orr, a Government Assayist
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Broncho Billy
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Walt Rooney, Convict No. 999
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Bill
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Broncho Billy
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Bartwell
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Broncho Billy
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The Husband
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Tom Fleming
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Innocent Cowboy
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Bill Simpson
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Curt, the Sheriff
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Pedestrian with Seltzer Bottle
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Tom
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Bullets Brown
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John Stone
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The Burglar
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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One of Hubby's Friends
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Sam Hardy
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Jack Harvey
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The New Sheriff
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Broncho Billy
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The Book Agent
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The Artist
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Jim Allison
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Jim Logan
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A Cowboy
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Broncho Bill
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The Bad Man
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Broncho Billy
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Ingomar
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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The Sheriff
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Bob Knight
1912
Broncho Billy
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Bob Dean
1910
Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Jack Hartley
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Broncho Billy
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The Husband
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Jack Smythe
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Frank Wendell
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Rev. Small
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Bill Hinchley
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Broncho Billy
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Deputy Marshal Charles Wentworth
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The Outlaw
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Tom Jackson
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Broncho Billy
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The Sweetheart
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Sherwin Wells
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Honest Steve
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The Mexican
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Last Train Wrecker
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Dr. Roland White
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Robert Graham
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A Dying Miner
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Broncho Billy
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Barnes
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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Frank Mills
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The Indian
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Broncho Billy
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Jesse Farson
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Tom Patterson
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Jim Reed - an Outlaw
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Broncho Billy
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Broncho Billy
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The Referee
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The Husband
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Broncho Billy
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The Capitalist
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Bronco Billy
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Gray Wolf
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Messenger Boy
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Steve Jameson
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Broncho Billy
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The Half-Breed
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Bart Darrow
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Gilbert Randall
1911
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Broncho Billy
1913
The Husband
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Dr. Sharp
1913
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