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Slim Whitaker
Biography
American cowboy and actor Slim Whitaker was working the rodeo circuit at age 17, eventually becoming a cowhand on the Chowchilla Ranch in central California. In 1912 he was hired as a riding extra and stunt man by Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson for westerns being filmed in Niles Canyon, CA. During the silent era his peers were Hal Taliaferro, Al Bridge, Charles King, Ken Maynard, Yakima Canutt, Walter Brennan, Hoot Gibson, a very young John Wayne and many others. He was one of the most prolific of the B-western bad guys and supporting actors. His movie career spanned 36 years, from the silents through the post-World War II period, and he appeared in over 300 films.
Known For
Law of the Lash
as Bart
The Telegraph Trail
as Second Henchman (uncredited)
Young Bill Hickok
as Raider
In Old California
as Man on Street
The Desperadoes
as Tolliver - Jack's Gang Member
Man from Music Mountain
as Sheepman (uncredited)
Pioneer Justice
as Ben
Billy the Kid
as Butch - Keating's Hired Hand (uncredited)
Sagebrush Trail
as Henchman Dick (uncredited)
New Frontier
as Jed Turner
