Person Details
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Aliases: 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
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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Movie Involvements: 975
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Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
The Great Train Robbery
(1903) Assistant DirectorBroncho Billy's Leap
(1914) WriterThe Pest
(1922) ProducerBroncho Billy's Elopement
(1913) DirectorBroncho Billy Reforms
(1913) DirectorThe Lucky Dog
(1921) ProducerBroncho Billy's Jealousy
(1914) WriterBroncho Billy's Cunning
(1914) WriterActing
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1965 | The Man in the Cantina | |
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1941 | Business Man (uncredited) | |
1939 | Self - from 'The Great Train Robbery' (archive footage) | |
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1917 | Broncho Billy Adair | |
1916 | John Stone | |
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1915 | Broncho Billy / Santa Claus | |
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