Slim Whitaker

Known for ActingBorn 1893-07-27Died 1960-09-27Kansas City, Missouri, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Marshal of Gunsmoke

The Roaming Cowboy

The Fugitive Sheriff

For the Service

Ridin' On

Silent Valley

Terror of the Plains

Smoking Guns

King of the Arena

Desert Vengeance

Under Montana Skies

O'Malley Rides Alone

Captain Cowboy

Bad Men's Money

The Code of the Scarlet

The Flyin' Buckaroo

Gun Gospel

Double Daring

A Desperate Chance

The Westward Trail

Tex Granger: Midnight Rider of the Plains

Texas Justice

Frontiers of '49

The Law Comes to Texas

Lone Star Pioneers

Pioneer Trail

Santa Fe Rides

Reckless Ranger

The Riding Avenger

Western Frontier

The Outlaw Tamer

A Rider of the Plains

The Soda Water Cowboy

Bucking the Truth

The Ramblin' Galoot

Tearin' Loose

The Lost Express

The Drifter

Raiders of the West

Oklahoma Terror

Texas Wildcats

Black Bandit

Heart of the Rockies

Melody of the Plains

Pinto Rustlers

Everyman's Law

Rio Grande Ranger

Rustler's Paradise