Slim Whitaker
Acting
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 t…
Also known as
Charles Orby Whitaker · Charles 'Slim' Whitaker · 'Slim' Whitaker · Charles Whitaker · Chas. Whitaker · Henry Whitaker
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Known For
Arizona Nights
— · Movie
The Desperadoes
1943 · Movie
Flash Gordon
1936 · Movie
Sagebrush Trail
1933 · Movie
New Frontier
1939 · Movie
Hands Across the Rockies
1941 · Movie
In Old California
1942 · Movie
Double Daring
1926 · Movie
Men of Action
1935 · Movie
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
1939 · Movie
Along the Rio Grande
1941 · Movie
Winners of the West
1940 · Movie