Slim Whitaker
Actor
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.
Filmography
Sagebrush Trail
as Henchman Dick (uncredited) 1933
In Old California
as Man on Street 1942
The Desperadoes
as Tolliver - Jack's Gang Member 1943
The Squaw Man
as The Detective 1914
New Frontier
as Jed Turner 1939
Billy the Kid
as Butch - Keating's Hired Hand (uncredited) 1941
Haunted Gold
as Henchman Slim (uncredited) 1932
Horses' Collars
as Cowboy (uncredited) 1935
Under Western Stars
as Tremaine, Rankin's partner 1938
The Telegraph Trail
as Second Henchman (uncredited) 1933
Ride Him, Cowboy
as Hawk Henchman Paxton (uncredited) 1932
The Man from Monterey
as Jake Morgan 1933
Lawless Range
as Burns' Henchman (uncredited) 1935
Law of the Lash
as Bart 1947
Mystery Liner
as Crewman (uncredited) 1934
General Spanky
as Bit 1936