Slim Whitaker
July 27, 1893 (132 years old) in Kansas 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.
Known For
Credits
- 1947 · Black Hills as
- 1947 · Return of the Lash as Henchman
- 1946 · Overland Riders as Jeff Barkley
- 1944 · Trigger Trail as
- 1944 · The Drifter as Marshal Hodges
- 1944 · Oklahoma Raiders as Sheriff Seth Banning
- 1943 · Man from Music Mountain as Sheepman (uncredited)
- 1943 · Silver Spurs as Henchman Ed
- 1943 · The Desperadoes as Tolliver - Jack's Gang Member
- 1942 · Texas Justice as Huxley
- 1942 · In Old California as Man on Street
- 1942 · Raiders of the West as The Sheriff
- 1941 · Billy The Kid's Round-Up as Jim Hanley
- 1941 · King of the Texas Rangers as Cantina Thug
- 1941 · Six-Gun Gold as Deputy Miller
- 1941 · Arizona Bound as Henchman Red
- 1941 · Riders of Death Valley as Stable Owner
- 1941 · Billy the Kid as Butch - Keating's Hired Hand (uncredited)
- 1941 · Along the Rio Grande as Henchman Pete
- 1940 · Melody Ranch as Autry Voter on Trolley
- 1940 · Legion of the Lawless as Ben Leighton
- 1939 · Oklahoma Terror as Henchman Red McGuire
- 1939 · New Frontier as Jed Turner
- 1939 · Texas Wildcats as Henchman Durkin (as Slim Whittaker)
- 1939 · Rollin' Westward as Henchman Bart
- 1939 · The Lone Ranger Rides Again as Black
- 1938 · Black Bandit as
- 1938 · Phantom Gold as Rattler
- 1938 · Pioneer Trail as Curley
- 1938 · Stagecoach Days as Butch Flint (as Charles Whittaker)
- 1938 · Under Western Stars as Tremaine, Rankin's partner
- 1937 · Hollywood Round-Up as Sheriff
- 1937 · Prairie Thunder as Indian Fighter
- 1937 · Reckless Ranger as Steve
- 1937 · Law of the Ranger as Henchman Steve
- 1937 · Melody of the Plains as Cass
- 1937 · Borderland as Reads Newspaper
- 1937 · Valley of Terror as Lynch Mob
- 1937 · The Roaming Cowboy as Ranch Hand
- 1936 · General Spanky as Bit
- 1936 · Rio Grande Ranger as Henchman Jack
- 1936 · Santa Fe Bound as One-Shot Morgan
- 1936 · The Riding Avenger as Jailbird Slim
- 1936 · Everyman's Law as Pete - Henchman
- 1936 · Pinto Rustlers as Sheriff (as Charles Whittaker)
- 1936 · Roamin' Wild as Marshal Lucas
- 1936 · Flash Gordon as Prison Guard
- 1936 · Black Gold as Slim (uncredited)
- 1936 · Fast Bullets as Pat
- 1935 · Lawless Range as Burns' Henchman (uncredited)
- 1935 · Valley of Wanted Men as Deputy
- 1935 · Rio Rattler as Rattler Brown
- 1935 · Men of Action as Slim
- 1935 · Border Vengeance as Posse Leader
- 1935 · Border Brigands as Slig - Bank Robbery Henchman
- 1935 · The Outlaw Tamer as Bowie Harris (as Chas. Whittaker)
- 1935 · Blazing Guns as Deputy Carter
- 1935 · Coyote Trails as Bert
- 1935 · The Cactus Kid as Killer Plug Perkins
- 1934 · Range Warfare as Sheriff CC (Curt) Turner
- 1934 · Terror of the Plains as Henchman Nevada
- 1934 · The Law of the Wild as Henchman Mack
- 1934 · Fighting Thru as Sheriff Slade
- 1934 · Smoking Guns as Henchman Slim Watts
- 1934 · Honor of the Range as Henchman Pete
- 1934 · The Lost Jungle as Al
- 1934 · Mystery Liner as Crewman (uncredited)
- 1933 · Fugitive as Henchman Dick
- 1933 · Sagebrush Trail as Henchman Dick (uncredited)
- 1933 · The Fiddlin' Buckaroo as Henchman Swede
- 1933 · King of the Arena as Circus Cook
- 1933 · Unknown Valley as Man at Bridger's Post
- 1933 · The Telegraph Trail as Second Henchman (uncredited)
- 1933 · Drum Taps as Henchman Hank
- 1932 · Haunted Gold as Henchman Slim (uncredited)
- 1932 · Ride Him, Cowboy as Hawk Henchman Paxton (uncredited)
- 1932 · The Night Rider as Henchman (uncredited)
- 1932 · Heroes of the West as Henchman
- 1932 · South of Santa Fe as John Roberts, lawyer
- 1931 · Wild Horse as Rodeo Wrangler
- 1931 · In Old Cheyenne as Henchman Pete
- 1931 · The Avenger as Slim
- 1931 · West of Cheyenne as Henchman Steve
- 1931 · Ten Nights in a Bar-room as Bit Role
- 1930 · Under Montana Skies as Henchman Joe
- 1929 · Captain Cowboy as
- 1929 · Headin' Westward as Buck McGrath
- 1929 · Cheyenne as Klaxton
- 1928 · The Flyin' Buckaroo as Delno (the bandit)
- 1928 · Manhattan Cowboy as Slim Sergeant
- 1927 · Gun Gospel as Brogan's Henchman
- 1927 · The Ridin' Rowdy as Miller
- 1926 · Ace of Action as
- 1926 · The Ramblin' Galoot as Henchman
- 1926 · Double Daring as Blackie Gorman
- 1926 · The Roaring Rider as (uncredited)
- Future · The Bonanza Buckaroo as Fraction Jack
- 1948 · Tex Granger: Midnight Rider of the Plains as Joe Hall (uncredited)
- 1948 · The Westward Trail as Bartender
- 1947 · Pioneer Justice as Ben
- 1947 · Law of the Lash as Bart
- 1946 · Outlaws of the Plains as R.R. Agent Graham
- 1944 · The Laramie Trail as Sheriff Law
- 1944 · Marshal of Gunsmoke as Henchman Nevada
- 1943 · Boss of Rawhide as Murdered Wagon Driver
- 1943 · Raiders of Red Gap as Green
- 1943 · Blazing Frontier as Sheriff
- 1943 · Wolves of the Range as Pasha
- 1943 · Death Rides the Plains as Sheriff
- 1943 · Fighting Frontier as Sheriff Logan
- 1942 · The Rangers Take Over as Sheriff
- 1942 · The Mysterious Rider as Rufe - Henchman
- 1942 · Arizona Stage Coach as Red
- 1942 · The Silver Bullet as Buck
- 1942 · Come on Danger as Sheriff
- 1942 · Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns as Roberts
- 1942 · The Lone Rider and the Bandit as Miner #2
- 1941 · Billy the Kid Wanted as Sheriff #2
- 1941 · Hands Across the Rockies as Marshal Bemis
- 1941 · Cyclone on Horseback as Valley City Sheriff
- 1941 · Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie as Henchman Moose
- 1940 · Young Bill Hickok as Raider
- 1940 · Billy the Kid in Texas as Windy
- 1940 · Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride as Rancher
- 1940 · Winners of the West as Lacey
- 1940 · Prairie Law as Silent
- 1940 · Bullet Code as Pop Norton
- 1940 · Riders of Pasco Basin as Hired Gunman (uncredited)
- 1939 · South of the Border as Carlos
- 1939 · The Marshal Of Mesa City as Henchman Jake Morris
- 1939 · The Fighting Gringo as Monty Bates
- 1939 · The Law Comes to Texas as Barney Dalton
- 1939 · Lone Star Pioneers as Buck Bally
- 1939 · Code of the Cactus as Sheriff Burton
- 1939 · Frontiers of '49 as Brad
- 1938 · Lightning Carson Rides Again as Saloon Owner
- 1938 · Frontier Scout as Henchman Davis
- 1938 · Rolling Caravans as Henchman Boots
- 1937 · Heart of the Rockies as Dawson Clan Member
- 1937 · Roaring Six Guns as Henchman 'Skeeter'
- 1937 · Lost Ranch as Sheriff
- 1937 · Smoke Tree Range as Henchman Ferguson
- 1937 · Orphan of the Pecos as Sheriff
- 1937 · Mystery Range as Sheriff
- 1937 · The Feud of the Trail as Sheriff
- 1937 · The Silver Trail as Slug
- 1937 · Santa Fe Rides as Henchman Al Jensen
- 1937 · Cheyenne Rides Again as Sheriff Jed Martin
- 1936 · The Fugitive Sheriff as Henchman Lon (uncredited)
- 1936 · For the Service as Henchman (uncredited)
- 1936 · Ridin' On as Black Mike Gonzado
- 1936 · The Adventures of Frank Merriwell as Nolan
- 1935 · Lawless Riders as Prod Jordan
- 1935 · The Last of the Clintons as Jim Elkins
- 1935 · Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery as Captain Larsen
- 1935 · Western Frontier as Henchman
- 1935 · The Silver Bullet as Scurvy
- 1935 · Silent Valley as Pete Childers
- 1935 · Rustler's Paradise as Senor Romero (as Charles Whittaker)
- 1935 · Arizona Bad Man as Black Bart Dunston
- 1935 · Horses' Collars as Cowboy (uncredited)
- 1935 · Unconquered Bandit as Jose Porfirio aka The Night Hawk
- 1934 · The Man from Hell as Mine Owner Tom
- 1933 · War of the Range as Henchman Hank (as Charles Whittaker)
- 1933 · The Man from Monterey as Jake Morgan
- 1933 · Trouble Busters as Big Bill Jarvis
- 1933 · Deadwood Pass as Butch Cassidy
- 1932 · Come On, Tarzan as Slim - Henchman
- 1932 · Beyond the Rockies as Sherman Henchman Hank (uncredited)
- 1932 · The Man from New Mexico as Henchman Russ
- 1932 · Texas Tornado as Henchman
- 1931 · Freighters of Destiny as Bill
- 1931 · Sundown Trail as Henchman
- 1931 · A Holy Terror as Johnson (uncredited)
- 1931 · Alias: The Bad Man as Bartender (uncredited)
- 1931 · A Rider of the Plains as Deputy Castro
- 1931 · Desert Vengeance as Whiskey - Cardew Rider
- 1930 · Shadow Ranch as Henchman Curley
- 1930 · The Oklahoma Cyclone as Rawhide - Henchman
- 1930 · The Fighting Legion as Fred Hook
- 1930 · O'Malley Rides Alone as Ullik
- 1929 · Bad Men's Money as Percival McGinnis
- 1928 · The Code of the Scarlet as Henchman
- 1928 · The Canyon of Adventure as Slim Burke
- 1928 · The Sunset Legion as Bartender (uncredited)
- 1927 · The Desert of the Lost as Sheriff (uncredited)
- 1927 · The Phantom Buster as Cassidy
- 1927 · Almost Human as Luke Rawlins
- 1926 · The Stolen Ranch as Henchman Hank
- 1926 · Bucking the Truth as 'Red' Sang (as Charles Whittaker)
- 1926 · The Fighting Cheat as Jud Nolan
- 1925 · The Big Stunt as
- 1925 · The Hurricane Horseman as Mikes Wesson (as Charles Whitaker)
- 1925 · Tearin' Loose as Matt Harris
- 1925 · The Lost Express as Thug
- 1925 · A Desperate Chance as George Peters (as Charles Whittaker)
- 1925 · On the Go as Tom Evans
- 1920 · In Search of a Sinner as Roue
- 1919 · The She Wolf as
- 1916 · The Man from Bitter Roots as 'Slim' Naudain
- 1914 · Kid Pink and the Maharajah as
- 1914 · Tested by Fire as Bill Burke, Packer
- 1914 · The Squaw Man as The Detective