Portrait of Slim Whitaker

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 the silents through the post-World War II period, and he appeared in over 300 films.

Born: July 27, 1893

Place of Birth: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Filmography

1948
1948
The Westward Trail

as Bartender

1947
1947
1947
1946
Outlaws of the Plains

as R.R. Agent Graham

1946
Overland Riders

as Jeff Barkley

1944
The Drifter

as Marshal Hodges

1944
The Laramie Trail

as Sheriff Law

1944
Oklahoma Raiders

as Sheriff Seth Banning

1944
Marshal of Gunsmoke

as Henchman Nevada

1943
Boss of Rawhide

as Murdered Wagon Driver

1943
Man from Music Mountain

as Sheepman (uncredited)

1943
1943
1943
Silver Spurs

as Henchman Ed

1943
The Desperadoes

as Tolliver - Jack's Gang Member

1943
Fighting Frontier

as Sheriff Logan

1942
1942
The Mysterious Rider

as Rufe - Henchman

1942
Come on Danger

as Sheriff

1942
Texas Justice

as Huxley

1942
In Old California

as Man on Street

1942
Raiders of the West

as The Sheriff

1941
1941
1941
1941
Six-Gun Gold

as Deputy Miller

1941
Arizona Bound

as Henchman Red

1941
Riders of Death Valley

as Stable Owner

1941
Hands Across the Rockies

as Marshal Bemis

1941
Cyclone on Horseback

as Valley City Sheriff

1941
Billy the Kid

as Butch - Keating's Hired Hand (uncredited)

1941
1941
Along the Rio Grande

as Henchman Pete

1940
1940
Melody Ranch

as Autry Voter on Trolley

1940
Prairie Law

as Silent

1940
Bullet Code

as Pop Norton

1940
Riders of Pasco Basin

as Hired Gunman (uncredited)

1940
Legion of the Lawless

as Ben Leighton

1939
1939
The Marshal Of Mesa City

as Henchman Jake Morris

1939
Oklahoma Terror

as Henchman Red McGuire

1939
New Frontier

as Jed Turner

1939
The Fighting Gringo

as Monty Bates

1939
Texas Wildcats

as Henchman Durkin (as Slim Whittaker)

1939
Rollin' Westward

as Henchman Bart

1939
Code of the Cactus

as Sheriff Burton

1939
1938
1938
Frontier Scout

as Henchman Davis

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

1938
Rolling Caravans

as Henchman Boots

1937
1937
Prairie Thunder

as Indian Fighter

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
1937
1937
Law of the Ranger

as Henchman Steve

1937
Mystery Range

as Sheriff

1937
1937
1937
Borderland

as Reads Newspaper

1937
Santa Fe Rides

as Henchman Al Jensen

1937
Cheyenne Rides Again

as Sheriff Jed Martin

1937
Valley of Terror

as Lynch Mob

1936
1936
Rio Grande Ranger

as Henchman Jack

1936
The Fugitive Sheriff

as Henchman Lon (uncredited)

1936
Santa Fe Bound

as One-Shot Morgan

1936
The Riding Avenger

as Jailbird Slim

1936
Everyman's Law

as Pete - Henchman

1936
For the Service

as Henchman (uncredited)

1936
Pinto Rustlers

as Sheriff (as Charles Whittaker)

1936
Roamin' Wild

as Marshal Lucas

1936
Flash Gordon

as Prison Guard

1936
Ridin' On

as Black Mike Gonzado

1936
Black Gold

as Slim (uncredited)

1936
1935
Lawless Riders

as Prod Jordan

1935
1935
Western Frontier

as Henchman

1935
Rio Rattler

as Rattler Brown

1935
1935
Border Vengeance

as Posse Leader

1935
Border Brigands

as Slig - Bank Robbery Henchman

1935
1935
Silent Valley

as Pete Childers

1935
Rustler's Paradise

as Senor Romero (as Charles Whittaker)

1935
The Outlaw Tamer

as Bowie Harris (as Chas. Whittaker)

1935
Blazing Guns

as Deputy Carter

1935
Arizona Bad Man

as Black Bart Dunston

1935
1935
Horses' Collars

as Cowboy (uncredited)

1935
Unconquered Bandit

as Jose Porfirio aka The Night Hawk

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
The Man from Hell

as Mine Owner Tom

1934
Smoking Guns

as Henchman Slim Watts

1934
Honor of the Range

as Henchman Pete

1934
Mystery Liner

as Crewman (uncredited)

1933
Sagebrush Trail

as Henchman Dick (uncredited)

1933
Fugitive

as Henchman Dick

1933
War of the Range

as Henchman Hank (as Charles Whittaker)

1933
The Fiddlin' Buckaroo

as Henchman Swede

1933
The Man from Monterey

as Jake Morgan

1933
King of the Arena

as Circus Cook

1933
Trouble Busters

as Big Bill Jarvis

1933
Unknown Valley

as Man at Bridger's Post

1933
Deadwood Pass

as Butch Cassidy

1933
The Telegraph Trail

as Second Henchman (uncredited)

1933
Drum Taps

as Henchman Hank

1932
Haunted Gold

as Henchman Slim (uncredited)

1932
Come On, Tarzan

as Slim - Henchman

1932
Ride Him, Cowboy

as Hawk Henchman Paxton (uncredited)

1932
The Night Rider

as Henchman (uncredited)

1932
Beyond the Rockies

as Sherman Henchman Hank (uncredited)

1932
1932
The Man from New Mexico

as Henchman Russ

1932
Texas Tornado

as Henchman

1932
South of Santa Fe

as John Roberts, lawyer

1931
Sundown Trail

as Henchman

1931
Wild Horse

as Rodeo Wrangler

1931
A Holy Terror

as Johnson (uncredited)

1931
Alias: The Bad Man

as Bartender (uncredited)

1931
In Old Cheyenne

as Henchman Pete

1931
A Rider of the Plains

as Deputy Castro

1931
1931
West of Cheyenne

as Henchman Steve

1930
Shadow Ranch

as Henchman Curley

1930
Under Montana Skies

as Henchman Joe

1930
The Oklahoma Cyclone

as Rawhide - Henchman

1930
1929
Headin' Westward

as Buck McGrath

1929
Cheyenne

as Klaxton

1928
The Flyin' Buckaroo

as Delno (the bandit)

1928
Manhattan Cowboy

as Slim Sergeant

1928
1928
The Sunset Legion

as Bartender (uncredited)

1927
The Desert of the Lost

as Sheriff (uncredited)

1927
Gun Gospel

as Brogan's Henchman

1927
1927
1927
Almost Human

as Luke Rawlins

1926
The Stolen Ranch

as Henchman Hank

1926
1926
Bucking the Truth

as 'Red' Sang (as Charles Whittaker)

1926
Double Daring

as Blackie Gorman

1925
Tearin' Loose

as Matt Harris

1925
1914
The Squaw Man

as The Detective