Slim Whitaker
Born: 1893-07-27 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Died: 1960-09-27
Known For: 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.
Filmography
1948
- Tex Granger: Midnight Rider of the Plains as Joe Hall (uncredited)
- The Westward Trail as Bartender
1947
- Law of the Lash as Bart
- Pioneer Justice as Ben
- Black Hills
- Return of the Lash as Henchman
1946
- Overland Riders as Jeff Barkley
- Outlaws of the Plains as R.R. Agent Graham
1944
- Marshal of Gunsmoke as Henchman Nevada
- Oklahoma Raiders as Sheriff Seth Banning
- Trigger Trail
- The Drifter as Marshal Hodges
- The Laramie Trail as Sheriff Law
1943
- The Desperadoes as Tolliver - Jack's Gang Member
- Silver Spurs as Henchman Ed
- Wolves of the Range as Pasha
- Raiders of Red Gap as Green
- Fighting Frontier as Sheriff Logan
- Boss of Rawhide as Murdered Wagon Driver
- Blazing Frontier as Sheriff
- Man from Music Mountain as Sheepman (uncredited)
- Death Rides the Plains as Sheriff
1942
- The Silver Bullet as Buck
- In Old California as Man on Street
- The Lone Rider and the Bandit as Miner #2
- The Rangers Take Over as Sheriff
- Texas Justice as Huxley
- Arizona Stage Coach as Red
- Come on Danger as Sheriff
- The Mysterious Rider as Rufe - Henchman
- Raiders of the West as The Sheriff
- Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns as Roberts
1941
- Billy the Kid as Butch - Keating's Hired Hand (uncredited)
- Riders of Death Valley as Stable Owner
- Arizona Bound as Henchman Red
- Along the Rio Grande as Henchman Pete
- Hands Across the Rockies as Marshal Bemis
- Cyclone on Horseback as Valley City Sheriff
- Billy the Kid Wanted as Sheriff #2
- Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie as Henchman Moose
- Six-Gun Gold as Deputy Miller
- King of the Texas Rangers as Cantina Thug
- Billy The Kid's Round-Up as Jim Hanley
1940
- Melody Ranch as Autry Voter on Trolley
- Bullet Code as Pop Norton
- Prairie Law as Silent
- Billy the Kid in Texas as Windy
- Winners of the West as Lacey
- Riders of Pasco Basin as Hired Gunman (uncredited)
- Legion of the Lawless as Ben Leighton
- Young Bill Hickok as Raider
- Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride as Rancher
1939
- The Lone Ranger Rides Again as Black
- New Frontier as Jed Turner
- Rollin' Westward as Henchman Bart
- South of the Border as Carlos
- Frontiers of '49 as Brad
- The Marshal Of Mesa City as Henchman Jake Morris
- The Fighting Gringo as Monty Bates
- Oklahoma Terror as Henchman Red McGuire
- Code of the Cactus as Sheriff Burton
- The Law Comes to Texas as Barney Dalton
- Texas Wildcats as Henchman Durkin (as Slim Whittaker)
- Lone Star Pioneers as Buck Bally
1938
- Under Western Stars as Tremaine, Rankin's partner
- Lightning Carson Rides Again as Saloon Owner
- Frontier Scout as Henchman Davis
- Black Bandit
- Rolling Caravans as Henchman Boots
- Stagecoach Days as Butch Flint (as Charles Whittaker)
- Pioneer Trail as Curley
- Phantom Gold as Rattler
1937
- The Roaming Cowboy as Ranch Hand
- Heart of the Rockies as Dawson Clan Member
- Borderland as Reads Newspaper
- Prairie Thunder as Indian Fighter
- Hollywood Round-Up as Sheriff
- Cheyenne Rides Again as Sheriff Jed Martin
- Santa Fe Rides as Henchman Al Jensen
- Orphan of the Pecos as Sheriff
- Mystery Range as Sheriff
- The Feud of the Trail as Sheriff
- The Silver Trail as Slug
- Valley of Terror as Lynch Mob
- Reckless Ranger as Steve
- Lost Ranch as Sheriff
- Law of the Ranger as Henchman Steve
- Roaring Six Guns as Henchman 'Skeeter'
- Smoke Tree Range as Henchman Ferguson
- Melody of the Plains as Cass
1936
- Flash Gordon as Prison Guard
- General Spanky as Bit
- Fast Bullets as Pat
- The Fugitive Sheriff as Henchman Lon (uncredited)
- Roamin' Wild as Marshal Lucas
- Everyman's Law as Pete - Henchman
- Ridin' On as Black Mike Gonzado
- Black Gold as Slim (uncredited)
- The Adventures of Frank Merriwell as Nolan
- The Riding Avenger as Jailbird Slim
- Rio Grande Ranger as Henchman Jack
- Pinto Rustlers as Sheriff (as Charles Whittaker)
- For the Service as Henchman (uncredited)
- Santa Fe Bound as One-Shot Morgan
1935
- Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery as Captain Larsen
- Lawless Range as Burns' Henchman (uncredited)
- The Cactus Kid as Killer Plug Perkins
- Silent Valley as Pete Childers
- Valley of Wanted Men as Deputy
- Rustler's Paradise as Senor Romero (as Charles Whittaker)
- Horses' Collars as Cowboy (uncredited)
- Arizona Bad Man as Black Bart Dunston
- Unconquered Bandit as Jose Porfirio aka The Night Hawk
- Rio Rattler as Rattler Brown
- The Last of the Clintons as Jim Elkins
- Blazing Guns as Deputy Carter
- Border Vengeance as Posse Leader
- Western Frontier as Henchman
- Lawless Riders as Prod Jordan
- Coyote Trails as Bert
- The Silver Bullet as Scurvy
- Border Brigands as Slig - Bank Robbery Henchman
- Men of Action as Slim
- The Outlaw Tamer as Bowie Harris (as Chas. Whittaker)
- Circle of Death as Lance - Henchman
1934
- Mystery Liner as Crewman (uncredited)
- Honor of the Range as Henchman Pete
- Smoking Guns as Henchman Slim Watts
- The Lost Jungle as Al
- Fighting Thru as Sheriff Slade
- The Man from Hell as Mine Owner Tom
- Terror of the Plains as Henchman Nevada
- Range Warfare as Sheriff CC (Curt) Turner
- The Law of the Wild as Henchman Mack
1933
- Sagebrush Trail as Henchman Dick (uncredited)
- The Telegraph Trail as Second Henchman (uncredited)
- The Fiddlin' Buckaroo as Henchman Swede
- King of the Arena as Circus Cook
- Drum Taps as Henchman Hank
- The Man from Monterey as Jake Morgan
- Unknown Valley as Man at Bridger's Post
- Fugitive as Henchman Dick
- Deadwood Pass as Butch Cassidy
- Trouble Busters as Big Bill Jarvis
- War of the Range as Henchman Hank (as Charles Whittaker)
1932
- Come On, Tarzan as Slim - Henchman
- Haunted Gold as Henchman Slim (uncredited)
- Ride Him, Cowboy as Hawk Henchman Paxton (uncredited)
- Beyond the Rockies as Sherman Henchman Hank (uncredited)
- South of Santa Fe as John Roberts, lawyer
- Heroes of the West as Henchman
- Texas Tornado as Henchman
- The Night Rider as Henchman (uncredited)
- The Man from New Mexico as Henchman Russ
1931
- Ten Nights in a Bar-room as Bit Role
- A Holy Terror as Johnson (uncredited)
- The Avenger as Slim
- West of Cheyenne as Henchman Steve
- Sundown Trail as Henchman
- Wild Horse as Rodeo Wrangler
- A Rider of the Plains as Deputy Castro
- The Cheyenne Cyclone as Hank - Henchman
- In Old Cheyenne as Henchman Pete
- Desert Vengeance as Whiskey - Cardew Rider
- Alias: The Bad Man as Bartender (uncredited)
- Freighters of Destiny as Bill
1930
- The Fighting Legion as Fred Hook
- Under Montana Skies as Henchman Joe
- Shadow Ranch as Henchman Curley
- O'Malley Rides Alone as Ullik
- The Oklahoma Cyclone as Rawhide - Henchman
1929
- Captain Cowboy
- Headin' Westward as Buck McGrath
- Cheyenne as Klaxton
- Bad Men's Money as Percival McGinnis
1928
- The Sunset Legion as Bartender (uncredited)
- Manhattan Cowboy as Slim Sergeant
- The Flyin' Buckaroo as Delno (the bandit)
- The Code of the Scarlet as Henchman
- The Canyon of Adventure as Slim Burke
1927
- The Desert of the Lost as Sheriff (uncredited)
- Gun Gospel as Brogan's Henchman
- The Soda Water Cowboy as Ross
- The Phantom Buster as Cassidy
- The Ridin' Rowdy as Miller
- Almost Human as Luke Rawlins
- The Obligin' Buckaroo as Blackie
1926
- The Roaring Rider as (uncredited)
- The Stolen Ranch as Henchman Hank
- Ace of Action
- Double Daring as Blackie Gorman
- The Ramblin' Galoot as Henchman
- The Fighting Cheat as Jud Nolan
- Bucking the Truth as 'Red' Sang (as Charles Whittaker)
1925
- On the Go as Tom Evans
- Tearin' Loose as Matt Harris
- A Desperate Chance as George Peters (as Charles Whittaker)
- The Big Stunt
- The Hurricane Horseman as Mikes Wesson (as Charles Whitaker)
- The Lost Express as Thug
1920
- In Search of a Sinner as Roue
1919
1916
- The Man from Bitter Roots as 'Slim' Naudain
1914
- The Squaw Man as The Detective
- Tested by Fire as Bill Burke, Packer
- Kid Pink and the Maharajah