Gilbert M. Anderson
Director
180
Movies
0
TV Shows
Born in 1880, ‘Broncho Billy’ Anderson is considered the first western film star. He played three film roles in “The Great Train Robbery” and then began to write, direct and act in his own films. After co-founding the Essanay Studios in 1907 with George Kirk Spoor, Anderson appeared in some 300 short films. But it was his 148 western shorts playing cowboy Bronco Billy that made him a star.
He retired for the first time in 1916 but made a few comebacks, including producing movies into the 1950s for his company, Progressive Pictures. He received an honorary Oscar in 1958 as a “motion picture pioneer.” Anderson came out of retirement one more time for a cameo in 1965’s “The Bounty Hunter.” He died at age of 90 1971.
Behind the Camera
Graustark
Second Unit Director
Asalto y robo de un tren
Assistant Director
His Regeneration
Director, Productor, Escritor
The Bachelor's Burglar
Director
The Soilers
Productor
The Lucky Dog
Productor
The Neighbors' Kids
Director
The Pest
Director, Productor
The Good-for-Nothing
Director
The Tomboy on Bar Z
Escritor, Director
Western Hearts
Director
Broncho Billy Trapped
Director
Broncho Billy's Christmas Dinner
Escritor, Productor, Director
Vera, the Medium
Director
Snakeville's New Doctor
Escritor, Director, Productor
Broncho Billy's Scheme
Director
Mud and Sand
Productor
Town Hall, Tonight
Director
Broncho Billy's Mother
Director
Broncho Billy -- Favorite
Director
Broncho Billy's Leap
Productor, Director, Escritor
Alkali Ike and the Hypnotist
Productor, Director, Escritor
Broncho Billy and the Western Girls
Director
Broncho Billy's Adventure
Director, Productor, Escritor
Broncho Billy and the Rustler's Child
Director
A Western Redemption
Director, Escritor, Productor
His Wife's Secret
Director
Broncho Billy's Cunning
Director, Productor, Escritor
The Three Gamblers
Escritor, Director, Productor
Broncho Bill's Last Spree
Director
As Actor/Actress
Asalto y robo de un tren
Bandit / Shot Passenger / Tenderfoot Dancer (uncredited)
His Regeneration
The Regenerate
The Bachelor's Burglar
The Bachelor
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Self (archive footage)
The Bounty Killer
The Man in the Cantina
The Champion
Enthusiastic Fan (uncredited)
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
(archive footage)
The Good-for-Nothing
Gilbert Sterling
The Tomboy on Bar Z
Western Hearts
Sam Hardy
Broncho Billy Trapped
Broncho Billy
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; or, Held for Ransom
Sherlock Holmes
Broncho Billy's Christmas Dinner
Broncho Billy
Snakeville's New Doctor
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Scheme
Broocho Billy
Town Hall, Tonight
Broncho Bill
Broncho Billy's Mother
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy -- Favorite
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Leap
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Western Girls
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Adventure
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Rustler's Child
Broncho Billy
A Western Redemption
Tom
His Wife's Secret
The Burglar
Broncho Billy's Cunning
Broncho Billy
The Three Gamblers
Broncho Billy
Broncho Bill's Last Spree
Broncho Bill
A Christmas Revenge
Broncho Billy / Santa Claus
The Outlaw's Awakening
The Outlaw
Broncho Billy and the Bad Man
Broncho Billy