Gilbert M. Anderson
Directing
Born March 20, 1880 — Died January 20, 1971
From Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Also known as Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, G. M. Anderson, G.M. Anderson
Biography
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 shor...
Filmography
Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay
Self (archive footage)
2017
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
(archive footage)
200010.0
The Bounty Killer
The Man in the Cantina
19656.0
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
Self (archive footage)
19617.0
The Western: A Lost TV Special
Self
1958
Life with Henry
Business Man (uncredited)
19416.5
The Movies March On
Self - from 'The Great Train Robbery' (archive footage)
19395.3
The Film Parade
(archive footage) (uncredited)
19338.0
Stars of Yesterday
Self
19319.0
—
The Greater Duty
Bill Hinchley
1922
The Son-of-a-Gun
Bill
19197.5
—
Red Blood and Yellow
Jack / Jim
19198.0
Shootin' Mad
Broncho Billy
1918
Humanity
Broncho Billy Adair
19179.0
—
The Man in Him
John Stone
19169.0
—
The Book Agent's Romance
The Book Agent
19168.0
—
Her Lesson
The Capitalist
19167.0
A Christmas Revenge
Broncho Billy / Santa Claus
19159.0
—
Broncho Billy's Love Affair
Broncho Billy
19157.0
—
The Indian's Narrow Escape
The Indian
19158.0
—
The Escape of Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy
19159.0
—
Wine, Women and Song
The Young Man
191510.0
—
Too Much Turkey
Frank Potter
191510.0
—
Broncho Billy's Cowardly Brother
Broncho Billy
1915
—
Broncho Billy Evens Matters
Broncho Billy
1915
—
Broncho Billy's Parents
Broncho Billy
1915
—
Suppressed Evidence
The Husband
19158.0
—
Broncho Billy, Sheepman
Broncho Billy
1915
—
Broncho Billy Misled
Broncho Billy
19157.0
The Convict's Threat
The Convict
19158.0
—
An Unexpected Romance
The Landowner
19159.0
—
Broncho Billy and the Card Sharp
Broncho Billy
19159.0
—
Broncho Billy and the Lumber King
Broncho Billy
1915
—
Broncho Billy Begins Life Anew
Broncho Billy
1915
—
Her Return
The Husband
19157.0
—
Broncho Billy's Marriage
Broncho Billy
1915
—
Broncho Billy Steps In
Broncho Billy
1915
—
Broncho Billy's Protégé
Broncho Billy
1915
—
The Bachelor's Baby
The Bachelor
19158.0
Broncho Billy Well Repaid
Broncho Billy
1915
—
The Little Prospector
Broncho Billy
19157.0
—
Her Realization
The Sweetheart
191510.0
—
Broncho Billy and the Land Grabber
Broncho Billy
1915
—
The Wealth of the Poor
The Husband
19158.0
—
Broncho Billy's Word of Honor
Broncho Billy
1915
The Bachelor's Burglar
The Bachelor
19159.0
—
The Revenue Agent
Tom
19157.0
—
The Other Girl
The Artist
19158.0
Broncho Billy's Teachings
Broncho Billy
1915
His Regeneration
The Regenerate
19154.4
—
The Tie That Binds
The Husband
19158.0
His Wife's Secret
The Burglar
19159.0
The Face at the Curtain
The Burglar
19157.0
Andy of the Royal Mounted
Andy of the Royal Mounted
19158.0
Ingomar of the Hills
Ingomar
19159.0
The Outlaw's Awakening
The Outlaw
19157.0
The Western Way
The Outlaw
19159.0
The Champion
Enthusiastic Fan (uncredited)
19156.5
Broncho Billy's Vengeance
Broncho Billy
1915
Broncho Billy's Brother
Broncho Billy
1915
Broncho Billy and the Vigilante
Broncho Billy
1915
Broncho Billy's Sentence
Broncho Billy
19155.0
Broncho Billy's Greaser Deputy
Broncho Billy
1915
Broncho Billy and the False Note
Broncho Billy
19156.0
Broncho Billy and the Baby
Broncho Billy
1915
When Love and Honor Called
Broncho Billy
1915
Broncho Billy and the Sisters
Broncho Billy
1915
Broncho Billy and the Claim Jumpers
Broncho Billy
1915
Broncho Billy and the Escaped Bandit
Broncho Billy
1915
Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Office
Broncho Billy
19147.0
Broncho Billy's Christmas Spirit
Broncho Billy
191410.0
Broncho Billy's Dad
Broncho Billy
191410.0
Broncho Billy's Judgment
Broncho Billy
191410.0
Broncho Billy's Double Escape
Broncho Billy
19147.0
Broncho Billy's Scheme
Broocho Billy
19148.0
The Tell-Tale Hand
Broncho Billy
19148.0
Broncho Billy's Decision
Broncho Billy
19149.0
Broncho Billy's Mission
Broncho Billy
19148.0
Broncho Billy's Mother
Broncho Billy
19147.0
Broncho Billy -- Favorite
Broncho Billy
19148.0
Broncho Billy Rewarded
Broncho Billy
19149.0
Broncho Billy and the Greaser
Broncho Billy
19146.0
Broncho Billy Trapped
Broncho Billy
19147.0
The Strategy of Broncho Billy's Sweetheart
Broncho Billy
19149.0
—
Broncho Billy Butts In
Broncho Billy
191410.0
Broncho Billy, a Friend in Need
Broncho Billy
191410.0
—
Broncho Billy, the Vagabond
Broncho Billy
19147.0
—
Broncho Billy's Indian Romance
Broncho Billy
19148.0
—
Broncho Billy's Wild Ride
Broncho Billy
19147.0
—
Broncho Billy Wins Out
Broncho Billy
191410.0
Broncho Billy's Fatal Joke
Broncho Billy
19146.0
—
The Squatter's Gal
Broncho Billy
191410.0
—
Broncho Billy and the Gambler
Broncho Billy
19149.0
Broncho Billy Puts One Over
Broncho Billy
19148.0
Broncho Billy and the Sheriff
Broncho Billy
1914
Broncho Billy's Punishment
Broncho Billy
1914
Broncho Billy's Jealousy
Broncho Billy
1914
Broncho Billy, Outlaw
Broncho Billy
1914
Broncho Billy and the Mine Shark
Broncho Billy
1914
The Good-for-Nothing
Gilbert Sterling
19145.0
Broncho Billy's Duty
Broncho Billy
1914
Red Riding Hood of the Hills
Broncho Billy
1914
Broncho Billy's Leap
Broncho Billy
1914
—
Broncho Billy's Sermon
Broncho Billy
1914
—
Broncho Billy's Close Call
Broncho Billy
1914
Broncho Billy -- Gun-Man
Broncho Billy
19149.0
Broncho Billy and the Rattler
Broncho Billy
1914
The Treachery of Broncho Billy's Pal
Broncho Billy
1914
Broncho Billy's Cunning
Broncho Billy
1914
Broncho Billy's True Love
Broncho Billy
1914
The Inference of Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy
1914
—
The Calling of Jim Barton
Jim Barton
1914
Broncho Billy and the Settler's Daughter
Broncho Billy
1914
Broncho Billy and the Red Man
Broncho Billy
1914
Broncho Billy and the Bad Man
Broncho Billy
1914
A Night on the Road
Rough Neck
19147.0
Broncho Billy-Guardian
Broncho Billy
1914
Snakeville's New Doctor
Broncho Billy
1914
The Redemption of Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy
1914
Broncho Billy's Christmas Deed
Broncho Billy
1913
The Three Gamblers
Broncho Billy
1913
Broncho Billy's Squareness
Broncho Billy
1913
Broncho Billy's First Arrest
Broncho Billy
1913
The New Schoolmarm of Green River
The Sheriff
19139.0
—
The Wheels of Safety
Dr. Sharp
1913
Broncho Billy's Secret
Broncho Billy
1913
The Doctor's Duty
Dr. Roland White
1913
Broncho Billy's Elopement
Broncho Billy
19138.0
Broncho Billy Gets Square
Broncho Billy
19138.0
—
Broncho Billy's Oath
Broncho Billy
1913
—
The Struggle
Dr. Sharp
191310.0
Why Broncho Billy Left Bear County
Broncho Billy
19137.0
—
The Redeemed Claim
Mr. Orr, a Government Assayist
19138.0
Broncho Billy Reforms
Broncho Billy
191310.0
Broncho Billy's Conscience
Broncho Billy
191310.0
—
A Western Sister's Devotion
Broncho Billy
19137.0
Broncho Billy's Mistake
Broncho Billy
19139.0
—
The Man in the Cabin
Broncho Billy
19138.0
Broncho Billy and the Navajo Maid
Broncho Billy
19139.0
—
The Tenderfoot Sheriff
Broncho Billy
19138.0
Broncho Billy and the Schoolmam's Sweetheart
Broncho Billy
19138.0
Broncho Billy and the Western Girls
Broncho Billy
19136.0
Broncho Billy's Strategy
Broncho Billy
19139.0
—
The Ranch Feud
Broncho Billy
1913
Broncho Billy's Capture
Broncho Billy
19139.0
—
Broncho Billy and the Express Rider
Broncho Billy
19137.0
—
Broncho Billy's Grit
Broncho Billy
19139.0
—
The Crazy Prospector
Broncho Billy
19138.0
Broncho Billy and the Rustler's Child
Broncho Billy
19136.0
—
The Accusation of Broncho Billy
191310.0
—
Broncho Billy's Reason
Broncho Billy
19139.0
—
Broncho Billy's Way
Broncho Billy
1913
Broncho Billy's Gratefulness
Broncho Billy
1913
—
Broncho Billy's Sister
Broncho Billy
1913
—
Broncho Billy and the Step-Sisters
Broncho Billy
1913
—
Broncho Billy and the Squatter's Daughter
Broncho Billy
1913
—
The Influence on Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy
19138.0
Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Kid
Broncho Billy
19137.0
Broncho Billy's Last Deed
Broncho Billy
1913
—
Broncho Billy's Ward
Broncho Billy
1913
The Making of Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy
19135.0
—
Broncho Billy's Gun Play
Broncho Billy
1913
—
Broncho Billy's Brother
Broncho Billy
19139.0
Broncho Billy and the Outlaw's Mother
Broncho Billy
1913
Broncho Billy and the Maid
Broncho Billy
1913
The Reward for Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy
1912
Broncho Billy's Promise
Broncho Billy
1912
—
Broncho Billy's Love Affair
Broncho Billy
1912
—
Western Girls
1912
Broncho Billy's Mexican Wife
Broncho Billy
1912
Broncho Billy's Heart
Broncho Billy
1912
An Indian's Friendship
Broncho Billy
1912
—
The Ranch Girl's Trial
Dave Price
1912
The Tomboy on Bar Z
19124.0
—
An Indian Sunbeam
An Indian
19127.0
Broncho Billy Outwitted
Broncho Billy
1912
—
The Tenderfoot Foreman
Jack Reed
19129.0
—
The Ranchman's Trust
Bill Dunham - Ranch Foreman
19129.0
Broncho Billy for Sheriff
Broncho Billy
19127.0
—
Broncho Billy's Escapade
Broncho Billy
191210.0
Broncho Billy's Last Hold-Up
Broncho Billy
19126.0
Broncho Billy's Pal
Broncho Billy
19128.0
A Wife of the Hills
Bart McGrew
19125.5
The Smuggler's Daughter
Brant Graham
1912
A Story of Montana
Triggerless Jim Burrows
19128.0
Broncho Billy's Narrow Escape
Broncho Billy
19126.7
—
On the Cactus Trail
Jim Andrews
19129.0
Broncho Billy and the Indian Maid
Broncho Billy
19128.0
—
A Moonshiner's Heart
Tom Jackson
191210.0
—
The Foreman's Cousin
Bob Knight
19128.0
Broncho Billy's Gratitude
Broncho Billy
19127.0
Western Hearts
Sam Hardy
19127.0
—
A Child of the Purple Sage
Bart Darrow
19127.0
—
On El Monte Ranch
Jim Andrews - Foreman of the Ranch
19129.0
Broncho Billy's Bible
Broncho Billy
1912
—
The Desert Sweetheart
Jim Morris
19127.0
—
A Western Legacy
Walter Johnson
19129.0
—
The Sheriff and His Man
The Arizona Kid
19129.0
—
The Dead Man's Claim
Jim Durkin
19127.0
Broncho Billy and the Bandits
Broncho Billy
19128.0
The Indian and the Child
The Indian
19129.0
—
The Cattle King's Daughter
Buck Brady
19129.0
—
Under Mexican Skies
Pasquale
19128.0
—
Broncho Billy and the Girl
Broncho Billy
19128.0
A Road Agent's Love
Bob Farco
1912
—
An Arizona Escapade
Barnes
19129.0
Alkali Ike Bests Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy
19124.0
—
The Deputy's Love Affair
Bill Simpson
1912
The Bandit's Child
Tom Fleming
19127.0
—
The Ranch Girl's Mistake
Broncho Billy
191210.0
The Deputy and the Girl
The Deputy
19127.0
Broncho Billy and the Schoolmistress
Broncho Billy
19125.3
—
The Oath of His Office
Bob Graham
19129.0
—
The Sheepman's Escape
Tom Harper
19129.0
A Child of the West
19129.0
Broncho Billy's Adventure
Broncho Billy
19114.0
Broncho Billy's Christmas Dinner
Broncho Billy
19114.5
The Cowboy Coward
Steve
19114.2
Hubby's Scheme
One of Hubby's Friends
19118.0
—
The Girl Back East
Jack King
1911
—
Outlaw Deputy
Buck Stevens
1911
Outwitting Papa
Tom Phelps
19118.0
—
The Forester's Plea
Rev. Small
1911
A Western Redemption
Tom
1911
The Stage Driver's Daughter
Tom Percival
1911
Town Hall, Tonight
Broncho Bill
19117.0
—
The Sheriff's Decision
Steve Jameson
1911
The Strike at the Little Jonny Mine
Jim Logan
1911
—
The Power of Good
Jim Reed - an Outlaw
1911
—
An Indian's Sacrifice
Grey Deer
1911
—
The Millionaire and the Squatter
Silas Strong
1911
—
The Puncher's Law
Tom Patterson
1911
Broncho Bill's Last Spree
Broncho Bill
191110.0
—
A Western Girl's Sacrifice
Spike Shannon
1911
Spike Shannon's Last Fight
Spike Shannon
1911
A Pal's Oath
Jack Manley
1911
—
The Two Fugitives
Jack Harvey
1911
—
The Outlaw Samaritan
Jack Mason
1911
—
The Backwoodsman's Suspicion
Walker - the Backwoodsman
1911
The Corporation and the Ranch Girl
Gerald Todds
1911
—
At the Break of Dawn
Gilbert Randall
1911
—
The Tribe's Penalty
Gray Wolf
1911
—
Forgiven in Death
Jack
1911
—
The Infant at Snakeville
Broncho Billy
1911
—
The Lucky Card
George Maxwell
1911
—
The Puncher's New Love
Harvey Barton
1911
—
The Bunco Game at Lizardhead
1911
—
What a Woman Can Do
Frank Mills
1911
—
The Indian Maiden's Lesson
Revered Warren Addington
1911
—
The Bad Man's First Prayer
Bad Man Dan Quigley
1911
Across the Plains
The Cowboy
1911
—
The Sheriff's Chum
Sheriff Will Phelps
1911
—
The Faithful Indian
Will Talbot
1911
—
The Romance on 'Bar O'
Sherwin Wells
1911
—
The Cattleman's Daughter
Frank Carpenter
1911
The Outlaw and the Child
Dan Warrington
1911
—
The Bad Man's Downfall
Harry Perkins
1911
—
Carmenita the Faithful
1911
—
The Two Reformations
1911
—
The Border Ranger
The Border Ranger
1911
—
The Count and the Cowboys
1911
A Gambler of the West
Halsted
1910
—
The Bad Man's Christmas Gift
Andy Carson
19103.5
—
The Tenderfoot Messenger
1910
—
A Cowboy's Vindication
Frank Morrison
1910
—
Circle C Ranch's Wedding Present
19104.0
—
The Little Prospector
Hal Martin
1910
—
The Marked Trail
The Doctor
1910
A Westerner's Way
Big Bill Hastings
1910
—
The Silent Message
Cal Evans
1910
—
Pals of the Range
Jack Smythe
1910
—
A Cowboy's Mother-in-Law
Pete the Coyote
1910
—
The Bearded Bandit
Curt, the Sheriff
19104.0
—
Patricia of the Plains
Dick Martin
1910
—
The Tout's Remembrance
Bullets Brown
1910
—
The Pony Express Rider
Jim Allison
1910
—
He Met the Champion
The Referee
1910
—
An Indian Girl's Love
Jack Sherwood
1910
—
The Millionaire and the Ranch Girl
Milton Rodd
1910
—
The Deputy's Love
Bob Dean
191010.0
—
The Dumb Half Breed's Defense
The Half-Breed
1910
—
The Count That Counted
19108.0
—
The Girl on Triple X
Jack Hartley
1910
—
Under Western Skies
A Cowboy
1910
—
Broncho Billy's Redemption
Broncho Billy
19103.0
—
The Desperado
The New Sheriff
1910
—
Trailed to the Hills
Harry Forsyth
191010.0
—
The Unknown Claim
Bartwell
1910
—
The Bad Man's Last Deed
The Bad Man
19104.5
—
The Forest Ranger
Deputy Marshal Charles Wentworth
1910
—
The Bandit's Wife
19103.0
—
The Ranchman's Feud
The Doctor
1910
—
Away Out West
A Dying Miner
19103.5
—
The Brother, Sister and the Cowpuncher
19109.0
—
The Little Doctor of the Foothills
19109.0
—
The Cowpuncher's Ward
1910
—
The Sheriff's Sacrifice
1910
—
A Vein of Gold
Walt Rooney, Convict No. 999
1910
—
The Cowboy's Sweetheart
Jesse Farson
1910
—
The Mistaken Bandit
Innocent Cowboy
1910
—
The Bad Man and the Preacher
James Smyth
19107.0
—
The Ranger's Bride
A Texas Ranger / The 'Bride'
1910
—
The Flower of the Ranch
Frank Wendell
1910
—
A Ranchman's Wooing
19107.0
—
The Girl and the Fugitive
Ross White
1910
—
Method in His Madness
Pedestrian with Seltzer Bottle
19109.0
—
The Fence on 'Bar Z' Ranch
Robert Graham
1910
—
The Ranch Girl's Legacy
Jack Tyler
1910
The Mexican's Faith
The Mexican
1910
—
The Cowboy and the Squaw
Tom Ripley, a Cowboy
1910
—
Western Chivalry
1910
The Outlaw's Sacrifice
1910
—
Won by a Hold-Up
Old Rancher
19107.0
—
Electric Insoles
19107.0
—
Trail to the West
1910
—
A Western Maid
1910
—
The Heart of a Cowboy
Honest Steve
19093.5
—
The Spanish Girl
Tom 'Bud' Wilson
19094.0
—
The Ranchman's Rival
Jim Watson
19094.0
—
His Reformation
Tom Carlton
19091.0
—
Judgment
19093.0
—
The Best Man Wins
19093.5
—
A Maid of the Mountains
19091.0
—
The Black Sheep
19091.5
—
The Indian Trailer
19092.0
—
A Mexican's Gratitude
The Sheriff
19091.5
—
A Tale of the West
19093.0
—
The Road Agents
19093.5
—
Shanghaied
1909
Tag Day
190910.0
—
The Bandit Makes Good
19083.5
—
The Baseball Fan
19088.0
—
The Bandit King
19077.0
—
The Life of an American Cowboy
19063.0
The Train Wreckers
Last Train Wrecker
19055.7
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
19053.0
—
Western Stage Coach Hold Up
1904
The Great Train Robbery
Bandit / Shot Passenger / Tenderfoot Dancer (uncredited)
19037.0
What Happened in the Tunnel
19035.5
The Messenger Boy's Mistake
Cholly
19034.2