Directing
Gilbert M. Anderson
1880 · Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
30 films
Bio
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.
Filmography
The Champion
Enthusiastic Fan (uncredited)
His Regeneration
The Regenerate
The Great Train Robbery
Bandit / Shot Passenger / Tenderfoot Dancer (uncredited)
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
(archive footage)
The Bachelor's Burglar
The Bachelor
Broncho Billy Reforms
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Wild Ride
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Western Girls
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Gratefulness
Broncho Billy
Her Lesson
The Capitalist
Broncho Billy's Punishment
Broncho Billy
The Ranchmen's Feud
The Doctor