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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Ellis County, Texas, USA

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Movie Involvements: 34

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

Biography

Floyd 'Silver Tip' Baker born Floyd Michael Baker in Texas in 1886. Well-known trick rider in rodeos and wild west shows from the late 1900's. He was among the talented few that could handle a team of horses and stagecoach at full speed, became a white-haired old codger character in many westerns, first playing the role, General Grenville M. Dodge in 'In the Days of Buffalo Bill' directed by Edward Laemmle and starring Art Acord as Art Taylor and Duke R. Lee as Buffalo Bill at the Universal, seen in over 100 minor roles in talkies many of them B-Westerns. married to wild show trick rider Mabel Baker.

Most Famous Work

Blue Steel
Average
5

Blue Steel

(1934) Townsman
Of Mice and Men
Average
7

Of Mice and Men

(1939) Old Hand (uncredited)
Arizona
Average
6

Arizona

(1940) Barfly
Young Buffalo Bill
Average
4

Young Buffalo Bill

(1940) Barfly
Sheriff of Tombstone
Average
7

Sheriff of Tombstone

(1941) Townsman
Winners of the West
Average
0

Winners of the West

(1940) Barfly
Stick to Your Guns
Average
5

Stick to Your Guns

(1941) Townsman
Forbidden Trails
Average
5

Forbidden Trails

(1941) Townsman

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1942 Wagon Train Man (archive footage)
1941 Townsman
Townsman
Church Member
Barfly
Townsman
1940 Barfly
Townsman
Piute City Townsman (uncredited)
Barfly
Barfly
Texas Ranger
Barfly
1939 Old Hand (uncredited)
Barfly (uncredited)
1938 Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)
Barfly
1937 Townsman (uncredited)
Juror
Settler
Barfly
Settler (uncredited)
1936 Barfly (uncredited)
Gambler (uncredited)
1935 Man at Dance (uncredited)
Barfly / Man at Dance
Pete the Cowhand
Cowhand
1934 Posse Rider / Wagon Driver
Townsman
Townsman
Townsman
1933 Silver
Townsman
1932 Stage Driver
Silver, Stage Coach Driver
1931 Cowboy
Year Character Movie/Tv

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