Silver Tip Baker

Acting

Silver Tip Baker

Born
Died
(aged 56)
Birthplace
Ellis County, Texas, USA
Credits
40 titles

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.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 40

YearTitleRole
1945 Along Came Jones Film Poker Player (uncredited)
1942 Lawless Plainsmen Film Wagon Train Man (archive footage)
1941 Forbidden Trails Film Townsman
1941 Stick to Your Guns Film Townsman
1941 Wrangler's Roost Film Church Member
1941 Pirates on Horseback Film Barfly
1941 Sheriff of Tombstone Film Townsman
1940 Arizona Film Barfly
1940 Under Texas Skies Film Townsman
1940 The Durango Kid Film Piute City Townsman (uncredited)
1940 Winners of the West Film Barfly
1940 Adventures of Red Ryder Film Barfly
1940 Rocky Mountain Rangers Film Texas Ranger
1940 Young Buffalo Bill Film Barfly
1939 Of Mice and Men Film Old Hand (uncredited)
1939 Destry Rides Again Film Barfly (uncredited)
1938 The Cowboy and the Lady Film Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)
1938 Frontier Town Film Barfly
1937 Empty Holsters Film Townsman (uncredited)
1937 North of the Rio Grande Film Juror
1937 Gunsmoke Ranch Film Settler
1937 Borderland Film Barfly
1937 Ranger Courage Film Settler (uncredited)
1936 Rio Grande Ranger Film Barfly (uncredited)
1936 Trailin' West Film Gambler (uncredited)
1935 Gun Play Film Man at Dance (uncredited)
1935 Big Calibre Film Barfly / Man at Dance
1935 Kid Courageous Film Pete the Cowhand
1935 Arizona Bad Man Film Cowhand
1934 Terror of the Plains Film Posse Rider / Wagon Driver
1934 In Old Santa Fe Film Party Guest (uncredited)
1934 Thunder Over Texas Film Townsman
1934 The Man from Hell Film Townsman
1934 Blue Steel Film Townsman
1933 The Gallant Fool Film Silver
1933 The Thrill Hunter Film Townsman
1932 Young Blood Film Stage Driver
1932 The Man from Hell's Edges Film Silver, Stage Coach Driver
1931 Wild Horse Film Cowboy
1922 In the Days of Buffalo Bill Film Gen. Grenville M. Dodge
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