Silver Tip Baker
View on IMDb ↗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.
Known for
Filmography (39)
- 1945
Along Came JonesPoker Player (uncredited) - 1942
Lawless PlainsmenWagon Train Man (archive footage) - 1941
Sheriff of TombstoneTownsman - 1941
Wrangler's RoostChurch Member - 1941
Pirates on HorsebackBarfly - 1941
Stick to Your GunsTownsman - 1941
Forbidden TrailsTownsman - 1940
Rocky Mountain RangersTexas Ranger - 1940
The Durango KidPiute City Townsman (uncredited) - 1940
Winners of the WestBarfly - 1940
Adventures of Red RyderBarfly - 1940
ArizonaBarfly - 1940
Under Texas SkiesTownsman - 1940
Young Buffalo BillBarfly - 1939
Of Mice and MenOld Hand (uncredited) - 1939
Destry Rides AgainBarfly (uncredited) - 1938
Frontier TownBarfly - 1938
The Cowboy and the LadyRodeo Cowboy (uncredited) - 1937
Empty HolstersTownsman (uncredited) - 1937
BorderlandBarfly - 1937
Ranger CourageSettler (uncredited) - 1937
North of the Rio GrandeJuror - 1937
Gunsmoke RanchSettler - 1936
Rio Grande RangerBarfly (uncredited) - 1936
Trailin' WestGambler (uncredited) - 1935
Big CalibreBarfly / Man at Dance - 1935
Arizona Bad ManCowhand - 1935
Gun PlayMan at Dance (uncredited) - 1935
Kid CourageousPete the Cowhand - 1934
Terror of the PlainsPosse Rider / Wagon Driver - 1934
Thunder Over TexasTownsman - 1934
The Man from HellTownsman - 1934
Blue SteelTownsman - 1933
The Gallant FoolSilver - 1933
The Thrill HunterTownsman - 1932
Young BloodStage Driver - 1932
The Man from Hell's EdgesSilver, Stage Coach Driver - 1931
Wild HorseCowboy - 1922
In the Days of Buffalo BillGen. Grenville M. Dodge
Terror of the Plains
Young Blood
Big Calibre
The Gallant Fool
Rocky Mountain Rangers
Empty Holsters
Rio Grande Ranger
Trailin' West
The Durango Kid
Borderland