Slim Whitaker

Slim Whitaker

Known for
Acting
Born
July 27, 1893
Died
September 27, 1960 (aged 67)
Birthplace
Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Biography

American cowboy and actor Slim Whitaker was working the rodeo circuit at age 17, eventually becoming a cowhand on the Chowchilla Ranch in central California. In 1912 he was hired as a riding extra and stunt man by Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson for westerns being filmed in Niles Canyon, CA. During the silent era his peers were Hal Taliaferro, Al Bridge, Charles King, Ken Maynard, Yakima Canutt, Walter Brennan, Hoot Gibson, a very young John Wayne and many others. He was one of the most prolific of the B-western bad guys and supporting actors. His movie career spanned 36 years, from the silents through the post-World War II period, and he appeared in over 300 films.

Known For

Filmography

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Arizona Nights

Arizona Nights

Movie · as Smuggler(uncredited)

1948
The Westward Trail poster

The Westward Trail

Movie · as Bartender

1948
Tex Granger: Midnight Rider of the Plains poster

Tex Granger: Midnight Rider of the Plains

Movie · as Joe Hall (uncredited)

1947
Law of the Lash poster

Law of the Lash

Movie · as Bart

1947
Pioneer Justice poster

Pioneer Justice

Movie · as Ben

1947
Return of the Lash poster

Return of the Lash

Movie · as Henchman

1947
Black Hills poster

Black Hills

Movie

1946
Overland Riders poster

Overland Riders

Movie · as Jeff Barkley

1946
Outlaws of the Plains poster

Outlaws of the Plains

Movie · as R.R. Agent Graham

1944
The Laramie Trail poster

The Laramie Trail

Movie · as Sheriff Law

1944
Trigger Trail poster

Trigger Trail

Movie

1944
Oklahoma Raiders poster

Oklahoma Raiders

Movie · as Sheriff Seth Banning

1944
The Drifter poster

The Drifter

Movie · as Marshal Hodges

1944
Marshal of Gunsmoke poster

Marshal of Gunsmoke

Movie · as Henchman Nevada

1943
Fighting Frontier poster

Fighting Frontier

Movie · as Sheriff Logan

1943
Man from Music Mountain poster

Man from Music Mountain

Movie · as Sheepman (uncredited)

1943
Raiders of Red Gap poster

Raiders of Red Gap

Movie · as Green

1943
The Desperadoes poster

The Desperadoes

Movie · as Tolliver - Jack's Gang Member

1943
Death Rides the Plains poster

Death Rides the Plains

Movie · as Sheriff

1943
Silver Spurs poster

Silver Spurs

Movie · as Henchman Ed

1943
Wolves of the Range poster

Wolves of the Range

Movie · as Pasha

1943
Blazing Frontier poster

Blazing Frontier

Movie · as Sheriff

1943
Boss of Rawhide poster

Boss of Rawhide

Movie · as Murdered Wagon Driver

1942
Arizona Stage Coach poster

Arizona Stage Coach

Movie · as Red

1942
The Silver Bullet poster

The Silver Bullet

Movie · as Buck

1942
Come on Danger poster

Come on Danger

Movie · as Sheriff

1942
The Mysterious Rider poster

The Mysterious Rider

Movie · as Rufe - Henchman

1942
Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns poster

Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns

Movie · as Roberts

1942
Raiders of the West poster

Raiders of the West

Movie · as The Sheriff

1942
The Lone Rider and the Bandit poster

The Lone Rider and the Bandit

Movie · as Miner #2

1942
Texas Justice poster

Texas Justice

Movie · as Huxley

1942
The Rangers Take Over poster

The Rangers Take Over

Movie · as Sheriff

1942
In Old California poster

In Old California

Movie · as Man on Street

1941
Along the Rio Grande poster

Along the Rio Grande

Movie · as Henchman Pete

1941
Billy the Kid Wanted poster

Billy the Kid Wanted

Movie · as Sheriff #2

1941
Six-Gun Gold poster

Six-Gun Gold

Movie · as Deputy Miller

1941
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie poster

Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie

Movie · as Henchman Moose

1941
King of the Texas Rangers poster

King of the Texas Rangers

Movie · as Cantina Thug

1941
Hands Across the Rockies poster

Hands Across the Rockies

Movie · as Marshal Bemis

1941
Billy The Kid's Round-Up poster

Billy The Kid's Round-Up

Movie · as Jim Hanley

1941
Cyclone on Horseback poster

Cyclone on Horseback

Movie · as Valley City Sheriff

1941
Riders of Death Valley poster

Riders of Death Valley

Movie · as Stable Owner

1941
Arizona Bound poster

Arizona Bound

Movie · as Henchman Red

1941
Billy the Kid poster

Billy the Kid

Movie · as Butch - Keating's Hired Hand (uncredited)

1940
Bullet Code poster

Bullet Code

Movie · as Pop Norton

1940
Winners of the West poster

Winners of the West

Movie · as Lacey

1940
Riders of Pasco Basin poster

Riders of Pasco Basin

Movie · as Hired Gunman (uncredited)

1940
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride poster

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

Movie · as Rancher

1940
Legion of the Lawless poster

Legion of the Lawless

Movie · as Ben Leighton

1940
Young Bill Hickok poster

Young Bill Hickok

Movie · as Raider

1940
Billy the Kid in Texas poster

Billy the Kid in Texas

Movie · as Windy

1940
Melody Ranch poster

Melody Ranch

Movie · as Autry Voter on Trolley

1940
Prairie Law poster

Prairie Law

Movie · as Silent

1939
Code of the Cactus poster

Code of the Cactus

Movie · as Sheriff Burton

1939
The Lone Ranger Rides Again poster

The Lone Ranger Rides Again

Movie · as Black

1939
Oklahoma Terror poster

Oklahoma Terror

Movie · as Henchman Red McGuire

1939
New Frontier poster

New Frontier

Movie · as Jed Turner

1939
The Marshal Of Mesa City poster

The Marshal Of Mesa City

Movie · as Henchman Jake Morris

1939
South of the Border poster

South of the Border

Movie · as Carlos

1939
Texas Wildcats poster

Texas Wildcats

Movie · as Henchman Durkin (as Slim Whittaker)

1939
Frontiers of '49 poster

Frontiers of '49

Movie · as Brad

1939
Rollin' Westward poster

Rollin' Westward

Movie · as Henchman Bart

1939
The Fighting Gringo poster

The Fighting Gringo

Movie · as Monty Bates

1939
The Law Comes to Texas poster

The Law Comes to Texas

Movie · as Barney Dalton

1939
Lone Star Pioneers poster

Lone Star Pioneers

Movie · as Buck Bally

1938
Pioneer Trail poster

Pioneer Trail

Movie · as Curley

1938
Frontier Scout poster

Frontier Scout

Movie · as Henchman Davis

1938
Under Western Stars poster

Under Western Stars

Movie · as Tremaine, Rankin's partner

1938
Black Bandit poster

Black Bandit

Movie

1938
Lightning Carson Rides Again poster

Lightning Carson Rides Again

Movie · as Saloon Owner

1938
Phantom Gold poster

Phantom Gold

Movie · as Rattler

1938
Rolling Caravans poster

Rolling Caravans

Movie · as Henchman Boots

1938
Stagecoach Days poster

Stagecoach Days

Movie · as Butch Flint (as Charles Whittaker)

1937
Smoke Tree Range poster

Smoke Tree Range

Movie · as Henchman Ferguson

1937
Santa Fe Rides poster

Santa Fe Rides

Movie · as Henchman Al Jensen

1937
Roaring Six Guns poster

Roaring Six Guns

Movie · as Henchman 'Skeeter'

1937
Mystery Range poster

Mystery Range

Movie · as Sheriff

1937
Law of the Ranger poster

Law of the Ranger

Movie · as Henchman Steve

1937
Lost Ranch poster

Lost Ranch

Movie · as Sheriff

1937
The Feud of the Trail poster

The Feud of the Trail

Movie · as Sheriff

1937
Valley of Terror poster

Valley of Terror

Movie · as Lynch Mob

1937
Hollywood Round-Up poster

Hollywood Round-Up

Movie · as Sheriff

1937
Borderland poster

Borderland

Movie · as Reads Newspaper

1937
Orphan of the Pecos poster

Orphan of the Pecos

Movie · as Sheriff

1937
Reckless Ranger poster

Reckless Ranger

Movie · as Steve

1937
The Roaming Cowboy

The Roaming Cowboy

Movie · as Ranch Hand

1937
Cheyenne Rides Again poster

Cheyenne Rides Again

Movie · as Sheriff Jed Martin

1937
Heart of the Rockies poster

Heart of the Rockies

Movie · as Dawson Clan Member

1937
Prairie Thunder poster

Prairie Thunder

Movie · as Indian Fighter

1937
Melody of the Plains poster

Melody of the Plains

Movie · as Cass

1937
The Silver Trail poster

The Silver Trail

Movie · as Slug

1936
Pinto Rustlers poster

Pinto Rustlers

Movie · as Sheriff (as Charles Whittaker)

1936
Everyman's Law poster

Everyman's Law

Movie · as Pete - Henchman

1936
Rio Grande Ranger poster

Rio Grande Ranger

Movie · as Henchman Jack

1936
The Fugitive Sheriff poster

The Fugitive Sheriff

Movie · as Henchman Lon (uncredited)

1936
Black Gold poster

Black Gold

Movie · as Slim (uncredited)

1936
Fast Bullets poster

Fast Bullets

Movie · as Pat

1936
Roamin' Wild poster

Roamin' Wild

Movie · as Marshal Lucas

1936
Santa Fe Bound poster

Santa Fe Bound

Movie · as One-Shot Morgan

1936
The Riding Avenger poster

The Riding Avenger

Movie · as Jailbird Slim

1936
For the Service poster

For the Service

Movie · as Henchman (uncredited)

1936
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell poster

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

Movie · as Nolan

1936
General Spanky poster

General Spanky

Movie · as Bit

1936
Ridin' On poster

Ridin' On

Movie · as Black Mike Gonzado

1936
Flash Gordon poster

Flash Gordon

Movie · as Prison Guard

1936
The Big Show poster

The Big Show

Movie · as Henchman

1935
Rio Rattler poster

Rio Rattler

Movie · as Rattler Brown

1935
Rustler's Paradise poster

Rustler's Paradise

Movie · as Senor Romero (as Charles Whittaker)

1935
Coyote Trails poster

Coyote Trails

Movie · as Bert

1935
Border Vengeance poster

Border Vengeance

Movie · as Posse Leader

1935
Valley of Wanted Men poster

Valley of Wanted Men

Movie · as Deputy

1935
The Last of the Clintons poster

The Last of the Clintons

Movie · as Jim Elkins

1935
The Cactus Kid poster

The Cactus Kid

Movie · as Killer Plug Perkins

1935
Lawless Riders poster

Lawless Riders

Movie · as Prod Jordan

1935
Western Frontier poster

Western Frontier

Movie · as Henchman

1935
The Outlaw Tamer poster

The Outlaw Tamer

Movie · as Bowie Harris (as Chas. Whittaker)

1935
Blazing Guns poster

Blazing Guns

Movie · as Deputy Carter

1935
Horses' Collars poster

Horses' Collars

Movie · as Cowboy (uncredited)

1935
Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery poster

Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery

Movie · as Captain Larsen

1935
Men of Action poster

Men of Action

Movie · as Slim

1935
Border Brigands poster

Border Brigands

Movie · as Slig - Bank Robbery Henchman

1935
Arizona Bad Man poster

Arizona Bad Man

Movie · as Black Bart Dunston

1935
Silent Valley poster

Silent Valley

Movie · as Pete Childers

1935
The Silver Bullet poster

The Silver Bullet

Movie · as Scurvy

1935
Unconquered Bandit poster

Unconquered Bandit

Movie · as Jose Porfirio aka The Night Hawk

1935
Lawless Range poster

Lawless Range

Movie · as Burns' Henchman (uncredited)

1935
Circle of Death

Circle of Death

Movie · as Lance - Henchman

1935
The Lone Bandit poster

The Lone Bandit

Movie · as Deputy Buck

1934
The Law of the Wild poster

The Law of the Wild

Movie · as Henchman Mack

1934
Honor of the Range poster

Honor of the Range

Movie · as Henchman Pete

1934
Terror of the Plains poster

Terror of the Plains

Movie · as Henchman Nevada

1934
The Man from Hell poster

The Man from Hell

Movie · as Mine Owner Tom

1934
Smoking Guns poster

Smoking Guns

Movie · as Henchman Slim Watts

1934
Fighting Thru poster

Fighting Thru

Movie · as Sheriff Slade

1934
Range Warfare poster

Range Warfare

Movie · as Sheriff CC (Curt) Turner

1934
The Lost Jungle poster

The Lost Jungle

Movie · as Al

1934
Mystery Liner poster

Mystery Liner

Movie · as Crewman (uncredited)

1933
War of the Range poster

War of the Range

Movie · as Henchman Hank (as Charles Whittaker)

1933
The Man from Monterey poster

The Man from Monterey

Movie · as Jake Morgan

1933
Deadwood Pass poster

Deadwood Pass

Movie · as Butch Cassidy

1933
Drum Taps poster

Drum Taps

Movie · as Henchman Hank

1933
The Fiddlin' Buckaroo poster

The Fiddlin' Buckaroo

Movie · as Henchman Swede

1933
Trouble Busters poster

Trouble Busters

Movie · as Big Bill Jarvis

1933
Unknown Valley poster

Unknown Valley

Movie · as Man at Bridger's Post

1933
Sagebrush Trail poster

Sagebrush Trail

Movie · as Henchman Dick (uncredited)

1933
The Telegraph Trail poster

The Telegraph Trail

Movie · as Second Henchman (uncredited)

1933
King of the Arena poster

King of the Arena

Movie · as Circus Cook

1933
Fugitive poster

Fugitive

Movie · as Henchman Dick

1932
The Night Rider poster

The Night Rider

Movie · as Henchman (uncredited)

1932
Haunted Gold poster

Haunted Gold

Movie · as Henchman Slim (uncredited)

1932
South of Santa Fe poster

South of Santa Fe

Movie · as John Roberts, lawyer

1932
Beyond the Rockies poster

Beyond the Rockies

Movie · as Sherman Henchman Hank (uncredited)

1932
Heroes of the West poster

Heroes of the West

Movie · as Henchman

1932
Ride Him, Cowboy poster

Ride Him, Cowboy

Movie · as Hawk Henchman Paxton (uncredited)

1932
Come On, Tarzan poster

Come On, Tarzan

Movie · as Slim - Henchman

1932
Texas Tornado poster

Texas Tornado

Movie · as Henchman

1932
The Man from New Mexico poster

The Man from New Mexico

Movie · as Henchman Russ

1932
Guns for Hire poster

Guns for Hire

Movie · as Hank Moran

1931
A Holy Terror poster

A Holy Terror

Movie · as Johnson (uncredited)

1931
Alias: The Bad Man poster

Alias: The Bad Man

Movie · as Bartender (uncredited)

1931
The Avenger poster

The Avenger

Movie · as Slim

1931
Wild Horse poster

Wild Horse

Movie · as Rodeo Wrangler

1931
In Old Cheyenne poster

In Old Cheyenne

Movie · as Henchman Pete

1931
A Rider of the Plains poster

A Rider of the Plains

Movie · as Deputy Castro

1931
West of Cheyenne poster

West of Cheyenne

Movie · as Henchman Steve

1931
Sundown Trail poster

Sundown Trail

Movie · as Henchman

1931
Ten Nights in a Bar-room poster

Ten Nights in a Bar-room

Movie · as Bit Role

1931
Freighters of Destiny poster

Freighters of Destiny

Movie · as Bill

1931
Desert Vengeance poster

Desert Vengeance

Movie · as Whiskey - Cardew Rider

1931
The Cheyenne Cyclone poster

The Cheyenne Cyclone

Movie · as Hank - Henchman

1931
Valley of Badmen poster

Valley of Badmen

Movie

1930
The Fighting Legion poster

The Fighting Legion

Movie · as Fred Hook

1930
Under Montana Skies poster

Under Montana Skies

Movie · as Henchman Joe

1930
Shadow Ranch poster

Shadow Ranch

Movie · as Henchman Curley

1930
The Oklahoma Cyclone poster

The Oklahoma Cyclone

Movie · as Rawhide - Henchman

1930
O'Malley Rides Alone poster

O'Malley Rides Alone

Movie · as Ullik

1929
Cheyenne poster

Cheyenne

Movie · as Klaxton

1929
Headin' Westward poster

Headin' Westward

Movie · as Buck McGrath

1929
Captain Cowboy poster

Captain Cowboy

Movie

1929
Bad Men's Money poster

Bad Men's Money

Movie · as Percival McGinnis

1929
An Oklahoma Cowboy

An Oklahoma Cowboy

Movie

1928
The Canyon of Adventure poster

The Canyon of Adventure

Movie · as Slim Burke

1928
The Code of the Scarlet poster

The Code of the Scarlet

Movie · as Henchman

1928
The Sunset Legion poster

The Sunset Legion

Movie · as Bartender (uncredited)

1928
Manhattan Cowboy poster

Manhattan Cowboy

Movie · as Slim Sergeant

1928
The Flyin' Buckaroo poster

The Flyin' Buckaroo

Movie · as Delno (the bandit)

1927
Almost Human poster

Almost Human

Movie · as Luke Rawlins

1927
The Desert of the Lost poster

The Desert of the Lost

Movie · as Sheriff (uncredited)

1927
Gun Gospel poster

Gun Gospel

Movie · as Brogan's Henchman

1927
The Phantom Buster poster

The Phantom Buster

Movie · as Cassidy

1927
The Ridin' Rowdy poster

The Ridin' Rowdy

Movie · as Miller

1927
The Obligin' Buckaroo

The Obligin' Buckaroo

Movie · as Blackie

1927
The Soda Water Cowboy poster

The Soda Water Cowboy

Movie · as Ross

1926
The Roaring Rider

The Roaring Rider

Movie · as (uncredited)

1926
Bucking the Truth poster

Bucking the Truth

Movie · as 'Red' Sang (as Charles Whittaker)

1926
The Stolen Ranch poster

The Stolen Ranch

Movie · as Henchman Hank

1926
The Lost Express poster

The Lost Express

Movie · as Thug

1926
The Ramblin' Galoot poster

The Ramblin' Galoot

Movie · as Henchman

1926
The Fighting Cheat

The Fighting Cheat

Movie · as Jud Nolan

1926
Double Daring poster

Double Daring

Movie · as Blackie Gorman

1926
Ace of Action poster

Ace of Action

Movie

1926
The Bonanza Buckaroo

The Bonanza Buckaroo

Movie · as Fraction Jack

1925
The Big Stunt poster

The Big Stunt

Movie

1925
Tearin' Loose poster

Tearin' Loose

Movie · as Matt Harris

1925
The Hurricane Horseman

The Hurricane Horseman

Movie · as Mikes Wesson (as Charles Whitaker)

1925
On the Go

On the Go

Movie · as Tom Evans

1925
A Desperate Chance

A Desperate Chance

Movie · as George Peters (as Charles Whittaker)

1925
Galloping On

Galloping On

Movie · as Jack Bowers

1920
In Search of a Sinner poster

In Search of a Sinner

Movie · as Roue

1919
The She Wolf

The She Wolf

Movie

1916
The Man from Bitter Roots poster

The Man from Bitter Roots

Movie · as 'Slim' Naudain

1914
Tested by Fire

Tested by Fire

Movie · as Bill Burke, Packer

1914
Kid Pink and the Maharajah

Kid Pink and the Maharajah

Movie

1914
The Squaw Man poster

The Squaw Man

Movie · as The Detective