Biography
Gilbert M. "Broncho Billy" Anderson (born Maxwell Henry Aronson; March 21, 1880 – January 20, 1971) was an American actor, writer, film director, and film producer, who was the first star of the Western film genre. He was a founder and star for Essanay studios. In 1958, he received a special Academy Award for being a pioneer of the film industry.
Filmography
All 306
Movies 306
Director 59
Producer 6
Self 5
Writter 1
Bandit (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bank Robbers: The Last Great Heist (2022)
Movie
Archive footage
Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay (2017)
Movie
Self
Smash His Camera (2010)
Movie
ArchiveFootage
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (2000)
Movie
The Man in the Cantina
The Bounty Killer (1965)
Movie
Self
Hollywood and the Stars (1964)
Movie
Self
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (1961)
Movie
Business Man (uncredited)
Life with Henry (1941)
Movie
Self - from 'The Great Train Robbery'
The Movies March On (1939)
Movie
(archive footage) (uncredited)
The Film Parade (1933)
Movie
Self
Stars of Yesterday (1931)
Movie
Producer
The Soilers (1923)
Movie
Producer
The Handy Man (1923)
Movie
Producer
When Knights Were Cold (1923)
Movie
Director
The Pest (1922)
Movie
Producer
Mud and Sand (1922)
Movie
6
Director
The Weak-End Party (1922)
Movie
Producer
The Egg (1922)
Movie
Director
Ashes (1922)
Movie
Bill Hinchley
The Greater Duty (1922)
Movie
Director
Any Night (1922)
Movie
Producer
The Lucky Dog (1921)
Movie
Bill
The Son-of-a-Gun (1919)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Shootin' Mad (1918)
Movie
Broncho Billy Adair
Humanity (1917)
Movie
Director
Vera, the Medium (1917)
Movie
John Stone
The Man in Him (1916)
Movie
The Book Agent
The Book Agent's Romance (1916)
Movie
The Capitalist
Her Lesson (1916)
Movie
Broncho Billy / Santa Claus
A Christmas Revenge (1915)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Love Affair (1915)
Movie
The Indian
The Indian's Narrow Escape (1915)
Movie
Broncho Billy
The Escape of Broncho Billy (1915)
Movie
Frank Potter
Too Much Turkey (1915)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Cowardly Brother (1915)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy Evens Matters (1915)
Movie
The Husband
Suppressed Evidence (1915)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy, Sheepman (1915)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy Misled (1915)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Card Sharp (1915)
Movie
The Husband
Her Return (1915)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy Steps In (1915)
Movie
The Bachelor
The Bachelor's Baby (1915)
Movie
The Sweetheart
Her Realization (1915)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Land Grabber (1915)
Movie
The Bachelor
The Bachelor's Burglar (1915)
Movie
Tom
The Revenue Agent (1915)
Movie
The Artist
The Other Girl (1915)
Movie
The Regenerate
His Regeneration (1915)
Movie
The Burglar
His Wife's Secret (1915)
Movie
Second Unit Director
Graustark (1915)
Movie
The Burglar
The Face at the Curtain (1915)
Movie
Ingomar
Ingomar of the Hills (1915)
Movie
The Outlaw
The Outlaw's Awakening (1915)
Movie
Enthusiastic Fan
The Champion (1915)
Movie
1
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Vengeance (1915)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Vigilante (1915)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Sentence (1915)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Greaser Deputy (1915)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the False Note (1915)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Baby (1915)
Movie
Broncho Billy
When Love and Honor Called (1915)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Sisters (1915)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Claim Jumpers (1915)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Escaped Bandit (1915)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Office (1914)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Christmas Spirit (1914)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Dad (1914)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Judgment (1914)
Movie
Broncho Billy
The Tell-Tale Hand (1914)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy Rewarded (1914)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Greaser (1914)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy, a Friend in Need (1914)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy, the Vagabond (1914)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Wild Ride (1914)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy Wins Out (1914)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Fatal Joke (1914)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Mine Shark (1914)
Movie
Gilbert Sterling
The Good-for-Nothing (1914)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Leap (1914)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Sermon (1914)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Rattler (1914)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Settler's Daughter (1914)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Red Man (1914)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Bad Man (1914)
Movie
Broncho Billy
A Night on the Road (1914)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy-Guardian (1914)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Snakeville's New Doctor (1914)
Movie
Writer
A Snakeville Courtship (1913)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Christmas Deed (1913)
Movie
Director
Sophie's New Foreman (1913)
Movie
Broncho Billy
The Three Gamblers (1913)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Squareness (1913)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's First Arrest (1913)
Movie
The Sheriff
The New Schoolmarm of Green River (1913)
Movie
Dr. Roland White
The Doctor's Duty (1913)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Elopement (1913)
Movie
Director
Alkali Ike and the Wildman (1913)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Oath (1913)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Why Broncho Billy Left Bear County (1913)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy Reforms (1913)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Conscience (1913)
Movie
Broncho BIlly
A Western Sister's Devotion (1913)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Mistake (1913)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Navajo Maid (1913)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Schoolmam's Sweetheart (1913)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Western Girls (1913)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Strategy (1913)
Movie
Director
Alkali Ike and the Hypnotist (1913)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Capture (1913)
Movie
Director
Alkali Ike's Misfortunes (1913)
Movie
Director
Alkali Ike's Mother-in-Law (1913)
Movie
Broncho Billy
The Crazy Prospector (1913)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Rustler's Child (1913)
Movie
Director
Alkali Ike's Homecoming (1913)
Movie
Actor
The Accusation of Broncho Billy (1913)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Gratefulness (1913)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Squatter's Daughter (1913)
Movie
Broncho Billy
The Influence on Broncho Billy (1913)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Sheriff's Kid (1913)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Ward (1913)
Movie
Broncho Billy
The Making of Broncho Billy (1913)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Gun Play (1913)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Brother (1913)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Outlaw's Mother (1913)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Maid (1913)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Promise (1912)
Movie
Director
Alkali Ike's Motorcycle (1912)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Love Affair (1912)
Movie
Actor
Western Girls (1912)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Mexican Wife (1912)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Heart (1912)
Movie
Director
Alkali Ike's Close Shave (1912)
Movie
Broncho Billy
An Indian's Friendship (1912)
Movie
Dave Price
The Ranch Girl's Trial (1912)
Movie
Director
The Tomboy on Bar Z (1912)
Movie
Director
Alkali Ike Stung! (1912)
Movie
Director
An Indian Sunbeam (1912)
Movie
Director
Alkali Ike's Pants (1912)
Movie
Jack Reed
The Tenderfoot Foreman (1912)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy for Sheriff (1912)
Movie
Director
Alkali Ike Plays the Devil (1912)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Last Hold-Up (1912)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Pal (1912)
Movie
Bart McGrew
A Wife of the Hills (1912)
Movie
Brant Graham
The Smuggler's Daughter (1912)
Movie
Triggerless Jim Burrows
A Story of Montana (1912)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Narrow Escape (1912)
Movie
Jim Andrews
On the Cactus Trail (1912)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Bible (1912)
Movie
Walter Johnson
A Western Legacy (1912)
Movie
Director
Alkali Ike's Bride (1912)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Bandits (1912)
Movie
Director
Alkali Ike's Boarding House (1912)
Movie
Pasquale
Under Mexican Skies (1912)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Girl (1912)
Movie
Bob Farco
A Road Agent's Love (1912)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Alkali Ike Bests Broncho Billy (1912)
Movie
Bill Simpson
The Deputy's Love Affair (1912)
Movie
Tom Fleming
The Bandit's Child (1912)
Movie
Director
A Ranch Widower's Daughters (1912)
Movie
Broncho Billy
The Ranch Girl's Mistake (1912)
Movie
Director
The Biter Bitten (1912)
Movie
Director
The Prospector's Legacy (1912)
Movie
Director
Alkali Ike's Love Affair (1912)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy and the Schoolmistress (1912)
Movie
Bob Graham
The Oath of His Office (1912)
Movie
Director
Widow Jenkins' Admirers (1912)
Movie
Tom Harper
The Sheepman's Escape (1912)
Movie
Director
A Child of the West (1912)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Adventure (1911)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Christmas Dinner (1911)
Movie
Steve
The Cowboy Coward (1911)
Movie
One of Hubby's Friends
Hubby's Scheme (1911)
Movie
Buck Stevens
The Outlaw Deputy (1911)
Movie
Rev. Small
The Forester's Plea (1911)
Movie
Tom
A Western Redemption (1911)
Movie
Tom Percival
The Stage Driver's Daughter (1911)
Movie
Broncho Bill
Town Hall, Tonight (1911)
Movie
Steve Jameson
The Sheriff's Decision (1911)
Movie
Jim Logan
The Strike at the Little Jonny Mine (1911)
Movie
Silas Strong
The Millionaire and the Squatter (1911)
Movie
Broncho Bill
Broncho Bill's Last Spree (1911)
Movie
Spike Shannon
A Western Girl's Sacrifice (1911)
Movie
Spike Shannon
Spike Shannon's Last Fight (1911)
Movie
Jack Manley
A Pal's Oath (1911)
Movie
Jack Harvey
The Two Fugitives (1911)
Movie
Walker - the Backwoodsman
The Backwoodsman's Suspicion (1911)
Movie
Gerald Todds
The Corporation and the Ranch Girl (1911)
Movie
Director
A Hungry Pair (1911)
Movie
Gray Wolf
The Tribe's Penalty (1911)
Movie
Jack
Forgiven in Death (1911)
Movie
Broncho Billy
The Infant at Snakeville (1911)
Movie
George Maxwell
The Lucky Card (1911)
Movie
Director
Alkali Ike's Auto (1911)
Movie
Harvey Barton
The Puncher's New Love (1911)
Movie
Director
The Bunco Game at Lizardhead (1911)
Movie
Revered Warren Addington
The Indian Maiden's Lesson (1911)
Movie
Bad Man Dan Quigley
The Bad Man's First Prayer (1911)
Movie
The Cowboy
Across the Plains (1911)
Movie
Sheriff Will Phelps
The Sheriff's Chum (1911)
Movie
Will Talbot
The Faithful Indian (1911)
Movie
Sherwin Wells
The Romance on 'Bar O' (1911)
Movie
Frank Carpenter
The Cattleman's Daughter (1911)
Movie
Harry Perkins
The Bad Man's Downfall (1911)
Movie
Director
Hank and Lank: They Make a Mash (1911)
Movie
Actor
The Two Reformations (1911)
Movie
The Border Ranger
The Border Ranger (1911)
Movie
Director
The Count and the Cowboys (1911)
Movie
Andy Carson
The Bad Man's Christmas Gift (1910)
Movie
Director
Hank and Lank: Blind Men (1910)
Movie
Director
The Tenderfoot Messenger (1910)
Movie
Frank Morrison
A Cowboy's Vindication (1910)
Movie
Actor
Circle C Ranch's Wedding Present (1910)
Movie
Director
Hank and Lank: As Sandwich Men (1910)
Movie
Director
Hank and Lank: Lifesavers (1910)
Movie
Big Bill Hastings
A Westerner's Way (1910)
Movie
Cal Evans
The Silent Message (1910)
Movie
Director
Hank and Lank: Uninvited Guests (1910)
Movie
Pete the Coyote
A Cowboy's Mother-in-Law (1910)
Movie
Director
Hank and Lank: They Get Wise to a New Scheme (1910)
Movie
Curt, the Sheriff
The Bearded Bandit (1910)
Movie
Dick Martin
Patricia of the Plains (1910)
Movie
Director
Hank and Lank: They Dude Up Some (1910)
Movie
Director
Curing a Masher (1910)
Movie
Bullets Brown
The Tout's Remembrance (1910)
Movie
Director
A Flirty Affliction (1910)
Movie
Director
A Close Shave (1910)
Movie
Director
Hank and Lank: Joyriding (1910)
Movie
Jim Allison
The Pony Express Rider (1910)
Movie
Director
A Dog on Business (1910)
Movie
Milton Rodd
The Millionaire and the Ranch Girl (1910)
Movie
Bob Dean
The Deputy's Love (1910)
Movie
Director
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1910)
Movie
The Half-Breed
The Dumb Half Breed's Defense (1910)
Movie
Actor
The Count That Counted (1910)
Movie
A Cowboy
Under Western Skies (1910)
Movie
The New Sheriff
The Desperado (1910)
Movie
Harry Forsyth
Trailed to the Hills (1910)
Movie
Bartwell
The Unknown Claim (1910)
Movie
The Bad Man
The Bad Man's Last Deed (1910)
Movie
Deputy Marshal Charles Wentworth
The Forest Ranger (1910)
Movie
The Doctor
The Ranchman's Feud (1910)
Movie
A Dying Miner
Away Out West (1910)
Movie
Actor
The Brother, Sister and the Cowpuncher (1910)
Movie
Actor
The Little Doctor of the Foothills (1910)
Movie
Actor
The Cowpuncher's Ward (1910)
Movie
Actor
The Sheriff's Sacrifice (1910)
Movie
Walt Rooney, Convict No. 999
A Vein of Gold (1910)
Movie
Jesse Farson
The Cowboy's Sweetheart (1910)
Movie
Innocent Cowboy
The Mistaken Bandit (1910)
Movie
James Smyth
The Bad Man and the Preacher (1910)
Movie
A Texas Ranger / The 'Bride'
The Ranger's Bride (1910)
Movie
Frank Wendell
The Flower of the Ranch (1910)
Movie
Actor
A Ranchman's Wooing (1910)
Movie
Ross White
The Girl and the Fugitive (1910)
Movie
Pedestrian with Seltzer Bottle
Method in His Madness (1910)
Movie
Robert Graham
The Fence on 'Bar Z' Ranch (1910)
Movie
Jack Tyler
The Ranch Girl's Legacy (1910)
Movie
Director
The Ostrich and the Lady (1910)
Movie
Tom Ripley, a Cowboy
The Cowboy and the Squaw (1910)
Movie
Actor
Western Chivalry (1910)
Movie
(unconfirmed)
The Outlaw's Sacrifice (1910)
Movie
Director
Flower Parade at Pasadena, California (1910)
Movie
Old Rancher
Won by a Hold-Up (1910)
Movie
Actor
Electric Insoles (1910)
Movie
Broncho Billy
Broncho Billy's Redemption (1910)
Movie
Actor
A Western Maid (1910)
Movie
Honest Steve
The Heart of a Cowboy (1909)
Movie
Tom 'Bud' Wilson
The Spanish Girl (1909)
Movie
Jim Watson
The Ranchman's Rival (1909)
Movie
Tom Carlton
His Reformation (1909)
Movie
Actor
Judgment (1909)
Movie
Actor
The Best Man Wins (1909)
Movie
Actor
A Maid of the Mountains (1909)
Movie
Actor
The Black Sheep (1909)
Movie
Actor
Ten Nights in a Barroom (1909)
Movie
Actor
The Indian Trailer (1909)
Movie
Director
Mr. Flip (1909)
Movie
The Sheriff
A Mexican's Gratitude (1909)
Movie
Actor
A Tale of the West (1909)
Movie
Actor
The Road Agents (1909)
Movie
Actor
Shanghaied (1909)
Movie
Director
Tag Day (1909)
Movie
Director
The Haunted Lounge (1909)
Movie
Director
The Neighbors' Kids (1909)
Movie
Actor
The Bandit Makes Good (1908)
Movie
Actor
The Baseball Fan (1908)
Movie
Director
The Escape of the Ape (1908)
Movie
Director
A Disastrous Flirtation (1908)
Movie
Director
The James Boys in Missouri (1908)
Movie
Actor
The Life of an American Cowboy (1908)
Movie
Director
An Awful Skate; or, The Hobo on Rollers (1907)
Movie
Actor
The Bandit King (1907)
Movie
Actor
Western Justice (1907)
Movie
Director
His First Ride (1907)
Movie
Director
The Dancing Nig (1907)
Movie
Director
The Girl from Montana (1907)
Movie
Last Train Wrecker
The Train Wreckers (1905)
Movie
Sherlock Holmes
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1905)
Movie
Director
Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (1905)
Movie
Actor
A Brush Between Cowboys and Indians (1904)
Movie
Actor
Western Stage Coach Hold Up (1904)
Movie
Bandit / Shot Passenger / Tenderfoot Dancer
The Great Train Robbery (1903)
Movie
6
Actor
What Happened in the Tunnel (1903)
Movie
Messenger Boy
The Messenger Boy's Mistake (1903)
Movie
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Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1880-03-21
Deathday1971-01-20 (90 years old)
Birth nameMax Aaronson
Place of birthLittle Rock, United States of America
SiblingsLeona Anderson
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesLittle Rock, United States, Arkansas, United States of America
Also known asGilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, G. M. Anderson, G.M. Anderson, Gilbert Anderson, Bronco Billy Anderson, Broncho Billy Anderson, George M. Anderson, G.M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, George Anderson, Max Aronson, Maxwell Henry Aronson, Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Academy Honorary Award
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