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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

39

Gender

Male

Birthday

1886-04-18

Day of Death

1943-03-15 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Ellis County, Texas, USA

Also Known As

Silver Tip Baker

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.

Known For

Acting

The Cowboy and the Lady

1938

The Cowboy and the Lady

as

Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)

Along Came Jones

1945

Along Came Jones

as

Poker Player (uncredited)

Gunsmoke Ranch

1937

Gunsmoke Ranch

as

Settler

The Man from Hell's Edges

1932

The Man from Hell's Edges

as

Silver, Stage Coach Driver

Gun Play

1935

Gun Play

as

Man at Dance (uncredited)

Rio Grande Ranger

1936

Rio Grande Ranger

as

Barfly (uncredited)

Wild Horse

1931

Wild Horse

as

Cowboy

Terror of the Plains

1934

Terror of the Plains

as

Posse Rider / Wagon Driver

Frontier Town

1938

Frontier Town

as

Barfly

Thunder Over Texas

1934

Thunder Over Texas

as

Townsman

The Man from Hell

1934

The Man from Hell

as

Townsman

Borderland

1937

Borderland

as

Barfly

Destry Rides Again

1939

Destry Rides Again

as

Barfly (uncredited)

Of Mice and Men

1939

Of Mice and Men

as

Old Hand (uncredited)

Ranger Courage

1937

Ranger Courage

as

Settler (uncredited)

The Thrill Hunter

1933

The Thrill Hunter

as

Townsman

Empty Holsters

1937

Empty Holsters

as

Townsman (uncredited)

Under Texas Skies

1940

Under Texas Skies

as

Townsman

Young Buffalo Bill

1940

Young Buffalo Bill

as

Barfly

Wrangler's Roost

1941

Wrangler's Roost

as

Church Member

Arizona

1940

Arizona

as

Barfly

Forbidden Trails

1941

Forbidden Trails

as

Townsman

Trailin' West

1936

Trailin' West

as

Gambler (uncredited)

Rocky Mountain Rangers

1940

Rocky Mountain Rangers

as

Texas Ranger

Stick to Your Guns

1941

Stick to Your Guns

as

Townsman

Young Blood

1932

Young Blood

as

Stage Driver

Lawless Plainsmen

1942

Lawless Plainsmen

as

Wagon Train Man (archive footage)

Arizona Bad Man

1935

Arizona Bad Man

as

Cowhand

Big Calibre

1935

Big Calibre

as

Barfly / Man at Dance

Sheriff of Tombstone

1941

Sheriff of Tombstone

as

Townsman

The Gallant Fool

1933

The Gallant Fool

as

Silver

Kid Courageous

1935

Kid Courageous

as

Pete the Cowhand

The Durango Kid

1940

The Durango Kid

as

Piute City Townsman (uncredited)

Blue Steel

1934

Blue Steel

as

Townsman

In the Days of Buffalo Bill

1922

In the Days of Buffalo Bill

as

Gen. Grenville M. Dodge

Production

Crew

Directing