
Slim Whitaker
Known for Acting · 207 credits
- Born
- 1893-07-27
- Died
- 1960-09-27
- Place of birth
- Kansas City, Missouri, USA
- Also known as
- Charles Orby Whitaker · Charles 'Slim' Whitaker · 'Slim' Whitaker · Charles Whitaker · Chas. Whitaker · Henry Whitaker
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
Movies (207)

Melody Ranch
1940
as Autry Voter on Trolley

The Desperadoes
1943
as Tolliver - Jack's Gang Member

Rollin' Westward
1939
as Henchman Bart

Manhattan Cowboy
1928
as Slim Sergeant

Texas Wildcats
1939
as Henchman Durkin (as Slim Whittaker)

Flash Gordon
1936
as Prison Guard

Silver Spurs
1943
as Henchman Ed

Gun Gospel
1927
as Brogan's Henchman

Drum Taps
1933
as Henchman Hank

Rio Rattler
1935
as Rattler Brown

Wild Horse
1931
as Rodeo Wrangler

Fighting Frontier
1943
as Sheriff Logan

Borderland
1937
as Reads Newspaper

Black Hills
1947

Lawless Range
1935
as Burns' Henchman (uncredited)

Fast Bullets
1936
as Pat

Trigger Trail
1944

Oklahoma Terror
1939
as Henchman Red McGuire

Oklahoma Raiders
1944
as Sheriff Seth Banning

Honor of the Range
1934
as Henchman Pete

In Old California
1942
as Man on Street

Billy the Kid
1941
as Butch - Keating's Hired Hand (uncredited)

Horses' Collars
1935
as Cowboy (uncredited)

South of the Border
1939
as Carlos

New Frontier
1939
as Jed Turner

Haunted Gold
1932
as Henchman Slim (uncredited)

Bullet Code
1940
as Pop Norton

The Avenger
1931
as Slim

Young Bill Hickok
1940
as Raider

Ride Him, Cowboy
1932
as Hawk Henchman Paxton (uncredited)

Texas Justice
1942
as Huxley

Pinto Rustlers
1936
as Sheriff (as Charles Whittaker)

The Cheyenne Cyclone
1931
as Hank - Henchman

Sagebrush Trail
1933
as Henchman Dick (uncredited)
The Roaming Cowboy
1937
as Ranch Hand

Cheyenne
1929
as Klaxton

Border Brigands
1935
as Slig - Bank Robbery Henchman

Raiders of Red Gap
1943
as Green

Winners of the West
1940
as Lacey

Riders of Death Valley
1941
as Stable Owner

Prairie Law
1940
as Silent

The Lost Jungle
1934
as Al

For the Service
1936
as Henchman (uncredited)

Ace of Action
1926

Boss of Rawhide
1943
as Murdered Wagon Driver

Unknown Valley
1933
as Man at Bridger's Post

The Telegraph Trail
1933
as Second Henchman (uncredited)

The Lone Ranger Rides Again
1939
as Black

Men of Action
1935
as Slim

Fugitive
1933
as Henchman Dick

Deadwood Pass
1933
as Butch Cassidy

A Holy Terror
1931
as Johnson (uncredited)

Pioneer Justice
1947
as Ben

The Laramie Trail
1944
as Sheriff Law

Arizona Bad Man
1935
as Black Bart Dunston

Man from Music Mountain
1943
as Sheepman (uncredited)

Law of the Ranger
1937
as Henchman Steve

Riders of Pasco Basin
1940
as Hired Gunman (uncredited)

The Lone Rider and the Bandit
1942
as Miner #2

Ten Nights in a Bar-room
1931
as Bit Role

Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
1941
as Henchman Moose

Billy the Kid Wanted
1941
as Sheriff #2

Raiders of the West
1942
as The Sheriff

Mystery Liner
1934
as Crewman (uncredited)

Blazing Guns
1935
as Deputy Carter

The Man from Hell
1934
as Mine Owner Tom

The Westward Trail
1948
as Bartender

The Stolen Ranch
1926
as Henchman Hank

The Desert of the Lost
1927
as Sheriff (uncredited)

Trouble Busters
1933
as Big Bill Jarvis

Santa Fe Bound
1936
as One-Shot Morgan
A Desperate Chance
1925
as George Peters (as Charles Whittaker)

Tex Granger: Midnight Rider of the Plains
1948
as Joe Hall (uncredited)

Double Daring
1926
as Blackie Gorman

The Law of the Wild
1934
as Henchman Mack

Hollywood Round-Up
1937
as Sheriff

The Riding Avenger
1936
as Jailbird Slim

Alias: The Bad Man
1931
as Bartender (uncredited)

Arizona Bound
1941
as Henchman Red

Six-Gun Gold
1941
as Deputy Miller

Mystery Range
1937
as Sheriff

The Last of the Clintons
1935
as Jim Elkins

The Marshal Of Mesa City
1939
as Henchman Jake Morris

General Spanky
1936
as Bit

The Night Rider
1932
as Henchman (uncredited)

Black Gold
1936
as Slim (uncredited)

Terror of the Plains
1934
as Henchman Nevada

Roamin' Wild
1936
as Marshal Lucas

Reckless Ranger
1937
as Steve

Frontier Scout
1938
as Henchman Davis

Hands Across the Rockies
1941
as Marshal Bemis

Sundown Trail
1931
as Henchman

Rio Grande Ranger
1936
as Henchman Jack

Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery
1935
as Captain Larsen

Lone Star Pioneers
1939
as Buck Bally

The Fiddlin' Buckaroo
1933
as Henchman Swede

Billy the Kid in Texas
1940
as Windy

Marshal of Gunsmoke
1944
as Henchman Nevada

King of the Texas Rangers
1941
as Cantina Thug

Under Montana Skies
1930
as Henchman Joe

Wolves of the Range
1943
as Pasha

Shadow Ranch
1930
as Henchman Curley

Ridin' On
1936
as Black Mike Gonzado

Come On, Tarzan
1932
as Slim - Henchman

Blazing Frontier
1943
as Sheriff

Smoking Guns
1934
as Henchman Slim Watts

Overland Riders
1946
as Jeff Barkley

West of Cheyenne
1931
as Henchman Steve

The Drifter
1944
as Marshal Hodges

Coyote Trails
1935
as Bert

Come on Danger
1942
as Sheriff

Unconquered Bandit
1935
as Jose Porfirio aka The Night Hawk

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
1936
as Nolan

Lost Ranch
1937
as Sheriff

The Silver Bullet
1942
as Buck

The Silver Bullet
1935
as Scurvy

Lightning Carson Rides Again
1938
as Saloon Owner

Cheyenne Rides Again
1937
as Sheriff Jed Martin

The Cactus Kid
1935
as Killer Plug Perkins

The Phantom Buster
1927
as Cassidy
About Slim Whitaker
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 act… With 207 credits spanning from 1914 to 1948, Slim Whitaker has appeared in 207 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Slim Whitaker Movies
- Melody Ranch (1940) — as Autry Voter on Trolley
- The Desperadoes (1943) — as Tolliver - Jack's Gang Member
- Rollin' Westward (1939) — as Henchman Bart
- Manhattan Cowboy (1928) — as Slim Sergeant
- Texas Wildcats (1939) — as Henchman Durkin (as Slim Whittaker)
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