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Silver Tip Baker

1886-04-18 – 1943-03-15 (age 56) Ellis County, Texas, USA
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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

Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men

1939

as Old Hand (uncredited)

Destry Rides Again
Destry Rides Again

1939

as Barfly (uncredited)

Along Came Jones
Along Came Jones

1945

as Poker Player (uncredited)

Blue Steel
Blue Steel

1934

as Townsman

The Cowboy and the Lady
The Cowboy and the Lady

1938

as Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)

In Old Santa Fe
In Old Santa Fe

1934

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Arizona
Arizona

1940

as Barfly

North of the Rio Grande
Stick to Your Guns
Stick to Your Guns

1941

as Townsman

The Man from Hell's Edges
The Man from Hell's Edges

1932

as Silver, Stage Coach Driver

Terror of the Plains
Terror of the Plains

1934

as Posse Rider / Wagon Driver

Borderland
Borderland

1937

as Barfly

Winners of the West
Winners of the West

1940

as Barfly

Forbidden Trails
Forbidden Trails

1941

as Townsman

Pirates on Horseback
Pirates on Horseback

1941

as Barfly

Young Buffalo Bill
Young Buffalo Bill

1940

as Barfly

In the Days of Buffalo Bill
In the Days of Buffalo Bill

1922

as Gen. Grenville M. Dodge

Young Blood
Young Blood

1932

as Stage Driver

Adventures of Red Ryder
Under Texas Skies
Under Texas Skies

1940

as Townsman