Popular Name (see image with mouse on name) |
Claim to Fame |
Birth Name |
Born-Died |
Horse's Name |
Art Acord
 |
Actor in silent movie westerns |
Artemus Ward Acord |
1890-1931 |
Raven |
Bob Allen
 |
Texas Ranger in 1930s films |
I. E. Theodore Baehr, Sr. |
1906-1998 |
Pal |
Rex Allen
|
Actor in 1950s western movies |
Rex Elvie Allen |
1920-1999 |
Ko-Ko |
Broncho Billy Anderson
|
First cowboy star of movies |
Max H. Aronson |
1880-1971 |
Ranger |
James Arness
|
Matt Dillon on 1950-70s TV’s Gunsmoke series |
James King Aurness |
1923- |
Buck |
Gene Autry
|
First of the singing cowboys |
Orvon Gene Autry |
1907-1998 |
Champion |
Bob “Tumbleweed” Baker
|
Actor in 1930s western movies |
Stanley Leland Weed |
1910-1975 |
Apache |
Smith Ballew
|
Singing cowboy in 1930s |
Sykes “Smith” Ballew |
1902-1984 |
Sheik |
Jim Bannon
|
Starred as Red Ryder in 1949-50 |
James Bannon |
1911-1984 |
Thunder |
Don “Red” Barry
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Starred as Red Ryder in early 1940s |
Donald Michael Barry DeAcosta (or Milton Poimboeuf) |
1912-1980 |
Thunder, Cyclone |
Buzz Barton
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At 5’2”, was shortest cowboy in 1920-30s movies |
William Andrew Lamoreaux |
1913-1980 |
Pee Wee |
Rex Bell
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Silent westerns; married to Clara Bow |
George Beldam |
1903-1962 |
Streak, Stormy |
Richard Boone
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Played Paladin of TV series, 1957-1963 |
Richard Allen Boone |
1917-1981 |
Rafter |
William Boyd
|
Played Hopalong Cassidy of TV series |
William Lawrence Boyd |
1895-1972 |
Topper |
Johnny Mack Brown
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Actor in 1939-40s western movies |
Johnny Mack Brown |
1904-1974 |
Rebel |
Reno Browne, Reno Blair
|
Excellent riding film star |
Josephine Ruth Clarke |
1921-1991 |
Major |
Smiley Burnette
|
Played “Frog Millhouse” in movies 1935-44.
In 1940s, The Smiley Burnette Show |
Lester Alvin Burnette |
1911-1967 |
Ring Eyed Nellie (Black Eyed Nellie) |
Rod Cameron
|
Actor in 1940s western movies |
Nathan Roderick Cox |
1910-1983 |
Knight |
Harry Carey
|
Popular cowboy of silent movies |
Henry DeWitt Carey II |
1878-1947 |
Sunny |
Harry Carey, Jr.
|
Actor in 1940s western movies |
Henry G. Carey, Jr. |
1921- |
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Johnny Carpenter
|
Actor in 1940s western movies |
John Carpenter |
1914-2003 |
Patterfoot |
Sunset Carson
|
Cowboy actor of 1940s; wore guns butt forward. |
Winifred Maurice Harrison |
1920-1990 |
Cactus, Silver |
Lane Chandler
|
Long-time actor playing in movies and TV |
Robert C. Oakes |
1899-1972 |
Raven |
Bill Cody
|
Actor in 1920-30s western movies |
William Joseph Cody, Jr. |
1891-1948 |
Chico |
Chuck Connors
|
Lucas McCain on TV Rifleman series, 1958-1963;
Jason McCord on TV Branded series, 1965-1966. |
Kevin Joseph Aloysius Connors |
1921-1992 |
Razor |
Ray “Crash” Corrigan
|
Actor in 1930-50s western movies |
Raymond Benard |
1902-1976 |
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Ken Curtis
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“Festus” on TV Gunsmoke series |
Curtis Wain Gates |
1916-1991 |
Ruth |
Gail Davis
|
Actor in western movies in 1940-50s; expert horserider |
Betty Jeanne Grayson |
1925-1997 |
Target |
Eddie Dean
|
Singing cowboy in 1940s westerns |
Edgar Dean Glossup |
1907-1999 |
Flash, White Cloud |
Andy Devine
|
Raspy-voiced sidekick “Jingles” in
1950s TV series The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok |
Andrew Vabre Devine |
1905-1977 |
Joker |
Wild Bill Elliott
|
Starred in Wild Bill Hickok serial of the late 1930s |
Gordon Nance |
1903-1965 |
Thunder, Sonny |
Dale Evans
|
Singing cowgirl of movies, radio and TV; married to Roy Rogers |
Lucille Wood Smith
(1) |
1912-2001 |
Buttermilk (Pal) |
Evelyn Finley
|
Actor, horse rider, stuntwoman in movies, 1940-1980s. |
Evelyn Ruth Finley |
1916-1989 |
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Dick Foran
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Actor in 1930-40s western movies |
John Nicholas Foran |
1910-1979 |
Smoke (Smoky) |
Hoot Gibson
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Actor in 1920-30s western movies. Rodeo and circus perfomer |
Edmund Richard Gibson |
1892-1962 |
Starlight, Goldie, Mud, Silver |
Monte Hale
|
Actor in 1950s, singer at rodeos and circuses |
Buren Ely |
1919- |
Pardner, Lightnin' |
William S. Hart
|
Actor in silent screen westerns |
William Surrey Hart |
1864-1946 |
Fritz |
Gabby Hayes
|
Sidekick in western movies |
George Francis Hayes |
1885-1969 |
Calico, Eddie |
Jennifer Holt
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Actor in 1940s western movies |
Jennifer Holt |
1920-1997 |
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Jack Holt
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Western film star; father of Tim and Jennifer |
Charles John Holt II |
1888-1951 |
Robin Hood |
Tim Holt
|
Actor in 1940-50s western movies |
Charles John Holt III |
1919-1974 |
Sheik, Duke, Lightning |
George Houston
|
Star of The Lone Rider movies in 1940s |
George Fleming Houston |
1896-1944 |
Shamrock |
Jack Hoxie
|
Actor in 1920s silent westerns movies |
John Hartford Hoxie |
1885-1965 |
Scout |
Buck Jones
|
Actor in 1920s silent westerns movies |
Charles Frederick Gebhart |
1889-1942 |
Silver, White Eagle |
Tom Keene
|
Actor in 1930s western movies. Also known as Richard Powers. |
George Duryea |
1896-1963 |
Rusty, Prince, Flash |
Fuzzy Knight
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Sidekick in westerns, 1929-1960s |
John Forrest Knight |
1901-1976 |
Old Brownie |
Allan “Rocky’ Lane
|
Actor in 1930-40s western movies |
Harry Leonard Albershart |
1909-1973 |
Black Jack, Mesquite, Feather, Banner, Thunder |
Lash LaRue
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Actor in 1940s westerns; used a bullwhip against bad guys |
Alfred LaRue |
1917-1996 |
Rush, Black Diamond |
Bob Livingston
|
Brother of Jack Randall; starred in Three Mesquiteers films |
Robert Edgar Randall |
1904-1988 |
Shamrock, Starlight |
Jack Luden
|
Actor in 1930s western movies |
Jacob Benson Luden |
1902-1951 |
Pal |
Ken Maynard
|
Singing cowboy in 1920-30s movies |
Kenneth Olin Maynard |
1895-1973 |
Tarzan |
Kermit Maynard
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Younger brother of Ken; Actor in 1930-60s westerns |
Kermit Maynard |
1887-1971 |
Baron, Rocky |
Tim McCoy
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Actor in 1930-40s western movies; sharpshooter |
Timothy John Fitzgerald McCoy |
1891-1978 |
Midnight, Starlight |
Tom Mix
|
Hollywood’s first Western megastar 1910-30s |
Thomas Hezekiah Mix |
1880-1940 |
Tony, Old Blue |
Clayton Moore
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Starred in The Lone Ranger on TV 1949-1957 |
Jack Carlton Moore |
1914-1999 |
Silver |
Wayne Morris
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Actor in 1950s western movies |
Bert DeWayne Morris, Jr. |
1914-1959 |
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Pete Morrison
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Actor in 1910-30s western movies |
George D. Morrison |
1914-1959 |
Lightning |
Jim Newill
|
Actor in 1940s western movies |
James M. Newill |
1911-1975 |
Alamo |
George O’Brien
|
Actor in 1930s western movies |
George O’Brien |
1899-1985 |
Mike |
Nell O’Day
|
Accomplished equestrian and actress in 1930-40s western movies |
Nell O’Day |
1909-1989 |
Shorty |
Dorothy Page
|
“The Singing Cowgirl” of 1930s westerns |
Dorothy Lillian Stofflett |
1904-1961 |
Snowy |
Jack Perrin
|
Actor in 1930s western movies |
Lyman Wakefield Perrin |
1896-1967 |
Starlight |
Slim Pickens
|
Rodeo performer, film and television actor, 1950-80s |
Louis Bert Lindley, Jr. |
1919-1983 |
Dear John, Appaloosa |
Jack Randall
|
Actor in 1930-40s western movies |
Addison Owen Randall |
1906-1945 |
Rusty |
Tex Ritter
|
Actor in 1930-50s westerns and singing cowboy |
Maurice Woodward Ritter |
1905-1974 |
White Flash |
Dale Robertson
|
Actor in TV westerns in the 1950-60s |
Dayle Lymoine Robertson |
1923- |
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Roy Rogers
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Singing cowboy of movies, radio and TV; married to Dale Evans |
Leonard Franklin Slye |
1911-1998 |
Trigger |
Buddy Roosevelt
|
Actor, stuntman in 1930-50s western movies |
Kenneth Standhope Sanderson |
1898-1973 |
Pardner, Tommy |
Reb Russell
|
Actor in 1930s western movies |
Lafayette H. Russell |
1905-1978 |
Rebel |
Fred Scott
|
Actor in 1930-40s western movies |
Fred Leedom Scott |
1902-1991 |
White King |
Charles Starrett
| Actor in 1930-50s in westerns; famous as The Durango Kid |
Charles Starrett |
1903-1986 |
Raider |
Bob Steele
|
Actor in 1930-60s movies and TV westerns |
Robert Adrian Bradbury |
1907-1988 |
Brownie |
Peggy Stewart
|
Actor in 1930-50s western movies and TV |
Margaret O’Rourke |
1923- |
Smoky |
Fred Thomson
|
Actor in 1910-20s silent westerns movies |
Frederick Clifton Thomson |
1890-1928 |
Silver King |
Tom Tyler
|
Actor in 1920-30s western movies |
Vincent Markowski |
1902-1954 |
Ace, Baron |
Wally Wales
|
Actor in 1920-50s western movies |
Floyd Taliaferro Alderson
(2) |
1895-1990 |
Silver King |
Jimmy Wakely
|
Actor-singer in 1940-50s western movies |
James Clarence Wakely |
1914-1982 |
Lucky, Sonny |
Clint Walker
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Star of TV series Cheyenne 1955-1962 |
Norman Eugene Walker |
1927- |
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James Warren
|
Minor actor in 1940-50s westerns |
James Whittlig |
1913-2001 |
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Ray Whitley
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Actor in 1930-50s western movies; wrote &lduo;Back in the Saddle Again” song |
Raymond Otis Whitley |
1901-1979 |
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Guinn “Big Boy” Williams
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Actor in 1930-40s western movies; later in TV |
Guinn Terrell Williams, Jr. |
1899-1962 |
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Chill Wills
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Actor in 1930-50s western movies and TV |
Chill Theodore Wills |
1903-1978 |
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Whip Wilson
|
Starred in westerns in 1940s and 1950s; used a whip |
Roland Charles Meyers |
1911-1964 |
Silver Bullet (Bullet, Rocket) |
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NOTES:
(1)
Later changed to Frances Octavia Smith
(2)
Changed back to Hal Taliaferro in 1930s
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