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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedApr 18, 1886 (Died at 57)
Zodiac Sign♈Aries
Place of BirthEllis County, Texas, USA
Career Span1922 – 1943
Known Credits40 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.4

Silver Tip Baker

Total Works

40

40 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.3 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#0

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Destry Rides Again
7.2
Destry Rides Again
1939•movie
as Barfly (uncredited)
Of Mice and Men
7.3
Of Mice and Men
1939•movie
as Old Hand (uncredited)
Arizona
6.5
Arizona
1940•movie
as Barfly

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 40 titles featuring Silver Tip Baker

Destry Rides Again
7.2
Destry Rides Again
1939•movie

as Barfly (uncredited)

Of Mice and Men
7.3
Of Mice and Men
1939•movie

as Old Hand (uncredited)

Blue Steel
4.8
Blue Steel
1934•movie

as Townsman

Along Came Jones
5.8
Along Came Jones
1945•movie

as Poker Player (uncredited)

Arizona
6.5
Arizona
1940•movie

as Barfly

The Cowboy and the Lady
6.3

as Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)

Young Buffalo Bill
4.6
Young Buffalo Bill
1940•movie

as Barfly

Forbidden Trails
5.6
Forbidden Trails
1941•movie

as Townsman

Gunsmoke Ranch
4.3
Gunsmoke Ranch
1937•movie

as Settler

In Old Santa Fe
5.8
In Old Santa Fe
1934•movie

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Sheriff of Tombstone
7.2

as Townsman

The Thrill Hunter
6.5
The Thrill Hunter
1933•movie

as Townsman

North of the Rio Grande
6.8

as Juror

Under Texas Skies
5.8
Under Texas Skies
1940•movie

as Townsman

Wild Horse
6.2
Wild Horse
1931•movie

as Cowboy

Frontier Town
6.3
Frontier Town
1938•movie

as Barfly

Thunder Over Texas
6.7
Thunder Over Texas
1934•movie

as Townsman

The Man from Hell
5.7
The Man from Hell
1934•movie

as Townsman

Wrangler's Roost
7.0
Wrangler's Roost
1941•movie

as Church Member

Adventures of Red Ryder
6.7

as Barfly

Pirates on Horseback
6.3

as Barfly

Stick to Your Guns
5.7
Stick to Your Guns
1941•movie

as Townsman

Kid Courageous
6.0
Kid Courageous
1935•movie

as Pete the Cowhand

The Man from Hell's Edges
6.5

as Silver, Stage Coach Driver

Gun Play
6.0
Gun Play
1935•movie

as Man at Dance (uncredited)

Borderland
7.5
Borderland
1937•movie

as Barfly

Arizona Bad Man
6.5
Arizona Bad Man
1935•movie

as Cowhand

The Durango Kid
7.5
The Durango Kid
1940•movie

as Piute City Townsman (uncredited)

Rio Grande Ranger
8.0
Rio Grande Ranger
1936•movie

as Barfly (uncredited)

Terror of the Plains
10.0

as Posse Rider / Wagon Driver

Ranger Courage
7.0
Ranger Courage
1937•movie

as Settler (uncredited)

Empty Holsters
8.0
Empty Holsters
1937•movie

as Townsman (uncredited)

Winners of the West
7.0

as Barfly

Trailin' West
8.0
Trailin' West
1936•movie

as Gambler (uncredited)

Rocky Mountain Rangers
8.0

as Texas Ranger

Young Blood
10.0
Young Blood
1932•movie

as Stage Driver

Lawless Plainsmen
7.0
Lawless Plainsmen
1942•movie

as Wagon Train Man (archive footage)

Big Calibre
9.0
Big Calibre
1935•movie

as Barfly / Man at Dance

The Gallant Fool
9.0
The Gallant Fool
1933•movie

as Silver

In the Days of Buffalo Bill
7.0

as Gen. Grenville M. Dodge