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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

Destry Rides Again
Destry Rides Again

1939

as Barfly (uncredited)

Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men

1939

as Old Hand (uncredited)

Arizona
Arizona

1940

as Barfly

The Cowboy and the Lady
The Cowboy and the Lady

1938

as Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)

Blue Steel
Blue Steel

1934

as Townsman

Along Came Jones
Along Came Jones

1945

as Poker Player (uncredited)

Forbidden Trails
Forbidden Trails

1941

as Townsman

Young Blood
Young Blood

1932

as Stage Driver

North of the Rio Grande
Sheriff of Tombstone
Sheriff of Tombstone

1941

as Townsman

Young Buffalo Bill
Young Buffalo Bill

1940

as Barfly

Gun Play
Gun Play

1935

as Man at Dance (uncredited)

Wrangler's Roost
Wrangler's Roost

1941

as Church Member

Adventures of Red Ryder
Stick to Your Guns
Stick to Your Guns

1941

as Townsman

The Thrill Hunter
The Thrill Hunter

1933

as Townsman

The Gallant Fool
The Gallant Fool

1933

as Silver

Frontier Town
Frontier Town

1938

as Barfly

Gunsmoke Ranch
Gunsmoke Ranch

1937

as Settler

Rocky Mountain Rangers
Rocky Mountain Rangers

1940

as Texas Ranger