Silver Tip Baker

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

April 18, 1886

died

March 15, 1943

place of birth

Ellis County, Texas, USA

total credits

39 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

39 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Arizona
6.5

Arizona

1940as Barfly
Destry Rides Again
7.2

Destry Rides Again

1939as Barfly (uncredited)
Of Mice and Men
7.3

Of Mice and Men

1939as Old Hand (uncredited)
Blue Steel
4.8

Blue Steel

1934as Townsman
The Cowboy and the Lady
6.3

The Cowboy and the Lady

1938as Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)
Forbidden Trails
5.6

Forbidden Trails

1941as Townsman
Along Came Jones
5.8

Along Came Jones

1945as Poker Player (uncredited)
Wild Horse
6.2

Wild Horse

1931as Cowboy
Frontier Town
6.3

Frontier Town

1938as Barfly
Stick to Your Guns
5.7

Stick to Your Guns

1941as Townsman
The Gallant Fool
9.0

The Gallant Fool

1933as Silver
Ranger Courage
7.0

Ranger Courage

1937as Settler (uncredited)
Rocky Mountain Rangers
8.0

Rocky Mountain Rangers

1940as Texas Ranger
Terror of the Plains
10.0

Terror of the Plains

1934as Posse Rider / Wagon Driver
Sheriff of Tombstone
7.2

Sheriff of Tombstone

1941as Townsman
Adventures of Red Ryder
6.7

Adventures of Red Ryder

1940as Barfly
Young Blood
10.0

Young Blood

1932as Stage Driver
Gun Play
6.0

Gun Play

1935as Man at Dance (uncredited)
North of the Rio Grande
6.7

North of the Rio Grande

1937as Juror
Borderland
7.5

Borderland

1937as Barfly
Winners of the West
7.0

Winners of the West

1940as Barfly
Arizona Bad Man
6.5

Arizona Bad Man

1935as Cowhand
Wrangler's Roost
7.0

Wrangler's Roost

1941as Church Member
Young Buffalo Bill
4.6

Young Buffalo Bill

1940as Barfly
Rio Grande Ranger
8.0

Rio Grande Ranger

1936as Barfly (uncredited)
The Durango Kid
7.5

The Durango Kid

1940as Piute City Townsman (uncredited)
The Thrill Hunter
6.5

The Thrill Hunter

1933as Townsman
Gunsmoke Ranch
4.3

Gunsmoke Ranch

1937as Settler
In the Days of Buffalo Bill
7.0

In the Days of Buffalo Bill

1922as Gen. Grenville M. Dodge
The Man from Hell
5.7

The Man from Hell

1934as Townsman
Lawless Plainsmen
7.0

Lawless Plainsmen

1942as Wagon Train Man (archive footage)
The Man from Hell's Edges
6.5

The Man from Hell's Edges

1932as Silver, Stage Coach Driver
Thunder Over Texas
6.7

Thunder Over Texas

1934as Townsman
Empty Holsters
8.0

Empty Holsters

1937as Townsman (uncredited)
Under Texas Skies
5.8

Under Texas Skies

1940as Townsman
Kid Courageous
6.0

Kid Courageous

1935as Pete the Cowhand
Big Calibre
9.0

Big Calibre

1935as Barfly / Man at Dance
Trailin' West
8.0

Trailin' West

1936as Gambler (uncredited)
Pirates on Horseback
6.0

Pirates on Horseback

1941as Barfly