Silver Tip Baker
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
Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Lady
Poker Player (uncredited)
Along Came Jones
Settler
Gunsmoke Ranch
Silver, Stage Coach Driver
The Man from Hell's Edges
Man at Dance (uncredited)
Gun Play
Barfly (uncredited)
Rio Grande Ranger
Barfly
Frontier Town
Posse Rider / Wagon Driver
Terror of the Plains
Cowboy
Wild Horse
Townsman
Thunder Over Texas
Townsman
The Man from Hell
Barfly
Borderland
Barfly (uncredited)
Destry Rides Again
Old Hand (uncredited)
Of Mice and Men
Settler (uncredited)
Ranger Courage
Townsman
The Thrill Hunter
Townsman (uncredited)
Empty Holsters
Juror
North of the Rio Grande
Townsman
Under Texas Skies
Barfly
Young Buffalo Bill
Barfly
Arizona
Church Member
Wrangler's Roost
Townsman
Forbidden Trails
Barfly
Winners of the West
Barfly
Adventures of Red Ryder
Gambler (uncredited)
Trailin' West
Texas Ranger
Rocky Mountain Rangers
Townsman
Stick to Your Guns
Barfly
Pirates on Horseback
Stage Driver
Young Blood
Wagon Train Man (archive footage)
Lawless Plainsmen
Cowhand
Arizona Bad Man
Barfly / Man at Dance
Big Calibre
Townsman
Sheriff of Tombstone
Silver
The Gallant Fool
Pete the Cowhand
Kid Courageous
Piute City Townsman (uncredited)
The Durango Kid
Townsman
Blue Steel
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
38
Gender
Male
Birthday
1886-04-18
Place of Birth
Ellis County, Texas, USA
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