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Silver Tip Baker

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

Along Came Jones
Along Came Jones
1945 • Poker Player (uncredited)
Lawless Plainsmen
Lawless Plainsmen
1942 • Wagon Train Man (archive footage)
Forbidden Trails
Forbidden Trails
1941 • Townsman
Stick to Your Guns
Stick to Your Guns
1941 • Townsman
Wrangler's Roost
Wrangler's Roost
1941 • Church Member
Pirates on Horseback
Pirates on Horseback
1941 • Barfly
Sheriff of Tombstone
Sheriff of Tombstone
1941 • Townsman
Arizona
Arizona
1940 • Barfly

Full filmography

Along Came Jones
Along Came Jones
1945 • Poker Player (uncredited)
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Lawless Plainsmen
Lawless Plainsmen
1942 • Wagon Train Man (archive footage)
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Wrangler's Roost
Wrangler's Roost
1941 • Church Member
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Arizona
Arizona
1940 • Barfly
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The Durango Kid
The Durango Kid
1940 • Piute City Townsman (uncredited)
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Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
1939 • Old Hand (uncredited)
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Destry Rides Again
Destry Rides Again
1939 • Barfly (uncredited)
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The Cowboy and the Lady
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938 • Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)
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Empty Holsters
Empty Holsters
1937 • Townsman (uncredited)
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Gunsmoke Ranch
Gunsmoke Ranch
1937 • Settler
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Borderland
Borderland
1937 • Barfly
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Ranger Courage
Ranger Courage
1937 • Settler (uncredited)
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Rio Grande Ranger
Rio Grande Ranger
1936 • Barfly (uncredited)
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Trailin' West
Trailin' West
1936 • Gambler (uncredited)
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Gun Play
Gun Play
1935 • Man at Dance (uncredited)
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Big Calibre
Big Calibre
1935 • Barfly / Man at Dance
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Kid Courageous
Kid Courageous
1935 • Pete the Cowhand
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Terror of the Plains
Terror of the Plains
1934 • Posse Rider / Wagon Driver
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Blue Steel
Blue Steel
1934 • Townsman
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Young Blood
Young Blood
1932 • Stage Driver
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The Man from Hell's Edges
The Man from Hell's Edges
1932 • Silver, Stage Coach Driver
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Wild Horse
Wild Horse
1931 • Cowboy
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In the Days of Buffalo Bill
In the Days of Buffalo Bill
1922 • Gen. Grenville M. Dodge
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Silver Tip Baker – Biography, Known For & Filmography