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🎬 Gilbert M. “Broncho Billy” Anderson – Major Filmography

(All bullets highlighted for exploration)

⭐ Early Landmark Appearance (1903)

• The Great Train Robbery

⭐ 1903–1907 (Early Western Shorts & Comic Films)

• The Messenger Boy’s Mistake

• What Happened in the Tunnel

• A Brush Between Cowboys and Indians

• Western Stage Coach Hold Up

• Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

• The Train Wreckers

⭐ 1908–1912 (Essanay Era – Rise of “Broncho Billy”)

• The Bandit Makes Good

• The Baseball Fan

• Shanghaied

• The Road Agents

• A Tale of the West

• A Mexican’s Gratitude

⭐ 1913–1916 (The Broncho Billy Series – Over 140 Films)

(Representative highlights from the verified list)

• Broncho Billy and the Western Girls

• Broncho Billy’s Capture

• The Making of Broncho Billy

• Across the Plains

• The Cattleman’s Daughter

• A Cowboy’s Vindication

• The Little Prospector

• Broncho Billy’s Marriage

⭐ 1915–1918 (Later Essanay & Independent Work)

• His Regeneration — cameo with Charlie Chaplin

• The Tell‑Tale Hand

• The Weak‑End Party

• Shootin’ Mad

⭐ 1920s (Final Directing/Acting Appearances)

• Ashes

• Vera, the Medium

⭐ 1965 (Final Cameo)

• The Bounty Hunter — final screen appearance

📚 Sources

• TV Guide filmography

• Turner Classic Movies (TCM) filmography

• TMDB biography & credits

• Broncho Billy Anderson filmography archive