Silver Tip Baker
Known for Acting · 39 credits
- Born
- 1886-04-18
- Died
- 1943-03-15
- Place of birth
- Ellis County, Texas, USA
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
Movies (39)

Blue Steel
1934
as Townsman

Arizona
1940
as Barfly

Destry Rides Again
1939
as Barfly (uncredited)

Frontier Town
1938
as Barfly

Of Mice and Men
1939
as Old Hand (uncredited)

Wild Horse
1931
as Cowboy

Along Came Jones
1945
as Poker Player (uncredited)

Gun Play
1935
as Man at Dance (uncredited)

The Cowboy and the Lady
1938
as Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)

Adventures of Red Ryder
1940
as Barfly

Forbidden Trails
1941
as Townsman

Ranger Courage
1937
as Settler (uncredited)

Rio Grande Ranger
1936
as Barfly (uncredited)

In the Days of Buffalo Bill
1922
as Gen. Grenville M. Dodge

Arizona Bad Man
1935
as Cowhand

Winners of the West
1940
as Barfly

Big Calibre
1935
as Barfly / Man at Dance

Borderland
1937
as Barfly

Young Buffalo Bill
1940
as Barfly

Gunsmoke Ranch
1937
as Settler

Pirates on Horseback
1941
as Barfly

The Man from Hell
1934
as Townsman

Lawless Plainsmen
1942
as Wagon Train Man (archive footage)

Terror of the Plains
1934
as Posse Rider / Wagon Driver

Empty Holsters
1937
as Townsman (uncredited)

Rocky Mountain Rangers
1940
as Texas Ranger

Trailin' West
1936
as Gambler (uncredited)

Stick to Your Guns
1941
as Townsman

The Gallant Fool
1933
as Silver

Young Blood
1932
as Stage Driver

The Thrill Hunter
1933
as Townsman

Wrangler's Roost
1941
as Church Member

Sheriff of Tombstone
1941
as Townsman

North of the Rio Grande
1937
as Juror

Under Texas Skies
1940
as Townsman

The Man from Hell's Edges
1932
as Silver, Stage Coach Driver

The Durango Kid
1940
as Piute City Townsman (uncredited)

Thunder Over Texas
1934
as Townsman

Kid Courageous
1935
as Pete the Cowhand
About 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… With 39 credits spanning from 1922 to 1945, Silver Tip Baker has appeared in 39 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Silver Tip Baker Movies
- Blue Steel (1934) — as Townsman
- Arizona (1940) — as Barfly
- Destry Rides Again (1939) — as Barfly (uncredited)
- Frontier Town (1938) — as Barfly
- Of Mice and Men (1939) — as Old Hand (uncredited)
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