Trigger
Known for Acting · 70 credits
- Born
- 1934-07-04
- Died
- 1965-07-03
- Place of birth
- San Diego, California, USA
- Also known as
- Golden Cloud · The Smartest Horse in the Movies
Biography
Trigger made an early appearance as the mount of Maid Marian, played by Olivia de Havilland in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). A short while later, when Roy Rogers was preparing to make his first movie in a starring role, he was offered a choice of five rented "movie" horses to ride and chose him. Rogers bought him eventually in 1943 for his quickness of both foot and mind. Trigger learned 150 trick cues and could walk 50 feet on his hind legs (according to sources close to Roy Rogers). They were said to have run out of places to cue Trigger. Trigger was ridden by Rogers in many of his motion pictures, becoming much loved by the youthful audience that saw him on film and in Rogers' 1950s television series with his wife Dale Evans, who rode her trusty buckskin Quarter Horse Buttermilk.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (69)
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938
as Maid Marian's Horse
Heart of the Rockies
1951
as Trigger
Song of Arizona
1946
as Trigger
It's Showtime
1976
as Trigger (archive footage)
Trail of Robin Hood
1950
as Trigger The Smartest Horse in the West
Along the Navajo Trail
1945
as Trigger
Eyes of Texas
1948
as Trigger
Sunset on the Desert
1942
as Trigger
Melody Time
1948
as Trigger
Silver Spurs
1943
as Trigger
The Sons of the Pioneers
1942
as Trigger
Red River Valley
1941
as Trigger
In Old Amarillo
1951
as Trigger - Roy's Horse
Heldorado
1946
as Trigger - Roy's Horse
Ridin' Down the Canyon
1942
as Trigger
King of the Cowboys
1943
as Trigger
Cowboy and the Senorita
1944
as Trigger
Sunset in the West
1950
as Trigger - Roy's Horse
Home in Oklahoma
1946
as Trigger
Twilight in the Sierras
1950
as Trigger
Trigger, Jr.
1950
as Trigger - The Smartest Horse in the Movies
Hollywood Canteen
1944
as Self
Under Nevada Skies
1946
as Roy's Horse
Alias Jesse James
1959
as Trigger (uncredited)
Down Dakota Way
1949
as Trigger
Susanna Pass
1949
as Trigger - Roy's Horse
South of Santa Fe
1942
as Trigger
Spoilers of the Plains
1951
as Trigger
Night Time in Nevada
1948
as Trigger - Roy's Horse
North of the Great Divide
1950
as Trigger
The Yellow Rose of Texas
1944
as Roy's Horse
South of Caliente
1951
as Trigger
Romance on the Range
1942
as Trigger
The Gay Ranchero
1948
as Trigger
Don't Fence Me In
1945
as Trigger
Out California Way
1946
as Trigger
Roll on Texas Moon
1946
as The Smartest Horse in the Movies
Sunset in El Dorado
1945
as Trigger
San Fernando Valley
1944
as Trigger
Springtime in the Sierras
1947
as Trigger - Roy's Horse
Heart of the Golden West
1942
as Trigger
Idaho
1943
as Trigger (uncredited)
Jesse James at Bay
1941
as Jesse's Horse
Nevada City
1941
as Jeff's Horse
Grand Canyon Trail
1948
as Trigger, Roy's Horse
Song of Nevada
1944
as Trigger, Roy's Horse
Lights of Old Santa Fe
1944
as Trigger
Man from Oklahoma
1945
as Trigger
The Golden Stallion
1949
as Trigger - Roy's Horse
In Old Cheyenne
1941
as Trigger, Steve's Horse
Hands Across the Border
1944
as Trigger
Pals of the Golden West
1951
as Trigger
Son of Paleface
1952
as Trigger
Sunset Serenade
1942
as Trigger
Utah
1945
as Trigger
On the Old Spanish Trail
1947
as Trigger
Rainbow Over Texas
1946
as Trigger
Bells of Rosarita
1945
as Trigger
Man from Music Mountain
1943
as Trigger - Roy's Horse
Sheriff of Tombstone
1941
as Brett's Horse
Man from Cheyenne
1942
as Roy's Horse
The Far Frontier
1948
as Trigger - Roy's Horse
Bad Man of Deadwood
1941
as Brett's Horse
Song of Texas
1943
as Trigger
Under California Stars
1948
as Trigger
Bells of San Angelo
1947
as Trigger
Apache Rose
1947
as Trigger
My Pal Trigger
1946
as Trigger, Smartest Horse in the Movies
Rodeo Dough
1940
as Trigger
About Trigger
Trigger made an early appearance as the mount of Maid Marian, played by Olivia de Havilland in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). A short while later, when Roy Rogers was preparing to make his first movie in a starring role, he was offered a choice of five rented "movie" horses to ride and chose him. Rogers bought him eventually in 1943 for his quickness of both foot and mind. Trigger learned 150 trick cues and could walk 50 feet on his hind legs (according to sources close to Roy Rogers). They were said to have run out of places to cue Trig… With 70 credits spanning from 1938 to 1976, Trigger has appeared in 69 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Trigger Movies
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) — as Maid Marian's Horse
- Heart of the Rockies (1951) — as Trigger
- Song of Arizona (1946) — as Trigger
- It's Showtime (1976) — as Trigger (archive footage)
- Trail of Robin Hood (1950) — as Trigger The Smartest Horse in the West
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