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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Destry Rides Again (1939) — Barfly (uncredited)
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Of Mice and Men (1939) — Old Hand (uncredited)
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Blue Steel (1934) — Townsman
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Along Came Jones (1945) — Poker Player (uncredited)
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Arizona (1940) — Barfly
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The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) — Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)
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Young Buffalo Bill (1940) — Barfly
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Forbidden Trails (1941) — Townsman
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Gunsmoke Ranch (1937) — Settler
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Sheriff of Tombstone (1941) — Townsman
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The Thrill Hunter (1933) — Townsman
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Under Texas Skies (1940) — Townsman
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Frontier Town (1938) — Barfly
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Wild Horse (1931) — Cowboy
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Thunder Over Texas (1934) — Townsman
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The Man from Hell (1934) — Townsman
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North of the Rio Grande (1937) — Juror
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Wrangler's Roost (1941) — Church Member
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Adventures of Red Ryder (1940) — Barfly
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Stick to Your Guns (1941) — Townsman
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Kid Courageous (1935) — Pete the Cowhand
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The Man from Hell's Edges (1932) — Silver, Stage Coach Driver
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Gun Play (1935) — Man at Dance (uncredited)
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Borderland (1937) — Barfly
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Pirates on Horseback (1941) — Barfly
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Arizona Bad Man (1935) — Cowhand
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The Durango Kid (1940) — Piute City Townsman (uncredited)
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Rio Grande Ranger (1936) — Barfly (uncredited)
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Terror of the Plains (1934) — Posse Rider / Wagon Driver
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Ranger Courage (1937) — Settler (uncredited)
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Empty Holsters (1937) — Townsman (uncredited)
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Winners of the West (1940) — Barfly
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Trailin' West (1936) — Gambler (uncredited)
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Rocky Mountain Rangers (1940) — Texas Ranger
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Young Blood (1932) — Stage Driver
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Lawless Plainsmen (1942) — Wagon Train Man (archive footage)
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Big Calibre (1935) — Barfly / Man at Dance
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The Gallant Fool (1933) — Silver
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In the Days of Buffalo Bill (1922) — Gen. Grenville M. Dodge