Personal Info
Charles Orby Whitaker
Charles 'Slim' Whitaker
'Slim' Whitaker
Charles Whitaker
Chas. Whitaker
Slim Whitaker
Acting
Biography
American cowboy and actor Slim Whitaker was working the rodeo circuit at age 17, eventually becoming a cowhand on the Chowchilla Ranch in central California. In 1912 he was hired as a riding extra and stunt man by Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson for westerns being filmed in Niles Canyon, CA. During the silent era his peers were Hal Taliaferro, Al Bridge, Charles King, Ken Maynard, Yakima Canutt, Walter Brennan, Hoot Gibson, a very young John Wayne and many others. He was one of the most prolific of the B-western bad guys and supporting actors. His movie career spanned 36 years, from t…
Filmography
Movies
Tex Granger: Midnight Rider of the Plains
as Joe Hall (uncredited)
The Westward Trail
as Bartender
Black Hills
Return of the Lash
as Henchman
Law of the Lash
as Bart
Pioneer Justice
as Ben
Overland Riders
as Jeff Barkley
Outlaws of the Plains
as R.R. Agent Graham
Oklahoma Raiders
as Sheriff Seth Banning
The Laramie Trail
as Sheriff Law