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 the silents through the post-World War II period, and he appeared in over 300 films.
Known For
The Desperadoes
(1943)
Tolliver - Jack's Gang Member
Full Filmography
Acting
Tested by Fire
(1914)
Bill Burke, Packer
Kid Pink and the Maharajah
(1914)
In Search of a Sinner
(1920)
Roue
The Lost Express
(1925)
Thug
On the Go
(1925)
Tom Evans
A Desperate Chance
(1925)
George Peters (as Charles Whittaker)
The Big Stunt
(1925)
Tearin' Loose
(1925)
Matt Harris
The Hurricane Horseman
(1925)
Mikes Wesson (as Charles Whitaker)
The Stolen Ranch
(1926)
Henchman Hank
The Ramblin' Galoot
(1926)
Henchman
The Fighting Cheat
(1926)
Jud Nolan
Double Daring
(1926)
Blackie Gorman
Ace of Action
(1926)
Bucking the Truth
(1926)
'Red' Sang (as Charles Whittaker)
The Roaring Rider
(1926)
(uncredited)
The Desert of the Lost
(1927)
Sheriff (uncredited)
Gun Gospel
(1927)
Brogan's Henchman
The Phantom Buster
(1927)
Cassidy
The Ridin' Rowdy
(1927)
Miller
Almost Human
(1927)
Luke Rawlins
The Code of the Scarlet
(1928)
Henchman
The Canyon of Adventure
(1928)
Slim Burke
The Sunset Legion
(1928)
Bartender (uncredited)
Manhattan Cowboy
(1928)
Slim Sergeant
The Flyin' Buckaroo
(1928)
Delno (the bandit)
Cheyenne
(1929)
Klaxton
Headin' Westward
(1929)
Buck McGrath
Captain Cowboy
(1929)
Shadow Ranch
(1930)
Henchman Curley
The Fighting Legion
(1930)
Fred Hook
Under Montana Skies
(1930)
Henchman Joe
The Oklahoma Cyclone
(1930)
Rawhide - Henchman
O'Malley Rides Alone
(1930)
Ullik
A Holy Terror
(1931)
Johnson (uncredited)
Alias: The Bad Man
(1931)
Bartender (uncredited)
The Avenger
(1931)
Slim
Wild Horse
(1931)
Rodeo Wrangler
In Old Cheyenne
(1931)
Henchman Pete
West of Cheyenne
(1931)
Henchman Steve
Sundown Trail
(1931)
Henchman
Ten Nights in a Bar-room
(1931)
Bit Role
Freighters of Destiny
(1931)
Bill
The Greater Love
(1931)
Deputy Castro
The Night Rider
(1932)
Henchman (uncredited)
Beyond the Rockies
(1932)
Sherman Henchman Hank (uncredited)
Heroes of the West
(1932)
Henchman
Ride Him, Cowboy
(1932)
Hawk Henchman Paxton (uncredited)
Haunted Gold
(1932)
Henchman Slim (uncredited)
Come On, Tarzan
(1932)
Slim - Henchman
Texas Tornado
(1932)
Henchman
The Man from New Mexico
(1932)
Henchman Russ
South of Santa Fe
(1932)
John Roberts, lawyer
The Man from Monterey
(1933)
Jake Morgan
Deadwood Pass
(1933)
Butch Cassidy
Drum Taps
(1933)
Henchman Hank
The Fiddlin' Buckaroo
(1933)
Henchman Swede
Trouble Busters
(1933)
Big Bill Jarvis
Unknown Valley
(1933)
Man at Bridger's Post
Sagebrush Trail
(1933)
Henchman Dick (uncredited)
The Telegraph Trail
(1933)
Second Henchman (uncredited)
King of the Arena
(1933)
Circus Cook
War of the Range
(1933)
Henchman Hank (as Charles Whittaker)
Honor of the Range
(1934)
Henchman Pete
Terror of the Plains
(1934)
Henchman Nevada
The Man from Hell
(1934)
Mine Owner Tom
Smoking Guns
(1934)
Henchman Slim Watts
Fighting Thru
(1934)
Sheriff Slade
Range Warfare
(1934)
Sheriff CC (Curt) Turner
The Lost Jungle
(1934)
Al
The Law of the Wild
(1934)
Henchman Mack
Silent Valley
(1935)
Pete Childers
Coyote Trails
(1935)
Bert
Border Vengeance
(1935)
Posse Leader
Valley of Wanted Men
(1935)
Deputy
The Last of the Clintons
(1935)
Jim Elkins
The Cactus Kid
(1935)
Killer Plug Perkins
Lawless Riders
(1935)
Prod Jordan
Western Frontier
(1935)
Henchman
The Outlaw Tamer
(1935)
Bowie Harris (as Chas. Whittaker)
Blazing Guns
(1935)
Deputy Carter
Horses' Collars
(1935)
Cowboy (uncredited)
Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery
(1935)
Captain Larsen
Men of Action
(1935)
Slim
Border Brigands
(1935)
Slig - Bank Robbery Henchman
Arizona Bad Man
(1935)
Black Bart Dunston
The Silver Bullet
(1935)
Scurvy
Rio Rattler
(1935)
Rattler Brown
Rustler's Paradise
(1935)
Senor Romero (as Charles Whittaker)
Fast Bullets
(1936)
Pat
Santa Fe Bound
(1936)
One-Shot Morgan
Roamin' Wild
(1936)
Marshal Lucas
The Riding Avenger
(1936)
Jailbird Slim
For the Service
(1936)
Henchman (uncredited)
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
(1936)
Nolan
General Spanky
(1936)
Bit
Ridin' On
(1936)
Black Mike Gonzado
Pinto Rustlers
(1936)
Sheriff (as Charles Whittaker)
Rio Grande Ranger
(1936)
Henchman Jack
Everyman's Law
(1936)
Pete - Henchman
The Fugitive Sheriff
(1936)
Henchman Lon (uncredited)
Black Gold
(1936)
Slim (uncredited)
Roaring Six Guns
(1937)
Henchman 'Skeeter'
Law of the Ranger
(1937)
Henchman Steve
Lost Ranch
(1937)
Sheriff
The Feud of the Trail
(1937)
Sheriff
Hollywood Round-Up
(1937)
Sheriff
Valley of Terror
(1937)
Lynch Mob
Borderland
(1937)
Reads Newspaper
Orphan of the Pecos
(1937)
Sheriff
The Roaming Cowboy
(1937)
Ranch Hand
Cheyenne Rides Again
(1937)
Sheriff Jed Martin
Heart of the Rockies
(1937)
Dawson Clan Member
Prairie Thunder
(1937)
Indian Fighter
Melody of the Plains
(1937)
Cass
Reckless Ranger
(1937)
Steve
The Silver Trail
(1937)
Slug
Smoke Tree Range
(1937)
Henchman Ferguson
Santa Fe Rides
(1937)
Henchman Al Jensen
Mystery Range
(1937)
Sheriff
Frontier Scout
(1938)
Henchman Davis
Under Western Stars
(1938)
Tremaine, Rankin's partner
Lightning Carson Rides Again
(1938)
Saloon Owner
Phantom Gold
(1938)
Rattler
Rolling Caravans
(1938)
Henchman Boots
Stagecoach Days
(1938)
Butch Flint (as Charles Whittaker)
Pioneer Trail
(1938)
Curley
Black Bandit
(1938)
Code of the Cactus
(1939)
Sheriff Burton
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
(1939)
Black
Oklahoma Terror
(1939)
Henchman Red McGuire
New Frontier
(1939)
Jed Turner
The Marshal Of Mesa City
(1939)
Henchman Jake Morris
South of the Border
(1939)
Carlos
Texas Wildcats
(1939)
Henchman Durkin (as Slim Whittaker)
Rollin' Westward
(1939)
Henchman Bart
Frontiers of '49
(1939)
Brad
The Fighting Gringo
(1939)
Monty Bates
Bullet Code
(1940)
Pop Norton
Winners of the West
(1940)
Lacey
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
(1940)
Rancher
Legion of the Lawless
(1940)
Ben Leighton
Young Bill Hickok
(1940)
Raider
Billy the Kid in Texas
(1940)
Windy
Melody Ranch
(1940)
Autry Voter on Trolley
Prairie Law
(1940)
Silent
Riders of Pasco Basin
(1940)
Hired Gunman (uncredited)
Six-Gun Gold
(1941)
Deputy Miller
King of the Texas Rangers
(1941)
Cantina Thug
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
(1941)
Henchman Moose
Billy the Kid Wanted
(1941)
Sheriff #2
Hands Across the Rockies
(1941)
Marshal Bemis
Along the Rio Grande
(1941)
Henchman Pete
Cyclone on Horseback
(1941)
Valley City Sheriff
Billy The Kid's Round-Up
(1941)
Jim Hanley
Arizona Bound
(1941)
Henchman Red
Billy the Kid
(1941)
Butch - Keating's Hired Hand (uncredited)
Riders of Death Valley
(1941)
Stable Owner
Arizona Stage Coach
(1942)
Red
The Silver Bullet
(1942)
Buck
Come on Danger
(1942)
Sheriff
The Mysterious Rider
(1942)
Rufe - Henchman
Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns
(1942)
Roberts
Raiders of the West
(1942)
The Sheriff
The Lone Rider and the Bandit
(1942)
Miner #2
Texas Justice
(1942)
Huxley
The Rangers Take Over
(1942)
Sheriff
In Old California
(1942)
Man on Street
Fighting Frontier
(1943)
Sheriff Logan
Man from Music Mountain
(1943)
Sheepman (uncredited)
Raiders of Red Gap
(1943)
Green
The Desperadoes
(1943)
Tolliver - Jack's Gang Member
Death Rides the Plains
(1943)
Sheriff
Silver Spurs
(1943)
Henchman Ed
Wolves of the Range
(1943)
Pasha
Blazing Frontier
(1943)
Sheriff
Boss of Rawhide
(1943)
Murdered Wagon Driver
The Laramie Trail
(1944)
Sheriff Law
Oklahoma Raiders
(1944)
Sheriff Seth Banning
The Drifter
(1944)
Marshal Hodges
Marshal of Gunsmoke
(1944)
Henchman Nevada
Trigger Trail
(1944)
Overland Riders
(1946)
Jeff Barkley
Outlaws of the Plains
(1946)
R.R. Agent Graham
Law of the Lash
(1947)
Bart
Pioneer Justice
(1947)
Ben
Return of the Lash
(1947)
Henchman
Black Hills
(1947)
The Westward Trail
(1948)
Bartender