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
The Adventures of Robin Hood
(1938)
Maid Marian's Horse
Melody Time
(1948)
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Alias Jesse James
(1959)
Trigger (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
The Adventures of Robin Hood
(1938)
Maid Marian's Horse
Rodeo Dough
(1940)
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Sheriff of Tombstone
(1941)
Brett's Horse
Jesse James at Bay
(1941)
Jesse's Horse
Bad Man of Deadwood
(1941)
Brett's Horse
Red River Valley
(1941)
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In Old Cheyenne
(1941)
Trigger, Steve's Horse
Nevada City
(1941)
Jeff's Horse
Man from Cheyenne
(1942)
Roy's Horse
Sons of the Pioneers
(1942)
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South of Santa Fe
(1942)
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Sunset Serenade
(1942)
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Romance on the Range
(1942)
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Sunset on the Desert
(1942)
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Heart of the Golden West
(1942)
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Ridin' Down the Canyon
(1942)
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Man from Music Mountain
(1943)
Trigger - Roy's Horse
Silver Spurs
(1943)
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Song of Texas
(1943)
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Idaho
(1943)
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King of the Cowboys
(1943)
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The Yellow Rose of Texas
(1944)
Roy's Horse
Hollywood Canteen
(1944)
Self
San Fernando Valley
(1944)
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Cowboy and the Senorita
(1944)
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Song of Nevada
(1944)
Trigger, Roy's Horse
Hands Across the Border
(1944)
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Lights of Old Santa Fe
(1944)
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Utah
(1945)
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Along the Navajo Trail
(1945)
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Bells of Rosarita
(1945)
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Man from Oklahoma
(1945)
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Sunset in El Dorado
(1945)
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Don't Fence Me In
(1945)
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Home in Oklahoma
(1946)
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My Pal Trigger
(1946)
Trigger, Smartest Horse in the Movies
Roll on Texas Moon
(1946)
The Smartest Horse in the Movies
Heldorado
(1946)
Trigger - Roy's Horse
Out California Way
(1946)
Trigger - Roy's Horse
Rainbow Over Texas
(1946)
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Song of Arizona
(1946)
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Under Nevada Skies
(1946)
Roy's Horse
Apache Rose
(1947)
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Bells of San Angelo
(1947)
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Springtime in the Sierras
(1947)
Trigger - Roy's Horse
On the Old Spanish Trail
(1947)
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Melody Time
(1948)
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Eyes of Texas
(1948)
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The Far Frontier
(1948)
Trigger - Roy's Horse
Grand Canyon Trail
(1948)
Trigger, Roy's Horse
Under California Stars
(1948)
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The Gay Ranchero
(1948)
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Night Time in Nevada
(1948)
Trigger - Roy's Horse
The Golden Stallion
(1949)
Trigger - Roy's Horse
Down Dakota Way
(1949)
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Susanna Pass
(1949)
Trigger - Roy's Horse
Trigger, Jr.
(1950)
Trigger - The Smartest Horse in the Movies
Twilight in the Sierras
(1950)
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North of the Great Divide
(1950)
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Sunset in the West
(1950)
Trigger - Roy's Horse
Trail of Robin Hood
(1950)
Trigger The Smartest Horse in the West
South of Caliente
(1951)
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In Old Amarillo
(1951)
Trigger - Roy's Horse
Heart of the Rockies
(1951)
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Pals of the Golden West
(1951)
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Spoilers of the Plains
(1951)
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Son of Paleface
(1952)
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Alias Jesse James
(1959)
Trigger (uncredited)
It's Showtime
(1976)
Trigger (archive footage)