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