Trigger

Trigger

Acting
Born 1934-07-04 - Died 1965-07-03San Diego, California, USA

Biography

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.

Movies (69)

The Adventures of Robin Hood
7.5

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1938Movie7.5
Melody Time
6.1

Melody Time

1948Movie6.1
Hollywood Canteen
7.3

Hollywood Canteen

1944Movie7.3
It's Showtime
7.5

It's Showtime

1976Movie7.5
Son of Paleface
6.4

Son of Paleface

1952Movie6.4
Red River Valley
7.5

Red River Valley

1941Movie7.5
Under California Stars
5.3

Under California Stars

1948Movie5.3
Alias Jesse James
6.1

Alias Jesse James

1959Movie6.1
Silver Spurs
4.8

Silver Spurs

1943Movie4.8
Utah
5.5

Utah

1945Movie5.5
Jesse James at Bay
4.8

Jesse James at Bay

1941Movie4.8
North of the Great Divide
8.0

North of the Great Divide

1950Movie8.0
Nevada City
7.0

Nevada City

1941Movie7.0
Rodeo Dough
6.4

Rodeo Dough

1940Movie6.4
Along the Navajo Trail
7.5

Along the Navajo Trail

1945Movie7.5
Bad Man of Deadwood
5.3

Bad Man of Deadwood

1941Movie5.3
The Sons of the Pioneers
9.0

The Sons of the Pioneers

1942Movie9.0
Trail of Robin Hood
6.3

Trail of Robin Hood

1950Movie6.3
Susanna Pass
7.7

Susanna Pass

1949Movie7.7
Idaho
6.3

Idaho

1943Movie6.3
Man from Cheyenne
8.0

Man from Cheyenne

1942Movie8.0
Rainbow Over Texas
7.3

Rainbow Over Texas

1946Movie7.3
Sunset Serenade
6.2

Sunset Serenade

1942Movie6.2
The Yellow Rose of Texas
6.1

The Yellow Rose of Texas

1944Movie6.1
Pals of the Golden West
7.5

Pals of the Golden West

1951Movie7.5
Heldorado
6.2

Heldorado

1946Movie6.2
My Pal Trigger
5.5

My Pal Trigger

1946Movie5.5
Cowboy and the Senorita
5.8

Cowboy and the Senorita

1944Movie5.8
Eyes of Texas
7.0

Eyes of Texas

1948Movie7.0
Sheriff of Tombstone
7.2

Sheriff of Tombstone

1941Movie7.2
Romance on the Range
6.5

Romance on the Range

1942Movie6.5
Man from Music Mountain
5.4

Man from Music Mountain

1943Movie5.4
Man from Oklahoma
6.3

Man from Oklahoma

1945Movie6.3
Trigger, Jr.
5.3

Trigger, Jr.

1950Movie5.3
Sunset in El Dorado
5.7

Sunset in El Dorado

1945Movie5.7
Roll on Texas Moon
6.2

Roll on Texas Moon

1946Movie6.2
South of Santa Fe
5.0

South of Santa Fe

1942Movie5.0
Heart of the Rockies
7.0

Heart of the Rockies

1951Movie7.0
Song of Arizona
4.6

Song of Arizona

1946Movie4.6
Under Nevada Skies
7.5

Under Nevada Skies

1946Movie7.5
Heart of the Golden West
4.2

Heart of the Golden West

1942Movie4.2
Song of Nevada
6.3

Song of Nevada

1944Movie6.3
Bells of San Angelo
4.7

Bells of San Angelo

1947Movie4.7
Sunset in the West
7.4

Sunset in the West

1950Movie7.4
Home in Oklahoma
6.6

Home in Oklahoma

1946Movie6.6
Bells of Rosarita
6.2

Bells of Rosarita

1945Movie6.2
Lights of Old Santa Fe
5.6

Lights of Old Santa Fe

1944Movie5.6
Springtime in the Sierras
4.8

Springtime in the Sierras

1947Movie4.8
Out California Way
7.5

Out California Way

1946Movie7.5
Don't Fence Me In
5.8

Don't Fence Me In

1945Movie5.8
Ridin' Down the Canyon
7.5

Ridin' Down the Canyon

1942Movie7.5
On the Old Spanish Trail
5.5

On the Old Spanish Trail

1947Movie5.5
In Old Cheyenne
4.6

In Old Cheyenne

1941Movie4.6
Spoilers of the Plains
8.0

Spoilers of the Plains

1951Movie8.0
Down Dakota Way
8.3

Down Dakota Way

1949Movie8.3
The Far Frontier
6.5

The Far Frontier

1948Movie6.5
In Old Amarillo
8.0

In Old Amarillo

1951Movie8.0
Song of Texas
6.3

Song of Texas

1943Movie6.3
King of the Cowboys
6.0

King of the Cowboys

1943Movie6.0
Twilight in the Sierras
6.8

Twilight in the Sierras

1950Movie6.8
Apache Rose
6.4

Apache Rose

1947Movie6.4
Hands Across the Border
6.0

Hands Across the Border

1944Movie6.0
The Gay Ranchero
6.5

The Gay Ranchero

1948Movie6.5
Sunset on the Desert
6.0

Sunset on the Desert

1942Movie6.0
Night Time in Nevada
6.8

Night Time in Nevada

1948Movie6.8
San Fernando Valley
8.0

San Fernando Valley

1944Movie8.0
The Golden Stallion
7.0

The Golden Stallion

1949Movie7.0
Grand Canyon Trail
5.7

Grand Canyon Trail

1948Movie5.7
South of Caliente
9.0

South of Caliente

1951Movie9.0

TV Shows (1)

The Roy Rogers Show
6.8

The Roy Rogers Show

1951Series6.8