Trigger

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.

Known for

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It's Showtime

1976 ⭐ 7.5

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Alias Jesse James

1959 ⭐ 6.0

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Son of Paleface

1952 ⭐ 6.4

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Pals of the Golden West

1951 ⭐ 7.5

Career timeline

1976

It's Showtime Notable

Trigger (archive footage) · 1976

⭐ 7.5

1959

Alias Jesse James

Trigger (uncredited) · 1959

⭐ 6.0

1952

Son of Paleface

Trigger · 1952

⭐ 6.4

1951

Pals of the Golden West Notable

Trigger · 1951

⭐ 7.5

South of Caliente Notable

Trigger · 1951

⭐ 9.0

In Old Amarillo Notable

Trigger - Roy's Horse · 1951

⭐ 8.0

1950

Trail of Robin Hood

Trigger The Smartest Horse in · 1950

⭐ 6.3

North of the Great Divide Notable

Trigger · 1950

⭐ 8.0

Sunset in the West Notable

Trigger - Roy's Horse · 1950

⭐ 7.4

1949

The Golden Stallion Notable

Trigger - Roy's Horse · 1949

⭐ 7.0

Down Dakota Way Notable

Trigger · 1949

⭐ 8.3

Susanna Pass Notable

Trigger - Roy's Horse · 1949

⭐ 7.7

1948

The Far Frontier

Trigger - Roy's Horse · 1948

⭐ 6.5

Grand Canyon Trail

Trigger, Roy's Horse · 1948

⭐ 5.7

Night Time in Nevada

Trigger - Roy's Horse · 1948

⭐ 6.8

1947

On the Old Spanish Trail

Trigger · 1947

⭐ 5.5

Springtime in the Sierras

Trigger - Roy's Horse · 1947

⭐ 4.8

Bells of San Angelo

Trigger · 1947

⭐ 4.7

1946

Heldorado

Trigger - Roy's Horse · 1946

⭐ 6.0

Out California Way Notable

Trigger · 1946

⭐ 7.5

Home in Oklahoma

Trigger · 1946

⭐ 6.6

1945

Don't Fence Me In

Trigger · 1945

⭐ 5.8

Sunset in El Dorado

Trigger · 1945

⭐ 5.7

Along the Navajo Trail Notable

Trigger · 1945

⭐ 7.5

1944

Hollywood Canteen Notable

Self · 1944

⭐ 7.3

Lights of Old Santa Fe

Trigger · 1944

⭐ 5.6

San Fernando Valley Notable

Trigger · 1944

⭐ 8.0

1943

Man from Music Mountain

Trigger - Roy's Horse · 1943

⭐ 5.4

Silver Spurs

Trigger · 1943

⭐ 4.8

Song of Texas

Trigger · 1943

⭐ 6.3

1942

Ridin' Down the Canyon Notable

Trigger · 1942

⭐ 7.5

Heart of the Golden West

Trigger · 1942

⭐ 4.3

Sunset Serenade

Trigger · 1942

⭐ 6.2

1941

Red River Valley Notable

Trigger · 1941

⭐ 7.5

Jesse James at Bay

Jesse's Horse · 1941

⭐ 4.8

Bad Man of Deadwood

Brett's Horse · 1941

⭐ 5.3

1940

Rodeo Dough

Trigger · 1940

⭐ 6.5

1938

The Adventures of Robin Hood Notable

Maid Marian's Horse · 1938

⭐ 7.5

Frequently appears with

Rin-Tin-Tin

Rin-Tin-Tin (archive foot

James Cagney

Self (archive footage)

Bob Hope

Milford Farnsworth

Rhonda Fleming

Cora Lee Collins

Wendell Corey

Jesse James

Gloria Talbott

Princess Irawanie

Jim Davis

Frank James

Full filmography

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It's Showtime

1976 ⭐ 7.5

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Alias Jesse James

1959 ⭐ 6.0

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Son of Paleface

1952 ⭐ 6.4

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Pals of the Golden West

1951 ⭐ 7.5

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South of Caliente

1951 ⭐ 9.0

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In Old Amarillo

1951 ⭐ 8.0

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Heart of the Rockies

1951 ⭐ 7.0

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Spoilers of the Plains

1951 ⭐ 8.0

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Trail of Robin Hood

1950 ⭐ 6.3

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North of the Great Divide

1950 ⭐ 8.0

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Sunset in the West

1950 ⭐ 7.4

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Trigger, Jr.

1950 ⭐ 5.3

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Twilight in the Sierras

1950 ⭐ 6.8

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The Golden Stallion

1949 ⭐ 7.0

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Down Dakota Way

1949 ⭐ 8.3

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Susanna Pass

1949 ⭐ 7.7

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The Far Frontier

1948 ⭐ 6.5

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Grand Canyon Trail

1948 ⭐ 5.7

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Night Time in Nevada

1948 ⭐ 6.8

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Eyes of Texas

1948 ⭐ 7.0