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Roy Rogers

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Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye, 1911 – 1998) was an American singer and cowboy actor who was one of the most popular Western stars of his era. Known as the "King of the Cowboys", he appeared in over 100 films and numerous radio and television episodes of The Roy Rogers Show. In many of his films and television episodes, he appeared with his wife Dale Evans, his golden palomino Trigger, and his German Shepherd dog Bullet. His show ran on radio for nine years before moving to television from 1951 through 1957. His productions usually featured a sidekick, often Pat Brady, Andy Devine, or George "Gabby" Hayes. On February 8, 1960, Roy Rogers was honored with three stars on Hollywood Walk of Fame: for Motion Pictures at 1752 Vine Street, for Television at 1620 Vine Street, and for Radio at 1733 Vine Street. [Wikipedia] Under Western Stars (1938)   Billy the Kid Returns (1938)   Shine On Harvest Moon (1938) The Arizona Kid (1939) Days of Jesse James (1939) Fronti...

Tim McCoy

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Tim McCoy (1891 – 1978) was an American actor, military officer, and expert on American Indian life and customs. One of the great stars of early American Westerns, McCoy was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1973. McCoy was inducted into the Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1974. Tim McCoy's final appearance was in Kevin Brownlow-David Gill's television history of silent films, Hollywood (1980). [Wikipedia] War Paint (1926) The Fighting Marshal (1931) The One Way Trail (1931) Cornered (1932) Cornered (1932) Daring Danger (1932) The Fighting Fool (1932) Fighting for Justice (1932) The Riding Tornado (1932) Texas Cyclone (1932) Texas Cyclone (1932) Two Fisted Law (1932) Two Fisted Law (1932) Man of Action (1933) Rusty Rides Alone (1933) Silent Men (1933) The Prescott Kid (1934) The Prescott Kid (1934) Fighting Shadows (1935) Riding Wild (1935) Square Shooter (19...

Tom Tyler

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Tom Tyler (1903 – 1954) was an American actor known for his leading roles in low-budget Western films in the silent and sound eras, and for his portrayal of superhero Captain Marvel in the 1941 serial film The Adventures of Captain Marvel.  [Wikipedia] Out of the West (1926) Gun Law (1929) Idaho Red (1929) The Phantom of the West (1931) The Phantom of the West (1931) The Phantom of the West (1931) The Phantom of the West (1931) The Phantom of the West (1931) The Forty-Niners (1932) Deadwood Pass (1933) Rio Rattler (1935) Silent Valley (1935) Trigger Tom (1935) Unconquered Bandit (1935) The Last Outlaw (1936) Cheyenne Rides Again (1937) Mystery Ranch (1937) The Mummy's Hand (1940 as the Mummy) Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941) Wagon Tracks West (1943) The Phantom (1943)