Silver Tip Baker

Known For

Destry Rides Again

Biography

Floyd 'Silver Tip' Baker born Floyd Michael Baker in Texas in 1886. Well-known trick rider in rodeos and wild west shows from the late 1900's. He was among the talented few that could handle a team of horses and stagecoach at full speed, became a white-haired old codger character in many westerns, first playing the role, General Grenville M. Dodge in 'In the Days of Buffalo Bill' directed by Edward Laemmle and starring Art Acord as Art Taylor and Duke R. Lee as Buffalo Bill at the Universal, seen in over 100 minor roles in talkies many of them B-Westerns. married to wild show trick rider Mabel Baker.

Movies Featuring Silver Tip Baker

Along Came Jones

Along Came Jones (1945)

as Poker Player (uncredited)
Lawless Plainsmen

Lawless Plainsmen (1942)

as Wagon Train Man (archive footage)
The Durango Kid

The Durango Kid (1940)

as Piute City Townsman (uncredited)
Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men (1939)

as Old Hand (uncredited)
Destry Rides Again

Destry Rides Again (1939)

as Barfly (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Lady

The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)

as Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)
Empty Holsters

Empty Holsters (1937)

as Townsman (uncredited)
Ranger Courage

Ranger Courage (1937)

as Settler (uncredited)
Rio Grande Ranger

Rio Grande Ranger (1936)

as Barfly (uncredited)
Trailin' West

Trailin' West (1936)

as Gambler (uncredited)
Gun Play

Gun Play (1935)

as Man at Dance (uncredited)
Big Calibre

Big Calibre (1935)

as Barfly / Man at Dance
Kid Courageous

Kid Courageous (1935)

as Pete the Cowhand
Terror of the Plains

Terror of the Plains (1934)

as Posse Rider / Wagon Driver
Young Blood

Young Blood (1932)

as Stage Driver
The Man from Hell's Edges

The Man from Hell's Edges (1932)

as Silver, Stage Coach Driver
In the Days of Buffalo Bill

In the Days of Buffalo Bill (1922)

as Gen. Grenville M. Dodge