Trigger

Actor Jul 4 (died age 30) San Diego, California, USA 1938–1976 (38 year career)

5.5 avg rating

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…

Known For

Film

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Maid Marian's Horse

Film

Melody Time

Trigger

Film

Hollywood Canteen

Self

Film

Son of Paleface

Trigger

Film

Alias Jesse James

Trigger (uncredited)

Film

Sunset in the West

Trigger - Roy's Horse

Film

The Roy Rogers Show

Trigger

Film

The Yellow Rose of Texas

Roy's Horse

Filmography

Acting (70)

Movies (69)

It's Showtime

1976

as Trigger (archive footage)

7.0

Alias Jesse James

1959

as Trigger (uncredited)

5.9

Son of Paleface

1952

as Trigger

6.3

Spoilers of the Plains

1951

as Trigger

6.0

Pals of the Golden West

1951

as Trigger

Heart of the Rockies

1951

as Trigger

6.0

In Old Amarillo

1951

as Trigger - Roy's Horse

6.0

South of Caliente

1951

as Trigger

North of the Great Divide

1950

as Trigger

Twilight in the Sierras

1950

as Trigger

5.5

Sunset in the West

1950

as Trigger - Roy's Horse

7.5

Trail of Robin Hood

1950

as Trigger The Smartest Horse in the West

5.8

Trigger, Jr.

1950

as Trigger - The Smartest Horse in the Movies

Down Dakota Way

as Trigger

Susanna Pass

as Trigger - Roy's Horse

6.5

The Golden Stallion

1949

as Trigger - Roy's Horse

6.3

Night Time in Nevada

1948

as Trigger - Roy's Horse

Melody Time

as Trigger

The Far Frontier

as Trigger - Roy's Horse

6.0

Under California Stars

as Trigger

Eyes of Texas

as Trigger

The Gay Ranchero

as Trigger

Grand Canyon Trail

as Trigger, Roy's Horse

5.0

Springtime in the Sierras

1947

as Trigger - Roy's Horse

Bells of San Angelo

as Trigger

Apache Rose

as Trigger

On the Old Spanish Trail

as Trigger

Home in Oklahoma

as Trigger

Heldorado

as Trigger - Roy's Horse

Rainbow Over Texas

as Trigger

Song of Arizona

as Trigger

Out California Way

as Trigger

Under Nevada Skies

as Roy's Horse

Roll on Texas Moon

as The Smartest Horse in the Movies

6.0

My Pal Trigger

1946

as Trigger, Smartest Horse in the Movies

5.4

Man from Oklahoma

1945

as Trigger

4.0

Along the Navajo Trail

1945

as Trigger

Sunset in El Dorado

as Trigger

Utah

as Trigger

Bells of Rosarita

as Trigger

Don't Fence Me In

as Trigger

Lights of Old Santa Fe

1944

as Trigger

5.2

The Yellow Rose of Texas

1944

as Roy's Horse

5.5

San Fernando Valley

1944

as Trigger

Hollywood Canteen

1944

as Self

7.3

Song of Nevada

1944

as Trigger, Roy's Horse

6.0

Cowboy and the Senorita

1944

as Trigger

3.7

Hands Across the Border

1944

as Trigger

5.5

Idaho

1943

as Trigger (uncredited)

Silver Spurs

as Trigger

King of the Cowboys

as Trigger

Man from Music Mountain

1943

as Trigger - Roy's Horse

5.0

Song of Texas

1943

as Trigger

5.0

Heart of the Golden West

as Trigger

Man from Cheyenne

as Roy's Horse

Sunset on the Desert

as Trigger

Sons of the Pioneers

as Trigger

Romance on the Range

as Trigger

South of Santa Fe

as Trigger

Ridin' Down the Canyon

as Trigger

Sunset Serenade

as Trigger

Jesse James at Bay

as Jesse's Horse

Red River Valley

as Trigger

Nevada City

as Jeff's Horse

In Old Cheyenne

as Trigger, Steve's Horse

Sheriff of Tombstone

as Brett's Horse

Bad Man of Deadwood

as Brett's Horse

Rodeo Dough

as Trigger

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1938

as Maid Marian's Horse

7.5

Television (1)

The Roy Rogers Show

1951

as Trigger

6.4