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.
Acted in 70
1970s
- 1976
It's Showtime
Trigger (archive footage)
1950s
- 1959
- 1952
- 1951
South of Caliente
Trigger
In Old Amarillo
Trigger - Roy's Horse
Spoilers of the Plains
Trigger
- 1950
Sunset in the West
Trigger
Trigger, Jr.
Trigger - The Smartest Horse in the Movies
1940s
- 1949
The Golden Stallion
Trigger - Roy's Horse
Down Dakota Way
Trigger
Susanna Pass
Trigger - Roy's Horse
- 1948
The Far Frontier
Trigger - Roy's Horse
Grand Canyon Trail
Trigger, Roy's Horse
Night Time in Nevada
Trigger - Roy's Horse
Eyes of Texas
Trigger
Under California Stars
Trigger
The Gay Ranchero
Trigger
- 1947
On the Old Spanish Trail
Trigger
Springtime in the Sierras
Trigger - Roy's Horse
Apache Rose
Trigger
- 1946
Heldorado
Trigger - Roy's Horse
Out California Way
Trigger
Home in Oklahoma
Trigger
Roll on Texas Moon
The Smartest Horse in the Movies
Rainbow Over Texas
Trigger
- 1945
Don't Fence Me In
Trigger
Sunset in El Dorado
Trigger
Along the Navajo Trail
Trigger
Man from Oklahoma
Trigger
Bells of Rosarita
Trigger
Utah
Trigger
- 1944
San Fernando Valley
Trigger
Song of Nevada
Trigger, Roy's Horse
The Yellow Rose of Texas
Roy's Horse
Hands Across the Border
Trigger
- 1943
Silver Spurs
Trigger
Song of Texas
Trigger
Idaho
Trigger (uncredited)
- 1942
Ridin' Down the Canyon
Trigger
Heart of the Golden West
Trigger
Sunset Serenade
Trigger
Romance on the Range
Trigger
Sunset on the Desert
Trigger
Man from Cheyenne
Roy's Horse
- 1941
Red River Valley
Trigger
Jesse James at Bay
Jesse's Horse
Bad Man of Deadwood
Brett's Horse
Nevada City
Jeff's Horse
Sheriff of Tombstone
Brett's Horse
In Old Cheyenne
Trigger, Steve's Horse
- 1940
Rodeo Dough
Trigger
1930s
- 1939
Frontier Pony Express
Trigger (uncredited)
- 1938
Appearances1
1940s
- 1944
Hollywood Canteen
Self