Trigger
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.
Filmography (70 titles)
7.5MovieIt's Showtime
Trigger (archive footage) · 1976
6.0MovieAlias Jesse James
Trigger (uncredited) · 1959
6.4MovieSon of Paleface
Trigger · 1952
6.8ShowThe Roy Rogers Show
Trigger · 1951
7.5MoviePals of the Golden West
Trigger · 1951
9.0MovieSouth of Caliente
Trigger · 1951
8.0MovieIn Old Amarillo
Trigger - Roy's Horse · 1951
7.0MovieHeart of the Rockies
Trigger · 1951
8.0MovieSpoilers of the Plains
Trigger · 1951
6.3MovieTrail of Robin Hood
Trigger The Smartest Horse in the West · 1950
8.0MovieNorth of the Great Divide
Trigger · 1950
7.4MovieSunset in the West
Trigger - Roy's Horse · 1950
5.3MovieTrigger, Jr.
Trigger - The Smartest Horse in the Movies · 1950
6.8MovieTwilight in the Sierras
Trigger · 1950
7.0MovieThe Golden Stallion
Trigger - Roy's Horse · 1949
8.3MovieDown Dakota Way
Trigger · 1949
7.7MovieSusanna Pass
Trigger - Roy's Horse · 1949
6.5MovieThe Far Frontier
Trigger - Roy's Horse · 1948
5.7MovieGrand Canyon Trail
Trigger, Roy's Horse · 1948
6.8MovieNight Time in Nevada
Trigger - Roy's Horse · 1948
7.0MovieEyes of Texas
Trigger · 1948
6.1MovieMelody Time
Trigger · 1948
5.3MovieUnder California Stars
Trigger · 1948
6.5MovieThe Gay Ranchero
Trigger · 1948
5.5MovieOn the Old Spanish Trail
Trigger · 1947
4.8MovieSpringtime in the Sierras
Trigger - Roy's Horse · 1947
4.7MovieBells of San Angelo
Trigger · 1947
6.4MovieApache Rose
Trigger · 1947
6.2MovieHeldorado
Trigger - Roy's Horse · 1946
7.5MovieOut California Way
Trigger · 1946