1934-07-04 San Diego, California, USA
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.
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It's Showtime | Trigger (archive footage) | 1976-03-31 |
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Alias Jesse James | Trigger (uncredited) | 1959-03-20 |
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Son of Paleface | Trigger | 1952-07-14 |
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In Old Amarillo | Trigger - Roy's Horse | 1951-05-15 |
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Heart of the Rockies | Trigger | 1951-03-29 |
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Pals of the Golden West | Trigger | 1951-11-15 |
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Spoilers of the Plains | Trigger | 1951-02-02 |
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South of Caliente | Trigger | 1951-10-15 |
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North of the Great Divide | Trigger | 1950-11-15 |
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Sunset in the West | Trigger - Roy's Horse | 1950-09-25 |
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Trigger, Jr. | Trigger - The Smartest Horse in the Movies | 1950-06-30 |
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Twilight in the Sierras | Trigger | 1950-05-20 |
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Trail of Robin Hood | Trigger The Smartest Horse in the West | 1950-12-15 |
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The Golden Stallion | Trigger - Roy's Horse | 1949-11-15 |
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Susanna Pass | Trigger - Roy's Horse | 1949-04-29 |
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Down Dakota Way | Trigger | 1949-09-09 |
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Night Time in Nevada | Trigger - Roy's Horse | 1948-09-05 |
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The Gay Ranchero | Trigger | 1948-01-14 |
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Melody Time | Trigger | 1948-05-27 |
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The Far Frontier | Trigger - Roy's Horse | 1948-12-29 |
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Grand Canyon Trail | Trigger, Roy's Horse | 1948-11-04 |
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Eyes of Texas | Trigger | 1948-06-15 |
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Under California Stars | Trigger | 1948-04-30 |
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Springtime in the Sierras | Trigger - Roy's Horse | 1947-07-15 |
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Apache Rose | Trigger | 1947-02-15 |
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On the Old Spanish Trail | Trigger | 1947-10-15 |
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Bells of San Angelo | Trigger | 1947-04-15 |
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Out California Way | Trigger - Roy's Horse | 1946-12-15 |
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Rainbow Over Texas | Trigger | 1946-05-09 |
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Home in Oklahoma | Trigger | 1946-10-18 |
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Song of Arizona | Trigger | 1946-03-08 |
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My Pal Trigger | Trigger, Smartest Horse in the Movies | 1946-07-10 |
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Heldorado | Trigger - Roy's Horse | 1946-12-15 |
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Roll on Texas Moon | The Smartest Horse in the Movies | 1946-09-12 |
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Under Nevada Skies | Roy's Horse | 1946-08-26 |
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Sunset in El Dorado | Trigger | 1945-09-29 |
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Man from Oklahoma | Trigger | 1945-07-01 |
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Don't Fence Me In | Trigger | 1945-10-20 |
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Utah | Trigger | 1945-03-21 |
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Along the Navajo Trail | Trigger | 1945-09-15 |
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Bells of Rosarita | Trigger | 1945-06-19 |
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The Yellow Rose of Texas | Roy's Horse | 1944-06-24 |
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San Fernando Valley | Trigger | 1944-09-15 |
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Hollywood Canteen | Self | 1944-12-15 |
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Lights of Old Santa Fe | Trigger | 1944-11-06 |
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Cowboy and the Senorita | Trigger | 1944-05-13 |
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Hands Across the Border | Trigger | 1944-01-05 |
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Song of Nevada | Trigger, Roy's Horse | 1944-08-05 |
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Man from Music Mountain | Trigger - Roy's Horse | 1943-10-30 |
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King of the Cowboys | Trigger | 1943-04-09 |
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Idaho | Trigger (uncredited) | 1943-03-10 |
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Song of Texas | Trigger | 1943-06-14 |
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Silver Spurs | Trigger | 1943-08-12 |
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Heart of the Golden West | Trigger | 1942-11-16 |
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South of Santa Fe | Trigger | 1942-02-17 |
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Romance on the Range | Trigger | 1942-05-18 |
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Sunset Serenade | Trigger | 1942-09-14 |
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Sons of the Pioneers | Trigger | 1942-07-02 |
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Man from Cheyenne | Roy's Horse | 1942-01-16 |
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Sunset on the Desert | Trigger | 1942-04-01 |
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Ridin' Down the Canyon | Trigger | 1942-12-30 |
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Nevada City | Jeff's Horse | 1941-06-19 |
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Jesse James at Bay | Jesse's Horse | 1941-10-17 |
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Sheriff of Tombstone | Brett's Horse | 1941-05-07 |
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In Old Cheyenne | Trigger, Steve's Horse | 1941-04-04 |
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Bad Man of Deadwood | Brett's Horse | 1941-09-05 |
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Red River Valley | Trigger | 1941-12-12 |
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Rodeo Dough | Trigger | 1940-11-09 |
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The Adventures of Robin Hood | Maid Marian's Horse | 1938-05-13 |
