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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Spoilers of the Plains | Trigger | 1951-02-02 |
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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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South of Caliente | Trigger | 1951-10-15 |
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Trigger, Jr. | Trigger - The Smartest Horse in the Movies | 1950-06-30 |
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Trail of Robin Hood | Trigger The Smartest Horse in the West | 1950-12-15 |
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North of the Great Divide | Trigger | 1950-11-15 |
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Twilight in the Sierras | Trigger | 1950-05-20 |
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Sunset in the West | Trigger - Roy's Horse | 1950-09-25 |
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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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The Golden Stallion | Trigger - Roy's Horse | 1949-11-15 |
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Night Time in Nevada | Trigger - Roy's Horse | 1948-09-05 |
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Melody Time | Trigger | 1948-05-27 |
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Grand Canyon Trail | Trigger, Roy's Horse | 1948-11-04 |
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The Far Frontier | Trigger - Roy's Horse | 1948-12-29 |
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Under California Stars | Trigger | 1948-04-30 |
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The Gay Ranchero | Trigger | 1948-01-14 |
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Eyes of Texas | Trigger | 1948-06-15 |
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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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Bells of San Angelo | Trigger | 1947-04-15 |
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On the Old Spanish Trail | Trigger | 1947-10-15 |
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Rainbow Over Texas | Trigger | 1946-05-09 |
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Out California Way | Trigger - Roy's Horse | 1946-12-15 |
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Song of Arizona | Trigger | 1946-03-08 |
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Home in Oklahoma | Trigger | 1946-10-18 |
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Under Nevada Skies | Roy's Horse | 1946-08-26 |
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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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My Pal Trigger | Trigger, Smartest Horse in the Movies | 1946-07-10 |
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Don't Fence Me In | Trigger | 1945-10-20 |
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Bells of Rosarita | Trigger | 1945-06-19 |
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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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Along the Navajo Trail | Trigger | 1945-09-15 |
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Utah | Trigger | 1945-03-21 |
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San Fernando Valley | Trigger | 1944-09-15 |
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The Yellow Rose of Texas | Roy's Horse | 1944-06-24 |
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Cowboy and the Senorita | Trigger | 1944-05-13 |
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Song of Nevada | Trigger, Roy's Horse | 1944-08-05 |
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Lights of Old Santa Fe | Trigger | 1944-11-06 |
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Hollywood Canteen | Self | 1944-12-15 |
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Hands Across the Border | Trigger | 1944-01-05 |
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Silver Spurs | Trigger | 1943-08-12 |
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Song of Texas | Trigger | 1943-06-14 |
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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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Man from Music Mountain | Trigger - Roy's Horse | 1943-10-30 |
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Heart of the Golden West | Trigger | 1942-11-16 |
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Romance on the Range | Trigger | 1942-05-18 |
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Ridin' Down the Canyon | Trigger | 1942-12-30 |
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Sunset Serenade | Trigger | 1942-09-14 |
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South of Santa Fe | Trigger | 1942-02-17 |
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Man from Cheyenne | Roy's Horse | 1942-01-16 |
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Sons of the Pioneers | Trigger | 1942-07-02 |
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Sunset on the Desert | Trigger | 1942-04-01 |
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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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Jesse James at Bay | Jesse's Horse | 1941-10-17 |
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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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Nevada City | Jeff's Horse | 1941-06-19 |
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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 |
