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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Heart of the Rockies | Trigger | 1951-03-29 |
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In Old Amarillo | Trigger - Roy's Horse | 1951-05-15 |
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Spoilers of the Plains | Trigger | 1951-02-02 |
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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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Sunset in the West | Trigger - Roy's Horse | 1950-09-25 |
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North of the Great Divide | Trigger | 1950-11-15 |
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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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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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Melody Time | Trigger | 1948-05-27 |
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The Gay Ranchero | Trigger | 1948-01-14 |
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Night Time in Nevada | Trigger - Roy's Horse | 1948-09-05 |
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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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Eyes of Texas | Trigger | 1948-06-15 |
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Grand Canyon Trail | Trigger, Roy's Horse | 1948-11-04 |
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Springtime in the Sierras | Trigger - Roy's Horse | 1947-07-15 |
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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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Apache Rose | Trigger | 1947-02-15 |
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Song of Arizona | Trigger | 1946-03-08 |
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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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Roll on Texas Moon | The Smartest Horse in the Movies | 1946-09-12 |
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Home in Oklahoma | Trigger | 1946-10-18 |
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My Pal Trigger | Trigger, Smartest Horse in the Movies | 1946-07-10 |
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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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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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King of the Cowboys | Trigger | 1943-04-09 |
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Song of Texas | Trigger | 1943-06-14 |
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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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Sunset Serenade | Trigger | 1942-09-14 |
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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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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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Jesse James at Bay | Jesse's Horse | 1941-10-17 |
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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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Sheriff of Tombstone | Brett's Horse | 1941-05-07 |
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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 |
