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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South of Caliente | Trigger | 1951-10-15 |
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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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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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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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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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Under California Stars | Trigger | 1948-04-30 |
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Eyes of Texas | Trigger | 1948-06-15 |
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Night Time in Nevada | Trigger - Roy's Horse | 1948-09-05 |
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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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Apache Rose | Trigger | 1947-02-15 |
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On the Old Spanish Trail | Trigger | 1947-10-15 |
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Springtime in the Sierras | Trigger - Roy's Horse | 1947-07-15 |
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Bells of San Angelo | Trigger | 1947-04-15 |
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Out California Way | Trigger | 1946-12-15 |
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Rainbow Over Texas | Trigger | 1946-05-09 |
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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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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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Don't Fence Me In | Trigger | 1945-10-20 |
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Bells of Rosarita | Trigger | 1945-06-19 |
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Utah | Trigger | 1945-03-21 |
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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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Sunset in El Dorado | Trigger | 1945-09-29 |
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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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Sunset Serenade | Trigger | 1942-09-14 |
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Ridin' Down the Canyon | Trigger | 1942-12-30 |
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Romance on the Range | Trigger | 1942-05-18 |
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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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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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Red River Valley | Trigger | 1941-12-12 |
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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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Sheriff of Tombstone | Brett's Horse | 1941-05-07 |
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Nevada City | Jeff's Horse | 1941-06-19 |
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Bad Man of Deadwood | Brett's Horse | 1941-09-05 |
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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 |
