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Trigger (I) (1932–1965)

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Trigger, Roy Rogers' beautiful Golden Palomino stallion, and co-star with Roy in many of his movies and Roy's TV show, was often billed as "the smartest horse in the movies". The two of them appeared in dozens of westerns in the 1930s and 40s, always chasing and thwarting the bad guys, and working to serve peace and justice... See full bio »

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Still of Roy Rogers, George 'Gabby' Hayes and Trigger in My Pal Trigger Trigger in My Pal Trigger Trigger in Bells of Coronado
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1964-1965 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
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– Episode #2.22 (1965) … Trigger
– Episode #1.9 (1964) … Trigger
 
1959 Alias Jesse James
Trigger (uncredited)
 
1951-1957 The Roy Rogers Show (TV series)
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– Johnny Rover (1957) … Trigger
– Brady's Bonanza (1957) … Trigger
– Portrait of Murder (1957) … Trigger
– Accessory to Crime (1957) … Trigger
– High Stakes (1957) … Trigger
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1954 Tournament of Roses (short)
Roy's Horse
 
1952 Son of Paleface
Trigger, Roy Barton's Horse (as Trigger Smartest Horse in the Movies)
 
1951 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
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– Episode #2.16 (1951) … Trigger
 
1951 Pals of the Golden West
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1951 South of Caliente
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1951 In Old Amarillo
Trigger - Roy's Horse
 
1951 Heart of the Rockies
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1951 Spoilers of the Plains
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1950 Trail of Robin Hood
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1950 North of the Great Divide
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1950 Sunset in the West
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1950 Trigger, Jr.
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1950 Twilight in the Sierras
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1950 Bells of Coronado
Roy's Horse
 
1949 The Golden Stallion
Trigger - Roy's Horse
 
1949 Down Dakota Way
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1949 Susanna Pass
Trigger - Roy's Horse
 
1948 The Far Frontier
Trigger - Roy's Horse
 
1948 Grand Canyon Trail
Trigger, Roy's Horse
 
1948 Night Time in Nevada
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1948 Eyes of Texas
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1948 Melody Time
Trigger (as Trigger the Smartest Horse in the Movies)
 
1948 Under California Stars
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1948 Unusual Occupations L-7-3 Modern Pioneers (short)
Roy's Horse
 
1948 The Gay Ranchero
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1947 On the Old Spanish Trail
Trigger, the Smartest Horse in the West
 
1947 Springtime in the Sierras
Trigger - Roy's Horse
 
1947 Bells of San Angelo
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1947 Hit Parade of 1947
Trigger - Roy Rogers' Horse
 
1947 Apache Rose
Trigger, Roy's Horse (as The Smartest Horse in the Movies)
 
1946 Heldorado
Trigger - Roy's Horse
 
1946 Out California Way
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1946 Home in Oklahoma
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1946 Roll on Texas Moon
Trigger, Roy's Horse (as The Smartest Horse in the Movies)
 
1946 Under Nevada Skies
Roy's Horse (as Trigger The Smartest Horse in the Movies)
 
1946 My Pal Trigger
Trigger, Smartest Horse in the Movies
 
1946 Rainbow Over Texas
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1946 Song of Arizona
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1945 Don't Fence Me In
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1945 Sunset in El Dorado
Trigger (as The Smartest Horse in the Movies)
 
1945/I Along the Navajo Trail
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1945 Man from Oklahoma
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1945 Bells of Rosarita
Trigger, Roy's Horse (as The Smartest Horse in the Movies)
 
1945 Utah
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1944 Lake Placid Serenade
Trigger (uncredited)
 
1944 Hollywood Canteen
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1944 Brazil
Trigger - Roy's Horse
 
1944 Lights of Old Santa Fe
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1944 San Fernando Valley
Trigger (as The Smartest Horse in the Movies)
 
1944 Song of Nevada
Trigger, Roy's Horse
 
1944 The Yellow Rose of Texas
Roy's Horse (as Trigger Smartest Horse in the Movies)
 
1944 Cowboy and the Senorita
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1944 Hands Across the Border
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1943 Man from Music Mountain
Trigger - Roy's Horse
 
1943 Silver Spurs
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1943 Song of Texas
Trigger (uncredited)
 
1943 King of the Cowboys
Trigger (uncredited)
 
1943 Idaho
Trigger (uncredited)
 
1942 Ridin' Down the Canyon
Trigger (uncredited)
 
1942 Heart of the Golden West
Trigger (uncredited)
 
1942 Sunset Serenade
Trigger (uncredited)
 
1942 Sons of the Pioneers
Trigger (uncredited)
 
1942 Romance on the Range
Trigger (uncredited)
 
1942 Sunset on the Desert
Trigger (uncredited)
 
1942 South of Santa Fe
Trigger (uncredited)
 
1942 Man from Cheyenne
Trigger (uncredited)
 
1941 Red River Valley
Trigger (uncredited)
 
1941 Jesse James at Bay
Jesse's Horse (uncredited)
 
1941 Bad Man of Deadwood
Brett's Horse (uncredited)
 
1941 Nevada City
Jeff's Horse (uncredited)
 
1941 Sheriff of Tombstone
Brett's Horse (uncredited)
 
1941 In Old Cheyenne
Steve's Horse (uncredited)
 
1941 Arkansas Judge
Tom's Horse (uncredited)
 
1941 Robin Hood of the Pecos
Corbin's Horse (uncredited)
 
1940 The Border Legion
Steve's Horse (uncredited)
 
1940 Rodeo Dough (short)
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1940 Young Bill Hickok
Hickok's Horse (uncredited)
 
1940 Colorado
Lt. Burke's Horse (uncredited)
 
1940 The Ranger and the Lady
Trigger (uncredited)
 
1940 The Carson City Kid
Trigger (uncredited)
 
1940 Young Buffalo Bill
Cody's Horse (uncredited)
 
1939 Days of Jesse James
Trigger (uncredited)
 
1939 Saga of Death Valley
Roy's Horse (uncredited)
 
1939 The Arizona Kid
Trigger (uncredited)
 
1939 In Old Caliente
Trigger (uncredited)
 
1939 Frontier Pony Express
Trigger (uncredited)
 
1939 Southward Ho
Trigger (uncredited)
 
1939 Rough Riders' Round-up
Roy's Horse (uncredited)
 
1938 Shine On, Harvest Moon
Trigger (uncredited)
 
1938 Come On, Rangers
Trigger (uncredited)
 
1938 Billy the Kid Returns
Trigger (uncredited)
 
1938 The Adventures of Robin Hood
Lady Marian's Horse (uncredited)
 
1938 Under Western Stars
Trigger (uncredited)
 
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1946 Out California Way (performer: "Little Bronc of Mine")
 
1944 Hollywood Canteen (performer: "Don't Fence Me In" 1934)
 
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1941 Meet the Stars #7: Meet Roy Rogers (documentary short)
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Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2003 50 Greatest TV Animals (TV documentary)
Trigger (uncredited)
 
1976 It's Showtime (documentary)
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1953 Screen Snapshots: Out West in Hollywood (documentary short)
Trigger (uncredited)
 

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Frontier Pony Express -- In the midst of the Civil War, Lassiter has a plan to get control of California. Working out of St. Joseph... The Roy Rogers Show: Season 1: Episode 19 -- A dying prospector confides to Roy that the map to his gold mine is hidden in a shaft of the old abandoned Bedford Mine. When his widow comes to Mineral City, Roy and Dale set out to help her find the map. Bells of Coronado -- Open-ended Trailer from Republic Pictures
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Alternate Names:

Trigger Smartest Horse in the Movies | Trigger The Smartest Horse in the Movies | Trigger the Smartest Horse in the Movies | The Smartest Horse in the Movies
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Roy Rogers had several "Triggers" over the years. When the last of the line died in 1965 its hide was stretched over a frame and placed in Rogers and Dale Evans' museum in Victorville, California. After an investigation revealed that Trigger's meat had been sold to several small eateries in the South West... See more »