
Trigger
- Date of Birth: 1934-07-04
- Date of Death: 1965-07-03
- Place of Birth: San Diego, California, USA
Biography
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 fir... 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.

Sunset in the West
Western • 1950 September

Red River Valley
Western • 1941 December

Man from Cheyenne
Western • 1942 January

The Adventures of Robin Hood
Adventure, Romance, History, Action • 1938 May

Hollywood Canteen
Comedy, Music, Romance • 1944 December

It's Showtime
Documentary • 1976 March

Ridin' Down the Canyon
Western, Action • 1942 December

Down Dakota Way
Western • 1949 September

Sheriff of Tombstone
Action, Western • 1941 May

The Roy Rogers Show
Western • 1951 December