Early Western Actors

Early Western Actors
Having heard you guys about who you want to see when it comes to Western Actors. I've made this initial video based on some of the earliest western stars to jump onto the silver screen.
In no particular order, here are five of the earliest actors to establish the western as a genre on film.

Gene Autry
Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry (1907 – 1998), the Singing Cowboy, was a songwriter, singer, musician, actor, rodeo performer, and baseball team owner who gained fame by singing in a crooning style on radio, films and television for over three decades starting in the early 30s.
Autry appeared in 93 films From 1934 to 1953 between 1950 and 1956 hosted The Gene Autry Show on TV. During the 30s and 40s, he represented the straight-shooting hero, brave, honest, and authentic.

Tom Mix
Thomas Edwin Mix (born Thomas Hezikiah Mix; 1880 – 1940) was the star of many early Western films from 1909 and 1935. Appearing in 291 films, all but nine were silent films. Hollywood's first Western star defined the genre in the early days of the cinema.

Audie Murphy
Audie Leon Murphy (1925 – 1971) actor and songwriter. He was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II. Receiving every military combat award for valor available in the U.S. Army and French and Belgian awards for heroism. After Pearl Harbor, he falsified documentation about his birthdate in order to enlist in the army. First seeing action in the invasion of Sicily; in 1944 he participated in the Battle of Anzio, the liberation of Rome, and the invasion of southern France. Murphy fought at Montélimar leading his men on an assault at L'Omet quarry near Cleurie in north-eastern France.
After the war, Murphy began his acting career. Playing himself in the autobiographical film To Hell and Back 1955, based on his memoirs, most of his roles were in westerns. Making guest appearances on television shows and starred in the series Whispering Smith. He was an accomplished songwriter. He bred horses in California and Arizona, and was a regular participant in horse racing.
Murphy had post traumatic stress disorder, he slept with a handgun under his pillow. Seeking solace in sleeping pills. During his last years, he was plagued by money problems but refused to appear in alcohol and cigarette commercials not wanting to set a bad example. He died in a plane crash in Virginia in 1971, just before his 46th birthday.
Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers (Leonard Franklin Slye; 1911 – 1998) was known as an actor, singer, and television host. His nickname was the "King of the Cowboys", he appeared in more than 100 films and many television and radio episodes of The Roy Rogers Show. Many of his films and television episodes, he also appeared with his wife, Dale Evans; his Golden Palomino, Trigger; and Bullet, his German Shepherd. His show ran on radio for nine years and then on television from 1951 to ‘57. His earlier roles were uncredited in films by fellow cowboy singing star Gene Autry, his productions usually featured a sidekick, often Andy Devine, Pat Brady, George "Gabby" Hayes or Smiley Burnette. His later years, he allowed his name to be used in the franchise chain of Roy Rogers Restaurants.

Walter Brennan

Walter Andrew Brennan (1894 – 1974) was an actor and singer. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in 1936s Come and Get It, 1938s Kentucky, and 1940s The Westerner, one of only three male actors to win three Academy Awards, the only actor or actress to win three awards in the supporting actor category. He was also nominated for his performance in 1941s Sergeant York. Other worthy performances were in 1944s To Have and Have Not, 1946s My Darling Clementine, 1948s Red River, and 1959s Rio Bravo.