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Art Acord

Born to Mormon parents in Prattsville, Utah, Acord as a young man worked as a cowboy and ranch hand. He went on to become one of the first true cowboys of Western films. A celebrated rodeo champion, Acord not only acted but also wrote scripts and performed as a stuntman. He won the Steer Bulldogging world championship in 1912 and repeated as champion in 1916, defeating challenger and friend Hoot Gibson. Image File history File links www. ... Image File history File links www. ... Mormon is a colloquial term used to refer to members of most of the forms of Christianity within the Latter Day Saint movement, which began during the 1830s and in the United States. ... Glenwood is a town located in Sevier County, Utah. ... Official language(s) English Capital Salt Lake City Largest city Salt Lake City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 13th 219,887 km² 435 km 565 km 3. ... A cowboy (Spanish vaquero) tends cattle and horses on cattle ranches in North and South America. ... Justus D. Barnes, from The Great Train Robbery The Western is one of the classic American literary and film genres. ... Steer roping Rodeo is a traditional folk North American sport with influences from the history of Mexican vaqueros (cowboys) and American cowboys. ... A stunt is an unusual and difficult physical feat, or any act requiring a special skill, performed for artistic purposes in theatre or cinema. ... Steer wrestling, also known as bull dogging, is a rodeo event that features a steer and two mounted cowboys, along with a number of supporting characters. ... Hoot Gibson (August 6, 1892 - August 23, 1962) was a rodeo champion and a pioneer cowboy film actor, director and producer. ...

Acord enlisted in the United States Army in World War I and served overseas. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre for bravery. At war's end, he returned to the motion picture business, appearing in a series of popular film shorts and as "Buck Parvin", the title character for a Universal Pictures serial. The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces that has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Combatants Allies: • Serbia, • Russia, • France, • Romania, • Belgium, • British Empire and Dominions, • United States, • Italy, • ...and others Central Powers: • Germany, • Austria-Hungary, • Ottoman Empire, • Bulgaria Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 5 million military, 3 million civilian (full list) 3 million military, 3 million civilian (full list) {{{notes}}} World War... The Croix de guerre is a military decoration of both Belgium and France which was first created in 1915. ... Short subject is an American film industry term that historically has referred to any film in the format of two reels, or approximately 20 minutes running time, or less. ... Universal Studios Theme Parks. ... Serial is a term, originating in literature, for a format by which a story is told in contiguous installments in sequential issues of a single periodical publication. ...

Because of a heavy drinking problem and his inability to adapt to the advent of talkies, Acord's film career faded, and he ended up performing in road shows and mining in Mexico. Alcoholism (rel. ... A sound film (or talkie) is a motion picture with synchronized sound, as opposed to a silent movie. ...

Art Acord died in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico, on January 4, 1931 and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. Official Mexican records called it a suicide, but some of Acord's friends over the years insisted that he had been murdered by a Mexican politician who had caught Acord having an affair with his wife. The city of Chihuahua is the state capital of the Mexican state of Chihuahua. ... January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Gates of Forest Lawn Forest Lawn Memorial Park is a cemetery in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California. ... Nickname: The Jewel City Motto: Official website: http://www. ... It has been suggested that Suicide and culture be merged into this article or section. ...

During his life, Art Acord made over 100 film shorts, all but a few of which have been lost.

For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Acord has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1709 Vine Street. An example of a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, for the film actress Carole Lombard. ...

Art Acord films still available:

• The Arizona Kid (1928)
• Fighters of the Saddle (1929)
• The White Outlaw (1929)

See also: Other notable figures in Western films Notable figures in Western style motion pictures and/or television series some of whom have been voted into the Hall of Great Western Performers at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. ...

Filmography

As an actor

• Trailin' Trouble (1930) (uncredited) ... Art Dobson
• Texas Battler (1929)
• Fighters of the Saddle (1929) ... Dick Weatherby
• Wyoming Tornado (1929)
• An Oklahoma Cowboy (1929)
• The Arizona Kid (1929) ... Bill Strong (The Arizona Kid)
• Bullets and Justice (1929) ... Jim Steel
• The White Outlaw (1929) ... Johnny Douglas aka the White Outlaw
• Flashing Spurs (1929)
• His Last Battle (1928)
• Two-Gun O'Brien (1928) ... Two-Gun O'Brien
• Spurs and Saddles (1927) ... Jack Marley
• The Western Rover (1927) ... Art Seaton aka Art Hayes
• Hard Fists (1927) ... Art Alvord
• Set Free (1927) ... 'Side Show' Saunders
• Loco Luck (1927) ... Bud Harris
• Lazy Lightning (1926) ... Lance Lighton
• The Man from the West (1926) ... Art Louden
• The Ridin' Rascal (1926) ... Larrabie Keller
• The Terror (1926) ... Art Downs
• The Scrappin' Kid (1926) ... Bill Bradley
• The Set-Up (1926) ... Deputy Art Stratton
• Rustlers' Ranch (1926) ... Lee Crush
• Sky High Corral (1926) ... Jack McCabe
• Western Pluck (1926) ... 'Arizona' Allen
• The Call of Courage (1925) ... Steve Caldwell
• Pals (1925) ... Bruce Taylor
• The Silent Guardian (1925) ... Jim Sullivan
• The Wild Girl (1925) ... Billy Woodruff
• The Circus Cyclone (1925) ... Jack Manning
• Three in Exile (1925) ... Art Flanders
• Looped for Life (1924) ... Buck Dawn
• Fighting for Justice (1924) ... Bullets Bernard
• The Oregon Trail (1923) ... Jean Brulet
• In the Days of Buffalo Bill (1922) ... Art Taylor
• The Gypsy Trail (1922) ... Jack Martin, RCMP
• Tracked Down (1922) ... Barney McFee, RCMP
• Come Clean (1922)
• Dead Game (1922) ... Steve McCully, RCMP
• Unmasked (1922) ... Larry O'Donne, RCMP
• Ridin' Through (1922) ... Larry Cassidy, RCMP
• Go Get 'em Gates (1922) ... Go-Get-'Em Yates
• Matching Wits (1922) ... Art Somers
• The Ranger's Reward (1922) ... Buck Thomas
• A Race for a Father (1922)
• Fair Fighting (1921) ... Bud Austin
• Winners of the West (1921) ... Arthur Standish/The Mysterious Spaniard
• [[The Call of the Blood] (1921) ... Bob Shelton
• The Cowpuncher's Comeback (1921) ... Jack O'Lane
• The White Horseman (1921) ... Wayne Allen/The White Horseman
• The Fightin' Actor (1921) ... Bob Weston
• The Show Down (1921) ... Snappy Walton
• The Moon Riders (1920) ... Buck Ravelle, a Ranger
• The Kid and the Cowboy (1919) ... Jud
• The Fighting Line (1919) ... Mart Long
• The Wild Westerner (1919) ... Larry Norton
• Headin' South (1918)
• Cleopatra (1917) ... Kephren
• The Show Down (1917)
• Heart and Soul (1917) (uncredited) ... Undetermined Role
• The Battle of Life (1916) ... Dave Karns
• Sandy, Reformer (1916) ... Sandy
• A Modern Knight (1916) ... Percival Cadwallader 'Pin' Perkins
• A Man's Friend (1916) ... Hal, a Trapper
• With a Life at Stake (1916) ... Blinky
• The Return (1916/II) ... Frank Melville
• The Awakening (1916)
• Under Azure Skies (1916) ... Bill Hardy
• Snow Stuff (1916) ... Buck Parvin
• Curlew Corliss (1916) ... Curlew Corliss
• Margy of the Foothills (1916) ... Ben Marlin
• The Extra Man and the Milk-Fed Lion (1916) ... Buck Parvin
• Water Stuff (1916) ... Buck Parvin
• Author! Author! (1915) ... Buck Parvin
• Film Tempo (1915) ... Buck Parvin
• This is the Life (1915) ... Buck Parvin
• Buck's Lady Friend (1915) ... Buck Parvin
• Buck Parvin in the Movies (1915) ... Buck Parvin
• Man-Afraid-of-His-Wardrobe (1915) ... Buchanan 'Buck' Parvin
• 'Twas Ever Thus (1915) (uncredited) ... Manservant
• A Cattle Queen's Romance (1915) ... Bart, Dallia Ranch Cowboy
• Nearly a Lady (1915) (uncredited) ... Cowpuncher
• Pretty Mrs. Smith (1915) (uncredited) ... Undetermined Role
• When the Fiddler Came to Big Horn (1915) ... Dick Asher, Day Ranch Foreman
• Buckshot John (1915) ... Hairtrigger Jordan
• The Cherry Pickers (1914) ... Hussar
• The Squaw Man (1914) (uncredited) ... Townsman
• The Claim Jumper (1913) ... Deputy
• The Invaders (1912) (uncredited) ... Telegrapher
• Custer's Last Fight (1912) ... Trooper
• The Frontier Child (1912) ... The Chief's Son
• On the Warpath (1912) ... Arrow Head, as a Young Brave
• A Soldier's Honor (1912) ... A Trooper
• The Outcast (1912) ... Indian Brave
• The Lieutenant's Last Fight (1912) ... Big Bear
• The Battle of the Red Men (1912) ... Sioux Brave
• The Indian Massacre (1912) ... A Settler/An Indian
• War on the Plains (1912) ... A Frontiersman
• George Warrington's Escape (1911) ... Indian Messenger
• Coals of Fire (1911) ... Frontiersman
• Custer's Last Stand (1911)
• The White Medicine Man (1911) (uncredited)
• Range Pals (1911) (uncredited) ... Cowhand
• The Two Brothers (1910)
• Pride of the Range (1910)

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As miscellaneous crew

• The Invaders (1912) (double: Ann Little) (uncredited)

As stuntman

• Pride of the Range (1910) (uncredited)

External links

• Art Acord at the Internet Movie Database