ART ACORD

Art Acord was an actor from the 1910s to the 1930s. B-western fans likely remember Art as someone who starred in some silent westerns, but he is a fascinating figure in the history of western movies, who is sadly almost completely forgotten today. He was born in 1890, and in 1909, he worked as a stuntman in some westerns, and in 1912, he won the World Championship Steer Bulldogging title (four years later, he would win it again, defeating Hoot Gibson). He appears in many movies in the 1910s (serving in World War I as well!), and he appeared in a total of 112 movies by 1929, all silent. In 1931, he was found dead in Chihuahua, Mexico at the age of 40. His death was ruled a suicide, but there are rumors he was killed by a Mexican politician who caught Acord with his wife! It is likely because he did not live to make any sound movies that he is so forgotten today, but certainly a fascinating movie of his life could be made (perhaps with Johnny Depp?). Some of his movies include: Fighter in the Saddle, The Oregon Trail, and The Squaw Man