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Bill Cody, born William Joseph Cody Jr., (January 5, 1891 – January 24, 1948) was a Hollywood B-western actor of the 1920s, 1930s and into the 1940s, and father to Bill Cody, Jr.. Cody, often called "the reel Bill Cody", began his acting career in the early days of film, and just happened to have the same name as "Buffalo" Bill Cody, although being of no relation. The name was, initially, what drew producers to Cody. However, he soon proved to be a charismatic performer in his own right. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, the son of William F. Cody and Lillian Isabel Johnson, Cody was said to have attended Saint Thomas Military Academy, and later St. Johns University. Immediately out of college, he joined the Metropolitan Stock Company, touring the U.S. and Canada. This eventually led him to Hollywood. In 1922 he began working as a stuntman. ==Acting Career in Silent Films== Jesse Goldburg, liking Cody, signed him to an eight series film deal for the 1924-1925 season. Golburg's company, Independent Pictures, although known for being made for as little money as possible, had gained a good reputation for having good casting and locations for their films. The first of the series starring Cody was ''Dangerous Days'', directed by J.P. McGowan. That was followed by ''The Fighting Sheriff'', with the rest of the series out over the next six months. Following the Independent Pictures series, Cody starred in two films for Associated Exhibitors, ''The Galloping Cowboy'' and ''King of the Saddle'', both released in 1926. That same year he starred in ''Arizona Whirlwind'' released through Pathé. In 1927 he starred in ''Born to Battle'', which gave him an opportunity to exhibit his horse riding skills and to use a bull whip on screen, and two more Bill Cody Productions boasting stories supposedly concocted by Cody himself: ''Gold From Weepah'' and ''Laddie, Be Good''. Agile and pleasant in appearance, Cody ended his silent film career by starring in a group of action pictures released by Universal which temporarily removed him from the western milieu: ''The Price of Fear'', ''Wolves of the City'', ''The Tip-Off'', ''Slim Fingers'' and ''Eyes of the Underworld''.〔Truitt, Evelyn Mack. ''Who Was Who On Screen'', 1977, Bowker.〕 His first talking feature was ''Under Texas Skies'', starring Bob Custer, in 1930. Many former silent film stars failed to be accepted by the public with the advent of sound pictures, and many could not make a successful transition. However, Cody's pace never lessened, and he was in demand immediately following his first "talky", despite his well-known difficulty with the memorization of dialogue.〔Fraser, Harry. ''I Went That-a-Way'', 1990, Scarecrow Press, New York.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bill Cody (actor)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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