
Budd Buster
Actor · Died December 22, 1967, aged 76 · Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Budd Buster was born on 14 June 1891 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. He was an actor, known for Lone Texas Ranger (1945), Cavalry (1936) and Battle of Greed (1937). He was married to Mary. He died on 22 December 1965 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Biography from IMDb.
- June 13, 1891
- December 22, 1967 (aged 76)
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
- Actor
- 74 on Motif · 178 credits in all
What are Budd Buster's films like?
Across their 35 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 34
Light 32 · Serious 3 · Dark 0
Grounded 25 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 0
Gentle 16 · Charged 18 · Intense 1
Steady 26 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 24 · Funny 1
Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 23 · Relentless 1
Casual 32 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 34 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 34 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Ally: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.
- Threshold guardianas Hiram McDuff in The Vanishing Riders (1935)
- Allyas Wildcat Roper in Roaring Six Guns (1937)
- Allyas Happy in Feud of the Range (1939)
- Shapeshifteras Old Dobie in The Fighting Renegade (1939)
- Mentoras Jed Wilkins in Guns of the Law (1944)
- Allyas Sheriff in Gentlemen with Guns (1946)
Moods and endings
- Happy33
- Bittersweet1
- Tragic1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Budd Buster's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 67 of their 74 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (44).
- Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939) · actor · free
- Call of the Canyon (1942) · actor · free
- Heart of the Rio Grande (1942) · actor · free
- Terror of the Plains (1934) · actor · free
- Frontier Outlaws (1944) · actor · free
- Dick Tracy's G-Men (1939) · actor · free
- Sierra Sue (1941) · actor · free
- Sunset Serenade (1942) · actor · free
- Code of the West (1947) · actor · free
- Cattle Stampede (1943) · actor · free
- Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin (1937) · actor · free
- Roaring Six Guns (1937) · actor · free
- All their movies on Tubi
- Sunset Serenade (1942) · actor
- Cattle Stampede (1943) · actor
- Sundown Saunders (1935) · actor
- Arizona Bound (1941) · actor
- Stagecoach to Denver (1946) · actor
- Meet Dr. Christian (1939) · actor
- Texas Jack (1935) · actor
- Luck of Roaring Camp (1937) · actor
- The Courageous Dr. Christian (1940) · actor
- Melody for Three (1941) · actor
- Colorado Kid (1937) · actor
- Straight Shooter (1939) · actor
- +10 more
- Call of the Canyon (1942) · actor
- Heart of the Rio Grande (1942) · actor
- Frontier Outlaws (1944) · actor
- Sierra Sue (1941) · actor
- Code of the West (1947) · actor
- Cattle Stampede (1943) · actor
- Rock River Renegades (1942) · actor
- Stagecoach to Denver (1946) · actor
- Apology for Murder (1945) · actor
- West of Cimarron (1941) · actor
- Jungle Queen (1945) · actor
- Straight Shooter (1939) · actor
- +4 more
- Best Westerns Ever23 titles
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Subscription and free streaming for Budd Buster's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
178 credits, 74 with a Motif page.

Battle Cry(1955)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Riding Shotgun(1954)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
The Westward Trail(1948)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Cheyenne Takes Over(1947)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Shadow Valley(1947)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Wild Frontier (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1947)

Valley of Fear (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1947)

Code of the West(1947)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Rainbow Over the Rockies (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1947)

Stagecoach to Denver(1946)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Song of the Sierras (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1946)

Outlaws of the Plains(1946)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Traffic in Crime (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1946)

Badman's Territory(1946)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Terrors on Horseback (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1946)

West of the Alamo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1946)

Home on the Range (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1946)

Sheriff of Redwood Valley (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1946)

Gentlemen with Guns(1946)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Ambush Trail(1946)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Six Gun Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1946)

The Flying Serpent (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1946)

Navajo Kid(1945)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Border Badmen(1945)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Apology for Murder(1945)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Jungle Raiders (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1945)

Frontier Fugitives(1945)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The White Gorilla(1945)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Springtime in Texas (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1945)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Shadows of Death(1945)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Jungle Queen(1945)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
The Mummy's Curse(1944)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Wild Horse Phantom(1944)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Brand of the Devil(1944)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Trigger Trail (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1944)

The Pinto Bandit (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1944)

Call of the South Seas (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1944)

Hidden Valley Outlaws (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1944)

Guns of the Law(1944)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Thundering Gun Slingers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1944)

Frontier Outlaws(1944)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Outlaw Roundup(1944)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Boss of Rawhide (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1943)

Bullets and Saddles (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1943)

Trail of Terror (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1943)

Blazing Frontier(1943)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Cattle Stampede(1943)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
The Law Rides Again(1943)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Wolves of the Range (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1943)

Hitler's Madman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1943)

Cowboy Commandos (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1943)

Riders of the Rio Grande (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1943)

Daredevils of the West (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1943)

Raiders of San Joaquin (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1943)

Calling Wild Bill Elliott (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1943)

Santa Fe Scouts (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1943)

Cheyenne Roundup (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1943)

Fugitive of the Plains(1943)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
The Blocked Trail (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1943)

Haunted Ranch (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1943)

The Old Chisholm Trail (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

Outlaws of Boulder Pass (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

Texas to Bataan(1942)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Overland Stagecoach (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

Deep in the Heart of Texas (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

Sunset Serenade(1942)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Sheriff of Sage Valley(1942)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Call of the Canyon(1942)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Cyclone Kid (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

Boot Hill Bandits (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

Westward Ho (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

Down Rio Grande Way (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

Heart of the Rio Grande(1942)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Billy the Kid Trapped(1942)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Rock River Renegades(1942)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
West of Tombstone (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

Thunder River Feud (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

The Lone Star Vigilantes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1942)

West of Cimarron(1941)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Sierra Sue(1941)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Jesse James at Bay(1941)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Tonto Basin Outlaws (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1941)

Billy the Kid Wanted(1941)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1941)

Thunder Over the Prairie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1941)

Arizona Bound(1941)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
The Texas Marshal (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1941)

Gangs of Sonora (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1941)

Melody for Three(1941)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
The Lone Rider in Ghost Town (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1941)

Billy The Kid's Fighting Pals (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1941)

Emergency Landing(1941)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
West of Pinto Basin (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

Marked Men (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

King of the Royal Mounted (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

Billy the Kid Outlawed (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

Adventures of Red Ryder(1940)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Rocky Mountain Rangers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

I Take This Oath(1940)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Pinto Canyon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

Dark Command(1940)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Covered Wagon Trails (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Drums of Fu Manchu(1940)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Murder on the Yukon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

The Shadow (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1940)

Zorro's Fighting Legion(1939)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Chip of the Flying U (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

Meet Dr. Christian(1939)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Trigger Fingers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

Dick Tracy's G-Men(1939)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
The Fighting Renegade(1939)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Daughter of the Tong (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

Straight Shooter(1939)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Mutiny on the Blackhawk (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

Wyoming Outlaw (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

Exile Express (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

Mandrake the Magician (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

Lone Star Pioneers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1939)

Feud of the Range(1939)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Stranger from Arizona (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1938)

Frontier Scout(1938)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Romance of the Limberlost (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1938)

Desert Patrol (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1938)

Songs and Bullets (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1938)

Knight of the Plains (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1938)

Whirlwind Horseman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1938)

The Feud Maker (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1938)

Code of the Rangers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1938)

Thunder in the Desert(1938)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Where the West Begins (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1938)

Paroled - To Die (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1938)

Luck of Roaring Camp(1937)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Roll Along, Cowboy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)

Sky Racket(1937)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Roaring Six Guns(1937)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Galloping Dynamite (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)

Doomed at Sundown (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)

Raw Timber (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)

Drums of Destiny (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)

The Fighting Texan (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Law Commands (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)

Gunsmoke Ranch (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)

The Trusted Outlaw (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)

Under Strange Flags (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)

Old Louisiana(1937)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
The Gambling Terror (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1937)

Battle of Greed(1937)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Colorado Kid(1937)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Wild Horse Round-Up (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1936)

The Gun Ranger (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1936)

Cavalry (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1936)

The Riding Avenger (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1936)

Desert Justice (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1936)

Song of the Saddle(1936)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Blazing Justice (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1936)

Custer's Last Stand (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1936)

Feud of the West(1936)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Law Rides(1936)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Texas Jack(1935)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Shadow of Silk Lennox (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1935)

Riddle Ranch(1935)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Wild Mustang(1935)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Western Frontier (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1935)

The Vanishing Riders(1935)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Texas Rambler (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1935)

Fighting Caballero (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1935)
Circle of Death (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1935)

The Reckless Buckaroo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1935)

North of Arizona(1935)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Wolf Riders (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1935)

Sundown Saunders(1935)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Terror of the Plains(1934)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Frozen on Love's Trail (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1912)
Career shape
Star power in the 50th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 174 titles from 1912 to 1955.
Film career
- 1940Screen debut· Dark Command
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.
How do Budd Buster's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 30th percentile, the median of all 74; across their 35 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th15
- 25th to 49th37
- Below 25th22
Shape of the crowd
56 of their 74 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned4
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed7
- Mixed56
Reviewers score the acting 51/100 in their films, across 30 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Budd Buster work with?
People who share at least 2 of Budd Buster's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Charles King shares the most, 13.
Directors
- Sam NewfieldShared titles: Gentlemen with Guns (1946), Outlaws of the Plains (1946), Apology for Murder (1945), Border Badmen (1945), Frontier Outlaws (1944), Wild Horse Phantom (1944), Billy the Kid Wanted (1941), Straight Shooter (1939), The Fighting Renegade (1939), Frontier Scout (1938), Thunder in the Desert (1938), Colorado Kid (1937)See all 12 shared titles with Sam Newfield

- Harry L. FraserShared titles: Ambush Trail (1946), Frontier Fugitives (1945), Navajo Kid (1945), The White Gorilla (1945), Brand of the Devil (1944), Feud of the West (1936)See all 6 shared titles with Harry L. Fraser

- Ray TaylorShared titles: The Westward Trail (1948), Cheyenne Takes Over (1947), Shadow Valley (1947)See all 3 shared titles with Ray Taylor

- Harry S. WebbShared titles: Feud of the Range (1939), North of Arizona (1935), Texas Jack (1935)See all 3 shared titles with Harry S. Webb

Writers
- Elmer CliftonShared titles: Ambush Trail (1946), Outlaws of the Plains (1946), Frontier Fugitives (1945), Brand of the Devil (1944), Guns of the Law (1944)See all 5 shared titles with Elmer Clifton

- Fred MytonShared titles: Gentlemen with Guns (1946), Apology for Murder (1945), Billy the Kid Wanted (1941)See all 3 shared titles with Fred Myton
- Carl KrusadaShared titles: Feud of the Range (1939), North of Arizona (1935), Texas Jack (1935)See all 3 shared titles with Carl Krusada
- George Wallace SayreShared titles: Border Badmen (1945), Wild Horse Phantom (1944)See all 2 shared titles with George Wallace Sayre
Actors
- Charles KingShared titles: Ambush Trail (1946), Outlaws of the Plains (1946), Border Badmen (1945), Navajo Kid (1945), The White Gorilla (1945), Brand of the Devil (1944), Frontier Outlaws (1944), Guns of the Law (1944), Billy the Kid Wanted (1941), Feud of the Range (1939), Thunder in the Desert (1938), The Law Rides (1936) and 1 moreSee newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Charles King

- Al St. JohnShared titles: Cheyenne Takes Over (1947), Gentlemen with Guns (1946), Outlaws of the Plains (1946), Border Badmen (1945), Frontier Outlaws (1944), Wild Horse Phantom (1944), Billy the Kid Wanted (1941), Frontier Scout (1938)See all 8 shared titles with Al St. John

- Bob SteeleShared titles: Ambush Trail (1946), Navajo Kid (1945), West of Cimarron (1941), Feud of the Range (1939), Thunder in the Desert (1938), Colorado Kid (1937), The Law Rides (1936), Sundown Saunders (1935)See all 8 shared titles with Bob Steele

- Frank EllisShared titles: The Westward Trail (1948), Ambush Trail (1946), Gentlemen with Guns (1946), Frontier Fugitives (1945), Wild Horse Phantom (1944), Texas to Bataan (1942), Billy the Kid Wanted (1941)See all 7 shared titles with Frank Ellis

Cinematographers and editors
- Holbrook N. ToddShared titles: Gentlemen with Guns (1946), Outlaws of the Plains (1946), Apology for Murder (1945), Border Badmen (1945), Frontier Fugitives (1945), Frontier Outlaws (1944), Wild Horse Phantom (1944), Billy the Kid Wanted (1941), Straight Shooter (1939), The Fighting Renegade (1939), The Vanishing Riders (1935)See all 11 shared titles with Holbrook N. Todd
- Jack GreenhalghShared titles: Ambush Trail (1946), Gentlemen with Guns (1946), Outlaws of the Plains (1946), Apology for Murder (1945), Border Badmen (1945), Navajo Kid (1945), Wild Horse Phantom (1944), Billy the Kid Wanted (1941), Frontier Scout (1938), Roaring Six Guns (1937)See all 10 shared titles with Jack Greenhalgh
- Robert E. ClineShared titles: Frontier Fugitives (1945), The White Gorilla (1945), Frontier Outlaws (1944), Texas to Bataan (1942), Thunder in the Desert (1938), Colorado Kid (1937)See all 6 shared titles with Robert E. Cline
- S. Roy LubyShared titles: Texas to Bataan (1942), Feud of the Range (1939), Thunder in the Desert (1938), Colorado Kid (1937), Sundown Saunders (1935)See all 5 shared titles with S. Roy Luby
Producers
- Sigmund NeufeldShared titles: Gentlemen with Guns (1946), Outlaws of the Plains (1946), Apology for Murder (1945), Border Badmen (1945), Frontier Outlaws (1944), Wild Horse Phantom (1944), Billy the Kid Wanted (1941)See all 7 shared titles with Sigmund Neufeld
- Arthur AlexanderShared titles: Ambush Trail (1946), Frontier Fugitives (1945), Navajo Kid (1945), Brand of the Devil (1944), Guns of the Law (1944)See all 5 shared titles with Arthur Alexander
- A.W. HackelShared titles: Thunder in the Desert (1938), Colorado Kid (1937), The Law Rides (1936), Sundown Saunders (1935)See all 4 shared titles with A.W. Hackel
- Jerry ThomasShared titles: The Westward Trail (1948), Cheyenne Takes Over (1947), Shadow Valley (1947)See all 3 shared titles with Jerry Thomas
Mixed roles
- Lester OrlebeckShared titles: Sierra Sue (1941), West of Cimarron (1941)See all 2 shared titles with Lester Orlebeck




