- Known For
- Crew
- Born
- March 11, 1916
- Place of Birth
- Douglas, Arizona, USA
- Died
- April 7, 1989
Evelyn Finley
Evelyn Ruth Finley was known as the most accomplished stunt rider in the western genre. Famous director William A. Wellman was one of many who regarded her as the best in the business. She worked with horses from early childhood and grew up a tomboy on her father's ranch. Her dad had promised 'to put her into pictures', but how she eventually arrived in Hollywood is unclear. Winning a beauty contest as 'Miss Albuquerque' might have helped. The year was 1936 and her first picture was as stunt double to Jean Parker. By 1940, Evelyn was under contract at Monogram where her skills in the saddle quickly promoted her to leading lady opposite the likes of Tex Ritter, Tom Keene, Johnny Mack Brown and Buster Crabbe. As blonde Eve Anderson, she got to star in one of the last serials made at Columbia, Perils of the Wilderness (1956). However, Evelyn preferred the stunt work to acting, often doublin…
Filmography
movieSilverado
1985 · Stunts
movieFreebie and the Bean
1974 · Old Lady in Bed (uncredited)
movieHush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964 · Stunts
movieSwiss Family Robinson
1960 · Stunts
movieThe Guns of Fort Petticoat
1957 · Blonde in Combat Practice (uncredited)
moviePerils of the Wilderness
1956 · Donna Blaine (as Eve Anderson)
movieBlood Alley
1955 · Stunts
movieThe Adventures of Hajji Baba
1954 · Stunts
movieElephant Walk
1954 · Stunts
movieThe Diamond Queen
1953 · Slave Girl
movieThe Man from the Alamo
1953 · Stunt Double
movieAmbush at Tomahawk Gap
1953 · Stunt Double
movieOne Girl's Confession
1953 · Stunts
movieWoman of the North Country
1952 · Stunts
movieScaramouche
1952 · Stunts
movieWestward the Women
1951 · Pioneer Woman (uncredited), Stunts
movieAcross the Wide Missouri
1951 · Stunt Double
movieMule Train
1950 · Stunt Double
movieThe Cowboy and the Indians
1949 · Stunt Double
movieGunning for Justice
1948 · Winnie Stewart
movieThe Sheriff of Medicine Bow
1948 · Nan Prentiss, Stunts
moviePrairie Rustlers
1945 · Helen Foster
movieAlong Came Jones
1945 · Stunt Double
movieGhost Guns
1944 · Ann Jordan, Stunts
movieTake It Big
1944 · Violet Thompson (uncredited), Stunt Double
movieValley Of Vengeance
1944 · Helen Miller, Stunts
movieSundown Riders
1944 · Donna Frazier, Stunts
movieJack London
1943 · Stunts
movieBlack Market Rustlers
1943 · Linda Prescott
movieCowboy Commandos
1943 · Joan Cameron, Stunts
movieTrail Riders
1942 · Mary Rand
movieHome in Wyomin'
1942 · Stunt Double
movieCowboy Serenade
1942 · Stunt Double
movieMan from Cheyenne
1942 · Stunt Double
movieRed River Valley
1941 · Stunt Double
movieJesse James at Bay
1941 · Stunt Double
movieDynamite Canyon
1941 · Midge Reed
movieArizona Frontier
1940 · Honey Lane
movieThe Light That Failed
1939 · Stunts
movieThe Texas Rangers
1936 · Stunt Double