10 Real-Life Wild West Cowboys & Outlaws Who Lived Long Enough To Appear In Western Movies

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By Aryanna Alvarado

Published 20 hours ago

In the early days of the Western genre, a few famed real-life outlaws and cowboys made their way into the film industry.

Many real-life outlaws and cowboys of the Wild West starred in silent films during the early years of the Western genre.
Some notable figures, such as Henry Starr and Emmett Dalton, acted as themselves in films, narrating events from their lives.
These Western legends, like Henry Starr and Buffalo Bill Cody, continued their involvement in the film industry, either as actors or as producers, even after their days of outlawry.