| Glenn H. Randall Sr. | |
| Birth Date: | 25 December 1908 |
| Birth Place: | Melbeta, Nebraska, United States |
| Death Place: | Newhall, Santa Clarita, California |
| Occupation: | horse trainer |
| Yearsactive: | 1951-1992 |
| Children: | 2 |
Glenn H. Randall Sr. (1908-1992) was a professional horse trainer, best known for training the horse Trigger for the television series The Roy Rogers Show. He developed over 30 hand commands to which the palomino responded.[1] Randall Sr. also trained Gene Autry's horse Champion the Wonder Horse.[2]
His other work as a horse trainer for television and film includes the 1956 film Stranger at My Door and the 1959 film Ben-Hur.[1] [3] Starting months before photography began, he trained around 40 horses for Ben-Hur, including the four whites (Altair, Rigel, Antares, and Aldebran) that Charlton Heston drove in the chariot race.[4] Glenn Sr. later worked as a wrangler on the 1979 film The Black Stallion and its 1983 sequel The Black Stallion Returns.
His son Glenn H. Randall Jr., also known as "J.R.", was also a horse trainer as well as a stunt performer, stunt coordinator, and second unit director who was active from 1959 to 2000. Randall Sr.'s son Corky Randall was also involved in the industry.