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Hoot Gibson

Hoot Gibson

Actor · Born 1892-08-05 · Tekamah, Nebraska, USA

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Biography

Hoot Gibson was a colorful figure, a light-hearted, fun-loving personality on screen and off. Hoot’s cheerful westerns included a significant amount of comedy. His mild, peaceful character rarely carried a gun. As an expert horseman, Hoot was always impressive on a galloping horse. Gibson’s film career began in 1910 with a few films for the Biograph Company interspersed among rodeo competitions. In 1914 he was a stuntman for the serial The Hazards of Helen, doubling the serial’s star Helen Holmes. His stunts included fights on trains and transfers from a train to a horse. He had supporting roles in numerous Western short films, including playing the villain in A Knight of the Range (1916) opposite popular western star Harry Carey. He appeared in three of the Westerns made by Carey and director John Ford in 1917: Straight Shooting, The Secret Man, and A Marked Man. Hoot’s starring career at Universal Studios was launched in two films directed by Ford, Action (1921) and Sure Fire (1921). In these films, Hoot plays a wandering cowboy who rescues the pretty young co-star from outlaws. Hoot became a popular western star for Universal. Film titles such as Ridin’ Wild (1922), Thrill Cha…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Ocean's Eleven (1960) — Roadblock Deputy (uncredited)
  2. The Horse Soldiers (1959) — Sgt. Brown
  3. Straight Shooting (1917) — Danny Morgan
  4. By Indian Post (1919) — Chub -Jode's Helpful Cowboy Friend
  5. Flight to Nowhere (1946) — Sheriff Bradley
  6. The Calgary Stampede (1925) — Dan Malloy
  7. Cavalcade of the West (1936) — Clint Knox
  8. Clearing the Range (1931) — Curt 'El Capitan' Fremont
  9. The Hard Hombre (1931) — William Penn 'Peaceful' Patton
  10. The Dude Bandit (1933) — 'Ace' Cooper posing as Tex
  11. Wild Horse Stampede (1943) — Marshal Hoot Gibson
  12. The Marshal's Daughter (1953) — Marshal Ben Dawson
  13. The Law Rides Again (1943) — U.S. Marshal Hoot Gibson
  14. We’re Switching to Hollywood (1931) — Self (uncredited)
  15. In Danger's Path (1915) — Train Crew (uncredited)
  16. The Painted Stallion (1937) — Walter Jamison
  17. The Cowboy Counsellor (1932) — Dan Alton
  18. Marked Trails (1944) — Hoot Parkford
  19. The Local Bad Man (1932) — Jim Bonner
  20. Sunset Range (1935) — Reasonin' Bates
  21. Rainbow's End (1935) — Neil Gibson Jr.
  22. Death Valley Rangers (1943) — Hoot Gibson
  23. Wild Horse (1931) — Jim Wright
  24. Blazing Guns (1943) — Marshal Hoot Gibson
  25. Westward Bound (1944) — Hoot Gibson
  26. Arizona Whirlwind (1944) — Hoot Gibson
  27. The Last Outlaw (1936) — Al Goss
  28. The Pay Train (1915) — Orturo
  29. The Buckaroo Kid (1926) — Ed Harley
  30. Action (1921) — Sandy Brouke
  31. Sure Fire (1921) — Jeff Bransford
  32. The Hazards of Helen Ep26: The Wild Engine (1915) — Messenger on Motorcycle
  33. Frontier Justice (1936) — Brent Halston
  34. Lucky Terror (1936) — Lucky 'The Lucky Terror' Carson
  35. A Man's Land (1932) — Tex Mason
  36. The Boiling Point (1932) — Jimmy Duncan
  37. Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (1976) — (archive footage)
  38. The Flaming Frontier (1926) — Bob Langdon
  39. Sonora Stagecoach (1944) — Hoot Gibson
  40. Feud of the West (1936) — 'Whitey' Revel

Directed

  1. The Fightin' Terror (1920) — Director
  2. The Shootin' Kid (1920) — Director
  3. The Smilin' Kid (1920) — Director
  4. The Champion Liar (1920) — Director
  5. The Shootin' Fool (1920) — Director
  6. The Shoot 'Em Up Kid (1926) — Director
  7. The Fightin' Fury (1921) — Director
  8. Out o' Luck (1921) — Director