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