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Hoot Gibson
Born · August 5, 1892
Died · August 23, 1962 (70 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Tekamah, Nebraska, USA
Bio
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 Chaser (1923), Hit and Run (1924), Hurricane Kid (1925), and Galloping Fury (1927) guaranteed Hoot’s fans five reels of action and fun. Hoot’s easygoing approach gave his films a lighthearted tone. A deft comedian, he featured as much comedy as drama. As talkies arrived, Hoot continued as a Western star, but with lower budget producers such as M.H. Hoffman Inc. (distributed on a state rights basis by Allied Pictures Corporation) and Walker Futter Productions (Diversion Pictures). In 1935, Hoot co-starred with Harry Carey in Powdersmoke Range, advertised by RKO as the "Barnum and Bailey of Westerns" (whatever that means). The cast list of this "all star" (B western stars) film included Bob Steele, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Tom Tyler, William Farnum, and other Westerners from the silent era. In 1937 at Republic, he made a serial, The Painted Stallion, in support of new cowboy star Ray Corrigan. An aging Hoot retained his fine horsemanship and comic flair, but fan interest had moved to the new singing cowboys, especially Gene Autry and Roy Rogers. Hoot’s Westerns had lost their appeal. In the late thirties, out of movies, Hoot toured with circuses and appeared at rodeos and fairs. In 1943, after seven years off the screen, Hoot returned in the Trail Blazer series at Monogram Studios. In these Westerns, Marshall Hoot Gibson, initially co-starred with Ken Maynard and later with Bob Steele and Chief Thundercloud, upholds the law and captures outlaws and crooked businessmen threatening the lives and property of innocent citizens. Hoot made eleven Trail Blazer films; the last was Trigger Law (1944). John Ford brought Hoot back for a cameo role in The Horse Soldiers (1959). His last screen appearance was as a sheriff’s deputy in Ocean’s Eleven (1960), another cameo.
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
(archive footage)
9.0
1976
Ocean's Eleven
Roadblock Deputy (uncredited)
6.4
1960
The Horse Soldiers
Sgt. Brown
7.0
1959
The Marshal's Daughter
Marshal Ben Dawson
2.7
1953
I Married Joan
The Cowboy · (1 episode)
6.0
1952
Flight to Nowhere
Sheriff Bradley
4.7
1946
Trigger Law
Hoot Gibson
0.0
1944
The Utah Kid
Marshal H.R. Higgins
0.0
1944
Marked Trails
Hoot Parkford
5.7
1944
Sonora Stagecoach
Hoot Gibson
5.0
1944
Outlaw Trail
Hoot
0.0
1944
Arizona Whirlwind
Hoot Gibson
5.5
1944
Westward Bound
Hoot Gibson
4.0
1944
Death Valley Rangers
Hoot Gibson
6.7
1943
Blazing Guns
Marshal Hoot Gibson
6.0
1943
The Law Rides Again
U.S. Marshal Hoot Gibson
6.0
1943
Wild Horse Stampede
Marshal Hoot Gibson
4.0
1943
The Painted Stallion
Walter Jamison
4.5
1937
Cavalcade of the West
Clint Knox
4.2
1936
Frontier Justice
Brent Halston
5.0
1936
The Last Outlaw
Al Goss
5.5
1936
The Riding Avenger
Buck 'The Morning Glory Kid' Bonner
0.0
1936
Feud of the West
'Whitey' Revel
0.0
1936
Lucky Terror
Lucky 'The Lucky Terror' Carson
5.0
1936
Swifty
Swifty
0.0
1935
Powdersmoke Range
Stony Brooke
0.0
1935
Rainbow's End
Neil Gibson Jr.
3.3
1935
Sunset Range
Reasonin' Bates
5.0
1935
The Fighting Parson
Steve Hartley
0.0
1933
The Dude Bandit
'Ace' Cooper posing as Tex
4.8
1933
The Cowboy Counsellor
Dan Alton
5.7
1932
The Boiling Point
Jimmy Duncan
4.0
1932
A Man's Land
Tex Mason
6.0
1932
The Spirit of the West
Johnny Ringo - Posing as Ben Bailey
0.0
1932
The Local Bad Man
Jim Bonner
8.0
1932
The Gay Buckaroo
Clint Hale
0.0
1931
The Hard Hombre
William Penn 'Peaceful' Patton
2.6
1931
Wild Horse
Jim Wright
6.5
1931
We're switching to Hollywood
Self (uncredited)
4.8
1931
Clearing the Range
Curt 'El Capitan' Fremont
4.2
1931
The Concentratin' Kid
Bill Evans -Concentratin' Kid
0.0
1930
Spurs
Bob Merril
0.0
1930
Trigger Tricks
Texas Ranger Tim Brennan
0.0
1930
Roaring Ranch
Jim Dailey
0.0
1930
Trailing Trouble
Ed King
0.0
1930
The Mounted Stranger
Pete Ainslee aka The Ridin' Kid
0.0
1930
Courtin' Wildcats
Clarence Butts
0.0
1929
The Long, Long Trail
The Ramblin' Kid
4.0
1929
Points West
Cole Lawson Jr.
0.0
1929
Riding for Fame
Scratch 'Em Hank Scott
0.0
1929
The Winged Horseman
Skyball Smith
0.0
1929
The Lariat Kid
Tom Richards
0.0
1929
Smilin' Guns
Jack Purvin
0.0
1929
Burning the Wind
Richard Gordon Jr
0.0
1929
King of the Rodeo
Chip Jr. - Montana Kid
0.0
1929
The Danger Rider
Hal 'Tucson Joe' Doyle
0.0
1928
Clearing the Trail
Pete Watson
0.0
1928
Hollywood or Bust
0.0
1928
The Wild West Show
Rodeo Bill
0.0
1928
The Flyin' Cowboy
Bill Hammond
0.0
1928
A Trick of Hearts
Benjamin Franklin Tully
0.0
1928
The Rawhide Kid
Dennis O'Hara
0.0
1928
Galloping Fury
Billy Halen
0.0
1927
Painted Ponies
Bucky Simms
0.0
1927
Life in Hollywood No. 3
Self
0.0
1927
A Hero on Horseback
Billy Garford
0.0
1927
The Prairie King
Andy Barden
0.0
1927
Hey! Hey! Cowboy
Jimmie Roberts
0.0
1927
The Denver Dude
Rodeo Randall
0.0
1927
The Silent Rider
Jerry Alton
0.0
1927
The Buckaroo Kid
Ed Harley
5.5
1926
The Texas Streak
Chad Pennington
0.0
1926
The Flaming Frontier
Bob Langdon
6.0
1926
The Man in the Saddle
Jeff Morgan Jr.
0.0
1926
The Phantom Bullet
'Click' Farlane
0.0
1926
Chip of the Flying U
Chip Bennett
0.0
1926
Arizona Sweepstakes
Coot Cadigan
0.0
1926
The Calgary Stampede
Dan Malloy
5.8
1925
Spook Ranch
Bill Bangs
0.0
1925
Let 'er Buck
Bob Carson
0.0
1925
The Saddle Hawk
Ben Johnson
0.0
1925
Taming the West
John Carleton
0.0
1925
The Hurricane Kid
The Hurricane Kid
0.0
1925
The Ridin' Kid from Powder River
Bud Watkins
0.0
1924
Hello, 'Frisco
Hoot Gibson
5.0
1924
The Sawdust Trail
Clarence Elwood Butts
0.0
1924
Hit and Run
'Swat' Anderson
0.0
1924
Broadway or Bust
Dave Hollis
0.0
1924
40-Horse Hawkins
Luke Hawkins
0.0
1924
Ride for Your Life
Bud Watkins
0.0
1924
Hook and Ladder
Ace Cooper
0.0
1924
The Thrill Chaser
Omar K. Jenkins
5.0
1923
The Ramblin' Kid
The Ramblin' Kid
0.0
1923
Blinky
Geoffrey Arbuthnot 'Blinky' Islip
0.0
1923
Out of Luck
Sam Pertune
0.0
1923
Shootin' for Love
Duke Travis
0.0
1923
Double Dealing
Ben Slowbell
0.0
1923
Dead Game
'Katy' Didd
0.0
1923
Single Handed
Hector MacKnight
0.0
1923
The Gentleman from America
Dennis O'Shane
0.0
1923
Kindled Courage
Andy Walker
0.0
1923
Ridin' Wild
Cyril Henderson (as Edward 'Hoot' Gibson)
0.0
1922
The Lone Hand
Laramie Lad
0.0
1922
The Galloping Kid
'Simplex' Cox
0.0
1922
The Loaded Door
Bert Lyons
0.0
1922
Trimmed
Dale Garland
0.0
1922
Step on It!
Vic Collins
0.0
1922
The Bear Cat
The Singin' Kid
0.0
1922
Headin' West
Bill Perkins
0.0
1922
The Fire Eater
Bob Corey
0.0
1921
Sure Fire
Jeff Bransford
5.0
1921
Red Courage
Pinto Peters
0.0
1921
Action
Sandy Brouke
4.0
1921
Beating the Game
0.0
1921
The Man Who Woke Up
0.0
1921
The Movie Trail
0.0
1921
Bandits Beware
0.0
1921
The Wild Wild West
0.0
1921
Double Crossers
0.0
1921
Crossed Clues
0.0
1921
Out o' Luck
0.0
1921
Who Was the Man?
The Texas Ranger
0.0
1921
The Cactus Kid
Dick Harris
0.0
1921
The Fightin' Fury
0.0
1921
Kickaroo
0.0
1921
Sweet Revenge
0.0
1921
The Driftin' Kid
The Driftin' Kid
0.0
1921
The Saddle King
0.0
1921
The Winning Track
0.0
1921
The Trail of the Hound
0.0
1920
The Man With The Punch
The Stranger
0.0
1920
Fight It Out
Sandy Adams
0.0
1920
The Brand Blotter
0.0
1920
The Stranger
0.0
1920
Superstition
Dave Bodie
0.0
1920
Tipped Off
Billy Steele
0.0
1920
The Two-Fisted Lover
Scot McHale
0.0
1920
Double Danger
Jim Marvin / Jerry Marvin (Twin Brothers)
0.0
1920
Cinders
Bing Davidson
0.0
1920
'in Wrong' Wright
'In Wrong' Wright
0.0
1920
The Shootin' Fool
0.0
1920
One Law for All
0.0
1920
The Grinning Granger
0.0
1920
A Gamblin' Fool
0.0
1920
The Big Catch
Billy Reeves - the Foreman of the Ranch
0.0
1920
The Champion Liar
0.0
1920
The Smilin' Kid
0.0
1920
The Shootin' Kid
0.0
1920
The Fightin' Terror
0.0
1920
The Broncho Kid
0.0
1920
Thieves' Clothes
0.0
1920
Masked
0.0
1920
Wolf Tracks
0.0
1920
The Texas Kid
0.0
1920
The Rattler's Hiss
0.0
1920
Held Up for the Makin's
0.0
1920
Runnin' Straight
0.0
1920
Hair Trigger Stuff
0.0
1920
The Sheriff's Oath
0.0
1920
Roarin' Dan
Roarin' Dan
0.0
1920
West Is Best
0.0
1920
The Jay Bird
Tom Jackson
0.0
1920
Winning a Home
0.0
1920
The Double Hold-Up
The Broncho Kid
0.0
1919
The Lone Hand
Jeffrey Halley
0.0
1919
The Trail of the Holdup Man
Bob Watson
0.0
1919
The Tell-Tale Wire
Steve Larmon
0.0
1919
The Face in the Watch
0.0
1919
The Crow
Tim McKenzie - the Crow
0.0
1919
The Jack of Hearts
The Prairie Dog
0.0
1919
The Four-Bit Man
0.0
1919
The Fighting Heart
0.0
1919
Kingdom Come
0.0
1919
Ace High
0.0
1919
The Gun Packer
Gang Leader
5.0
1919
By Indian Post
Chub -Jode's Helpful Cowboy Friend
5.2
1919
Gun Law
Bart 'Smoke Gublen' Stevens
5.0
1919
The Rustlers
The Deputy
4.0
1919
His Buddy
0.0
1919
The Black Horse Bandit
0.0
1919
The Fighting Brothers
Lonnie Larkin
4.0
1919
Danger, Go Slow
0.0
1918
The Midnight Flyer
Danny Morgan
0.0
1918
Play Straight or Fight
Dick Rankin
0.0
1918
The Branded Man
Sheriff
0.0
1918
The Woman in the Web
Vassily - Ivan's Brother
0.0
1918
Headin' South
0.0
1918
A Marked Man
Undetermined Role
4.5
1917
The Secret Man
Chuck Fadden
5.0
1917
Straight Shooting
Danny Morgan
5.9
1917
Cheyenne's Pal
Cowboy
4.5
1917
The Soul Herder
Chuck Rafferty
4.5
1917
The Wrong Man
Chip's Pal
0.0
1917
The Golden Bullet
'Red' Johnson
0.0
1917
A 44-Calibre Mystery
Joe
0.0
1917
The Voice on the Wire
6.0
1917
The Hazards of Helen
Messenger / Etzer
0.0
1917
The Mysterious Cipher
Blanding
0.0
1916
The Wedding Guest
0.0
1916
The Capture of Red Stanley
Stanley's Henchman
0.0
1916
The Passing of Hell's Crown
The Cowboy
0.0
1916
The Governor's Special
2nd Nash Henchman (as Ed Gibson)
0.0
1916
The Night Riders
0.0
1916
Stampede in the Night
Jack Harding
0.0
1916
A Knight of the Range
Bob Graham
5.0
1916
The Ring of Destiny
Jack
0.0
1915
Judge Not; or The Woman of Mona Diggings
0.0
1915
The Hazards of Helen Ep33: In Danger's Path
Train Crew (uncredited)
5.0
1915
The Pay Train
Orturo
5.3
1915
The Hazards of Helen Ep26: The Wild Engine
Messenger on Motorcycle
6.0
1915
The Death Train
Etzer - Doyle's Pal
0.0
1915
The Man from Texas
Deputy (uncredited)
5.0
1915
Buckshot John
Medicine Show Crowd Member (uncredited)
0.0
1915
The Man from the East
Butler
0.0
1914
The Telltale Knife
0.0
1914
Shotgun Jones
Tom Lattier - the Son
0.0
1914
Kid Pink and the Maharajah
0.0
1914
In the Secret Service
0.0
1913
Cowboy Sports and Pastimes
0.0
1913
A Four-Footed Hero
Broncho Rider (uncredited)
0.0
1912
His Only Son
0.0
1912
The New Superintendent
0.0
1911
The Two Brothers
0.0
1910