Hoot Gibson
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 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.
Known For
Richard Gordon Jr
Burning the Wind
Jeff Bransford
Sure Fire
Bob Corey
The Fire Eater
Bob Merril
Spurs
Rodeo Randall
The Denver Dude
Luke Hawkins
40-Horse Hawkins
Bud Watkins
Ride for Your Life
Butler
The Man from the East
The Telltale Knife
Cyril Henderson (as Edward 'Hoot' Gibson)
Ridin' Wild
Bob Carson
Let 'er Buck
Jerry Alton
The Silent Rider
Billy Halen
Galloping Fury
Self
Life in Hollywood No. 3
Sgt. Brown
The Horse Soldiers
His Only Son
Clint Knox
Cavalcade of the West
Bill Hammond
The Flyin' Cowboy
Judge Not; or The Woman of Mona Diggings
Bob Graham
A Knight of the Range
The Cowboy
The Passing of Hell's Crown
The Wedding Guest
Cowboy Sports and Pastimes
Broncho Rider (uncredited)
A Four-Footed Hero
In the Secret Service
The New Superintendent
Kid Pink and the Maharajah
Tom Lattier - the Son
Shotgun Jones
Messenger / Etzer
The Hazards of Helen
Medicine Show Crowd Member (uncredited)
Buckshot John
Jack Harding
Stampede in the Night
Etzer - Doyle's Pal
The Death Train
Train Crew (uncredited)
In Danger's Path
Stanley's Henchman
The Capture of Red Stanley
Messenger on Motorcycle
The Hazards of Helen Ep26: The Wild Engine
Jack
The Ring of Destiny
Blanding
The Mysterious Cipher
The Voice on the Wire
The Night Riders
Joe
A 44-Calibre Mystery
'Red' Johnson
The Golden Bullet
Chip's Pal
The Wrong Man
Walter Jamison
The Painted Stallion
Curt 'El Capitan' Fremont
Clearing the Range
Brent Halston
Frontier Justice
Jim Wright
Wild Horse
William Penn 'Peaceful' Patton
The Hard Hombre
Roarin' Dan
Roarin' Dan
West Is Best
The Sheriff's Oath
Runnin' Straight
Hair Trigger Stuff
The Texas Kid
Held Up for the Makin's
Masked
The Shootin' Kid
Wolf Tracks
The Broncho Kid
The Champion Liar
Thieves' Clothes
The Smilin' Kid
Skyball Smith
The Winged Horseman
'Swat' Anderson
Hit and Run
Billy Reeves - the Foreman of the Ranch
The Big Catch
Clarence Elwood Butts
The Sawdust Trail
Dan Alton
The Cowboy Counsellor
The Shootin' Fool
Steve Larmon
The Tell-Tale Wire
Benjamin Franklin Tully
A Trick of Hearts
Pete Watson
Clearing the Trail
Scratch 'Em Hank Scott
Riding for Fame
Dick Rankin
Play Straight or Fight
Clarence Butts
Courtin' Wildcats
Bucky Simms
Painted Ponies
Rodeo Bill
The Wild West Show
Hal 'Tucson Joe' Doyle
The Danger Rider
Danny Morgan
The Midnight Flyer
Sheriff
The Branded Man
His Buddy
The Four-Bit Man
Jeffrey Halley
The Lone Hand
The Black Horse Bandit
Texas Ranger Tim Brennan
Trigger Tricks
The Fighting Heart
The Prairie Dog
The Jack of Hearts
Kingdom Come
Danger, Go Slow
Ace High
Pete Ainslee aka The Ridin' Kid
The Mounted Stranger
Tim McKenzie - the Crow
The Crow
Bob Watson
The Trail of the Holdup Man
The Face in the Watch
The Broncho Kid
The Double Hold-Up
Laramie Lad
The Lone Hand
A Gamblin' Fool
Dale Garland
Trimmed
The Fightin' Terror
Tom Jackson
The Jay Bird
The Grinning Granger
One Law for All
'In Wrong' Wright
'in Wrong' Wright
Bing Davidson
Cinders
Jim Marvin / Jerry Marvin (Twin Brothers)
Double Danger
Hoot Parkford
Marked Trails
Lucky 'The Lucky Terror' Carson
Lucky Terror
Scot McHale
The Two-Fisted Lover
Vic Collins
Step on It!
Bert Lyons
The Loaded Door
'Simplex' Cox
The Galloping Kid
Andy Walker
Kindled Courage
Dennis O'Shane
The Gentleman from America
Hector MacKnight
Single Handed
'Katy' Didd
Dead Game
Ben Slowbell
Double Dealing
Duke Travis
Shootin' for Love
Sam Pertune
Out of Luck
Geoffrey Arbuthnot 'Blinky' Islip
Blinky
The Ramblin' Kid
The Ramblin' Kid
Tex Mason
A Man's Land
Dave Hollis
Broadway or Bust
Billy Steele
Tipped Off
Ace Cooper
Hook and Ladder
Bud Watkins
The Ridin' Kid from Powder River
The Hurricane Kid
The Hurricane Kid
The Two Brothers
'Click' Farlane
The Phantom Bullet
Billy Garford
A Hero on Horseback
Jimmie Roberts
Hey! Hey! Cowboy
Jim Bonner
The Local Bad Man
The Stranger
Dave Bodie
Superstition
The Stranger
The Man with a Punch
Sandy Adams
Fight It Out
The Brand Blotter
The Saddle King
The Trail of the Hound
The Driftin' Kid
The Driftin' Kid
Winning a Home
Sweet Revenge
Double Crossers
The Fightin' Fury
The Wild Wild West
Crossed Clues
Out o' Luck
Dick Harris
The Cactus Kid
The Texas Ranger
Who Was the Man?
The Movie Trail
Kickaroo
Bandits Beware
The Man Who Woke Up
Hollywood or Bust
Jack Purvin
Smilin' Guns
Cole Lawson Jr.
Points West
Tom Richards
The Lariat Kid
Ed King
Trailing Trouble
Bill Evans -Concentratin' Kid
The Concentratin' Kid
Jimmy Duncan
The Boiling Point
Beating the Game
Bill Perkins
Headin' West
The Winning Track
The Singin' Kid
The Bear Cat
'Ace' Cooper posing as Tex
The Dude Bandit
Chub -Jode's Helpful Cowboy Friend
By Indian Post
Reasonin' Bates
Sunset Range
Neil Gibson Jr.
Rainbow's End
Dan Malloy
The Calgary Stampede
The Rattler's Hiss
Buck 'The Morning Glory Kid' Bonner
The Riding Avenger
Steve Hartley
The Fighting Parson
(archive footage)
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Marshal Hoot Gibson
Wild Horse Stampede
Vassily - Ivan's Brother
The Woman in the Web
Sheriff Bradley
Flight to Nowhere
Hoot
Outlaw Trail
2nd Nash Henchman (as Ed Gibson)
The Governor's Special
U.S. Marshal Hoot Gibson
The Law Rides Again
Marshal Hoot Gibson
Blazing Guns
Hoot Gibson
Death Valley Rangers
Hoot Gibson
Westward Bound
Hoot Gibson
Arizona Whirlwind
Danny Morgan
Straight Shooting
Al Goss
The Last Outlaw
Chip Bennett
Chip of the Flying U
Orturo
The Pay Train
Roadblock Deputy (uncredited)
Ocean's Eleven
Ed Harley
The Buckaroo Kid
Ben Johnson
The Saddle Hawk
Bob Langdon
The Flaming Frontier
John Carleton
Taming the West
Johnny Ringo - Posing as Ben Bailey
The Spirit of the West
Andy Barden
The Prairie King
Hoot Gibson
Trigger Law
Marshal H.R. Higgins
The Utah Kid
Chad Pennington
The Texas Streak
Swifty
Swifty
Bill Bangs
Spook Ranch
Marshal Ben Dawson
The Marshal's Daughter
Deputy (uncredited)
The Man from Texas
Stony Brooke
Powdersmoke Range
Clint Hale
The Gay Buckaroo
Hoot Gibson
Sonora Stagecoach
Self (uncredited)
Wir schalten um auf Hollywood
'Whitey' Revel
Feud of the West
Cowboy
Cheyenne's Pal
Chuck Fadden
The Secret Man
Undetermined Role
A Marked Man
Chuck Rafferty
The Soul Herder
Sandy Brouke
Action
Lonnie Larkin
The Fighting Brothers
Bart 'Smoke Gublen' Stevens
Gun Law
Gang Leader
The Gun Packer
The Deputy
The Rustlers
Headin' South
The Ramblin' Kid
The Long, Long Trail
Coot Cadigan
Arizona Sweepstakes
Jim Dailey
Roaring Ranch
Hoot Gibson
Hello, 'Frisco
Pinto Peters
Red Courage
Omar K. Jenkins
The Thrill Chaser
Chip Jr.
King of the Rodeo
Dennis O'Hara
The Rawhide Kid
Jeff Morgan Jr.
The Man in the Saddle
Pride Of The Range
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
223
Gender
Male
Birthday
1892-08-05
Place of Birth
Tekamah, Nebraska, USA
Also Known As
Edmund Richard Gibson