Hoot Gibson
Known for Acting · 224 credits
- Born
- 1892-08-05
- Died
- 1962-08-23
- Place of birth
- Tekamah, Nebraska, USA
- Also known as
- Edmund Richard Gibson · Ed 'Hoot' Gibson · Ed Hoot Gibson · Edward 'Hoot' Gibson · Edward Gibson · Ed 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
TV Shows (1)
Movies (223)
Ocean's Eleven
1960
as Roadblock Deputy (uncredited)
The Horse Soldiers
1959
as Sgt. Brown
The Stranger
1920
Ridin' Wild
1922
as Cyril Henderson (as Edward 'Hoot' Gibson)
Courtin' Wildcats
1929
as Clarence Butts
Galloping Fury
1927
as Billy Halen
Wild Horse
1931
as Jim Wright
Double Dealing
1923
as Ben Slowbell
The Thrill Chaser
1923
as Omar K. Jenkins
Double Crossers
1921
Blazing Guns
1943
as Marshal Hoot Gibson
Straight Shooting
1917
as Danny Morgan
Westward Bound
1944
as Hoot Gibson
Flight to Nowhere
1946
as Sheriff Bradley
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976
as (archive footage)
Trigger Law
1944
as Hoot Gibson
Buckshot John
1915
as Medicine Show Crowd Member (uncredited)
The Painted Stallion
1937
as Walter Jamison
Roaring Ranch
1930
as Jim Dailey
Hello, 'Frisco
1924
as Hoot Gibson
The Secret Man
1917
as Chuck Fadden
Death Valley Rangers
1943
as Hoot Gibson
Outlaw Trail
1944
as Hoot
The Last Outlaw
1936
as Al Goss
Arizona Sweepstakes
1926
as Coot Cadigan
The Marshal's Daughter
1953
as Marshal Ben Dawson
The Riding Avenger
1936
as Buck 'The Morning Glory Kid' Bonner
Sunset Range
1935
as Reasonin' Bates
Sweet Revenge
1921
The Law Rides Again
1943
as U.S. Marshal Hoot Gibson
Marked Trails
1944
as Hoot Parkford
Powdersmoke Range
1935
as Stony Brooke
The Soul Herder
1917
as Chuck Rafferty
The Black Horse Bandit
1919
Sonora Stagecoach
1944
as Hoot Gibson
Frontier Justice
1936
as Brent Halston
Cheyenne's Pal
1917
as Cowboy
Action
1921
as Sandy Brouke
Chip of the Flying U
1926
as Chip Bennett
Spurs
1930
as Bob Merril
Cinders
1920
as Bing Davidson
We’re Switching to Hollywood
1931
as Self (uncredited)
Burning the Wind
1929
as Richard Gordon Jr
The Hard Hombre
1931
as William Penn 'Peaceful' Patton
The Boiling Point
1932
as Jimmy Duncan
The Lone Hand
1922
as Laramie Lad
Riding for Fame
1929
as Scratch 'Em Hank Scott
Danger, Go Slow
1918
Kindled Courage
1923
as Andy Walker
The Hazards of Helen
1917
as Messenger / Etzer
The Big Catch
1920
as Billy Reeves - the Foreman of the Ranch
Blinky
1923
as Geoffrey Arbuthnot 'Blinky' Islip
By Indian Post
1919
as Chub -Jode's Helpful Cowboy Friend
Rainbow's End
1935
as Neil Gibson Jr.
The Dude Bandit
1933
as 'Ace' Cooper posing as Tex
Step on It!
1922
as Vic Collins
Feud of the West
1936
as 'Whitey' Revel
The Local Bad Man
1932
as Jim Bonner
The Gentleman from America
1923
as Dennis O'Shane
Cavalcade of the West
1936
as Clint Knox
Taming the West
1925
as John Carleton
The Ridin' Kid from Powder River
1924
as Bud Watkins
Arizona Whirlwind
1944
as Hoot Gibson
Clearing the Range
1931
as Curt 'El Capitan' Fremont
The Wild West Show
1928
as Rodeo Bill
The Gay Buckaroo
1931
as Clint Hale
Spook Ranch
1925
as Bill Bangs
The Wrong Man
1917
as Chip's Pal
Wild Horse Stampede
1943
as Marshal Hoot Gibson
Sure Fire
1921
as Jeff Bransford
The Long, Long Trail
1929
as The Ramblin' Kid
The Utah Kid
1944
as Marshal H.R. Higgins
The Double Hold-Up
1919
as The Broncho Kid
A Knight of the Range
1916
as Bob Graham
Kid Pink and the Maharajah
1914
A Hero on Horseback
1927
as Billy Garford
Gun Law
1919
as Bart 'Smoke Gublen' Stevens
The Saddle Hawk
1925
as Ben Johnson
The Cowboy Counsellor
1932
as Dan Alton
The Silent Rider
1927
as Jerry Alton
Trigger Tricks
1930
as Texas Ranger Tim Brennan
A Trick of Hearts
1928
as Benjamin Franklin Tully
The New Superintendent
1911
Dead Game
1923
as 'Katy' Didd
The Grinning Granger
1920
Hollywood or Bust
1928
Lucky Terror
1936
as Lucky 'The Lucky Terror' Carson
The Fighting Parson
1933
as Steve Hartley
Hook and Ladder
1924
as Ace Cooper
Hair Trigger Stuff
1920
The Jay Bird
1920
as Tom Jackson
The Driftin' Kid
1921
as The Driftin' Kid
The Man in the Saddle
1926
as Jeff Morgan Jr.
Runnin' Straight
1920
The Texas Streak
1926
as Chad Pennington
The Flyin' Cowboy
1928
as Bill Hammond
His Buddy
1919
Single Handed
1923
as Hector MacKnight
Shotgun Jones
1914
as Tom Lattier - the Son
Painted Ponies
1927
as Bucky Simms
Wolf Tracks
1920
Hey! Hey! Cowboy
1927
as Jimmie Roberts
The Buckaroo Kid
1926
as Ed Harley
A 44-Calibre Mystery
1917
as Joe
The Rattler's Hiss
1920
The Flaming Frontier
1926
as Bob Langdon
Broadway or Bust
1924
as Dave Hollis
The Wedding Guest
1916
The Hurricane Kid
1925
as The Hurricane Kid
Swifty
1935
as Swifty
The Trail of the Holdup Man
1919
as Bob Watson
Clearing the Trail
1928
as Pete Watson
Trailing Trouble
1930
as Ed King
The Bear Cat
1922
as The Singin' Kid
The Voice on the Wire
1917
The Denver Dude
1927
as Rodeo Randall
The Two Brothers
1910
A Marked Man
1917
as Undetermined Role
Ace High
1919
The Fire Eater
1921
as Bob Corey
About Hoot Gibson
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 trans… With 224 credits spanning from 1910 to 1976, Hoot Gibson has appeared in 223 films and 1 TV show.
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- Ocean's Eleven (1960) — as Roadblock Deputy (uncredited)
- The Horse Soldiers (1959) — as Sgt. Brown
- The Stranger (1920)
- Ridin' Wild (1922) — as Cyril Henderson (as Edward 'Hoot' Gibson)
- Courtin' Wildcats (1929) — as Clarence Butts
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