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
Headin' South
1918
Action
1921
as Sandy Brouke
Shotgun Jones
1914
as Tom Lattier - the Son
Sonora Stagecoach
1944
as Hoot Gibson
Ace High
1919
Hello, 'Frisco
1924
as Hoot Gibson
Points West
1929
as Cole Lawson Jr.
Double Crossers
1921
Double Danger
1920
as Jim Marvin / Jerry Marvin (Twin Brothers)
Trimmed
1922
as Dale Garland
Spurs
1930
as Bob Merril
Arizona Sweepstakes
1926
as Coot Cadigan
Kindled Courage
1923
as Andy Walker
Death Valley Rangers
1943
as Hoot Gibson
Ridin' Wild
1922
as Cyril Henderson (as Edward 'Hoot' Gibson)
Courtin' Wildcats
1929
as Clarence Butts
Cheyenne's Pal
1917
as Cowboy
Sunset Range
1935
as Reasonin' Bates
Cavalcade of the West
1936
as Clint Knox
Single Handed
1923
as Hector MacKnight
Galloping Fury
1927
as Billy Halen
The Secret Man
1917
as Chuck Fadden
Rainbow's End
1935
as Neil Gibson Jr.
Superstition
1920
as Dave Bodie
A Marked Man
1917
as Undetermined Role
Blinky
1923
as Geoffrey Arbuthnot 'Blinky' Islip
Riding for Fame
1929
as Scratch 'Em Hank Scott
Feud of the West
1936
as 'Whitey' Revel
The Capture of Red Stanley
1916
as Stanley's Henchman
The Wild West Show
1928
as Rodeo Bill
The Fightin' Fury
1921
The Mounted Stranger
1930
as Pete Ainslee aka The Ridin' Kid
Bandits Beware
1921
The Flyin' Cowboy
1928
as Bill Hammond
Kickaroo
1921
Thieves' Clothes
1920
Tipped Off
1920
as Billy Steele
The Mysterious Cipher
1916
as Blanding
The Fighting Parson
1933
as Steve Hartley
In Danger's Path
1915
as Train Crew (uncredited)
Danger, Go Slow
1918
The Gun Packer
1919
as Gang Leader
Beating the Game
1921
The Loaded Door
1922
as Bert Lyons
The Riding Avenger
1936
as Buck 'The Morning Glory Kid' Bonner
Taming the West
1925
as John Carleton
The Dude Bandit
1933
as 'Ace' Cooper posing as Tex
Flight to Nowhere
1946
as Sheriff Bradley
The Sawdust Trail
1924
as Clarence Elwood Butts
The Gay Buckaroo
1931
as Clint Hale
The Governor's Special
1916
as 2nd Nash Henchman (as Ed Gibson)
The Fighting Brothers
1919
as Lonnie Larkin
Wolf Tracks
1920
Hair Trigger Stuff
1920
Crossed Clues
1921
Kid Pink and the Maharajah
1914
The Movie Trail
1921
The Champion Liar
1920
The Lone Hand
1922
as Laramie Lad
The Saddle King
1921
The New Superintendent
1911
The Cactus Kid
1921
as Dick Harris
The Branded Man
1918
as Sheriff
The Wild Wild West
1921
Lucky Terror
1936
as Lucky 'The Lucky Terror' Carson
Ride for Your Life
1924
as Bud Watkins
The Man in the Saddle
1926
as Jeff Morgan Jr.
The Ring of Destiny
1915
as Jack
The Sheriff's Oath
1920
The Calgary Stampede
1925
as Dan Malloy
The Concentratin' Kid
1930
as Bill Evans -Concentratin' Kid
The Death Train
1915
as Etzer - Doyle's Pal
The Pay Train
1915
as Orturo
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976
as (archive footage)
A Four-Footed Hero
1912
as Broncho Rider (uncredited)
The Broncho Kid
1920
Out o' Luck
1921
The Saddle Hawk
1925
as Ben Johnson
Sweet Revenge
1921
The Double Hold-Up
1919
as The Broncho Kid
Gun Law
1919
as Bart 'Smoke Gublen' Stevens
Arizona Whirlwind
1944
as Hoot Gibson
The Winged Horseman
1929
as Skyball Smith
Clearing the Range
1931
as Curt 'El Capitan' Fremont
Hollywood or Bust
1928
Hook and Ladder
1924
as Ace Cooper
The Galloping Kid
1922
as 'Simplex' Cox
His Only Son
1912
The Driftin' Kid
1921
as The Driftin' Kid
Marked Trails
1944
as Hoot Parkford
Broadway or Bust
1924
as Dave Hollis
The Hard Hombre
1931
as William Penn 'Peaceful' Patton
The Fighting Heart
1919
The Ridin' Kid from Powder River
1924
as Bud Watkins
The Long, Long Trail
1929
as The Ramblin' Kid
The Woman in the Web
1918
as Vassily - Ivan's Brother
The Lone Hand
1919
as Jeffrey Halley
The Telltale Knife
1914
Straight Shooting
1917
as Danny Morgan
Let 'er Buck
1925
as Bob Carson
We’re Switching to Hollywood
1931
as Self (uncredited)
Outlaw Trail
1944
as Hoot
The Law Rides Again
1943
as U.S. Marshal Hoot Gibson
The Bear Cat
1922
as The Singin' Kid
The Man from the East
1914
as Butler
The Midnight Flyer
1918
as Danny Morgan
The Shootin' Kid
1920
Wild Horse Stampede
1943
as Marshal Hoot Gibson
The Painted Stallion
1937
as Walter Jamison
The Two-Fisted Lover
1920
as Scot McHale
The Boiling Point
1932
as Jimmy Duncan
Buckshot John
1915
as Medicine Show Crowd Member (uncredited)
Roarin' Dan
1920
as Roarin' Dan
One Law for All
1920
Life in Hollywood No. 3
1927
as Self
Stampede in the Night
1916
as Jack Harding
The Soul Herder
1917
as Chuck Rafferty
The Hurricane Kid
1925
as The Hurricane Kid
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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Most Popular Hoot Gibson Movies
- Ocean's Eleven (1960) — as Roadblock Deputy (uncredited)
- The Horse Soldiers (1959) — as Sgt. Brown
- Headin' South (1918)
- Action (1921) — as Sandy Brouke
- Shotgun Jones (1914) — as Tom Lattier - the Son
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