Acting
Hoot Gibson
EN, NL, DE cinema · 226 credits
Born
5 August 1892
Died
23 August 1962 (aged 70)
Birthplace
Tekamah, Nebraska, USA
Also known as Edmund Richard Gibson · Ed 'Hoot' Gibson · Ed Hoot Gibson · Edward 'Hoot' Gibson · Edward Gibson · Ed 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 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
Filmography
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
as (archive footage)
Ocean's Eleven
as Roadblock Deputy (uncredited)
The Horse Soldiers
as Sgt. Brown
The Marshal's Daughter
as Marshal Ben Dawson
Flight to Nowhere
as Sheriff Bradley
Marked Trails
as Hoot Parkford
Outlaw Trail
as Hoot
Westward Bound
as Hoot Gibson
Arizona Whirlwind
as Hoot Gibson
Trigger Law
as Hoot Gibson
The Utah Kid
as Marshal H.R. Higgins
Sonora Stagecoach
as Hoot Gibson
Wild Horse Stampede
as Marshal Hoot Gibson
The Law Rides Again
as U.S. Marshal Hoot Gibson
Blazing Guns
as Marshal Hoot Gibson
Death Valley Rangers
as Hoot Gibson
The Painted Stallion
as Walter Jamison
The Painted Stallion
as Walter Jamison
Cavalcade of the West
as Clint Knox
Frontier Justice
as Brent Halston
Lucky Terror
as Lucky 'The Lucky Terror' Carson
The Riding Avenger
as Buck 'The Morning Glory Kid' Bonner
The Last Outlaw
as Al Goss
Feud of the West
as 'Whitey' Revel
Sunset Range
as Reasonin' Bates
Rainbow's End
as Neil Gibson Jr.
Swifty
as Swifty
Powdersmoke Range
as Stony Brooke
The Dude Bandit
as 'Ace' Cooper posing as Tex
The Fighting Parson
as Steve Hartley
The Cowboy Counsellor
as Dan Alton
A Man's Land
as Tex Mason
The Local Bad Man
as Jim Bonner
The Boiling Point
as Jimmy Duncan
The Spirit of the West
as Johnny Ringo - Posing as Ben Bailey
Clearing the Range
as Curt 'El Capitan' Fremont
Wild Horse
as Jim Wright
The Hard Hombre
as William Penn 'Peaceful' Patton
The Gay Buckaroo
as Clint Hale
We’re Switching to Hollywood
as Self (uncredited)
Spurs
as Bob Merril
Trigger Tricks
as Texas Ranger Tim Brennan
The Mounted Stranger
as Pete Ainslee aka The Ridin' Kid
Trailing Trouble
as Ed King
The Concentratin' Kid
as Bill Evans -Concentratin' Kid
Roaring Ranch
as Jim Dailey
Burning the Wind
as Richard Gordon Jr
The Winged Horseman
as Skyball Smith
Riding for Fame
as Scratch 'Em Hank Scott, Story
Courtin' Wildcats
as Clarence Butts
Smilin' Guns
as Jack Purvin
Points West
as Cole Lawson Jr.
The Lariat Kid
as Tom Richards
The Long, Long Trail
as The Ramblin' Kid, Producer
King of the Rodeo
as Chip Jr.
The Flyin' Cowboy
as Bill Hammond
A Trick of Hearts
as Benjamin Franklin Tully
Clearing the Trail
as Pete Watson
The Wild West Show
as Rodeo Bill
The Danger Rider
as Hal 'Tucson Joe' Doyle
The Rawhide Kid
as Dennis O'Hara
The Denver Dude
as Rodeo Randall
The Silent Rider
as Jerry Alton
Galloping Fury
as Billy Halen
Painted Ponies
as Bucky Simms
A Hero on Horseback
as Billy Garford
Hey! Hey! Cowboy
as Jimmie Roberts
The Prairie King
as Andy Barden
The Phantom Bullet
as 'Click' Farlane
Chip of the Flying U
as Chip Bennett
The Buckaroo Kid
as Ed Harley
The Flaming Frontier
as Bob Langdon
The Texas Streak
as Chad Pennington
Arizona Sweepstakes
as Coot Cadigan
The Man in the Saddle
as Jeff Morgan Jr.
Let 'er Buck
as Bob Carson
The Hurricane Kid
as The Hurricane Kid
The Calgary Stampede
as Dan Malloy
The Saddle Hawk
as Ben Johnson
Taming the West
as John Carleton
Spook Ranch
as Bill Bangs
40-Horse Hawkins
as Luke Hawkins
Ride for Your Life
as Bud Watkins
Hit and Run
as 'Swat' Anderson
The Sawdust Trail
as Clarence Elwood Butts
Broadway or Bust
as Dave Hollis
Hook and Ladder
as Ace Cooper
The Ridin' Kid from Powder River
as Bud Watkins
Hello, 'Frisco
1924
Hello, 'Frisco
as Hoot Gibson
Kindled Courage
as Andy Walker
The Gentleman from America
as Dennis O'Shane
Single Handed
as Hector MacKnight
Dead Game
as 'Katy' Didd
Double Dealing
as Ben Slowbell
Shootin' for Love
as Duke Travis
Out of Luck
as Sam Pertune
Blinky
as Geoffrey Arbuthnot 'Blinky' Islip
The Ramblin' Kid
as The Ramblin' Kid
The Thrill Chaser
as Omar K. Jenkins, Producer
Ridin' Wild
as Cyril Henderson (as Edward 'Hoot' Gibson)
The Lone Hand
as Laramie Lad
Trimmed
as Dale Garland
Step on It!
as Vic Collins
The Loaded Door
as Bert Lyons
The Galloping Kid
as 'Simplex' Cox
Headin' West
as Bill Perkins
The Bear Cat
as The Singin' Kid
Sure Fire
as Jeff Bransford
The Fire Eater
as Bob Corey
The Driftin' Kid
1921
The Driftin' Kid
as The Driftin' Kid
Double Crossers
1921
Double Crossers
Actor, Story
The Fightin' Fury
1921
The Fightin' Fury
Actor, Director
Out o' Luck
1921
Out o' Luck
Actor, Director
The Cactus Kid
as Dick Harris
Who Was the Man?
as The Texas Ranger
Action
as Sandy Brouke
Red Courage
as Pinto Peters
Roarin' Dan
as Roarin' Dan
The Shootin' Kid
Actor, Director
The Champion Liar
Actor, Director
The Smilin' Kid
Actor, Director
The Big Catch
1920
The Big Catch
as Billy Reeves - the Foreman of the Ranch
The Shootin' Fool
Actor, Director
The Fightin' Terror
1920
The Fightin' Terror
Actor, Director
The Jay Bird
as Tom Jackson
'in Wrong' Wright
1920
'in Wrong' Wright
as 'In Wrong' Wright
Cinders
as Bing Davidson
Double Danger
as Jim Marvin / Jerry Marvin (Twin Brothers)
Tipped Off
1920
Tipped Off
as Billy Steele
Superstition
1920
Superstition
as Dave Bodie
The Man with a Punch
as The Stranger
Fight It Out
as Sandy Adams
The Tell-Tale Wire
as Steve Larmon
The Lone Hand
as Jeffrey Halley
The Jack of Hearts
as The Prairie Dog
The Crow
1919
The Crow
as Tim McKenzie - the Crow
The Trail of the Holdup Man
as Bob Watson
The Double Hold-Up
as The Broncho Kid
By Indian Post
as Chub -Jode's Helpful Cowboy Friend
The Fighting Brothers
as Lonnie Larkin
Gun Law
as Bart 'Smoke Gublen' Stevens
The Gun Packer
as Gang Leader
The Rustlers
as The Deputy
The Midnight Flyer
1918
The Midnight Flyer
as Danny Morgan
The Woman in the Web
as Vassily - Ivan's Brother
The Hazards of Helen
as Messenger / Etzer, Stunt Double
The Golden Bullet
as 'Red' Johnson
The Wrong Man
1917
The Wrong Man
as Chip's Pal
Straight Shooting
as Danny Morgan
Cheyenne's Pal
as Cowboy
The Secret Man
as Chuck Fadden
A Marked Man
as Undetermined Role
The Soul Herder
as Chuck Rafferty
A Knight of the Range
as Bob Graham
The Capture of Red Stanley
as Stanley's Henchman
The Mysterious Cipher
as Blanding
The Governor's Special
as 2nd Nash Henchman (as Ed Gibson)
Buckshot John
as Medicine Show Crowd Member (uncredited)
The Death Train
as Etzer - Doyle's Pal
In Danger's Path
as Train Crew (uncredited)
The Hazards of Helen Ep26: The Wild Engine
as Messenger on Motorcycle
The Pay Train
as Orturo
The Man from Texas
as Deputy (uncredited)
Shotgun Jones
as Tom Lattier - the Son
A Four-Footed Hero
1912
A Four-Footed Hero
as Broncho Rider (uncredited)
