Hoot Gibson
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: August 5, 1892
Day of Death: August 23, 1962 (70 years old)
Place of Birth: Tekamah, Nebraska, USA
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.
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Actor Richard Gordon Jr
Burning the Wind
Actor Skyball Smith
The Winged Horseman
Actor Scratch 'Em Hank Scott
Riding for Fame
Actor Clarence Butts
Courtin' Wildcats
Actor Jack Purvin
Smilin' Guns
Actor Cole Lawson Jr.
Points West
Actor Tom Richards
The Lariat Kid
Actor The Ramblin' Kid
The Long, Long Trail
Actor Chip Jr. - Montana Kid
King of the Rodeo
Story
Riding for Fame
Producer
The Long, Long Trail
1928
1927
1926
1925
1924
1923
Actor Andy Walker
Kindled Courage
Actor Dennis O'Shane
The Gentleman from America
Actor Hector MacKnight
Single Handed
Actor 'Katy' Didd
Dead Game
Actor Ben Slowbell
Double Dealing
Actor Duke Travis
Shootin' for Love
Actor Sam Pertune
Out of Luck
Actor Geoffrey Arbuthnot 'Blinky' Islip
Blinky
Actor The Ramblin' Kid
The Ramblin' Kid
Actor Omar K. Jenkins
The Thrill Chaser
Producer
The Thrill Chaser
1922
1921
Actor Jeff Bransford
Sure Fire
Actor Bob Corey
The Fire Eater
Actor
The Saddle King
Actor The Driftin' Kid
The Driftin' Kid
Actor
Sweet Revenge
Actor
Double Crossers
Actor
The Fightin' Fury
Actor
The Wild Wild West
Actor
Crossed Clues
Actor
Out o' Luck
Actor Dick Harris
The Cactus Kid
Actor The Texas Ranger
Who Was the Man?
Actor
The Movie Trail
Actor
Kickaroo
Actor
Bandits Beware
Actor
The Man Who Woke Up
Actor
Beating the Game
Actor
The Winning Track
Actor Sandy Brouke
Action
Actor Pinto Peters
Red Courage
Director
The Fightin' Fury
Director
Out o' Luck
Story
Double Crossers
1920
Actor Roarin' Dan
Roarin' Dan
Actor
West Is Best
Actor
The Sheriff's Oath
Actor
Runnin' Straight
Actor
Hair Trigger Stuff
Actor
The Texas Kid
Actor
Held Up for the Makin's
Actor
Masked
Actor
The Shootin' Kid
Actor
Wolf Tracks
Actor
The Broncho Kid
Actor
The Champion Liar
Actor
Thieves' Clothes
Actor
The Smilin' Kid
Actor Billy Reeves - the Foreman of the Ranch
The Big Catch
Actor
The Shootin' Fool
Actor
A Gamblin' Fool
Actor
The Fightin' Terror
Actor Tom Jackson
The Jay Bird
Actor
The Grinning Granger
Actor
One Law for All
Actor 'In Wrong' Wright
'in Wrong' Wright
Actor Bing Davidson
Cinders
Actor Jim Marvin / Jerry Marvin (Twin Brothers)
Double Danger
Actor Scot McHale
The Two-Fisted Lover
Actor Billy Steele
Tipped Off
Actor
The Stranger
Actor Dave Bodie
Superstition
Actor The Stranger
The Man With The Punch
Actor Sandy Adams
Fight It Out
Actor
The Brand Blotter
Actor
The Trail of the Hound
Actor
Winning a Home
Actor
The Rattler's Hiss
Director
The Fightin' Terror
Director
The Shootin' Kid
Director
The Smilin' Kid
Director
The Champion Liar
Director
The Shootin' Fool
1919
Actor Steve Larmon
The Tell-Tale Wire
Actor
His Buddy
Actor
The Four-Bit Man
Actor Jeffrey Halley
The Lone Hand
Actor
The Black Horse Bandit
Actor
The Fighting Heart
Actor The Prairie Dog
The Jack of Hearts
Actor
Kingdom Come
Actor
Ace High
Actor Tim McKenzie - the Crow
The Crow
Actor Bob Watson
The Trail of the Holdup Man
Actor
The Face in the Watch
Actor The Broncho Kid
The Double Hold-Up
Actor Chub -Jode's Helpful Cowboy Friend
By Indian Post
Actor Lonnie Larkin
The Fighting Brothers
Actor Bart 'Smoke Gublen' Stevens
Gun Law
Actor Gang Leader
The Gun Packer
Actor The Deputy
The Rustlers
1918
1917
Actor Messenger / Etzer
The Hazards of Helen
Actor
The Voice on the Wire
Actor Joe
A 44-Calibre Mystery
Actor 'Red' Johnson
The Golden Bullet
Actor Chip's Pal
The Wrong Man
Actor Danny Morgan
Straight Shooting
Actor Cowboy
Cheyenne's Pal
Actor Chuck Fadden
The Secret Man
Actor Undetermined Role
A Marked Man
Actor Chuck Rafferty
The Soul Herder
Stunt Double
The Hazards of Helen
1916
Actor Bob Graham
A Knight of the Range
Actor The Cowboy
The Passing of Hell's Crown
Actor
The Wedding Guest
Actor Jack Harding
Stampede in the Night
Actor Stanley's Henchman
The Capture of Red Stanley
Actor Blanding
The Mysterious Cipher
Actor
The Night Riders
Actor 2nd Nash Henchman (as Ed Gibson)
The Governor's Special
1915
Actor
Judge Not; or The Woman of Mona Diggings
Actor Medicine Show Crowd Member (uncredited)
Buckshot John
Actor Etzer - Doyle's Pal
The Death Train
Actor Train Crew (uncredited)
The Hazards of Helen Ep33: In Danger's Path
Actor Messenger on Motorcycle
The Hazards of Helen Ep26: The Wild Engine
Actor Jack
The Ring of Destiny
Actor Orturo
The Pay Train
Actor Deputy (uncredited)
The Man from Texas
