Helen Gibson

Personal Info

Birthday

August 27, 1892

Day of Death

1977-10-10

(85 years old)

Place of Birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Also Known As

Rose August Wenger

Helen Gibson

Biography

Helen Gibson (born Rose August Wegner) was an American film actress, vaudeville performer, radio performer, film producer, trick rider, and rodeo performer; and is considered to be the first American professional stunt woman.

Known For

Bride of Frankenstein

Stagecoach

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Horse Soldiers

Gun Law

Horizons West

Danger Ahead!

The Climax

Filmography

1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
as Townswoman (uncredited)
1959
The Horse Soldiers
as Townswoman (uncredited)
1952
Horizons West
as Townswoman (uncredited)
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
as Mother (uncredited)
1951
Hollywood Story
as Herself
1949
Cheyenne Cowboy
as Cookie
1944
The Climax
as Audience Member (Uncredited)
1941
Sheriff of Tombstone
as Liza Starr
1940
Young Bill Hickok
as Relay Station Woman
Deadwood Dick
as Townswoman
1939
Cowboys from Texas
as Settler
Saga of Death Valley
as Woman at Party
The Marshal Of Mesa City
as Mrs. Bentley (uncredited)
New Frontier
as Jed's Wife
The Oregon Trail
as Wagon Train Pioneer
Patrola na hranicích Mexika
as Mrs. Crawford
Stagecoach
as Girl in Saloon (uncredited)
1937
The Luck of Roaring Camp
as Woman in Saloon
Danger Valley
as Nana Temple
1936
Custer's Last Stand
as Calamity Jane
1935
Gun Play
as Woman at Dance (uncredited)
Fighting Caballero
as Drusella Jenkins
Bride of Frankenstein
as Villager (uncredited)
The Drunkard
as Betty
Cyclone of the Saddle
as Ma
1934
The Way of the West
as Townswoman
1933
King of the Arena
as Circus Cowgirl
1932
Law and Lawless
as Mrs. Kelley
The Silver Lining
as Dorothy Dent
1931
The Lightning Warrior
as Pioneer Woman [ch 1-2]
1928
The Vanishing West
as Mrs. Kincaid
1927
Heroes of the Wild
as Julia
1922
Thorobred
as Helen
Nine Points of the Law
as Cherie Du Bois
1920
The Ghost of the Canyon
as Helen Mortimer
1919
Loot
as Maid
Gun Law
as Letty
The Rustlers
as Postmistress - Nell Wyndham
1918
The Midnight Flyer
as Helen Morgan
Play Straight or Fight
as Helen Rankin
The Branded Man
as Helen Ewing
1917
Fighting Mad
as Mary Lambert
The Wrong Man
as Undetermined Supporting Role
The Hazards of Helen
as Helen
The Sidetracked Sleeper
as Helen
The Prima Donna's Special
as Helen
The Death Siding
as Helen
The Railroad Claim Intrigue
as Helen
The Wrecked Station
as Helen, Operator at Lone Point
The Fireman's Nemesis
as Helen, Operator at Lone Point
The Mogul Mountain Mystery
as Helen, Operator at Lone Point
1916
A Race with Death
as Helen
The Vanishing Box Car
as Helen
The Midnight Express
as Helen
The Lineman's Peril
as Helen
The Trial Run
as Helen
The Forgotten Train Order
as Helen
The Runaway Sleeper
as Helen
The Lone Point Mystery
as Helen
The Gate of Death
as Helen
The Lost Messenger
as Helen
A Daring Chance
as Helen
To Save the Special
as Helen
The Blocked Track
as Helen
The Death Swing
as Helen
Defying Death
as Helen
The Hoodoo of Division B
as Helen
Ablaze on the Rails
as Helen
The Secret of the Box Car
as Helen Gibson
At Danger's Call
as Helen
With the Aid of the Wrecker
as Helen
Hurled Through the Drawbridge
as Helen
A Mystery of the Rails
as Helen Gibson
A Plunge from the Sky
as Helen
The Broken Brake
as Helen
To Save the Road
as Helen
The Engineer's Honor
as Helen
The Mysterious Cipher
as Helen
In Death's Pathway
as Helen
A Race Through the Air
as Helen
The Treasure Train
as Helen
The Spiked Switch
as Helen
The Capture of Red Stanley
as Helen
One Chance in a Hundred
as Helen
The Bridge of Danger
as Helen
The Human Telegram
as Helen
The Trail of Danger
as Helen
The Governor's Special
as Helen
The Race for a Siding
as Helen
The Record Run
as Helen
The Trapping of 'Peeler' White
as Helen
The Detective's Peril
as Helen
The Girl Who Dared
as Helen
A Race for a Life
as Helen
The Girl Telegrapher's Nerve
as Helen
The Switchman's Story
as Helen
The Perilous Swing
as Helen
The Peril of the Rails
as Helen
The Broken Wire
as Helen
Tapped Wires
as Helen
The Open Track
as Helen
The Haunted Station
as Helen
When Seconds Count
as Helen
At the Risk of Her Life
as Helen
1915
A Boy at the Throttle
as Helen
The Wrong Train Order
as Helen
Crossed Wires
as Helen
The Tramp Telegrapher
as Helen
The Dynamite Train
as Helen
The Girl on the Bridge
as Helen
The Girl and the Special
as Helen
Danger Ahead!
as Helen
The Rescue of the Brakeman's Children
as Helen
A Mile a Minute
as Helen