Hoot Gibson

Personal Info

Birthday

August 5, 1892

Day of Death

1962-08-23

(70 years old)

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

Hall Gibson

Ed Hoot

Edmund Richard "Hoot" Gibson

Hoot 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.

Known For

Ocean's Eleven

The Horse Soldiers

Gun Law

I Married Joan

The Marshal's Daughter

The Painted Stallion

Action

Flight to Nowhere

Filmography

1976
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
as (archive footage)
1960
Ocean's Eleven
as Roadblock Deputy (uncredited)
1959
The Horse Soldiers
as Sgt. Brown
1953
The Marshal's Daughter
as Marshal Ben Dawson
1946
Flight to Nowhere
as Sheriff Bradley
1944
Trigger Law
as Hoot Gibson
The Utah Kid
as Marshal H.R. Higgins
Marked Trails
as Hoot Parkford
Sonora Stagecoach
as Hoot Gibson
Outlaw Trail
as Hoot
Arizona Whirlwind
as Hoot Gibson
Westward Bound
as Hoot Gibson
1943
Death Valley Rangers
as Hoot Gibson
Blazing Guns
as Marshal Hoot Gibson
The Law Rides Again
as U.S. Marshal Hoot Gibson
Wild Horse Stampede
as Marshal Hoot Gibson
1937
The Painted Stallion
as Walter Jamison
1936
Cavalcade of the West
as Clint Knox
Frontier Justice
as Brent Halston
The Last Outlaw
as Al Goss
The Riding Avenger
as Buck 'The Morning Glory Kid' Bonner
Feud of the West
as 'Whitey' Revel
Lucky Terror
as Lucky 'The Lucky Terror' Carson
1935
Swifty
as Swifty
Powdersmoke Range
as Stony Brooke
Rainbow's End
as Neil Gibson Jr.
Sunset Range
as Reasonin' Bates
1933
The Fighting Parson
as Steve Hartley
The Dude Bandit
as 'Ace' Cooper posing as Tex
1932
The Cowboy Counsellor
as Dan Alton
The Boiling Point
as Jimmy Duncan
A Man's Land
as Tex Mason
The Spirit of the West
as Johnny Ringo - Posing as Ben Bailey
The Local Bad Man
as Jim Bonner
1931
The Gay Buckaroo
as Clint Hale
The Hard Hombre
as William Penn 'Peaceful' Patton
Wild Horse
as Jim Wright
We're switching to Hollywood
as Self (uncredited)
Clearing the Range
as Curt 'El Capitan' Fremont
1930
The Concentratin' Kid
as Bill Evans -Concentratin' Kid
Spurs
as Bob Merril
Trigger Tricks
as Texas Ranger Tim Brennan
Roaring Ranch
as Jim Dailey
Trailing Trouble
as Ed King
The Mounted Stranger
as Pete Ainslee aka The Ridin' Kid
1929
Courtin' Wildcats
as Clarence Butts
The Long, Long Trail
as The Ramblin' Kid
Points West
as Cole Lawson Jr.
Riding for Fame
as Scratch 'Em Hank Scott
The Winged Horseman
as Skyball Smith
The Lariat Kid
as Tom Richards
Smilin' Guns
as Jack Purvin
Burning the Wind
as Richard Gordon Jr
King of the Rodeo
as Chip Jr. - Montana Kid
1928
The Danger Rider
as Hal 'Tucson Joe' Doyle
Clearing the Trail
as Pete Watson
The Wild West Show
as Rodeo Bill
The Flyin' Cowboy
as Bill Hammond
A Trick of Hearts
as Benjamin Franklin Tully
The Rawhide Kid
as Dennis O'Hara
1927
Galloping Fury
as Billy Halen
Painted Ponies
as Bucky Simms
Life in Hollywood No. 3
as Self
A Hero on Horseback
as Billy Garford
The Prairie King
as Andy Barden
Hey! Hey! Cowboy
as Jimmie Roberts
The Denver Dude
as Rodeo Randall
The Silent Rider
as Jerry Alton
1926
The Buckaroo Kid
as Ed Harley
The Texas Streak
as Chad Pennington
The Flaming Frontier
as Bob Langdon
The Man in the Saddle
as Jeff Morgan Jr.
The Phantom Bullet
as 'Click' Farlane
Chip of the Flying U
as Chip Bennett
Arizona Sweepstakes
as Coot Cadigan
1925
The Calgary Stampede
as Dan Malloy
Spook Ranch
as Bill Bangs
Let 'er Buck
as Bob Carson
The Saddle Hawk
as Ben Johnson
Taming the West
as John Carleton
The Hurricane Kid
as The Hurricane Kid
1924
The Ridin' Kid from Powder River
as Bud Watkins
Hello, 'Frisco
as Hoot Gibson
Hit and Run
as 'Swat' Anderson
The Sawdust Trail
as Clarence Elwood Butts
Broadway or Bust
as Dave Hollis
40-Horse Hawkins
as Luke Hawkins
Ride for Your Life
as Bud Watkins
Hook and Ladder
as Ace Cooper
1923
The Thrill Chaser
as Omar K. Jenkins
The Ramblin' Kid
as The Ramblin' Kid
Blinky
as Geoffrey Arbuthnot 'Blinky' Islip
Out of Luck
as Sam Pertune
Shootin' for Love
as Duke Travis
Double Dealing
as Ben Slowbell
Dead Game
as 'Katy' Didd
Single Handed
as Hector MacKnight
The Gentleman from America
as Dennis O'Shane
Kindled Courage
as Andy Walker
1922
Ridin' Wild
as Cyril Henderson (as Edward 'Hoot' Gibson)
The Lone Hand
as Laramie Lad
The Galloping Kid
as 'Simplex' Cox
The Loaded Door
as Bert Lyons
Trimmed
as Dale Garland
Step on It!
as Vic Collins
The Bear Cat
as The Singin' Kid
Headin' West
as Bill Perkins
1921
The Fire Eater
as Bob Corey
Sure Fire
as Jeff Bransford
Red Courage
as Pinto Peters
Action
as Sandy Brouke
Who Was the Man?
as The Texas Ranger
The Cactus Kid
as Dick Harris
The Driftin' Kid
as The Driftin' Kid
1920
The Man With The Punch
as The Stranger
Fight It Out
as Sandy Adams
Superstition
as Dave Bodie
Tipped Off
as Billy Steele
The Two-Fisted Lover
as Scot McHale
Double Danger
as Jim Marvin / Jerry Marvin (Twin Brothers)
Cinders
as Bing Davidson
'in Wrong' Wright
as 'In Wrong' Wright
The Big Catch
as Billy Reeves - the Foreman of the Ranch
Roarin' Dan
as Roarin' Dan
The Jay Bird
as Tom Jackson
1919
The Double Hold-Up
as The Broncho Kid
The Trail of the Holdup Man
as Bob Watson
The Tell-Tale Wire
as Steve Larmon
The Crow
as Tim McKenzie - the Crow
The Jack of Hearts
as The Prairie Dog
The Gun Packer
as Gang Leader
By Indian Post
as Chub -Jode's Helpful Cowboy Friend
Gun Law
as Bart 'Smoke Gublen' Stevens
The Rustlers
as The Deputy
The Fighting Brothers
as Lonnie Larkin
1918
The Midnight Flyer
as Danny Morgan
Play Straight or Fight
as Dick Rankin
The Branded Man
as Sheriff
The Woman in the Web
as Vassily - Ivan's Brother
1917
A Marked Man
as Undetermined Role
The Secret Man
as Chuck Fadden
Straight Shooting
as Danny Morgan
Cheyenne's Pal
as Cowboy
The Soul Herder
as Chuck Rafferty
The Wrong Man
as Chip's Pal
The Golden Bullet
as 'Red' Johnson
A 44-Calibre Mystery
as Joe
The Hazards of Helen
as Messenger / Etzer
1916
The Mysterious Cipher
as Blanding
The Capture of Red Stanley
as Stanley's Henchman
The Passing of Hell's Crown
as The Cowboy
The Governor's Special
as 2nd Nash Henchman (as Ed Gibson)
Stampede in the Night
as Jack Harding
A Knight of the Range
as Bob Graham
1915
The Ring of Destiny
as Jack
In Danger's Path
as Train Crew (uncredited)
The Pay Train
as Orturo
The Hazards of Helen Ep26: The Wild Engine
as Messenger on Motorcycle
The Death Train
as Etzer - Doyle's Pal
The Man from Texas
as Deputy (uncredited)
Buckshot John
as Medicine Show Crowd Member (uncredited)
1914
The Man from the East
as Butler
Shotgun Jones
as Tom Lattier - the Son
1912
A Four-Footed Hero
as Broncho Rider (uncredited)