Hoot Gibson

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

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.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Tekamah, Nebraska, USA

Adult: No

Birthday: August 05, 1892

Age: 132 years old

Gender: Male

Deathday: August 23, 1962

Popularity:

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Known For:

Burning the Wind
The Fire Eater
Sure Fire
Spurs
The Denver Dude
40-Horse Hawkins
Ride for Your Life
The Man from the East
The Telltale Knife
Ridin' Wild
Let 'er Buck
The Silent Rider
Galloping Fury
Life in Hollywood No. 3
The Horse Soldiers
His Only Son
Cavalcade of the West
The Flyin' Cowboy
Judge Not; or The Woman of Mona Diggings
A Knight of the Range
The Passing of Hell's Crown
The Wedding Guest
Kid Pink and the Maharajah
The New Superintendent
Cowboy Sports and Pastimes
In the Secret Service
A Four-Footed Hero
The Hazards of Helen
Shotgun Jones
Buckshot John
The Death Train
The Ring of Destiny
The Hazards of Helen Ep26: The Wild Engine
The Hazards of Helen Ep33: In Danger's Path
Stampede in the Night
The Capture of Red Stanley
The Night Riders
The Voice on the Wire
The Mysterious Cipher
A 44-Calibre Mystery
The Wrong Man
The Golden Bullet
The Painted Stallion
Clearing the Range
Wild Horse
Frontier Justice
The Hard Hombre
West Is Best
Roarin' Dan
The Sheriff's Oath
Runnin' Straight
Hair Trigger Stuff
Thieves' Clothes
Held Up for the Makin's
The Texas Kid
Masked
The Big Catch
The Champion Liar
The Sawdust Trail
Hit and Run
The Shootin' Kid
Wolf Tracks
The Broncho Kid
The Smilin' Kid
The Winged Horseman
The Cowboy Counsellor
The Shootin' Fool
The Tell-Tale Wire
A Trick of Hearts
Clearing the Trail
Riding for Fame
The Wild West Show
The Danger Rider
The Branded Man
Courtin' Wildcats
Painted Ponies
The Fighting Heart
Danger, Go Slow
Kingdom Come
Play Straight or Fight
Ace High
The Mounted Stranger
The Black Horse Bandit
The Midnight Flyer
His Buddy
The Jack of Hearts
The Four-Bit Man
The Lone Hand
The Crow
The Double Hold-Up
Trigger Tricks
The Face in the Watch
The Lone Hand
The Trail of the Holdup Man
One Law for All
The Fightin' Terror
Trimmed
A Gamblin' Fool
The Grinning Granger
The Jay Bird
'in Wrong' Wright
Cinders
Double Danger
Marked Trails
Lucky Terror
The Two-Fisted Lover
Step on It!
The Loaded Door
The Galloping Kid
The Gentleman from America
Kindled Courage
Single Handed
Dead Game
Double Dealing
Shootin' for Love
Out of Luck
Blinky
A Man's Land
The Ramblin' Kid
Hook and Ladder
Broadway or Bust
Tipped Off
The Ridin' Kid from Powder River
The Hurricane Kid
The Two Brothers
The Phantom Bullet
Hey! Hey! Cowboy
A Hero on Horseback
The Local Bad Man
Superstition
The Man With The Punch
The Stranger
The Brand Blotter
Fight It Out
Winning a Home
The Driftin' Kid
The Trail of the Hound
The Saddle King
Sweet Revenge
Kickaroo
The Cactus Kid
Crossed Clues
The Fightin' Fury
Double Crossers
Who Was the Man?
The Wild Wild West
The Movie Trail
Bandits Beware
Out o' Luck
The Man Who Woke Up
Smilin' Guns
Hollywood or Bust
Points West
The Lariat Kid
Trailing Trouble
The Concentratin' Kid
The Boiling Point
Beating the Game
Headin' West
The Winning Track
The Bear Cat
The Dude Bandit
By Indian Post
Sunset Range
Rainbow's End
The Calgary Stampede
The Rattler's Hiss
The Riding Avenger
The Fighting Parson
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Wild Horse Stampede
The Woman in the Web
Flight to Nowhere
Outlaw Trail
The Governor's Special
Death Valley Rangers
Blazing Guns
The Law Rides Again
Westward Bound
Arizona Whirlwind
Straight Shooting
The Last Outlaw
Chip of the Flying U
The Pay Train
Ocean's Eleven
The Buckaroo Kid
The Saddle Hawk
The Flaming Frontier
Taming the West
The Spirit of the West
The Prairie King
Trigger Law
The Utah Kid
The Texas Streak
Swifty
Spook Ranch
The Marshal's Daughter
The Man from Texas
Powdersmoke Range
The Gay Buckaroo
Sonora Stagecoach
We're switching to Hollywood
Feud of the West
The Soul Herder
A Marked Man
The Secret Man
Cheyenne's Pal
Action
The Fighting Brothers
Gun Law
The Gun Packer
The Rustlers
Headin' South
The Long, Long Trail
Arizona Sweepstakes
Roaring Ranch
Hello, 'Frisco
Red Courage
The Thrill Chaser
King of the Rodeo
The Rawhide Kid
The Man in the Saddle