Acting

Hoot Gibson

Born August 5, 1892 · Tekamah, Nebraska, USA

Died August 23, 1962 · aged 70

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

Ocean's Eleven · 1960

MovieCrimeComedy

Danny Ocean and his gang attempt to rob the five biggest casinos in Las Vegas in one night.

The Horse Soldiers

The Horse Soldiers · 1959

The Horse Soldiers

MovieWesternWar

A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail supply center. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes instant antipathy between him and the commander. The secret plan for the mission is overheard by a southern belle who must be taken along to assure her silence.

Flight to Nowhere

Flight to Nowhere · 1946

Flight to Nowhere

A couple on board a plane find themselves mixed up in a plot to steal atomic secrets.

Headin' South

Headin' South · 1918

A lost film. As described in a film magazine Exhibitors Herald on March 16, 1918: "a forest ranger known only as Headin' South (Fairbanks) goes forth in search of Spanish Joe (Campeau), a Mexican responsible for most of the treachery and outlawry along the U.S.-Mexican boarder. Headin' South gains quite a reputation as he goes along and finally believes himself worthy of joining Joe's band. in a whirlwind finish in which Joe is captured, Headin' South meets one of Joe's near victims (MacDonald) and falls in love with her."

The Painted Stallion

The Painted Stallion · 1937

The Painted Stallion

MovieActionWestern

American federal agent Clark Stuart is on assignment in Santa Fe to draw up a trade agreement with the newly installed Mexican governor. Meanwhile, Walter Jamison leads a wagon train from Missouri, hoping to take advantage of the new agreement. Among Jamison's passenger are famed frontiersman Jim Bowie and a very youthful Kit Carson. The destinies of all these personalities intersect when villainous ex-governor DuPrey schemes to undermine the treaty and take over the New Mexico territory for his own vile purposes. Somewhere along the way, Davy Crockett joins the "good guys" in their efforts to thwart the despicable DuPrey.

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch · 1976

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

MovieWesternComedy

A Western-genre narrative, loosely woven from old clips from B-Western features.

Points West

Points West · 1929

Cole Lawson Jr. goes undercover as a bandit to infiltrate the gang responsible for his father's death.

Single Handed

Single Handed · 1923

MovieComedyCrime

Hector MacKnight, known to the townspeople as "Goofy" and an irritatingly terrible fiddler, is innocently drawn into a rigged poker game. A general fight brings the sheriff, and a chase ensues. Before the confusion is ended and Hector cleared, he meets Ruth Randolph and becomes involved in a circus while trying to recover the other half of her treasure map.

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Ocean's Eleven

Ocean's Eleven · 1960

MovieCrimeComedy

Danny Ocean and his gang attempt to rob the five biggest casinos in Las Vegas in one night.

Roadblock Deputy (uncredited)

The Horse Soldiers

The Horse Soldiers · 1959

The Horse Soldiers

MovieWesternWar

A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail supply center. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes instant antipathy between him and the commander. The secret plan for the mission is overheard by a southern belle who must be taken along to assure her silence.

Sgt. Brown

Flight to Nowhere

Flight to Nowhere · 1946

Flight to Nowhere

A couple on board a plane find themselves mixed up in a plot to steal atomic secrets.

Sheriff Bradley

Headin' South

Headin' South · 1918

A lost film. As described in a film magazine Exhibitors Herald on March 16, 1918: "a forest ranger known only as Headin' South (Fairbanks) goes forth in search of Spanish Joe (Campeau), a Mexican responsible for most of the treachery and outlawry along the U.S.-Mexican boarder. Headin' South gains quite a reputation as he goes along and finally believes himself worthy of joining Joe's band. in a whirlwind finish in which Joe is captured, Headin' South meets one of Joe's near victims (MacDonald) and falls in love with her."

The Painted Stallion

The Painted Stallion · 1937

The Painted Stallion

MovieActionWestern

American federal agent Clark Stuart is on assignment in Santa Fe to draw up a trade agreement with the newly installed Mexican governor. Meanwhile, Walter Jamison leads a wagon train from Missouri, hoping to take advantage of the new agreement. Among Jamison's passenger are famed frontiersman Jim Bowie and a very youthful Kit Carson. The destinies of all these personalities intersect when villainous ex-governor DuPrey schemes to undermine the treaty and take over the New Mexico territory for his own vile purposes. Somewhere along the way, Davy Crockett joins the "good guys" in their efforts to thwart the despicable DuPrey.

Walter Jamison

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch · 1976

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

MovieWesternComedy

A Western-genre narrative, loosely woven from old clips from B-Western features.

(archive footage)

Points West

Points West · 1929

Cole Lawson Jr. goes undercover as a bandit to infiltrate the gang responsible for his father's death.

Cole Lawson Jr.

Single Handed

Single Handed · 1923

MovieComedyCrime

Hector MacKnight, known to the townspeople as "Goofy" and an irritatingly terrible fiddler, is innocently drawn into a rigged poker game. A general fight brings the sheriff, and a chase ensues. Before the confusion is ended and Hector cleared, he meets Ruth Randolph and becomes involved in a circus while trying to recover the other half of her treasure map.

Hector MacKnight

Ride for Your Life

Ride for Your Life · 1924

Ride for Your Life

Bud Watkins loses his ranch and savings to gambling house proprietor "Gentlemen Jim" Slade. The Cocopah Kid, a notorious bandit, lures away Betsy Burke, Bud's sweetheart and the daughter of the local sheriff.

Bud Watkins

Courtin' Wildcats

Courtin' Wildcats · 1929

Courtin' Wildcats

College boy Clarence Butts has been sent west by the Doctor to join McKenzie's circus. There he finds Calamity Jane running roughshod over everyone. So the dude decides to tame her.

Clarence Butts

The Capture of Red Stanley

The Capture of Red Stanley · 1916

The Capture of Red Stanley

Red Stanley's band has successfully robbed the express car and the members are making good their escape when they come upon Helen and her girl chum riding in the woods. The girls are set upon but they succeed by desperate riding in making their escape temporarily and, when danger seems near again, are saved by the approaching railroad detectives searching for the Stanley band. A running fight results in the capture of one of the band, but Stanley and his chief aide escape. Under cover of darkness, as Helen is working alone in the desolate station, the two enter and bind and gag her.

Stanley's Henchman

Trimmed

Trimmed · 1922

Returning from service in the A. E. F., Dale Garland is given a rousing reception by his townsmen. County political boss Nebo Slayter persuades the community to nominate Dale for sheriff--thinking he can be easily manipulated--against John Millard, the incumbent, who refuses political compromises. Dale easily wins and pledges to give the citizens an honest deal. Millard's daughter, Alice, who is Dale's childhood sweetheart, learns of Slayter's dishonest schemes and sees his men murder a moonshiner for whom they had been furnishing protection.

Dale Garland

Ridin' Wild

Ridin' Wild · 1922

Trained by his Quaker mother to be gentle, Cyril Henderson receives only laughter from the townspeople when he tries to act tough to impress Grace Nolan, who is allowing Art Jordan, the town bully, to occupy her time so as to pique Cyril. The murder of Andrew McBride, who holds the mortgage on the Henderson's property, is blamed on the elder Henderson, and Cyril unsuccessfully tries to take the blame.

Cyril Henderson (as Edward 'Hoot' Gibson)

The Squaw Man

The Squaw Man · 1914

MovieDramaWestern

To save his family from disgrace, Capt. James Wynnegate takes the blame when his brother, Sir Henry, embezzles from a charitable fund. Relocating to America, James purchases a ranch in Wyoming and marries Nat-u-ritch, an indigenous woman. After the birth of the couple's son, James is startled by the arrival of Lady Diana, his brother's wife, who informs him that the nefarious Henry is dead.

Stunts

The Long, Long Trail

The Long, Long Trail · 1929

The Long, Long Trail

Its time for the big race and its the Rambling Kid riding Dynamite versus Wilson's horse Thunderbolt. When Gyp informs Wilson that Lightning is faster, Wilson has Gyp drug the Kid's coffee just before the race.

Producer

The Texas Kid

The Texas Kid · 1920

The Texas Kid is a 1920 silent Western.

Double Danger

Double Danger · 1920

Mr. Dawson can't pay the balance of a note owned by the villain, so the villain demands his daughter as payment.

Jim Marvin / Jerry Marvin (Twin Brothers)

Sunset Range

Sunset Range · 1935

MovieActionComedy

Grant hides stolen money in the luggage of Bonnie Shea who is moving west. Later when he and his men arrive to retrieve the money, they also kidnap Bonnie. This sends Reasonin' Bates and his cowhands on their horses after the gangsters in their cars.

Reasonin' Bates

Action

Three Outlaws came across a stranded baby and must decide to save the child or escape from the law.

Sandy Brouke

Spurs

Bob Merril, looking for the killer of Buddy's father, has found the secret entrance to Pecos' hideout. There he captures Indian Joe who confesses that Marsdan was the killer, But while Bob is off riding in the rodeo his witness escapes.

Bob Merril

A Marked Man

A Marked Man · 1917

Bandit Cheyenne Harry reforms because of the faith placed in him by Molly Young and her father. Soon, however, Harry is lured from the straight and narrow when he meets his old friend Ben Kent and consents to participate in Kent's plan of robbing a stagecoach.

Undetermined Role

A Trick of Hearts

A Trick of Hearts · 1928

A Trick of Hearts

In this comedy-western, based on the life of Henry Irving Dodge, our cowboy hero keeps his tongue firmly planted in his cheek as he goes up against a town run by such women as newly elected sheriff, Carrie Patience. Hoping to restore some masculinity to the sheriff's office, Gibson stages a series of fake hold-ups but is soon upstaged by a real crook

Benjamin Franklin Tully

The Riding Avenger

The Riding Avenger · 1936

The Riding Avenger

Buck Bonner, posing as the recently deceased Morning Glory Kid, is sent to round up the Mort Ringer gang. Buck finds Ringer and joins up with his gang. But he is in trouble when Slim and Bud who buried the Kid arrive and expose him as a Marshal.

Buck 'The Morning Glory Kid' Bonner

The Governor's Special

The Governor's Special · 1916

The Governor's Special

The film is directed by James Davis from a story by Edward T. Matlack. In this episode Helen Gibson performs one absolutely breathtaking stunt, which just shows how dangerous it was to act for silent film pioneers, especially for stuntmen and stuntwomen. There is a twist to the plot, and Helen Gibson not only has to save her governor from mortal danger, but also the life of somebody close to her, who has been sentenced to die without guilt.

2nd Nash Henchman (as Ed Gibson)

I Married Joan

I Married Joan · 1952

I Married Joan is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from 1952 to 1955. It starred veteran vaudeville, film, and radio comedienne-comedy actress Joan Davis as the manic, scatterbrained wife of a mild-mannered community judge, the Honorable Bradley Stevens.

The Cowboy