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 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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Filmography (Movies)
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/05/1976
Ocean's Eleven
Character:Roadblock Deputy (uncredited)
Release Date:10/08/1960
The Horse Soldiers
Character:Sgt. Brown
Release Date:11/06/1959
The Marshal's Daughter
Character:Marshal Ben Dawson
Release Date:25/06/1953
Flight to Nowhere
Character:Sheriff Bradley
Release Date:30/09/1946
Trigger Law
Character:Hoot Gibson
Release Date:29/09/1944
The Utah Kid
Character:Marshal H.R. Higgins
Release Date:25/08/1944
Marked Trails
Character:Hoot Parkford
Release Date:29/07/1944
Sonora Stagecoach
Character:Hoot Gibson
Release Date:10/06/1944
Outlaw Trail
Character:Hoot
Release Date:29/04/1944
Arizona Whirlwind
Character:Hoot Gibson
Release Date:21/02/1944
Westward Bound
Character:Hoot Gibson
Release Date:17/01/1944
Death Valley Rangers
Character:Hoot Gibson
Release Date:03/12/1943
Blazing Guns
Character:Marshal Hoot Gibson
Release Date:08/10/1943
The Law Rides Again
Character:U.S. Marshal Hoot Gibson
Release Date:06/08/1943
Wild Horse Stampede
Character:Marshal Hoot Gibson
Release Date:16/04/1943
The Painted Stallion
Character:Walter Jamison
Release Date:05/06/1937
Cavalcade of the West
Character:Clint Knox
Release Date:01/10/1936
Frontier Justice
Character:Brent Halston
Release Date:01/10/1936
The Last Outlaw
Character:Al Goss
Release Date:19/06/1936
The Riding Avenger
Character:Buck 'The Morning Glory Kid' Bonner
Release Date:14/06/1936
Feud of the West
Character:'Whitey' Revel
Release Date:14/04/1936
Lucky Terror
Character:Lucky 'The Lucky Terror' Carson
Release Date:20/02/1936
Swifty
Character:Swifty
Release Date:12/12/1935
Powdersmoke Range
Character:Stony Brooke
Release Date:27/09/1935
Rainbow's End
Character:Neil Gibson Jr.
Release Date:16/07/1935
Sunset Range
Character:Reasonin' Bates
Release Date:02/04/1935
The Fighting Parson
Character:Steve Hartley
Release Date:01/08/1933
The Dude Bandit
Character:'Ace' Cooper posing as Tex
Release Date:05/04/1933
The Cowboy Counsellor
Character:Dan Alton
Release Date:14/10/1932
The Boiling Point
Character:Jimmy Duncan
Release Date:15/07/1932
A Man's Land
Character:Tex Mason
Release Date:10/06/1932
The Spirit of the West
Character:Johnny Ringo - Posing as Ben Bailey
Release Date:01/03/1932
The Local Bad Man
Character:Jim Bonner
Release Date:14/01/1932
The Gay Buckaroo
Character:Clint Hale
Release Date:02/12/1931
The Hard Hombre
Character:William Penn 'Peaceful' Patton
Release Date:20/09/1931
Wild Horse
Character:Jim Wright
Release Date:02/08/1931
We’re Switching to Hollywood
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:09/06/1931
Clearing the Range
Character:Curt 'El Capitan' Fremont
Release Date:01/04/1931
The Concentratin' Kid
Character:Bill Evans -Concentratin' Kid
Release Date:26/10/1930
Spurs
Character:Bob Merril
Release Date:24/08/1930
Trigger Tricks
Character:Texas Ranger Tim Brennan
Release Date:01/06/1930
Roaring Ranch
Character:Jim Dailey
Release Date:27/04/1930
Trailing Trouble
Character:Ed King
Release Date:23/03/1930
The Mounted Stranger
Character:Pete Ainslee aka The Ridin' Kid
Release Date:08/02/1930
Courtin' Wildcats
Character:Clarence Butts
Release Date:22/12/1929
The Long, Long Trail
Character:The Ramblin' Kid
Release Date:26/10/1929
Points West
Character:Cole Lawson Jr.
Release Date:25/08/1929
Riding for Fame
Character:Scratch 'Em Hank Scott
Release Date:19/08/1929
The Winged Horseman
Character:Skyball Smith
Release Date:24/05/1929
The Lariat Kid
Character:Tom Richards
Release Date:12/05/1929
Smilin' Guns
Character:Jack Purvin
Release Date:31/03/1929
Burning the Wind
Character:Richard Gordon Jr
Release Date:10/02/1929
King of the Rodeo
Character:Chip Jr.
Release Date:06/01/1929
The Danger Rider
Character:Hal 'Tucson Joe' Doyle
Release Date:18/11/1928
Clearing the Trail
Character:Pete Watson
Release Date:07/10/1928
Hollywood or Bust
Character:
Release Date:10/09/1928
The Wild West Show
Character:Rodeo Bill
Release Date:20/05/1928
The Flyin' Cowboy
Character:Bill Hammond
Release Date:12/05/1928
A Trick of Hearts
Character:Benjamin Franklin Tully
Release Date:18/03/1928
The Rawhide Kid
Character:Dennis O'Hara
Release Date:29/01/1928
Galloping Fury
Character:Billy Halen
Release Date:20/11/1927
Painted Ponies
Character:Bucky Simms
Release Date:25/09/1927
Life in Hollywood No. 3
Character:Self
Release Date:25/08/1927
A Hero on Horseback
Character:Billy Garford
Release Date:10/06/1927
The Prairie King
Character:Andy Barden
Release Date:15/05/1927
Hey! Hey! Cowboy
Character:Jimmie Roberts
Release Date:03/04/1927
The Denver Dude
Character:Rodeo Randall
Release Date:13/02/1927
The Silent Rider
Character:Jerry Alton
Release Date:02/01/1927
The Buckaroo Kid
Character:Ed Harley
Release Date:14/11/1926
The Texas Streak
Character:Chad Pennington
Release Date:26/09/1926
The Flaming Frontier
Character:Bob Langdon
Release Date:11/09/1926
The Man in the Saddle
Character:Jeff Morgan Jr.
Release Date:11/07/1926
The Phantom Bullet
Character:'Click' Farlane
Release Date:09/05/1926
Chip of the Flying U
Character:Chip Bennett
Release Date:14/03/1926
Arizona Sweepstakes
Character:Coot Cadigan
Release Date:10/01/1926
The Calgary Stampede
Character:Dan Malloy
Release Date:01/11/1925
Spook Ranch
Character:Bill Bangs
Release Date:20/09/1925
Let 'er Buck
Character:Bob Carson
Release Date:22/03/1925
The Saddle Hawk
Character:Ben Johnson
Release Date:08/03/1925
Taming the West
Character:John Carleton
Release Date:01/03/1925
The Hurricane Kid
Character:The Hurricane Kid
Release Date:25/01/1925
The Ridin' Kid from Powder River
Character:Bud Watkins
Release Date:30/11/1924
Hello, 'Frisco
Character:Hoot Gibson
Release Date:28/09/1924
The Sawdust Trail
Character:Clarence Elwood Butts
Release Date:10/08/1924
Hit and Run
Character:'Swat' Anderson
Release Date:10/08/1924
Broadway or Bust
Character:Dave Hollis
Release Date:09/06/1924
40-Horse Hawkins
Character:Luke Hawkins
Release Date:21/04/1924
Ride for Your Life
Character:Bud Watkins
Release Date:25/02/1924
Hook and Ladder
Character:Ace Cooper
Release Date:07/01/1924
The Thrill Chaser
Character:Omar K. Jenkins
Release Date:26/11/1923
The Ramblin' Kid
Character:The Ramblin' Kid
Release Date:14/10/1923
Blinky
Character:Geoffrey Arbuthnot 'Blinky' Islip
Release Date:17/08/1923
Out of Luck
Character:Sam Pertune
Release Date:23/07/1923
Shootin' for Love
Character:Duke Travis
Release Date:28/06/1923
Double Dealing
Character:Ben Slowbell
Release Date:21/05/1923
Dead Game
Character:'Katy' Didd
Release Date:23/04/1923
Single Handed
Character:Hector MacKnight
Release Date:25/03/1923
The Gentleman from America
Character:Dennis O'Shane
Release Date:19/02/1923
Kindled Courage
Character:Andy Walker
Release Date:08/01/1923
Ridin' Wild
Character:Cyril Henderson (as Edward 'Hoot' Gibson)
Release Date:19/11/1922
The Lone Hand
Character:Laramie Lad
Release Date:16/10/1922
The Galloping Kid
Character:'Simplex' Cox
Release Date:11/09/1922
The Loaded Door
Character:Bert Lyons
Release Date:14/08/1922
Trimmed
Character:Dale Garland
Release Date:03/07/1922
Step on It!
Character:Vic Collins
Release Date:29/05/1922
The Bear Cat
Character:The Singin' Kid
Release Date:03/04/1922
Headin' West
Character:Bill Perkins
Release Date:13/02/1922
The Fire Eater
Character:Bob Corey
Release Date:24/12/1921
Sure Fire
Character:Jeff Bransford
Release Date:05/11/1921
Red Courage
Character:Pinto Peters
Release Date:10/10/1921
Action
Character:Sandy Brouke
Release Date:12/09/1921
Beating the Game
Character:
Release Date:30/07/1921
The Man Who Woke Up
Character:
Release Date:23/07/1921
The Movie Trail
Character:
Release Date:09/07/1921
Bandits Beware
Character:
Release Date:25/06/1921
The Wild Wild West
Character:
Release Date:04/06/1921
Double Crossers
Character:
Release Date:21/05/1921
Crossed Clues
Character:
Release Date:30/04/1921
Out o' Luck
Character:
Release Date:19/04/1921
Who Was the Man?
Character:The Texas Ranger
Release Date:16/04/1921
The Cactus Kid
Character:Dick Harris
Release Date:26/03/1921
The Fightin' Fury
Character:
Release Date:05/02/1921
Kickaroo
Character:
Release Date:22/01/1921
Sweet Revenge
Character:
Release Date:13/01/1921
The Driftin' Kid
Character:The Driftin' Kid
Release Date:08/01/1921
The Saddle King
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1921
The Winning Track
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1921
The Trail of the Hound
Character:
Release Date:25/12/1920
The Man with a Punch
Character:The Stranger
Release Date:18/12/1920
Fight It Out
Character:Sandy Adams
Release Date:11/12/1920
The Brand Blotter
Character:
Release Date:06/12/1920
The Stranger
Character:
Release Date:04/12/1920
Superstition
Character:Dave Bodie
Release Date:04/12/1920
Tipped Off
Character:Billy Steele
Release Date:27/11/1920
The Two-Fisted Lover
Character:Scot McHale
Release Date:20/11/1920
Double Danger
Character:Jim Marvin / Jerry Marvin (Twin Brothers)
Release Date:13/11/1920
Cinders
Character:Bing Davidson
Release Date:06/11/1920
'in Wrong' Wright
Character:'In Wrong' Wright
Release Date:30/10/1920
The Shootin' Fool
Character:
Release Date:23/10/1920
One Law for All
Character:
Release Date:16/10/1920
The Grinning Granger
Character:
Release Date:09/10/1920
A Gamblin' Fool
Character:
Release Date:02/10/1920
The Big Catch
Character:Billy Reeves - the Foreman of the Ranch
Release Date:25/09/1920
The Champion Liar
Character:
Release Date:11/09/1920
The Smilin' Kid
Character:
Release Date:21/08/1920
The Shootin' Kid
Character:
Release Date:01/07/1920
The Fightin' Terror
Character:
Release Date:19/06/1920
The Broncho Kid
Character:
Release Date:05/06/1920
Thieves' Clothes
Character:
Release Date:22/05/1920
Masked
Character:
Release Date:15/05/1920
Wolf Tracks
Character:
Release Date:07/05/1920
The Texas Kid
Character:
Release Date:17/04/1920
The Rattler's Hiss
Character:
Release Date:22/03/1920
Held Up for the Makin's
Character:
Release Date:20/03/1920
Runnin' Straight
Character:
Release Date:13/03/1920
Hair Trigger Stuff
Character:
Release Date:05/03/1920
The Sheriff's Oath
Character:
Release Date:28/02/1920
Roarin' Dan
Character:Roarin' Dan
Release Date:24/01/1920
West Is Best
Character:
Release Date:17/01/1920
The Jay Bird
Character:Tom Jackson
Release Date:03/01/1920
Winning a Home
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1920
The Double Hold-Up
Character:The Broncho Kid
Release Date:20/12/1919
The Lone Hand
Character:Jeffrey Halley
Release Date:13/12/1919
The Trail of the Holdup Man
Character:Bob Watson
Release Date:29/11/1919
The Tell-Tale Wire
Character:Steve Larmon
Release Date:18/10/1919
The Face in the Watch
Character:
Release Date:15/10/1919
The Crow
Character:Tim McKenzie - the Crow
Release Date:15/09/1919
The Jack of Hearts
Character:The Prairie Dog
Release Date:13/09/1919
The Four-Bit Man
Character:
Release Date:21/08/1919
The Fighting Heart
Character:
Release Date:16/08/1919
Kingdom Come
Character:
Release Date:21/06/1919
Ace High
Character:
Release Date:07/06/1919
The Gun Packer
Character:Gang Leader
Release Date:24/05/1919
By Indian Post
Character:Chub -Jode's Helpful Cowboy Friend
Release Date:23/05/1919
Gun Law
Character:Bart 'Smoke Gublen' Stevens
Release Date:10/05/1919
The Rustlers
Character:The Deputy
Release Date:26/04/1919
His Buddy
Character:
Release Date:29/03/1919
The Black Horse Bandit
Character:
Release Date:15/03/1919
The Fighting Brothers
Character:Lonnie Larkin
Release Date:01/03/1919
Danger, Go Slow
Character:
Release Date:16/12/1918
The Midnight Flyer
Character:Danny Morgan
Release Date:29/06/1918
Play Straight or Fight
Character:Dick Rankin
Release Date:15/06/1918
The Branded Man
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:13/06/1918
The Woman in the Web
Character:Vassily - Ivan's Brother
Release Date:08/04/1918
Headin' South
Character:
Release Date:25/02/1918
A Marked Man
Character:Undetermined Role
Release Date:29/10/1917
The Secret Man
Character:Chuck Fadden
Release Date:30/09/1917
Straight Shooting
Character:Danny Morgan
Release Date:27/08/1917
Cheyenne's Pal
Character:Cowboy
Release Date:13/08/1917
The Soul Herder
Character:Chuck Rafferty
Release Date:07/08/1917
The Wrong Man
Character:Chip's Pal
Release Date:07/07/1917
The Golden Bullet
Character:'Red' Johnson
Release Date:26/06/1917
A 44-Calibre Mystery
Character:Joe
Release Date:22/05/1917
The Voice on the Wire
Character:
Release Date:18/03/1917
The Hazards of Helen
Character:Messenger / Etzer
Release Date:24/02/1917
The Mysterious Cipher
Character:Blanding
Release Date:24/06/1916
The Wedding Guest
Character:
Release Date:27/05/1916
The Capture of Red Stanley
Character:Stanley's Henchman
Release Date:27/05/1916
The Passing of Hell's Crown
Character:The Cowboy
Release Date:22/04/1916
The Governor's Special
Character:2nd Nash Henchman (as Ed Gibson)
Release Date:22/04/1916
The Night Riders
Character:
Release Date:01/04/1916
Stampede in the Night
Character:Jack Harding
Release Date:26/02/1916
A Knight of the Range
Character:Bob Graham
Release Date:07/02/1916
The Ring of Destiny
Character:Jack
Release Date:18/11/1915
Judge Not; or The Woman of Mona Diggings
Character:
Release Date:27/09/1915
In Danger's Path
Character:Train Crew (uncredited)
Release Date:26/06/1915
The Pay Train
Character:Orturo
Release Date:11/06/1915
The Hazards of Helen Ep26: The Wild Engine
Character:Messenger on Motorcycle
Release Date:07/05/1915
The Death Train
Character:Etzer - Doyle's Pal
Release Date:06/03/1915
The Man from Texas
Character:Deputy (uncredited)
Release Date:02/03/1915
Buckshot John
Character:Medicine Show Crowd Member (uncredited)
Release Date:04/02/1915
The Man from the East
Character:Butler
Release Date:15/12/1914
The Telltale Knife
Character:
Release Date:03/11/1914
Shotgun Jones
Character:Tom Lattier - the Son
Release Date:27/04/1914
Kid Pink and the Maharajah
Character:
Release Date:12/03/1914
In the Secret Service
Character:
Release Date:17/05/1913
Cowboy Sports and Pastimes
Character:
Release Date:01/02/1913
A Four-Footed Hero
Character:Broncho Rider (uncredited)
Release Date:10/12/1912
His Only Son
Character:
Release Date:09/10/1912
The New Superintendent
Character:
Release Date:16/11/1911
The Two Brothers
Character:
Release Date:12/05/1910
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