
Hoot Gibson
Acting
224
Acting Credits
8
Directed
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 Holm...
Known For
Filmography

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976
as (archive footage)

Ocean's Eleven
1960
as Roadblock Deputy (uncredited)

The Horse Soldiers
1959
as Sgt. Brown

The Marshal's Daughter
1953
as Marshal Ben Dawson

I Married Joan
1952
as The Cowboy

Flight to Nowhere
1946
as Sheriff Bradley

Marked Trails
1944
as Hoot Parkford

Outlaw Trail
1944
as Hoot

Westward Bound
1944
as Hoot Gibson

Arizona Whirlwind
1944
as Hoot Gibson

Trigger Law
1944
as Hoot Gibson

The Utah Kid
1944
as Marshal H.R. Higgins

Sonora Stagecoach
1944
as Hoot Gibson

Wild Horse Stampede
1943
as Marshal Hoot Gibson

Death Valley Rangers
1943
as Hoot Gibson

Blazing Guns
1943
as Marshal Hoot Gibson

The Law Rides Again
1943
as U.S. Marshal Hoot Gibson

The Painted Stallion
1937
as Walter Jamison

Cavalcade of the West
1936
as Clint Knox

Frontier Justice
1936
as Brent Halston

Lucky Terror
1936
as Lucky 'The Lucky Terror' Carson

The Riding Avenger
1936
as Buck 'The Morning Glory Kid' Bonner

The Last Outlaw
1936
as Al Goss

Feud of the West
1936
as 'Whitey' Revel

Sunset Range
1935
as Reasonin' Bates

Rainbow's End
1935
as Neil Gibson Jr.

Swifty
1935
as Swifty

Powdersmoke Range
1935
as Stony Brooke

The Dude Bandit
1933
as 'Ace' Cooper posing as Tex

The Fighting Parson
1933
as Steve Hartley

The Cowboy Counsellor
1932
as Dan Alton

A Man's Land
1932
as Tex Mason

The Local Bad Man
1932
as Jim Bonner

The Boiling Point
1932
as Jimmy Duncan

The Spirit of the West
1932
as Johnny Ringo - Posing as Ben Bailey

Clearing the Range
1931
as Curt 'El Capitan' Fremont

Wild Horse
1931
as Jim Wright

The Hard Hombre
1931
as William Penn 'Peaceful' Patton

The Gay Buckaroo
1931
as Clint Hale

We’re Switching to Hollywood
1931
as Self (uncredited)

Spurs
1930
as Bob Merril

The Mounted Stranger
1930
as Pete Ainslee aka The Ridin' Kid

Trigger Tricks
1930
as Texas Ranger Tim Brennan

Trailing Trouble
1930
as Ed King

The Concentratin' Kid
1930
as Bill Evans -Concentratin' Kid

Roaring Ranch
1930
as Jim Dailey

Burning the Wind
1929
as Richard Gordon Jr

The Winged Horseman
1929
as Skyball Smith

Riding for Fame
1929
as Scratch 'Em Hank Scott

Courtin' Wildcats
1929
as Clarence Butts

Smilin' Guns
1929
as Jack Purvin

Points West
1929
as Cole Lawson Jr.

The Lariat Kid
1929
as Tom Richards

The Long, Long Trail
1929
as The Ramblin' Kid

King of the Rodeo
1929
as Chip Jr.

The Flyin' Cowboy
1928
as Bill Hammond

A Trick of Hearts
1928
as Benjamin Franklin Tully

Clearing the Trail
1928
as Pete Watson

The Wild West Show
1928
as Rodeo Bill

The Danger Rider
1928
as Hal 'Tucson Joe' Doyle
Hollywood or Bust
1928

The Rawhide Kid
1928
as Dennis O'Hara

The Denver Dude
1927
as Rodeo Randall

The Silent Rider
1927
as Jerry Alton

Galloping Fury
1927
as Billy Halen

Life in Hollywood No. 3
1927
as Self

Painted Ponies
1927
as Bucky Simms

Hey! Hey! Cowboy
1927
as Jimmie Roberts

A Hero on Horseback
1927
as Billy Garford

The Prairie King
1927
as Andy Barden

The Phantom Bullet
1926
as 'Click' Farlane

Chip of the Flying U
1926
as Chip Bennett

The Buckaroo Kid
1926
as Ed Harley

The Flaming Frontier
1926
as Bob Langdon

The Texas Streak
1926
as Chad Pennington

Arizona Sweepstakes
1926
as Coot Cadigan

The Man in the Saddle
1926
as Jeff Morgan Jr.

Let 'er Buck
1925
as Bob Carson

The Hurricane Kid
1925
as The Hurricane Kid

The Calgary Stampede
1925
as Dan Malloy

The Saddle Hawk
1925
as Ben Johnson

Taming the West
1925
as John Carleton

Spook Ranch
1925
as Bill Bangs

40-Horse Hawkins
1924
as Luke Hawkins

Ride for Your Life
1924
as Bud Watkins

The Sawdust Trail
1924
as Clarence Elwood Butts

Hit and Run
1924
as 'Swat' Anderson

Hook and Ladder
1924
as Ace Cooper

Broadway or Bust
1924
as Dave Hollis

The Ridin' Kid from Powder River
1924
as Bud Watkins
Hello, 'Frisco
1924
as Hoot Gibson

The Gentleman from America
1923
as Dennis O'Shane

Kindled Courage
1923
as Andy Walker

Single Handed
1923
as Hector MacKnight

Dead Game
1923
as 'Katy' Didd

Double Dealing
1923
as Ben Slowbell

Shootin' for Love
1923
as Duke Travis

Out of Luck
1923
as Sam Pertune

Blinky
1923
as Geoffrey Arbuthnot 'Blinky' Islip

The Ramblin' Kid
1923
as The Ramblin' Kid

The Thrill Chaser
1923
as Omar K. Jenkins

Ridin' Wild
1922
as Cyril Henderson (as Edward 'Hoot' Gibson)

The Lone Hand
1922
as Laramie Lad

Trimmed
1922
as Dale Garland

Step on It!
1922
as Vic Collins

The Loaded Door
1922
as Bert Lyons

The Galloping Kid
1922
as 'Simplex' Cox

Headin' West
1922
as Bill Perkins

The Bear Cat
1922
as The Singin' Kid

The Fire Eater
1921
as Bob Corey

Sure Fire
1921
as Jeff Bransford
The Driftin' Kid
1921
as The Driftin' Kid
The Saddle King
1921
Sweet Revenge
1921
Kickaroo
1921

The Cactus Kid
1921
as Dick Harris

Crossed Clues
1921
The Fightin' Fury
1921
Double Crossers
1921

Who Was the Man?
1921
as The Texas Ranger

The Wild Wild West
1921
The Movie Trail
1921
Bandits Beware
1921
Out o' Luck
1921
The Man Who Woke Up
1921
Beating the Game
1921
The Winning Track
1921

Action
1921
as Sandy Brouke

Red Courage
1921
as Pinto Peters

West Is Best
1920

Roarin' Dan
1920
as Roarin' Dan

The Sheriff's Oath
1920

Runnin' Straight
1920

Hair Trigger Stuff
1920

Thieves' Clothes
1920

Held Up for the Makin's
1920

The Texas Kid
1920
Masked
1920
The Big Catch
1920
as Billy Reeves - the Foreman of the Ranch

The Champion Liar
1920

The Shootin' Kid
1920
Wolf Tracks
1920

The Broncho Kid
1920

The Smilin' Kid
1920

The Shootin' Fool
1920

One Law for All
1920
The Fightin' Terror
1920
A Gamblin' Fool
1920
The Grinning Granger
1920

The Jay Bird
1920
as Tom Jackson
'in Wrong' Wright
1920
as 'In Wrong' Wright

Cinders
1920
as Bing Davidson

Double Danger
1920
as Jim Marvin / Jerry Marvin (Twin Brothers)
The Two-Fisted Lover
1920
as Scot McHale
Tipped Off
1920
as Billy Steele
Superstition
1920
as Dave Bodie

The Man with a Punch
1920
as The Stranger
The Stranger
1920
The Brand Blotter
1920

Fight It Out
1920
as Sandy Adams
Winning a Home
1920
The Trail of the Hound
1920

The Rattler's Hiss
1920

The Tell-Tale Wire
1919
as Steve Larmon
The Fighting Heart
1919
Kingdom Come
1919
Ace High
1919
The Black Horse Bandit
1919
His Buddy
1919

The Jack of Hearts
1919
as The Prairie Dog

The Four-Bit Man
1919
The Crow
1919
as Tim McKenzie - the Crow

The Double Hold-Up
1919
as The Broncho Kid

The Face in the Watch
1919

The Lone Hand
1919
as Jeffrey Halley

The Trail of the Holdup Man
1919
as Bob Watson

By Indian Post
1919
as Chub -Jode's Helpful Cowboy Friend

The Fighting Brothers
1919
as Lonnie Larkin

Gun Law
1919
as Bart 'Smoke Gublen' Stevens

The Gun Packer
1919
as Gang Leader

The Rustlers
1919
as The Deputy
The Branded Man
1918
as Sheriff

Danger, Go Slow
1918
Play Straight or Fight
1918
as Dick Rankin
The Midnight Flyer
1918
as Danny Morgan

The Woman in the Web
1918
as Vassily - Ivan's Brother

Headin' South
1918

The Hazards of Helen
1917
as Messenger / Etzer

The Voice on the Wire
1917

A 44-Calibre Mystery
1917
as Joe
The Wrong Man
1917
as Chip's Pal

The Golden Bullet
1917
as 'Red' Johnson

Straight Shooting
1917
as Danny Morgan

The Soul Herder
1917
as Chuck Rafferty

A Marked Man
1917
as Undetermined Role

The Secret Man
1917
as Chuck Fadden

Cheyenne's Pal
1917
as Cowboy

A Knight of the Range
1916
as Bob Graham
The Passing of Hell's Crown
1916
as The Cowboy
The Wedding Guest
1916
Stampede in the Night
1916
as Jack Harding

The Capture of Red Stanley
1916
as Stanley's Henchman

The Night Riders
1916

The Mysterious Cipher
1916
as Blanding

The Governor's Special
1916
as 2nd Nash Henchman (as Ed Gibson)
Judge Not; or The Woman of Mona Diggings
1915

Buckshot John
1915
as Medicine Show Crowd Member (uncredited)

The Death Train
1915
as Etzer - Doyle's Pal
The Ring of Destiny
1915
as Jack

The Hazards of Helen Ep26: The Wild Engine
1915
as Messenger on Motorcycle

In Danger's Path
1915
as Train Crew (uncredited)

The Pay Train
1915
as Orturo

The Man from Texas
1915
as Deputy (uncredited)
The Man from the East
1914
as Butler

The Telltale Knife
1914
Kid Pink and the Maharajah
1914

Shotgun Jones
1914
as Tom Lattier - the Son
Cowboy Sports and Pastimes
1913
In the Secret Service
1913

His Only Son
1912
A Four-Footed Hero
1912
as Broncho Rider (uncredited)

The New Superintendent
1911

The Two Brothers
1910
Pride Of The Range
1910