Hoot Gibson (1892–1962)

Actor | Producer | Director

A pioneering cowboy star of silent and early talking Westerns, Hoot Gibson was one of the 1920s' ...

Born: August 6, 1892
Died: August 23, 1962 (age 70)

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Filmography

Known For

The Horse Soldiers Sgt. Brown (1959)
The Long, Long Trail The Ramblin' Kid (1929)
The Mounted Stranger Pete Ainslee aka The Ridin' Kid (1930)
Known For

Trigger Tricks Texas Ranger Tim Brennan (1930)
Actor

Ocean's Eleven Roadblock Deputy (1960)
The Horse Soldiers Sgt. Brown (1959)
I Married Joan The Cowboy (1955)
The Marshal's Daughter Marshal Ben Dawson (1953)
Flight to Nowhere Sheriff Bradley (1946)
Trigger Law Hoot Gibson (1944)
The Utah Kid Marshal H.R. Higgins (1944)
Marked Trails Hoot Parkford (1944)
Sonora Stagecoach Hoot Gibson (1944)
Outlaw Trail Hoot Gibson (1944)
Arizona Whirlwind Hoot Gibson (1944)
Westward Bound Hoot Gibson (1944)
Death Valley Rangers Hoot Gibson (1943)
Blazing Guns Marshal Hoot Gibson (1943)
The Law Rides Again U.S. Marshal Hoot Gibson (1943)
Wild Horse Stampede Marshal Hoot Gibson (1943)
The Painted Stallion Walter Jamison (1937)
Cavalcade of the West Clint Knox (1936)
The Riding Avenger Buck Bonner aka The Morning Glory Kid (1936)
The Last Outlaw Chuck Wilson (1936)
Feud of the West 'Whitey' Revel (1936)
Lucky Terror Lucky 'The Lucky Terror' Carson (1936)
Swifty Swifty (1935)
Frontier Justice Brent Halston (1935)
Powdersmoke Range Stony Brooke (1935)
Rainbow's End Neil Gibson Jr. (1935)
Sunset Range Reasonin' Bates (1935)
The Fighting Parson Steve Hartley (1933)
The Dude Bandit Tex Cooper aka Ace (1933)
The Cowboy Counsellor Dan Alton (1932)
The Boiling Point Jimmy Duncan (1932)
A Man's Land Tex Mason (1932)
Spirit of the West Johnny Ringo - Posing as Ben Bailey (1932)
The Local Bad Man Jim Bonner (1932)
The Gay Buckaroo Clint Hale (1931)
The Hard Hombre William Penn 'Peaceful' Patton (1931)
Wild Horse Jim Wright (1931)
Clearing the Range Curt Fremont - aka El Capitan (1931)
The Concentratin' Kid Bill Evans -Concentratin' Kid (1930)
Spurs Bob Merril (1930)
Trigger Tricks Texas Ranger Tim Brennan (1930)
Roaring Ranch Jim Dailey (1930)
Trailing Trouble Ed King (1930)
The Mounted Stranger Pete Ainslee aka The Ridin' Kid (1930)
Courtin' Wildcats Clarence Butts (1929)
The Long, Long Trail The Ramblin' Kid (1929)
Points West Cole Lawson Jr. (1929)
The Winged Horseman Skyball Smith (1929)
The Lariat Kid Tom Richards (1929)
Smilin' Guns Jack Purvin (1929)
King of the Rodeo Chip Jr. - Montana Kid (1928)
The Danger Rider Hal 'Tucson Joe' Doyle (1928)
Burning the Wind Richard Gordon Jr (1928)
Clearing the Trail Pete Watson (1928)
Hollywood or Bust (1928)
Riding for Fame Scratch 'Em Hank Scott (1928)
The Wild West Show Rodeo Bill (1928)
The Flyin' Cowboy Bill Hammond (1928)
A Trick of Hearts Benjamin Franklin Tully (1928)
The Rawhide Kid Dennis O'Hara (1928)
Life in Hollywood No. 3 (1927)
Galloping Fury Billy Halen (1927)
Painted Ponies Bucky Simms (1927)
A Hero on Horseback Billy Garford (1927)
The Prairie King Andy Barden (1927)
Hey! Hey! Cowboy Jimmie Roberts (1927)
The Denver Dude Rodeo Randall (1927)
The Silent Rider Jerry Alton (1927)
The Buckaroo Kid Ed Harley (1926)
The Texas Streak Chad Pennington (1926)
The Man in the Saddle Jeff Morgan Jr (1926)
The Phantom Bullet 'Click' Farlane (1926)
The Flaming Frontier Bob Langdon (1926)
Chip of the Flying U Chip Bennett (1926)
Arizona Sweepstakes Coot Cadigan (1926)
The Calgary Stampede Dan Malloy (1925)
Spook Ranch Bill Bangs (1925)
Let 'er Buck Bob Carson (1925)
The Saddle Hawk Ben Johnson (1925)
Taming the West John Carleton (1925)
The Hurricane Kid The Hurricane Kid (1925)
The Ridin' Kid from Powder River Bud Watkins (1924)
The Sawdust Trail Clarence Elwood Butts (1924)
Hit and Run 'Swat' Anderson (1924)
Broadway or Bust Dave Hollis (1924)
40-Horse Hawkins Luke Hawkins (1924)
Ride for Your Life Bud Watkins (1924)
Hook and Ladder Ace Cooper (1924)
The Thrill Chaser Omar K. Jenkins (1923)
The Ramblin' Kid The Ramblin' Kid (1923)
Blinky Geoffrey Arbuthnot 'Blinky' Islip (1923)
Out of Luck Sam Pertune (1923)
Shootin' for Love Duke Travis (1923)
Double Dealing Ben Slowbell (1923)
Dead Game 'Katy' Didd (1923)
Single Handed Hector MacKnight (1923)
The Gentleman from America Dennis O'Shane (1923)
Kindled Courage Andy Walker (1923)
Ridin' Wild Cyril Henderson (1922)
The Lone Hand Laramie Lad (1922)
The Galloping Kid 'Simplex' Cox (1922)
The Loaded Door Bert Lyons (1922)
Trimmed Dale Garland (1922)
Step on It! Vic Collins (1922)
The Bear Cat The Singin' Kid (1922)
Headin' West Bill Perkins (1922)
The Winning Track (1921)
The Fire Eater Bob Corey (1921)
Sure Fire Jeff Bransford (1921)
Red Courage Pinto Peters (1921)
Action Sandy Brouke (1921)
Beating the Game (1921)
The Man Who Woke Up (1921)
The Movie Trail (1921)
Bandits Beware (1921)
The Wild Wild West (1921)
Double Crossers (1921)
Crossed Clues (1921)
Who Was the Man? The Texas Ranger (1921)
The Cactus Kid Dick Harris (1921)
Out o' Luck (1921)
The Fightin' Fury (1921)
Kickaroo (1921)
Sweet Revenge (1921)
The Driftin' Kid The Driftin' Kid (1921)
The Saddle King (1921)
Winning a Home (1920)
The Trail of the Hound (1920)
The Man with the Punch The Stranger (1920)
Fight It Out Sandy Adams (1920)
The Brand Blotter (1920)
Superstition Dave Bodie (1920)
The Stranger (1920)
Tipped Off Billy Steele (1920)
The Two-Fisted Lover Scot McHale (1920)
Double Danger Jim Marvin / Jerry Marvin (Twin Brothers) (1920)
Cinders Bing Davidson (1920)
'in Wrong' Wright 'In Wrong' Wright (1920)
The Shootin' Fool (1920)
One Law for All (1920)
The Grinning Granger (1920)
A Gamblin' Fool (1920)
The Big Catch Billy Reeves - the Foreman of the Ranch (1920)
The Champion Liar (1920)
The Smilin' Kid (1920)
The Shootin' Kid (1920)
The Fightin' Terror (1920)
The Broncho Kid (1920)
Thieves' Clothes (1920)
Masked (1920)
Wolf Tracks (1920)
The Texas Kid (1920)
The Rattler's Hiss (1920)
Held Up for the Makin's (1920)
Runnin' Straight (1920)
Hair Trigger Stuff (1920)
The Sheriff's Oath (1920)
Roarin' Dan Roarin' Dan (1920)
West Is Best (1920)
The Jay Bird Tom Jackson (1920)
The Double Hold-Up The Broncho Kid (1919)
The Lone Hand Jeffrey Halley (1919)
The Trail of the Holdup Man Bob Watson (1919)
The Tell Tale Wire Steve Larmon (1919)
The Face in the Watch (1919)
The Crow Tim McKenzie - the Crow (1919)
The Jack of Hearts The Prairie Dog (1919)
The Four-Bit Man (1919)
The Fighting Heart (1919)
Kingdom Come (1919)
Ace High (1919)
The Gun Packer Gang Leader (1919)
Gun Law Bart 'Smoke Gublen' Stevens (1919)
Rustlers The Deputy (1919)
By Indian Post Chub -Jode's Helpful Cowboy Friend (1919)
His Buddy (1919)
The Black Horse Bandit (1919)
The Fighting Brothers Lonnie Larkin (1919)
Danger, Go Slow (1918)
The Branded Man Sheriff (1918)
The Midnight Flyer Danny Morgan (1918)
Play Straight or Fight Dick Rankin (1918)
The Woman in the Web Vassily - Ivan's Brother (1918)
Headin' South (1918)
A Marked Man Undetermined Role (1917)
The Secret Man Chuck Fadden (1917)
The Texas Sphinx Bob Giles (1917)
Straight Shooting Sam Turner (Danny Morgan in credits) (1917)
Cheyenne's Pal Cowboy (1917)
The Soul Herder Chuck Rafferty (1917)
The Wrong Man Chip's Pal (1917)
The Golden Bullet 'Red' Johnson (1917)
A 44-Calibre Mystery Joe (1917)
The Voice on the Wire (1917)
The Mysterious Cipher Blanding - the Henchman (1916)
The Treasure Train Byrd's 2nd Henchman (1916)
The Capture of Red Stanley Stanley's Henchman (1916)
The Wedding Guest (1916)
The Governor's Special 2nd Nash Henchman (1916)
The Passing of Hell's Crown The Cowboy (1916)
The Night Riders (1916)
Stampede in the Night Jack Harding (1916)
A Knight of the Range Bob Graham (1916)
Stingaree (1915)
The Ring of Destiny Jack (1915)
Judge Not; or the Woman of Mona Diggings (1915)
In Danger's Path Train Crew (1915)
The Pay Train Orturo (1915)
The Wild Engine Messenger on Motorcycle (1915)
The Death Train Etzer - Doyle's Pal (1915)
The Man from Texas Deputy (1915)
Buckshot John Medicine Show Crowd Member (1915)
The Man from the East Butler (1914)
The Hazards of Helen Messenger / Etzer (1914)
The Telltale Knife (1914)
Shotgun Jones Tom Lattier - the Son (1914)
Kid Pink and the Maharajah (1914)
In the Secret Service (1913)
Cowboy Sports and Pastimes (1913)
A Four-Footed Hero Broncho Rider (1912)
His Only Son (1912)
The New Superintendent Undetermined Role (1911)
Pride of the Range (1910)
Actor

The Two Brothers (1910)
Producer

The Concentratin' Kid (1930)
Spurs (1930)
Trigger Tricks (1930)
Roaring Ranch (1930)
Trailing Trouble (1930)
The Mounted Stranger (1930)
Courtin' Wildcats (1929)
The Long, Long Trail (1929)
King of the Rodeo (1928)
Burning the Wind (1928)
The Sawdust Trail (1924)
Producer

The Thrill Chaser (1923)
Director

The Shoot 'Em Up Kid (1926)
Out o' Luck (1921)
The Fightin' Fury (1921)
The Shootin' Fool (1920)
The Champion Liar (1920)
The Smilin' Kid (1920)
The Shootin' Kid (1920)
Director

The Fightin' Terror (1920)
Writer

Riding for Fame (1928)
Writer

Double Crossers (1921)
Archive footage

Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (2000)
Film Breaks (1999)
Sprockets (1991)
How to Become a Hollywood Stuntman (1991)
The West That Never Was (1987)
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (1976)
Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963)
Hollywood and the Stars (1963)
Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Bronc Busters (1955)
Screen Snapshots: Out West in Hollywood (1953)
Archive footage

The Painted Stallion (1938)
Heroes of the Alamo (1937)
Stunts

The Hazards of Helen (1914)
The Squaw Man (1914)
Stunts

Pride of the Range (1910)

Awards

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Did You Know

In January 1934 it was announced in industry trade papers that he had been signed by Warner Bros. to make a movie in England at Warner's Teddington Studios, to be entitled "The Cowboy of London". The movie was never made, possibly due to Gibson's ...