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Edmund Richard Gibson, Ed 'Hoot' Gibson, Ed Hoot Gibson, Edward 'Hoot' Gibson, Edward Gibson, Ed Gibson, Hall Gibson, Ed Hoot, Edmund Richard "Hoot" Gibson
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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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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1892-08-05
- event Death Date 1962-08-23
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 3.5
- info Birth Place Tekamah, Nebraska, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Hoot Gibson
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Burning the Wind
1929-02-10
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Sure Fire
1921-11-05
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The Fire Eater
1921-12-24
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Spurs
1930-08-24
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The Denver Dude
1927-02-13
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40-Horse Hawkins
1924-04-21
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Ride for Your Life
1924-02-25
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The Man from the East
1914-12-15
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The Telltale Knife
1914-11-03
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Ridin' Wild
1922-11-19
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Let 'er Buck
1925-03-22
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The Silent Rider
1927-01-02
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Galloping Fury
1927-11-20
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Life in Hollywood No. 3
1927-08-25
7
The Horse Soldiers
1959-06-11
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His Only Son
1912-10-09
4.2
Cavalcade of the West
1936-10-01
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The Flyin' Cowboy
1928-05-12
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Judge Not; or The Woman of Mona Diggings
1915-09-27
5
A Knight of the Range
1916-02-07
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The Passing of Hell's Crown
1916-04-22
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The Wedding Guest
1916-05-27
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Cowboy Sports and Pastimes
1913-02-01
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A Four-Footed Hero
1912-12-10
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In the Secret Service
1913-05-17
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The New Superintendent
1911-11-16
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Kid Pink and the Maharajah
1914-03-12
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Shotgun Jones
1914-04-27
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The Hazards of Helen
1917-02-24
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Buckshot John
1915-02-04
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Stampede in the Night
1916-02-26
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The Death Train
1915-03-06
5
The Hazards of Helen Ep33: In Danger's Path
1915-06-26
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The Capture of Red Stanley
1916-05-27
6
The Hazards of Helen Ep26: The Wild Engine
1915-05-07
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The Ring of Destiny
1915-11-18
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The Mysterious Cipher
1916-06-24
6
The Voice on the Wire
1917-03-18
0
The Night Riders
1916-04-01
0
A 44-Calibre Mystery
1917-05-22
0
The Golden Bullet
1917-06-26
0
The Wrong Man
1917-07-07
4.5
The Painted Stallion
1937-06-05
4.2
Clearing the Range
1931-04-01
5
Frontier Justice
1936-10-01
6.5
Wild Horse
1931-08-02
2.6
The Hard Hombre
1931-09-20
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Roarin' Dan
1920-01-24
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West Is Best
1920-01-17
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The Sheriff's Oath
1920-02-28
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Runnin' Straight
1920-03-13
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Hair Trigger Stuff
1920-03-05
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The Texas Kid
1920-04-17
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Held Up for the Makin's
1920-03-20
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Masked
1920-05-15
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The Shootin' Kid
1920-07-01
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Wolf Tracks
1920-05-07
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The Broncho Kid
1920-06-05
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The Champion Liar
1920-09-11
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Thieves' Clothes
1920-05-22
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The Smilin' Kid
1920-08-21
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The Winged Horseman
1929-05-24
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Hit and Run
1924-08-10
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The Big Catch
1920-09-25
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The Sawdust Trail
1924-08-10
5.7
The Cowboy Counsellor
1932-10-14
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The Shootin' Fool
1920-10-23
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The Tell-Tale Wire
1919-10-18
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A Trick of Hearts
1928-03-18
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Clearing the Trail
1928-10-07
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Riding for Fame
1929-08-19
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Play Straight or Fight
1918-06-15
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Courtin' Wildcats
1929-12-22
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Painted Ponies
1927-09-25
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The Wild West Show
1928-05-20
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The Danger Rider
1928-11-18
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The Midnight Flyer
1918-06-29
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The Branded Man
1918-06-13
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His Buddy
1919-03-29
0
The Four-Bit Man
1919-08-21
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The Lone Hand
1919-12-13
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The Black Horse Bandit
1919-03-15
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Trigger Tricks
1930-06-01
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The Fighting Heart
1919-08-16
0
The Jack of Hearts
1919-09-13
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Kingdom Come
1919-06-21
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Danger, Go Slow
1918-12-16
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Ace High
1919-06-07
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The Mounted Stranger
1930-02-08
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The Crow
1919-09-15
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The Trail of the Holdup Man
1919-11-29
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The Face in the Watch
1919-10-15
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The Double Hold-Up
1919-12-20
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The Lone Hand
1922-10-16
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A Gamblin' Fool
1920-10-02
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Trimmed
1922-07-03
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The Fightin' Terror
1920-06-19
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The Jay Bird
1920-01-03
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The Grinning Granger
1920-10-09
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One Law for All
1920-10-16
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'in Wrong' Wright
1920-10-30
0
Cinders
1920-11-06
0
Double Danger
1920-11-13
5.7
Marked Trails
1944-07-29
5
Lucky Terror
1936-02-20
0
The Two-Fisted Lover
1920-11-20
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Step on It!
1922-05-29
0
The Loaded Door
1922-08-14
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The Galloping Kid
1922-09-11
0
Kindled Courage
1923-01-08
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The Gentleman from America
1923-02-19
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Single Handed
1923-03-25
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Dead Game
1923-04-23
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Double Dealing
1923-05-21
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Shootin' for Love
1923-06-28
0
Out of Luck
1923-07-23
0
Blinky
1923-08-17
0
The Ramblin' Kid
1923-10-14
6
A Man's Land
1932-06-10
0
Broadway or Bust
1924-06-09
0
Tipped Off
1920-11-27
0
Hook and Ladder
1924-01-07
0
The Ridin' Kid from Powder River
1924-11-30
0
The Hurricane Kid
1925-01-25
0
The Two Brothers
1910-05-12
0
The Phantom Bullet
1926-05-09
0
A Hero on Horseback
1927-06-10
0
Hey! Hey! Cowboy
1927-04-03
10
The Local Bad Man
1932-01-14
0
The Stranger
1920-12-04
0
Superstition
1920-12-04
0
The Man With The Punch
1920-12-18
0
Fight It Out
1920-12-11
0
The Brand Blotter
1920-12-06
0
The Saddle King
1921-01-01
0
The Trail of the Hound
1920-12-25
0
The Driftin' Kid
1921-01-08
0
Winning a Home
1920-01-01
0
Sweet Revenge
1921-01-13
0
Double Crossers
1921-05-21
0
The Fightin' Fury
1921-02-05
0
The Wild Wild West
1921-06-04
0
Crossed Clues
1921-04-30
0
Out o' Luck
1921-04-19
0
The Cactus Kid
1921-03-26
0
Who Was the Man?
1921-04-16
0
The Movie Trail
1921-07-09
0
Kickaroo
1921-01-22
0
Bandits Beware
1921-06-25
0
The Man Who Woke Up
1921-07-23
0
Hollywood or Bust
1928-09-10
0
Smilin' Guns
1929-03-31
0
Points West
1929-08-25
0
The Lariat Kid
1929-05-12
0
Trailing Trouble
1930-03-23
0
The Concentratin' Kid
1930-10-26
4
The Boiling Point
1932-07-15
0
Beating the Game
1921-07-30
0
Headin' West
1922-02-13
0
The Winning Track
1921-01-01
0
The Bear Cat
1922-04-03
4.8
The Dude Bandit
1933-04-05
5.2
By Indian Post
1919-05-23
5
Sunset Range
1935-04-02
3.3
Rainbow's End
1935-07-16
5.8
The Calgary Stampede
1925-11-01
0
The Rattler's Hiss
1920-03-22
0
The Riding Avenger
1936-06-14
0
The Fighting Parson
1933-08-01
9
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976-05-01
4
Wild Horse Stampede
1943-04-16
0
The Woman in the Web
1918-04-08
4.7
Flight to Nowhere
1946-09-30
0
Outlaw Trail
1944-04-29
0
The Governor's Special
1916-04-22
6
The Law Rides Again
1943-08-06
6
Blazing Guns
1943-10-08
6.7
Death Valley Rangers
1943-12-03
4
Westward Bound
1944-01-17
5.5
Arizona Whirlwind
1944-02-21
5.8
Straight Shooting
1917-08-27
5.5
The Last Outlaw
1936-06-19
0
Chip of the Flying U
1926-03-14
5.3
The Pay Train
1915-06-11
6.4
Ocean's Eleven
1960-08-10
5.5
The Buckaroo Kid
1926-11-14
0
The Saddle Hawk
1925-03-08
6
The Flaming Frontier
1926-09-11
0
Taming the West
1925-03-01
0
The Spirit of the West
1932-03-01
0
The Prairie King
1927-05-15
0
Trigger Law
1944-09-29
0
The Utah Kid
1944-08-25
0
The Texas Streak
1926-09-26
0
Swifty
1935-12-12
0
Spook Ranch
1925-09-20
2.7
The Marshal's Daughter
1953-06-25
5
The Man from Texas
1915-03-02
0
Powdersmoke Range
1935-09-27
0
The Gay Buckaroo
1931-12-02
5
Sonora Stagecoach
1944-06-10
4.8
We're switching to Hollywood
1931-06-09
0
Feud of the West
1936-04-14
4.5
Cheyenne's Pal
1917-08-13
5
The Secret Man
1917-09-30
4.5
A Marked Man
1917-10-29
4.5
The Soul Herder
1917-08-07
4
Action
1921-09-12
4
The Fighting Brothers
1919-03-01
5
Gun Law
1919-05-10
5
The Gun Packer
1919-05-24
4
The Rustlers
1919-04-26
0
Headin' South
1918-02-25
4
The Long, Long Trail
1929-10-26
0
Arizona Sweepstakes
1926-01-10
0
Roaring Ranch
1930-04-27
5
Hello, 'Frisco
1924-09-28
0
Red Courage
1921-10-10
5
The Thrill Chaser
1923-11-26
0
King of the Rodeo
1929-01-06
0
The Rawhide Kid
1928-01-29
0
The Man in the Saddle
1926-07-11
6
I Married Joan
1952-10-15
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6
The Squaw Man
1914-02-15
6
The Hazards of Helen
1917-02-24
6
The Fightin' Terror
1920-06-19
6
The Shootin' Kid
1920-07-01
6
The Smilin' Kid
1920-08-21
6
The Champion Liar
1920-09-11
6
The Shootin' Fool
1920-10-23
6
Riding for Fame
1929-08-19
6
The Shoot 'Em Up Kid
1926-09-11
6
The Fightin' Fury
1921-02-05
6
Out o' Luck
1921-04-19
6
Double Crossers
1921-05-21
6
The Long, Long Trail
1929-10-26
6
The Thrill Chaser
1923-11-26