

Acting
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...
Highest rated appearances

Flight to Nowhere
as Sheriff Bradley

Trigger Law
as Hoot Gibson

The Utah Kid
as Marshal H.R. Higgins

Marked Trails
as Hoot Parkford

Sonora Stagecoach
as Hoot Gibson

Outlaw Trail
as Hoot

Arizona Whirlwind
as Hoot Gibson

Westward Bound
as Hoot Gibson

Death Valley Rangers
as Hoot Gibson

Blazing Guns
as Marshal Hoot Gibson

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

Wild Horse Stampede
as Marshal Hoot Gibson

The Painted Stallion
as Walter Jamison

Cavalcade of the West
as Clint Knox

Frontier Justice
as Brent Halston

The Last Outlaw
as Al Goss

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

Feud of the West
as 'Whitey' Revel

Lucky Terror
as Lucky 'The Lucky Terror' Carson

Swifty
as Swifty

Powdersmoke Range
as Stony Brooke

Rainbow's End
as Neil Gibson Jr.

Sunset Range
as Reasonin' Bates

The Fighting Parson
as Steve Hartley

The Dude Bandit
as 'Ace' Cooper posing as Tex

The Cowboy Counsellor
as Dan Alton

The Boiling Point
as Jimmy Duncan

A Man's Land
as Tex Mason

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

The Local Bad Man
as Jim Bonner

The Gay Buckaroo
as Clint Hale

The Hard Hombre
as William Penn 'Peaceful' Patton

Wild Horse
as Jim Wright

We’re Switching to Hollywood
as Self (uncredited)

Clearing the Range
as Curt 'El Capitan' Fremont

The Concentratin' Kid
as Bill Evans -Concentratin' Kid

Spurs
as Bob Merril

Trigger Tricks
as Texas Ranger Tim Brennan

Roaring Ranch
as Jim Dailey

Trailing Trouble
as Ed King

The Mounted Stranger
as Pete Ainslee aka The Ridin' Kid

Courtin' Wildcats
as Clarence Butts

The Long, Long Trail
as The Ramblin' Kid

Points West
as Cole Lawson Jr.

Riding for Fame
as Scratch 'Em Hank Scott

The Winged Horseman
as Skyball Smith

The Lariat Kid
as Tom Richards

Smilin' Guns
as Jack Purvin

Burning the Wind
as Richard Gordon Jr

King of the Rodeo
as Chip Jr.

The Danger Rider
as Hal 'Tucson Joe' Doyle

Clearing the Trail
as Pete Watson
Hollywood or Bust

The Wild West Show
as Rodeo Bill

The Flyin' Cowboy
as Bill Hammond

A Trick of Hearts
as Benjamin Franklin Tully

The Rawhide Kid
as Dennis O'Hara

Galloping Fury
as Billy Halen

Painted Ponies
as Bucky Simms

Life in Hollywood No. 3
as Self

A Hero on Horseback
as Billy Garford

The Prairie King
as Andy Barden

Hey! Hey! Cowboy
as Jimmie Roberts

The Denver Dude
as Rodeo Randall

The Silent Rider
as Jerry Alton

The Buckaroo Kid
as Ed Harley

The Texas Streak
as Chad Pennington

The Flaming Frontier
as Bob Langdon

The Man in the Saddle
as Jeff Morgan Jr.

The Phantom Bullet
as 'Click' Farlane

Chip of the Flying U
as Chip Bennett

Arizona Sweepstakes
as Coot Cadigan

The Calgary Stampede
as Dan Malloy

Spook Ranch
as Bill Bangs

Let 'er Buck
as Bob Carson

The Saddle Hawk
as Ben Johnson

Taming the West
as John Carleton

The Hurricane Kid
as The Hurricane Kid

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

Hit and Run
as 'Swat' Anderson

The Sawdust Trail
as Clarence Elwood Butts

Broadway or Bust
as Dave Hollis

40-Horse Hawkins
as Luke Hawkins

Ride for Your Life
as Bud Watkins

Hook and Ladder
as Ace Cooper

The Thrill Chaser
as Omar K. Jenkins

The Ramblin' Kid
as The Ramblin' Kid

Blinky
as Geoffrey Arbuthnot 'Blinky' Islip

Out of Luck
as Sam Pertune

Shootin' for Love
as Duke Travis

Double Dealing
as Ben Slowbell

Dead Game
as 'Katy' Didd

Single Handed
as Hector MacKnight

The Gentleman from America
as Dennis O'Shane

Kindled Courage
as Andy Walker

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

The Lone Hand
as Laramie Lad

The Galloping Kid
as 'Simplex' Cox

The Loaded Door
as Bert Lyons

Trimmed
as Dale Garland

Step on It!
as Vic Collins

The Bear Cat
as The Singin' Kid

Headin' West
as Bill Perkins

The Fire Eater
as Bob Corey

Sure Fire
as Jeff Bransford

Red Courage
as Pinto Peters

Action
as Sandy Brouke
Beating the Game
The Man Who Woke Up
The Movie Trail
Bandits Beware

The Wild Wild West
Double Crossers

Crossed Clues
Out o' Luck

Who Was the Man?
as The Texas Ranger

The Cactus Kid
as Dick Harris
The Fightin' Fury
Kickaroo
Sweet Revenge
The Driftin' Kid
as The Driftin' Kid
The Saddle King
The Winning Track
The Trail of the Hound

The Man with a Punch
as The Stranger

Fight It Out
as Sandy Adams
The Brand Blotter
The Stranger
Superstition
as Dave Bodie
Tipped Off
as Billy Steele
The Two-Fisted Lover
as Scot McHale

Double Danger
as Jim Marvin / Jerry Marvin (Twin Brothers)

Cinders
as Bing Davidson
'in Wrong' Wright
as 'In Wrong' Wright

The Shootin' Fool

One Law for All
The Grinning Granger
A Gamblin' Fool
The Big Catch
as Billy Reeves - the Foreman of the Ranch

The Champion Liar

The Smilin' Kid

The Shootin' Kid
The Fightin' Terror

The Broncho Kid

Thieves' Clothes
Masked
Wolf Tracks

The Texas Kid

The Rattler's Hiss

Held Up for the Makin's

Runnin' Straight

Hair Trigger Stuff

The Sheriff's Oath

Roarin' Dan
as Roarin' Dan

West Is Best

The Jay Bird
as Tom Jackson
Winning a Home

The Double Hold-Up
as The Broncho Kid

The Lone Hand
as Jeffrey Halley

The Trail of the Holdup Man
as Bob Watson

The Tell-Tale Wire
as Steve Larmon

The Face in the Watch
The Crow
as Tim McKenzie - the Crow

The Jack of Hearts
as The Prairie Dog

The Four-Bit Man
The Fighting Heart
Kingdom Come
Ace High

The Gun Packer
as Gang Leader

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

Gun Law
as Bart 'Smoke Gublen' Stevens

The Rustlers
as The Deputy
His Buddy
The Black Horse Bandit

The Fighting Brothers
as Lonnie Larkin

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

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

Headin' South

A Marked Man
as Undetermined Role

The Secret Man
as Chuck Fadden

Straight Shooting
as Danny Morgan

Cheyenne's Pal
as Cowboy

The Soul Herder
as Chuck Rafferty
The Wrong Man
as Chip's Pal

The Golden Bullet
as 'Red' Johnson

A 44-Calibre Mystery
as Joe

The Voice on the Wire

The Hazards of Helen
as Messenger / Etzer

The Mysterious Cipher
as Blanding
The Wedding Guest

The Capture of Red Stanley
as Stanley's Henchman
The Passing of Hell's Crown
as The Cowboy

The Governor's Special
as 2nd Nash Henchman (as Ed Gibson)

The Night Riders
Stampede in the Night
as Jack Harding

A Knight of the Range
as Bob Graham
The Ring of Destiny
as Jack
Judge Not; or The Woman of Mona Diggings

In Danger's Path
as Train Crew (uncredited)

The Pay Train
as Orturo

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

The Death Train
as Etzer - Doyle's Pal

The Man from Texas
as Deputy (uncredited)

Buckshot John
as Medicine Show Crowd Member (uncredited)
The Man from the East
as Butler

The Telltale Knife

Shotgun Jones
as Tom Lattier - the Son
Kid Pink and the Maharajah
In the Secret Service
Cowboy Sports and Pastimes
A Four-Footed Hero
as Broncho Rider (uncredited)

His Only Son

The New Superintendent
Pride Of The Range

The Two Brothers