This is a complete filmography of American actor Hoot Gibson (August 6, 1892 – August 23, 1962), including his performances between 1910 and 1960. Gibson appeared in more than 200 films.
Background
editGibson's career began in 1910 with early silent film "shorts", and he continued as a movie star once "talkies" were introduced, his first sound film being The Long, Long Trail (1929).[1] Primarily starring in Western films, Gibson worked with many directors, including John Ford, who would direct many popular American Westerns and Civil War films, over his fifty years of film production, including The Horse Soldiers (1959), starring John Wayne, in which Gibson played a supporting role. As with many silent and early recordings, a number of Gibson's films are considered to be lost.
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Director(s) | Notes |
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| 1910 | The Two Brothers | D. W. Griffith | Short | |
| Pride of the Range | Francis Boggs | Short | ||
| 1911 | The New Superintendent | Francis Boggs | Short, Uncredited | |
| 1912 | His Only Son | Short | ||
| 1913 | Cowboy Sports and Pastimes | Short | ||
| In the Secret Service | Short | |||
| 1914 | Shotgun Jones | Tom Lattier - the Son | Colin Campbell | Short |
| The Telltale Knife | William Duncan | Short | ||
| The Hazards of Helen | Messenger / Etzer | J.P. McGowan | A film series (or serial); he appeared in Episode 26, "The Wild Engine" (aired May 8, 1915).[2] | |
| The Man from the East | Butler | Tom Mix | Short | |
| 1915 | Buckshot John | Medicine Show Crowd | Hobart Bosworth | Uncredited |
| The Man from Texas | Deputy | Tom Mix | Short, Uncredited | |
| The Death Train | Etzer, Doyle's pal | J.P. McGowan | Short | |
| The Pay Train | Orturo | J.P. McGowan | Short | |
| Judge Not; or The Woman of Mona Diggings | Robert Z. Leonard | Uncredited | ||
| The Ring of Destiny | Jack | Cleo Madison | Short | |
| Stingaree | James W. Horne | Serial | ||
| 1916 | A Knight of the Range | Bob Graham | Jacques Jaccard | Short |
| Stampede in the Night | Jack Harding | Jacques Jaccard | Short | |
| The Night Riders | Jacques Jaccard | Short | ||
| The Passing of Hell's Crown | The Cowboy | Jacques Jaccard | Short | |
| The Wedding Guest | Jacques Jaccard | Short | ||
| 1917 | The Voice on the Wire | Stuart Paton | ||
| A 44-Calibre Mystery | Joe | Fred Kelsey | Short | |
| The Golden Bullet | "Red" Johnson | Fred Kelsey | Short | |
| The Wrong Man | Chip's pal | Fred Kelsey | Short | |
| Cheyenne's Pal | Cowboy | John Ford | Short | |
| The Soul Herder | Chuck Rafferty | John Ford | Short | |
| Straight Shooting | Danny Morgan (credits) / Sam Turner (titles) | John Ford | ||
| The Texas Sphinx | Bob Giles | Fred Kelsey | Short | |
| The Secret Man | Chuck Fadden | John Ford | ||
| A Marked Man | John Ford | Short | ||
| 1918 | Headin' South | |||
| The Woman in the Web | Vassily, Ivan's Brother | |||
| Play Straight or Fight | Dick Rankin | Paul Hurst | Short | |
| The Midnight Flyer | Danny Morgan | George Marshall | Short | |
| The Branded Man | Sheriff | |||
| Danger, Go Slow | Robert Z. Leonard | Uncredited | ||
| 1919 | The Black Horse Bandit | Harry Harvey | Short | |
| The Fighting Brothers | Lonnie Larkin | John Ford | Short | |
| His Buddy | George Holt | Short | ||
| The Rustlers | Reginald Barker | Short | ||
| Ace High | George Holt | Short | ||
| Rustlers | The Deputy | John Ford | Short | |
| Gun Law | Bart Stevens aka Smoke Gublen | John Ford | Short | |
| The Gun Packer | Gang Leader | John Ford | Short | |
| By Indian Post | Chub | John Ford | Short | |
| Kingdom Come | George Holt | Short | ||
| The Fighting Heart | B. Reeves Eason | Short | ||
| The Four-Bit Man | B. Reeves Eason | Short | ||
| The Jack of Hearts | The Prairie Dog | B. Reeves Eason | Short | |
| The Crow | Tim McKenzie - the Crow | B. Reeves Eason | Short | |
| The Face in the Watch | Edward A. Kull | Short | ||
| The Tell Tale Wire | Steve Larmon | B. Reeves Eason | Short | |
| The Trail of the Holdup Man | Bob Watson | George Holt | Short | |
| The Lone Hand | Jeffrey Halley | George Holt | Short | |
| The Double Hold-Up | The Broncho Kid | Phil Rosen | Short | |
| 1920 | The Jay Bird | Tom Jackson | Phil Rosen | Short |
| West Is Best | Phil Rosen | Short | ||
| Roarin' Dan | Roarin' Dan | Phil Rosen | Short | |
| The Sheriff's Oath | Phil Rosen | Short | ||
| Hair Trigger Stuff | B. Reeves Eason | Short | ||
| Runnin' Straight | Arthur J. Flaven | Short | ||
| Held Up for the Makin's | B. Reeves Eason | Short | ||
| The Rattler's Hiss | B. Reeves Eason | Short | ||
| His Nose in the Book | B. Reeves Eason | Short | ||
| Wolf Tracks | Mack V. Wright | Short | ||
| Masked | Mack V. Wright | Short | ||
| Thieves' Clothes | Mack V. Wright | Short | ||
| The Broncho Kid | Mack V. Wright | Short | ||
| The Fightin' Terror | Hoot Gibson | Short | ||
| The Shootin' Kid | Hoot Gibson | Short | ||
| The Smilin' Kid | Hoot Gibson | Short | ||
| The Champion Liar | Hoot Gibson | Short | ||
| The Big Catch | Billy Reeves - the Foreman of the Ranch | Leo D. Maloney | Short | |
| A Gamblin' Fool | Leo D. Maloney | Short | ||
| The Grinning Granger | Leo D. Maloney | Short | ||
| One Law for All | Leo D. Maloney | Short | ||
| The Shootin' Fool | Hoot Gibson | Short | ||
| 'In Wrong' Wright | 'In Wrong' Wright | Albert Russell | Short | |
| Cinders | Bing Davidson | Edward Laemmle | Short | |
| Double Danger | Jim Marvin / Jerry Marvin | Albert Russell | Short | |
| The Two-Fisted Lover | Scot McHale | Edward Laemmle | Short | |
| Tipped Off | Billy Steele | Albert Russell | Short | |
| The Stranger | Short | |||
| Superstition | Dave Bodie | Edward Laemmle | Short | |
| The Brand Blotter | Short | |||
| Fight It Out | Sandy Adams | Albert Russell | Short | |
| The Man with the Punch | The stranger | Edward Laemmle | Short | |
| The Trail of the Hound | Albert Russell | Short | ||
| Winning a Home | Short | |||
| 1921 | The Saddle King | Edward Laemmle | Short | |
| The Driftin' Kid | The Driftin' Kid | Albert Russell | Short | |
| Sweet Revenge | Edward Laemmle | Short | ||
| Kickaroo | Albert Russell | Short | ||
| The Fightin' Fury | Hoot Gibson | Short | ||
| Out o' Luck | Hoot Gibson | Short | ||
| The Cactus Kid | The Cactus Kid | Lee Kohlmar | Short | |
| Who Was the Man? | The Texas Ranger | Lee Kohlmar | Short | |
| Crossed Clues | William James Craft | Short | ||
| Double Crossers | William James Craft | Short | ||
| The Wild Wild West | Lee Kohlmar | Short | ||
| Bandits Beware | Lee Kohlmar | Short | ||
| The Movie Trail | Charles Thompson | Short | ||
| The Man Who Woke Up | Lee Kohlmar | Short | ||
| Beating the Game | Lee Kohlmar | Short | ||
| Action | Sandy Brouke | John Ford | ||
| Red Courage | Pinto Peters | B. Reeves Eason | ||
| Sure Fire | Jeff Bransford | John Ford | ||
| The Fire Eater | Bob Corey | B. Reeves Eason | ||
| The Winning Track | Short | |||
| 1922 | Headin' West | Bill Perkins | William James Craft | |
| The Bearcat | The Singin' Kid | Edward Sedgwick | ||
| Step on It! | Vic Collins | Jack Conway | ||
| Trimmed | Dale Garland | Harry A. Pollard | ||
| The Loaded Door | Bert Lyons | Harry A. Pollard | ||
| The Galloping Kid | "Simplex" Cox | Nat Ross | ||
| The Lone Hand | Laramie Lad | B. Reeves Eason | ||
| Ridin' Wild | Cyril Henderson | Nat Ross | ||
| 1923 | Kindled Courage | Andy Walker | William Worthington | |
| The Gentleman from America | Dennis O'Shane | Edward Sedgwick | ||
| Single Handed | Hector MacKnight | Edward Sedgwick | ||
| Dead Game | "Katy" Didd | Edward Sedgwick | ||
| Double Dealing | Ben Slowbell | Henry Lehrman | ||
| Shootin' for Love | Duke Travis | Edward Sedgwick | ||
| Out of Luck | Sam Pertune | Edward Sedgwick | ||
| Blinky | Geoffrey Arbuthnot Islip (Blinky) | Edward Sedgwick | ||
| The Ramblin' Kid | The Ramblin' Kid | Edward Sedgwick | ||
| The Thrill Chaser | Omar K. Jenkins | Edward Sedgwick | ||
| 1924 | Hook and Ladder | Ace Cooper | Edward Sedgwick | |
| Ride for Your Life | Bud Watkins | Edward Sedgwick | ||
| 40-Horse Hawkins | Luke Hawkins | Edward Sedgwick | ||
| Broadway or Bust | Dave Hollis | Edward Sedgwick | ||
| Hit and Run | "Swat" Anderson | Edward Sedgwick | ||
| The Sawdust Trail | Clarence Elwood Butts | Edward Sedgwick | ||
| Hello, 'Frisco | Himself | Slim Summerville | ||
| The Ridin' Kid from Powder River | Bud Watkins | Edward Sedgwick | ||
| 1925 | The Hurricane Kid | The Hurricane Kid | Edward Sedgwick | |
| The Taming of the West | John Carleton | Arthur Rosson | ||
| The Saddle Hawk | Ben Johnson | Edward Sedgwick | ||
| Let 'er Buck | Bob Carson | Edward Sedgwick | ||
| Spook Ranch | Bill Bangs | Edward Laemmle | ||
| The Calgary Stampede | Dan Malloy | Herbert Blaché | ||
| 1926 | The Arizona Sweepstakes | Coot Cadigan | Clifford Smith | |
| Chip of the Flying U[3] | Chip Bennett | Lynn Reynolds | ||
| The Flaming Frontier[4] | Bob Langdon | Edward Sedgwick | ||
| The Phantom Bullet | "Click" Farlane | Clifford Smith | ||
| The Man in the Saddle | Jeff Morgan Jr. |
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| The Shoot 'Em Up Kid | Hoot Gibson | |||
| The Texas Streak | Chad Pennington / Tommy Hawk | Lynn Reynolds | ||
| The Buckaroo Kid | Ed Harley | Lynn Reynolds | ||
| 1927 | The Silent Rider | Jerry Alton | Lynn Reynolds | |
| The Denver Dude | Rodeo Randall | B. Reeves Eason | ||
| Hey! Hey! Cowboy | Jimmie Roberts |
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| The Prairie King | Andy Barden | B. Reeves Eason | ||
| The Hero on Horseback | Billy Garford | Del Andrews | ||
| Painted Ponies | Bucky Simms | B. Reeves Eason | ||
| Galloping Fury | Billy Halen | B. Reeves Eason | ||
| 1928 | The Rawhide Kid | Dennis O'Hara | B. Reeves Eason | |
| A Trick of Hearts | Benjamin Franklin Tully | B. Reeves Eason | ||
| The Flyin' Cowboy | Bill Hammond | B. Reeves Eason | ||
| The Wild West Show | Rodeo Bill | Del Andrews | ||
| Riding for Fame | Scratch 'Em Hank Scott | B. Reeves Eason | ||
| Clearing the Trail | Pete Watson | B. Reeves Eason | ||
| Burning the Wind | Richard Gordon Jr. |
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| The Danger Rider | Hal "Tucson Joe" Doyle | Henry MacRae | ||
| 1929 | King of the Rodeo | Montana Kid | Henry MacRae | |
| Smilin' Guns | Jack Purvin | Henry MacRae | ||
| The Lariat Kid | Tom Richards | B. Reeves Eason | ||
| The Winged Horseman | Skyball Smith |
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A stuntwoman, Leta Belle Wichart, was killed doubling for Ruth Elder. Wichart fell 3,000 feet without her parachute opening. She was 22 or 23 years old and reputed to be one of the most experienced woman jumpers in the USA.[5] | |
| Points West | Cole Lawson Jr. | Arthur Rosson | ||
| The Long Long Trail | The Ramblin' Kid | Arthur Rosson | ||
| Courtin' Wildcats | Clarence Butts | Jerome Storm | ||
| 1930 | The Mounted Stranger | Pete Ainslee aka The Ridin' Kid | Arthur Rosson | |
| Trailing Trouble | Ed King | Arthur Rosson | ||
| Roaring Ranch | Jim Dailey | B. Reeves Eason | ||
| Trigger Tricks[6] | Texas Ranger Tim Brennan | B. Reeves Eason | ||
| Spurs[7] | Bob Merril | B. Reeves Eason | ||
| The Concentratin' Kid[8] | Concentratin' Kid | Arthur Rosson | ||
| 1931 | Clearing the Range[9] | Curt "El Capitan" Fremont | Otto Brower | |
| Wild Horse | Jim Wright | |||
| Hard Hombre[10] | William Penn "Peaceful" Patton | Otto Brower | ||
| Wir schalten um auf Hollywood | Himself | Uncredited | ||
| 1932 | Local Bad Man | Jim Bonner | Otto Brower | |
| The Gay Buckaroo[11] | Clint Hale | Phil Rosen | ||
| Spirit of the West | Johnny Ringo posing as Ben Bailey | Otto Brower | ||
| A Man's Land | Tex Mason | Phil Rosen | ||
| The Boiling Point[12] | Jimmy Duncan | George Melford | ||
| Cowboy Counsellor | Dan Alton | George Melford | ||
| 1933 | The Dude Bandit[13] | "Ace" Cooper posing as Tex | George Melford | |
| The Fighting Parson | Steve Hartley | Harry L. Fraser | ||
| 1935 | Sunset Range | "Reasonin'" Bates | Ray McCarey | |
| Rainbow's End[14] | Neil Gibson Jr. | Norval Spencer | ||
| Powdersmoke Range[15] | Stony Brooke | Wallace Fox | ||
| Frontier Justice | Brent Halston | Robert F. McGowan | ||
| Swifty[16] | Swifty | Alan James | ||
| 1936 | Lucky Terror | Lucky Carson aka The Lucky Terror | Alan James | |
| Feud of the West | "Whitey" Revell | Harry L. Fraser | ||
| The Last Outlaw[17] | Chuck Wilson | Christy Cabanne | ||
| The Riding Avenger | Buck "The Morning Glory Kid" Bonner | Harry L. Fraser | ||
| Cavalcade of the West | Clint Knox | Harry L. Fraser | ||
| 1937 | The Painted Stallion | Walter Jamison |
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12-episode movie serial; 212 minute running time. |
| 1938 | The Painted Stallion | Walter Jamison |
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67-minute-long feature version produced from editing the 1937 series footage together. |
| 1943 | Wild Horse Stampede | Marshal Hoot Gibson | Alan James | |
| The Law Rides Again[18] | U.S. Marshal Hoot Gibson | Ken Maynard | ||
| Blazing Guns[19] | Marshal Hoot Gibson | Robert Emmett Tansey | ||
| Death Valley Rangers | Hoot Gibson | Robert Emmett Tansey | ||
| 1944 | Westward Bound[20] | Hoot Gibson | Robert Emmett Tansey | |
| Arizona Whirlwind | Hoot Gibson | Robert Emmett Tansey | ||
| Outlaw Trail | Hoot Gibson | Robert Emmett Tansey | ||
| Sonora Stagecoach | Hoot Gibson | Robert Emmett Tansey | ||
| Marked Trails | Hoot Parkford | John P. McCarthy | ||
| The Utah Kid[21] | Marshal Hoot Higgins | Vernon Keays | ||
| Trigger Law | Hoot Gibson | Vernon Keays | ||
| 1946 | Flight to Nowhere | Sheriff Bradley | William Rowland | |
| 1953 | The Marshal's Daughter | Marshal Ben Dawson | William A. Berke | |
| 1959 | The Horse Soldiers | Sgt. Brown | John Ford | |
| 1960 | Ocean's Eleven | Roadblock Deputy | Lewis Milestone | Uncredited, (final film role) |
Notes
edit- ^ IMDb: The Long, Long Trail trivia
- ^ IMDb: Release dates for The Hazards of Helen episodes
- ^ Fagen, p. 86.
- ^ Fagen, p. 161.
- ^ The Winged Horseman; several Newspaper accounts dated January 25, 1929 Retrieved March 26, 2017
- ^ Fagen, p. 447.
- ^ Fagen, p. 406.
- ^ Fagen, p. 102.
- ^ Fagen, p. 94.
- ^ Fagen, p. 202.
- ^ Fagen, p. 179.
- ^ Fagen, p. 49.
- ^ Fagen, p. 138.
- ^ Fagen, p. 334.
- ^ Fagen, p. 323.
- ^ Fagen, p. 417.
- ^ Fagen, p. 244.
- ^ Fagen, p. 253.
- ^ Fagen, p. 46.
- ^ Fagen, p. 483.
- ^ Fagen, p. 460.
References
edit- Hoot Gibson at IMDb
- Fagen, Herb (2003). The Encyclopedia of Westerns. New York: Facts On File. ISBN 978-0816044566.