
Born August 5, 1892 — Died August 23, 1962
From Tekamah, Nebraska, USA
Also known as Edmund Richard Gibson, Ed 'Hoot' Gibson, Ed Hoot Gibson
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 ca...

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
(archive footage)

Ocean's Eleven
Roadblock Deputy (uncredited)

The Horse Soldiers
Sgt. Brown

The Marshal's Daughter
Marshal Ben Dawson

Flight to Nowhere
Sheriff Bradley

Trigger Law
Hoot Gibson

The Utah Kid
Marshal H.R. Higgins

Marked Trails
Hoot Parkford

Sonora Stagecoach
Hoot Gibson

Outlaw Trail
Hoot

Arizona Whirlwind
Hoot Gibson

Westward Bound
Hoot Gibson

Death Valley Rangers
Hoot Gibson

Blazing Guns
Marshal Hoot Gibson

The Law Rides Again
U.S. Marshal Hoot Gibson

Wild Horse Stampede
Marshal Hoot Gibson

The Painted Stallion
Walter Jamison

Cavalcade of the West
Clint Knox

Frontier Justice
Brent Halston

The Last Outlaw
Al Goss

The Riding Avenger
Buck 'The Morning Glory Kid' Bonner

Feud of the West
'Whitey' Revel

Lucky Terror
Lucky 'The Lucky Terror' Carson

Swifty
Swifty

Powdersmoke Range
Stony Brooke

Rainbow's End
Neil Gibson Jr.

Sunset Range
Reasonin' Bates

The Fighting Parson
Steve Hartley

The Dude Bandit
'Ace' Cooper posing as Tex

The Cowboy Counsellor
Dan Alton

The Boiling Point
Jimmy Duncan

A Man's Land
Tex Mason

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

The Local Bad Man
Jim Bonner

The Gay Buckaroo
Clint Hale

The Hard Hombre
William Penn 'Peaceful' Patton

Wild Horse
Jim Wright

We’re Switching to Hollywood
Self (uncredited)

Clearing the Range
Curt 'El Capitan' Fremont

The Concentratin' Kid
Bill Evans -Concentratin' Kid

Spurs
Bob Merril

Trigger Tricks
Texas Ranger Tim Brennan

Roaring Ranch
Jim Dailey

Trailing Trouble
Ed King

The Mounted Stranger
Pete Ainslee aka The Ridin' Kid

Courtin' Wildcats
Clarence Butts

The Long, Long Trail
The Ramblin' Kid

Points West
Cole Lawson Jr.

Riding for Fame
Scratch 'Em Hank Scott

The Winged Horseman
Skyball Smith

The Lariat Kid
Tom Richards

Smilin' Guns
Jack Purvin

Burning the Wind
Richard Gordon Jr

King of the Rodeo
Chip Jr.

The Danger Rider
Hal 'Tucson Joe' Doyle

Clearing the Trail
Pete Watson
Hollywood or Bust

The Wild West Show
Rodeo Bill

The Flyin' Cowboy
Bill Hammond

A Trick of Hearts
Benjamin Franklin Tully

The Rawhide Kid
Dennis O'Hara

Galloping Fury
Billy Halen

Painted Ponies
Bucky Simms

Life in Hollywood No. 3
Self

A Hero on Horseback
Billy Garford

The Prairie King
Andy Barden

Hey! Hey! Cowboy
Jimmie Roberts

The Denver Dude
Rodeo Randall

The Silent Rider
Jerry Alton

The Buckaroo Kid
Ed Harley

The Texas Streak
Chad Pennington

The Flaming Frontier
Bob Langdon

The Man in the Saddle
Jeff Morgan Jr.

The Phantom Bullet
'Click' Farlane

Chip of the Flying U
Chip Bennett

Arizona Sweepstakes
Coot Cadigan

The Calgary Stampede
Dan Malloy

Spook Ranch
Bill Bangs

Let 'er Buck
Bob Carson

The Saddle Hawk
Ben Johnson

Taming the West
John Carleton

The Hurricane Kid
The Hurricane Kid

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

Hit and Run
'Swat' Anderson

The Sawdust Trail
Clarence Elwood Butts

Broadway or Bust
Dave Hollis

40-Horse Hawkins
Luke Hawkins

Ride for Your Life
Bud Watkins

Hook and Ladder
Ace Cooper

The Thrill Chaser
Omar K. Jenkins

The Ramblin' Kid
The Ramblin' Kid

Blinky
Geoffrey Arbuthnot 'Blinky' Islip

Out of Luck
Sam Pertune

Shootin' for Love
Duke Travis

Double Dealing
Ben Slowbell

Dead Game
'Katy' Didd

Single Handed
Hector MacKnight

The Gentleman from America
Dennis O'Shane

Kindled Courage
Andy Walker

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

The Lone Hand
Laramie Lad

The Galloping Kid
'Simplex' Cox

The Loaded Door
Bert Lyons

Trimmed
Dale Garland

Step on It!
Vic Collins

The Bear Cat
The Singin' Kid

Headin' West
Bill Perkins

The Fire Eater
Bob Corey

Sure Fire
Jeff Bransford

Red Courage
Pinto Peters

Action
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?
The Texas Ranger

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

The Man with a Punch
The Stranger

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

Double Danger
Jim Marvin / Jerry Marvin (Twin Brothers)

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

The Shootin' Fool

One Law for All
The Grinning Granger
A Gamblin' Fool
The Big Catch
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
Roarin' Dan

West Is Best

The Jay Bird
Tom Jackson
Winning a Home

The Double Hold-Up
The Broncho Kid

The Lone Hand
Jeffrey Halley

The Trail of the Holdup Man
Bob Watson

The Tell-Tale Wire
Steve Larmon

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

The Jack of Hearts
The Prairie Dog

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

The Gun Packer
Gang Leader

By Indian Post
Chub -Jode's Helpful Cowboy Friend

Gun Law
Bart 'Smoke Gublen' Stevens

The Rustlers
The Deputy
His Buddy
The Black Horse Bandit

The Fighting Brothers
Lonnie Larkin

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

The Woman in the Web
Vassily - Ivan's Brother

Headin' South

A Marked Man
Undetermined Role

The Secret Man
Chuck Fadden

Straight Shooting
Danny Morgan

Cheyenne's Pal
Cowboy

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

The Golden Bullet
'Red' Johnson

A 44-Calibre Mystery
Joe

The Voice on the Wire

The Hazards of Helen
Messenger / Etzer

The Mysterious Cipher
Blanding
The Wedding Guest

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

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

The Night Riders
Stampede in the Night
Jack Harding

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

In Danger's Path
Train Crew (uncredited)

The Pay Train
Orturo

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

The Death Train
Etzer - Doyle's Pal

The Man from Texas
Deputy (uncredited)

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

The Telltale Knife

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

His Only Son

The New Superintendent

The Two Brothers
Pride Of The Range