Hoot Gibson filmography

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

Gibson'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

Year	Title	Role	Director(s)	Notes
1910	The Two Brothers		D. W. Griffith	Short
1910	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
1913	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		Allan Dwan Arthur Rosson
	The Woman in the Web	Vassily, Ivan's Brother	Paul Hurst David Smith
	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.	Lynn Reynolds Clifford Smith
	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	Edward Laemmle Lynn Reynolds
	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.	Herbert Blaché Henry MacRae
	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	B. Reeves Eason Arthur Rosson	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	Sidney Algier Richard Thorpe
	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
1933	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	Alan James Ray Taylor William Witney	12-episode movie serial; 212 minute running time.
1938	The Painted Stallion	Walter Jamison	Alan James Ray Taylor William Witney	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

^ 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

Hoot Gibson at IMDb
Fagen, Herb (2003). The Encyclopedia of Westerns. New York: Facts On File. ISBN 978-0816044566.

[1] IMDb: The Long, Long Trail trivia

[2] IMDb: Release dates for The Hazards of Helen episodes

[3] Fagen, p. 86.

[4] Fagen, p. 161.

[5] The Winged Horseman; several Newspaper accounts dated January 25, 1929 Retrieved March 26, 2017

[6] Fagen, p. 447.

[7] Fagen, p. 406.

[8] Fagen, p. 102.

[9] Fagen, p. 94.

[10] Fagen, p. 202.

[11] Fagen, p. 179.

[12] Fagen, p. 49.

[13] Fagen, p. 138.

[14] Fagen, p. 334.

[15] Fagen, p. 323.

[16] Fagen, p. 417.

[17] Fagen, p. 244.

[18] Fagen, p. 253.

[19] Fagen, p. 46.

[20] Fagen, p. 483.

[21] Fagen, p. 460.

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