About

Known credits:
236
Birthday:
1892-08-05
Place of birth:
Tekamah, Nebraska, USA
Website:
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Hoot Gibson

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
1976 Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch Actor (archive footage) N/A
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1960 Ocean's Eleven Actor Roadblock Deputy (uncredited) 60
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1959 The Horse Soldiers Actor Sgt. Brown 62
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1953 The Marshal's Daughter Actor Marshal Ben Dawson 58
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1946 Flight to Nowhere Actor Sheriff Bradley 58
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1944 Trigger Law Actor Hoot Gibson N/A
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1944 The Utah Kid Actor Marshal H.R. Higgins N/A
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1944 Marked Trails Actor Hoot Parkford 59
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1944 Sonora Stagecoach Actor Hoot Gibson 59
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1944 Outlaw Trail Actor Hoot N/A
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1944 Arizona Whirlwind Actor Hoot Gibson 59
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1944 Westward Bound Actor Hoot Gibson 58
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1943 Death Valley Rangers Actor Hoot Gibson 59
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1943 Blazing Guns Actor Marshal Hoot Gibson 59
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1943 The Law Rides Again Actor U.S. Marshal Hoot Gibson 59
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1943 Wild Horse Stampede Actor Marshal Hoot Gibson 58
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1937 The Painted Stallion Actor Walter Jamison 58
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1936 Frontier Justice Actor Brent Halston 59
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1936 Cavalcade of the West Actor Clint Knox 58
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1936 The Last Outlaw Actor Al Goss 59
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1936 The Riding Avenger Actor Buck 'The Morning Glory Kid' Bonner N/A
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1936 Feud of the West Actor 'Whitey' Revel N/A
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1936 Lucky Terror Actor Lucky 'The Lucky Terror' Carson 59
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1935 Swifty Actor Swifty N/A
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1935 Powdersmoke Range Actor Stony Brooke N/A
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1935 Rainbow's End Actor Neil Gibson Jr. 58
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1935 Sunset Range Actor Reasonin' Bates 58
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1933 The Fighting Parson Actor Steve Hartley N/A
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1933 The Dude Bandit Actor 'Ace' Cooper posing as Tex 58
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1932 The Cowboy Counsellor Actor Dan Alton 59
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1932 The Boiling Point Actor Jimmy Duncan 59
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1932 A Man's Land Actor Tex Mason 59
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1932 The Spirit of the West Actor Johnny Ringo - Posing as Ben Bailey N/A
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1932 The Local Bad Man Actor Jim Bonner 59
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1931 The Gay Buckaroo Actor Clint Hale N/A
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1931 The Hard Hombre Actor William Penn 'Peaceful' Patton 58
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1931 Wild Horse Actor Jim Wright 59
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1931 We're switching to Hollywood Actor Self (uncredited) 58
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1931 Clearing the Range Actor Curt 'El Capitan' Fremont 58
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1930 The Concentratin' Kid Actor Bill Evans -Concentratin' Kid N/A
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1930 Spurs Actor Bob Merril N/A
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1930 Trigger Tricks Actor Texas Ranger Tim Brennan N/A
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1930 Roaring Ranch Actor Jim Dailey N/A
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1930 Trailing Trouble Actor Ed King N/A
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1930 The Mounted Stranger Actor Pete Ainslee aka The Ridin' Kid N/A
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1929 Courtin' Wildcats Actor Clarence Butts N/A
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1929 The Long, Long Trail Actor The Ramblin' Kid 58
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1929 Points West Actor Cole Lawson Jr. N/A
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1929 Riding for Fame Actor Scratch 'Em Hank Scott N/A
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1929 The Winged Horseman Actor Skyball Smith N/A
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1929 The Lariat Kid Actor Tom Richards N/A
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1929 Smilin' Guns Actor Jack Purvin N/A
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1929 Burning the Wind Actor Richard Gordon Jr N/A
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1929 King of the Rodeo Actor Chip Jr. - Montana Kid N/A
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1928 The Danger Rider Actor Hal 'Tucson Joe' Doyle N/A
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1928 Clearing the Trail Actor Pete Watson N/A
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1928 Hollywood or Bust Actor N/A
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1928 The Wild West Show Actor Rodeo Bill N/A
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1928 The Flyin' Cowboy Actor Bill Hammond N/A
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1928 A Trick of Hearts Actor Benjamin Franklin Tully N/A
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1928 The Rawhide Kid Actor Dennis O'Hara N/A
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1927 Galloping Fury Actor Billy Halen N/A
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1927 Painted Ponies Actor Bucky Simms N/A
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1927 Life in Hollywood No. 3 Actor Self N/A
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1927 A Hero on Horseback Actor Billy Garford N/A
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1927 The Prairie King Actor Andy Barden N/A
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1927 Hey! Hey! Cowboy Actor Jimmie Roberts N/A
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1927 The Denver Dude Actor Rodeo Randall N/A
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1927 The Silent Rider Actor Jerry Alton N/A
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1926 The Buckaroo Kid Actor Ed Harley 59
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1926 The Texas Streak Actor Chad Pennington N/A
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1926 The Flaming Frontier Actor Bob Langdon 59
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1926 The Man in the Saddle Actor Jeff Morgan Jr. N/A
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1926 The Phantom Bullet Actor 'Click' Farlane N/A
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1926 Chip of the Flying U Actor Chip Bennett N/A
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1926 Arizona Sweepstakes Actor Coot Cadigan N/A
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1925 The Calgary Stampede Actor Dan Malloy 59
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1925 Spook Ranch Actor Bill Bangs N/A
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1925 Let 'er Buck Actor Bob Carson N/A
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1925 The Saddle Hawk Actor Ben Johnson N/A
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1925 Taming the West Actor John Carleton N/A
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1925 The Hurricane Kid Actor The Hurricane Kid N/A
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1924 The Ridin' Kid from Powder River Actor Bud Watkins N/A
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1924 Hello, 'Frisco Actor Hoot Gibson 59
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1924 The Sawdust Trail Actor Clarence Elwood Butts N/A
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1924 Hit and Run Actor 'Swat' Anderson N/A
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1924 Broadway or Bust Actor Dave Hollis N/A
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1924 40-Horse Hawkins Actor Luke Hawkins N/A
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1924 Ride for Your Life Actor Bud Watkins N/A
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1924 Hook and Ladder Actor Ace Cooper N/A
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1923 The Thrill Chaser Actor Omar K. Jenkins 58
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1923 The Ramblin' Kid Actor The Ramblin' Kid N/A
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1923 Blinky Actor Geoffrey Arbuthnot 'Blinky' Islip N/A
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1923 Out of Luck Actor Sam Pertune N/A
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1923 Shootin' for Love Actor Duke Travis N/A
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1923 Double Dealing Actor Ben Slowbell N/A
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1923 Dead Game Actor 'Katy' Didd N/A
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1923 Single Handed Actor Hector MacKnight N/A
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1923 The Gentleman from America Actor Dennis O'Shane N/A
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1923 Kindled Courage Actor Andy Walker N/A
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1922 Ridin' Wild Actor Cyril Henderson (as Edward 'Hoot' Gibson) N/A
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1922 The Lone Hand Actor Laramie Lad N/A
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1922 The Galloping Kid Actor 'Simplex' Cox N/A
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1922 The Loaded Door Actor Bert Lyons N/A
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1922 Trimmed Actor Dale Garland N/A
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1922 Step on It! Actor Vic Collins N/A
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1922 The Bear Cat Actor The Singin' Kid N/A
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1922 Headin' West Actor Bill Perkins N/A
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1921 The Fire Eater Actor Bob Corey N/A
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1921 Sure Fire Actor Jeff Bransford 58
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1921 Red Courage Actor Pinto Peters N/A
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1921 Action Actor Sandy Brouke 58
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1921 Beating the Game Actor N/A
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1921 The Man Who Woke Up Actor N/A
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1921 The Movie Trail Actor N/A
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1921 Bandits Beware Actor N/A
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1921 The Wild Wild West Actor N/A
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1921 Double Crossers Actor N/A
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1921 Crossed Clues Actor N/A
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1921 Out o' Luck Actor N/A
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1921 Who Was the Man? Actor The Texas Ranger N/A
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1921 The Cactus Kid Actor Dick Harris N/A
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1921 The Fightin' Fury Actor N/A
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1921 Kickaroo Actor N/A
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1921 Sweet Revenge Actor N/A
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1921 The Driftin' Kid Actor The Driftin' Kid N/A
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1921 The Winning Track Actor N/A
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1921 The Saddle King Actor N/A
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1920 The Trail of the Hound Actor N/A
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1920 The Man With The Punch Actor The Stranger N/A
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1920 Fight It Out Actor Sandy Adams N/A
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1920 The Brand Blotter Actor N/A
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1920 The Stranger Actor N/A
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1920 Superstition Actor Dave Bodie N/A
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1920 Tipped Off Actor Billy Steele N/A
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1920 The Two-Fisted Lover Actor Scot McHale N/A
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1920 Double Danger Actor Jim Marvin / Jerry Marvin (Twin Brothers) N/A
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1920 Cinders Actor Bing Davidson N/A
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1920 'in Wrong' Wright Actor 'In Wrong' Wright N/A
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1920 The Shootin' Fool Actor N/A
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1920 One Law for All Actor N/A
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1920 The Grinning Granger Actor N/A
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1920 A Gamblin' Fool Actor N/A
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1920 The Big Catch Actor Billy Reeves - the Foreman of the Ranch N/A
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1920 The Champion Liar Actor N/A
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1920 The Smilin' Kid Actor N/A
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1920 The Shootin' Kid Actor N/A
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1920 The Fightin' Terror Actor N/A
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1920 The Broncho Kid Actor N/A
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1920 Thieves' Clothes Actor N/A
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1920 Masked Actor N/A
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1920 Wolf Tracks Actor N/A
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1920 The Texas Kid Actor N/A
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1920 The Rattler's Hiss Actor N/A
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1920 Held Up for the Makin's Actor N/A
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1920 Runnin' Straight Actor N/A
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1920 Hair Trigger Stuff Actor N/A
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1920 The Sheriff's Oath Actor N/A
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1920 Roarin' Dan Actor Roarin' Dan N/A
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1920 West Is Best Actor N/A
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1920 The Jay Bird Actor Tom Jackson N/A
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1920 Winning a Home Actor N/A
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1919 The Double Hold-Up Actor The Broncho Kid N/A
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1919 The Lone Hand Actor Jeffrey Halley N/A
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1919 The Trail of the Holdup Man Actor Bob Watson N/A
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1919 The Tell-Tale Wire Actor Steve Larmon N/A
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1919 The Face in the Watch Actor N/A
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1919 The Crow Actor Tim McKenzie - the Crow N/A
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1919 The Jack of Hearts Actor The Prairie Dog N/A
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1919 The Four-Bit Man Actor N/A
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1919 The Fighting Heart Actor N/A
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1919 Kingdom Come Actor N/A
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1919 Ace High Actor N/A
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1919 The Gun Packer Actor Gang Leader 58
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1919 By Indian Post Actor Chub -Jode's Helpful Cowboy Friend 58
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1919 Gun Law Actor Bart 'Smoke Gublen' Stevens 59
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1919 The Rustlers Actor The Deputy 58
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1919 His Buddy Actor N/A
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1919 The Black Horse Bandit Actor N/A
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1919 The Fighting Brothers Actor Lonnie Larkin 58
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1918 Danger, Go Slow Actor N/A
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1918 The Midnight Flyer Actor Danny Morgan N/A
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1918 Play Straight or Fight Actor Dick Rankin N/A
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1918 The Branded Man Actor Sheriff N/A
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1918 The Woman in the Web Actor Vassily - Ivan's Brother N/A
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1918 Headin' South Actor N/A
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1917 A Marked Man Actor Undetermined Role 58
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1917 The Secret Man Actor Chuck Fadden 59
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1917 Straight Shooting Actor Danny Morgan 59
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1917 Cheyenne's Pal Actor Cowboy 58
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1917 The Soul Herder Actor Chuck Rafferty 58
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1917 The Wrong Man Actor Chip's Pal N/A
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1917 The Golden Bullet Actor 'Red' Johnson N/A
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1917 A 44-Calibre Mystery Actor Joe N/A
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1917 The Voice on the Wire Actor 58
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1917 The Hazards of Helen Actor Messenger / Etzer N/A
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1916 The Mysterious Cipher Actor Blanding N/A
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1916 The Wedding Guest Actor N/A
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1916 The Capture of Red Stanley Actor Stanley's Henchman N/A
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1916 The Passing of Hell's Crown Actor The Cowboy N/A
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1916 The Governor's Special Actor 2nd Nash Henchman (as Ed Gibson) N/A
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1916 The Night Riders Actor N/A
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1916 Stampede in the Night Actor Jack Harding N/A
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1916 A Knight of the Range Actor Bob Graham 58
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1915 The Ring of Destiny Actor Jack N/A
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1915 Judge Not; or The Woman of Mona Diggings Actor N/A
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1915 The Hazards of Helen Ep33: In Danger's Path Actor Train Crew (uncredited) 58
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1915 The Pay Train Actor Orturo 59
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1915 The Hazards of Helen Ep26: The Wild Engine Actor Messenger on Motorcycle 59
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1915 The Death Train Actor Etzer - Doyle's Pal N/A
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1915 The Man from Texas Actor Deputy (uncredited) 58
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1915 Buckshot John Actor Medicine Show Crowd Member (uncredited) N/A
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1914 The Man from the East Actor Butler N/A
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1914 The Telltale Knife Actor N/A
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1914 Shotgun Jones Actor Tom Lattier - the Son N/A
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1914 Kid Pink and the Maharajah Actor N/A
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1913 In the Secret Service Actor N/A
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1913 Cowboy Sports and Pastimes Actor N/A
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1912 A Four-Footed Hero Actor Broncho Rider (uncredited) N/A
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1912 His Only Son Actor N/A
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1911 The New Superintendent Actor N/A
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1910 The Two Brothers Actor N/A
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Directing
1926 The Shoot 'Em Up Kid Directing Director N/A
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1921 Out o' Luck Directing Director N/A
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1921 The Fightin' Fury Directing Director N/A
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1920 The Shootin' Fool Directing Director N/A
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1920 The Champion Liar Directing Director N/A
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1920 The Smilin' Kid Directing Director N/A
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1920 The Shootin' Kid Directing Director N/A
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1920 The Fightin' Terror Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1929 Riding for Fame Writing Story N/A
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1921 Double Crossers Writing Story N/A
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Production
1929 The Long, Long Trail Production Producer 58
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1923 The Thrill Chaser Production Producer 58
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Crew
1917 The Hazards of Helen Crew Stunt Double N/A
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1914 The Squaw Man Crew Stunts 59
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