Hoot Gibson: Hoot Gibson. Actor: The Horse Soldiers. A pioneering cowboy star of silent and early talking Westerns, Hoot Gibson was one of the 1920s' most popular children's matinée heroes. In his real life, however, he had a rather painful rags-to-riches-and-back-to-rags career, a problem that seemed to plague a number of big stars who fell victim to their high profile and wound up living too high on the hog. An unfortunate byproduct of...
Known For: The Horse Soldiers (Sgt. Brown), Feud of the West ('Whitey' Revel), Trigger Tricks (Texas Ranger Tim Brennan), The Long, Long Trail (The Ramblin' Kid)