Helen Gibson

Actor

Helen Gibson

Born August 27, 1892 in Cleveland, Ohio, USADied October 10, 1977125 films

Helen Gibson (born Rose August Wegner) was an American film actress, vaudeville performer, radio performer, film producer, trick rider, and rodeo performer; and is considered to be the first American professional stunt woman.

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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance posterFirst watchThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance19627.8as Townswoman (uncredited)A supporting role in one of the best-rated films of their career.Questions arise when Senator Stoddard attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon in a small Western town.View film

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Stagecoach poster7.6Stagecoach1939Bride of Frankenstein poster7.5Bride of Frankenstein1935The Horse Soldiers poster6.9The Horse Soldiers1959

Filmography

125 films as actor
  1. 1962The Man Who Shot Liberty ValanceTownswoman (uncredited)
  2. 1959The Horse SoldiersTownswoman (uncredited)
  3. 1953The Man from the Alamo
  4. 1953City That Never Sleeps
  5. 1953Woman They Almost LynchedTownswoman (uncredited)
  6. 1952Horizons WestTownswoman (uncredited)
  7. 1952The Treasure of Lost CanyonMother (uncredited)
  8. 1949Cheyenne CowboyCookie
  9. 1944The ClimaxAudience Member (Uncredited)
  10. 1941Sheriff of TombstoneLiza Starr
  11. 1940Young Bill HickokRelay Station Woman
  12. 1940Deadwood DickTownswoman
  13. 1939Cowboys from TexasSettler
  14. 1939Saga of Death ValleyWoman at Party
  15. 1939The Marshal Of Mesa CityMrs. Bentley (uncredited)
  16. 1939New FrontierJed's Wife
  17. 1939The Oregon TrailWagon Train Pioneer
  18. 1939Southward Ho!Mrs. Crawford
  19. 1939StagecoachGirl in Saloon (uncredited)
  20. 1937The Luck of Roaring CampWoman in Saloon
  21. 1937Danger ValleyNana Temple
  22. 1936Custer's Last StandCalamity Jane
  23. 1935Gun PlayWoman at Dance (uncredited)
  24. 1935Fighting CaballeroDrusella Jenkins
  25. 1935Bride of FrankensteinVillager (uncredited)
  26. 1935The DrunkardBetty
  27. 1935Cyclone of the SaddleMa
  28. 1934The Way of the WestTownswoman
  29. 1933King of the ArenaCircus Cowgirl
  30. 1932Law and LawlessMrs. Kelley
  31. 1932The Silver LiningDorothy Dent
  32. 1931The Cheyenne CycloneTownswoman (Uncredited)
  33. 1931The Lightning WarriorPioneer Woman [ch 1-2]
  34. 1928The Vanishing WestMrs. Kincaid
  35. 1928The Chinatown Mystery
  36. 1927Heroes of the WildJulia
  37. 1922ThorobredHelen
  38. 1922Nine Points of the LawCherie Du Bois
  39. 1920The Broken Trestle
  40. 1920The Broken Brake
  41. 1920Winning the Franchise
  42. 1920The Ghost of the CanyonHelen Mortimer
  43. 1920Payroll Pirates
  44. 1919LootMaid
  45. 1919Ace High
  46. 1919Gun LawLetty
  47. 1919The RustlersPostmistress - Nell Wyndham
  48. 1919The Black Horse Bandit
  49. 1918Danger Ahead
  50. 1918The Midnight FlyerHelen Morgan
  51. 1918Play Straight or FightHelen Rankin
  52. 1918The Branded ManHelen Ewing
  53. 1917Fighting MadMary Lambert
  54. 1917The Wrong ManUndetermined Supporting Role
  55. 1917The Hazards of HelenHelen
  56. 1917The Sidetracked SleeperHelen
  57. 1917The Prima Donna's SpecialHelen
  58. 1917The Death SidingHelen
  59. 1917The Railroad Claim IntrigueHelen
  60. 1917The Wrecked StationHelen, Operator at Lone Point
  61. 1917The Fireman's NemesisHelen, Operator at Lone Point
  62. 1917The Mogul Mountain MysteryHelen, Operator at Lone Point
  63. 1916A Race with DeathHelen
  64. 1916The Vanishing Box CarHelen
  65. 1916The Midnight ExpressHelen
  66. 1916The Lineman's PerilHelen
  67. 1916The Trial RunHelen
  68. 1916The Forgotten Train OrderHelen
  69. 1916The Runaway SleeperHelen
  70. 1916The Lone Point MysteryHelen
  71. 1916The Gate of DeathHelen
  72. 1916The Lost MessengerHelen
  73. 1916A Daring ChanceHelen
  74. 1916To Save the SpecialHelen
  75. 1916The Blocked TrackHelen
  76. 1916The Death SwingHelen
  77. 1916Defying DeathHelen
  78. 1916The Hoodoo of Division BHelen
  79. 1916Ablaze on the RailsHelen
  80. 1916The Secret of the Box CarHelen Gibson
  81. 1916At Danger's CallHelen
  82. 1916With the Aid of the WreckerHelen
  83. 1916Hurled Through the DrawbridgeHelen
  84. 1916A Mystery of the RailsHelen Gibson
  85. 1916A Plunge from the SkyHelen
  86. 1916The Broken BrakeHelen
  87. 1916To Save the RoadHelen
  88. 1916The Engineer's HonorHelen
  89. 1916The Mysterious CipherHelen
  90. 1916In Death's PathwayHelen
  91. 1916A Race Through the AirHelen
  92. 1916The Treasure TrainHelen
  93. 1916The Spiked SwitchHelen
  94. 1916The Capture of Red StanleyHelen
  95. 1916One Chance in a HundredHelen
  96. 1916The Bridge of DangerHelen
  97. 1916The Human TelegramHelen
  98. 1916The Trail of DangerHelen
  99. 1916The Governor's SpecialHelen
  100. 1916The Race for a SidingHelen
  101. 1916The Record RunHelen
  102. 1916The Trapping of 'Peeler' WhiteHelen
  103. 1916The Detective's PerilHelen
  104. 1916The Girl Who DaredHelen
  105. 1916A Race for a LifeHelen
  106. 1916The Girl Telegrapher's NerveHelen
  107. 1916The Switchman's StoryHelen
  108. 1916The Perilous SwingHelen
  109. 1916The Peril of the RailsHelen
  110. 1916The Broken WireHelen
  111. 1916Tapped WiresHelen
  112. 1916The Open TrackHelen
  113. 1916The Haunted StationHelen
  114. 1916When Seconds CountHelen
  115. 1916At the Risk of Her LifeHelen
  116. 1915A Boy at the ThrottleHelen
  117. 1915The Wrong Train OrderHelen
  118. 1915Crossed WiresHelen
  119. 1915The Tramp TelegrapherHelen
  120. 1915The Dynamite TrainHelen