Helen Gibson

Known for

Acting

Born

August 27, 1892

Birthplace

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Died

October 10, 1977 (aged 85)

Biography

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.

Best known work

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962

Stagecoach

1939

Bride of Frankenstein

1935

The Horse Soldiers

1959

The Man from the Alamo

1953

The Climax

1944

City That Never Sleeps

1953

New Frontier

1939

Hollywood Story

1951

Woman They Almost Lynched

1953

Filmography

1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
as Townswoman (uncredited)
1959
The Horse Soldiers
as Townswoman (uncredited)
1953
The Man from the Alamo
1953
City That Never Sleeps
1953
Woman They Almost Lynched
as Townswoman (uncredited)
1952
Horizons West
as Townswoman (uncredited)
1952
The Treasure of Lost Canyon
as Mother (uncredited)
1951
Hollywood Story
as Herself
1949
Cheyenne Cowboy
as Cookie
1944
The Climax
as Audience Member (Uncredited)
1941
Sheriff of Tombstone
as Liza Starr
1940
Young Bill Hickok
as Relay Station Woman
1940
Deadwood Dick
as Townswoman
1939
Cowboys from Texas
as Settler
1939
Saga of Death Valley
as Woman at Party
1939
The Marshal Of Mesa City
as Mrs. Bentley (uncredited)
1939
New Frontier
as Jed's Wife
1939
The Oregon Trail
as Wagon Train Pioneer
1939
Southward Ho!
as Mrs. Crawford
1939
Stagecoach
as Girl in Saloon (uncredited), Stunts
1937
The Luck of Roaring Camp
as Woman in Saloon
1937
Danger Valley
as Nana Temple
1936
Custer's Last Stand
as Calamity Jane
1935
Gun Play
as Woman at Dance (uncredited)
1935
Fighting Caballero
as Drusella Jenkins