Helen Gibson

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.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

female

Known Credits

127

Birth Date

1892-08-27 00:00:00

Birth Place

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Known For

• Thorobred
• 

  The Ghost of the Canyon
• 

  Payroll Pirates
• 

  Danger Ahead
• Play Straight or Fight
• 

  The Prima Donna's Special

Credits

• actors (126 credits)

  • The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

    Townswoman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Horse Soldiers

    Townswoman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • The Man from the Alamo

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • City That Never Sleeps

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Woman They Almost Lynched

    Townswoman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Horizons West

    Townswoman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • The Treasure of Lost Canyon

    Mother (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Hollywood Story

    Herself

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Cheyenne Cowboy

    Cookie

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • The Climax

    Audience Member (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Sheriff of Tombstone

    Liza Starr

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Young Bill Hickok

    Relay Station Woman

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Deadwood Dick

    Townswoman

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Cowboys from Texas

    Settler

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Saga of Death Valley

    Woman at Party

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Marshal Of Mesa City

    Mrs. Bentley (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • New Frontier

    Jed's Wife

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Oregon Trail

    Wagon Train Pioneer

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Southward Ho!

    Mrs. Crawford

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Stagecoach

    Girl in Saloon (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Luck of Roaring Camp

    Woman in Saloon

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Danger Valley

    Nana Temple

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Custer's Last Stand

    Calamity Jane

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Gun Play

    Woman at Dance (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Fighting Caballero

    Drusella Jenkins

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Bride of Frankenstein

    Villager (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The Drunkard

    Betty

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Cyclone of the Saddle

    Ma

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • The Way of the West

    Townswoman

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • King of the Arena

    Circus Cowgirl

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Law and Lawless

    Mrs. Kelley

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • The Silver Lining

    Dorothy Dent

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • The Cheyenne Cyclone

    Townswoman (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • The Lightning Warrior

    Pioneer Woman [ch 1-2]

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • The Vanishing West

    Mrs. Kincaid

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • The Chinatown Mystery

    actor

    actors
    1928
  • Heroes of the Wild

    Julia

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Thorobred

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • Nine Points of the Law

    Cherie Du Bois

    actor

    actors
    1922
  • The Broken Trestle

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • The Broken Brake

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • Winning the Franchise

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • The Ghost of the Canyon

    Helen Mortimer

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • Payroll Pirates

    actor

    actors
    1920
  • Loot

    Maid

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • Ace High

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • Gun Law

    Letty

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • The Rustlers

    Postmistress - Nell Wyndham

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • The Black Horse Bandit

    actor

    actors
    1919
  • Danger Ahead

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • The Midnight Flyer

    Helen Morgan

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • Play Straight or Fight

    Helen Rankin

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • The Branded Man

    Helen Ewing

    actor

    actors
    1918
  • Fighting Mad

    Mary Lambert

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Wrong Man

    Undetermined Supporting Role

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Hazards of Helen

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Sidetracked Sleeper

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Prima Donna's Special

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Death Siding

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Railroad Claim Intrigue

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Wrecked Station

    Helen, Operator at Lone Point

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Fireman's Nemesis

    Helen, Operator at Lone Point

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Mogul Mountain Mystery

    Helen, Operator at Lone Point

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • A Race with Death

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Vanishing Box Car

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Midnight Express

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Lineman's Peril

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Trial Run

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Forgotten Train Order

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Runaway Sleeper

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Lone Point Mystery

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Gate of Death

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Lost Messenger

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • A Daring Chance

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • To Save the Special

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Blocked Track

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Death Swing

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • Defying Death

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Hoodoo of Division B

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • Ablaze on the Rails

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Secret of the Box Car

    Helen Gibson

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • At Danger's Call

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • With the Aid of the Wrecker

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • Hurled Through the Drawbridge

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • A Mystery of the Rails

    Helen Gibson

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • A Plunge from the Sky

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Broken Brake

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • To Save the Road

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Engineer's Honor

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Mysterious Cipher

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • In Death's Pathway

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • A Race Through the Air

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Treasure Train

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Spiked Switch

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Capture of Red Stanley

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • One Chance in a Hundred

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Bridge of Danger

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Human Telegram

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Trail of Danger

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Governor's Special

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Race for a Siding

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Record Run

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Trapping of 'Peeler' White

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Detective's Peril

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Girl Who Dared

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • A Race for a Life

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Girl Telegrapher's Nerve

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Switchman's Story

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Perilous Swing

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Peril of the Rails

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Broken Wire

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • Tapped Wires

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Open Track

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Haunted Station

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • When Seconds Count

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • At the Risk of Her Life

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • A Boy at the Throttle

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • The Wrong Train Order

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • Crossed Wires

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • The Tramp Telegrapher

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • The Dynamite Train

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • The Girl on the Bridge

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • The Girl and the Special

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • Danger Ahead!

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • The Rescue of the Brakeman's Children

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • A Mile a Minute

    Helen

    actor

    actors
    1915

• crew (1 credits)

  • Stagecoach

    stunts

    crew
    1939