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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

125

Gender

Female

Birthday

1892-08-27

Day of Death

1977-10-10 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Also Known As

Rose August Wenger

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.

Known For

The Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail

Stagecoach

Stagecoach

The Marshal Of Mesa City

The Marshal Of Mesa City

Bride of Frankenstein

Bride of Frankenstein

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Acting

Hollywood Story

1951

Hollywood Story

as

Herself

The Lightning Warrior

1931

The Lightning Warrior

as

Pioneer Woman [ch 1-2]

Loot

1919

Loot

as

Maid

The Broken Trestle

1920

The Broken Trestle

as

One Chance in a Hundred

1916

One Chance in a Hundred

as

Helen

The Treasure Train

1916

The Treasure Train

as

Helen

The Capture of Red Stanley

1916

The Capture of Red Stanley

as

Helen

The Mysterious Cipher

1916

The Mysterious Cipher

as

Helen

The Chinatown Mystery

1928

The Chinatown Mystery

as

Thorobred

1922

Thorobred

as

Helen

The Wrong Man

1917

The Wrong Man

as

Undetermined Supporting Role

The Bridge of Danger

1916

The Bridge of Danger

as

Helen

The Human Telegram

1916

The Human Telegram

as

Helen

The Race for a Siding

1916

The Race for a Siding

as

Helen

The Trapping of 'Peeler' White

1916

The Trapping of 'Peeler' White

as

Helen

The Record Run

1916

The Record Run

as

Helen

The Detective's Peril

1916

The Detective's Peril

as

Helen

Danger Ahead

1918

Danger Ahead

as

A Mile a Minute

1915

A Mile a Minute

as

Helen

The Rescue of the Brakeman's Children

1915

The Rescue of the Brakeman's Children

as

Helen

The Girl on the Bridge

1915

The Girl on the Bridge

as

Helen

The Dynamite Train

1915

The Dynamite Train

as

Helen

The Girl and the Special

1915

The Girl and the Special

as

Helen

Danger Ahead!

1915

Danger Ahead!

as

Helen

The Tramp Telegrapher

1915

The Tramp Telegrapher

as

Helen

Crossed Wires

1915

Crossed Wires

as

Helen

A Boy at the Throttle

1915

A Boy at the Throttle

as

Helen

The Broken Brake

1920

The Broken Brake

as

Winning the Franchise

1920

Winning the Franchise

as

Tapped Wires

1916

Tapped Wires

as

Helen

At the Risk of Her Life

1916

At the Risk of Her Life

as

Helen

The Haunted Station

1916

The Haunted Station

as

Helen

When Seconds Count

1916

When Seconds Count

as

Helen

The Girl Telegrapher's Nerve

1916

The Girl Telegrapher's Nerve

as

Helen

The Peril of the Rails

1916

The Peril of the Rails

as

Helen

The Perilous Swing

1916

The Perilous Swing

as

Helen

The Broken Wire

1916

The Broken Wire

as

Helen

The Switchman's Story

1916

The Switchman's Story

as

Helen

A Race for a Life

1916

A Race for a Life

as

Helen

The Broken Brake

1916

The Broken Brake

as

Helen

To Save the Road

1916

To Save the Road

as

Helen

In Death's Pathway

1916

In Death's Pathway

as

Helen

A Plunge from the Sky

1916

A Plunge from the Sky

as

Helen

The Girl Who Dared

1916

The Girl Who Dared

as

Helen

The Trail of Danger

1916

The Trail of Danger

as

Helen

The Spiked Switch

1916

The Spiked Switch

as

Helen

The Engineer's Honor

1916

The Engineer's Honor

as

Helen

Hurled Through the Drawbridge

1916

Hurled Through the Drawbridge

as

Helen

A Mystery of the Rails

1916

A Mystery of the Rails

as

Helen Gibson

A Race Through the Air

1916

A Race Through the Air

as

Helen

At Danger's Call

1916

At Danger's Call

as

Helen

The Secret of the Box Car

1916

The Secret of the Box Car

as

Helen Gibson

Ablaze on the Rails

1916

Ablaze on the Rails

as

Helen

With the Aid of the Wrecker

1916

With the Aid of the Wrecker

as

Helen

The Death Swing

1916

The Death Swing

as

Helen

The Hoodoo of Division B

1916

The Hoodoo of Division B

as

Helen

The Blocked Track

1916

The Blocked Track

as

Helen

Defying Death

1916

Defying Death

as

Helen

The Prima Donna's Special

1917

The Prima Donna's Special

as

Helen

The Sidetracked Sleeper

1917

The Sidetracked Sleeper

as

Helen

The Death Siding

1917

The Death Siding

as

Helen

A Daring Chance

1916

A Daring Chance

as

Helen

To Save the Special

1916

To Save the Special

as

Helen

The Lone Point Mystery

1916

The Lone Point Mystery

as

Helen

The Gate of Death

1916

The Gate of Death

as

Helen

The Lost Messenger

1916

The Lost Messenger

as

Helen

The Runaway Sleeper

1916

The Runaway Sleeper

as

Helen

The Forgotten Train Order

1916

The Forgotten Train Order

as

Helen

The Trial Run

1916

The Trial Run

as

Helen

The Lineman's Peril

1916

The Lineman's Peril

as

Helen

The Midnight Express

1916

The Midnight Express

as

Helen

The Vanishing Box Car

1916

The Vanishing Box Car

as

Helen

A Race with Death

1916

A Race with Death

as

Helen

The Mogul Mountain Mystery

1917

The Mogul Mountain Mystery

as

Helen, Operator at Lone Point

The Fireman's Nemesis

1917

The Fireman's Nemesis

as

Helen, Operator at Lone Point

The Wrecked Station

1917

The Wrecked Station

as

Helen, Operator at Lone Point

The Way of the West

1934

The Way of the West

as

Townswoman

The Silver Lining

1932

The Silver Lining

as

Dorothy Dent

The Drunkard

1935

The Drunkard

as

Betty

The Vanishing West

1928

The Vanishing West

as

Mrs. Kincaid

Heroes of the Wild

1927

Heroes of the Wild

as

Julia

Nine Points of the Law

1922

Nine Points of the Law

as

Cherie Du Bois

The Railroad Claim Intrigue

1917

The Railroad Claim Intrigue

as

Helen

The Black Horse Bandit

1919

The Black Horse Bandit

as

Play Straight or Fight

1918

Play Straight or Fight

as

Helen Rankin

The Branded Man

1918

The Branded Man

as

Helen Ewing

The Midnight Flyer

1918

The Midnight Flyer

as

Helen Morgan

Ace High

1919

Ace High

as

Custer's Last Stand

1936

Custer's Last Stand

as

Calamity Jane

Danger Valley

1937

Danger Valley

as

Nana Temple

Fighting Caballero

1935

Fighting Caballero

as

Drusella Jenkins

Gun Play

1935

Gun Play

as

Woman at Dance (uncredited)

The Open Track

1916

The Open Track

as

Helen

Law and Lawless

1932

Law and Lawless

as

Mrs. Kelley

The Ghost of the Canyon

1920

The Ghost of the Canyon

as

Helen Mortimer

The Wrong Train Order

1915

The Wrong Train Order

as

Helen

The Governor's Special

1916

The Governor's Special

as

Helen

Payroll Pirates

1920

Payroll Pirates

as

The Luck of Roaring Camp

1937

The Luck of Roaring Camp

as

Woman in Saloon

Saga of Death Valley

1939

Saga of Death Valley

as

Woman at Party

Cyclone of the Saddle

1935

Cyclone of the Saddle

as

Ma

The Oregon Trail

1939

The Oregon Trail

as

Wagon Train Pioneer

Stagecoach

1939

Stagecoach

as

Girl in Saloon (uncredited)

Southward Ho!

1939

Southward Ho!

as

Mrs. Crawford

New Frontier

1939

New Frontier

as

Jed's Wife

The Marshal Of Mesa City

1939

The Marshal Of Mesa City

as

Mrs. Bentley (uncredited)

Bride of Frankenstein

1935

Bride of Frankenstein

as

Villager (uncredited)

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

as

Townswoman (uncredited)

Young Bill Hickok

1940

Young Bill Hickok

as

Relay Station Woman

Deadwood Dick

1940

Deadwood Dick

as

Townswoman

City That Never Sleeps

1953

City That Never Sleeps

as

Cowboys from Texas

1939

Cowboys from Texas

as

Settler

The Treasure of Lost Canyon

1952

The Treasure of Lost Canyon

as

Mother (uncredited)

The Rustlers

1919

The Rustlers

as

Postmistress - Nell Wyndham

Gun Law

1919

Gun Law

as

Letty

Sheriff of Tombstone

1941

Sheriff of Tombstone

as

Liza Starr

King of the Arena

1933

King of the Arena

as

Circus Cowgirl

Cheyenne Cowboy

1949

Cheyenne Cowboy

as

Cookie

Fighting Mad

1917

Fighting Mad

as

Mary Lambert

The Climax

1944

The Climax

as

Audience Member (Uncredited)

The Hazards of Helen

1917

The Hazards of Helen

as

Helen

Horizons West

1952

Horizons West

as

Townswoman (uncredited)

The Man from the Alamo

1953

The Man from the Alamo

as

The Horse Soldiers

1959

The Horse Soldiers

as

Townswoman (uncredited)

Production

Crew

Stagecoach

1939

Stagecoach

as

Directing