Henry Gibson
- Birthplace: Germantown, Pennsylvania
- Birthday: September 21, 1935
Squat, light-haired veteran character player who became a child star on stage in the early 1940s and has been a familiar face in film and TV since the 1960s. With his diminutive physique, often sad or reproachful eyes, and a generally wounded manner, Gibson excelled at playing ineffectual authority figures, colorful oddballs, and "sad sacks". An original ensemble member of the landmark TV comedy variety series "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" from 1968 to 1971, he often appeared as a gentle poet clutching a daisy. Gibson won …more