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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

Career Milestones

  • 1999

    Played a wealthy bar patron in Paul Thomas Anderson s Magnolia

  • 1993

    Played a recurring role on the drama series Sisters

  • 1991

    Guest shot in The Losers , a Dante-directed episode of Eerie, Indiana

  • 1987

    First appearance in a film directed by Joe Dante, Innerspace

  • 1977

    Played himself as a spokesman for the fictitious United Appeal for the Dead in John Landis s The Kentucky Fried Movie

Awards

  • 1999

    National Board of Review Award: Best Ensemble

  • 1975

    National Society of Film Critics Award: Best Supporting Actor

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