Henry Gibson - Definition and Overview

Henry Gibson Bateman (born September 21. 1935) is an American actor who was famous as a cast member of Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In.

A graduate of the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., Gibson's acting career began when he as cast in the 1963 Jerry Lewis film The Nutty Professor. Other notable film roles were in Nashville (starring Ned Beatty and Keith Carradine) and The Incredible Shrinking Woman (starring Lily Tomlin). Gibson was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and won the National Film Critics award for his role of "smarmy" country music singer named Haven Hamilton [1] (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002099/bio).

Gibson spent three years as part of the Laugh-In cast, often reciting poems with "sharp satirical or political themes" 1 (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002099/bio).

During the 1950s, Gibson served in the U.S. Air Force as an intelligence officer.

References

1. Henry Gibson's biography at IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002099/bio)

External links

• Henry Gibson's IMDb entry (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002099/)