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Henry Gibson

...as Nilva

Birth name:

James Bateman

Date of birth:

Place of birth:

Germantown, Pennsylvania, USA

Date of death:

Place of death:

Malibu, California, USA

Roles:

Actor

Character(s):

Henry Gibson (21 September1935–14 September2009; age 73) was the prolific character actor who playedNilva in theStar Trek: Deep Space Ninesixth season episode "Profit and Lace". He was also an occasional songwriter.

Outside ofStar Trek, he is best remembered as a regular performer on the television variety seriesRowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1968 through 1971. He went on to appear in a large number of films, including several from Robert Altman and Joe Dante. His best known film role is country singer "Haven Hamilton" in Altman's acclaimed 1975 musical dramaNashville.

Douglas S. Cramer, the Executive in Charge of Production onStar Trek: The Original Series who worked with Gibson on the television seriesWonder Woman, referred to Gibson as a comic genius of the 1960s and 1970s.[1]

Early life[]

Gibson wasbornJames Bateman in Germantown, Pennsylvania. When he was eight years old, he began touring with the Philadelphia-based Mae Desmond Theater Company. He earned a bachelor's degree from Catholic University in 1957, after which he served in the US Air Force as an intelligence officer stationed in France.

As a struggling actor in the early 1960s, Bateman shared an apartment with his college friend and fellow rising actorJon Voight. Together, Bateman and Voight thought of an idea to launch their careers: they would pose as "two brothers from the Ozarks who represented the United States on cultural tours and caused riots wherever they went."[2] Voight gave Bateman the name "Henry Gibson," while he would assume the identity of Harold. The two ultimately booked an appearance onNBC'sThe Tonight Show, but Voight opted not to continue the act, leaving Bateman to continue solo. Nonetheless, Bateman kept the name Henry Gibson as his stage name.

Early career[]

At the start of his career, Gibson became known for an act in which he portrayed a poet with a Southern accent who would recite comic poems while clutching a stuffed alligator. In 1963, Gibson made his film debut inJerry Lewis'The Nutty Professor (starringStella Stevens, andOriginal Series guest actressesJulie Parrish andCeleste Yarnall).

In 1964, Gibson appeared inKiss Me, Stupid, also featuringRay Walston andJohn Fiedler. Gibson had worked with Walston earlier that year on an episode ofMy Favorite Martian, in which Walston played the star role. In 1965, Gibson appeared inthe Three Stooges'The Outlaws Is Coming, withNancy Kovack andRex Holman. Gibson also made appearances on various television shows throughout the 1960s, includingThe Beverly Hillbillies,The Dick Van Dyke Show, andBewitched.

Gibson joined the cast ofRowan & Martin's Laugh-In in 1968, where he often played "The Poet," reciting satirical poems while wearing a Nehru jacket and "hippie" beads and brandishing an outlandishly large artificial flower. For his act, Gibson emerged from behind a stage flat, stated the title of his poem, noted that it was "by Henry Gibson", bowed stiffly from the waist, recited his poem, and returned behind the flat. Gibson departedLaugh-In in 1971, but not before receiving a Golden Globe nomination for his performance on the show.

Notable film work[]

Like his fellowDeep Space Nine co-starRené Auberjonois, Gibson worked with director Robert Altman on several films, beginning withThe Long Goodbye in 1973. Gibson and Altman reunited on the aforementionedNashville, in which Gibson performed with fellowStar Trek alumniKeith Carradine,Robert DoQui, andBert Remsen. Gibson's portrayal inNashville as country music singer Haven Hamilton earned him a National Society of Film Critics Award as Best Supporting Actor as well as a second Golden Globe nomination. Gibson also wrote and performed several songs for the film, which allowed him to share a Grammy Award nomination for Album of Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special.

Gibson again worked with Altman onA Perfect Couple (1979, starring fellowDeep Space Nine guest starPaul Dooley) andHealth (1980, with Dooley,Alfre Woodard,Georgann Johnson, andRobert Fortier). Along withRobert Picardo andDick Miller, Gibson also appeared in several Joe Dante films,Innerspace (1987, withPat Kehoe,Mark L. Taylor,Wendy Schaal,William Schallert,Kenneth Tobey,Andrea Martin, andBruce Botnick),The 'Burbs (1989, starringTom Hanks, withCory Danziger,Charles L. Hughes,Pat Kehoe,Wendy Schaal,Carey Scott, Bruce Botnick, andTom Cranham), andGremlins 2: The New Batch (1990, withZach Galligan,John Glover,Keye Luke, Kenneth Tobey,Leslie Neale,Ron Fassler, andTime Winters); of interesting note, all three movies featured music composed byJerry Goldsmith, orchestrated byArthur Morton, and edited byKenny Hall.

Other films in which Gibson appeared includeThe Blues Brothers (1980, withCharles Napier andJames Avery, featuring stunt work byCharles Picerni,Bobby Bass,Victor Paul,Tom Steele,Dave Perna,Bill Couch, Sr., andGary Epper, and matte paintings byAlbert Whitlock andSyd Dutton),National Lampoon's Vacation (1983, withMiriam Flynn),Magnolia (1999, withJim Beaver,April Grace,Pat Healy, andDon McManus), andWedding Crashers (2005, withRon Canada,Ellen Albertini Dow,Noél De Souza,Richard Riehle, andTiffany Turner). His final movie wasBig Stan (2007, featuring Richard Riehle and starredJennifer Morrison).

Later television work[]

Deep Space Nine was not Gibson's only foray into science fiction television. In 1999, he guest-starred onTotal Recall 2070, and he subsequently appeared onStargate SG-1 in 2002. Gibson also appeared in a number of fantasy-based shows ranging fromFantasy Island (working with series starRicardo Montalban and fellow guest starJohn Schuck) andWonder Woman (including the pilot and an episode withVaughn Armstrong) toSabrina the Teenage Witch (in the recurring role of the Witch Judge) andCharmed (in an episode directed byJohn Kretchmer and co-starringTim Kelleher).

Other television shows on which Gibson guest-starred includeLove, American Style (on which he was a frequent guest),The Dukes of Hazzard,Magnum, P.I. (in an episode withClaudette Nevins),Quincy, M.E. (which starredRobert Ito andGarry Walberg),Knight Rider,Murder, She Wrote (withRon Glass andWilliam Windom),Newhart,MacGyver,Sisters (withAshley Judd), andTheJohn Larroquette Show. One episode ofMacGyver in which he appeared also featuredOriginal Series starJames Doohan. Gibson had previously worked with Doohan'sOriginal Series co-star,William Shatner, on an episode of Shatner's first post-Original Series series,Barbary Coast, in 1975.

Gibson also lent his voice to a number of animated television series, includingGalaxy High School, in which he andDavid L. Lander were part of the regular cast. Years later, Gibson voiced the recurring role of eye-patched reporter Bob Jenkins on the animated Fox seriesKing of the Hill, which also featured the voices ofPamela Segall andStephen Root. Gibson voiced on many other series, includingAaahh! Real Monsters (as Mayor Lendt) andGrim & Evil (as Lord Pain).

From 2004 to 2008, Gibson had a recurring role onBoston Legal, which starred William Shatner. René Auberjonois and John Larroquette, both of whom Gibson worked with in the past, also starred on the show at different points. On this series, Gibson played a peculiar, elderly judge who frequently tried cases involving Shatner's Denny Crane, who took delight in calling Gibson's character a "namby pamby." Gibson'sDeep Space Nine co-starArmin Shimerman played a fellow judge in two of Gibson'sBoston Legal episodes.

Death[]

Gibsondied on 14 September 2009 at his home in Malibu, California, following a brief battle with cancer. He was 73 years old.[3] He was survived by three sons from his forty-one-year marriage to Lois Joan Geiger, who passed away in 2007, as well as three sisters and two grandchildren.[4] Gibson was remembered in the "In Memoriam" section at the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on23 January2010.

OtherTrek connections[]

Additional projects in which Gibson appeared with otherStar Trek performers include:

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