Henry Gibson

Birth Name:

James Bateman

Birth Place:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

Henry used his celebrity to help support the environmental movement, contributing op-ed pieces and poetry to newspapers and publications
Gibson studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London
Began his career in entertainment at the Mae Desmond theatre company in Philadelphia at the age of eight
James Bateman (Gibson's real name) and Jon Voight formed a comedy team as hillbilly brothers named Harold and Henry Gibson, the latter chosen as a play on playwright Henrik Ibsen
In his early career as one of the orginal members on the 1960s TV sketch-comedy "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In," he was known as the flower-toting, dead-pan poet, but later became known for playing cantankerous characters
Served a 3 year stint as a U․S․ Air Force intelligence officer in the 66th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing in France from 1957 to 1960
Was roommates in New York City in the 1960s with actor Jon Voight, his classmate when they attended Catholic University of America in Washington, D․C

1971Golden Globe - Best Supporting Actor - Television:Nominated
1975NSFC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
1975NYFCC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
1976Golden Globe - Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture:Nominated
1976Grammy - Album of Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special:Nominated

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