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My Take
Henry Gibson had one of those careers that quietly touched a surprising amount of pop culture. Born James Bateman, he made his name reciting absurd poems on Laugh-In, then voiced Wilbur in Charlotte's Web, and gave a genuinely sharp turn as Haven Hamilton in Altman's Nashville. That last credit is what wins me over. Going from sketch-comedy oddball to a layered Altman performance shows real range, and being a published poet himself adds a nice wrinkle to the comic persona. I like actors who refuse to stay in one lane. Gibson clearly didn't, and his long run of memorable character work is the proof.
Overview
James Bateman (September 21, 1935 – September 14, 2009), known professionally as Henry Gibson, was an American actor, comedian and poet. He played roles in the television sketch-comedy series Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1968 to 1971, was the voice of the protagonist Wilbur in the animated feature Charlotte's Web (1973), portrayed country star Haven Hamilton in Robert Altman's film Nashville (1975), the Illinois Na…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Henry Gibson
- Name (Japanese)
- ヘンリー・ギブソン
- Reading
- へんりー・ぎぶそん
- Born
- September 21, 1935 – September 14, 2009
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Boar
- Origin
- Germantown, Pennsylvania, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / comedian / poet / film actor / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- The Catholic University of America
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.