| Henry Gibson  AKA James Bateman
Born: 21-Sep-1935
Birthplace: Germantown, PA
Died: 14-Sep-2009
Location of death: Malibu, CA
Cause of death: Cancer - unspecified
Gender: Male
Religion: Roman Catholic
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Laugh-In Military service: USAF (Intelligence officer, 1957-60) In the late 1950s, James Bateman served several years as an intelligence officer in the US Air Force, then as "Henry Gibson" (a likely pun on Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen) he landed a minor role in Jerry Lewis's 1963 slapstick comedy, The Nutty Professor. He obtained various minor film roles until 1968, when he became part of the original cast of Laugh-In. His primary shtick was to hold up a bouquet of flowers and recite deadpan a piece of ridiculous poetry. All of his poetry was self-written; it was enormously funny. Laugh-In had an impact far beyond its immediate broadcast, paving the way for such shows as Saturday Night Live and In Living Color. After leaving television comedy, Gibson had notable parts in several Robert Altman films, including the role of country music singer Haven Hamilton in Nashville (1975), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination. He had a fantastic part playing a Nazi in The Blues Brothers (1980) and a villainous neighbor in The 'burbs (1989). He voiced the pig in the 1973 animated children's classic, Charlotte's Web. Later years saw Gibson make occasional but memorable appearances as Judge Clark Brown in Boston Legal. He died in 2009 following a battle with cancer. Father: Edmund Albert Bateman
Mother: Dorothy Cassidy
Sister: Adele Donahue
Sister: Elizabeth Malloy
Sister: Mary Lee
Wife: Lois (m. 6-Apr-1966, d. 6-May-2007, three sons)
Son: Charles
Son: James
Son: Jon
University: Catholic University of America
University: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London
TELEVISION
Boston Legal Judge Clark Brown (2004-08)
Rocket Power Merv Stimpleton (voice, 1999-2004)
Sunset Beach Wayne Landry (1999)
Laugh-In (1968-71)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Big Stan (5-Nov-2007)
Trapped Ashes (12-Sep-2006)
The Wedding Crashers (15-Jul-2005)
Teddy Bears' Picnic (29-Mar-2002)
The Luck of the Irish (9-Mar-2001)
Magnolia (8-Dec-1999)
Asylum (9-May-1997)
Mother Night (14-Aug-1996) [VOICE]
Bio-Dome (12-Jan-1996)
Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day (Jan-1996)
Escape to Witch Mountain (25-May-1995)
Tom and Jerry: The Movie (2-Dec-1992) [VOICE]
Tune in Tomorrow... (15-Sep-1990)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (15-Jun-1990)
Return to Green Acres (18-May-1990)
Brenda Starr (20-Jul-1989)
Around the World in 80 Days (16-Apr-1989)
The 'burbs (17-Feb-1989)
Switching Channels (4-Mar-1988)
Innerspace (1-Jul-1987)
Long Gone (23-May-1987)
Monster in the Closet (30-Jan-1987)
HealtH (7-Apr-1982)
The Incredible Shrinking Woman (30-Jan-1981)
The Blues Brothers (16-Jun-1980)
A Perfect Couple (6-Apr-1979)
The Kentucky Fried Movie (10-Aug-1977) Himself
The Last Remake of Beau Geste (15-Jul-1977)
Nashville (11-Jun-1975)
The Long Goodbye (7-Mar-1973)
Charlotte's Web (22-Feb-1973) [VOICE]
Evil Roy Slade (18-Feb-1972)
The Outlaws Is Coming (1-Jan-1965)
Kiss Me Stupid (22-Dec-1964)
The Nutty Professor (4-Jun-1963)
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