Henry Gibson

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 Nazi leader in The Blues Brothers (1980), and appeared in The 'Burbs (1989). His later film roles included starring in The Luck of the Irish (2001) and smaller parts in Magnolia (1999) and as Father O'Neil in Wedding Crashers (2005). His final major acting role was as Judge Clark Brown on the television show Boston Legal, from 2004 to 2008.

Gibson guest starred and voiced the character Bob Jenkins between Season 9 to Season 12.

Episode credits

• Season 9
  • "Smoking and the Bandit" (as Bob Jenkins)
• Season 10
  • "Bystand Me" (as Bob Jenkins)
  • "Harlottown" (as Bob Jenkins)
  • "You Gotta Believe (In Moderation)" (as Bob Jenkins)
  • "24 Hour Propane People" (as Bob Jenkins)
• Season 11
  • "Glen Peggy Glen Ross" (as Bob Jenkins)
• Season 12
  • "Strangeness on a Train" (as Bob Jenkins)

External links

• Henry Gibson at IMDb
• Henry Gibson at Wikipedia