Leyland Hodgson

Leyland Hodgson

Known for Acting · 109 credits

Born
1892-10-05
Died
1949-03-16
Place of birth
London, England, UK
Also known as
Layland Hodgson · Leland Hodgson · Leland Hogdson

Biography

Leyland Hodgson (5 October 1892 – 16 March 1949), also known as Leland Hodgson, was an English-born American character actor of the 1930s and 1940s. Born in London on 5 October 1892, Hodgson entered the theatre in 1898. In his early 20s Hodgson was part of a touring theatre company, spending his time in the British areas of the Far East, before entering the stage in Australia. In 1930 moved to the United States, where he made his film debut in the Oscar-nominated film, The Case of Sergeant Grischa in 1930.

Known For

Movies (109)

The Great Dictator
Movie

The Great Dictator

1940

as Big Bertha Gunnery Officer (uncredited)

Rebecca
Movie

Rebecca

1940

as Mullen (uncredited)

The Mummy
Movie

The Mummy

1932

as Gentleman #2 at Party (uncredited)

Sahara
Movie

Sahara

1943

as British Officer (uncredited)

The Wolf Man
Movie

The Wolf Man

1941

as Kendall the Butler (uncredited)

To Be or Not to Be
Movie

To Be or Not to Be

1942

as Second Reporter (uncredited)

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Movie

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

1939

as Bobby (uncredited)

Kitty
Movie

Kitty

1945

as Passerby (uncredited)

Singapore
Movie

Singapore

1947

as British Officer (uncredited)

Black Beauty
Movie

Black Beauty

1946

as Auctioneer

Lillian Russell
Movie

Lillian Russell

1940

as Hotel Clerk

The Invisible Man's Revenge
Movie

The Invisible Man's Revenge

1944

as Sir Frederick Travers, chief constable

The Invisible Man Returns
Movie

The Invisible Man Returns

1940

as Chauffeur (uncredited)

Confession
Movie

Confession

1937

as Leading Man in Opera (uncredited)

Red-Headed Woman
Movie

Red-Headed Woman

1932

as Surprised Party Guest (uncredited)

Dressed to Kill
Movie

Dressed to Kill

1946

as Tour Guide

The Sea Hawk
Movie

The Sea Hawk

1940

as Officer

Hangover Square
Movie

Hangover Square

1945

as Det. Sgt. Lewis (uncredited)

Dark Victory
Movie

Dark Victory

1939

as Judith's Friend (uncredited)

The Rains Came
Movie

The Rains Came

1939

as Doctor (uncredited)

The Eagle and the Hawk
Movie

The Eagle and the Hawk

1933

as Lt. Kingsford

Parnell
Movie

Parnell

1937

The Ghost of Frankenstein
Movie

The Ghost of Frankenstein

1942

as Chief Constable

Three Strangers
Movie

Three Strangers

1946

as Police Inspector in Pub (uncredited)

The Black Arrow
Movie

The Black Arrow

1948

as Guard (uncredited)

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Movie

Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror

1942

as Captain Roland Shore

The Man in the Iron Mask
Movie

The Man in the Iron Mask

1939

as Court Announcer

The Two Mrs. Carrolls
Movie

The Two Mrs. Carrolls

1947

as Inspector (uncredited)

Kidnapped
Movie

Kidnapped

1938

as Officer

Bedlam
Movie

Bedlam

1946

as 'That Devil' Wilkes

The Secret Heart
Movie

The Secret Heart

1946

as Purser

Terror by Night
Movie

Terror by Night

1946

as Senior Conductor (uncredited)

All This, and Heaven Too
Movie

All This, and Heaven Too

1940

as Captain (uncredited)

Johnny Angel
Movie

Johnny Angel

1945

as Paul Jewell (uncredited)

The Howards of Virginia
Movie

The Howards of Virginia

1940

as British Officer

Raffles
Movie

Raffles

1939

as Bobby

Second Fiddle
Movie

Second Fiddle

1939

as Henry

A Woman's Vengeance
Movie

A Woman's Vengeance

1948

as First Warder

The Pearl of Death
Movie

The Pearl of Death

1944

as Customs Officer (uncredited)

Murder Over New York
Movie

Murder Over New York

1940

as Robert Boggs

This Above All
Movie

This Above All

1942

as Policeman

Love Affair
Movie

Love Affair

1939

as Doctor (uncredited)

The Gang's All Here
Movie

The Gang's All Here

1943

as Butler (uncredited)

Repeat Performance
Movie

Repeat Performance

1947

as Ship Steward

Calcutta
Movie

Calcutta

1946

as Police Officer (uncredited)

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
Movie

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

1939

as British Sergeant (uncredited)

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
Movie

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

1948

as Tipster

The Man in Half Moon Street
Movie

The Man in Half Moon Street

1945

as Dr. G.B. Albertson

British Intelligence
Movie

British Intelligence

1939

as Lord Sudbury

The Case of the Black Parrot
Movie

The Case of the Black Parrot

1941

as Parks

The Son of Monte Cristo
Movie

The Son of Monte Cristo

1940

as Wedding Guard (Uncredited)

Beloved Enemy
Movie

Beloved Enemy

1936

as Hawkins

My Name Is Julia Ross
Movie

My Name Is Julia Ross

1945

as Policeman (uncredited)

They Made Me a Criminal
Movie

They Made Me a Criminal

1939

as Mr. Williamson (uncredited)

International Lady
Movie

International Lady

1941

as Sergeant Moulton

The Imperfect Lady
Movie

The Imperfect Lady

1946

as Bobby

Journey for Margaret
Movie

Journey for Margaret

1942

as The Censor (uncredited)

Arise, My Love
Movie

Arise, My Love

1940

as Uniformed English Correspondent (uncredited)

Eternally Yours
Movie

Eternally Yours

1939

as Captain Vickers

Allegheny Uprising
Movie

Allegheny Uprising

1939

as Trial Judge Who Protests

Mr. Moto's Last Warning
Movie

Mr. Moto's Last Warning

1939

as Captain Bert Hawkins

Two Tickets to London
Movie

Two Tickets to London

1943

as Ives (uncredited)

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
Movie

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

1939

as Butler (uncredited)

Over the Wall
Movie

Over the Wall

1938

as Defense Counsel

Susannah of the Mounties
Movie

Susannah of the Mounties

1939

as Randall

Follow the Boys
Movie

Follow the Boys

1944

as Australian Reporter (uncredited)

Strange Confession
Movie

Strange Confession

1945

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
Movie

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

1939

as Ship's Waiter (uncredited)

Enter Arsène Lupin
Movie

Enter Arsène Lupin

1944

as Constable Ryder

The Adventurous Blonde
Movie

The Adventurous Blonde

1937

as Harvey Hammond

Frenchman's Creek
Movie

Frenchman's Creek

1944

as Guest (uncredited)

Captain Caution
Movie

Captain Caution

1940

as English Ship's Brig Officer

I Was an Adventuress
Movie

I Was an Adventuress

1940

as Englishman at Exhibit (uncredited)

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
Movie

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

1942

as Thomas, the butler

Cowboy from Brooklyn
Movie

Cowboy from Brooklyn

1938

as Reporter at Train Station

They Met in Bombay
Movie

They Met in Bombay

1941

as Car Driver (uncredited)

The Frozen Ghost
Movie

The Frozen Ghost

1945

as Doctor in audience (uncredited)

Call It a Day
Movie

Call It a Day

1937

as Sir Harold (uncredited)

The Girl on the Front Page
Movie

The Girl on the Front Page

1936

as Elevator-Rider

Assignment in Brittany
Movie

Assignment in Brittany

1943

as Commando (uncredited)

A Feather in Her Hat
Movie

A Feather in Her Hat

1935

as Leading Man (uncredited)

Escape from Hong Kong
Movie

Escape from Hong Kong

1942

as Major Reeves

Singapore Woman
Movie

Singapore Woman

1941

as Sullivan, Mine Foreman (uncredited)

Buck Benny Rides Again
Movie

Buck Benny Rides Again

1940

as Waiter

Ladies of the Jury
Movie

Ladies of the Jury

1932

as Chauncey Gordon (uncredited)

Swing, Sister, Swing
Movie

Swing, Sister, Swing

1938

as Louie - the Headwaiter

Pack Up Your Troubles
Movie

Pack Up Your Troubles

1939

as British Observer

Daughters Courageous
Movie

Daughters Courageous

1939

as Actor in Show (uncredited)

Trouble for Two
Movie

Trouble for Two

1936

as Captain Rich (as Leland Hogdson)

Under Nevada Skies
Movie

Under Nevada Skies

1946

as Tom Craig

Peg o' My Heart
Movie

Peg o' My Heart

1933

as Detective #1 (uncredited)

House of Mystery
Movie

House of Mystery

1931

as Phil Moore

The Challenge
Movie

The Challenge

1948

as Sergeant Shubeck

The Man I Married
Movie

The Man I Married

1940

as Announcer

Love Is a Headache
Movie

Love Is a Headache

1938

as George, Odell's Chauffeur (uncredited)

Around the World
Movie

Around the World

1943

as British Major

Mystery Sea Raider
Movie

Mystery Sea Raider

1940

as Listener

The Solitaire Man
Movie

The Solitaire Man

1933

as Co-Pilot Whittaker

Romance Road
Movie

Romance Road

1938

as Inspector Ramsey (uncredited)

We Are Not Alone
Movie

We Are Not Alone

1939

as Detective

Under-Cover Man
Movie

Under-Cover Man

1932

as Gillespie

The Witness Vanishes
Movie

The Witness Vanishes

1939

as Dade

The Girl from Mandalay
Movie

The Girl from Mandalay

1936

as Lumberman

Mysterious Mr. Moto
Movie

Mysterious Mr. Moto

1938

as Sergeant

He Married His Wife
Movie

He Married His Wife

1940

as Waiter

The Case of Sergeant Grischa
Movie

The Case of Sergeant Grischa

1930

as Lieutenant Winfried (as Layland Hodgson)

One in a Million
Movie

One in a Million

1935

as Aunt Helen's Butler

High Stakes
Movie

High Stakes

1931

as Louis Winkler (aka Louis DeSalta)

Scotland Yard
Movie

Scotland Yard

1941

as Henderson

About Leyland Hodgson

Leyland Hodgson (5 October 1892 – 16 March 1949), also known as Leland Hodgson, was an English-born American character actor of the 1930s and 1940s. Born in London on 5 October 1892, Hodgson entered the theatre in 1898. In his early 20s Hodgson was part of a touring theatre company, spending his time in the British areas of the Far East, before entering the stage in Australia. In 1930 moved to the United States, where he made his film debut in the Oscar-nominated film, The Case of Sergeant Grischa in 1930. With 109 credits spanning from 1930 to 1948, Leyland Hodgson has appeared in 109 films and 0 TV shows.

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  • The Great Dictator (1940) — as Big Bertha Gunnery Officer (uncredited)
  • Rebecca (1940) — as Mullen (uncredited)
  • The Mummy (1932) — as Gentleman #2 at Party (uncredited)
  • Sahara (1943) — as British Officer (uncredited)
  • The Wolf Man (1941) — as Kendall the Butler (uncredited)

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