Earle Hodgins
Known for Acting · 216 credits
- Born
- 1893-10-05
- Died
- 1964-04-14
- Place of birth
- Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- Also known as
- Earl Hodges · Earl Hodgin · Earl Hodgins · Earl Hudgins
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Earle Hodgins (October 6, 1893 – April 14, 1964) was an American actor.
Early in his career, Hodgins was active in stock theater, including working in the Ralph Cloninger troupe of Salt Lake City, Utah, and the Siegel Stock company of Seattle, Washington.
He appeared in over 330 films and television shows between 1932 and 1963. He specialized in playing fast-talking con men—often in westerns, such as The Lone Ranger, Judge Roy Bean, The Cisco Kid, The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok, Rawhide, Maverick, Lawman, The Rifleman, Cheyenne, Have Gun – Will Travel, Gunsmoke and Hopalong Cassidy. In the 1960-1961 season, he appeared in three episodes of Joanne Dru's ABC sitcom, Guestward, Ho! as the aging ranch wrangler known as "Lonesome." In one of those episodes, "Lonesome's Gal", he was cast opposite ZaSu Pitts. Thereafter, the two died within a year of each other.
Hodgins' other television roles were as carnival barkers, medicine-show salesmen, and the like. He was known for shooing away obstreporous children from his stage, snapping at them, "Get away, son, ya bother me".
Known For
TV Shows (25)
Lassie
1954
Dragnet
1951
The Rifleman
1958
Maverick
1957
as Johnson / Ernest Plunkett
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Agee
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Old Timer
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Pat Duncan
Rawhide
1959
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Stableman
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Storekeeper
Gunsmoke
1955
as Uncle Oliver / Tubby / Judge / Dobie
Sugarfoot
1957
as The Old Man
Mister Ed
1961
The Cisco Kid
1950
as Gramps - the Organ Player / Idaho, Circle J Hand
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Mr. Lucky
1959
Law of the Plainsman
1959
as Bartender
Boston Blackie
1951
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
City Detective
1953
Harbor Command
1957
The Westerner
1960
as Saul
Wichita Town
1959
Guestward, Ho!
1960
Movies (191)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
as Clute Dumfries (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
as Diner Attendant at Lucia's (uncredited)
East of Eden
1955
as Shooting Gallery Concessionaire (uncredited)
Friendly Persuasion
1956
as Shooting Gallery Operator (uncredited)
Guys and Dolls
1955
as Pitchman (uncredited)
Batman
1943
as Joe
Scattergood Rides High
1942
as Auctioneer (uncredited)
The Spoilers
1942
as Miner (uncredited)
Westward the Women
1951
as Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind
1960
as Dr. Britton's Tonic Spieler with Chimp (uncredited)
Deadline at Dawn
1946
as Barker (uncredited)
Whirlpool
1934
as Carnival Barker (uncredited)
Shockproof
1949
as Race Caller (Uncredited)
Frontier Town
1938
as Frontier City Rodeo Announcer
Desire Me
1947
as Festival Barker (uncredited)
Dodge City
1939
as Spieler (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
as Bottle Game Operator (uncredited)
Texas Carnival
1951
as Cab Passenger Frightened by Cornie (uncredited)
Oh, Susanna
1936
as Professor Ezekial Daniels
Canadian Pacific
1949
as Sandy McNair (uncredited)
Texas Trail
1937
as Major Jordan
The Sea of Grass
1947
as Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Fall In
1942
as Cigar Store Customer
My Favorite Wife
1940
as Court Clerk Beside Judge Bryson (uncredited)
Boom Town
1940
as Rodeo Barker (uncredited)
Borderland
1937
as Major Stafford
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956
as Medicine Man (uncredited)
The Southerner
1945
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
It Happened Tomorrow
1944
Florian
1940
as Concession Owner
Panama Lady
1939
as Foreman
That Brennan Girl
1946
as Street Car Conductor (uncredited)
Crazy House
1943
as Barker
My Favorite Spy
1942
as 2nd Speaker in Park
Colt Comrades
1943
as Wildcat Willie
Thunder Over the Plains
1953
as Auctioneer (uncredited)
Little Big Shot
1935
as Tour Barker
Calling Dr. Death
1943
Daredevils of the Red Circle
1939
as Hinkle--Barker
Idaho
1943
as Bartender
Next Time I Marry
1938
as Hitchhiking Preacher (uncredited)
Callaway Went Thataway
1951
as Somerset Club Doorman (untitled)
Unexpected Guest
1947
as Joshua Colter
Crime, Inc.
1945
as Carnival Barker (uncredited)
Headin' East
1937
as Fred W. Calhoun
Keep 'Em Flying
1941
as Tunnel of Love Attendant (uncredited)
Fixer Dugan
1939
as Sideshow Barker
King of Burlesque
1936
as Burlesque Barker (uncredited)
Riders of the Deadline
1943
as Sourdough
Sky Racket
1937
as Henchman Spike Hodgins
The Marauders
1947
as County Clerk Tom
Shut My Big Mouth
1942
as Stagecoach Guard
Thunder Afloat
1939
as Fisherman (uncredited)
The Missouri Traveler
1958
as Old Sharecropper
The Long Shot
1939
as Collins
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
1938
as Circus Barker (uncredited)
Whispering Smith
1948
The D.I.
1957
as Guard
Paradise Canyon
1935
as Doc Carter
Oregon Trail
1945
as Judge J. Frothingham Smythe
Gallant Journey
1946
as Mahoney's Barker (uncredited)
The Range Busters
1940
as Uncle Rolf
Round-Up Time in Texas
1937
as Barkey McCusky
Borrowed Trouble
1948
as Sheriff
Crash Donovan
1936
as Patrolman (uncredited)
Mystery of the Riverboat
1944
as Jean Duval [Ch. 5]
The Bashful Bachelor
1942
as Joseph Abernathy
The Perfect Gentleman
1935
as Music Hall Stage Manager (uncredited)
Range War
1939
as Deputy
Silver Queen
1942
as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Silent Conflict
1948
as Doc Richards
Hazard
1948
as Doctor (uncredited)
Guns Along The Trail
1935
as Dr. Carter
False Colors
1943
as Lawyer Jay Griffin
Moonlight on the Prairie
1935
as Doc Cody
Hoppy Serves a Writ
1943
as Jim Belman
The Young Guns
1956
as Rancho
King of the Cowboys
1943
as Ike
The Forty-Niners
1954
as Hotel Clerk
Crime of the Century
1946
as Eddie
Bar 20
1943
as Tom
The Day the Bookies Wept
1939
as Horse Auctioneer (uncredited)
Where Danger Lives
1950
as Postville Cowboy (uncredited)
The Last Crooked Mile
1946
as Carnival Barker
Saintly Sinners
1962
as Uncle Clete
Firebrands of Arizona
1944
as Sheriff Hoag
Red River Robin Hood
1942
as Deputy Pete
Two Alone
1934
as Carnival Barker (uncredited)
Barefoot Boy
1938
as Sheriff
Border Patrol
1943
as Cook
The Purple Vigilantes
1938
as J. T. McAllister
The Spellbinder
1939
as First Marriage License Clerk (uncredited)
Key Witness
1947
as Racetrack Security Guard (uncredited)
Las Vegas Nights
1941
as Barker at Fickle Fanny
Henry, the Rainmaker
1949
as Mr. Peabody
Valley of the Zombies
1946
as Fred Mays (Fred Murks)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941
as Sylvester P. Wurple (uncredited)
Lawless Valley
1938
as Sheriff Heck Hampton
Sierra Sue
1941
as Brandywine
Alaska
1944
as Tobin
If You Knew Susie
1948
as Auctioneer (uncredited)
Old Los Angeles
1948
as Horatius P. Gassoway
Fun on a Weekend
1947
as Heckler (uncredited)
Ridin' On
1936
as Henchman (uncredited)
Bedside Manner
1945
as Grover Cleveland 'Chatty' Perkins (uncredited)
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
1943
as Reporter Earle (uncredited)
Ticket to Paradise
1936
as Cab Starter
The Savage Horde
1950
as Buck Yallop
Bunco Squad
1950
as Professor Markett (uncredited)
The Singing Cowboy
1936
as Henry Blake
I Cover the War!
1937
as Blake
Mountain Justice
1937
as Wheel of Life Barker
Border Caballero
1936
as Doc Shaw
USS VD: Ship of Shame
1942
as Show Barker (uncredited)
Bad Man from Red Butte
1940
as Hiram T. Cochran
Sailors on Leave
1941
as Con Man (uncredited)
City of Bad Men
1953
as Cooch
The Great Jesse James Raid
1953
as 'Soapy' Smith
Sheriff of Wichita
1949
as Jess Jenkins
Guns and Guitars
1936
as Prof. Parker (as Earl Hodgins)
About Earle Hodgins
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Earle Hodgins (October 6, 1893 – April 14, 1964) was an American actor. Early in his career, Hodgins was active in stock theater, including working in the Ralph Cloninger troupe of Salt Lake City, Utah, and the Siegel Stock company of Seattle, Washington. He appeared in over 330 films and television shows between 1932 and 1963. He specialized in playing fast-talking con men—often in westerns, such as The Lone Ranger, Judge Roy Bean, The Cisco Kid, The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok, Rawhide, Maverick, Lawm… With 216 credits spanning from 1934 to 1962, Earle Hodgins has appeared in 191 films and 25 TV shows.
Fans searching for Earle Hodgins movies, Earle Hodgins filmography, or the latest projects starring Earle Hodgins can stream many of these titles on Bowood.TV, free and in HD, with no subscription required.
Most Popular Earle Hodgins Movies
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) — as Clute Dumfries (uncredited)
- The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) — as Diner Attendant at Lucia's (uncredited)
- East of Eden (1955) — as Shooting Gallery Concessionaire (uncredited)
- Friendly Persuasion (1956) — as Shooting Gallery Operator (uncredited)
- Guys and Dolls (1955) — as Pitchman (uncredited)
Where to Watch Earle Hodgins Films
Most Earle Hodgins movies and series are available to stream on Bowood.TV in full HD, completely free and without signup. Browse the complete filmography above to jump directly to any title. For more films and the latest web series featuring Earle Hodgins, check our movies catalogue and browse page.