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, 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". Hodgins married Sue Hanley, who was described in a newspaper item as "a Seattle society girl."
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- Born:
- Oct 6, 1893 In Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 200
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Two Alone 1934-01-26
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 1962-04-13
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | Clute Dumfries (uncredited) | 1962-04-13 |
| Movie | Saintly Sinners | Uncle Clete | 1962-02-01 |
| Series | Mister Ed | Unknown | 1961-01-05 |
| Movie | Inherit the Wind | Dr. Britton's Tonic Spieler with Chimp (uncredited) | 1960-07-07 |
| Series | Guestward, Ho! | Unknown | 1960-09-29 |
| Series | Rawhide | Unknown | 1959-01-09 |
| Series | Wichita Town | Unknown | 1959-09-30 |
| Series | Mr. Lucky | Unknown | 1959-10-24 |
| Series | Law of the Plainsman | Unknown | 1959-10-01 |
| Series | The Twilight Zone | Agee (as Earl Hodgins) | 1959-10-02 |
| Movie | The Missouri Traveler | Old Sharecropper | 1958-01-21 |
| Series | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Unknown | 1958-09-06 |
| Series | The Donna Reed Show | Unknown | 1958-09-24 |
| Series | The Rifleman | Unknown | 1958-09-30 |
| Series | Have Gun, Will Travel | Unknown | 1957-09-14 |
| Series | Sugarfoot | Unknown | 1957-09-17 |
| Movie | The D.I. | Guard | 1957-05-30 |
| Series | Maverick | Unknown | 1957-09-22 |
| Series | Harbor Command | Unknown | 1957-10-11 |
| Movie | The Young Guns | Rancho | 1956-09-12 |
| Movie | The Fastest Gun Alive | Medicine Man (uncredited) | 1956-07-12 |
| Series | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Unknown | 1956-10-05 |
| Movie | Friendly Persuasion | Shooting Gallery Operator (uncredited) | 1956-11-25 |
| Movie | East of Eden | Shooting Gallery Concessionaire (uncredited) | 1955-04-10 |
| Series | Gunsmoke | Unknown | 1955-09-10 |
| Movie | Guys and Dolls | Pitchman (uncredited) | 1955-12-23 |
| Movie | The Forty-Niners | Hotel Clerk | 1954-07-30 |
| Series | Lassie | Unknown | 1954-09-12 |
| Movie | The Great Jesse James Raid | 'Soapy' Smith | 1953-07-17 |
| Series | City Detective | Unknown | 1953-09-07 |
| Movie | City of Bad Men | Cooch | 1953-09-11 |
| Movie | Thunder Over the Plains | Auctioneer (uncredited) | 1953-10-27 |
| Series | Hopalong Cassidy | Unknown | 1952-09-19 |
| Series | The Adventures of Boston Blackie | Unknown | 1951-09-08 |
| Series | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Unknown | 1951-04-15 |
| Movie | Westward the Women | Pioneer Woman (uncredited) | 1951-12-16 |
| Series | Dragnet | Unknown | 1951-12-16 |
| Movie | The Savage Horde | Buck Yallop | 1950-05-22 |
| Movie | Bunco Squad | Professor Markett (uncredited) | 1950-09-01 |
| Movie | Where Danger Lives | Postville Cowboy (uncredited) | 1950-11-16 |
| Movie | Sheriff of Wichita | Jess Jenkins | 1949-01-22 |
| Movie | Shockproof | Race Caller (Uncredited) | 1949-01-25 |
| Movie | Henry, the Rainmaker | Mr. Peabody | 1949-02-13 |
| Movie | Slightly French | Carnival Barker (uncredited) | 1949-02-02 |
| Movie | Canadian Pacific | Sandy McNair (uncredited) | 1949-05-19 |
| Movie | Oklahoma Badlands | Jonathan Walpole | 1948-02-22 |
| Movie | If You Knew Susie | Auctioneer (uncredited) | 1948-02-07 |
| Movie | Let's Live Again | Novelty Salesman | 1948-02-27 |
| Movie | The Main Street Kid | Judge Belin | 1948-01-01 |
| Movie | Hazard | Doctor (uncredited) | 1948-05-28 |
| Movie | Silent Conflict | Doc Richards | 1948-03-19 |
| Movie | Whispering Smith | 1948-12-09 | |
| Movie | Borrowed Trouble | Sheriff | 1948-07-23 |
| Movie | Old Los Angeles | Horatius P. Gassoway | 1948-04-24 |
| Movie | The Sea of Grass | Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited) | 1947-04-25 |
| Movie | Unexpected Guest | Joshua Colter | 1947-03-28 |
| Movie | Vigilantes of Boomtown | Governor | 1947-02-15 |
| Movie | Fun on a Weekend | Heckler (Uncredited) | 1947-05-15 |
| Movie | Oregon Trail Scouts | The Judge | 1947-05-04 |
| Movie | Key Witness | Racetrack Security Guard (uncredited) | 1947-10-09 |
| Movie | The Return of Rin Tin Tin | Joe - The Dog Handler | 1947-11-01 |
| Movie | The Marauders | County Clerk Tom | 1947-07-01 |
| Movie | Hollywood Barn Dance | Francis D. Cartwright | 1947-06-21 |
| Movie | Traffic in Crime | Bartender | 1946-06-28 |
| Movie | Rustler's Round-up | Sheriff Fin Elder | 1946-08-01 |
| Movie | Gun Town | Sheriff | 1946-01-18 |
| Movie | The Last Crooked Mile | Carnival Barker | 1946-08-09 |
| Movie | Crime of the Century | Eddie | 1946-02-28 |
| Movie | Deadline at Dawn | Barker (uncredited) | 1946-03-18 |
| Movie | Valley of the Zombies | Fred Mays (Fred Murks) | 1946-05-26 |
| Movie | The Best Years of Our Lives | Diner Attendant at Lucia's (uncredited) | 1946-12-25 |
| Movie | Down Missouri Way | Press Agent | 1946-08-15 |
| Movie | The Devil's Playground | Deputy Dan'l | 1946-11-15 |
| Movie | That Brennan Girl | Street Car Conductor (uncredited) | 1946-12-23 |
| Movie | Fool's Gold | Sandler | 1946-10-09 |
| Movie | Accomplice | Jeff Bailey | 1946-09-29 |
| Movie | The Topeka Terror | Don Quixote 'Ipso-Facto' Martindale | 1945-01-26 |
| Movie | Under Western Skies | Mayor Dave Mayfield | 1945-01-19 |
| Movie | Crime, Inc. | Carnival Barker (uncredited) | 1945-04-15 |
| Movie | Her Favorite Patient | Grover Cleveland 'Chatty' Perkins (uncredited) | 1945-06-22 |
| Movie | The Southerner | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | 1945-04-30 |
| Movie | Oregon Trail | Judge J. Frothingham Smythe | 1945-07-14 |
| Movie | Hidden Valley Outlaws | Eddie Purcell | 1944-04-01 |
| Movie | It Happened Tomorrow | 1944-03-31 | |
| Movie | Sensations of 1945 | Police Detective (uncredited) | 1944-06-30 |
| Movie | Firebrands of Arizona | Sheriff Hoag | 1944-12-01 |
| Movie | San Antonio Kid | Happy Jack | 1944-08-16 |
| Movie | Alaska | Tobin | 1944-11-18 |
| Movie | Mystery of the Riverboat | Jean Duval [Ch. 5] | 1944-10-24 |
| Movie | The Avenging Rider | Deputy Joe | 1943-05-20 |
| Movie | Buckskin Frontier | Hotel Desk Clerk | 1943-05-14 |
| Movie | King of the Cowboys | Ike | 1943-04-09 |
| Movie | Idaho | Bartender | 1943-03-10 |
| Movie | Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground | Judge Higgins | 1943-02-05 |
| Movie | Hoppy Serves a Writ | Jim Belman | 1943-03-12 |
| Movie | Border Patrol | Cook | 1943-04-02 |
| Movie | Gildersleeve's Bad Day | Reporter Earle (uncredited) | 1943-05-10 |
| Movie | False Colors | Lawyer Jay Griffin | 1943-11-05 |
| Movie | Riders of the Deadline | Sourdough | 1943-12-03 |
| Movie | Colt Comrades | Wildcat Willie | 1943-06-18 |
| Movie | Crazy House | Barker | 1943-10-08 |
| Movie | Calling Dr. Death | 1943-12-17 | |
| Movie | Bar 20 | Tom | 1943-10-01 |
| Movie | The Lone Star Trail | Mayor Cyrus Jenkins | 1943-08-06 |
| Movie | Batman | Joe | 1943-07-16 |
| Movie | Scattergood Rides High | Auctioneer (uncredited) | 1942-05-08 |
| Movie | Inside the Law | Police Chief | 1942-05-08 |
| Movie | The Spoilers | Miner (uncredited) | 1942-06-11 |
| Movie | The Bashful Bachelor | Joseph Abernathy | 1942-03-19 |
| Movie | Shut My Big Mouth | Stagecoach Guard | 1942-02-19 |
| Movie | My Favorite Spy | 2nd Speaker in Park | 1942-06-12 |
| Movie | USS VD: Ship of Shame | Show Barker (uncredited) | 1942-01-02 |
| Movie | Riding the Wind | Bert MacLeod | 1942-02-27 |
| Movie | The Power of God | Tom York | 1942-01-15 |
| Movie | Fall In | Cigar Store Customer | 1942-11-20 |
| Movie | The Old Chisholm Trail | Chief Hopping Crow | 1942-12-11 |
| Movie | The Pride of the Yankees | Bottle Game Operator (uncredited) | 1942-07-14 |
| Movie | Silver Queen | Desk Clerk (uncredited) | 1942-11-14 |
| Movie | Red River Robin Hood | Deputy Pete (as Earl Hodgins) | 1942-11-01 |
| Movie | Call of the Canyon | Pie-Eating Contest Referee (uncredited) | 1942-08-17 |
| Movie | Scattergood Survives a Murder | Coroner | 1942-10-01 |
| Movie | Deep in the Heart of Texas | Judge Peabody | 1942-09-25 |
| Movie | Undercover Man | Sheriff Blackton | 1942-10-23 |
| Movie | A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob | Sylvester P. Wurple (uncredited) | 1941-03-14 |
| Movie | Scattergood Baines | Jim Barton | 1941-02-21 |
| Movie | Scattergood Pulls the Strings | Deputy | 1941-05-23 |
| Movie | Sierra Sue | Brandywine | 1941-11-12 |
| Movie | Keep 'Em Flying | Tunnel of Love Attendant (uncredited) | 1941-11-27 |
| Movie | Sailors on Leave | Con Man (uncredited) | 1941-09-30 |
| Movie | Criminals Within | Wallace | 1941-06-27 |
| Movie | Boss of Bullion City | Mike Calhoun | 1940-03-01 |
| Movie | My Favorite Wife | Court Clerk Beside Judge Bryson (uncredited) | 1940-05-17 |
| Movie | Santa Fe Marshal | Rufus Tate | 1940-01-26 |
| Movie | Mexican Spitfire | H. Sharpe - Divorce Lawyer | 1940-01-12 |
| Movie | Bad Man from Red Butte | Hiram T. Cochran | 1940-06-01 |
| Movie | The Sagebrush Family Trails West | 'Doc' Sawyer | 1940-01-17 |
| Movie | Trail of the Vigilantes | Medicine Man | 1940-12-13 |
| Movie | Florian | Concession Owner | 1940-06-05 |
| Movie | Law and Order | Sheriff Fin Elder | 1940-11-28 |
| Movie | Men Against the Sky | Barker | 1940-09-06 |
| Movie | Under Texas Skies | Town Barber | 1940-09-29 |
| Movie | Boom Town | Rodeo Barker (uncredited) | 1940-08-30 |
| Movie | The Range Busters | Uncle Rolf | 1940-08-22 |
| Movie | Fixer Dugan | Sideshow Barker | 1939-04-21 |
| Movie | Dodge City | Spieler (uncredited) | 1939-04-08 |
| Movie | The Long Shot | Collins | 1939-01-06 |
| Movie | Almost a Gentleman | Sheriff Ira Willis | 1939-03-31 |
| Movie | Panama Lady | Foreman | 1939-05-12 |
| Movie | Daredevils of the Red Circle | Hinkle--Barker | 1939-06-10 |
| Movie | The Day the Bookies Wept | Horse Auctioneer (uncredited) | 1939-09-13 |
| Movie | Thunder Afloat | Fisherman (uncredited) | 1939-09-15 |
| Movie | Range War | Deputy | 1939-09-08 |
| Movie | The Spellbinder | First Marriage License Clerk (Uncredited) | 1939-07-28 |
| Movie | Frontier Town | Frontier City Rodeo Announcer | 1938-03-04 |
| Movie | The Old Barn Dance | Terwilliger | 1938-01-29 |
| Movie | Partners of the Plains | Sheriff | 1938-01-14 |
| Movie | Under Western Stars | Radio Announcer | 1938-04-20 |
| Movie | The Purple Vigilantes | J. T. McAllister | 1938-01-24 |
| Movie | Call The Mesquiteers | 'Doctor' Algernon Irving | 1938-03-07 |
| Movie | Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus | Circus Barker (uncredited) | 1938-12-02 |
| Movie | Pride of the West | Tom Martin | 1938-07-07 |
| Movie | Tarnished Angel | Revivalist | 1938-10-28 |
| Movie | Lawless Valley | Sheriff Heck Hampton | 1938-11-03 |
| Movie | Next Time I Marry | Hitchhiking Preacher | 1938-12-09 |
| Movie | Barefoot Boy | Sheriff | 1938-08-03 |
| Movie | A Lawman Is Born | Sheriff Rock Lance | 1937-06-21 |
| Movie | Smoke Tree Range | Sheriff Day (as Earl Hodgins) | 1937-06-05 |
| Movie | Range Defenders | Sheriff Honest Dan Gray | 1937-06-29 |
| Movie | Mountain Justice | Wheel of Life Barker | 1937-04-24 |
| Movie | Round-Up Time in Texas | Barkey McCusky | 1937-02-28 |
| Movie | I Cover the War! | Blake | 1937-07-04 |
| Movie | Borderland | Major Stafford | 1937-02-26 |
| Movie | Trail of Vengeance | Buck Andrews | 1937-03-28 |
| Movie | Hills of Old Wyoming | Thompson | 1937-04-16 |
| Movie | Heroes of the Alamo | Stephen F. Austin | 1937-08-07 |
| Movie | All Over Town | Barker | 1937-08-09 |
| Movie | Outlaws of the Prairie | Neepah | 1937-12-01 |
| Movie | Headin' East | Fred W. Calhoun | 1937-12-13 |
| Movie | Sky Racket | Henchman Spike Hodgins | 1937-10-01 |
| Movie | Texas Trail | Major Jordan | 1937-11-26 |
| Movie | Porky's Garden | Huckster (voice) | 1937-09-11 |
| Movie | Get Rich Quick Porky | Oil Land Hustler (voice) (uncredited) | 1937-08-28 |
| Movie | Roaring Six Guns | Sundown | 1937-09-01 |
| Movie | The Singing Cowboy | Henry Blake | 1936-05-11 |
| Movie | Border Caballero | Doc Shaw | 1936-03-01 |
| Movie | King of Burlesque | Burlesque Barker (uncredited) | 1936-01-03 |
| Movie | Ridin' On | Henchman (uncredited) | 1936-02-29 |
| Movie | Aces and Eights | Marshal (as Earl Hodgins) | 1936-06-06 |
| Movie | Guns and Guitars | Prof. Parker (as Earl Hodgins) | 1936-06-22 |
| Movie | Crash Donovan | Patrolman (uncredited) | 1936-08-01 |
| Movie | Oh, Susanna | Professor Ezekial Daniels | 1936-08-19 |
| Movie | Ticket to Paradise | Cab Starter | 1936-06-24 |
| Movie | Paradise Canyon | Doc Carter | 1935-07-19 |
| Movie | The Texas Rambler | 'Flash' Carson | 1935-05-14 |
| Movie | Little Big Shot | Tour Barker | 1935-09-07 |
| Movie | Moonlight on the Prairie | Doc Cody | 1935-11-02 |
| Movie | Guns Along The Trail | Dr. Carter | 1935-10-06 |
| Movie | The Perfect Gentleman | Music Hall Stage Manager (uncredited) | 1935-11-22 |
| Movie | Two Alone | Carnival Barker (uncredited) | 1934-01-26 |
| Movie | The Circus Clown | Circus Barker | 1934-06-30 |