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Earle Hodgins
Born · October 5, 1893
Died · April 14, 1964 (70 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Bio
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."
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Clute Dumfries (uncredited)
7.8
1962
Saintly Sinners
Uncle Clete
3.0
1962
Mister Ed
(1 episode)
6.7
1961
The Westerner
Saul · (1 episode)
6.8
1960
Guestward, Ho!
(1 episode)
4.0
1960
Inherit the Wind
Dr. Britton's Tonic Spieler with Chimp (uncredited)
7.7
1960
Mr. Lucky
(1 episode)
6.4
1959
The Twilight Zone
Agee · (1 episode)
8.4
1959
Law of the Plainsman
Bartender · (1 episode)
6.0
1959
Wichita Town
(2 episodes)
4.2
1959
Rawhide
(1 episode)
7.2
1959
The Rifleman
(1 episode)
7.0
1958
The Donna Reed Show
(1 episode)
6.1
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Stableman · (1 episode)
6.9
1958
The Missouri Traveler
Old Sharecropper
6.4
1958
Harbor Command
(1 episode)
4.0
1957
Maverick
Johnson · (1 episode)
6.8
1957
Maverick
Ernest Plunkett · (1 episode)
6.8
1957
Sugarfoot
The Old Man · (1 episode)
4.8
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Old Timer · (5 episodes)
7.4
1957
The D.I.
Guard
7.1
1957
Friendly Persuasion
Shooting Gallery Operator (uncredited)
6.6
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Pat Duncan · (1 episode)
5.5
1956
The Young Guns
Rancho
6.8
1956
The Fastest Gun Alive
Medicine Man (uncredited)
6.8
1956
Guys and Dolls
Pitchman (uncredited)
6.6
1955
Gunsmoke
Uncle Oliver · (1 episode)
6.6
1955
Gunsmoke
Tubby · (1 episode)
6.6
1955
Gunsmoke
Judge · (1 episode)
6.6
1955
Gunsmoke
Dobie · (1 episode)
6.6
1955
East of Eden
Shooting Gallery Concessionaire (uncredited)
7.5
1955
Lassie
(1 episode)
6.1
1954
The Forty-Niners
Hotel Clerk
5.2
1954
Thunder Over the Plains
Auctioneer (uncredited)
5.4
1953
City of Bad Men
Cooch
5.8
1953
City Detective
(1 episode)
7.0
1953
The Great Jesse James Raid
'Soapy' Smith
4.7
1953
Hopalong Cassidy
(1 episode)
5.2
1952
Westward the Women
Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
7.0
1951
Dragnet
(1 episode)
6.4
1951
The Adventures of Boston Blackie
(2 episodes)
4.0
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
(3 episodes)
4.5
1951
Where Danger Lives
Postville Cowboy (uncredited)
6.4
1950
The Cisco Kid
Gramps - the Organ Player · (1 episode)
5.9
1950
The Cisco Kid
Idaho, Circle J Hand · (1 episode)
5.9
1950
Bunco Squad
Professor Markett (uncredited)
5.9
1950
The Savage Horde
Buck Yallop
5.8
1950
The Lone Ranger
Storekeeper · (1 episode)
6.6
1949
Canadian Pacific
Sandy McNair (uncredited)
5.3
1949
Henry, the Rainmaker
Mr. Peabody
0.0
1949
Radio Riot
0.0
1949
Slightly French
Carnival Barker (uncredited)
7.2
1949
Shockproof
Race Caller (Uncredited)
6.4
1949
Sheriff of Wichita
Jess Jenkins
0.0
1949
Whispering Smith
6.4
1948
Borrowed Trouble
Sheriff
7.2
1948
Hazard
Doctor (uncredited)
8.0
1948
Old Los Angeles
Horatius P. Gassoway
5.5
1948
Silent Conflict
Doc Richards
0.0
1948
Let's Live Again
Novelty Salesman
5.0
1948
Oklahoma Badlands
Jonathan Walpole
3.0
1948
If You Knew Susie
Auctioneer (uncredited)
7.5
1948
The Main Street Kid
Judge Belin
0.0
1948
The Return of Rin Tin Tin
Joe - The Dog Handler
5.2
1947
Key Witness
Racetrack Security Guard (uncredited)
4.6
1947
The Marauders
County Clerk Tom
0.0
1947
Hollywood Barn Dance
Francis D. Cartwright
3.5
1947
Fun on a Weekend
Heckler (Uncredited)
7.0
1947
Oregon Trail Scouts
The Judge
0.0
1947
The Sea of Grass
Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
6.3
1947
Unexpected Guest
Joshua Colter
0.0
1947
Vigilantes of Boomtown
Governor
0.0
1947
The Best Years of Our Lives
Diner Attendant at Lucia's (uncredited)
7.8
1946
That Brennan Girl
Street Car Conductor (uncredited)
5.3
1946
The Devil's Playground
Deputy Dan'l
7.0
1946
Fool's Gold
Sandler
0.0
1946
Accomplice
Jeff Bailey
5.3
1946
Gallant Journey
Mahoney's Barker (uncredited)
6.1
1946
Down Missouri Way
Press Agent
0.0
1946
The Last Crooked Mile
Carnival Barker
4.7
1946
Rustler's Round-up
Sheriff Fin Elder
0.0
1946
Traffic in Crime
Bartender
6.0
1946
Valley of the Zombies
Fred Mays (Fred Murks)
5.2
1946
Deadline at Dawn
Barker (uncredited)
6.2
1946
Crime of the Century
Eddie
5.0
1946
Gun Town
Sheriff
0.0
1946
Oregon Trail
Judge J. Frothingham Smythe
0.0
1945
Her Favorite Patient
Grover Cleveland 'Chatty' Perkins (uncredited)
5.8
1945
The Southerner
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
6.6
1945
Crime, Inc.
Carnival Barker (uncredited)
4.2
1945
The Topeka Terror
Don Quixote 'Ipso-Facto' Martindale
4.0
1945
Under Western Skies
Mayor Dave Mayfield
5.8
1945
Firebrands of Arizona
Sheriff Hoag
6.0
1944
Alaska
Tobin
5.0
1944
Mystery of the Riverboat
Jean Duval [Ch. 5]
6.0
1944
San Antonio Kid
Happy Jack
0.0
1944
Sensations of 1945
Police Detective (uncredited)
6.2
1944
Hidden Valley Outlaws
Eddie Purcell
0.0
1944
It Happened Tomorrow
6.7
1944
Calling Dr. Death
6.5
1943
Riders of the Deadline
Sourdough
3.7
1943
False Colors
Lawyer Jay Griffin
4.0
1943
Crazy House
Barker
5.0
1943
Bar 20
Tom
3.8
1943
The Lone Star Trail
Mayor Cyrus Jenkins
5.0
1943
Batman
Joe
6.4
1943
Colt Comrades
Wildcat Willie
5.6
1943
The Avenging Rider
Deputy Joe
0.0
1943
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
Reporter Earle (uncredited)
6.4
1943
King of the Cowboys
Ike
5.5
1943
Border Patrol
Cook
6.0
1943
Hoppy Serves a Writ
Jim Belman
6.5
1943
Idaho
Bartender
5.7
1943
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
Judge Higgins
0.0
1943
The Old Chisholm Trail
Chief Hopping Crow
7.0
1942
Fall In
Cigar Store Customer
6.0
1942
Silver Queen
Desk Clerk (uncredited)
5.6
1942
Red River Robin Hood
Deputy Pete (as Earl Hodgins)
6.0
1942
Undercover Man
Sheriff Blackton
6.0
1942
Scattergood Survives a Murder
Coroner
4.5
1942
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Judge Peabody
5.0
1942
Call of the Canyon
Pie-Eating Contest Referee (uncredited)
7.0
1942
The Pride of the Yankees
Bottle Game Operator (uncredited)
7.4
1942
My Favorite Spy
2nd Speaker in Park
5.2
1942
The Spoilers
Miner (uncredited)
6.2
1942
Scattergood Rides High
Auctioneer (uncredited)
0.0
1942
Inside the Law
Police Chief
5.0
1942
The Bashful Bachelor
Joseph Abernathy
4.5
1942
Riding the Wind
Bert MacLeod
0.0
1942
Shut My Big Mouth
Stagecoach Guard
10.0
1942
The Power of God
Tom York
0.0
1942
USS VD: Ship of Shame
Show Barker (uncredited)
4.4
1942
Keep 'Em Flying
Tunnel of Love Attendant (uncredited)
5.9
1941
Sierra Sue
Brandywine
0.0
1941
Sailors on Leave
Con Man (uncredited)
0.0
1941
Criminals Within
Wallace
6.5
1941
Scattergood Pulls the Strings
Deputy
0.0
1941
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Sylvester P. Wurple (uncredited)
4.7
1941
Scattergood Baines
Jim Barton
6.0
1941
Trail of the Vigilantes
Medicine Man
0.0
1940
Law and Order
Sheriff Fin Elder
0.0
1940
Under Texas Skies
Town Barber
5.0
1940
Men Against the Sky
Barker
4.4
1940
Boom Town
Rodeo Barker (uncredited)
6.9
1940
The Range Busters
Uncle Rolf
5.2
1940
Florian
Concession Owner
1.0
1940
Bad Man from Red Butte
Hiram T. Cochran
5.4
1940
My Favorite Wife
Court Clerk Beside Judge Bryson (uncredited)
6.9
1940
Boss of Bullion City
Mike Calhoun
5.0
1940
Santa Fe Marshal
Rufus Tate
6.0
1940
The Sagebrush Family Trails West
'Doc' Sawyer
0.0
1940
Mexican Spitfire
H. Sharpe - Divorce Lawyer
4.6
1940
Thunder Afloat
Fisherman (uncredited)
5.9
1939
The Day the Bookies Wept
Horse Auctioneer (uncredited)
5.0
1939
Range War
Deputy
0.0
1939
The Spellbinder
First Marriage License Clerk (Uncredited)
6.0
1939
Daredevils of the Red Circle
Hinkle--Barker
5.5
1939
Panama Lady
Foreman
5.6
1939
Fixer Dugan
Sideshow Barker
6.5
1939
Dodge City
Spieler (uncredited)
6.9
1939
Almost a Gentleman
Sheriff Ira Willis
6.0
1939
The Long Shot
Collins
5.8
1939
Next Time I Marry
Hitchhiking Preacher
6.8
1938
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
Circus Barker (uncredited)
4.3
1938
Lawless Valley
Sheriff Heck Hampton
5.0
1938
Tarnished Angel
Revivalist
5.3
1938
Barefoot Boy
Sheriff
5.6
1938
Pride of the West
Tom Martin
0.0
1938
Under Western Stars
Radio Announcer
5.9
1938
Call The Mesquiteers
'Doctor' Algernon Irving
4.0
1938
Frontier Town
Frontier City Rodeo Announcer
5.0
1938
The Rangers' Round-Up
Doc Aikman
6.0
1938
The Old Barn Dance
Terwilliger
4.8
1938
The Purple Vigilantes
J. T. McAllister
5.0
1938
Partners of the Plains
Sheriff
0.0
1938
Headin' East
Fred W. Calhoun
0.0
1937
Outlaws of the Prairie
Neepah
1.0
1937
Texas Trail
Major Jordan
5.5
1937
Law for Tombstone
Jack Dunn
0.0
1937
Sky Racket
Henchman Spike Hodgins
3.3
1937
Porky's Garden
Huckster (voice)
5.9
1937
Roaring Six Guns
Sundown
6.0
1937
Get Rich Quick Porky
Oil Land Hustler (voice) (uncredited)
6.1
1937
All Over Town
Barker
7.2
1937
Heroes of the Alamo
Stephen F. Austin
6.0
1937
I Cover the War!
Blake
4.9
1937
Range Defenders
Sheriff Honest Dan Gray
2.5
1937
A Lawman Is Born
Sheriff Rock Lance
4.0
1937
Smoke Tree Range
Sheriff Day (as Earl Hodgins)
0.0
1937
Mountain Justice
Wheel of Life Barker
5.5
1937
Hills of Old Wyoming
Thompson
0.0
1937
Trail of Vengeance
Buck Andrews
0.0
1937
Round-Up Time in Texas
Barkey McCusky
7.7
1937
Borderland
Major Stafford
0.0
1937
The Village Smithy
Narrator (voice)
6.2
1936
Oh, Susanna
Professor Ezekial Daniels
5.8
1936
Crash Donovan
Patrolman (uncredited)
0.0
1936
Ticket to Paradise
Cab Starter
6.0
1936
Guns and Guitars
Prof. Parker (as Earl Hodgins)
4.2
1936
Aces and Eights
Marshal (as Earl Hodgins)
6.0
1936
The Singing Cowboy
Henry Blake
3.3
1936
Border Caballero
Doc Shaw
5.8
1936
Ridin' On
Henchman (uncredited)
0.0
1936
King of Burlesque
Burlesque Barker (uncredited)
5.9
1936
The Perfect Gentleman
Music Hall Stage Manager (uncredited)
4.5
1935
Moonlight on the Prairie
Doc Cody
5.5
1935
Guns Along The Trail
Dr. Carter
3.0
1935
Little Big Shot
Tour Barker
6.0
1935
Paradise Canyon
Doc Carter
4.7
1935
The Texas Rambler
'Flash' Carson
0.0
1935
The Cyclone Ranger
Pancho Gonzales
0.0
1935
The Circus Clown
Circus Barker
6.0
1934
Two Alone
Carnival Barker (uncredited)
7.0
1934