Earle Hodgins
Acting
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". Hodgins married Sue Hanley, who was described in a newspaper item as "a Seattle society girl."
Born: October 5, 1893
Place of Birth: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Known For
Shut My Big Mouth
A shy horticulturist becomes involved with a local criminal in the old west.
The Twilight Zone
An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
Hazard
A compulsive gambler bets her freedom against a $16,000 debt to a crime boss…and loses. But before he can collect, she skips town, with a private detective hot on her trail.
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Questions arise when Senator Stoddard attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon in a small Western town. Flashing back, we learn Doniphon saved Stoddard, then a lawyer, when he was roughed up by a crew of outlaws terrorizing the town, led by Liberty Valance. As the territory's safety hung in the balance, Doniphon and Stoddard, two of the only people standing up to him, proved to be very important, but different, foes to Valance.
The Best Years of Our Lives
It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become a nightmare.
Inherit the Wind
Schoolteacher Bertram Cates is arrested for teaching his students Darwin's theory of evolution. The case receives national attention and one of the newspaper reporters, E.K. Hornbeck, arranges to bring in renowned defense attorney and atheist Henry Drummond to defend Cates. The prosecutor, Matthew Brady is a former presidential candidate, famous evangelist, and old adversary of Drummond.
Round-Up Time in Texas
Gene and Frog arrive with a herd of horses for Gene'e brother, a diamond prospector whose work has attracted the interest of a bunch of badguys.
East of Eden
In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their father. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, how to get ahead in business and in life, and how to relate to his estranged mother.
If You Knew Susie
In the small town of Brookford, everybody can trace their ancestors back to the Revolutionary War, except Sam and Susie Parker. One day, however, they find a letter written by George Washington that mentions the bravery of a Revolutionary War hero named Parker.
The Pride of the Yankees
The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.
Filmography
as Clute Dumfries (uncredited)
as Uncle Clete
as Saul
as Dr. Britton's Tonic Spieler with Chimp (uncredited)
as Agee
as Bartender
as Stableman
as Old Sharecropper
as Johnson
as Ernest Plunkett
as The Old Man
as Old Timer
as Guard
as Shooting Gallery Operator (uncredited)
as Pat Duncan
as Rancho
as Medicine Man (uncredited)
as Pitchman (uncredited)
as Uncle Oliver
as Tubby
as Judge
as Dobie
as Shooting Gallery Concessionaire (uncredited)
as Hotel Clerk
as Auctioneer (uncredited)
as Cooch
as 'Soapy' Smith
as Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
as Somerset Club Doorman (untitled)
as Cab Passenger Frightened by Cornie (uncredited)
as Postville Cowboy (uncredited)
as Professor Markett (uncredited)
as Buck Yallop
as Storekeeper
as Sandy McNair (uncredited)
as Mr. Peabody
as Carnival Barker (uncredited)
as Race Caller (Uncredited)
as Jess Jenkins
as Sheriff
as Doctor (uncredited)
as Horatius P. Gassoway
as Doc Richards
as Novelty Salesman
as Jonathan Walpole
as Auctioneer (uncredited)
as Judge Belin
as Joe - The Dog Handler
as Racetrack Security Guard (uncredited)
as County Clerk Tom
as Francis D. Cartwright
as Heckler (Uncredited)
as The Judge
as Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
as Joshua Colter
as Governor
as Diner Attendant at Lucia's (uncredited)
as Street Car Conductor (uncredited)
as Deputy Dan'l
as Sandler
as Marshal Jeff Bailey
as Mahoney's Barker (uncredited)
as Press Agent
as Carnival Barker
as Sheriff Fin Elder
as Bartender
as Fred Mays (Fred Murks)
as Barker (uncredited)
as Eddie
as Sheriff
as Judge J. Frothingham Smythe
as Grover Cleveland 'Chatty' Perkins (uncredited)
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
as Carnival Barker (uncredited)
as Don Quixote 'Ipso-Facto' Martindale
as Mayor Dave Mayfield
as Sheriff Hoag
as Tobin
as Jean Duval [Ch. 5]
as Happy Jack
as Police Detective (uncredited)
as Eddie Purcell
as Sourdough
as Lawyer Jay Griffin
as Barker
as Tom
as Mayor Cyrus Jenkins
as Joe
as Wildcat Willie
as Deputy Joe
as Reporter Earle (uncredited)
as Ike
as Cook
as Jim Belman
as Bartender
as Judge Higgins
as Chief Hopping Crow
as Cigar Store Customer
as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
as Deputy Pete
as Sheriff Blackton
as Coroner
as Judge Peabody
as Pie-Eating Contest Referee (uncredited)
as Bottle Game Operator (uncredited)
as 2nd Speaker in Park
as Miner (uncredited)
as Police Chief
as Auctioneer (uncredited)
as Joseph Abernathy
as Bert MacLeod
as Stagecoach Guard
as Tom York
as Show Barker (uncredited)
as Tunnel of Love Attendant (uncredited)
as Brandywine
as Con Man (uncredited)
as Wallace
as Deputy
as Barker at Fickle Fanny
as Sylvester P. Wurple (uncredited)
as Jim Barton
as Medicine Man
as Sheriff Fin Elder
as Town Barber
as Barker
as Rodeo Barker (uncredited)
as Uncle Rolf
as Concession Owner
as Hiram T. Cochran
as Court Clerk Beside Judge Bryson (uncredited)
as Mike Calhoun
as Rufus Tate
as 'Doc' Sawyer
as H. Sharpe - Divorce Lawyer
as Fisherman (uncredited)
as Horse Auctioneer (uncredited)
as Deputy
as First Marriage License Clerk (Uncredited)
as Hinkle--Barker
as Foreman
as Sideshow Barker
as Spieler (uncredited)
as Sheriff Ira Willis
as Collins
as Hitchhiking Preacher (uncredited)
as Circus Barker (uncredited)
as Sheriff Heck Hampton
as Revivalist
as Sheriff
as Tom Martin
as Radio Announcer
as 'Doctor' Algernon Irving
as Frontier City Rodeo Announcer
as Doc Aikman
as Terwilliger
as J. T. McAllister
as Sheriff
as Fred W. Calhoun
as Neepah
as Major Jordan
as Jack Dunn
as Henchman Spike Hodgins
as Huckster (voice)
as Sundown
as Oil Land Hustler (voice) (uncredited)
as Barker
as Stephen F. Austin
as Blake
as Sheriff Honest Dan Gray
as Sheriff Rock Lance
as Sheriff Day (as Earl Hodgins)
as Wheel of Life Barker
as Thompson
as Buck Andrews
as Barkey McCusky
as Major Stafford
as Narrator (voice)
as Fight Referee (uncredited)
as Professor Ezekial Daniels
as Patrolman (uncredited)
as Cab Starter
as Prof. Parker (as Earl Hodgins)
as Marshal
as Henry Blake
as Doc Shaw
as Henchman (uncredited)
as Burlesque Barker (uncredited)
as Music Hall Stage Manager (uncredited)
as Doc Cody
as Dr. Carter
as Tour Barker
as Doc Carter
as Doc Carter
as 'Flash' Carson
as Pancho Gonzales
as Circus Barker
as Carnival Barker (uncredited)
as Carnival Barker (uncredited)