John Hodiak
Acting
Biography
John Hodiak (April 16, 1914 – October 19, 1955) was an American actor who worked in radio and film. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Hodiak, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: April 16, 1914
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
Song of Russia
American conductor John Meredith and his manager, Hank Higgins, go to Russia shortly before the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union. Meredith falls in love with beautiful Soviet pianist Nadya Stepanova while they travel throughout the country on a 40-city tour. Along the way, they see happy, healthy, smiling, free Soviet citizens, blissfully living the Communist dream. This bliss is destroyed by the German invasion.
Lifeboat
During World War II, a small group of survivors is stranded in a lifeboat together after the ship they were traveling on is destroyed by a German U-boat.
The Ford Television Theatre
This show started in New York City, with Broadway actors and actresses. It then moved to Hollywood, California, where Hollywood actors and actresses headed the cast.
Homecoming
Self-absorbed Dr. Lee Johnson enlists with the Army medical corps during World War II, more out of a feeling that it's "the thing to do" rather than deep-seated patriotism. On his first day, he's put into place by 'Snapshot', a sassy and attractive nurse. Their initial antagonism blossoms into romance. Lee then finds himself torn with guilt over being unfaithful to his wife, Penny, who's waiting for him back home.
What's My Line?
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.
Trial
A Mexican boy accused of rape and murder becomes a pawn for Communists and red-baiters. A courtroom drama set in 1947 and underlying post-WW2 acute problems facing the USA such as stormy race relations and the growing threat of local communism.
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
Somewhere in the Night
George Taylor returns from WWII with amnesia. Back home in Los Angeles, while trying to track down his old identity, he stumbles onto a three year old murder case and a hunt for a missing $2 million.
Battleground
Members of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division are fighting for their country amidst the rugged terrain of Bastogne, Belgium, in December 1944. Holley and his American compatriots have already seen one of their own, Roderigues, perish under enemy fire. The men try to rebuff another series of Nazi attacks, but what they really need is a change in the weather. Without clear skies, they'll never get the air support they need.
The Harvey Girls
On a train trip out west to become a mail-order bride, Susan Bradley meets a cheery crew of young women traveling out to open a "Harvey House" restaurant at a remote whistle-stop.
Filmography
as Maj. Ward Thomas
as District Attorney John J. Armstrong
as Maj. Matthew Brady
as Matt
as Cochise
as Capt. George P. Slocum
as McCord
as Daniel Young
as Col. James B. 'Sandy' MacNab
as Charles 'Chick' Johnson
as Brecan
as District Attorney Louis Barra
as Tom Lawry
as Spike Romway
as Peter Karczag INS aka Josef Gombush
as Self
as Capt. Ben Lorrison
as Kellar
as Jarvess
as Tugwell 'Tug' Hintten
as Col. Edward Rayton Martin
as Self
as Dr. Robert Sunday
as Manuel Cortez
as Eddie Bendix
as Tony Arnelo
as George W. Taylor
as Ace Connors
as Ned Trent
as Maj. Victor P. Joppolo
as Sgt. Eric Moore
as Lt. Thomas "Tom" Cochrane West
as Philip Francis 'Flip' Hennahan
as Boris Bulganov
as John Kovac
as (archive footage)
as Clerk (Uncredited)
as Roy Hartwood
as Hart Ridges