Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

219

Gender

Male

Birthday

1893-10-05

Day of Death

1964-04-14 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Also Known As

Earl Hodges

Earl Hodgin

Earl Hodgins

Earl Hudgins

Earle Hodgins

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."

Known For

The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees

The D.I.

The D.I.

East of Eden

East of Eden

Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

If You Knew Susie

If You Knew Susie

Hazard

Hazard

Shut My Big Mouth

Shut My Big Mouth

Slightly French

Slightly French

Round-Up Time in Texas

Round-Up Time in Texas

Acting

The Missouri Traveler

1958

The Missouri Traveler

as

Old Sharecropper

Paradise Canyon

1935

Paradise Canyon

as

Doc Carter

Scattergood Survives a Murder

1942

Scattergood Survives a Murder

as

Coroner

Scattergood Rides High

1942

Scattergood Rides High

as

Auctioneer (uncredited)

Scattergood Baines

1941

Scattergood Baines

as

Jim Barton

Scattergood Pulls the Strings

1941

Scattergood Pulls the Strings

as

Deputy

Smoke Tree Range

1937

Smoke Tree Range

as

Sheriff Day (as Earl Hodgins)

The Savage Horde

1950

The Savage Horde

as

Buck Yallop

Gildersleeve's Bad Day

1943

Gildersleeve's Bad Day

as

Reporter Earle (uncredited)

Aces and Eights

1936

Aces and Eights

as

Marshal

Law for Tombstone

1937

Law for Tombstone

as

Jack Dunn

Inside the Law

1942

Inside the Law

as

Police Chief

Accomplice

1946

Accomplice

as

Marshal Jeff Bailey

Barefoot Boy

1938

Barefoot Boy

as

Sheriff

Westward the Women

1951

Westward the Women

as

Pioneer Woman (uncredited)

Silent Conflict

1948

Silent Conflict

as

Doc Richards

Pride of the West

1938

Pride of the West

as

Tom Martin

Santa Fe Marshal

1940

Santa Fe Marshal

as

Rufus Tate

The Cyclone Ranger

1935

The Cyclone Ranger

as

Pancho Gonzales

The Rangers' Round-Up

1938

The Rangers' Round-Up

as

Doc Aikman

Call The Mesquiteers

1938

Call The Mesquiteers

as

'Doctor' Algernon Irving

Thunder Over the Plains

1953

Thunder Over the Plains

as

Auctioneer (uncredited)

King of Burlesque

1936

King of Burlesque

as

Burlesque Barker (uncredited)

Valley of the Zombies

1946

Valley of the Zombies

as

Fred Mays (Fred Murks)

The Village Smithy

1936

The Village Smithy

as

Narrator (voice)

Crime, Inc.

1945

Crime, Inc.

as

Carnival Barker (uncredited)

Oh, Susanna

1936

Oh, Susanna

as

Professor Ezekial Daniels

Guns Along The Trail

1935

Guns Along The Trail

as

Dr. Carter

The Return of Rin Tin Tin

1947

The Return of Rin Tin Tin

as

Joe - The Dog Handler

The Range Busters

1940

The Range Busters

as

Uncle Rolf

Roaring Six Guns

1937

Roaring Six Guns

as

Sundown

The Old Barn Dance

1938

The Old Barn Dance

as

Terwilliger

Guns and Guitars

1936

Guns and Guitars

as

Prof. Parker (as Earl Hodgins)

The Singing Cowboy

1936

The Singing Cowboy

as

Henry Blake

Hollywood Barn Dance

1947

Hollywood Barn Dance

as

Francis D. Cartwright

Calling Dr. Death

1943

Calling Dr. Death

as

Oregon Trail

1945

Oregon Trail

as

Judge J. Frothingham Smythe

All Over Town

1937

All Over Town

as

Barker

San Antonio Kid

1944

San Antonio Kid

as

Happy Jack

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946

The Best Years of Our Lives

as

Diner Attendant at Lucia's (uncredited)

The Topeka Terror

1945

The Topeka Terror

as

Don Quixote 'Ipso-Facto' Martindale

Shockproof

1949

Shockproof

as

Race Caller (Uncredited)

The Pride of the Yankees

1942

The Pride of the Yankees

as

Bottle Game Operator (uncredited)

Alaska

1944

Alaska

as

Tobin

Border Caballero

1936

Border Caballero

as

Doc Shaw

Ticket to Paradise

1936

Ticket to Paradise

as

Cab Starter

Radio Riot

1949

Radio Riot

as

Whispering Smith

1948

Whispering Smith

as

Sensations of 1945

1944

Sensations of 1945

as

Police Detective (uncredited)

The Young Guns

1956

The Young Guns

as

Rancho

Criminals Within

1941

Criminals Within

as

Wallace

The Purple Vigilantes

1938

The Purple Vigilantes

as

J. T. McAllister

It Happened Tomorrow

1944

It Happened Tomorrow

as

A Lawman Is Born

1937

A Lawman Is Born

as

Sheriff Rock Lance

Heroes of the Alamo

1937

Heroes of the Alamo

as

Stephen F. Austin

Sky Racket

1937

Sky Racket

as

Henchman Spike Hodgins

Range Defenders

1937

Range Defenders

as

Sheriff Honest Dan Gray

Saintly Sinners

1962

Saintly Sinners

as

Uncle Clete

The D.I.

1957

The D.I.

as

Guard

Almost a Gentleman

1939

Almost a Gentleman

as

Sheriff Ira Willis

Vigilantes of Boomtown

1947

Vigilantes of Boomtown

as

Governor

Partners of the Plains

1938

Partners of the Plains

as

Sheriff

Under Western Stars

1938

Under Western Stars

as

Radio Announcer

Frontier Town

1938

Frontier Town

as

Frontier City Rodeo Announcer

Next Time I Marry

1938

Next Time I Marry

as

Hitchhiking Preacher (uncredited)

Daredevils of the Red Circle

1939

Daredevils of the Red Circle

as

Hinkle--Barker

Guys and Dolls

1955

Guys and Dolls

as

Pitchman (uncredited)

Crime of the Century

1946

Crime of the Century

as

Eddie

Key Witness

1947

Key Witness

as

Racetrack Security Guard (uncredited)

Tarnished Angel

1938

Tarnished Angel

as

Revivalist

Fool's Gold

1946

Fool's Gold

as

Sandler

The Long Shot

1939

The Long Shot

as

Collins

Mountain Justice

1937

Mountain Justice

as

Wheel of Life Barker

Borderland

1937

Borderland

as

Major Stafford

I Cover the War!

1937

I Cover the War!

as

Blake

Dodge City

1939

Dodge City

as

Spieler (uncredited)

Thunder Afloat

1939

Thunder Afloat

as

Fisherman (uncredited)

The Spellbinder

1939

The Spellbinder

as

First Marriage License Clerk (Uncredited)

The Perfect Gentleman

1935

The Perfect Gentleman

as

Music Hall Stage Manager (uncredited)

Firebrands of Arizona

1944

Firebrands of Arizona

as

Sheriff Hoag

The Day the Bookies Wept

1939

The Day the Bookies Wept

as

Horse Auctioneer (uncredited)

Riding the Wind

1942

Riding the Wind

as

Bert MacLeod

Fixer Dugan

1939

Fixer Dugan

as

Sideshow Barker

Sailors on Leave

1941

Sailors on Leave

as

Con Man (uncredited)

East of Eden

1955

East of Eden

as

Shooting Gallery Concessionaire (uncredited)

Headin' East

1937

Headin' East

as

Fred W. Calhoun

Hills of Old Wyoming

1937

Hills of Old Wyoming

as

Thompson

The Texas Rambler

1935

The Texas Rambler

as

'Flash' Carson

The Southerner

1945

The Southerner

as

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Deadline at Dawn

1946

Deadline at Dawn

as

Barker (uncredited)

Inherit the Wind

1960

Inherit the Wind

as

Dr. Britton's Tonic Spieler with Chimp (uncredited)

Texas Trail

1937

Texas Trail

as

Major Jordan

Sierra Sue

1941

Sierra Sue

as

Brandywine

Mexican Spitfire

1940

Mexican Spitfire

as

H. Sharpe - Divorce Lawyer

The Circus Clown

1934

The Circus Clown

as

Circus Barker

The Great Jesse James Raid

1953

The Great Jesse James Raid

as

'Soapy' Smith

Get Rich Quick Porky

1937

Get Rich Quick Porky

as

Oil Land Hustler (voice) (uncredited)

City of Bad Men

1953

City of Bad Men

as

Cooch

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

as

Clute Dumfries (uncredited)

Moonlight on the Prairie

1935

Moonlight on the Prairie

as

Doc Cody

Lawless Valley

1938

Lawless Valley

as

Sheriff Heck Hampton

The Sagebrush Family Trails West

1940

The Sagebrush Family Trails West

as

'Doc' Sawyer

The Sea of Grass

1947

The Sea of Grass

as

Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)

Trail of Vengeance

1937

Trail of Vengeance

as

Buck Andrews

Rustler's Round-up

1946

Rustler's Round-up

as

Sheriff Fin Elder

Boss of Bullion City

1940

Boss of Bullion City

as

Mike Calhoun

Bad Man from Red Butte

1940

Bad Man from Red Butte

as

Hiram T. Cochran

Law and Order

1940

Law and Order

as

Sheriff Fin Elder

Under Texas Skies

1940

Under Texas Skies

as

Town Barber

Trail of the Vigilantes

1940

Trail of the Vigilantes

as

Medicine Man

Range War

1939

Range War

as

Deputy

Boom Town

1940

Boom Town

as

Rodeo Barker (uncredited)

Friendly Persuasion

1956

Friendly Persuasion

as

Shooting Gallery Operator (uncredited)

Unexpected Guest

1947

Unexpected Guest

as

Joshua Colter

Hoppy Serves a Writ

1943

Hoppy Serves a Writ

as

Jim Belman

Riders of the Deadline

1943

Riders of the Deadline

as

Sourdough

The Fastest Gun Alive

1956

The Fastest Gun Alive

as

Medicine Man (uncredited)

Outlaws of the Prairie

1937

Outlaws of the Prairie

as

Neepah

Borrowed Trouble

1948

Borrowed Trouble

as

Sheriff

That Brennan Girl

1946

That Brennan Girl

as

Street Car Conductor (uncredited)

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

1938

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus

as

Circus Barker (uncredited)

If You Knew Susie

1948

If You Knew Susie

as

Auctioneer (uncredited)

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

1941

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

as

Sylvester P. Wurple (uncredited)

Hazard

1948

Hazard

as

Doctor (uncredited)

My Favorite Wife

1940

My Favorite Wife

as

Court Clerk Beside Judge Bryson (uncredited)

Men Against the Sky

1940

Men Against the Sky

as

Barker

Florian

1940

Florian

as

Concession Owner

The Old Chisholm Trail

1942

The Old Chisholm Trail

as

Chief Hopping Crow

The Main Street Kid

1948

The Main Street Kid

as

Judge Belin

The Last Crooked Mile

1946

The Last Crooked Mile

as

Carnival Barker

Traffic in Crime

1946

Traffic in Crime

as

Bartender

Shut My Big Mouth

1942

Shut My Big Mouth

as

Stagecoach Guard

Two Alone

1934

Two Alone

as

Carnival Barker (uncredited)

Little Big Shot

1935

Little Big Shot

as

Tour Barker

Oregon Trail Scouts

1947

Oregon Trail Scouts

as

The Judge

The Avenging Rider

1943

The Avenging Rider

as

Deputy Joe

The Lone Star Trail

1943

The Lone Star Trail

as

Mayor Cyrus Jenkins

USS VD: Ship of Shame

1942

USS VD: Ship of Shame

as

Show Barker (uncredited)

Red River Robin Hood

1942

Red River Robin Hood

as

Deputy Pete

Hidden Valley Outlaws

1944

Hidden Valley Outlaws

as

Eddie Purcell

Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground

1943

Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground

as

Judge Higgins

Colt Comrades

1943

Colt Comrades

as

Wildcat Willie

Gun Town

1946

Gun Town

as

Sheriff

The Marauders

1947

The Marauders

as

County Clerk Tom

Old Los Angeles

1948

Old Los Angeles

as

Horatius P. Gassoway

Call of the Canyon

1942

Call of the Canyon

as

Pie-Eating Contest Referee (uncredited)

Oklahoma Badlands

1948

Oklahoma Badlands

as

Jonathan Walpole

Undercover Man

1942

Undercover Man

as

Sheriff Blackton

Deep in the Heart of Texas

1942

Deep in the Heart of Texas

as

Judge Peabody

Silver Queen

1942

Silver Queen

as

Desk Clerk (uncredited)

The Spoilers

1942

The Spoilers

as

Miner (uncredited)

Sheriff of Wichita

1949

Sheriff of Wichita

as

Jess Jenkins

Border Patrol

1943

Border Patrol

as

Cook

Idaho

1943

Idaho

as

Bartender

Bar 20

1943

Bar 20

as

Tom

King of the Cowboys

1943

King of the Cowboys

as

Ike

False Colors

1943

False Colors

as

Lawyer Jay Griffin

Mystery of the Riverboat

1944

Mystery of the Riverboat

as

Jean Duval [Ch. 5]

The Forty-Niners

1954

The Forty-Niners

as

Hotel Clerk

Fall In

1942

Fall In

as

Cigar Store Customer

My Favorite Spy

1942

My Favorite Spy

as

2nd Speaker in Park

The Power of God

1942

The Power of God

as

Tom York

Slightly French

1949

Slightly French

as

Carnival Barker (uncredited)

Porky's Garden

1937

Porky's Garden

as

Huckster (voice)

Henry, the Rainmaker

1949

Henry, the Rainmaker

as

Mr. Peabody

Panama Lady

1939

Panama Lady

as

Foreman

Batman

1943

Batman

as

Joe

Crazy House

1943

Crazy House

as

Barker

Fun on a Weekend

1947

Fun on a Weekend

as

Heckler (Uncredited)

Crash Donovan

1936

Crash Donovan

as

Patrolman (uncredited)

Bunco Squad

1950

Bunco Squad

as

Professor Markett (uncredited)

Where Danger Lives

1950

Where Danger Lives

as

Postville Cowboy (uncredited)

Keep 'Em Flying

1941

Keep 'Em Flying

as

Tunnel of Love Attendant (uncredited)

Bedside Manner

1945

Bedside Manner

as

Grover Cleveland 'Chatty' Perkins (uncredited)

Ridin' On

1936

Ridin' On

as

Henchman (uncredited)

The Devil's Playground

1946

The Devil's Playground

as

Deputy Dan'l

Down Missouri Way

1946

Down Missouri Way

as

Press Agent

Round-Up Time in Texas

1937

Round-Up Time in Texas

as

Barkey McCusky

Under Western Skies

1945

Under Western Skies

as

Mayor Dave Mayfield

The Bashful Bachelor

1942

The Bashful Bachelor

as

Joseph Abernathy

Let's Live Again

1948

Let's Live Again

as

Novelty Salesman

Canadian Pacific

1949

Canadian Pacific

as

Sandy McNair (uncredited)

Gallant Journey

1946

Gallant Journey

as

Mahoney's Barker (uncredited)

Las Vegas Nights

1941

Las Vegas Nights

as

Barker at Fickle Fanny

Whirlpool

1934

Whirlpool

as

Carnival Barker (uncredited)

Callaway Went Thataway

1951

Callaway Went Thataway

as

Somerset Club Doorman (untitled)

Ghost Town Gold

1936

Ghost Town Gold

as

Fight Referee (uncredited)

Cowboy G-Man

1935

Cowboy G-Man

as

Doc Carter

Texas Carnival

1951

Texas Carnival

as

Cab Passenger Frightened by Cornie (uncredited)

Mister Ed

Mister Ed

as

Maverick

Maverick

as

Johnson

Mr. Lucky

Mr. Lucky

as

Dragnet

Dragnet

as

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Uncle Oliver

Lassie

Lassie

as

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Agee

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

as

Old Timer

The Cisco Kid

The Cisco Kid

as

Gramps - the Organ Player

The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show

as

The Cisco Kid

The Cisco Kid

as

Idaho, Circle J Hand

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

as

Guestward, Ho!

Guestward, Ho!

as

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

as

Storekeeper

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as

Stableman

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

as

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot

as

The Old Man

Law of the Plainsman

Law of the Plainsman

as

Bartender

Wichita Town

Wichita Town

as

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as

Pat Duncan

City Detective

City Detective

as

Harbor Command

Harbor Command

as

Hopalong Cassidy

Hopalong Cassidy

as

Boston Blackie

Boston Blackie

as

Maverick

Maverick

as

Ernest Plunkett

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Tubby

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Judge

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Dobie

The Westerner

The Westerner

as

Saul

Production

Crew

Directing