
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Character:Clute Dumfries (uncredited)
Release Date:13/04/1962

Saintly Sinners
Character:Uncle Clete
Release Date:01/02/1962

Inherit the Wind
Character:Dr. Britton's Tonic Spieler with Chimp (uncredited)
Release Date:07/07/1960

The Missouri Traveler
Character:Old Sharecropper
Release Date:21/01/1958

The D.I.
Character:Guard
Release Date:30/05/1957

Friendly Persuasion
Character:Shooting Gallery Operator (uncredited)
Release Date:30/10/1956

The Young Guns
Character:Rancho
Release Date:12/09/1956

The Fastest Gun Alive
Character:Medicine Man (uncredited)
Release Date:12/07/1956

Guys and Dolls
Character:Pitchman (uncredited)
Release Date:23/12/1955

East of Eden
Character:Shooting Gallery Concessionaire (uncredited)
Release Date:10/04/1955

The Forty-Niners
Character:Hotel Clerk
Release Date:30/07/1954

Thunder Over the Plains
Character:Auctioneer (uncredited)
Release Date:27/10/1953

City of Bad Men
Character:Cooch
Release Date:11/09/1953

The Great Jesse James Raid
Character:'Soapy' Smith
Release Date:17/07/1953

Westward the Women
Character:Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Release Date:16/12/1951

Callaway Went Thataway
Character:Somerset Club Doorman (untitled)
Release Date:15/11/1951

Texas Carnival
Character:Cab Passenger Frightened by Cornie (uncredited)
Release Date:05/10/1951

Where Danger Lives
Character:Postville Cowboy (uncredited)
Release Date:16/11/1950

Bunco Squad
Character:Professor Markett (uncredited)
Release Date:01/09/1950

The Savage Horde
Character:Buck Yallop
Release Date:22/05/1950

Canadian Pacific
Character:Sandy McNair (uncredited)
Release Date:19/05/1949

Henry, the Rainmaker
Character:Mr. Peabody
Release Date:13/02/1949

Radio Riot
Character:
Release Date:10/02/1949

Slightly French
Character:Carnival Barker (uncredited)
Release Date:02/02/1949

Shockproof
Character:Race Caller (Uncredited)
Release Date:25/01/1949

Sheriff of Wichita
Character:Jess Jenkins
Release Date:22/01/1949

Whispering Smith
Character:
Release Date:09/12/1948

Borrowed Trouble
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:23/07/1948

Hazard
Character:Doctor (uncredited)
Release Date:28/05/1948

Old Los Angeles
Character:Horatius P. Gassoway
Release Date:24/04/1948

Silent Conflict
Character:Doc Richards
Release Date:19/03/1948

Let's Live Again
Character:Novelty Salesman
Release Date:27/02/1948

Oklahoma Badlands
Character:Jonathan Walpole
Release Date:22/02/1948

If You Knew Susie
Character:Auctioneer (uncredited)
Release Date:07/02/1948

The Main Street Kid
Character:Judge Belin
Release Date:01/01/1948

The Return of Rin Tin Tin
Character:Joe - The Dog Handler
Release Date:01/11/1947

Key Witness
Character:Racetrack Security Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:09/10/1947

The Marauders
Character:County Clerk Tom
Release Date:01/07/1947

Hollywood Barn Dance
Character:Francis D. Cartwright
Release Date:21/06/1947

Fun on a Weekend
Character:Heckler (Uncredited)
Release Date:15/05/1947

Oregon Trail Scouts
Character:The Judge
Release Date:04/05/1947

The Sea of Grass
Character:Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Release Date:25/04/1947

Unexpected Guest
Character:Joshua Colter
Release Date:28/03/1947

Vigilantes of Boomtown
Character:Governor
Release Date:15/02/1947

The Best Years of Our Lives
Character:Diner Attendant at Lucia's (uncredited)
Release Date:25/12/1946

That Brennan Girl
Character:Street Car Conductor (uncredited)
Release Date:23/12/1946

The Devil's Playground
Character:Deputy Dan'l
Release Date:15/11/1946

Fool's Gold
Character:Sandler
Release Date:09/10/1946

Accomplice
Character:Marshal Jeff Bailey
Release Date:29/09/1946

Gallant Journey
Character:Mahoney's Barker (uncredited)
Release Date:24/09/1946

Down Missouri Way
Character:Press Agent
Release Date:15/08/1946

The Last Crooked Mile
Character:Carnival Barker
Release Date:09/08/1946

Rustler's Round-up
Character:Sheriff Fin Elder
Release Date:01/08/1946

Traffic in Crime
Character:Bartender
Release Date:28/06/1946

Valley of the Zombies
Character:Fred Mays (Fred Murks)
Release Date:26/05/1946

Deadline at Dawn
Character:Barker (uncredited)
Release Date:18/03/1946

Crime of the Century
Character:Eddie
Release Date:28/02/1946

Gun Town
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:18/01/1946

Oregon Trail
Character:Judge J. Frothingham Smythe
Release Date:14/07/1945

Bedside Manner
Character:Grover Cleveland 'Chatty' Perkins (uncredited)
Release Date:22/06/1945

The Southerner
Character:Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:30/04/1945

Crime, Inc.
Character:Carnival Barker (uncredited)
Release Date:15/04/1945

The Topeka Terror
Character:Don Quixote 'Ipso-Facto' Martindale
Release Date:26/01/1945

Under Western Skies
Character:Mayor Dave Mayfield
Release Date:19/01/1945

Firebrands of Arizona
Character:Sheriff Hoag
Release Date:01/12/1944

Alaska
Character:Tobin
Release Date:18/11/1944

Mystery of the Riverboat
Character:Jean Duval [Ch. 5]
Release Date:24/10/1944

San Antonio Kid
Character:Happy Jack
Release Date:16/08/1944

Sensations of 1945
Character:Police Detective (uncredited)
Release Date:30/06/1944

Hidden Valley Outlaws
Character:Eddie Purcell
Release Date:01/04/1944

It Happened Tomorrow
Character:
Release Date:31/03/1944

Calling Dr. Death
Character:
Release Date:17/12/1943

Riders of the Deadline
Character:Sourdough
Release Date:03/12/1943

False Colors
Character:Lawyer Jay Griffin
Release Date:05/11/1943

Crazy House
Character:Barker
Release Date:08/10/1943

Bar 20
Character:Tom
Release Date:01/10/1943

The Lone Star Trail
Character:Mayor Cyrus Jenkins
Release Date:06/08/1943

Batman
Character:Joe
Release Date:16/07/1943

Colt Comrades
Character:Wildcat Willie
Release Date:18/06/1943

The Avenging Rider
Character:Deputy Joe
Release Date:20/05/1943

Gildersleeve's Bad Day
Character:Reporter Earle (uncredited)
Release Date:10/05/1943

King of the Cowboys
Character:Ike
Release Date:09/04/1943

Border Patrol
Character:Cook
Release Date:02/04/1943

Hoppy Serves a Writ
Character:Jim Belman
Release Date:12/03/1943

Idaho
Character:Bartender
Release Date:10/03/1943

Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
Character:Judge Higgins
Release Date:05/02/1943

The Old Chisholm Trail
Character:Chief Hopping Crow
Release Date:11/12/1942

Fall In
Character:Cigar Store Customer
Release Date:20/11/1942

Silver Queen
Character:Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Release Date:14/11/1942

Red River Robin Hood
Character:Deputy Pete
Release Date:01/11/1942

Undercover Man
Character:Sheriff Blackton
Release Date:23/10/1942

Scattergood Survives a Murder
Character:Coroner
Release Date:01/10/1942

Deep in the Heart of Texas
Character:Judge Peabody
Release Date:25/09/1942

Call of the Canyon
Character:Pie-Eating Contest Referee (uncredited)
Release Date:17/08/1942

The Pride of the Yankees
Character:Bottle Game Operator (uncredited)
Release Date:14/07/1942

My Favorite Spy
Character:2nd Speaker in Park
Release Date:12/06/1942

The Spoilers
Character:Miner (uncredited)
Release Date:11/06/1942

Scattergood Rides High
Character:Auctioneer (uncredited)
Release Date:08/05/1942

Inside the Law
Character:Police Chief
Release Date:08/05/1942

The Bashful Bachelor
Character:Joseph Abernathy
Release Date:19/03/1942

Riding the Wind
Character:Bert MacLeod
Release Date:27/02/1942

Shut My Big Mouth
Character:Stagecoach Guard
Release Date:19/02/1942

The Power of God
Character:Tom York
Release Date:15/01/1942

USS VD: Ship of Shame
Character:Show Barker (uncredited)
Release Date:02/01/1942

Keep 'Em Flying
Character:Tunnel of Love Attendant (uncredited)
Release Date:27/11/1941

Sierra Sue
Character:Brandywine
Release Date:12/11/1941

Sailors on Leave
Character:Con Man (uncredited)
Release Date:30/09/1941

Criminals Within
Character:Wallace
Release Date:27/06/1941

Scattergood Pulls the Strings
Character:Deputy
Release Date:23/05/1941

Las Vegas Nights
Character:Barker at Fickle Fanny
Release Date:28/03/1941

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Character:Sylvester P. Wurple (uncredited)
Release Date:14/03/1941

Scattergood Baines
Character:Jim Barton
Release Date:21/02/1941

Trail of the Vigilantes
Character:Medicine Man
Release Date:13/12/1940

Law and Order
Character:Sheriff Fin Elder
Release Date:28/11/1940

Under Texas Skies
Character:Town Barber
Release Date:29/09/1940

Men Against the Sky
Character:Barker
Release Date:06/09/1940

Boom Town
Character:Rodeo Barker (uncredited)
Release Date:30/08/1940

The Range Busters
Character:Uncle Rolf
Release Date:22/08/1940

Florian
Character:Concession Owner
Release Date:05/06/1940

Bad Man from Red Butte
Character:Hiram T. Cochran
Release Date:01/06/1940

My Favorite Wife
Character:Court Clerk Beside Judge Bryson (uncredited)
Release Date:17/05/1940

Boss of Bullion City
Character:Mike Calhoun
Release Date:01/03/1940

Santa Fe Marshal
Character:Rufus Tate
Release Date:26/01/1940

The Sagebrush Family Trails West
Character:'Doc' Sawyer
Release Date:17/01/1940

Mexican Spitfire
Character:H. Sharpe - Divorce Lawyer
Release Date:12/01/1940

Thunder Afloat
Character:Fisherman (uncredited)
Release Date:15/09/1939

The Day the Bookies Wept
Character:Horse Auctioneer (uncredited)
Release Date:13/09/1939

Range War
Character:Deputy
Release Date:08/09/1939

The Spellbinder
Character:First Marriage License Clerk (Uncredited)
Release Date:28/07/1939

Daredevils of the Red Circle
Character:Hinkle--Barker
Release Date:10/06/1939

Panama Lady
Character:Foreman
Release Date:12/05/1939

Fixer Dugan
Character:Sideshow Barker
Release Date:21/04/1939

Dodge City
Character:Spieler (uncredited)
Release Date:08/04/1939

Almost a Gentleman
Character:Sheriff Ira Willis
Release Date:31/03/1939

The Long Shot
Character:Collins
Release Date:06/01/1939

Next Time I Marry
Character:Hitchhiking Preacher (uncredited)
Release Date:09/12/1938

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
Character:Circus Barker (uncredited)
Release Date:02/12/1938

Lawless Valley
Character:Sheriff Heck Hampton
Release Date:03/11/1938

Tarnished Angel
Character:Revivalist
Release Date:28/10/1938

Barefoot Boy
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:03/08/1938

Pride of the West
Character:Tom Martin
Release Date:07/07/1938

Under Western Stars
Character:Radio Announcer
Release Date:20/04/1938

Call The Mesquiteers
Character:'Doctor' Algernon Irving
Release Date:07/03/1938

Frontier Town
Character:Frontier City Rodeo Announcer
Release Date:04/03/1938

The Rangers' Round-Up
Character:Doc Aikman
Release Date:09/02/1938

The Old Barn Dance
Character:Terwilliger
Release Date:29/01/1938

The Purple Vigilantes
Character:J. T. McAllister
Release Date:24/01/1938

Partners of the Plains
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:14/01/1938

Headin' East
Character:Fred W. Calhoun
Release Date:13/12/1937

Outlaws of the Prairie
Character:Neepah
Release Date:01/12/1937

Texas Trail
Character:Major Jordan
Release Date:26/11/1937

Law for Tombstone
Character:Jack Dunn
Release Date:10/10/1937

Sky Racket
Character:Henchman Spike Hodgins
Release Date:01/10/1937

Porky's Garden
Character:Huckster (voice)
Release Date:11/09/1937

Roaring Six Guns
Character:Sundown
Release Date:01/09/1937

Get Rich Quick Porky
Character:Oil Land Hustler (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:28/08/1937

All Over Town
Character:Barker
Release Date:09/08/1937

Heroes of the Alamo
Character:Stephen F. Austin
Release Date:07/08/1937

I Cover the War!
Character:Blake
Release Date:04/07/1937

Range Defenders
Character:Sheriff Honest Dan Gray
Release Date:29/06/1937

A Lawman Is Born
Character:Sheriff Rock Lance
Release Date:21/06/1937

Smoke Tree Range
Character:Sheriff Day (as Earl Hodgins)
Release Date:05/06/1937

Mountain Justice
Character:Wheel of Life Barker
Release Date:24/04/1937

Hills of Old Wyoming
Character:Thompson
Release Date:16/04/1937

Trail of Vengeance
Character:Buck Andrews
Release Date:28/03/1937

Round-Up Time in Texas
Character:Barkey McCusky
Release Date:28/02/1937

Borderland
Character:Major Stafford
Release Date:26/02/1937

The Village Smithy
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:04/12/1936

Ghost Town Gold
Character:Fight Referee (uncredited)
Release Date:26/10/1936

Oh, Susanna
Character:Professor Ezekial Daniels
Release Date:19/08/1936

Crash Donovan
Character:Patrolman (uncredited)
Release Date:01/08/1936

Ticket to Paradise
Character:Cab Starter
Release Date:24/06/1936

Guns and Guitars
Character:Prof. Parker (as Earl Hodgins)
Release Date:22/06/1936

Aces and Eights
Character:Marshal
Release Date:06/06/1936

The Singing Cowboy
Character:Henry Blake
Release Date:11/05/1936

Border Caballero
Character:Doc Shaw
Release Date:01/03/1936

Ridin' On
Character:Henchman (uncredited)
Release Date:29/02/1936

King of Burlesque
Character:Burlesque Barker (uncredited)
Release Date:03/01/1936

The Perfect Gentleman
Character:Music Hall Stage Manager (uncredited)
Release Date:22/11/1935

Moonlight on the Prairie
Character:Doc Cody
Release Date:02/11/1935

Guns Along The Trail
Character:Dr. Carter
Release Date:06/10/1935

Little Big Shot
Character:Tour Barker
Release Date:07/09/1935

Cowboy G-Man
Character:Doc Carter
Release Date:20/07/1935

Paradise Canyon
Character:Doc Carter
Release Date:19/07/1935

The Texas Rambler
Character:'Flash' Carson
Release Date:14/05/1935

The Cyclone Ranger
Character:Pancho Gonzales
Release Date:15/03/1935

The Circus Clown
Character:Circus Barker
Release Date:30/06/1934

Whirlpool
Character:Carnival Barker (uncredited)
Release Date:10/04/1934

Two Alone
Character:Carnival Barker (uncredited)
Release Date:26/01/1934

Mister Ed
Character:

The Westerner
Character:Saul

Guestward, Ho!
Character:

Mr. Lucky
Character:

The Twilight Zone
Character:Agee

Law of the Plainsman
Character:Bartender

Wichita Town
Character:

Rawhide
Character:

The Rifleman
Character:

The Donna Reed Show
Character:

Wanted: Dead or Alive
Character:Stableman

Harbor Command
Character:

Maverick
Character:Johnson

Maverick
Character:Ernest Plunkett

Sugarfoot
Character:The Old Man

Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:Old Timer

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Pat Duncan

Gunsmoke
Character:Uncle Oliver

Gunsmoke
Character:Tubby

Gunsmoke
Character:Dobie

Gunsmoke
Character:Judge

Lassie
Character:

City Detective
Character:

Hopalong Cassidy
Character:

Dragnet
Character:

Boston Blackie
Character:

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Character:

The Cisco Kid
Character:Gramps - the Organ Player

The Cisco Kid
Character:Idaho, Circle J Hand

The Lone Ranger
Character:Storekeeper