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."
Acted in 219
1960s
- 1962
Saintly Sinners
Uncle Clete
- 1961
- 1960
Guestward, Ho!
TV
1950s
- 1959
Wichita Town
TV
- 1958
- 1957
Harbor Command
TV
The D.I.
Guard
- 1956
The Fastest Gun Alive
Medicine Man (uncredited)
- 1955
- 1954
The Forty-Niners
Hotel Clerk
- 1953
The Great Jesse James Raid
'Soapy' Smith
- 1952
Boots Malone
Owner (uncredited)
- 1951
Callaway Went Thataway
Somerset Club Doorman (untitled)
Texas Carnival
Frightened Cab Passenger (uncredited)
- 1950
Bunco Squad
Professor Markett (uncredited)
1940s
- 1949
The Great Dan Patch
Driver (uncredited)
Henry, the Rainmaker
Mr. Peabody
Radio Riot
Movie
Slightly French
Carnival Barker (uncredited)
Shockproof
Race Caller (Uncredited)
Sheriff of Wichita
Jess Jenkins
- 1948
Whispering Smith
Movie
Borrowed Trouble
Sheriff
Hazard
Doctor (uncredited)
Old Los Angeles
Horatius P. Gassoway
Silent Conflict
Doc Richards
Let's Live Again
Novelty Salesman
Oklahoma Badlands
Jonathan Walpole
If You Knew Susie
Auctioneer (uncredited)
The Main Street Kid
Judge Belin
- 1947
The Return of Rin Tin Tin
Joe - The Dog Handler
Key Witness
Racetrack Security Guard (uncredited)
Fun on a Weekend
Heckler (uncredited)
Oregon Trail Scouts
The Judge
Unexpected Guest
Joshua Colter
Vigilantes of Boomtown
Governor
- 1946
That Brennan Girl
Street Car Conductor (uncredited)
The Devil's Playground
Deputy Dan'l
Fool's Gold
Sandler
Accomplice
Marshal Jeff Bailey
Gallant Journey
Mahoney's Barker (uncredited)
Down Missouri Way
Press Agent
The Last Crooked Mile
Carnival Barker
Rustler's Round-up
Sheriff Fin Elder
Traffic in Crime
Bartender
Valley of the Zombies
Fred Mays (Fred Murks)
Deadline at Dawn
Barker (uncredited)
Crime of the Century
Eddie
Gun Town
Sheriff
- 1945
Oregon Trail
Judge J. Frothingham Smythe
Bedside Manner
Grover Cleveland 'Chatty' Perkins (uncredited)
Under Western Skies
Mayor Dave Mayfield
- 1944
Firebrands of Arizona
Sheriff Hoag
Mystery of the Riverboat
Jean Duval [Ch. 5]
San Antonio Kid
Happy Jack
Sensations of 1945
Police Detective (uncredited)
Hidden Valley Outlaws
Eddie Purcell
- 1943
Calling Dr. Death
Movie
Riders of the Deadline
Sourdough
False Colors
Lawyer Jay Griffin
Crazy House
Barker
Bar 20
Tom
The Lone Star Trail
Mayor Cyrus Jenkins
The Avenging Rider
Deputy Joe
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
Reporter Earle (uncredited)
Border Patrol
Cook
Hoppy Serves a Writ
Jim Belman
Idaho
Bartender
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
Judge Higgins
- 1942
The Old Chisholm Trail
Chief Hopping Crow
Fall In
Cigar Store Customer
Red River Robin Hood
Deputy Pete
Undercover Man
Sheriff Blackton
Scattergood Survives a Murder
Coroner
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Judge Peabody
Call of the Canyon
Pie-Eating Contest Referee (uncredited)
Inside the Law
Police Chief
The Bashful Bachelor
Joseph Abernathy
Riding the Wind
Bert MacLeod
Shut My Big Mouth
Stagecoach Guard
The Power of God
Tom York
USS VD: Ship of Shame
Show Barker (uncredited)
- 1941
Keep 'Em Flying
Tunnel of Love Attendant (uncredited)
Sierra Sue
Brandywine
Sailors on Leave
Con Man (uncredited)
Criminals Within
Wallace
Scattergood Pulls the Strings
Deputy
Las Vegas Nights
Barker at Fickle Fanny
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Sylvester P. Wurple (uncredited)
Scattergood Baines
Jim Barton
- 1940
Trail of the Vigilantes
Medicine Man
Law and Order
Sheriff Fin Elder
Under Texas Skies
Town Barber
Men Against the Sky
Barker
The Range Busters
Uncle Rolf
Florian
Concession Owner
Bad Man from Red Butte
Hiram T. Cochran
Boss of Bullion City
Mike Calhoun
Santa Fe Marshal
Rufus Tate
The Sagebrush Family Trails West
'Doc' Sawyer
Mexican Spitfire
H. Sharpe - Divorce Lawyer
1930s
- 1939
Thunder Afloat
Fisherman (uncredited)
The Day the Bookies Wept
Horse Auctioneer (uncredited)
Range War
Deputy
The Spellbinder
First Marriage License Clerk (uncredited)
Daredevils of the Red Circle
Hinkle--Barker
Panama Lady
Foreman
Porky and Teabiscuit
Auctioneer (voice) (uncredited)
Fixer Dugan
Sideshow Barker
Almost a Gentleman
Sheriff Ira Willis
The Long Shot
Collins
- 1938
Next Time I Marry
Hitchhiking Preacher (uncredited)
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
Circus Barker (uncredited)
Lawless Valley
Sheriff Heck Hampton
Barefoot Boy
Sheriff
Call The Mesquiteers
'Doctor' Algernon Irving
Frontier Town
Frontier City Rodeo Announcer
The Rangers' Round-Up
Doc Aikman
- 1937
Headin' East
Fred W. Calhoun
Outlaws of the Prairie
Neepah
Law for Tombstone
Jack Dunn
Sky Racket
Henchman Spike Hodgins
Porky's Garden
Huckster (voice)
Roaring Six Guns
Sundown
Get Rich Quick Porky
Oil Land Hustler (voice) (uncredited)
All Over Town
Barker
I Cover the War!
Blake
Range Defenders
Sheriff Honest Dan Gray
A Lawman Is Born
Sheriff Rock Lance
Smoke Tree Range
Sheriff Day (as Earl Hodgins)
Mountain Justice
Wheel of Life Barker
Hills of Old Wyoming
Thompson
Trail of Vengeance
Buck Andrews
Round-Up Time in Texas
Barkey McCusky
- 1936
Ghost Town Gold
Fight Referee (uncredited)
Oh, Susanna
Professor Ezekial Daniels
Crash Donovan
Patrolman (uncredited)
Ticket to Paradise
Cab Starter
Guns and Guitars
Prof. Parker (as Earl Hodgins)
The Singing Cowboy
Henry Blake
Ridin' On
Henchman (uncredited)
King of Burlesque
Burlesque Barker (uncredited)
- 1935
The Perfect Gentleman
Music Hall Stage Manager (uncredited)
Moonlight on the Prairie
Doc Cody
Little Big Shot
Tour Barker
Cowboy G-Man
Doc Carter
The Texas Rambler
'Flash' Carson
The Cyclone Ranger
Pancho Gonzales
- 1934
The Circus Clown
Circus Barker
Whirlpool
Carnival Barker (uncredited)
Two Alone
Carnival Barker (uncredited)
Appearances1
1930s
- 1936
The Village Smithy
Narrator (voice)