Earle Hodgins
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 5, 1893
- Died
- April 14, 1964
- Birthplace
- Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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."
Filmography
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 1962
as Clute Dumfries (uncredited)
Saintly Sinners 1962
as Uncle Clete
Inherit the Wind 1960
as Dr. Britton's Tonic Spieler with Chimp (uncredited)
The Missouri Traveler 1958
as Old Sharecropper
The D.I. 1957
as Guard
Friendly Persuasion 1956
as Shooting Gallery Operator (uncredited)
The Young Guns 1956
as Rancho
The Fastest Gun Alive 1956
as Medicine Man (uncredited)
Guys and Dolls 1955
as Pitchman (uncredited)
East of Eden 1955
as Shooting Gallery Concessionaire (uncredited)
The Forty-Niners 1954
as Hotel Clerk
Thunder Over the Plains 1953
as Auctioneer (uncredited)
City of Bad Men 1953
as Cooch
The Great Jesse James Raid 1953
as 'Soapy' Smith
Boots Malone 1952
as Owner (uncredited)
Westward the Women 1951
as Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Callaway Went Thataway 1951
as Somerset Club Doorman (untitled)
Texas Carnival 1951
as Frightened Cab Passenger (uncredited)
Where Danger Lives 1950
as Postville Cowboy (uncredited)
Bunco Squad 1950
as Professor Markett (uncredited)
The Savage Horde 1950
as Buck Yallop
The Great Dan Patch 1949
as Driver (uncredited)
Canadian Pacific 1949
as Sandy McNair (uncredited)
Henry, the Rainmaker 1949
as Mr. Peabody
Radio Riot 1949
Actor
Slightly French 1949
as Carnival Barker (uncredited)
Shockproof 1949
as Race Caller (Uncredited)
Sheriff of Wichita 1949
as Jess Jenkins
Whispering Smith 1948
Actor
Borrowed Trouble 1948
as Sheriff
Hazard 1948
as Doctor (uncredited)
Old Los Angeles 1948
as Horatius P. Gassoway
Silent Conflict 1948
as Doc Richards
Let's Live Again 1948
as Novelty Salesman
Oklahoma Badlands 1948
as Jonathan Walpole
If You Knew Susie 1948
as Auctioneer (uncredited)
The Main Street Kid 1948
as Judge Belin
The Return of Rin Tin Tin 1947
as Joe - The Dog Handler
Desire Me 1947
as Festival Barker (uncredited)
Key Witness 1947
as Racetrack Security Guard (uncredited)
The Marauders 1947
as County Clerk Tom
Hollywood Barn Dance 1947
as Francis D. Cartwright
Fun on a Weekend 1947
as Heckler (uncredited)
Oregon Trail Scouts 1947
as The Judge
The Sea of Grass 1947
as Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Unexpected Guest 1947
as Joshua Colter
Vigilantes of Boomtown 1947
as Governor
That Brennan Girl 1946
as Street Car Conductor (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives 1946
as Diner Attendant at Lucia's (uncredited)
The Devil's Playground 1946
as Deputy Dan'l
Fool's Gold 1946
as Sandler
Accomplice 1946
as Marshal Jeff Bailey
Gallant Journey 1946
as Mahoney's Barker (uncredited)
Down Missouri Way 1946
as Press Agent
The Last Crooked Mile 1946
as Carnival Barker
Rustler's Round-up 1946
as Sheriff Fin Elder
My Pal Trigger 1946
as Race Spectator (uncredited)
Traffic in Crime 1946
as Bartender
Valley of the Zombies 1946
as Fred Mays (Fred Murks)
Deadline at Dawn 1946
as Barker (uncredited)
Crime of the Century 1946
as Eddie
Gun Town 1946
as Sheriff
Oregon Trail 1945
as Judge J. Frothingham Smythe
Bedside Manner 1945
as Grover Cleveland 'Chatty' Perkins (uncredited)
The Southerner 1945
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Crime, Inc. 1945
as Carnival Barker (uncredited)
The Topeka Terror 1945
as Don Quixote 'Ipso-Facto' Martindale
Under Western Skies 1945
as Mayor Dave Mayfield
Firebrands of Arizona 1944
as Sheriff Hoag
Alaska 1944
as Tobin
Mystery of the Riverboat 1944
as Jean Duval [Ch. 5]
San Antonio Kid 1944
as Happy Jack
Sensations of 1945 1944
as Police Detective (uncredited)
Hidden Valley Outlaws 1944
as Eddie Purcell
It Happened Tomorrow 1944
Actor
Calling Dr. Death 1943
Actor
Riders of the Deadline 1943
as Sourdough
False Colors 1943
as Lawyer Jay Griffin
Crazy House 1943
as Barker
Bar 20 1943
as Tom
The Lone Star Trail 1943
as Mayor Cyrus Jenkins
Batman 1943
as Joe
Colt Comrades 1943
as Wildcat Willie
The Avenging Rider 1943
as Deputy Joe
Gildersleeve's Bad Day 1943
as Reporter Earle (uncredited)
King of the Cowboys 1943
as Ike
Border Patrol 1943
as Cook
Hoppy Serves a Writ 1943
as Jim Belman
Idaho 1943
as Bartender
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground 1943
as Judge Higgins
The Old Chisholm Trail 1942
as Chief Hopping Crow
Fall In 1942
as Cigar Store Customer
Silver Queen 1942
as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Red River Robin Hood 1942
as Deputy Pete
Undercover Man 1942
as Sheriff Blackton
Scattergood Survives a Murder 1942
as Coroner
Deep in the Heart of Texas 1942
as Judge Peabody
Call of the Canyon 1942
as Pie-Eating Contest Referee (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees 1942
as Bottle Game Operator (uncredited)
My Favorite Spy 1942
as 2nd Speaker in Park
The Spoilers 1942
as Miner (uncredited)
Inside the Law 1942
as Police Chief
Scattergood Rides High 1942
as Auctioneer (uncredited)
The Bashful Bachelor 1942
as Joseph Abernathy
Riding the Wind 1942
as Bert MacLeod
Shut My Big Mouth 1942
as Stagecoach Guard
The Power of God 1942
as Tom York
USS VD: Ship of Shame 1942
as Show Barker (uncredited)
Keep 'Em Flying 1941
as Tunnel of Love Attendant (uncredited)
Sierra Sue 1941
as Brandywine
Sailors on Leave 1941
as Con Man (uncredited)
Criminals Within 1941
as Wallace
Scattergood Pulls the Strings 1941
as Deputy
Las Vegas Nights 1941
as Barker at Fickle Fanny
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob 1941
as Sylvester P. Wurple (uncredited)
Scattergood Baines 1941
as Jim Barton
Trail of the Vigilantes 1940
as Medicine Man
Law and Order 1940
as Sheriff Fin Elder
Under Texas Skies 1940
as Town Barber
Men Against the Sky 1940
as Barker
Boom Town 1940
as Rodeo Barker (uncredited)
The Range Busters 1940
as Uncle Rolf
Florian 1940
as Concession Owner
Bad Man from Red Butte 1940
as Hiram T. Cochran
My Favorite Wife 1940
as Court Clerk Beside Judge Bryson (uncredited)
Boss of Bullion City 1940
as Mike Calhoun
Santa Fe Marshal 1940
as Rufus Tate
The Sagebrush Family Trails West 1940
as 'Doc' Sawyer
Mexican Spitfire 1940
as H. Sharpe - Divorce Lawyer
Thunder Afloat 1939
as Fisherman (uncredited)
The Day the Bookies Wept 1939
as Horse Auctioneer (uncredited)
Range War 1939
as Deputy
The Spellbinder 1939
as First Marriage License Clerk (uncredited)
Daredevils of the Red Circle 1939
as Hinkle--Barker
Panama Lady 1939
as Foreman
Porky and Teabiscuit 1939
as Auctioneer (voice) (uncredited)
Fixer Dugan 1939
as Sideshow Barker
Dodge City 1939
as Spieler (uncredited)
Almost a Gentleman 1939
as Sheriff Ira Willis
The Long Shot 1939
as Collins
Next Time I Marry 1938
as Hitchhiking Preacher (uncredited)
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus 1938
as Circus Barker (uncredited)
Lawless Valley 1938
as Sheriff Heck Hampton
Tarnished Angel 1938
as Revivalist
Barefoot Boy 1938
as Sheriff
Pride of the West 1938
as Tom Martin
Under Western Stars 1938
as Radio Announcer
Call The Mesquiteers 1938
as 'Doctor' Algernon Irving
Frontier Town 1938
as Frontier City Rodeo Announcer
The Rangers' Round-Up 1938
as Doc Aikman
The Old Barn Dance 1938
as Terwilliger
The Purple Vigilantes 1938
as J. T. McAllister
Partners of the Plains 1938
as Sheriff
Headin' East 1937
as Fred W. Calhoun
Outlaws of the Prairie 1937
as Neepah
Texas Trail 1937
as Major Jordan
Law for Tombstone 1937
as Jack Dunn
Sky Racket 1937
as Henchman Spike Hodgins
Porky's Garden 1937
as Huckster (voice)
Roaring Six Guns 1937
as Sundown
Get Rich Quick Porky 1937
as Oil Land Hustler (voice) (uncredited)
All Over Town 1937
as Barker
Heroes of the Alamo 1937
as Stephen F. Austin
I Cover the War! 1937
as Blake
Range Defenders 1937
as Sheriff Honest Dan Gray
A Lawman Is Born 1937
as Sheriff Rock Lance
Smoke Tree Range 1937
as Sheriff Day (as Earl Hodgins)
Mountain Justice 1937
as Wheel of Life Barker
Hills of Old Wyoming 1937
as Thompson
Trail of Vengeance 1937
as Buck Andrews
Round-Up Time in Texas 1937
as Barkey McCusky
Borderland 1937
as Major Stafford
The Village Smithy 1936
as Narrator (voice)
Ghost Town Gold 1936
as Fight Referee (uncredited)
Oh, Susanna 1936
as Professor Ezekial Daniels
Crash Donovan 1936
as Patrolman (uncredited)
Ticket to Paradise 1936
as Cab Starter
Guns and Guitars 1936
as Prof. Parker (as Earl Hodgins)
Aces and Eights 1936
as Marshal
The Singing Cowboy 1936
as Henry Blake
Border Caballero 1936
as Doc Shaw
The Walking Dead 1936
Actor
Ridin' On 1936
as Henchman (uncredited)
King of Burlesque 1936
as Burlesque Barker (uncredited)
The Perfect Gentleman 1935
as Music Hall Stage Manager (uncredited)
Moonlight on the Prairie 1935
as Doc Cody
Guns Along The Trail 1935
as Dr. Carter
Little Big Shot 1935
as Tour Barker
Cowboy G-Man 1935
as Doc Carter
Paradise Canyon 1935
as Doc Carter
The Texas Rambler 1935
as 'Flash' Carson
The Cyclone Ranger 1935
as Pancho Gonzales
The Circus Clown 1934
as Circus Barker
Whirlpool 1934
as Carnival Barker (uncredited)
Two Alone 1934
as Carnival Barker (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.