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Earle Hodgins

Earle Hodgins

Birthday: 1893-10-06 | Place of Birth: 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."

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1954
The Forty-Niners

as    Hotel Clerk

1950
The Savage Horde

as    Buck Yallop

1948
Silent Conflict

as    Doc Richards

1948
Let's Live Again

as    Novelty Salesman

1948
Borrowed Trouble

as    Sheriff

1947
The Marauders

as    County Clerk Tom

1947
The Return of Rin Tin Tin

as    Joe - The Dog Handler

1947
Unexpected Guest

as    Joshua Colter

1947
Oregon Trail Scouts

as    The Judge

1946
The Devil's Playground

as    Deputy Dan'l

1946
Valley of the Zombies

as    Fred Mays (Fred Murks)

1946
Accomplice

as    Jeff Bailey

1946
Fool's Gold

as    Sandler

1946
Rustler's Round-up

as    Sheriff Fin Elder