Earle Hodgins
Acting
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
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movieThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
Clute Dumfries (uncredited)
movieSaintly Sinners
1962
Uncle Clete
movieInherit the Wind
1960
Dr. Britton's Tonic Spieler with Chimp (uncredited)
tvLaw of the Plainsman
1959
Bartender
tvWanted: Dead or Alive
1958
Stableman
movieThe Missouri Traveler
1958
Old Sharecropper
tvMaverick
1957
Johnson / Ernest Plunkett
tvSugarfoot
1957
The Old Man
tvHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
Old Timer
movieThe D.I.
1957
Guard
movieFriendly Persuasion
1956
Shooting Gallery Operator (uncredited)
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Pat Duncan
movieThe Young Guns
1956
Rancho
movieThe Fastest Gun Alive
1956
Medicine Man (uncredited)
movieGuys and Dolls
1955
Pitchman (uncredited)
tvGunsmoke
1955
Uncle Oliver / Tubby / Dobie / Judge
movieEast of Eden
1955
Shooting Gallery Concessionaire (uncredited)
movieThe Forty-Niners
1954
Hotel Clerk
movieThunder Over the Plains
1953
Auctioneer (uncredited)
movieThe Great Jesse James Raid
1953
'Soapy' Smith
movieWestward the Women
1951
Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
movieCallaway Went Thataway
1951
Somerset Club Doorman (untitled)
movieTexas Carnival
1951
Cab Passenger Frightened by Cornie (uncredited)
movieWhere Danger Lives
1950
Postville Cowboy (uncredited)
The Cisco Kid
1950
Gramps - the Organ Player / Idaho, Circle J Hand
movieBunco Squad
1950
Professor Markett (uncredited)
movieThe Savage Horde
1950
Buck Yallop
tvThe Lone Ranger
1949
Storekeeper
movieCanadian Pacific
1949
Sandy McNair (uncredited)
movieHenry, the Rainmaker
1949
Mr. Peabody
movieSlightly French
1949
Carnival Barker (uncredited)
movieShockproof
1949
Race Caller (Uncredited)
movieSheriff of Wichita
1949
Jess Jenkins
movieBorrowed Trouble
1948
Sheriff
movieHazard
1948
Doctor (uncredited)
movieOld Los Angeles
1948
Horatius P. Gassoway
movieSilent Conflict
1948
Doc Richards
movieLet's Live Again
1948
Novelty Salesman
movieOklahoma Badlands
1948
Jonathan Walpole
movieIf You Knew Susie
1948
Auctioneer (uncredited)
movieThe Main Street Kid
1948
Judge Belin
movieThe Return of Rin Tin Tin
1947
Joe - The Dog Handler
movieDesire Me
1947
Festival Barker (uncredited)
movieKey Witness
1947
Racetrack Security Guard (uncredited)
movieThe Marauders
1947
County Clerk Tom
movieHollywood Barn Dance
1947
Francis D. Cartwright
movieFun on a Weekend
1947
Heckler (uncredited)
movieOregon Trail Scouts
1947
The Judge
movieThe Sea of Grass
1947
Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
movieUnexpected Guest
1947
Joshua Colter
movieVigilantes of Boomtown
1947
Governor
movieThe Best Years of Our Lives
1946
Diner Attendant at Lucia's (uncredited)
movieThat Brennan Girl
1946
Street Car Conductor (uncredited)
movieThe Devil's Playground
1946
Deputy Dan'l
movieFool's Gold
1946
Sandler
movieAccomplice
1946
Marshal Jeff Bailey
movieGallant Journey
1946
Mahoney's Barker (uncredited)
movieDown Missouri Way
1946
Press Agent
movieThe Last Crooked Mile
1946
Carnival Barker
movieRustler's Round-up
1946
Sheriff Fin Elder
movieTraffic in Crime
1946
Bartender
movieValley of the Zombies
1946
Fred Mays (Fred Murks)
movieDeadline at Dawn
1946
Barker (uncredited)
movieGun Town
1946
Sheriff
movieOregon Trail
1945
Judge J. Frothingham Smythe
movieBedside Manner
1945
Grover Cleveland 'Chatty' Perkins (uncredited)
movieThe Southerner
1945
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
movieCrime, Inc.
1945
Carnival Barker (uncredited)
movieThe Topeka Terror
1945
Don Quixote 'Ipso-Facto' Martindale
movieUnder Western Skies
1945
Mayor Dave Mayfield
movieFirebrands of Arizona
1944
Sheriff Hoag
movieAlaska
1944
Tobin
movieMystery of the Riverboat
1944
Jean Duval [Ch. 5]
movieSan Antonio Kid
1944
Happy Jack
movieSensations of 1945
1944
Police Detective (uncredited)
movieHidden Valley Outlaws
1944
Eddie Purcell
movieRiders of the Deadline
1943
Sourdough
movieFalse Colors
1943
Lawyer Jay Griffin
movieCrazy House
1943
Barker
movieThe Lone Star Trail
1943
Mayor Cyrus Jenkins
movieColt Comrades
1943
Wildcat Willie
movieThe Avenging Rider
1943
Deputy Joe
movieGildersleeve's Bad Day
1943
Reporter Earle (uncredited)
movieHoppy Serves a Writ
1943
Jim Belman
movieIdaho
1943
Bartender
movieTenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
1943
Judge Higgins
movieThe Old Chisholm Trail
1942
Chief Hopping Crow
movieFall In
1942
Cigar Store Customer
movieSilver Queen
1942
Desk Clerk (uncredited)
movieRed River Robin Hood
1942
Deputy Pete
movieUndercover Man
1942
Sheriff Blackton
movieDeep in the Heart of Texas
1942
Judge Peabody
movieCall of the Canyon
1942
Pie-Eating Contest Referee (uncredited)
movieThe Pride of the Yankees
1942
Bottle Game Operator (uncredited)
movieMy Favorite Spy
1942
2nd Speaker in Park
movieThe Spoilers
1942
Miner (uncredited)
movieScattergood Rides High
1942
Auctioneer (uncredited)
movieInside the Law
1942
Police Chief
movieThe Bashful Bachelor
1942
Joseph Abernathy
movieRiding the Wind
1942
Bert MacLeod
movieShut My Big Mouth
1942
Stagecoach Guard
movieThe Power of God
1942
Tom York
movieUSS VD: Ship of Shame
1942
Show Barker (uncredited)
movieKeep 'Em Flying
1941
Tunnel of Love Attendant (uncredited)
movieSierra Sue
1941
Brandywine
movieSailors on Leave
1941
Con Man (uncredited)
movieCriminals Within
1941
Wallace
movieLas Vegas Nights
1941
Barker at Fickle Fanny
movieA Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
1941
Sylvester P. Wurple (uncredited)
movieScattergood Baines
1941
Jim Barton
movieTrail of the Vigilantes
1940
Medicine Man
movieLaw and Order
1940
Sheriff Fin Elder
movieUnder Texas Skies
1940
Town Barber
movieBoom Town
1940
Rodeo Barker (uncredited)
movieThe Range Busters
1940
Uncle Rolf
movieFlorian
1940
Concession Owner
movieBad Man from Red Butte
1940
Hiram T. Cochran
movieMy Favorite Wife
1940
Court Clerk Beside Judge Bryson (uncredited)
movieBoss of Bullion City
1940
Mike Calhoun
movieSanta Fe Marshal
1940
Rufus Tate
movieThe Sagebrush Family Trails West
1940
'Doc' Sawyer
movieMexican Spitfire
1940
H. Sharpe - Divorce Lawyer
movieThunder Afloat
1939
Fisherman (uncredited)
movieThe Day the Bookies Wept
1939
Horse Auctioneer (uncredited)
movieRange War
1939
Deputy
movieThe Spellbinder
1939
First Marriage License Clerk (uncredited)
movieDaredevils of the Red Circle
1939
Hinkle--Barker
moviePanama Lady
1939
Foreman
moviePorky and Teabiscuit
1939
Auctioneer (voice) (uncredited)
movieFixer Dugan
1939
Sideshow Barker
movieDodge City
1939
Spieler (uncredited)
movieAlmost a Gentleman
1939
Sheriff Ira Willis
movieThe Long Shot
1939
Collins
movieNext Time I Marry
1938
Hitchhiking Preacher (uncredited)
moviePeck's Bad Boy with the Circus
1938
Circus Barker (uncredited)
movieLawless Valley
1938
Sheriff Heck Hampton
movieTarnished Angel
1938
Revivalist
movieBarefoot Boy
1938
Sheriff
moviePride of the West
1938
Tom Martin
movieUnder Western Stars
1938
Radio Announcer
movieCall The Mesquiteers
1938
'Doctor' Algernon Irving
movieFrontier Town
1938
Frontier City Rodeo Announcer
movieThe Rangers' Round-Up
1938
Doc Aikman
movieThe Old Barn Dance
1938
Terwilliger
movieThe Purple Vigilantes
1938
J. T. McAllister
movieHeadin' East
1937
Fred W. Calhoun
movieTexas Trail
1937
Major Jordan
movieLaw for Tombstone
1937
Jack Dunn
movieSky Racket
1937
Henchman Spike Hodgins
moviePorky's Garden
1937
Huckster (voice)
movieRoaring Six Guns
1937
Sundown
movieGet Rich Quick Porky
1937
Oil Land Hustler (voice) (uncredited)
movieAll Over Town
1937
Barker
movieHeroes of the Alamo
1937
Stephen F. Austin
movieRange Defenders
1937
Sheriff Honest Dan Gray
movieA Lawman Is Born
1937
Sheriff Rock Lance
movieSmoke Tree Range
1937
Sheriff Day (as Earl Hodgins)
movieMountain Justice
1937
Wheel of Life Barker
movieHills of Old Wyoming
1937
Thompson
movieTrail of Vengeance
1937
Buck Andrews
movieRound-Up Time in Texas
1937
Barkey McCusky
movieBorderland
1937
Major Stafford
movieThe Village Smithy
1936
Narrator (voice)
movieGhost Town Gold
1936
Fight Referee (uncredited)
movieOh, Susanna
1936
Professor Ezekial Daniels
movieCrash Donovan
1936
Patrolman (uncredited)
movieTicket to Paradise
1936
Cab Starter
movieGuns and Guitars
1936
Prof. Parker (as Earl Hodgins)
movieAces and Eights
1936
Marshal
movieThe Singing Cowboy
1936
Henry Blake
movieBorder Caballero
1936
Doc Shaw
movieRidin' On
1936
Henchman (uncredited)
movieKing of Burlesque
1936
Burlesque Barker (uncredited)
movieThe Perfect Gentleman
1935
Music Hall Stage Manager (uncredited)
movieGuns Along The Trail
1935
Dr. Carter
movieLittle Big Shot
1935
Tour Barker
movieCowboy G-Man
1935
Doc Carter
movieParadise Canyon
1935
Doc Carter
movieThe Texas Rambler
1935
'Flash' Carson
movieThe Cyclone Ranger
1935
Pancho Gonzales
movieThe Circus Clown
1934
Circus Barker
movieWhirlpool
1934
Carnival Barker (uncredited)
movieTwo Alone
1934
Carnival Barker (uncredited)