Earle Hodgins
Known for: 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."
Filmography
Series
Lassie
1954
Series
Have Gun, Will Travel
Old Timer
1957
Series
The Twilight Zone
Agee
1959
Series
Dragnet
1951
Series
The Rifleman
1958
Series
Maverick
Johnson
1957
Series
Maverick
Ernest Plunkett
1957
Series
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Series
Rawhide
1959
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Pat Duncan
1956
Series
The Lone Ranger
Storekeeper
1949
Series
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Stableman
1958
Series
Gunsmoke
Uncle Oliver
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Tubby
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Dobie
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Judge
1955
Series
Mister Ed
1961
Series
Boston Blackie
1951
Series
Sugarfoot
The Old Man
1957
Series
The Cisco Kid
Gramps - the Organ Player
1950
Series
The Cisco Kid
Idaho, Circle J Hand
1950
Series
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Series
City Detective
1953
Series
Law of the Plainsman
Bartender
1959
Series
Mr. Lucky
1959
Film
East of Eden
Shooting Gallery Concessionaire (uncredited)
1955
Film
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Clute Dumfries (uncredited)
1962
Series
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
Series
Harbor Command
1957
Film
Friendly Persuasion
Shooting Gallery Operator (uncredited)
1956
Series
Wichita Town
1959
Series
Guestward, Ho!
1960
Film
The Best Years of Our Lives
Diner Attendant at Lucia's (uncredited)
1946
Film
Guys and Dolls
Pitchman (uncredited)
1955
Series
The Westerner
Saul
1960
Film
Inherit the Wind
Dr. Britton's Tonic Spieler with Chimp (uncredited)
1960
Film
Batman
Joe
1943
Film
Crime, Inc.
Carnival Barker (uncredited)
1945
Film
Dodge City
Spieler (uncredited)
1939
Film
The Fastest Gun Alive
Medicine Man (uncredited)
1956
Film
The Spoilers
Miner (uncredited)
1942
Film
My Favorite Wife
Court Clerk Beside Judge Bryson (uncredited)
1940
Film
Where Danger Lives
Postville Cowboy (uncredited)
1950
Film
Westward the Women
Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
1951
Film
Desire Me
Festival Barker (uncredited)
1947
Film
The Walking Dead
1936
Film
The Pride of the Yankees
Bottle Game Operator (uncredited)
1942
Film
Boom Town
Rodeo Barker (uncredited)
1940
Film
The Southerner
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1945
Film
Canadian Pacific
Sandy McNair (uncredited)
1949
Film
Callaway Went Thataway
Somerset Club Doorman (untitled)
1951
Film
Shockproof
Race Caller (Uncredited)
1949
Film
It Happened Tomorrow
1944
Film
The Sea of Grass
Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
1947
Film
Tarnished Angel
Revivalist
1938
Film
Under Texas Skies
Town Barber
1940
Film
Whispering Smith
1948
Film
Thunder Over the Plains
Auctioneer (uncredited)
1953
Film
King of the Cowboys
Ike
1943
Film
Crazy House
Barker
1943
Film
Almost a Gentleman
Sheriff Ira Willis
1939
Film
Traffic in Crime
Bartender
1946
Film
Keep 'Em Flying
Tunnel of Love Attendant (uncredited)
1941
Film
Henry, the Rainmaker
Mr. Peabody
1949
Film
Deadline at Dawn
Barker (uncredited)
1946
Film
Border Caballero
Doc Shaw
1936
Film
Gun Town
Sheriff
1946
Film
City of Bad Men
Cooch
1953
Film
A Lawman Is Born
Sheriff Rock Lance
1937
Film
Scattergood Survives a Murder
Coroner
1942
Film
Gallant Journey
Mahoney's Barker (uncredited)
1946
Film
The Last Crooked Mile
Carnival Barker
1946
Film
Hoppy Serves a Writ
Jim Belman
1943
Film
Valley of the Zombies
Fred Mays (Fred Murks)
1946
Film
Florian
Concession Owner
1940
Film
The Spellbinder
First Marriage License Clerk (uncredited)
1939
Film
That Brennan Girl
Street Car Conductor (uncredited)
1946
Film
Paradise Canyon
Doc Carter
1935
Film
Old Los Angeles
Horatius P. Gassoway
1948
Film
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Sylvester P. Wurple (uncredited)
1941
Film
Idaho
Bartender
1943
Film
Alaska
Tobin
1944
Film
Texas Carnival
Frightened Cab Passenger (uncredited)
1951
Film
Crash Donovan
Patrolman (uncredited)
1936
Film
The Bashful Bachelor
Joseph Abernathy
1942
Film
Ticket to Paradise
Cab Starter
1936
Film
Bunco Squad
Professor Markett (uncredited)
1950
Film
Little Big Shot
Tour Barker
1935
Film
My Favorite Spy
2nd Speaker in Park
1942
Film
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Judge Peabody
1942
Film
Daredevils of the Red Circle
Hinkle--Barker
1939
Film
Panama Lady
Foreman
1939
Film
San Antonio Kid
Happy Jack
1944
Film
Shut My Big Mouth
Stagecoach Guard
1942
Film
Slightly French
Carnival Barker (uncredited)
1949
Film
King of Burlesque
Burlesque Barker (uncredited)
1936
Film
Mountain Justice
Wheel of Life Barker
1937
Film
Call The Mesquiteers
'Doctor' Algernon Irving
1938
Film
Next Time I Marry
Hitchhiking Preacher (uncredited)
1938
Film
The Savage Horde
Buck Yallop
1950
Film
Calling Dr. Death
1943
Film
Colt Comrades
Wildcat Willie
1943
Film
Whirlpool
Carnival Barker (uncredited)
1934
Film
Law and Order
Sheriff Fin Elder
1940
Film
Headin' East
Fred W. Calhoun
1937
Film
Aces and Eights
Marshal
1936
Film
Bedside Manner
Grover Cleveland 'Chatty' Perkins (uncredited)
1945
Film
Mystery of the Riverboat
Jean Duval [Ch. 5]
1944
Film
Men Against the Sky
Barker
1940
Film
Hollywood Barn Dance
Francis D. Cartwright
1947
Film
Border Patrol
Cook
1943
Film
Fun on a Weekend
Heckler (uncredited)
1947
Film
Saintly Sinners
Uncle Clete
1962
Film
The Range Busters
Uncle Rolf
1940
Film
Riding the Wind
Bert MacLeod
1942
Film
Moonlight on the Prairie
Doc Cody
1935
Film
Hazard
Doctor (uncredited)
1948
Film
Two Alone
Carnival Barker (uncredited)
1934
Film
Santa Fe Marshal
Rufus Tate
1940
Film
The Circus Clown
Circus Barker
1934
Film
Silent Conflict
Doc Richards
1948
Film
The Long Shot
Collins
1939
Film
The Avenging Rider
Deputy Joe
1943
Film
Scattergood Rides High
Auctioneer (uncredited)
1942
Film
Oh, Susanna
Professor Ezekial Daniels
1936
Film
Scattergood Pulls the Strings
Deputy
1941
Film
Sheriff of Wichita
Jess Jenkins
1949
Film
Ghost Town Gold
Fight Referee (uncredited)
1936
Film
Sierra Sue
Brandywine
1941
Film
Vigilantes of Boomtown
Governor
1947
Film
The Marauders
County Clerk Tom
1947
Film
False Colors
Lawyer Jay Griffin
1943
Film
Get Rich Quick Porky
Oil Land Hustler (voice) (uncredited)
1937
Film
Key Witness
Racetrack Security Guard (uncredited)
1947
Film
Barefoot Boy
Sheriff
1938
Film
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
Reporter Earle (uncredited)
1943
Film
Porky's Garden
Huckster (voice)
1937
Film
Sky Racket
Henchman Spike Hodgins
1937
Film
Silver Queen
Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1942
Film
If You Knew Susie
Auctioneer (uncredited)
1948
Film
Fixer Dugan
Sideshow Barker
1939
Film
Las Vegas Nights
Barker at Fickle Fanny
1941
Film
Pride of the West
Tom Martin
1938
Film
Call of the Canyon
Pie-Eating Contest Referee (uncredited)
1942
Film
Thunder Afloat
Fisherman (uncredited)
1939
Film
Borrowed Trouble
Sheriff
1948
Film
Crime of the Century
Eddie
1946
Film
Texas Trail
Major Jordan
1937
Film
Guns Along The Trail
Dr. Carter
1935
Film
The D.I.
Guard
1957
Film
Guns and Guitars
Prof. Parker (as Earl Hodgins)
1936
Film
Trail of the Vigilantes
Medicine Man
1940
Film
The Power of God
Tom York
1942
Film
Down Missouri Way
Press Agent
1946
Film
Frontier Town
Frontier City Rodeo Announcer
1938
Film
The Lone Star Trail
Mayor Cyrus Jenkins
1943
Film
The Forty-Niners
Hotel Clerk
1954
Film
Hills of Old Wyoming
Thompson
1937
Film
The Missouri Traveler
Old Sharecropper
1958
Film
Bad Man from Red Butte
Hiram T. Cochran
1940
Film
The Day the Bookies Wept
Horse Auctioneer (uncredited)
1939
Film
Hidden Valley Outlaws
Eddie Purcell
1944
Film
Range War
Deputy
1939
Film
Sensations of 1945
Police Detective (uncredited)
1944
Film
Fall In
Cigar Store Customer
1942
Film
Boss of Bullion City
Mike Calhoun
1940
Film
Firebrands of Arizona
Sheriff Hoag
1944
Film
Let's Live Again
Novelty Salesman
1948
Film
The Main Street Kid
Judge Belin
1948
Film
Sailors on Leave
Con Man (uncredited)
1941
Film
The Devil's Playground
Deputy Dan'l
1946
Film
Under Western Stars
Radio Announcer
1938
Film
Heroes of the Alamo
Stephen F. Austin
1937
Film
Unexpected Guest
Joshua Colter
1947
Film
USS VD: Ship of Shame
Show Barker (uncredited)
1942
Film
I Cover the War!
Blake
1937
Film
The Old Chisholm Trail
Chief Hopping Crow
1942
Film
Accomplice
Marshal Jeff Bailey
1946
Film
Ridin' On
Henchman (uncredited)
1936
Film
Riders of the Deadline
Sourdough
1943
Film
Smoke Tree Range
Sheriff Day (as Earl Hodgins)
1937
Film
All Over Town
Barker
1937
Film
The Topeka Terror
Don Quixote 'Ipso-Facto' Martindale
1945
Film
The Perfect Gentleman
Music Hall Stage Manager (uncredited)
1935
Film
Oregon Trail
Judge J. Frothingham Smythe
1945
Film
The Great Jesse James Raid
'Soapy' Smith
1953
Film
Inside the Law
Police Chief
1942
Film
Lawless Valley
Sheriff Heck Hampton
1938
Film
Law for Tombstone
Jack Dunn
1937
Film
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
Circus Barker (uncredited)
1938
Film
The Rangers' Round-Up
Doc Aikman
1938
Film
Rustler's Round-up
Sheriff Fin Elder
1946
Film
Bar 20
Tom
1943
Film
Criminals Within
Wallace
1941
Film
Scattergood Baines
Jim Barton
1941
Film
Trail of Vengeance
Buck Andrews
1937
Film
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
Judge Higgins
1943
Film
Roaring Six Guns
Sundown
1937
Film
The Cyclone Ranger
Pancho Gonzales
1935
Film
Mexican Spitfire
H. Sharpe - Divorce Lawyer
1940
Film
The Return of Rin Tin Tin
Joe - The Dog Handler
1947
Film
The Singing Cowboy
Henry Blake
1936
Film
Oklahoma Badlands
Jonathan Walpole
1948
Film
The Old Barn Dance
Terwilliger
1938
Film
Red River Robin Hood
Deputy Pete
1942
Film
Round-Up Time in Texas
Barkey McCusky
1937
Film
Partners of the Plains
Sheriff
1938
Film
Outlaws of the Prairie
Neepah
1937
Film
Porky and Teabiscuit
Auctioneer (voice) (uncredited)
1939
Film
Range Defenders
Sheriff Honest Dan Gray
1937
Film
The Purple Vigilantes
J. T. McAllister
1938
Film
The Sagebrush Family Trails West
'Doc' Sawyer
1940
Film
Fool's Gold
Sandler
1946
Film
Oregon Trail Scouts
The Judge
1947
Film
Undercover Man
Sheriff Blackton
1942
Film
Borderland
Major Stafford
1937
Film
The Village Smithy
Narrator (voice)
1936
Film
Under Western Skies
Mayor Dave Mayfield
1945
Film
Cowboy G-Man
Doc Carter
1935
Film
The Texas Rambler
'Flash' Carson
1935
Film
Radio Riot
1949
Film
The Young Guns
Rancho
1956