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