
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."

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Clute Dumfries (uncredited)

Saintly Sinners
Uncle Clete

Inherit the Wind
Dr. Britton's Tonic Spieler with Chimp (uncredited)

The Missouri Traveler
Old Sharecropper

The D.I.
Guard

Friendly Persuasion
Shooting Gallery Operator (uncredited)

The Young Guns
Rancho

The Fastest Gun Alive
Medicine Man (uncredited)

Guys and Dolls
Pitchman (uncredited)

East of Eden
Shooting Gallery Concessionaire (uncredited)

The Forty-Niners
Hotel Clerk

Thunder Over the Plains
Auctioneer (uncredited)

City of Bad Men
Cooch

The Great Jesse James Raid
'Soapy' Smith

Westward the Women
Pioneer Woman (uncredited)

Callaway Went Thataway
Somerset Club Doorman (untitled)

Texas Carnival
Cab Passenger Frightened by Cornie (uncredited)

Where Danger Lives
Postville Cowboy (uncredited)

Bunco Squad
Professor Markett (uncredited)

The Savage Horde
Buck Yallop

Canadian Pacific
Sandy McNair (uncredited)

Henry, the Rainmaker
Mr. Peabody

Radio Riot

Slightly French
Carnival Barker (uncredited)

Shockproof
Race Caller (Uncredited)

Sheriff of Wichita
Jess Jenkins

Whispering Smith

Borrowed Trouble
Sheriff

Hazard
Doctor (uncredited)

Old Los Angeles
Horatius P. Gassoway

Silent Conflict
Doc Richards

Let's Live Again
Novelty Salesman

Oklahoma Badlands
Jonathan Walpole

If You Knew Susie
Auctioneer (uncredited)

The Main Street Kid
Judge Belin

The Return of Rin Tin Tin
Joe - The Dog Handler

Desire Me
Festival Barker (uncredited)

Key Witness
Racetrack Security Guard (uncredited)

The Marauders
County Clerk Tom

Hollywood Barn Dance
Francis D. Cartwright

Fun on a Weekend
Heckler (uncredited)

Oregon Trail Scouts
The Judge

The Sea of Grass
Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)

Unexpected Guest
Joshua Colter

Vigilantes of Boomtown
Governor

The Best Years of Our Lives
Diner Attendant at Lucia's (uncredited)

That Brennan Girl
Street Car Conductor (uncredited)

The Devil's Playground
Deputy Dan'l

Fool's Gold
Sandler

Accomplice
Marshal Jeff Bailey

Gallant Journey
Mahoney's Barker (uncredited)

Down Missouri Way
Press Agent

The Last Crooked Mile
Carnival Barker

Rustler's Round-up
Sheriff Fin Elder

Traffic in Crime
Bartender

Valley of the Zombies
Fred Mays (Fred Murks)

Deadline at Dawn
Barker (uncredited)

Crime of the Century
Eddie

Gun Town
Sheriff

Oregon Trail
Judge J. Frothingham Smythe

Bedside Manner
Grover Cleveland 'Chatty' Perkins (uncredited)

The Southerner
Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Crime, Inc.
Carnival Barker (uncredited)

The Topeka Terror
Don Quixote 'Ipso-Facto' Martindale

Under Western Skies
Mayor Dave Mayfield

Firebrands of Arizona
Sheriff Hoag

Alaska
Tobin

Mystery of the Riverboat
Jean Duval [Ch. 5]

San Antonio Kid
Happy Jack

Sensations of 1945
Police Detective (uncredited)

Hidden Valley Outlaws
Eddie Purcell

It Happened Tomorrow

Calling Dr. Death

Riders of the Deadline
Sourdough

False Colors
Lawyer Jay Griffin

Crazy House
Barker

Bar 20
Tom

The Lone Star Trail
Mayor Cyrus Jenkins

Batman
Joe

Colt Comrades
Wildcat Willie

The Avenging Rider
Deputy Joe

Gildersleeve's Bad Day
Reporter Earle (uncredited)

King of the Cowboys
Ike

Border Patrol
Cook

Hoppy Serves a Writ
Jim Belman

Idaho
Bartender

Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground
Judge Higgins

The Old Chisholm Trail
Chief Hopping Crow

Fall In
Cigar Store Customer

Silver Queen
Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Red River Robin Hood
Deputy Pete

Undercover Man
Sheriff Blackton

Scattergood Survives a Murder
Coroner

Deep in the Heart of Texas
Judge Peabody

Call of the Canyon
Pie-Eating Contest Referee (uncredited)

The Pride of the Yankees
Bottle Game Operator (uncredited)

My Favorite Spy
2nd Speaker in Park

The Spoilers
Miner (uncredited)

Inside the Law
Police Chief

Scattergood Rides High
Auctioneer (uncredited)

The Bashful Bachelor
Joseph Abernathy

Riding the Wind
Bert MacLeod

Shut My Big Mouth
Stagecoach Guard

The Power of God
Tom York

USS VD: Ship of Shame
Show Barker (uncredited)

Keep 'Em Flying
Tunnel of Love Attendant (uncredited)

Sierra Sue
Brandywine

Sailors on Leave
Con Man (uncredited)

Criminals Within
Wallace

Scattergood Pulls the Strings
Deputy

Las Vegas Nights
Barker at Fickle Fanny

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Sylvester P. Wurple (uncredited)

Scattergood Baines
Jim Barton

Trail of the Vigilantes
Medicine Man

Law and Order
Sheriff Fin Elder

Under Texas Skies
Town Barber

Men Against the Sky
Barker

Boom Town
Rodeo Barker (uncredited)

The Range Busters
Uncle Rolf

Florian
Concession Owner

Bad Man from Red Butte
Hiram T. Cochran

My Favorite Wife
Court Clerk Beside Judge Bryson (uncredited)

Boss of Bullion City
Mike Calhoun

Santa Fe Marshal
Rufus Tate

The Sagebrush Family Trails West
'Doc' Sawyer

Mexican Spitfire
H. Sharpe - Divorce Lawyer

Thunder Afloat
Fisherman (uncredited)

The Day the Bookies Wept
Horse Auctioneer (uncredited)

Range War
Deputy

The Spellbinder
First Marriage License Clerk (uncredited)

Daredevils of the Red Circle
Hinkle--Barker

Panama Lady
Foreman

Porky and Teabiscuit
Auctioneer (voice) (uncredited)

Fixer Dugan
Sideshow Barker

Dodge City
Spieler (uncredited)

Almost a Gentleman
Sheriff Ira Willis

The Long Shot
Collins

Next Time I Marry
Hitchhiking Preacher (uncredited)

Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
Circus Barker (uncredited)

Lawless Valley
Sheriff Heck Hampton

Tarnished Angel
Revivalist

Barefoot Boy
Sheriff

Pride of the West
Tom Martin

Under Western Stars
Radio Announcer

Call The Mesquiteers
'Doctor' Algernon Irving

Frontier Town
Frontier City Rodeo Announcer

The Rangers' Round-Up
Doc Aikman

The Old Barn Dance
Terwilliger

The Purple Vigilantes
J. T. McAllister

Partners of the Plains
Sheriff

Headin' East
Fred W. Calhoun

Outlaws of the Prairie
Neepah

Texas Trail
Major Jordan

Law for Tombstone
Jack Dunn

Sky Racket
Henchman Spike Hodgins

Porky's Garden
Huckster (voice)

Roaring Six Guns
Sundown

Get Rich Quick Porky
Oil Land Hustler (voice) (uncredited)

All Over Town
Barker

Heroes of the Alamo
Stephen F. Austin

I Cover the War!
Blake

Range Defenders
Sheriff Honest Dan Gray

A Lawman Is Born
Sheriff Rock Lance

Smoke Tree Range
Sheriff Day (as Earl Hodgins)

Mountain Justice
Wheel of Life Barker

Hills of Old Wyoming
Thompson

Trail of Vengeance
Buck Andrews

Round-Up Time in Texas
Barkey McCusky

Borderland
Major Stafford

The Village Smithy
Narrator (voice)

Ghost Town Gold
Fight Referee (uncredited)

Oh, Susanna
Professor Ezekial Daniels

Crash Donovan
Patrolman (uncredited)

Ticket to Paradise
Cab Starter

Guns and Guitars
Prof. Parker (as Earl Hodgins)

Aces and Eights
Marshal

The Singing Cowboy
Henry Blake

Border Caballero
Doc Shaw

Ridin' On
Henchman (uncredited)

King of Burlesque
Burlesque Barker (uncredited)

The Perfect Gentleman
Music Hall Stage Manager (uncredited)

Moonlight on the Prairie
Doc Cody

Guns Along The Trail
Dr. Carter

Little Big Shot
Tour Barker

Cowboy G-Man
Doc Carter

Paradise Canyon
Doc Carter

The Texas Rambler
'Flash' Carson

The Cyclone Ranger
Pancho Gonzales

The Circus Clown
Circus Barker

Whirlpool
Carnival Barker (uncredited)

Two Alone
Carnival Barker (uncredited)







