Earle Hodgins

Earle Hodgins (October 6, 1893 – April 14, 1964) was an American actor.[1]

Earle Hodgins
Earle Hodgins in Oh, Susanna!
Born(1893-10-06)October 6, 1893
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
DiedApril 14, 1964(1964-04-14) (aged 70)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
Resting placeValhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
OccupationActor
Years active1932–1963
SpouseSue Hanley

Career

Early in his career, Hodgins was active in stock theater, including working in the Ralph Cloninger troupe of Salt Lake City, Utah, the Siegel Stock company of Seattle, Washington,[2] and the Allen Players at the Empress Theatre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[3]

He appeared in more than 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 (in the episode "Shady Deal at Sunny Acres" with James Garner and Jack Kelly), Lawman, The Rifleman, Cheyenne, Have Gun – Will Travel, Gunsmoke (In a recurring role as the town judge, plus in the title role in “Uncle Oliver”, where he ambushes and shoots “Chester”), and Hopalong Cassidy. In 1959 Hodgins appeared as Mr. Fane on Lawman in the episode "The Outsider." 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 obstreperous children from his stage, snapping at them, "Get away, son, ya bother me".

Hodgins married Sue Hanley, who was described in an article of the Salt Lake Telegram as "a Seattle society girl."[2]

Hodgins was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[4]

Selected filmography

Selected television
Year Title Role Notes
1951Front Page DetectiveSeason 1, Episode 20, "Recipe for Murder" (First credited television role)
1952Sky KingWorthless JonesSeason 1, Episode 10, "The Man Who Forgot"
1953Death Valley DaysMicah BisbeeSeason 2, Episode 4, "Which Side of the Fence"
1954Hopalong CassidyPicture PeteSeason 2, Episode 15, "Copper Hills"
1955The Lone RangerBarnaby BoggsSeason 4, Episode 40, "The Swami"
1956The Cisco KidOrlando the MagicianSeason 6, Episode 25, "Magician of Jamesville"
1957GunsmokeTitle RoleSeason 2, Episode 35, "Uncle Oliver"
1957MaverickJohnsonSeason 1, Episode 7, "Relic of Fort Tejon"
1958The Adventures of Wild Bill HickokTobias RiddleSeason 8, Episode 13, "Counterfeit Ghost"
1959The RiflemanAuctioneerSeason 1, Episode 33, "The Money Gun"
1959Tales of Wells FargoPop ShannonSeason 3, Episode 22, "Lola Montez"
1959Have Gun - Will TravelColonel Jeremiah PikeSeason 2, Episode 20, "Juliet"
1960Death Valley DaysDeaconSeason 8, Episode 35, "Pete Kitchen's Wedding Night"
1961GunsmokeTubbySeason 7, Episode 8, "Chesterland"
1961Bus StopChetSeason 1, Episode 1, "Afternoon of a Cowboy"
1962GunsmokeDobieSeason 8, Episode 3, "Quint Asper Comes Home"
1962Mister EdSide Show BarkerSeason 2, Episode 19, "Ed's Word of Honor"
1962The Twilight ZoneAgeeSeason 3, Episode 21, "Kick the Can"
1962The Donna Reed ShowMr. CoxleySeason 4, Episode 29, "Explorer's Ten"
1963GunsmokeJudgeSeason 8, Episode 27, "Two of a Kind" (Last credited television role)

References
  1. "Earle Hodgins". b-westerns.com. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  2. "(untitled brief)". The Salt Lake Telegram. Utah, Salt Lake City. December 18, 1921. p. 13. Retrieved November 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. "Old Trouper Finds Vancouver 'Strange"". The Vancouver Sun. July 28, 1956. p. 12. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Biographies: Latter-day Saint and/or Utah Film Personalities: H". www.ldsfilm.com.
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