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