1893-10-05 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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."
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | Clute Dumfries (uncredited) | 1962-04-13 |
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Saintly Sinners | Uncle Clete | 1962-02-01 |
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Inherit the Wind | Dr. Britton's Tonic Spieler with Chimp (uncredited) | 1960-07-07 |
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The Missouri Traveler | Old Sharecropper | 1958-01-21 |
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The D.I. | Guard | 1957-05-30 |
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The Fastest Gun Alive | Medicine Man (uncredited) | 1956-07-12 |
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The Young Guns | Rancho | 1956-09-12 |
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Friendly Persuasion | Shooting Gallery Operator (uncredited) | 1956-10-30 |
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Guys and Dolls | Pitchman (uncredited) | 1955-12-23 |
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East of Eden | Shooting Gallery Concessionaire (uncredited) | 1955-04-10 |
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The Forty-Niners | Hotel Clerk | 1954-07-30 |
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City of Bad Men | Cooch | 1953-09-11 |
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Thunder Over the Plains | Auctioneer (uncredited) | 1953-10-27 |
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The Great Jesse James Raid | 'Soapy' Smith | 1953-07-17 |
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Callaway Went Thataway | Somerset Club Doorman (untitled) | 1951-11-15 |
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Westward the Women | Pioneer Woman (uncredited) | 1951-12-16 |
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Texas Carnival | Cab Passenger Frightened by Cornie (uncredited) | 1951-10-05 |
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Where Danger Lives | Postville Cowboy (uncredited) | 1950-11-16 |
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The Savage Horde | Buck Yallop | 1950-05-22 |
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Bunco Squad | Professor Markett (uncredited) | 1950-09-01 |
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Canadian Pacific | Sandy McNair (uncredited) | 1949-05-19 |
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Sheriff of Wichita | Jess Jenkins | 1949-01-22 |
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Radio Riot | 1949-02-10 | |
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Henry, the Rainmaker | Mr. Peabody | 1949-02-13 |
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Slightly French | Carnival Barker (uncredited) | 1949-02-02 |
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Shockproof | Race Caller (Uncredited) | 1949-01-25 |
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Hazard | Doctor (uncredited) | 1948-05-28 |
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If You Knew Susie | Auctioneer (uncredited) | 1948-02-07 |
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Whispering Smith | 1948-12-09 | |
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The Main Street Kid | Judge Belin | 1948-01-01 |
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Borrowed Trouble | Sheriff | 1948-07-23 |
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Oklahoma Badlands | Jonathan Walpole | 1948-02-22 |
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Let's Live Again | Novelty Salesman | 1948-02-27 |
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Old Los Angeles | Horatius P. Gassoway | 1948-04-24 |
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Silent Conflict | Doc Richards | 1948-03-19 |
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Vigilantes of Boomtown | Governor | 1947-02-15 |
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Desire Me | Festival Barker (uncredited) | 1947-10-31 |
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Key Witness | Racetrack Security Guard (uncredited) | 1947-10-09 |
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Fun on a Weekend | Heckler (uncredited) | 1947-05-15 |
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The Marauders | County Clerk Tom | 1947-07-01 |
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Unexpected Guest | Joshua Colter | 1947-03-28 |
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Oregon Trail Scouts | The Judge | 1947-05-04 |
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The Sea of Grass | Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited) | 1947-04-25 |
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Hollywood Barn Dance | Francis D. Cartwright | 1947-06-21 |
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The Return of Rin Tin Tin | Joe - The Dog Handler | 1947-11-01 |
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Valley of the Zombies | Fred Mays (Fred Murks) | 1946-05-26 |
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Deadline at Dawn | Barker (uncredited) | 1946-03-18 |
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The Last Crooked Mile | Carnival Barker | 1946-08-09 |
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The Best Years of Our Lives | Diner Attendant at Lucia's (uncredited) | 1946-12-25 |
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Gun Town | Sheriff | 1946-01-18 |
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That Brennan Girl | Street Car Conductor (uncredited) | 1946-12-23 |
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The Devil's Playground | Deputy Dan'l | 1946-11-15 |
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Fool's Gold | Sandler | 1946-10-09 |
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Rustler's Round-up | Sheriff Fin Elder | 1946-08-01 |
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Gallant Journey | Mahoney's Barker (uncredited) | 1946-09-24 |
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Traffic in Crime | Bartender | 1946-06-28 |
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Accomplice | Marshal Jeff Bailey | 1946-09-29 |
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Down Missouri Way | Press Agent | 1946-08-15 |
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Crime of the Century | Eddie | 1946-02-28 |
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The Southerner | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | 1945-04-30 |
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Oregon Trail | Judge J. Frothingham Smythe | 1945-07-14 |
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Crime, Inc. | Carnival Barker (uncredited) | 1945-04-15 |
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The Topeka Terror | Don Quixote 'Ipso-Facto' Martindale | 1945-01-26 |
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Bedside Manner | Grover Cleveland 'Chatty' Perkins (uncredited) | 1945-06-22 |
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Under Western Skies | Mayor Dave Mayfield | 1945-01-19 |
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Firebrands of Arizona | Sheriff Hoag | 1944-12-01 |
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Alaska | Tobin | 1944-11-18 |
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San Antonio Kid | Happy Jack | 1944-08-16 |
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Sensations of 1945 | Police Detective (uncredited) | 1944-06-30 |
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Hidden Valley Outlaws | Eddie Purcell | 1944-04-01 |
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It Happened Tomorrow | 1944-03-31 | |
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Mystery of the Riverboat | Jean Duval [Ch. 5] | 1944-10-24 |
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Colt Comrades | Wildcat Willie | 1943-06-18 |
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Gildersleeve's Bad Day | Reporter Earle (uncredited) | 1943-05-10 |
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The Avenging Rider | Deputy Joe | 1943-05-20 |
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The Lone Star Trail | Mayor Cyrus Jenkins | 1943-08-06 |
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Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground | Judge Higgins | 1943-02-05 |
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Idaho | Bartender | 1943-03-10 |
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Riders of the Deadline | Sourdough | 1943-12-03 |
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Hoppy Serves a Writ | Jim Belman | 1943-03-12 |
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Batman | Joe | 1943-07-16 |
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Crazy House | Barker | 1943-10-08 |
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Calling Dr. Death | 1943-12-17 | |
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False Colors | Lawyer Jay Griffin | 1943-11-05 |
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Border Patrol | Cook | 1943-04-02 |
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King of the Cowboys | Ike | 1943-04-09 |
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Bar 20 | Tom | 1943-10-01 |
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The Old Chisholm Trail | Chief Hopping Crow | 1942-12-11 |
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The Spoilers | Miner (uncredited) | 1942-06-11 |
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Fall In | Cigar Store Customer | 1942-11-20 |
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My Favorite Spy | 2nd Speaker in Park | 1942-06-12 |
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The Power of God | Tom York | 1942-01-15 |
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The Bashful Bachelor | Joseph Abernathy | 1942-03-19 |
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Silver Queen | Desk Clerk (uncredited) | 1942-11-14 |
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Deep in the Heart of Texas | Judge Peabody | 1942-09-25 |
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USS VD: Ship of Shame | Show Barker (uncredited) | 1942-01-02 |
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Red River Robin Hood | Deputy Pete | 1942-11-01 |
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Call of the Canyon | Pie-Eating Contest Referee (uncredited) | 1942-08-17 |
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Undercover Man | Sheriff Blackton | 1942-10-23 |
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Shut My Big Mouth | Stagecoach Guard | 1942-02-19 |
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Scattergood Survives a Murder | Coroner | 1942-10-01 |
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Inside the Law | Police Chief | 1942-05-08 |
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Riding the Wind | Bert MacLeod | 1942-02-27 |
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The Pride of the Yankees | Bottle Game Operator (uncredited) | 1942-07-14 |
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Scattergood Rides High | Auctioneer (uncredited) | 1942-05-08 |
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Criminals Within | Wallace | 1941-06-27 |
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Scattergood Pulls the Strings | Deputy | 1941-05-23 |
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Sailors on Leave | Con Man (uncredited) | 1941-09-30 |
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A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob | Sylvester P. Wurple (uncredited) | 1941-03-14 |
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Sierra Sue | Brandywine | 1941-11-12 |
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Scattergood Baines | Jim Barton | 1941-02-21 |
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Keep 'Em Flying | Tunnel of Love Attendant (uncredited) | 1941-11-27 |
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Las Vegas Nights | Barker at Fickle Fanny | 1941-03-28 |
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Law and Order | Sheriff Fin Elder | 1940-11-28 |
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The Sagebrush Family Trails West | 'Doc' Sawyer | 1940-01-17 |
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Bad Man from Red Butte | Hiram T. Cochran | 1940-06-01 |
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My Favorite Wife | Court Clerk Beside Judge Bryson (uncredited) | 1940-05-17 |
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Men Against the Sky | Barker | 1940-09-06 |
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Boom Town | Rodeo Barker (uncredited) | 1940-08-30 |
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Santa Fe Marshal | Rufus Tate | 1940-01-26 |
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Trail of the Vigilantes | Medicine Man | 1940-12-13 |
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The Range Busters | Uncle Rolf | 1940-08-22 |
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Boss of Bullion City | Mike Calhoun | 1940-03-01 |
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Under Texas Skies | Town Barber | 1940-09-29 |
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Florian | Concession Owner | 1940-06-05 |
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Mexican Spitfire | H. Sharpe - Divorce Lawyer | 1940-01-12 |
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Fixer Dugan | Sideshow Barker | 1939-04-21 |
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The Day the Bookies Wept | Horse Auctioneer (uncredited) | 1939-09-13 |
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The Spellbinder | First Marriage License Clerk (uncredited) | 1939-07-28 |
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Panama Lady | Foreman | 1939-05-12 |
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Porky and Teabiscuit | Auctioneer (voice) (uncredited) | 1939-04-22 |
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Almost a Gentleman | Sheriff Ira Willis | 1939-03-31 |
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Daredevils of the Red Circle | Hinkle--Barker | 1939-06-10 |
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The Long Shot | Collins | 1939-01-06 |
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Thunder Afloat | Fisherman (uncredited) | 1939-09-15 |
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Dodge City | Spieler (uncredited) | 1939-04-08 |
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Range War | Deputy | 1939-09-08 |
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The Purple Vigilantes | J. T. McAllister | 1938-01-24 |
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The Old Barn Dance | Terwilliger | 1938-01-29 |
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Under Western Stars | Radio Announcer | 1938-04-20 |
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Frontier Town | Frontier City Rodeo Announcer | 1938-03-04 |
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Next Time I Marry | Hitchhiking Preacher (uncredited) | 1938-12-09 |
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Barefoot Boy | Sheriff | 1938-08-03 |
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Tarnished Angel | Revivalist | 1938-10-28 |
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Partners of the Plains | Sheriff | 1938-01-14 |
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Lawless Valley | Sheriff Heck Hampton | 1938-11-03 |
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Pride of the West | Tom Martin | 1938-07-07 |
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Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus | Circus Barker (uncredited) | 1938-12-02 |
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The Rangers' Round-Up | Doc Aikman | 1938-02-09 |
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Call The Mesquiteers | 'Doctor' Algernon Irving | 1938-03-07 |
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Outlaws of the Prairie | Neepah | 1937-12-01 |
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Headin' East | Fred W. Calhoun | 1937-12-13 |
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Range Defenders | Sheriff Honest Dan Gray | 1937-06-29 |
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Smoke Tree Range | Sheriff Day (as Earl Hodgins) | 1937-06-05 |
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Round-Up Time in Texas | Barkey McCusky | 1937-02-28 |
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Trail of Vengeance | Buck Andrews | 1937-03-28 |
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Get Rich Quick Porky | Oil Land Hustler (voice) (uncredited) | 1937-08-28 |
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A Lawman Is Born | Sheriff Rock Lance | 1937-06-21 |
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Heroes of the Alamo | Stephen F. Austin | 1937-08-07 |
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Law for Tombstone | Jack Dunn | 1937-10-10 |
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Sky Racket | Henchman Spike Hodgins | 1937-10-01 |
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Porky's Garden | Huckster (voice) | 1937-09-11 |
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I Cover the War! | Blake | 1937-07-04 |
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Borderland | Major Stafford | 1937-02-26 |
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All Over Town | Barker | 1937-08-09 |
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Roaring Six Guns | Sundown | 1937-09-01 |
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Hills of Old Wyoming | Thompson | 1937-04-16 |
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Mountain Justice | Wheel of Life Barker | 1937-04-24 |
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Texas Trail | Major Jordan | 1937-11-26 |
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Crash Donovan | Patrolman (uncredited) | 1936-08-01 |
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Border Caballero | Doc Shaw | 1936-03-01 |
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Ghost Town Gold | Fight Referee (uncredited) | 1936-10-26 |
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The Village Smithy | Narrator (voice) | 1936-12-04 |
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The Singing Cowboy | Henry Blake | 1936-05-11 |
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Ticket to Paradise | Cab Starter | 1936-06-24 |
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Guns and Guitars | Prof. Parker (as Earl Hodgins) | 1936-06-22 |
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King of Burlesque | Burlesque Barker (uncredited) | 1936-01-03 |
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Aces and Eights | Marshal | 1936-06-06 |
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Oh, Susanna | Professor Ezekial Daniels | 1936-08-19 |
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Ridin' On | Henchman (uncredited) | 1936-02-29 |
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The Cyclone Ranger | Pancho Gonzales | 1935-03-15 |
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Cowboy G-Man | Doc Carter | 1935-07-20 |
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Little Big Shot | Tour Barker | 1935-09-07 |
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The Texas Rambler | 'Flash' Carson | 1935-05-14 |
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Moonlight on the Prairie | Doc Cody | 1935-11-02 |
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The Perfect Gentleman | Music Hall Stage Manager (uncredited) | 1935-11-22 |
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Paradise Canyon | Doc Carter | 1935-07-19 |
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Guns Along The Trail | Dr. Carter | 1935-10-06 |
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The Circus Clown | Circus Barker | 1934-06-30 |
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Whirlpool | Carnival Barker (uncredited) | 1934-04-10 |
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Two Alone | Carnival Barker (uncredited) | 1934-01-26 |
