Earl Hodgins

• Born: 1899
• Died: Apr 14, 1964 in Hollywood, California
• Occupation: Actor
• Active: '30s-'50s
• Major Genres: Western, Action
• Career Highlights: Oh, Susanna!, The San Antonio Kid, Santa Fe Marshal
• First Major Screen Credit: Paradise Canyon (1935)

Biography

Actor Earle Hodgins has been characterized by more than one western-film historian as a grizzled, bucolic Bob Hope type. Usually cast as snake-oil salesmen, Hodgins would brighten up his "B"-western scenes with a snappy stream of patter, leavened by magnificently unfunny wisecracks ("This remedy will give ya a complexion like a peach, fuzz 'n' all..."). When the low-budget western market died in the 1950s, Hodgins continued unabated on such TV series as The Roy Rogers Show and Annie Oakley. He also made appearances in such "A" films as East of Eden (55), typically cast as carnival hucksters and rural sharpsters. In 1961, Earle Hodgins was cast in the recurring role of wizened handyman Lonesome on the TV sitcom Guestward Ho! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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