Earl Hodgins
Bio: 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… More Bio: 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, Rovi
Earl Hodgins Videos
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence
The D.i.
The Oklahoman
Friendly Persuasion
Return Of The Bad Men
Filmography
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
- Clue Dumfries
- 97%
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Saintly Sinners (1962)
- Uncle Clete
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Mardi Gras (1958)
- Doorman
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Missouri Traveler (1958)
- Old Sharecropper
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The D.I. (The Drill Instructor) (1957)
- Guard
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