Earle Hodgins

Earle Hodgins

Deceased · Born: Oct 6, 1893 · Died: Apr 14, 1964

Personal Details

BornOct 6, 1893 Payson, Utah, USA
Spouse
  • Elizabeth Birss Ogilvie

    ( Apr 30, 1925 to Apr 14, 1964 )
  • Sue Henley

    ( Dec 10, 1921 to Dec 8, 2025 )

Biography

Earle Hodgins, a renowned actor, embarked on his journey of life on October 6, 1893, in the picturesque town of Payson, Utah, USA. Throughout his illustrious career, he left an indelible mark on the entertainment industry, captivating audiences with his remarkable performances in a plethora of films, including the iconic "Oregon Trail" (1945),the captivating "The Sagebrush Family Trails West" (1940),and the historical epic "Heroes of the Alamo" (1937).

Outside of his professional endeavors, Earle Hodgins' personal life was marked by two significant unions. He was married to the lovely Elizabeth Birss Ogilvie and later to Sue Henley, sharing a life filled with love, laughter, and adventure.

Tragically, Earle Hodgins' life came to a close on April 14, 1964, in the bustling city of Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Despite his untimely passing, his legacy continues to inspire and entertain audiences to this very day.

Career

2004
Stories of the Century
Stories of the Century as Express Agent / Train Conductor
1962
Saintly Sinners
Saintly Sinners as Uncle Clete
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance as Clute Dumfries (uncredited)
1960
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind as Dr. Britton's Tonic Spieler with Chimp (uncredited)
1958
The Missouri Traveler
The Missouri Traveler as Old Sharecropper
1957
The D.I.
The D.I. as Guard
1956
Friendly Persuasion
Friendly Persuasion as Shooting Gallery Operator (uncredited)
The Fastest Gun Alive
The Fastest Gun Alive as Medicine Man (uncredited)
1955
East of Eden
East of Eden as Shooting Gallery Concessionaire (uncredited)
Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls as Pitchman (uncredited)
1954
The Forty-Niners
The Forty-Niners as Hotel Clerk
1953
Thunder Over the Plains
Thunder Over the Plains as Auctioneer (uncredited)
1951
Westward the Women
Westward the Women as Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Callaway Went Thataway
Callaway Went Thataway as Somerset Club Doorman (untitled)
Texas Carnival
Texas Carnival as Cab Passenger Frightened by Cornie (uncredited)
1950
The Savage Horde
The Savage Horde as Buck Yallop
Bunco Squad
Bunco Squad as Professor Markett (uncredited)
Where Danger Lives
Where Danger Lives as Postville Cowboy (uncredited)
1949
Sheriff of Wichita
Sheriff of Wichita as Jess Jenkins
Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific as Sandy McNair (uncredited)
Slightly French
Slightly French as Carnival Barker (uncredited)
Shockproof
Shockproof as Race Caller (Uncredited)
1948
Let's Live Again
Let's Live Again as Novelty Salesman
Silent Conflict
Silent Conflict as Doc Richards
Oklahoma Badlands
Oklahoma Badlands as Jonathan Walpole
Old Los Angeles
Old Los Angeles as Horatius P. Gassoway
Hazard
Hazard as Doctor (uncredited)
If You Knew Susie
If You Knew Susie as Auctioneer (uncredited)
1947
The Return of Rin Tin Tin
The Return of Rin Tin Tin as Joe - The Dog Handler
Unexpected Guest
Unexpected Guest as Joshua Colter
Hollywood Barn Dance
Hollywood Barn Dance as Francis D. Cartwright
The Marauders
The Marauders as County Clerk Tom
Fun on a Weekend
Fun on a Weekend as Heckler (Uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
The Sea of Grass as Brewton Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Key Witness
Key Witness as Racetrack Security Guard (uncredited)
1946
Accomplice
Accomplice as Marshal Jeff Bailey
Valley of the Zombies
Valley of the Zombies as Fred Mays (Fred Murks)
Gun Town
Gun Town as Sheriff
Rustler's Round-Up
Rustler's Round-Up as Sheriff Fin Elder
Fool's Gold
Fool's Gold as Sandler
That Brennan Girl
That Brennan Girl as Street Car Conductor (uncredited)
Down Missouri Way
Down Missouri Way as Press Agent
The Last Crooked Mile
The Last Crooked Mile as Carnival Barker
Deadline at Dawn
Deadline at Dawn as Barker (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives
The Best Years of Our Lives as Diner Attendant at Lucia's (uncredited)
Gallant Journey
Gallant Journey as Mahoney's Barker (uncredited)
1945
The Topeka Terror
The Topeka Terror as Don Quixote 'Ipso-Facto' Martindale
Under Western Skies
Under Western Skies as Mayor Dave Mayfield
Oregon Trail
Oregon Trail as Judge J. Frothingham Smythe
Crime, Inc.
Crime, Inc. as Carnival Barker (uncredited)
The Southerner
The Southerner as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Bedside Manner
Bedside Manner as Grover Cleveland 'Chatty' Perkins (uncredited)
1944
Sensations of 1945
Sensations of 1945 as Police Detective (uncredited)
Mystery of the River Boat
Mystery of the River Boat as Jean Duval [Ch. 5]
Alaska
Alaska as Tobin
Hidden Valley Outlaws
Hidden Valley Outlaws as Eddie Purcell
Riders of the Santa Fe
Riders of the Santa Fe as Ed Milton - Henchman
The Lone Star Trail
The Lone Star Trail as Mayor Cyrus Jenkins
Colt Comrades
Colt Comrades as Wildcat Willie
Bar 20
Bar 20 as Tom
Crazy House
Crazy House as Barker
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
Gildersleeve's Bad Day as Reporter Earle (uncredited)
Idaho
Idaho as Bartender
Batman
Batman as Joe
False Colors
False Colors as Lawyer Jay Griffin
1942
The Old Chisholm Trail
The Old Chisholm Trail as Chief Hopping Crow
Riding the Wind
Riding the Wind as Bert MacLeod
Inside the Law
Inside the Law as Police Chief
The Bashful Bachelor
The Bashful Bachelor as Joseph Abernathy
My Favorite Spy
My Favorite Spy as 2nd Speaker in Park
Scattergood Rides High
Scattergood Rides High as Auctioneer (uncredited)
Silver Queen
Silver Queen as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Undercover Man
Undercover Man as Sheriff Blackton
Shut My Big Mouth
Shut My Big Mouth as Stagecoach Guard
Call of the Canyon
Call of the Canyon as Pie-Eating Contest Referee (uncredited)
The Spoilers
The Spoilers as Miner (uncredited)
Fall In
Fall In as Cigar Store Customer
The Pride of the Yankees
The Pride of the Yankees as Bottle Game Operator (uncredited)
1941
Sierra Sue
Sierra Sue as Brandywine
Sailors on Leave
Sailors on Leave as Con Man (uncredited)
Keep 'Em Flying
Keep 'Em Flying as Tunnel of Love Attendant (uncredited)
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob as Sylvester P. Wurple (uncredited)
Las Vegas Nights
Las Vegas Nights as Barker at Fickle Fanny
1940
Bad Man from Red Butte
Bad Man from Red Butte as Hiram T. Cochran
Law and Order
Law and Order as Sheriff Fin Elder
Santa Fe Marshal
Santa Fe Marshal as Rufus Tate
The Range Busters
The Range Busters as Uncle Rolf
Boss of Bullion City
Boss of Bullion City as Mike Calhoun
Under Texas Skies
Under Texas Skies as Town Barber
Florian
Florian as Concession Owner
Mexican Spitfire
Mexican Spitfire as H. Sharpe - Divorce Lawyer
Boom Town
Boom Town as Rodeo Barker (uncredited)
My Favorite Wife
My Favorite Wife as Court Clerk Beside Judge Bryson (uncredited)
1939
Almost a Gentleman
Almost a Gentleman as Sheriff Ira Willis
Panama Lady
Panama Lady as Foreman
The Spellbinder
The Spellbinder as First Marriage License Clerk (Uncredited)
Range War
Range War as Deputy
The Day the Bookies Wept
The Day the Bookies Wept as Horse Auctioneer (uncredited)
Fixer Dugan
Fixer Dugan as Sideshow Barker
Dodge City
Dodge City as Spieler (uncredited)
Home on the Prairie
Home on the Prairie as Professor Wentworth
1938
Call the Mesquiteers
Call the Mesquiteers as 'Doctor' Algernon Irving
Pride of the West
Pride of the West as Tom Martin
The Purple Vigilantes
The Purple Vigilantes as J. T. McAllister
Tarnished Angel
Tarnished Angel as Revivalist
Frontier Town
Frontier Town as Frontier City Rodeo Announcer
The Old Barn Dance
The Old Barn Dance as Terwilliger
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus as Circus Barker (uncredited)
Under Western Stars
Under Western Stars as Radio Announcer
Barefoot Boy
Barefoot Boy as Sheriff
Next Time I Marry
Next Time I Marry as Hitchhiking Preacher (uncredited)
1937
Borderland
Borderland as Major Stafford
A Lawman Is Born
A Lawman Is Born as Sheriff Rock Lance
Sky Racket
Sky Racket as Henchman Spike Hodgins
Range Defenders
Range Defenders as Sheriff Honest Dan Gray
Get Rich Quick Porky
Get Rich Quick Porky as Oil Land Hustler (voice) (uncredited)
Round-Up Time in Texas
Round-Up Time in Texas as Barkey McCusky
Heroes of the Alamo
Heroes of the Alamo as Stephen F. Austin
Texas Trail
Texas Trail as Major Jordan
Mountain Justice
Mountain Justice as Wheel of Life Barker
1936
Oh, Susanna!
Oh, Susanna! as Professor Ezekial Daniels
Guns and Guitars
Guns and Guitars as Prof. Parker (as Earl Hodgins)
The Singing Cowboy
The Singing Cowboy as Henry Blake
Ridin' On
Ridin' On as Henchman (uncredited)
King of Burlesque
King of Burlesque as Burlesque Barker (uncredited)
Ticket to Paradise
Ticket to Paradise as Cab Starter
Ghost-Town Gold
Ghost-Town Gold as Fight Referee (uncredited)
1935
Paradise Canyon
Paradise Canyon as Doc Carter
The Texas Rambler
The Texas Rambler as 'Flash' Carson
The Perfect Gentleman
The Perfect Gentleman as Music Hall Stage Manager (uncredited)
1934
Two Alone
Two Alone as Carnival Barker (uncredited)
The Circus Clown
The Circus Clown as Circus Barker
Whirlpool
Whirlpool as Carnival Barker (uncredited)