Earle Hodgins

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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...

Known for

LassieSeries • 1954The Twilight ZoneSeries • 1959MaverickSeries • 1957The RiflemanSeries • 1958Have Gun, Will TravelSeries • 1957DragnetSeries • 1951Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries • 1956The Donna Reed ShowSeries • 1958RawhideSeries • 1959Wanted: Dead or AliveSeries • 1958The Lone RangerSeries • 1949Mister EdSeries • 1961GunsmokeSeries • 1955SugarfootSeries • 1957The Cisco KidSeries • 1950The Adventures of Wild Bill HickokSeries • 1951East of EdenMovie • 1955Boston BlackieSeries • 1951Mr. LuckySeries • 1959Guestward, Ho!Series • 1960Law of the PlainsmanSeries • 1959The Man Who Shot Liberty ValanceMovie • 1962The Best Years of Our LivesMovie • 1946Guys and DollsMovie • 1955