Biography

Earle Hodgins was born on October 6, 1893 in Payson, Utah, USA. He was an actor, known for Oregon Trail (1945), The Sagebrush Family Trails West (1940) and Heroes of the Alamo (1937). He was married to Elizabeth Birss Ogilvie and Sue Henley. He died on April 14, 1964 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Often played fast-talking carnival sideshow barker, medicine show pitchman, etc., often shooing away unruly children by saying "Go away, son, you bother me."

Hodgins is best remembered for his many roles as a fast-talking con man, medicine-show pitchman or carnival barker who would interrupt his rapid-fire spiel to shoo kids away from his stage ("get away, son, ya bother me").

Served in the US Army during World War I.

In addition to his character roles in films, he lent his voice--uncredited--to several Porky Pig cartoons in the 1930s, including Porky's Garden (1937) and Get Rich Quick Porky (1937) in huckster roles similar to much of his on-camera work, and in The Village Smithy (1936) as the narrator.

Father of Gordon Hodgins.

Hodgins had steady work doing voice-over narration for most of Warner Bros.' trailers from the 1930s through the 1950s.