Leyland Hodgson
Born: 1892-10-05 in London, England, UK
Died: 1949-03-16
Known For: Acting
Biography
Leyland Hodgson (5 October 1892 – 16 March 1949), also known as Leland Hodgson, was an English-born American character actor of the 1930s and 1940s. Born in London on 5 October 1892, Hodgson entered the theatre in 1898. In his early 20s Hodgson was part of a touring theatre company, spending his time in the British areas of the Far East, before entering the stage in Australia. In 1930 moved to the United States, where he made his film debut in the Oscar-nominated film, The Case of Sergeant Grischa in 1930.
Filmography
1948
- The Black Arrow as Guard (uncredited)
- Kiss the Blood Off My Hands as Tipster
- A Woman's Vengeance as First Warder
- The Challenge as Sergeant Shubeck
1947
- Singapore as British Officer (uncredited)
- The Two Mrs. Carrolls as Inspector (uncredited)
- Repeat Performance as Ship Steward
1946
- Dressed to Kill as Tour Guide
- Bedlam as 'That Devil' Wilkes
- Black Beauty as Auctioneer
- Terror by Night as Senior Conductor (uncredited)
- Three Strangers as Police Inspector in Pub (uncredited)
- The Secret Heart as Purser
- Calcutta as Police Officer (uncredited)
- Under Nevada Skies as Tom Craig
- The Imperfect Lady as Bobby
1945
- Hangover Square as Det. Sgt. Lewis (uncredited)
- Kitty as Passerby (uncredited)
- My Name Is Julia Ross as Policeman (uncredited)
- Johnny Angel as Paul Jewell (uncredited)
- The Frozen Ghost as Doctor in audience (uncredited)
- Strange Confession
- The Man in Half Moon Street as Dr. G.B. Albertson
1944
- The Invisible Man's Revenge as Sir Frederick Travers, chief constable
- The Pearl of Death as Customs Officer (uncredited)
- Enter Arsène Lupin as Constable Ryder
- Follow the Boys as Australian Reporter (uncredited)
- Frenchman's Creek as Guest (uncredited)
1943
- Sahara as British Officer (uncredited)
- The Gang's All Here as Butler (uncredited)
- Two Tickets to London as Ives (uncredited)
- Around the World as British Major
- Assignment in Brittany as Commando (uncredited)
1942
- To Be or Not to Be as Second Reporter (uncredited)
- The Ghost of Frankenstein as Chief Constable
- This Above All as Policeman
- Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror as Captain Roland Shore
- Journey for Margaret as The Censor (uncredited)
- The Strange Case of Doctor Rx as Thomas, the butler
- Escape from Hong Kong as Major Reeves
1941
- The Wolf Man as Kendall the Butler (uncredited)
- They Met in Bombay as Car Driver (uncredited)
- International Lady as Sergeant Moulton
- Scotland Yard as Henderson
- The Case of the Black Parrot as Parks
- Singapore Woman as Sullivan, Mine Foreman (uncredited)
1940
- The Great Dictator as Big Bertha Gunnery Officer (uncredited)
- Rebecca as Mullen (uncredited)
- The Invisible Man Returns as Chauffeur (uncredited)
- The Sea Hawk as Officer
- Murder Over New York as Robert Boggs
- The Howards of Virginia as British Officer
- All This, and Heaven Too as Captain (uncredited)
- The Son of Monte Cristo as Wedding Guard (Uncredited)
- Captain Caution as English Ship's Brig Officer
- He Married His Wife as Waiter
- I Was an Adventuress as Englishman at Exhibit (uncredited)
- The Man I Married as Announcer
- Arise, My Love as Uniformed English Correspondent (uncredited)
- Lillian Russell as Hotel Clerk
- Buck Benny Rides Again as Waiter
- Mystery Sea Raider as Listener
1939
- Love Affair as Doctor (uncredited)
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes as Bobby (uncredited)
- Dark Victory as Judith's Friend (uncredited)
- Eternally Yours as Captain Vickers
- The Man in the Iron Mask as Court Announcer
- The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle as British Sergeant (uncredited)
- They Made Me a Criminal as Mr. Williamson (uncredited)
- You Can't Cheat an Honest Man as Butler (uncredited)
- The Rains Came as Doctor (uncredited)
- Allegheny Uprising as Trial Judge Who Protests
- The Witness Vanishes as Dade
- Susannah of the Mounties as Randall
- Daughters Courageous as Actor in Show (uncredited)
- British Intelligence as Lord Sudbury
- Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation as Ship's Waiter (uncredited)
- Raffles as Bobby
- We Are Not Alone as Detective
- Second Fiddle as Henry
- Mr. Moto's Last Warning as Captain Bert Hawkins
- Pack Up Your Troubles as British Observer
1938
- Kidnapped as Officer
- Love Is a Headache as George, Odell's Chauffeur (uncredited)
- Mysterious Mr. Moto as Sergeant
- Romance Road as Inspector Ramsey (uncredited)
- Over the Wall as Defense Counsel
- Cowboy from Brooklyn as Reporter at Train Station
- Swing, Sister, Swing as Louie - the Headwaiter
1937
- Confession as Leading Man in Opera (uncredited)
- Call It a Day as Sir Harold (uncredited)
- Parnell
- The Adventurous Blonde as Harvey Hammond
1936
- Beloved Enemy as Hawkins
- The Girl on the Front Page as Elevator-Rider
- The Girl from Mandalay as Lumberman
- Trouble for Two as Captain Rich (as Leland Hogdson)
1935
- A Feather in Her Hat as Leading Man (uncredited)
- One in a Million as Aunt Helen's Butler
1933
- The Eagle and the Hawk as Lt. Kingsford
- Peg o' My Heart as Detective #1 (uncredited)
- The Solitaire Man as Co-Pilot Whittaker
1932
- The Mummy as Gentleman #2 at Party (uncredited)
- Red-Headed Woman as Surprised Party Guest (uncredited)
- Under-Cover Man as Gillespie
- Ladies of the Jury as Chauncey Gordon (uncredited)
1931
- House of Mystery as Phil Moore
- High Stakes as Louis Winkler (aka Louis DeSalta)
1930
- The Case of Sergeant Grischa as Lieutenant Winfried (as Layland Hodgson)