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
- Calcutta as Police Officer (uncredited)
- 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
- Dressed to Kill as Tour Guide
- The Imperfect Lady as Bobby
- Under Nevada Skies as Tom Craig
1945
- Strange Confession
- Kitty as Passerby (uncredited)
- Hangover Square as Det. Sgt. Lewis (uncredited)
- Johnny Angel as Paul Jewell (uncredited)
- The Man in Half Moon Street as Dr. G.B. Albertson
- My Name Is Julia Ross as Policeman (uncredited)
- The Frozen Ghost as Doctor in audience (uncredited)
1944
- Enter Arsène Lupin as Constable Ryder
- The Pearl of Death as Customs Officer (uncredited)
- The Invisible Man's Revenge as Sir Frederick Travers, chief constable
- Frenchman's Creek as Guest (uncredited)
1943
- Sahara as British Officer (uncredited)
- Around the World as British Major
- Assignment in Brittany as Commando (uncredited)
- Two Tickets to London as Ives (uncredited)
- The Gang's All Here as Butler (uncredited)
1942
- To Be or Not to Be as Second Reporter (uncredited)
- Journey for Margaret as The Censor (uncredited)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror as Captain Roland Shore
- The Strange Case of Doctor Rx as Thomas, the butler
- This Above All as Policeman
- The Ghost of Frankenstein as Chief Constable
- Escape from Hong Kong as Major Reeves
1941
- Singapore Woman as Sullivan, Mine Foreman (uncredited)
- International Lady as Sergeant Moulton
- Scotland Yard as Henderson
- The Wolf Man as Kendall the Butler (uncredited)
- They Met in Bombay as Car Driver (uncredited)
- The Case of the Black Parrot as Parks
1940
- The Great Dictator as Big Bertha Gunnery Officer (uncredited)
- Rebecca as Mullen (uncredited)
- The Son of Monte Cristo as Wedding Guard (Uncredited)
- Murder Over New York as Robert Boggs
- The Sea Hawk as Officer
- The Man I Married as Announcer
- The Howards of Virginia as British Officer
- Arise, My Love as Uniformed English Correspondent (Uncredited)
- I Was an Adventuress as Englishman at Exhibit (uncredited)
- Mystery Sea Raider as Listener
- Captain Caution as English Ship's Brig Officer
- All This, and Heaven Too as Captain (uncredited)
- The Invisible Man Returns as Chauffeur (uncredited)
- He Married His Wife as Waiter
- Lillian Russell as Hotel Clerk
- Buck Benny Rides Again as Waiter
1939
- Love Affair as Doctor (uncredited)
- Daughters Courageous as Actor in Show (uncredited)
- Eternally Yours as Captain Vickers
- Allegheny Uprising as Trial Judge Who Protests
- Raffles as Bobby
- Susannah of the Mounties as Randall
- The Man in the Iron Mask as Court Announcer
- Second Fiddle as Henry
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes as Bobby (uncredited)
- The Rains Came as Doctor (uncredited)
- You Can't Cheat an Honest Man as Butler (uncredited)
- The Witness Vanishes as Dade
- We Are Not Alone as Detective
- Mr. Moto's Last Warning as Captain Bert Hawkins
- Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation as Ship's Waiter (uncredited)
- The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle as British Sergeant (uncredited)
- They Made Me a Criminal as Mr. Williamson (uncredited)
- Dark Victory as Judith's Friend (uncredited)
- British Intelligence as Lord Sudbury
- Pack Up Your Troubles as British Observer
1938
- Kidnapped as Officer
- Romance Road as Inspector Ramsey (uncredited)
- Mysterious Mr. Moto as Sergeant
- Over the Wall as Defense Counsel
- Love Is a Headache as George, Odell's Chauffeur (uncredited)
- Swing, Sister, Swing as Louie - the Headwaiter
- Cowboy from Brooklyn as Reporter at Train Station
1937
- Parnell
- Call It a Day as Sir Harold (uncredited)
- The Adventurous Blonde as Harvey Hammond
- Confession as Leading Man in Opera (uncredited)
1936
- Beloved Enemy as Hawkins
- Trouble for Two as Captain Rich (as Leland Hogdson)
- The Girl on the Front Page as Elevator-Rider
- The Girl from Mandalay as Lumberman
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
- The Solitaire Man as Co-Pilot Whittaker
- Peg o' My Heart as Detective #1 (uncredited)
1932
- The Mummy as Gentleman #2 at Party (uncredited)
- Red-Headed Woman as Surprised Party Guest (uncredited)
- Ladies of the Jury as Chauncey Gordon (uncredited)
- Under-Cover Man as Gillespie
1931
- High Stakes as Louis Winkler (aka Louis DeSalta)
- House of Mystery as Phil Moore
1930
- The Case of Sergeant Grischa as Lieutenant Winfried (as Layland Hodgson)