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Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 5, 1892
Died
March 16, 1949
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Also Known As
- Layland Hodgson
- Leland Hodgson
- Leland Hogdson
Leyland Hodgson
1.3 Popularity
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.
Known For
6.5
Tipster
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
1948
6.0
Sergeant Shubeck
The Challenge
1948
5.2
Guard (uncredited)
The Black Arrow
1948
6.2
First Warder
A Woman's Vengeance
1948
5.9
British Officer (uncredited)
Singapore
1947
6.0
Ship Steward
Repeat Performance
1947
6.4
Inspector (uncredited)
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
1947
6.3
Purser
The Secret Heart
1946
6.3
Police Officer (uncredited)
Calcutta
1946
0.0
Bobby
The Imperfect Lady
1946
Credits
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
as Tipster
1948
6.5
The Challenge
as Sergeant Shubeck
1948
6.0
The Black Arrow
as Guard (uncredited)
1948
5.2
A Woman's Vengeance
as First Warder
1948
6.2
Singapore
as British Officer (uncredited)
1947
5.9
Repeat Performance
as Ship Steward
1947
6.0
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
as Inspector (uncredited)
1947
6.4
The Secret Heart
as Purser
1946
6.3
Calcutta
as Police Officer (uncredited)
1946
6.3
The Imperfect Lady
as Bobby
1946
0.0
Black Beauty
as Auctioneer
1946
5.4
Under Nevada Skies
as Tom Craig
1946
5.0
Dressed to Kill
as Tour Guide
1946
6.6
Bedlam
as 'That Devil' Wilkes
1946
6.6
Terror by Night
as Senior Conductor (uncredited)
1946
6.5
Three Strangers
as Police Inspector in Pub (uncredited)
1946
6.4
My Name Is Julia Ross
as Policeman (uncredited)
1945
6.7
Johnny Angel
as Paul Jewell (uncredited)
1945
5.9
Kitty
as Passerby (uncredited)
1945
5.5
Strange Confession
1945
6.8
The Frozen Ghost
as Doctor in audience (uncredited)
1945
6.3
Hangover Square
as Det. Sgt. Lewis (uncredited)
1945
6.9
The Man in Half Moon Street
as Dr. G.B. Albertson
1945
5.4
Enter Arsène Lupin
as Constable Ryder
1944
6.0
Frenchman's Creek
as Guest (uncredited)
1944
5.3
The Pearl of Death
as Customs Officer (uncredited)
1944
7.1
The Invisible Man's Revenge
as Sir Frederick Travers, chief constable
1944
5.6
Follow the Boys
as Australian Reporter (uncredited)
1944
5.3
The Gang's All Here
as Butler (uncredited)
1943
5.9
Around the World
as British Major
1943
5.0
Sahara
as British Officer (uncredited)
1943
7.2
Two Tickets to London
as Ives (uncredited)
1943
6.0
Assignment in Brittany
as Commando (uncredited)
1943
6.6
Journey for Margaret
as The Censor (uncredited)
1942
6.3
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
as Captain Roland Shore
1942
6.5
Escape from Hong Kong
as Major Reeves
1942
6.0
This Above All
as Policeman
1942
6.7
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
as Thomas, the butler
1942
5.1
The Ghost of Frankenstein
as Chief Constable
1942
5.8
To Be or Not to Be
as Second Reporter (uncredited)
1942
7.8
The Wolf Man
as Kendall the Butler (uncredited)
1941
7.0
International Lady
as Sergeant Moulton
1941
6.5
They Met in Bombay
as Car Driver (uncredited)
1941
7.3
Singapore Woman
as Sullivan, Mine Foreman (uncredited)
1941
6.6
Scotland Yard
as Henderson
1941
0.0
The Case of the Black Parrot
as Parks
1941
5.4
Murder Over New York
as Robert Boggs
1940
6.1
The Son of Monte Cristo
as Wedding Guard (Uncredited)
1940
5.9
Arise, My Love
as Uniformed English Correspondent (Uncredited)
1940
6.3
Mystery Sea Raider
as Listener
1940
3.0
The Great Dictator
as Big Bertha Gunnery Officer (uncredited)
1940
8.3
The Howards of Virginia
as British Officer
1940
6.5
The Sea Hawk
as Officer
1940
7.2
The Man I Married
as Announcer
1940
6.0
Captain Caution
as English Ship's Brig Officer
1940
5.6
All This, and Heaven Too
as Captain (uncredited)
1940
7.2
Buck Benny Rides Again
as Waiter
1940
0.0
Lillian Russell
as Hotel Clerk
1940
6.1
I Was an Adventuress
as Englishman at Exhibit (uncredited)
1940
6.3
Rebecca
as Mullen (uncredited)
1940
7.9
He Married His Wife
as Waiter
1940
5.1
The Invisible Man Returns
as Chauffeur (uncredited)
1940
6.3
We Are Not Alone
as Detective
1939
6.1
Raffles
as Bobby
1939
6.0
Allegheny Uprising
as Trial Judge Who Protests
1939
5.6
British Intelligence
as Lord Sudbury
1939
5.7
Pack Up Your Troubles
as British Observer
1939
6.2
Eternally Yours
as Captain Vickers
1939
5.7
The Witness Vanishes
as Dade
1939
6.2
The Rains Came
as Doctor (uncredited)
1939
5.8
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
as Bobby (uncredited)
1939
6.9
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Court Announcer
1939
7.1
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
as Ship's Waiter (uncredited)
1939
6.6
Second Fiddle
as Henry
1939
4.9
Daughters Courageous
as Actor in Show (uncredited)
1939
6.2
Susannah of the Mounties
as Randall
1939
6.3
Dark Victory
as Judith's Friend (uncredited)
1939
7.0
Love Affair
as Doctor (uncredited)
1939
7.0
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as British Sergeant (uncredited)
1939
6.9
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
as Butler (uncredited)
1939
6.8
They Made Me a Criminal
as Mr. Williamson (uncredited)
1939
6.1
Mr. Moto's Last Warning
as Captain Bert Hawkins
1939
5.5
Swing, Sister, Swing
as Louie - the Headwaiter
1938
0.0
Mysterious Mr. Moto
as Sergeant
1938
6.0
Cowboy from Brooklyn
as Reporter at Train Station
1938
4.0
Kidnapped
as Officer
1938
4.7
Over the Wall
as Defense Counsel
1938
5.0
Romance Road
as Inspector Ramsey (uncredited)
1938
4.0
Love Is a Headache
as George, Odell's Chauffeur (uncredited)
1938
5.7
The Adventurous Blonde
as Harvey Hammond
1937
5.0
Confession
as Leading Man in Opera (uncredited)
1937
6.1
Parnell
1937
4.1
Call It a Day
as Sir Harold (uncredited)
1937
5.0
Beloved Enemy
as Hawkins
1936
6.1
The Girl on the Front Page
as Elevator-Rider
1936
0.0
Trouble for Two
as Captain Rich (as Leland Hogdson)
1936
6.0
The Girl from Mandalay
as Lumberman
1936
3.0
A Feather in Her Hat
as Leading Man (uncredited)
1935
6.8
One in a Million
as Aunt Helen's Butler
1935
5.0
The Solitaire Man
as Co-Pilot Whittaker
1933
6.5
Peg o' My Heart
as Detective #1 (uncredited)
1933
4.4
The Eagle and the Hawk
as Lt. Kingsford
1933
6.6
The Mummy
as Gentleman #2 at Party (uncredited)
1932
6.8
Under-Cover Man
as Gillespie
1932
4.5
Red-Headed Woman
as Surprised Party Guest (uncredited)
1932
6.5
Ladies of the Jury
as Chauncey Gordon (uncredited)
1932
6.4
House of Mystery
as Phil Moore
1931
8.0
High Stakes
as Louis Winkler (aka Louis DeSalta)
1931
2.7
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
as Lieutenant Winfried (as Layland Hodgson)
1930
6.7