Leyland Hodgson
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.
The Great Dictator
as Big Bertha Gunnery Officer (uncredited)Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid...
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Love Affair
as Doctor (uncredited)A French playboy and an American former nightclub singer fall in love aboard a ship. They...
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Rebecca
as Mullen (uncredited)Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in...
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The Wolf Man
as Kendall the Butler (uncredited)After his brother's death, Larry Talbot returns home to his father and the family estate. Events...
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Sahara
as British Officer (uncredited)Sergeant Joe Gunn and his tank crew pick up five British soldiers, a Frenchman and a Sudanese...
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The Mummy
as Gentleman #2 at Party (uncredited)An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when an archaeological expedition finds his...
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To Be or Not to Be
as Second Reporter (uncredited)During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's...
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The Man in the Iron Mask
as Court AnnouncerTyrannical King Louis XIV learns that he has an identical twin brother, Philippe, who was raised...
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Terror by Night
as Senior Conductor (uncredited)Holmes and Watson board a passenger train bound from London to Edinburgh, to guard the Star of...
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Dressed to Kill
as Tour GuideA convicted thief in Dartmoor prison hides the location of the stolen Bank of England printing...
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
as Bobby (uncredited)Having once again avoided criminal conviction, Professor Moriarity develops a murderous plan to...
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Dark Victory
as Judith's Friend (uncredited)Socialite Judith Traherne lives a lavish but emotionally empty life. Riding horses is one of her...
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The Ghost of Frankenstein
as Chief ConstableFrankenstein's unscrupulous colleague, Dr. Bohmer, plans to transplant Ygor's brain so he can...
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The Sea Hawk
as OfficerDashing pirate Geoffrey Thorpe plunders Spanish ships for Queen Elizabeth I and falls in love...
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Bedlam
as 'That Devil' WilkesLondon, 1761. St. Mary's of Bethlehem, a sinister madhouse, is visited by wealthy people who...
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The Invisible Man Returns
as Chauffeur (uncredited)The owner of a coal mining operation, falsely imprisoned for fratricide, takes a drug to make...
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Hangover Square
as Det. Sgt. Lewis (uncredited)When composer George Harvey Bone wakes with no memory of the previous night and a bloody knife...
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Daughters Courageous
as Actor in Show (uncredited)Nan Masters, a single mother living with her four marriageable daughters, plans to marry Sam...
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Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
as Captain Roland ShoreEngland, at the start of World War Two. Mysterious wireless broadcasts, apparently from Nazi...
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Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
as TipsterBill Saunders, a former prisoner of war living in England, whose experiences have left him...
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The Two Mrs. Carrolls
as Inspector (uncredited)Struggling artist Geoffrey Carroll meets Sally while on holiday in the country. A romance...
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Eternally Yours
as Captain VickersAnita, engaged to solid Don Barnes, is swept off her feet by magician Arturo. Before you can say...
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Repeat Performance
as Ship StewardOn New Year's Eve 1946, Sheila Page kills her husband Barney. She wishes that she could relive...
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Allegheny Uprising
as Trial Judge Who ProtestsSouth western Pennsylvania area of colonial America, 1760s. Colonial distaste and disapproval of...
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You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
as Butler (uncredited)Fields plays "Larsen E. Whipsnade", the owner of a shady carnival that is constantly on the run...
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They Met in Bombay
as Car Driver (uncredited)A jewel thief and a con artist are rivals in the theft of a valuable diamond and gem necklace in...
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The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
as British Sergeant (uncredited)In 1911, minor stage comic, Vernon Castle meets the stage-struck Irene Foote. A few...
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Calcutta
as Police Officer (uncredited)Neale and Pedro fly cargo between Chungking and Calcutta. When their buddy Bill is murdered they...
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The Invisible Man's Revenge
as Sir Frederick Travers, chief constableA fugitive, dangerous madman reaches an English village where he confronts his former partner...
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The Howards of Virginia
as British OfficerBeautiful young Virginian Jane steps down from her proper aristocratic upbringing when she...
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All This, and Heaven Too
as Captain (uncredited)When lovely and virtuous governess Henriette Deluzy comes to educate the children of the...
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British Intelligence
as Lord SudburyDuring WWI pretty German master spy Helene von Lorbeer is sent undercover to London to live with...
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Raffles
as BobbyMan about town and First Class cricketer A.J. Raffles keeps himself solvent with daring...
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The Pearl of Death
as Customs Officer (uncredited)The famous Borgia Pearl, a valuable gem with a history of bringing murder and misfortune to its...
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Kitty
as Passerby (uncredited)Pickpocket Kitty's life changes when painter Thomas Gainsborough makes her portrait. The artwork...
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The Son of Monte Cristo
as Wedding Guard (Uncredited)Rightful owner of the kingdom, the Duchess of Zona, is engaged in a power struggle with the evil...
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Captain Caution
as English Ship's Brig OfficerWhen her father dies, a young girl helps a young man take command of the ship to fight the...
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Frenchman's Creek
as Guest (uncredited)An English lady falls in love with a French pirate after he kidnaps her from her ancestral home...
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Under-Cover Man
as GillespieWhen his father is murdered, erstwhile conman Nick Darrow asks the cops if he can go undercover...
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Trouble for Two
as Captain Rich (as Leland Hogdson)A decadent prince unhappy over an impending arranged marriage, looking for a good time in London...
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The Man in Half Moon Street
as Dr. G.B. AlbertsonA British doctor and painter must kill for the glands he needs to stop the aging process.
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The Challenge
as Sergeant ShubeckBulldog Drummond investigates the murder of a sea captain who died before revealing the location...
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Arise, My Love
as Uniformed English Correspondent (Uncredited)A dashing pilot and a vivacious reporter have romantic and dramatic adventures in Europe as...
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Three Strangers
as Police Inspector in PubOn the eve of the Chinese New Year, three strangers, Crystal Shackleford, married to a wealthy...
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A Woman's Vengeance
as First WarderA cheating husband is charged in the poisoning death of his invalid wife, in spite of other...
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The Rains Came
as Doctor (uncredited)Indian aristocrat Rama Safti returns from medical training in the U.S. to give his life to the...
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The Gang's All Here
as Butler (uncredited)A soldier falls for a chorus girl and then experiences trouble when he is posted to the Pacific.
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This Above All
as PolicemanIn 1940 England, aristocratic Prudence Cathaway alarms her snobbish parents by joining the WAF...
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The Secret Heart
as PurserPenny Addams lives in a constant state of depression stemming from the trauma of her father's...
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Mr. Moto's Last Warning
as Captain Bert HawkinsA Japanese man claiming to be Mr. Moto, of the International Police, is abducted and murdered...
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Beloved Enemy
as HawkinsIn 1921, British Lord Athleigh arrives in Dublin with his daughter, Helen, to engage in peace...
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The Eagle and the Hawk
as Lt. KingsfordThe pilots of a Royal Air Force squadron in World War I face not only physical but mental...
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Black Beauty
as AuctioneerBased on Anna Sewell's novel. In rural England of the 1880's, widower Squire Wendon is rearing...
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Kidnapped
as OfficerRobert Louis Stevenson's hero David Balfour joins rebel Alan Breck Stewart in 18th-century...
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Strange Confession
as uncreditedA scientist who is working on a cure for influenza is victimized by his unscrupulous boss, who...
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Journey for Margaret
as The Censor (uncredited)An American newspaperman and his wife, end up in London after several retreats in the opening...
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They Made Me a Criminal
as Mr. Williamson (uncredited)A boxer flees, believing he has committed a murder while he was drunk.
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Peg o' My Heart
as Detective #1 (uncredited)Peg and her father live a simple life in an Irish fishing village. One day Sir Gerald arrives at...
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Around the World
as British MajorBandleader Kay Kyser takes his troupe of nutty musicians, goofball comics and pretty girl...
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Lillian Russell
as Hotel ClerkAlice Faye plays the title role in this 1940 film biography of the early-20th-century stage star.
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Singapore Woman
as Sullivan, Mine Foreman (uncredited)A fallen woman seeks redemption at a Singapore rubber plantation. Melodrama.
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Murder Over New York
as Robert BoggsWhen Charlie's old friend from Scotland Yard is murdered when they attend a police convention in...
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International Lady
as Sergeant MoultonTim Hanley, an American agent, posing as a lawyer with the United States Embassy in London, and...
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Second Fiddle
as HenryStudio publicist discovers Minnesota skating teacher and takes her to Hollywood. She goes back...
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He Married His Wife
as WaiterRace horse owner pays so much attention to business he winds up divorced from his wife. His...
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Singapore
as British Officer (uncredited)After the war, Matt Gordon returns to Singapore to retrieve a fortune in smuggled pearls....
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Susannah of the Mounties
as RandallThis classic family drama stars Shirley Temple as young orphan Susannah Sheldon, the sole...
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The Witness Vanishes
as DadeIn this mystery, a newspaper executive and three of his colleagues conspire to have the owner of...
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Cowboy from Brooklyn
as Reporter at Train StationA singing cowboy turns out to be a tenderfoot.
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Two Tickets to London
as Ives (uncredited)Accused of helping an enemy submarine, a man escapes and joins a beautiful girl in trying to...
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We Are Not Alone
as DetectiveA British doctor and his son's Austrian governess have an affair and are accused of killing his...
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The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
as Thomas, the butlerPrivate eye Jerry Church is hired by a criminal defense lawyer after five mobsters he has gotten...
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Love Is a Headache
as George, Odell's Chauffeur (uncredited)A press agent for a Broadway actress whose career is going downhill, attempts to get her some...
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A Feather in Her Hat
as Leading Man (uncredited)After the woman who raised him claims he's not her son, Richard searches for clues about his...
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Mystery Sea Raider
as ListenerJune McCarthy has unwittingly aided an undercover Nazi naval officer with acquiring a "mother...
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Mysterious Mr. Moto
as SergeantThe Japanese detective rounds up a league of assassins for Scotland Yard.
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Over the Wall
as Defense CounselWhen a singing, song-writing prizefighter is framed for murder and sent to the state pen, his...
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The Imperfect Lady
as BobbyA British peer's romance with a ballerina courts scandal in 1890s London.
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I Was an Adventuress
as Englishman at ExhibitPosing as the fabulously glamorous Countess Tanya Vronsky, a poor young ballet dancer and her...
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Call It a Day
as Sir Harold (uncredited)The various members of the middle-class Hilton family have a series of romantic misadventures...
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Enter Arsène Lupin
as Constable RyderA rich but naive young woman is in possession of some priceless jewels. She herself doesn't know...
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Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
as Ship's Waiter (uncredited)Mr. Moto is in Egypt to thwart a criminal mastermind determined to steal the priceless crown of...
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The Adventurous Blonde
as Harvey HammondThe third of nine Torchy Blane movies. Angry that police detective Steve McBride (Barton...
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Swing, Sister, Swing
as Louie - the HeadwaiterIn this musical comedy, two star-struck small town kids head for the Big Apple and become famous...
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The Solitaire Man
as Co-Pilot WhittakerAn almost-retired jewel thief plans to marry Helen, his partner in crime. Their plans are...
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One in a Million
as Aunt Helen's ButlerA department store clerk, wrongly accused of stealing by her lecherous boss, becomes involved in...
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Romance Road
as Inspector Ramsey (uncredited)A Royal Canadian Mounted Police sergeant must mediate a land rights dispute between an advancing...
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Under Nevada Skies
as Tom CraigRodeo star Roy Rogers returns home to find that his old friend Tom Craig has been murdered after...
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Assignment in Brittany
as Commando (uncredited)A French Resistance fighter discovers he's a dead ringer for a Nazi official.
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The Case of Sergeant Grischa
as Lieutenant Winfried (as Layland Hodgson)This film earned an Oscar nomination for Sound Recording. It is the only film nominated in this...
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Scotland Yard
as HendersonInspector Cork pursues a bank robber who serves in the army and receives facial injuries. After...
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The Frozen Ghost
as Doctor in audience (uncredited)When a man dies of a heart attack, a stage and radio mentalist believes he has willed him to die...
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Confession
as Leading Man in Opera (uncredited)Vera Kowalska is put on trial for murdering concert pianist Michael Michailow. In court it is...
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The Case of the Black Parrot
as ParksSandy Vantine and her uncle, Paul Vantine, return from Europe with an antique cabinet purchased...
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The Man I Married
as AnnouncerAn American vacations in Europe with her husband and watches him turn into a Nazi.
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Escape from Hong Kong
as Major ReevesThree American vaudeville entertainers become involved with spies in Hong Kong, just before...
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The Girl from Mandalay
as LumbermanJohn Foster and Kenneth Grainger are a couple of Englishmen stationed at a teak wood post. When...
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Buck Benny Rides Again
as WaiterRadio star Jack Benny, intending to stay in New York for the summer, is forced by the needling...
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The Girl on the Front Page
as Elevator-RiderThe heiress to a powerful newspaper owner gets a job at the paper under an assumed name and...
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Ladies of the Jury
as Chauncey Gordon (uncredited)Society matron Mrs. Livingston Baldwin Crane is selected as a juror in the trial of former...
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House of Mystery
as Phil MooreTwo hunters discover a dead young woman in a cabin in the woods.One of them being the sheriff,...
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Pack Up Your Troubles
as British ObserverThree American soldiers help a young girl deliver a secret message across enemy lines.
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