Leyland Hodgson

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1892-10-05 (57 years old)

Deathday

1949-03-16

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Leyland Hodgson

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.

Acting

1948

A Woman's Vengeance

as First Warder

1942

The Ghost of Frankenstein

as Chief Constable

1946

Dressed to Kill

as Tour Guide

1947

The Two Mrs. Carrolls

as Inspector (uncredited)

1946

Bedlam

as 'That Devil' Wilkes

1942

1944

The Pearl of Death

as Customs Officer (uncredited)

1940

The Invisible Man Returns

as Chauffeur (uncredited)

1944

The Invisible Man's Revenge

as Sir Frederick Travers, chief constable

1942

To Be or Not to Be

as Second Reporter (uncredited)

1938

1940

Murder Over New York

as Robert Boggs

1939

Mr. Moto's Last Warning

as Captain Bert Hawkins

1946

Under Nevada Skies

as Tom Craig

1941

They Met in Bombay

as Car Driver (uncredited)

1942

Journey for Margaret

as The Censor (uncredited)

1943

Assignment in Brittany

as Commando (uncredited)

1943

Two Tickets to London

as Ives (uncredited)

1937

Confession

as Leading Man in Opera (uncredited)

1944

Enter Arsène Lupin

as Constable Ryder

1940

1946

1947

Singapore

as British Officer (uncredited)

1942

Escape from Hong Kong

as Major Reeves

1940

Arise, My Love

as Uniformed English Correspondent (Uncredited)

1945

The Frozen Ghost

as Doctor in audience (uncredited)

1946

Black Beauty

as Auctioneer

1931

House of Mystery

as Phil Moore

1943

Sahara

as British Officer (uncredited)

1946

Calcutta

as Police Officer (uncredited)

1933

The Solitaire Man

as Co-Pilot Whittaker

1938

Love Is a Headache

as George, Odell's Chauffeur (uncredited)

1938

Cowboy from Brooklyn

as Reporter at Train Station

1936

Beloved Enemy

as Hawkins

1937

Call It a Day

as Sir Harold (uncredited)

1939

They Made Me a Criminal

as Mr. Williamson (uncredited)

1935

One in a Million

as Aunt Helen's Butler

1939

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

as Butler (uncredited)

1939

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

as British Sergeant (uncredited)

1939

Love Affair

as Doctor (uncredited)

1939

Dark Victory

as Judith's Friend (uncredited)

1939

Allegheny Uprising

as Trial Judge Who Protests

1939

We Are Not Alone

as Detective

1939

The Man in the Iron Mask

as Court Announcer

1939

Daughters Courageous

as Actor in Show (uncredited)

1939

1939

Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

as Ship's Waiter (uncredited)

1939

Raffles

as Bobby

1939

1939

The Rains Came

as Doctor (uncredited)

1939

Eternally Yours

as Captain Vickers

1941

The Wolf Man

as Kendall the Butler (uncredited)

1932

Under-Cover Man

as Gillespie

1939

Pack Up Your Troubles

as British Observer

1932

The Mummy

as Gentleman #2 at Party (uncredited)

1938

Kidnapped

as Officer

1941

Scotland Yard

as Henderson

1940

The Great Dictator

as Big Bertha Gunnery Officer (uncredited)

1936

1933

The Eagle and the Hawk

as Lt. Kingsford

1940

Rebecca

as Mullen (uncredited)

1939

British Intelligence

as Lord Sudbury

1931

High Stakes

as Louis Winkler (aka Louis DeSalta)

1945

My Name Is Julia Ross

as Policeman (uncredited)

1933

Peg o' My Heart

as Detective #1 (uncredited)

1940

Lillian Russell

as Hotel Clerk

1940

All This, and Heaven Too

as Captain (uncredited)

1940

The Sea Hawk

as Officer

1940

The Howards of Virginia

as British Officer

1940

The Son of Monte Cristo

as Wedding Guard (Uncredited)

1940

Captain Caution

as English Ship's Brig Officer

1940

The Man I Married

as Announcer

1940

1940

I Was an Adventuress

as Englishman at Exhibit (uncredited)

1938

Over the Wall

as Defense Counsel

1936

1938

Swing, Sister, Swing

as Louie - the Headwaiter

1932

Ladies of the Jury

as Chauncey Gordon (uncredited)

1946

Terror by Night

as Senior Conductor (uncredited)

1941

Singapore Woman

as Sullivan, Mine Foreman (uncredited)

1936

Trouble for Two

as Captain Rich (as Leland Hogdson)

1942

The Strange Case of Doctor Rx

as Thomas, the butler

1941

International Lady

as Sergeant Moulton

1943

Around the World

as British Major

1937

The Adventurous Blonde

as Harvey Hammond

1938

Romance Road

as Inspector Ramsey (uncredited)

1946

Three Strangers

as Police Inspector in Pub

1947

Repeat Performance

as Ship Steward

1935

A Feather in Her Hat

as Leading Man (uncredited)

1946

1948

The Challenge

as Sergeant Shubeck

1945

Hangover Square

as Det. Sgt. Lewis (uncredited)

1945

The Man in Half Moon Street

as Dr. G.B. Albertson

1942

This Above All

as Policeman

1944

Frenchman's Creek

as Guest (uncredited)

1945

Kitty

as Passerby (uncredited)

1930

The Case of Sergeant Grischa

as Lieutenant Winfried (as Layland Hodgson)

1943

The Gang's All Here

as Butler (uncredited)

1932

Red-Headed Woman

as Surprised Party Guest (uncredited)

1948

The Black Arrow

as Guard (uncredited)

1945

Johnny Angel

as Paul Jewell (uncredited)

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