Birthday
1892/10/05
Day of death
1949/03/16 (56 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Also know as
Layland Hodgson, Leland Hodgson, Leland Hogdson
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.
(1948) A Woman's Vengeance
as First Warder
(1942) The Ghost of Frankenstein
as Chief Constable
(1946) Dressed to Kill
as Tour Guide
(1948) Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
as Tipster
(1947) The Two Mrs. Carrolls
as Inspector (uncredited)
(1946) Bedlam
as 'That Devil' Wilkes
(1942) Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
as Captain Roland Shore
(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) Mysterious Mr. Moto
as Sergeant
(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
(1939) The Witness Vanishes
as Dade
(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)
(1941) The Case of the Black Parrot
as Parks
(1944) Enter Arsène Lupin
as Constable Ryder
(1940) He Married His Wife
as Waiter
(1946) The Imperfect Lady
as Bobby
(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)
(1939) Susannah of the Mounties
as Randall
(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
(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) Second Fiddle
as Henry
(1939) Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
as Ship's Waiter (uncredited)
(1939) Raffles
as Bobby
(1939) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
as Bobby (uncredited)
(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) The Girl from Mandalay
as Lumberman
(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)
(1940) Buck Benny Rides Again
as Waiter
(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) Mystery Sea Raider
as Listener
(1940) I Was an Adventuress
as Englishman at Exhibit (uncredited)
(1938) Over the Wall
as Defense Counsel
(1936) The Girl on the Front Page
as Elevator-Rider
(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) The Secret Heart
as Purser
(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)
(1945) Strange Confession
as ---
(1937) Parnell
as ---
(1932) Red-Headed Woman
as Surprised Party Guest (uncredited)