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Eddie Hodges

Biography

b. 5 March 1947, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA. Within the middle-50s child celebrity Hodges made an appearance in television programs The Jackie Gleason Display and Name That Melody and was noticed on Broadway 405 occasions in the strike musical The Music Guy. In 1959 he starred alongside Frank Sinatra and Edward G. Robinson within the film A Gap In THE TOP and can end up being noticed on Sinatra’s strike in the film, ‘Great Expectations’. He also acquired a major function within the film of Huckleberry Finn, starred with Hayley Mills in Summertime Magic and also had his very own television show, THE TRICK Globe Of Eddie Hodges. His fresh revival from the Isley Brothers’ ‘I’m Gonna Knock ON YOUR OWN Door’ on Cadence, not merely took him in to the US Best 20 in 1961 but additionally provided the 14-year-old an Australian and Canadian chart-topper and a little UK strike. He came back to the united states Best 20 with an endearing tune compiled by Phil Everly, ‘(Young ladies, Young ladies, Young ladies) DESIGNED TO Like’ in 1962. He previously produces on Columbia Information in 1963 and MGM Information in 1964 before ‘New Orleans’ on Aurora in 1965 provided him his last US graph entry. It appears that, for Hodges, maturity brought a halt to his documenting career.

Quick Facts


Full Name Eddie Hodges
Date Of Birth March 5, 1947
Profession Actor, Singer, Mental health counselor
Education University of Southern Mississippi
Nationality American
Music Songs I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door, Made to Love, Bandit of My Dreams, Ain't Gonna Wash for a Week, Mugmates, Watch Your Footwork, Pink of Perfection, Were Made to Love, Hard Times For Young Lovers, I Make Believe It's You, Flitterin', Don't Dance On Momma's Rug, Seein' Is Believin', Beautiful Beulah, Wells Fargo Wagon, Would You Come Back, Rainin' In My Heart, Shadows and Reflections, The Water Is Over My Head, Love Minus Zero, I'm Gonna Knock On the Door, Let's Go-Go, She Doesn't Love Me, Too Soon To Know, Just A Kid In Love, Avalanche, Across The Street, Gary, Indiana, Pick-A-Little, Talk-A-Little and Goodnight Ladies, I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door / You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby / Only the Lonely / I Wanna Love My Life Away, High Hopes, New Orleans
Albums I'm Gonna Knock On the Door, Hit Singles - EP, Avelance, Girls, Girls, Girls, 6 Songs, The Extended Play Collection, Vol. 150, I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door, I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door - The Best Of
Movies Live a Little, Love a Little, C'mon, Let's Live a Little, The Happiest Millionaire, Summer Magic, Johnny Shiloh, Advise & Consent, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, A Hole in the Head


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#Fact
1 He made guest appearances on both of the longest running prime time dramas in US television history: Gunsmoke (1955) and Law & Order (1990).
2 Has shared two roles with Ron Howard. Hodges played Winthrop Paroo in the original Broadway cast of "The Music Man" and the title role in the film The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960). Howard played Winthrop Paroo in the film version of The Music Man (1962) and the title role in the 1975 made-for-TV Huckleberry Finn (1975).
3 Ten-year-old Eddie split the $25,000 grand prize with future astronaut and American hero Maj. John Glenn as his teammate after successfully appearing on a very popular episode of the TV game show Name That Tune (1953) on Oct 4th 1957.
4 Often stated as a boy that he wanted to become a Baptist minister when he grew up. Ironically, he converted to Roman Catholicism during the 1990s.
5 Played Henry Fonda's son on Broadway in "Critic's Choice" and on film in Advise & Consent (1962).
6 Had several hit records in the early 1960s, most notably "I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door" and "Girls Were Made to Love."
7 Dropped out of performing and eventually became a mental health counselor in his native Mississippi.
8 Meredith Willson, in his book "But He Doesn't Know The Territory" about the making of The Music Man, said his wife, Rini, saw Eddie on the TV show Name That Tune (1953) and told Meredith they had their Winthrop.


Actor

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Jue shou 1974
Family Affair 1969 TV Series Charlie Higgins
Live a Little, Love a Little 1968 Delivery Boy
Cimarron Strip 1968 TV Series Bud Baylor
The Happiest Millionaire 1967 Livingston
C'mon, Let's Live a Little 1967 Eddie Stewart
Gunsmoke 1967 TV Series Billy Johnson
Bonanza 1965 TV Series Skeeter Dexter
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color 1963-1965 TV Series Gilly Carey / Billy Jones
The Dick Van Dyke Show 1964 TV Series Roger McChesney
Summer Playhouse 1964 TV Series Eddie Banister
Summer Magic 1963 Gilly Carey
The Lucy Show 1963 TV Series Georgie
Advise & Consent 1962 Johnny Leffingwell
Play of the Week 1960 TV Series
The Secret World of Eddie Hodges 1960 TV Movie Eddie Hodges
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1960 Huckleberry Finn
Our American Heritage 1960 TV Series Young Andrew Carnegie
A Hole in the Head 1959 Ally Manetta
Omnibus 1958 TV Series Boy

Soundtrack

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Happiest Millionaire 1967 performer: "Watch Your Footwork" - uncredited
Hollywood a Go Go 1965 TV Series performer - 3 episodes
Shindig! 1965 TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Dick Van Dyke Show 1964 TV Series performer - 1 episode
Summer Magic 1963 performer: "Flitterin'", "Beautiful Beulah", "Pink of Perfection" - uncredited
Sunday Showcase 1959 TV Series performer - 1 episode
A Hole in the Head 1959 performer: "High Hopes" 1959

Self

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Dream Girl of '67 1967 TV Series Himself - Bachelor Judge
Hollywood a Go Go 1965 TV Series Himself - Singer
Thank Your Lucky Stars 1965 TV Series Himself
Shindig! 1965 TV Series Himself - Singer
Where the Action Is 1965 TV Series Himself
New American Bandstand 1965 1959-1965 TV Series Himself / Himself - Musical Guest
Shivaree 1965 TV Series Himself
The Bob Hope Show 1963 TV Series Himself
The Bell Telephone Hour 1960 TV Series Himself
The Garry Moore Show 1959 TV Series Himself
Sunday Showcase 1959 TV Series Himself - Performer
Startime 1959 TV Series Himself
What's My Line? 1959 TV Series Himself - Mystery Guest
The Chevy Showroom Starring Andy Williams 1959 TV Series Himself
This Is Your Life 1959 TV Series Himself
The Pat Boone-Chevy Showroom 1959 TV Series Himself - Guest
The George Gobel Show 1959 TV Series Himself
The Eddie Fisher Show 1959 TV Series Himself
Your Hit Parade 1958 TV Series Himself
The Jimmy Dean Show 1958 TV Series Himself
Name That Tune 1957 TV Series Himself - Contestant
The Jackie Gleason Show 1953 TV Series Himself (Honeymooners Sketch)

Archive Footage

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Sputnik Fever 2007 Documentary Himself (uncredited)
Off to See the Wizard 1967 TV Series Huckleberry Finn

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