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.
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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
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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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
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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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
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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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
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Sputnik Fever | 2007 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
Off to See the Wizard | 1967 | TV Series | Huckleberry Finn |
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