John Hodiak

Acting

John Hodiak

Born April 16, 1914 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Died October 19, 1955 · aged 41

John Hodiak (April 16, 1914 – October 19, 1955) was an American actor who worked in radio and film. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Hodiak, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

LifeboatLifeboat · 1944
Lifeboat
7.41944
MovieWarDrama
During World War II, a small group of survivors is stranded in a lifeboat together after the ship they were traveling on is destroyed by a German U-boat.
BattlegroundBattleground · 1949
Battleground
6.71949
MovieActionDrama
Members of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division are fighting for their country amidst the rugged terrain of Bastogne, Belgium, in December 1944. Holley and his American compatriots have already seen one of their own, Roderigues, perish under enemy fire. The men try to rebuff another series of Nazi attacks, but what they really need is a change in the weather. Without clear skies, they'll never get the air support they need.
The Harvey GirlsThe Harvey Girls · 1946
The Harvey Girls
6.61946
MovieMusicWestern
On a train trip out west to become a mail-order bride, Susan Bradley meets a cheery crew of young women traveling out to open a "Harvey House" restaurant at a remote whistle-stop.
MalayaMalaya · 1949
Malaya
6.91949
MovieWarAdventure
After living abroad for several years, journalist John Royer returns to the United States just after the U.S. enters World War II. His boast that he could easily smuggle rubber, a key wartime natural resource, out of Malaya has him tasked with doing just that. He manages to get someone from his past, Carnaghan, sprung from Alactraz and together they head off to South East Asia posing as Irishmen. Once there, Carnaghan lines up some of his old cronies and with Royer and a few plantation owners plans to smuggle the rubber out from under the Japanese army's watchful eye.
The BribeThe Bribe · 1949
The Bribe
6.31949
MovieCrimeDrama
United States Federal agent Rigby travels to the Central American island Carlotta to investigate a stolen aircraft engines smuggling racket.
The People Against O'HaraThe People Against O'Hara · 1951
The People Against O'Hara
5.81951
MovieCrimeDrama
A defense attorney jeopardizes his career to save his client.
AmbushAmbush · 1950
Ambush
5.41950
MovieWestern
A Westerner searches for a white woman held by the Apaches.
Across the Wide MissouriAcross the Wide Missouri · 1951
Across the Wide Missouri
6.11951
MovieAdventureRomance
In the 1830's beaver trapper Flint Mitchell and other white men hunt and trap in the then unnamed territories of Montana and Idaho. Flint marries a Blackfoot woman as a way to gain entrance into her people's rich lands, but finds she means more to him than a ticket to good beaver habitat.

Filmography

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