Horace Hodges

Horace Hodges (19 December 1863 – 6 July 1951) was a British stage and film actor and writer.[1][2][3][4]

Horace Hodges
Born	19 December 1863 Falmouth, Cornwall, England
Died	6 July 1951 (aged 87) Sussex, England
Occupation	Actor & writer

Hodges was the author (with Thomas Wigney Percyval) of the play Grumpy which saw a Broadway production in 1913, a silent film version in 1923, and a sound version in 1930, with a Spanish film version Cascarrabias in the same year.[5][6][7][8]

Selected filmography

• Escape (1930) - Gentleman
• Other People's Sins (1931) - Carfax
• A Night in Montmartre (1931) - Lucien Borell
• After Dark (1933) - Thaddeus Cattermole Brompton
• Summer Lightning (1933) - Lord Emsworth
• Rolling in Money (1934) - Earl of Addleton
• Summer Lightning (1933) - Johnnie Lee
• Old Faithful (1935) - Bill Brunning
• Birds of a Feather (1936) - Lord Cheverton
• Three Maxims (1936) - MIke
• London Melody (1937) - Father Donnelly
• The Show Goes On (1937) - Sam Bishop
• Follow Your Star (1938) - Mr. Wilmot
• Jamaica Inn (1939) - Chadwick - Sir Humphrey's Butler (final film role)

References

1. "Hodges, Horace" Archived 2012-10-22 at the Wayback Machine, the BFI website
2. "Lots of Suspense in Maude's New Play", The New York Times, 1913-11-25
3. "Horace Hodges - Theatricalia".
4. League, The Broadway. "Horace Hodges – Broadway Cast & Staff - IBDB".
5. League, The Broadway. "Grumpy – Broadway Play – Original - IBDB".
6. "Grumpy (1923) - William C. DeMille - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".
7. "Grumpy (1930)".
8. "Cascarrabias (1930)".

External links

• Horace Hodges at IMDb
• Horace Hodges at the Internet Broadway Database