Leyland Hodgson (5 October 1892 â€" 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
theater in 1898. In his early 20s, Hodgson was part of a touring
theater company, spending his time in the British areas of the Far
East, before entering the stage in Australia. In 1930 he would move to
the United States, where he would make his film debut in the
Oscar-nominated film, The Case of Sergeant Grischa in 1930.Over his
almost twenty-year career, he would appear in over 130 films, mostly
in supporting or smaller roles. He is best known for his work on the
Sherlock Holmes franchise of the late 1930s and 1940s, beginning with
1939's The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. He would die of a heart
attack on 16 March 1949, shortly after completing the filming of That
Forsyte Woman, which would be released later that year. He was
interred at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale,
California.(Per AFI database)
Leland Hodgson, was an English-born American character actor of the
1930s and 1940s. Born in London on 5 October 1892, Hodgson entered the
theater in 1898. In his early 20s, Hodgson was part of a touring
theater company, spending his time in the British areas of the Far
East, before entering the stage in Australia. In 1930 he would move to
the United States, where he would make his film debut in the
Oscar-nominated film, The Case of Sergeant Grischa in 1930.Over his
almost twenty-year career, he would appear in over 130 films, mostly
in supporting or smaller roles. He is best known for his work on the
Sherlock Holmes franchise of the late 1930s and 1940s, beginning with
1939's The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. He would die of a heart
attack on 16 March 1949, shortly after completing the filming of That
Forsyte Woman, which would be released later that year. He was
interred at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale,
California.(Per AFI database)
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