Leyland Hodgson

Leyland Hodgson (5 October 1892 – 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.[1]

Over his almost twenty-year career, he would appear in over 130 films, mostly in supporting or smaller roles.[2] 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.[2] He was interred at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.[3]