Eddie Hodges was born on March 5, 1947 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA. He is an actor, known for Advise & Consent (1962), The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960) and A Hole in the Head (1959).
Live a Little, Love a Little, C'mon, Let's Live a Little, The Happiest Millionaire, Summer Magic, Johnny Shiloh, Advise & Consent, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, A Hole in the Head
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He made guest appearances on both of the longest running prime time dramas in US television history: Gunsmoke (1955) and Law & Order (1990).
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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).
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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.
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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.
Had several hit records in the early 1960s, most notably "I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door" and "Girls Were Made to Love."
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Dropped out of performing and eventually became a mental health counselor in his native Mississippi.
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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
Title
Year
Status
Character
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
Title
Year
Status
Character
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