1. John Hodiak was an American actor who worked in radio, stage and film.
26 Facts About John Hodiak
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When John Hodiak first tried out for a radio acting job, he was turned down because of his accent.
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John Hodiak had the role of McCullough in the radio soap opera Girl Alone.
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John Hodiak was cast in a few small parts at MGM, including A Stranger in Town, I Dood It and Maisie Goes to Reno.
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John Hodiak then caught the eye of director Alfred Hitchcock, and on loan to 20th Century Fox, he was featured in Lifeboat opposite Tallulah Bankhead.
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John Hodiak was Ann Sothern's love interest in Maisie Goes to Reno and had a role in Marriage Is a Private Affair.
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At MGM, John Hodiak had a role as Judy Garland's love interest in The Harvey Girls.
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John Hodiak acted with Lucille Ball in MGM's Two Smart People, which lost money, as did the film noir The Arnelo Affair.
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John Hodiak went to Paramount for Desert Fury, playing the lead with Lizabeth Scott and Burt Lancaster.
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John Hodiak starred in Love from a Stranger for Eagle Lion, then supported Lana Turner and Clark Gable in Homecoming.
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John Hodiak was down the cast list for The Bribe.
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John Hodiak was second billed in MGM's war film Battleground, a huge success.
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Also popular was Malaya where John Hodiak supported James Stewart and Spencer Tracy.
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John Hodiak was a love rival for Robert Taylor in Ambush, a popular Western.
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John Hodiak was third billed in The Miniver Story, the flop sequel to Mrs Miniver, and fourth lead in Night into Morning, an unsuccessful drama.
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John Hodiak supported Spencer Tracy in The People Against O'Hara and Clark Gable in Across the Wide Missouri.
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John Hodiak was second billed to Walter Pidgeon in The Sellout.
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In 1952, John Hodiak went to New York City and made his Broadway debut in The Chase by Horton Foote and directed by Jose Ferrer.
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John Hodiak went to Allied Artists to star in the movie Battle Zone.
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John Hodiak starred in two Westerns, Ambush at Tomahawk Gap and Conquest of Cochise, and then the war movies Mission Over Korea and Dragonfly Squadron.
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John Hodiak originated the role of Lieutenant Maryk in Paul Gregory's production of the play The Caine Mutiny Court Martial by Herman Wouk adapted from his novel The Caine Mutiny.
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The play, starring Henry Fonda and Lloyd Nolan, ran for two years, and John Hodiak's portrayal brought him acclaim.
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John Hodiak suffered a fatal heart attack in October 1955 at his parents' home in Tarzana, California.
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John Hodiak was acting in On the Threshold of Space; it was decided that his performance was sufficient to release the movie.
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John Hodiak is interred in Block 303, Crypt D-1 of the main mausoleum at Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles.
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John Hodiak has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6101 Hollywood Boulevard, for his work in radio.