Hank Patterson


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Actor

Hank Patterson (born Elmer Calvin Patterson; October 9, 1888 – August 23, 1975) was an American actor and musician. He is known foremost for playing two recurring characters on three television series: the stableman Hank Miller on Gunsmoke and farmer Fred Ziffel on both Petticoat Junction and Green Acres. Patterson found plenty of movie work, mainly playing cantankerous types as well as blacksmiths, hotel clerks, farmers, shopkeepers and other townsmen, usually bit roles and character parts in...

Place of Birth: Springville, Alabama, USA

Date of Birth: Oct 9, 1888

Date of Death: Aug 23, 1975


Filmography

Actor (41 Known Credits)


The Absent-Minded Professor

Fisherman spectator

The Twilight Zone

Mr. Gentry

The Twilight Zone

Mr. Gentry (uncredited)

Monster on the Campus

Townsend - Night Watchman

The Spider

Hugo the janitor

Julie

Ellis

Strange Intruder

Knife grinder

Phantom Trails

Jess Morgan

Jack Slade

Old Tom

Blades of the Musketeers

The Old Fisherman

The Gunfighter

Jake (uncredited)

Code of the Silver Sage

Sergeant Woods

Desperadoes of the West

Hardrock Haggerty [Ch. 4, 5]

Red Canyon

Osborne

The James Brothers of Missouri

Duffy [Ch. 4] / Duffy [11]

The Denver Kid

Sergeant Cooper

Relentless

Bob Pliny

Oklahoma Badlands

Postmaster Fred

Bells of San Angelo

Deaf bus passenger

Abilene Town

Doug Neil

The El Paso Kid

Jeff Winters

Santa Fe Uprising

Deputy Jake

Three Faces West

Pool Player

Sabotage

Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)

Fisherman spectator
Andy Ferris
The Twilight Zone (1959 - 1964)
Freitag
The Twilight Zone (1959 - 1964)
Mr. Gentry
The Twilight Zone (1959 - 1964)
Mr. Gentry (uncredited)
Townsend - Night Watchman
The Spider (1958)
Hugo the janitor
Theater janitor
Moody
Milstead
Julie (1956)
Ellis
Knife grinder
Tarantula (1955)
Josh
Jess Morgan
Jack Slade (1953)
Old Tom
The Old Fisherman
Postman
Buck Bender
Jake (uncredited)
Sergeant Woods
Hardrock Haggerty [Ch. 4, 5]
Red Canyon (1949)
Osborne
Ranch hand Tom
Duffy [Ch. 4] / Duffy [11]
Tramp
Sergeant Cooper
Relentless (1948)
Bob Pliny
Postmaster Fred
Deaf bus passenger
Old-Timer
Guest
Taxi Driver
Abilene Town (1946)
Doug Neil
Jeff Winters
Deputy Jake
Pool Player
Townsman
Sabotage (1939)
Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)

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