Personal Info
Known Credits
51
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1888-10-09 (137 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Springville, Alabama, USA
Also Known For
Hank Patterson
Biography
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 ...
Known For
Acting
1961 --
The Absent-Minded Professor
| Fisherman Spectator (uncredited)
1960 --
Gunfighters of Abilene
| Andy Ferris
1959 --
Gunmen from Laredo
|
1959 --
Lone Texan
| Jack Stone (uncredited)
1958 --
Monster on the Campus
| Townsend - Night Watchman
1958 --
The Decks Ran Red
| Moody
1958 --
The Saga of Hemp Brown
| Gil Henry
1958 --
The Spider
| Hugo
1958 --
Terror in a Texas Town
| Brady
1958 --
Attack of the Puppet People
| Theater Janitor
1958 --
Attack of the Puppet People
| Night Manager
1957 --
The Amazing Colossal Man
| Henry
1957 --
Gunsight Ridge
| George Clark (uncredited)
1957 --
Beginning of the End
| Dave
1957 --
The Storm Rider
| Milstead
1956 --
Julie
| Ellis
1956 --
Strange Intruder
| Knife Grinder
1956 --
The First Traveling Saleslady
| Courtroom Spectator
1955 --
Tarantula
| Josh
1955 --
Phantom Trails
| Jess Morgan
1954 --
Southwest Passage
| Barstow
1953 --
Jack Slade
| Old Tom
1953 --
Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders
| Jed Larson
1952 --
California Conquest
|
1951 --
Don Daredevil Rides Again
| Buck Bender
1951 --
Silver City Bonanza
| Postman
1950 --
Blades of the Musketeers
| The Old Fisherman
1950 --
Desperadoes of the West
| Hardrock Haggerty
1950 --
The Return of Jesse James
| Clay County Marshal
1950 --
The Gunfighter
| Jake (uncredited)
1950 --
No Sad Songs for Me
| Night Construction Workman (uncredited)
1950 --
Code of the Silver Sage
| Sergeant Woods
1949 --
The Cowboy and the Indians
| Ranch hand Tom
1949 --
The James Brothers of Missouri
| Duffy [Ch. 4] / Duffy [11]
1948 --
The Denver Kid
| Sergeant Cooper
1948 --
Night Time in Nevada
| Tramp
1948 --
Relentless
| Bob Pliny (uncredited)
1948 --
Oklahoma Badlands
| Postmaster Fred
1948 --
Panhandle
| Old Timer (uncredited)
1947 --
Under Colorado Skies
| Slim
1947 --
Robin Hood Of Texas
| Taxi Driver
1947 --
Robin Hood Of Texas
| Guest
1947 --
Springtime in the Sierras
| Old-Timer
1947 --
Bells of San Angelo
| Deaf bus passenger
1946 --
Duel in the Sun
| Man (uncredited)
1946 --
Santa Fe Uprising
| Deputy Jake
1946 --
The El Paso Kid
| Jeff Winters
1946 --
Abilene Town
| Doug Neil
1940 --
Three Faces West
| Pool Player
1939 --
Sabotage
| (uncredited)
1939 --
The Arizona Kid
| Townsman