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Hank Patterson

Hank Patterson

Actor Oct 9 (died age 86) Springville, Alabama, USA 1939–1969 (30 year career)
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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

The Gunfighter
Film

The Gunfighter

Jake (uncredited)
Tarantula
Film

Tarantula

Josh
The Absent-Minded Professor
Film

The Absent-Minded Professor

Fisherman Spectator (uncredited)
Duel in the Sun
Film

Duel in the Sun

Man (uncredited)
No Name on the Bullet
Film

No Name on the Bullet

Ed - Chess Player (uncredited)
Terror in a Texas Town
Film

Terror in a Texas Town

Brady
Monster on the Campus
Film

Monster on the Campus

Townsend - Night Watchman
Attack of the Puppet People
Film

Attack of the Puppet People

Theater Janitor

Filmography

Acting (106)

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Movies (51)

The Absent-Minded Professor

The Absent-Minded Professor

1961

as Fisherman Spectator (uncredited)

6.5
Gunfighters of Abilene

Gunfighters of Abilene

1960

as Andy Ferris

5.0
Gunmen from Laredo

Gunmen from Laredo

1959
4.7
Lone Texan

Lone Texan

1959

as Jack Stone (uncredited)

5.0
No Name on the Bullet

No Name on the Bullet

1959

as Ed - Chess Player (uncredited)

6.6
Monster on the Campus

Monster on the Campus

1958

as Townsend - Night Watchman

6.0
Attack of the Puppet People

Attack of the Puppet People

1958

as Theater Janitor

5.0
Terror in a Texas Town

Terror in a Texas Town

1958

as Brady

6.7
Earth vs. the Spider

Earth vs. the Spider

1958

as Hugo

4.7
The Saga of Hemp Brown

The Saga of Hemp Brown

1958

as Gil Henry

6.3
The Decks Ran Red

The Decks Ran Red

1958

as Moody

6.3
Beginning of the End

Beginning of the End

1957

as Dave

3.8
The Amazing Colossal Man

The Amazing Colossal Man

1957

as Henry

4.5
Gunsight Ridge

Gunsight Ridge

1957

as George Clark (uncredited)

5.7
The Storm Rider

The Storm Rider

1957

as Milstead

Julie

Julie

1956

as Ellis

5.8
The First Traveling Saleslady

The First Traveling Saleslady

1956

as Courtroom Spectator

5.5
Strange Intruder

Strange Intruder

1956

as Knife Grinder

5.6
Tarantula

Tarantula

1955

as Josh

6.5
Phantom Trails

Phantom Trails

1955

as Jess Morgan

Southwest Passage

Southwest Passage

1954

as Barstow

5.4
Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders

Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders

1953

as Jed Larson

6.0
Jack Slade

Jack Slade

1953

as Old Tom

6.4
California Conquest

California Conquest

1952
4.4
Don Daredevil Rides Again

Don Daredevil Rides Again

1951

as Buck Bender

6.0
Silver City Bonanza

Silver City Bonanza

1951

as Postman

Desperadoes of the West

Desperadoes of the West

1950

as Hardrock Haggerty

3.8
No Sad Songs for Me

No Sad Songs for Me

1950

as Night Construction Workman (uncredited)

6.2
The Gunfighter

The Gunfighter

1950

as Jake (uncredited)

7.3
The Return of Jesse James

The Return of Jesse James

1950

as Clay County Marshal

5.0
Blades of the Musketeers

Blades of the Musketeers

1950

as The Old Fisherman

Code of the Silver Sage

Code of the Silver Sage

1950

as Sergeant Woods

6.0
The James Brothers of Missouri

The James Brothers of Missouri

1949

as Duffy [Ch. 4] / Duffy [11]

6.0
The Cowboy and the Indians

The Cowboy and the Indians

1949

as Tom

7.0
Night Time in Nevada

Night Time in Nevada

1948

as Tramp

6.2
Oklahoma Badlands

Oklahoma Badlands

1948

as Postmaster Fred

3.0
Relentless

Relentless

1948

as Bob Pliny (uncredited)

6.2
Panhandle

Panhandle

1948

as Old Timer (uncredited)

5.7
The Denver Kid

The Denver Kid

1948

as Sergeant Cooper

7.0
Springtime in the Sierras

Springtime in the Sierras

1947

as Old-Timer

4.2
Bells of San Angelo

Bells of San Angelo

1947

as Deaf bus passenger

4.1
Robin Hood Of Texas

Robin Hood Of Texas

1947

as Guest

Under Colorado Skies

Under Colorado Skies

1947

as Slim

Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun

1946

as Man (uncredited)

6.3
Abilene Town

Abilene Town

1946

as Doug Neil

5.1
The El Paso Kid

The El Paso Kid

1946

as Jeff Winters

Santa Fe Uprising

Santa Fe Uprising

1946

as Deputy Jake

Three Faces West

Three Faces West

1940

as Pool Player

5.4
Sabotage

Sabotage

1939

as (uncredited)

7.0
The Arizona Kid

The Arizona Kid

1939

as Townsman

5.8
Because I Love Him

Because I Love Him

Television (55)

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

1969

as Farmer

6.1
The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

1968
6.2
The Guns of Will Sonnett

The Guns of Will Sonnett

1967
6.2
Cimarron Strip

Cimarron Strip

1967
5.5
Custer

Custer

1967
6.0
Green Acres

Green Acres

1965

as Fred Ziffel

7.3
The Legend of Jesse James

The Legend of Jesse James

1965

as Porter

4.8
Laredo

Laredo

1965
6.3
The Loner

The Loner

1965

as The Bartender

5.7
Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

1964

as Jed Harper (uncredited)

7.0
Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

1963

as Fred Ziffell

5.7
Burke's Law

Burke's Law

1963

as Lukey Slade

6.0
The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962
6.9
The Virginian

The Virginian

1962

as Old Man

6.4
Mister Ed

Mister Ed

1961
6.8
87th Precinct

87th Precinct

1961
7.5
Straightaway

Straightaway

1961
Miami Undercover

Miami Undercover

1961
6.0
The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

1960

as Hobo

7.6
The Tall Man

The Tall Man

1960
6.3
The Westerner

The Westerner

1960

as Sample

6.8
Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

as Blacksmith

7.5
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959

as Freitag

8.5
Rawhide

Rawhide

1959

as Simpson

7.2
The Alaskans

The Alaskans

1959
5.5
Lock-Up

Lock-Up

1959
6.2
Johnny Ringo

Johnny Ringo

1959

as Old Man

5.7
Riverboat

Riverboat

1959

as Rare

6.2
The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

1959

as Mr. Phillips

6.3
Black Saddle

Black Saddle

1959

as Harvey Morgan

6.0
Sea Hunt

Sea Hunt

1958
6.6
The Rifleman

The Rifleman

1958
7.1
Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

1958

as Prospector

6.1
Bronco

Bronco

1958
5.9
The Texan

The Texan

1958
5.5
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958
5.8
Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

as Jack Gilly

7.7
Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957
7.3
Trackdown

Trackdown

1957
6.4
The New Adventures of Spin and Marty

The New Adventures of Spin and Marty

1957

as Pete Duggan

6.0
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

as Slim Baker

6.0
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp

1955
6.8
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

as Jake

6.6
Highway Patrol

Highway Patrol

1955
5.8
Navy Log

Navy Log

1955
4.5
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

1955
6.3
Buffalo Bill Jr.

Buffalo Bill Jr.

1955
5.0
City Detective

City Detective

1953
7.0
The Abbott and Costello Show

The Abbott and Costello Show

1952

as The Tramp

7.2
Hopalong Cassidy

Hopalong Cassidy

1952
5.1
Death Valley Days

Death Valley Days

1952

as Phi Jones

6.4
Gang Busters

Gang Busters

1952
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951
5.0
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
7.2
The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

1949

as Calico

6.8