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Hank Patterson

Acting
October 9, 1888
— August 23, 1975(86 years old)
Springville, Alabama, USA
Popularity: 1
IMDb

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 Republic Pictures westerns, and then in popular juvenile TV westerns such as The Cisco Kid, The...

Known For

Bonanza series poster (1959)
7.5

Bonanza

Blacksmith

Perry Mason series poster (1957)
7.7

Perry Mason

Jack Gilly

The Andy Griffith Show series poster (1960)
7.6

The Andy Griffith Show

Hobo

The Twilight Zone series poster (1959)
8.5

The Twilight Zone

Old Man

The Beverly Hillbillies series poster (1962)
6.9

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Rifleman series poster (1958)
7.1

The Rifleman

The Virginian series poster (1962)
6.5

The Virginian

Old Man

Love, American Style series poster (1969)
6.1

Love, American Style

Farmer

Have Gun, Will Travel series poster (1957)
7.3

Have Gun, Will Travel

Petticoat Junction series poster (1963)
5.8

Petticoat Junction

Fred Ziffell

Green Acres series poster (1965)
7.2

Green Acres

Fred Ziffel

Rawhide series poster (1959)
7.2

Rawhide

Simpson

Photos of Hank Patterson

Filmography

1960s

The Absent-Minded Professor movie poster (1961)
6.6

The Absent-Minded Professor

Fisherman Spectator (uncredited)

Gunfighters of Abilene movie poster (1960)
5.3

Gunfighters of Abilene

Andy Ferris

1950s

No Name on the Bullet movie poster (1959)
6.6

No Name on the Bullet

Ed - Chess Player (uncredited)

Lone Texan movie poster (1959)
7.0

Lone Texan

Jack Stone (uncredited)

Gunmen from Laredo movie poster (1959)
5.4

Gunmen from Laredo

Earth vs. the Spider movie poster (1958)
4.8

Earth vs. the Spider

Hugo

Monster on the Campus movie poster (1958)
6.1

Monster on the Campus

Townsend - Night Watchman

Terror in a Texas Town movie poster (1958)
6.7

Terror in a Texas Town

Brady

The Saga of Hemp Brown movie poster (1958)
6.4

The Saga of Hemp Brown

Gil Henry

Attack of the Puppet People movie poster (1958)
5.1

Attack of the Puppet People

Night Manager

The Decks Ran Red movie poster (1958)
6.4

The Decks Ran Red

Moody

Gunsight Ridge movie poster (1957)
6.0

Gunsight Ridge

George Clark (uncredited)

Beginning of the End movie poster (1957)
3.9

Beginning of the End

Dave

The Amazing Colossal Man movie poster (1957)
4.6

The Amazing Colossal Man

Henry

The Storm Rider movie poster (1957)
7.0

The Storm Rider

Milstead

Julie movie poster (1956)
5.9

Julie

Ellis

The First Traveling Saleslady movie poster (1956)
5.6

The First Traveling Saleslady

Courtroom Spectator

Strange Intruder movie poster (1956)
6.3

Strange Intruder

Knife Grinder

Tarantula movie poster (1955)
6.5

Tarantula

Josh

Phantom Trails movie poster (1955)
7.0

Phantom Trails

Jess Morgan

Southwest Passage movie poster (1954)
6.3

Southwest Passage

Barstow

Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders movie poster (1953)
6.5

Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders

Jed Larson

Jack Slade movie poster (1953)
7.0

Jack Slade

Old Tom

California Conquest movie poster (1952)
4.9

California Conquest

Don Daredevil Rides Again movie poster (1951)
8.0

Don Daredevil Rides Again

Buck Bender

Silver City Bonanza movie poster (1951)
8.0

Silver City Bonanza

Postman

The Gunfighter movie poster (1950)
7.4

The Gunfighter

Jake (uncredited)

No Sad Songs for Me movie poster (1950)
6.3

No Sad Songs for Me

Night Construction Workman (uncredited)

Desperadoes of the West movie poster (1950)
5.2

Desperadoes of the West

Hardrock Haggerty

The Return of Jesse James movie poster (1950)
6.0

The Return of Jesse James

Clay County Marshal

Blades of the Musketeers movie poster (1950)
8.0

Blades of the Musketeers

The Old Fisherman

Code of the Silver Sage movie poster (1950)
8.0

Code of the Silver Sage

Sergeant Woods

1940s

The James Brothers of Missouri movie poster (1949)
6.7

The James Brothers of Missouri

Duffy [Ch. 4] / Duffy [11]

The Cowboy and the Indians movie poster (1949)
7.0

The Cowboy and the Indians

Tom

Relentless movie poster (1948)
6.4

Relentless

Bob Pliny (uncredited)

Panhandle movie poster (1948)
5.8

Panhandle

Old Timer (uncredited)

The Denver Kid movie poster (1948)
7.0

The Denver Kid

Sergeant Cooper

Night Time in Nevada movie poster (1948)
6.8

Night Time in Nevada

Tramp

Oklahoma Badlands movie poster (1948)
5.0

Oklahoma Badlands

Postmaster Fred

Robin Hood Of Texas movie poster (1947)
7.0

Robin Hood Of Texas

Guest

Under Colorado Skies movie poster (1947)
7.0

Under Colorado Skies

Slim

Bells of San Angelo movie poster (1947)
4.7

Bells of San Angelo

Deaf bus passenger

Springtime in the Sierras movie poster (1947)
4.8

Springtime in the Sierras

Old-Timer

Duel in the Sun movie poster (1946)
6.4

Duel in the Sun

Man (uncredited)

Abilene Town movie poster (1946)
5.3

Abilene Town

Doug Neil

The El Paso Kid movie poster (1946)
8.0

The El Paso Kid

Jeff Winters

Santa Fe Uprising movie poster (1946)
7.0

Santa Fe Uprising

Deputy Jake

Three Faces West movie poster (1940)
5.5

Three Faces West

Pool Player

1930s

Sabotage movie poster (1939)
6.6

Sabotage

(uncredited)

The Arizona Kid movie poster (1939)
6.1

The Arizona Kid

Townsman