Hank Patterson
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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
Filmography
Love, American Style
1969
as Farmer
The Mod Squad
1968
Cimarron Strip
1967
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
Custer
1967
Green Acres
1965
as Fred Ziffel
Laredo
1965
The Loner
1965
as The Bartender
The Legend of Jesse James
1965
as Porter
Daniel Boone
1964
as Jed Harper (uncredited)
Daniel Boone
1964
as Gray
Daniel Boone
1964
as Fiddler
Burke's Law
1963
as Lukey Slade
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Fred Ziffell
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
The Virginian
1962
as Old Man
The Absent-Minded Professor
1961
as Fisherman Spectator (uncredited)
Mister Ed
1961
Straightaway
1961
87th Precinct
1961
Miami Undercover
1961
Gunfighters of Abilene
1960
as Andy Ferris
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Hobo
The Tall Man
1960
The Westerner
1960
as Sample
Lone Texan
1959
as Jack Stone (uncredited)
Gunmen from Laredo
1959
No Name on the Bullet
1959
as Ed - Chess Player (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Old Man
Rawhide
1959
as Simpson
The Alaskans
1959
Black Saddle
1959
as Harvey Morgan
Lock-Up
1959
Riverboat
1959
as Rare
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Mr. Phillips
Johnny Ringo
1959
as Old Man
Riverboat
1959
as Johnny Mullins (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Freitag
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Mr. Gentry
Bonanza
1959
as Blacksmith
The Saga of Hemp Brown
1958
as Gil Henry
Terror in a Texas Town
1958
as Brady
Attack of the Puppet People
1958
as Night Manager
The Decks Ran Red
1958
as Moody
Earth vs. the Spider
1958
as Hugo
Attack of the Puppet People
1958
as Theater Janitor
Monster on the Campus
1958
as Townsend - Night Watchman
Sea Hunt
1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Bronco
1958
The Rifleman
1958
Bat Masterson
1958
as Prospector
The Texan
1958
Bat Masterson
1958
as Soda Smith
Bat Masterson
1958
as Warren T. 'Soda' Smith
Bronco
1958
as Railroad Costigan
Gunsight Ridge
1957
as George Clark (uncredited)
Beginning of the End
1957
as Dave
The Storm Rider
1957
as Milstead
The Amazing Colossal Man
1957
as Henry
Trackdown
1957
Perry Mason
1957
as Jack Gilly
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
The New Adventures of Spin and Marty
1957
as Pete Duggan
Julie
1956
as Ellis
Strange Intruder
1956
as Knife Grinder
The First Traveling Saleslady
1956
as Courtroom Spectator
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Slim Baker
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Jonas Mulvey
Tarantula
1955
as Josh
Phantom Trails
1955
as Jess Morgan
Gunsmoke
1955
as Jake
Highway Patrol
1955
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
Navy Log
1955
Buffalo Bill Jr.
1955
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
as Carl
Gunsmoke
1955
as Judge
Gunsmoke
1955
as Crowbait
Gunsmoke
1955
as Carl Miller
Gunsmoke
1955
as Hank Miller
Gunsmoke
1955
as Cowboy
Gunsmoke
1955
as Hank
Gunsmoke
1955
as Hank Miller (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
1955
as Livery Man
Cheyenne
1955
as Sunset
Southwest Passage
1954
as Barstow
Jack Slade
1953
as Old Tom
Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders
1953
as Jed Larson
Woman They Almost Lynched
1953
as Townsman (uncredited)
City Detective
1953
California Conquest
1952
Gang Busters
1952
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as The Tramp
Death Valley Days
1952
as Phi Jones
Don Daredevil Rides Again
1951
as Buck Bender
Silver City Bonanza
1951
as Postman
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Return of Jesse James
1950
as Clay County Marshal
Code of the Silver Sage
1950
as Sergeant Woods
The Gunfighter
1950
as Jake (uncredited)
Desperadoes of the West
1950
as Hardrock Haggerty
Blades of the Musketeers
1950
as The Old Fisherman
No Sad Songs for Me
1950
as Night Construction Workman (uncredited)
The Gene Autry Show
1950
as Wagon Driver Idaho
The Cowboy and the Indians
1949
as Tom
The James Brothers of Missouri
1949
as Duffy [Ch. 4] / Duffy [11]
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Calico
Panhandle
1948
as Old Timer (uncredited)
Night Time in Nevada
1948
as Tramp
The Denver Kid
1948
as Sergeant Cooper
Oklahoma Badlands
1948
as Postmaster Fred
Relentless
1948
as Bob Pliny (uncredited)
Springtime in the Sierras
1947
as Old-Timer
Bells of San Angelo
1947
as Deaf bus passenger
Robin Hood Of Texas
1947
as Guest
Robin Hood Of Texas
1947
as Taxi Driver
Under Colorado Skies
1947
as Slim
Duel in the Sun
1946
as Man (uncredited)
Abilene Town
1946
as Doug Neil
Santa Fe Uprising
1946
as Deputy Jake
The El Paso Kid
1946
as Jeff Winters
Three Faces West
1940
as Pool Player
The Arizona Kid
1939
as Townsman
Sabotage
1939
as (uncredited)