Search results
American actor John Hodiak takes a coffee break on the set of the MGM World War II film 'Battleground', 1949. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images
He became a star overnight as surly, sexy, usually shirtless Kovac in Hitchcock's Lifeboat (1944). Handsome and personable, John Hodiak (1914-1955) embraced his heritage as the son of Polish-Ukrainian immigrants, making him a rare Golden Age actor whose true ethnicity (and birth name) were widely known by moviegoers.
- David C. Tucker
Dec 14, 2011 · Lucky Star: John Hodiak. In one of his first significant roles, Hodiak was seen in "Maisie Goes to Reno" with Ann Sothern. Hodiak landed a breakout role in Alfred Hitchcock's "Lifeboat." With Lizabeth Scott and Wendell Corey in "Desert Fury." Hodiak co-starred with Ava Gardner and Robert Taylor in "The Bribe." Hodiak and Baxter, in better days.
Actor John Hodiak poses in Los Angeles, California. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images
John Hodiak: From Hamtramck to Hollywood. Radio and film actor John Hodiak in The Sellout (1952) It was the church plays, the high school dramas and John Hodiak's eagerness to spout speeches that got him hipped on the radio acting idea which finally paid off way out in Hollywood. Hodie had worked up such an oratorical rep around Hamtramck that ...
Actor. He was an American actor of the first half of the 20th century, who was a sad-eyed leading man of Hollywood films. Born in Pittsburgh of Ukrainian-Polish descent, he was a stock clerk at Detroit's Chevrolet factory when he began his acting career in local radio programs. He signed a contract with MGM in 1942,...
Tallulah Bankhead laying her head on John Hodiak in a scene from the film 'Lifeboat', 1944. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images
