Al Hodge
Birthday:
April 18, 1912 in Ravenna, Ohio, USA
Birth Name:
Albert Hodge
Height:
188 cm
Hodge starred on radio as "The Green Hornet" in the 1940s. In the 1950s he was popular to TV fans as Captain Video. By the time of his death however, he had become an alcoholic and was living on $63 a week social security checks. He died alone and forgotten.
[about his Captain Video and His Video Rangers (1949) series] Everyone worked with everyone else. No one did just one thing. I've never seen...Show more »
[about his Captain Video and His Video Rangers (1949) series] Everyone worked with everyone else. No one did just one thing. I've never seen such teamwork before or since in this business. Show less «
[1958, in an interview with the Akron (OH) Beacon-Journal about life after his Captain Video and His Video Rangers (1949) went off the air] ...Show more »
[1958, in an interview with the Akron (OH) Beacon-Journal about life after his Captain Video and His Video Rangers (1949) went off the air] It's a terrible thing. I can get in to see TV producers who were once unavailable to me, but they all tell me the same old story. When I go after dramatic parts, they say my "Captain Video" identification would destroy character illusion. Libraries, men's stores, real estate, clerical work--I have done it all since the "Captain Video" days. Unfortunately, there has been no show-business work. Show less «
Fans expect me to be extremely conversant in every new technical marvel of the years to come. It's not unusual for a youngster to approach m...Show more »
Fans expect me to be extremely conversant in every new technical marvel of the years to come. It's not unusual for a youngster to approach me after a program to question me about remote carrier patterns, designs for flying saucer rings, radioactivity, time elementation, and other terribly complicated mechanisms. Show less «
[1953, commenting about his popularity among young children] Sometimes it's frightening, the responsible position I'm in, but I try to do a ...Show more »
[1953, commenting about his popularity among young children] Sometimes it's frightening, the responsible position I'm in, but I try to do a good job - and naturally I'm very happy about it all. Show less «
[Discussing his Sunday-school teaching at the First Congregational Church in Manhasset, Long Island, NY] Every week, without fail, I see sev...Show more »
[Discussing his Sunday-school teaching at the First Congregational Church in Manhasset, Long Island, NY] Every week, without fail, I see several new faces in class. At the end of each session, I notice that the newcomers have been taken aside and, in hushed whispers, learn that I am Captain Video himself. The identification does have a very good aspect. At least three times a week on "Captain Video", we deliver short messages to our youthful listeners. We stress the Golden Rule, tolerance, honesty, and personal integrity. I'm thankful for the opportunity of being associated with the show that helps, in a small measure, to illuminate for the young people of America the importance of courage, character, and the sense of moral values. Show less «
[to his wife] All I am is an echo.
[to his wife] All I am is an echo.
I've made more personal appearances as Captain Video since I've been off the show than I ever did on it. I've been at the opening of every G...Show more »
I've made more personal appearances as Captain Video since I've been off the show than I ever did on it. I've been at the opening of every Grand Union supermarket, every doughnut shop around New York in the past six months. How do I lick it? What do I do? Show less «
