Born in Springville, Alabama, USA — Oct 09 1888• Died Aug 23 1975

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…
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Jack Gilly


Blacksmith

Hobo


Old Man

Farmer

Old Man


Fred Ziffell

Slim Baker


Lukey Slade

Simpson

Jed Harper (uncredited)

Fred Ziffel


Prospector

Calico



Harvey Morgan


Jake




The Tramp

Old Man





Mr. Phillips




The Bartender

Rare






Sample

Porter



Phi Jones

Pete Duggan




Jake (uncredited)

Man (uncredited)

Ed - Chess Player (uncredited)

Josh


Old Timer (uncredited)

Clay County Marshal

Doug Neil

Dave

Fisherman Spectator (uncredited)

Night Manager

Jack Stone (uncredited)

Gil Henry

George Clark (uncredited)

Night Construction Workman (uncredited)

Townsman

Ellis

Jed Larson

Jess Morgan

Tramp

(uncredited)

Bob Pliny (uncredited)

Milstead

The Old Fisherman


Sergeant Cooper

Brady

Tom

Courtroom Spectator

Henry

Old-Timer

Old Tom

Deputy Jake

Barstow

Sergeant Woods

Deaf bus passenger

Moody

Andy Ferris

Pool Player

Hugo

Hardrock Haggerty

Postmaster Fred

Duffy [Ch. 4] / Duffy [11]

Slim

Townsend - Night Watchman

Postman

Guest

Jeff Winters

Buck Bender

Knife Grinder