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 t...
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Panhandle
As Old Timer (uncredited)
The Saga of Hemp Brown
As Gil Henry
Lone Texan
As Jack Stone (uncredited)
Southwest Passage
As Barstow
California Conquest
Terror in a Texas Town
As Brady
Attack of the Puppet People
As Night Manager
Gunmen from Laredo
Gunfighters of Abilene
As Andy Ferris
The Cowboy and the Indians
As Ranch hand Tom
The Arizona Kid
As Townsman
Gunsight Ridge
As George Clark (uncredited)
Duel in the Sun
As Man (uncredited)
The Return of Jesse James
As Clay County Marshal
The Absent-Minded Professor
As Fisherman Spectator (uncredited)
The Decks Ran Red
As Moody
The Spider
As Hugo
Beginning of the End
As Dave
The Storm Rider
As Milstead
The Amazing Colossal Man
As Henry
Julie
As Ellis
Strange Intruder
As Knife Grinder
Tarantula
As Josh
Jack Slade
As Old Tom
Code of the Silver Sage
As Sergeant Woods
Night Time in Nevada
As Tramp
Springtime in the Sierras
As Old-Timer
Bells of San Angelo
As Deaf bus passenger
Monster on the Campus
As Townsend - Night Watchman
The Gunfighter
As Jake (uncredited)
Abilene Town
As Doug Neil
Three Faces West
As Pool Player
Robin Hood Of Texas
As Guest
Desperadoes of the West
As Hardrock Haggerty
Don Daredevil Rides Again
As Buck Bender
Silver City Bonanza
As Postman
Santa Fe Uprising
As Deputy Jake
Sabotage
As (uncredited)
The El Paso Kid
As Jeff Winters
Under Colorado Skies
As Slim
The James Brothers of Missouri
As Duffy [Ch. 4] / Duffy [11]
The Denver Kid
As Sergeant Cooper
Oklahoma Badlands
As Postmaster Fred
Relentless
As Bob Pliny (uncredited)
Blades of the Musketeers
As The Old Fisherman
Phantom Trails
As Jess Morgan
Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders
As Jed Larson
No Sad Songs for Me
As Night Construction Workman (uncredited)
The First Traveling Saleslady
As Courtroom Spectator
Mister Ed
The Andy Griffith Show
As Hobo
Burke's Law
As Lukey Slade
Trackdown
Green Acres
As Fred Ziffel
The Beverly Hillbillies
Petticoat Junction
As Fred Ziffell
The Mod Squad
Gunsmoke
As Jake
Perry Mason
As Jack Gilly
The Twilight Zone
As Old Man
Sea Hunt
The Tall Man
Laredo
Straightaway
87th Precinct
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Rawhide
As Simpson
Have Gun, Will Travel
Highway Patrol
Cimarron Strip
Daniel Boone
As Jed Harper (uncredited)
The Virginian
As Old Man
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
The Loner
As The Bartender
Bronco
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Alaskans
Navy Log
Black Saddle
As Harvey Morgan
Lock-Up
The Rifleman
Bat Masterson
As Prospector
The Guns of Will Sonnett
Riverboat
As Rare
The Texan
Buffalo Bill Jr.
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As Slim Baker
The New Adventures of Spin and Marty
The Legend of Jesse James
As Porter
Custer
The Westerner
As Sample
City Detective
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
As Mr. Phillips
Gang Busters
Hopalong Cassidy
Johnny Ringo
As Old Man
Miami Undercover