Mike Hodge
Biography
Mike Hodge was an American actor and union executive who was familiar to television audiences for playing judges and detectives in the Law & Order franchise. He was born in McComas, West Virginia, graduated from West Virginia University with a theater minor, and later worked for The Washington Post and trained at the DC Black Repertory Theater before settling in New York. On Law & Order he appeared over two decades as Judge Delano Burns, while his other television work included Ed, Fringe, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Among his films were Striking Distance (1993) and To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995), and he also narrated audiobooks by Mitch Albom and Steve Harvey. He became active in union work after the 2000 commercial actors strike, won election to SAG's national board in 2001, and later presided over the SAG-AFTRA New York local. He died in 2017.
70years old at death
- Born McComas
- Died New York City
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Also credited as Michael Hodge
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 29 years1990 to 2019
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A change of course
Hodge studied theater at the DC Black Repertory Theater after working for The Washington Post, and earned his Actors' Equity, SAG and AFTRA memberships while working in Washington, D.C.
Behind the camera
Hodge was a member of SAG's G1 committee, and that group put together the agreement that brought SAG and AFTRA together in 2012.
Beyond film
Besides acting, Hodge narrated audiobooks, among them works by Mitch Albom and Steve Harvey. His narration also covered documentaries, including Aftershock: Beyond the Civil War (2006).
Mike Hodge movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Striking Distance1993 Action, Crime, Mysteryas Capt. Penderman, River Rescue Commandant
IMDb rating 5.953K votes
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Films together
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Online
Official profiles and reference pages.