John Hodiak (/ho.di.k/ HOH-dee-ak; April 16, 1914 October 19, 1955)
was an American actor who worked in radio, stage and film.Hodiak was
born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Walter Hodiak (October
25, 1888 August 21, 1962) and Anna Pogorzelec (February 28, 1888
October 17, 1971). He was of Ukrainian and Polish descent. Hodiak grew
up in Hamtramck, Michigan.Hodiak had his first theatrical experience
at age 11, acting in Ukrainian and Russian plays at the Ukrainian
Catholic Church. From the moment he first appeared on the stage, he
resolved to become an actor. Hodiak was not even swayed when as a
third baseman on his local high school baseball team, he was offered a
contract with a St. Louis Cardinals farm club. He turned the offer
down.When Hodiak first tried out for a radio acting job, he was turned
down because of his accent. He became a caddie at a Detroit golf
course, then worked at a Chevrolet automobile factory and practiced
his diction. When he conquered the diction hurdle, he became a radio
actor and moved to Chicago. There Hodiak created the role of the comic
strip character Li'l Abner on radio.
was an American actor who worked in radio, stage and film.Hodiak was
born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Walter Hodiak (October
25, 1888 August 21, 1962) and Anna Pogorzelec (February 28, 1888
October 17, 1971). He was of Ukrainian and Polish descent. Hodiak grew
up in Hamtramck, Michigan.Hodiak had his first theatrical experience
at age 11, acting in Ukrainian and Russian plays at the Ukrainian
Catholic Church. From the moment he first appeared on the stage, he
resolved to become an actor. Hodiak was not even swayed when as a
third baseman on his local high school baseball team, he was offered a
contract with a St. Louis Cardinals farm club. He turned the offer
down.When Hodiak first tried out for a radio acting job, he was turned
down because of his accent. He became a caddie at a Detroit golf
course, then worked at a Chevrolet automobile factory and practiced
his diction. When he conquered the diction hurdle, he became a radio
actor and moved to Chicago. There Hodiak created the role of the comic
strip character Li'l Abner on radio.
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