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Joel Hodgson

Personal Information

Known ForCreator
GenderMale
Birth DateFeb 20, 1960 (66 years old)
Zodiac Sign♓Pisces
Place of BirthStevens Point, Wisconsin
Career Span1975 – Present (52 yrs)
Known Credits44 Titles
Official Links
Official WebsiteIMDbXWWikidata
CreatorPopularity Score 1.1

Joel Hodgson

Total Works

44

28 movies • 16 shows

Avg Rating

7.1 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Joel Gordon Hodgson (born February 20, 1960) is an American writer, comedian and television actor. He is best known for creating Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) and starring in it as the character Joel Robinson. In 2007 MST3K was listed as "one of the top 100 television shows of all time" by Time.com. Hodgson is currently "movie riffing" with fellow cast members of MST3K under the name Cinematic Titanic, performing live and producing content for DVDs and direct download.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Arrested Development
7.9
as Joel Robinson
Steven Universe
8.4
Steven Universe
2013•series
as Mayor Dewey / Mirror Dewey (voice)
Freaks and Geeks
8.2
Freaks and Geeks
1999•series
as Discotheque DJ
Saturday Night Live
6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975•series
as Self - Special Guest

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 44 titles featuring Joel Hodgson

Arrested Development
7.9
1 eps

as Joel Robinson

Steven Universe
8.4
2 eps
Steven Universe
2013•series

as Mayor Dewey / Mirror Dewey (voice)

Freaks and Geeks
8.2
3 eps
Freaks and Geeks
1999•series

as Discotheque DJ

Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves
5.4

Role: Screenplay

Saturday Night Live
6.9
4 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975•series

as Self - Special Guest

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
6.6

Role: Creator

Mystery Science Theater 3000
7.7
98 eps

as Joel Robinson

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003•series

Role: Writer

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
7.1
1 eps

as Self

Space Ghost Coast to Coast
7.8
1 eps

as Self

Late Night with David Letterman
6.2
3 eps

as Self

Other Space
6.7
8 eps
Other Space
2015•series

as Zalian Fletcher

Mystery Science Theater 3000
7.5
20 eps

as Ardy

Prop Culture
7.8
1 eps
Prop Culture
2020•series

as Self

Mystery Science Theater 3000
8.2
0

as Joel Robinson/Ardy

American Scary
7.5
American Scary
2006•movie

as Himself

Jerry Seinfeld: Stand-Up Confidential
6.5
RiffTrax Live: MST3K Reunion
9.0

as Self

Cinematic Titanic: The Oozing Skull
6.8

as Self

Cinematic Titanic: Blood of the Vampires
4.5

as Self

Cinematic Titanic: The Alien Factor
6.2

as Himself

Cinematic Titanic: Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks
7.8

as Himself

Cinematic Titanic: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
8.0

as Himself

Cinematic Titanic: Doomsday Machine
6.8

as Self

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The RiffTrax Experiments — Sting of Death
7.3

Role: Characters

Cinematic Titanic: The Wasp Woman
8.0

as Self

Cinematic Titanic: Danger on Tiki Island
8.0

as Self

Cinematic Titanic: War of the Insects
5.5

as Self

Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 2
8.5

as Joel Robinson

Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 3
9.0

as Joel Robinson

We Brought Back MST3K
10.0

as Self

Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time
5.0

as Captin Kane Cooper

The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
7.0
Cinematic Titanic: East Meets Watts
4.0

as Self

This Is MST3K
7.0
This Is MST3K
1992•movie

as Self

Water and Power
5.0
1 eps
Water and Power
2008•series
Cinematic Titanic: Rattlers

as Self

Stalking Emo

as Self

Cinematic Titanic: Legacy of Blood

as Self

Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 1

as Joel Robinson

Cinematic Titanic: The Astral Factor

as Joel Hodgson

The Frank
The Frank
2014•movie

as Voice of "Man in Jumpsuit"

Cinematic Titanic
13 eps
Cinematic Titanic
2007•series

as Joel Hodgson

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The RiffTrax Experiments

Role: Characters