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Home/People/Joel Hodgson
Joel Hodgson profile photo
Born
Feb 20, 1960
Age 66
Place of Birth
Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Known For
Creator
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

29
Movies
18
TV Shows
3
Directed
IMDb ProfileOfficial Website

Joel Hodgson

Creator

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.
We Brought Back MST3K poster

We Brought Back MST3K

as Self
2018
Cinematic Titanic: The Astral Factor poster

Cinematic Titanic: The Astral Factor

as Joel Hodgson
2016
RiffTrax Live: MST3K Reunion poster

RiffTrax Live: MST3K Reunion

as Self
2016
The Frank poster

The Frank

as Voice of "Man in Jumpsuit"
2014
Return to Eden Prairie: 25 Years of Mystery Science Theater 3000 poster

Return to Eden Prairie: 25 Years of Mystery Science Theater 3000

as Self
2013
Cinematic Titanic: Rattlers poster

Cinematic Titanic: Rattlers

as Self
2012
Cinematic Titanic: War of the Insects poster

Cinematic Titanic: War of the Insects

as Self
2011
Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time poster

Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time

as Captin Kane Cooper
2010
Cinematic Titanic: Danger on Tiki Island poster

Cinematic Titanic: Danger on Tiki Island

as Self
2010
Cinematic Titanic: The Alien Factor poster

Cinematic Titanic: The Alien Factor

as Himself
2010
Cinematic Titanic: East Meets Watts poster

Cinematic Titanic: East Meets Watts

as Self
2009
Cinematic Titanic: Blood of the Vampires poster

Cinematic Titanic: Blood of the Vampires

as Self
2009
Cinematic Titanic: Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks poster

Cinematic Titanic: Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks

as Himself
2008
Cinematic Titanic: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians poster

Cinematic Titanic: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

as Himself
2008
Cinematic Titanic: Legacy of Blood poster

Cinematic Titanic: Legacy of Blood

as Self
2008
Cinematic Titanic: The Wasp Woman poster

Cinematic Titanic: The Wasp Woman

as Self
2008
Cinematic Titanic: Doomsday Machine poster

Cinematic Titanic: Doomsday Machine

as Self
2008
Cinematic Titanic: The Oozing Skull poster

Cinematic Titanic: The Oozing Skull

as Self
2007
American Scary poster

American Scary

as Himself
2006
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 3 poster

Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 3

as Joel Robinson
2000