Hodge starred on radio as "The Green Hornet" in the 1940s. In the 1950s
he was popular to TV fans as Captain Video. By the time of his death
however, he had become an alcoholic and was living on $63 a week social
security checks. He died alone and forgotten.
Portrayed radio's Green Hornet from 31 January, 1936 to 1 January, 1944. He also was one of the trio of directors who worked on radio's "Lone Ranger" series over its lifespan.
In 1959, four years after Captain Video and His Video Rangers (1949) series had ended, he appeared as Captain Video at the Macy's Department Store in New
York, drawing the largest crowd in the store's history.
[about his Captain Video and His Video Rangers (1949) series] Everyone worked with everyone else. No one did just one thing. I've
never seen such teamwork before or since in this business.