Acting credits
39
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Joel Hodgson
Creator
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 28Series: 16Crew credits: 26
TMDB ID: 30024
IMDb ID: nm0388273
Known for: Creator
Born: February 20, 1960
Age: 66
Place of birth: Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1975 - 2026
Years active: 52
Average TMDB rating: 7.1
Wikidata: Q2546778
Other jobs
Writer (12)Creator (9)Characters (2)Executive Producer (1)Producer (1)Screenplay (1)
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Joel Hodgson.
In 3 weeks
Characters
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The RiffTrax Experiments — Sting of Death
2026 • Movie
as Self
We Brought Back MST3K
2018 • Movie
as Joel Hodgson
Cinematic Titanic: The Astral Factor
2016 • Movie
as Self
RiffTrax Live: MST3K Reunion
2016 • Movie
as Voice of "Man in Jumpsuit"
The Frank
2014 • Movie
as Self
Cinematic Titanic: Rattlers
2012 • Movie
as Self
Cinematic Titanic: War of the Insects
2011 • Movie
as Captin Kane Cooper
Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time
2010 • Movie
as Self
Cinematic Titanic: Danger on Tiki Island
2010 • Movie
as Himself
Cinematic Titanic: The Alien Factor
2010 • Movie
as Self
Cinematic Titanic: East Meets Watts
2009 • Movie
as Self
Cinematic Titanic: Blood of the Vampires
2009 • Movie
as Himself
Cinematic Titanic: Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks
2008 • Movie
as Himself
Cinematic Titanic: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
2008 • Movie
as Self
Cinematic Titanic: Legacy of Blood
2008 • Movie
as Self
Cinematic Titanic: The Wasp Woman
2008 • Movie
as Self
Cinematic Titanic: Doomsday Machine
2008 • Movie
as Self
Cinematic Titanic: The Oozing Skull
2007 • Movie
as Himself
American Scary
2006 • Movie
as Joel Robinson
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 3
2000 • Movie
as Joel Robinson
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 2
1999 • Movie
as Joel Robinson
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 1
1998 • Movie
Screenplay
Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves
1997 • Movie
Creator
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
1996 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Joel Hodgson.
Oct 9
Characters • 4 eps
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The RiffTrax Experiments
2026 • Series
as Joel Robinson/Ardy
Mystery Science Theater 3000
2022 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Prop Culture
2020 • Series
as Ardy • 20 eps
Mystery Science Theater 3000
2017 • Series
as Zalian Fletcher • 8 eps
Other Space
2015 • Series
as Mayor Dewy (voice) • 8 eps
Steven Universe
2013 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012 • Series
1 eps
Water and Power
2008 • Series
as Joel Hodgson • 13 eps
Cinematic Titanic
2007 • Series
as Joel Robinson • 1 eps
Arrested Development
2003 • Series
Writer • 1752 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 • Series
as Discotheque DJ • 3 eps
Freaks and Geeks
1999 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994 • Series
as Joel Robinson • 98 eps
Mystery Science Theater 3000
1989 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
Late Night with David Letterman
1982 • Series
as Self - Special Guest • 4 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series