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.

Filmography

• Mystery Science Theater 3000: The RiffTrax Experiments — Characters, Creator
• 2026Mystery Science Theater 3000: The RiffTrax Experiments — Sting of Death — Characters
• Mystery Science Theater 3000 — Joel Robinson/Ardy, Executive Producer, Creator
• Mystery Science Theater 3000 — Ardy, Writer, Director, Creator
• 2016Cinematic Titanic: The Astral Factor — Joel Hodgson, Writer, Executive Producer
• 2016RiffTrax Live: MST3K Reunion — Self, Writer
• Other Space — Zalian Fletcher
• 2014The Frank — Voice of "Man in Jumpsuit"
• Steven Universe — Mayor Dewey / Mirror Dewey (voice), Mayor Dewey (voice)
• 2012Cinematic Titanic: Rattlers — Self, Creator, Writer
• 2011Cinematic Titanic: War of the Insects — Self, Creator, Writer
• 2010Cinematic Titanic: Danger on Tiki Island — Self, Writer, Creator
• 2010Cinematic Titanic: The Alien Factor — Himself, Writer, Creator
• 2010Darkstar: Terror at the Edge of Time — Captin Kane Cooper
• 2009Cinematic Titanic: Blood of the Vampires — Self, Creator, Writer
• 2009Cinematic Titanic: East Meets Watts — Self, Creator, Writer
• 2008Cinematic Titanic: Doomsday Machine — Self, Creator, Writer
• 2008Cinematic Titanic: Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks — Himself, Writer, Creator
• 2008Cinematic Titanic: Legacy of Blood — Self, Creator, Writer
• 2008Cinematic Titanic: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians — Himself, Writer, Creator
• 2008Cinematic Titanic: The Wasp Woman — Self, Writer, Creator
• Water and Power
• Cinematic Titanic — Joel Hodgson, Writer, Creator
• 2007Cinematic Titanic: The Oozing Skull — Self, Creator, Writer
• Arrested Development — Joel Robinson
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Writer
• You Don't Know Jack — Writer
• 2000Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 3 — Joel Robinson, Creator
• Freaks and Geeks — Discotheque DJ
• 1999Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 2 — Joel Robinson
• 1998Mystery Science Theater 3000: Shorts, Volume 1 — Joel Robinson
• 1997Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves — Screenplay
• 1997Statical Planets — Caveman rocker, Director, Writer
• 1996Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie — Creator, Characters
• 1995Poopie!
• 1995The TV Wheel — Himself, Producer, Writer
• Space Ghost Coast to Coast — Self, Writer
• Mystery Science Theater 3000 — Joel Robinson, Producer, Director, Creator
• 1987Jerry Seinfeld: Stand-Up Confidential — Writer
• 1983The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show

Appearances as themselves (10)

• Prop Culture — Self
• 2018We Brought Back MST3K — Self
• 2013Return to Eden Prairie: 25 Years of Mystery Science Theater 3000 — Self
• Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee — Self
• 2006American Scary — Himself
• 1992This Is MST3K — Self
• Late Night with David Letterman — Self
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Special Guest
• Cinema Insomnia — Self
• Stalking Emo — Self