Memorial Video

Clayton Bradley Hodges, 41, died after a year-long battle with brain cancer on Monday, January 14, 2019 in Los Angeles, CA. Born to James Hodges and Jan Owen on April 21, 1977, Clayton was raised in Tulsa, OK where he graduated from Booker T. Washington High School. He went on to earn his BFA from New York University’s prestigious Tisch School of the Arts, and his MFA from the American Conservatory Theatre. His extraordinary talent as a classically-trained actor saw him grace the stages of London, New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles for nearly two decades. His generosity as a teacher, mentor and connector of people led him to found Tisch East, an alumni association for NYU’s performing artists. 

This is how he met his wife, Susan, whom he married in 2010. His daughter, Cecilia, was born shortly after in 2011. Their little family enjoyed a life of love, laughter and creativity that served as a strong support system for Susan’s writing career and Clayton’s entrepreneurial spirit. 

As a result, Clayton launched Fervently Fun Concepts, a staffing agency specializing in toy demonstration. It was the perfect fit for Clayton, a man with boundless energy, a quick wit, a blinding smile and a playful, child-like, goofy spirit. It was also a big hit with his daughter – a daddy who brings home toys as his job!

Clayton was preceded in death by his younger brother, Kevin, and leaves behind his wife, Susan (SJ) Hodges and their daughter, Cecilia, of Los Angeles, CA; his father, James Hodges and wife the Honorable Jane Wiseman of Tulsa, OK; his mother, Jan Owen of Tulsa, OK; his step-brothers, John Wiseman and wife Kiran Malhotra of Brooklyn, NY and James Wiseman and wife Dana, along with their children, William and Grace, also of Brooklyn, NY; his mother in law, Bobbie Johnston of Charleston, WV; his sister in law, Pamela Clark and her husband, Brian and their daughter, Chloe of Charleston, WV as well as many aunts, uncles, cousins, and an extensive network of family members and friends.