John Hamilton
male
Born on January 16, 1887 (139 years old)
Passed Away on October 15, 1958
From Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Known for Acting
Biography
John Rummel Hamilton was an American actor, who played in many movies and television programs. He is probably best remembered for his role as the blustery newspaper editor Perry White for the 1950s television program “Adventures of Superman.”
Cast Credits
- 1959
- 1958
- 1957
- 1956
- 1955
- 1954
Sitting Bull
as
Ulysses S. Grant
1954
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City Story
1954
Stamp Day for Superman
as
Perry White
1954
The Miami Story
as
Clifton Staley
1954
Moby Dick
as
'Jeroboam' Captain
1954
Superman and Scotland Yard
as
Perry White
1954
Superman and the Jungle Devil
as
Perry White
1954
Superman Flies Again
as
Perry White
1954
Superman in Exile
as
Perry White
1954
Superman's Peril
as
Perry White
1954
Captain Midnight
1954
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Passport to Danger
1954
- 1953
The Studebaker Story
as
Father Studebaker
1953
So This Is Love
as
Charlie
1953
Never Wave at a WAC
as
Sen. Holbrook (uncredited)
1953
Donovan's Brain
as
Mr. McNish (uncredited)
1953
Marshal of Cedar Rock
as
Stover - Prison Warden
1953
Run for the Hills
as
Mr. Harvester
1953
Jack McCall, Desperado
as
Col. Cornish
1953
Never Wave at a WAC
as
Senator Holbrook
1953
Iron Mountain Trail
as
Circuit Judge
1953
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Man of Conflict
as
Mr. Cornwall
1953
I Led Three Lives
1953
- 1952
Target
as
Bailey
1952
The Rose Bowl Story
as
Dr. Lansing
1952
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The McGurk Way
as
Speaker
1952
Listen Judge
as
George Morton (uncredited)
1952
The Pace That Thrills
as
Sour Puss
1952
Adventures of Superman
as
Perry White
1952
Cavalcade of America
as
Colonel Norton
1952
Cavalcade of America
as
Porter
1952
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
- 1951
- 1950
The Reformer and the Redhead
as
Police Captain (uncredited)
1950
The Flying Missile
as
Senator
1950
Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang
as
Judge Ralph Townsend
1950
The Flying Missile
as
Second Senator
1950
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
as
Col. Pollard
1950
The Missourians
as
Mayor Grant McDowall
1950
Annie Get Your Gun
as
Ship Captain (uncredited)
1950
The Invisible Monster
as
"Henry Miller"
1950
Bunco Squad
as
John Deming (uncredited)
1950
The Men
as
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
1950
The Gene Autry Show
as
Dan Parker
1950
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The Cisco Kid
as
John Mitchell
1950
The Gene Autry Show
as
Jonathan Diggers
1950
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The Cisco Kid
as
Sheriff
1950
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The Cisco Kid
as
Thomas T. Trimble
1950
Treasury Men in Action
as
Judge (uncredited)
1950
- 1949
Alias the Champ
as
Police Commissioner Bronson
1949
The Judge
as
Lt. Edwards
1949
Canadian Pacific
as
Pere Lacomb
1949
Pioneer Marshal
as
Man with Bracelet
1949
The Wyoming Bandit
as
Marshal
1949
The James Brothers of Missouri
as
Lon Royer [Ch.1]
1949
Bandit King of Texas
as
John Turner
1949
Law of the Golden West
as
Isaac Cody, Bill's father
1949
Sheriff of Wichita
as
Prison Warden
1949
Strange Bargain
as
Employee at Meeting (uncredited)
1949
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The Ed Wynn Show
as
Self - Ed's Doctor (uncredited)
1949
- 1948
- 1947
Violence
as
Dr. Chalmers
1947
Blondie in the Dough
as
Premier Biscuit Board Member (uncredited)
1947
High Wall
as
Police Surgeon (uncredited)
1947
Too Many Winners
as
Albert Payson
1947
Key Witness
as
R. C. Hurlbert - Coroner (uncredited)
1947
The Judge Steps Out
as
Diner on Train (uncredited)
1947
The Devil On Wheels
as
Mr. Davis
1947
The Sea of Grass
as
Forrest Hamilton (uncredited)
1947
News Hounds
as
Timothy X. 'Big Tim' Donlin
1947
Bandits of Dark Canyon
as
Ben Shaw
1947
Raiders of the South
as
George Boone
1947
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as
Harper (uncredited)
1947
- 1946
One Exciting Week
as
Dr. Jones (uncredited)
1946
Johnny Comes Flying Home
as
C.H. Metters (uncredited)
1946
The Madonna's Secret
as
Lambert
1946
The Phantom Rider
as
Senator Williams
1946
The Secret of the Whistler
as
McLaren aka Mac (uncredited)
1946
Home on the Range
as
State Official
1946
Wife Wanted
as
Judge
1946
Badman's Territory
as
Commissioner Taylor (uncredited)
1946
Magnificent Doll
as
Mr. Witherspoon (uncredited)
1946
The Brute Man
as
Professor Cushman (uncredited)
1946
Step by Step
as
Police Capt. Edmonds
1946
- 1945
Circumstantial Evidence
as
Gov. Hanlon
1945
First Yank into Tokyo
as
Dr. Stacey (uncredited)
1945
Northwest Trail
as
John Owens
1945
Voice of the Whistler
as
Doctor (uncredited)
1945
The Naughty Nineties
as
Sheriff of Ironville (uncredited)
1945
On Stage Everybody
as
Mr. Smoothasilk (uncredited)
1945
Mom and Dad
as
Dr. Burnell
1945
The Great Flamarion
as
Coroner (uncredited)
1945
Sensation Hunters
as
Night Court Judge
1945
Johnny Angel
as
Harbor Master (uncredited)
1945
- 1944
Wilson
as
Legislator in Wilson's Office (uncredited)
1944
The Port of 40 Thieves
as
Mr. Fellows
1944
The Girl Who Dared
as
Beau Richmond
1944
Standing Room Only
as
General
1944
Meet Miss Bobby Socks
as
R.N. Swanson
1944
Up in Arms
as
Man In Theatre Lobby (uncredited)
1944
Action in Arabia
as
Mr. Hamilton
1944
Christmas Holiday
as
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
1944
Crazy Knights
as
Mr. Gardner
1944
Sheriff of Las Vegas
as
Homer Blackwell
1944
Zorro's Black Whip
as
Mr. Walsh
1944
I'm from Arkansas
as
Harry Cashin
1944
Maisie Goes to Reno
as
Judge Carter (Uncredited)
1944
Hi, Beautiful
as
Board Member (uncredited)
1944
Music in Manhattan
as
Mr. Bradley, the Banker (uncredited)
1944
- 1943
Aerial Gunner
as
Doctor (uncredited)
1943
Government Girl
as
Irate Man (uncredited)
1943
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
as
J.C. Allison
1943
Daredevils of the West
as
Senator Garfield
1943
So's Your Uncle
as
Mr. Craig
1943
Crazy House
as
Outraged Director
1943
Larceny with Music
as
Important banker
1943
Mission to Moscow
as
Charlie - American Newsman (uncredited)
1943
- 1942
Across the Pacific
as
Court-Martial President
1942
The Big Shot
as
Judge
1942
Escape from Crime
as
Rafferty
1942
Always in My Heart
as
Prison Warden
1942
Phantom Killer
as
John G. Harrison
1942
Dr. Broadway
as
Inspector (uncredited)
1942
Over My Dead Body
as
District Attorney Stuart Drinkwater
1942
Syncopation
1942
I Was Framed
as
Judge
1942
In This Our Life
as
Police Inspector Millett
1942
- 1941
The Maltese Falcon
as
District Attorney Bryan
1941
I Killed That Man
as
District Attorney
1941
It Started with Eve
as
Thomas - Headwaiter (uncredited)
1941
Meet John Doe
as
Jim (uncredited)
1941
The Great Man's Lady
as
Sen. Grant
1941
Borrowed Hero
as
William Brooks
1941
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
as
Police Chief (uncredited)
1941
Strange Alibi
as
Judge
1941
Hold Back the Dawn
as
Mac - Studio Receptionist (uncredited)
1941
They Died with Their Boots On
as
Colonel (uncredited)
1941
Pacific Blackout
as
Police Captain
1941
Flight from Destiny
as
Judge
1941
Sucker List
as
James Sawyer (uncredited)
1941
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Unfinished Rainbows
as
Matthew Griswold
1941
- 1940
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
as
Capt. Broad
1940
You, the People
as
Frank Y. Carter
1940
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as
Hirsch
1940
Brother Rat and a Baby
as
Judge
1940
Johnny Apollo
as
Night Court Judge
1940
Boom Town
as
McMasters' Defense Attorney (uncredited)
1940
Flight Command
as
Pensacola Commander (uncredited)
1940
They Drive by Night
as
Defense Attorney (uncredited)
1940
Lady with Red Hair
as
Defense Attorney Graham (uncredited)
1940
The Flag of Humanity
as
Gen. James Garfield
1940
The Golden Fleecing
as
Judge (uncredited)
1940
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as
Professor Gordon
1940
Tear Gas Squad
as
Chief Ferris
1940
Murder in the Air
as
Hargrave
1940
The Great Plane Robbery
as
Dr. Jamison
1940
- 1939
The Roaring Twenties
as
Judge
1939
I Stole a Million
as
Wilson
1939
Full Confession
as
The Judge (uncredited)
1939
The Forgotten Woman
as
Dr. May
1939
The Spirit of Culver
as
Maj. White
1939
Angels Wash Their Faces
as
Officer H.A. Merton (uncredited)
1939
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Old Hickory
as
Governor Clairborne of Louisiana
1939
Secret Service of the Air
as
Warden Jackson
1939
Stronger Than Desire
as
Second Trial Judge (uncredited)
1939
Smashing the Money Ring
as
Night Captain
1939
Devil's Island
as
Captain of Second Convict Ship
1939
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
as
Harry - Conference Room Businessman
1939
Blind Alley
as
Warden
1939
Rose of Washington Square
as
Judge
1939
They Shall Have Music
as
Detective (uncredited)
1939
Swanee River
as
Doctor
1939
Dust Be My Destiny
as
First Warden (uncredited)
1939
Espionage Agent
as
Code Room Instructor
1939
Forged Passport
as
Jack Rogers aka 'Lefty'
1939
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as
FBI Chief (uncredited)
1939
The Bill of Rights
as
Colonel George Mason
1939
On Dress Parade
as
A Co. Maneuvers Colonel (uncredited)
1939
Invisible Stripes
as
Captain Johnson (uncredited)
1939
- 1938
Mr. Wong, Detective
as
Simon Dayton
1938
Mr. Moto's Gamble
as
Philip Benton
1938
Over the Wall
as
Warden Vance
1938
Hunted Men
as
Police Commissioner
1938
Doctor Rhythm
as
Insp. Bryce
1938
You Can't Take It with You
as
Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)
1938
I Stand Accused
as
Defense Attorney Brower
1938
Girls on Probation
as
Police Chief
1938
Boys Town
as
Prison Warden (uncredited)
1938
Hunted Men
as
CommissionerPolice
1938
Too Hot to Handle
as
Mr. Fairfield (uncredited)
1938
- 1937
The Man Who Cried Wolf
as
Judge
1937
- no image
Murder Is News
as
David Corning
1937
Bad Guy
as
Warden
1937
Missing Witnesses
as
Police Chief Elmer H. Davis (uncredited)
1937
Dangerously Yours
as
Roberts
1937
Night Club Scandal
as
Governor
1937
Two Wise Maids
as
Grover Wentworth
1937
This Is My Affair
as
Warden
1937
It Could Happen to You
as
Judge
1937
Seventh Heaven
as
Gendarme
1937
Fifty Roads to Town
as
Captain Carroll
1937
Torture Money
as
Capt. Michael Karnahan (uncredited)
1937
She Had to Eat
as
Police Captain (uncredited)
1937
Criminals of the Air
as
Captain Wallace
1937
- 1936
- 1934
- 1932
- no image
The Side Show Mystery
as
Inspector Carr
1932
- no image
The Crane Poison Case
as
Inspector Carr
1932
The Studio Murder Mystery
as
Insp. Carr
1932
- no image
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
as
Inspector Carr
1932
The Skull Murder Mystery
as
Inspector Carr
1932
- no image
The Cole Case
as
Inspector Carr
1932
Murder in the Pullman
as
Detective
1932
The Symphony Murder Mystery
as
Insp. Carr
1932
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The Campus Mystery
as
Inspector Carr
1932
- 1931
- 1930
