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John Hamilton

John Hamilton

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.”

Born

Jan 16, 1887

Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

Oct 15, 1958

Known For

Acting

Movies

230 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.0

movie

Known For

The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

1941

as District Attorney Bryan
You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

1938

as Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

as Colonel (uncredited)
They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

1940

as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties

1939

as Judge
Meet John Doe

Meet John Doe

1941

as Jim (uncredited)
Boys Town

Boys Town

1938

as Prison Warden (uncredited)
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon
1941 • as District Attorney Bryan
★ 7.7
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You
1938 • as Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)
★ 7.5
In This Our Life
In This Our Life
1942 • as Police Inspector Millett
★ 6.9
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On
1941 • as Colonel (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Annie Get Your Gun
Annie Get Your Gun
1950 • as Ship Captain (uncredited)
★ 6.7
They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night
1940 • as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
★ 6.9
The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties
1939 • as Judge
★ 7.5
Meet John Doe
Meet John Doe
1941 • as Jim (uncredited)
★ 7.3
Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn
1941 • as Mac - Studio Receptionist (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Boys Town
Boys Town
1938 • as Prison Warden (uncredited)
★ 6.8
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947 • as Harper (uncredited)
★ 7.1
The Sea of Grass
The Sea of Grass
1947 • as Forrest Hamilton (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Boom Town
Boom Town
1940 • as McMasters' Defense Attorney (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Across the Pacific
Across the Pacific
1942 • as Court-Martial President
★ 6.6
Invisible Stripes
Invisible Stripes
1939 • as Captain Johnson (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939 • as FBI Chief (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Too Hot to Handle
Too Hot to Handle
1938 • as Mr. Fairfield (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940 • as Hirsch
★ 6.5
The Naughty Nineties
The Naughty Nineties
1945 • as Sheriff of Ironville (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938 • as Philip Benton
★ 6.4
The Spirit of Culver
The Spirit of Culver
1939 • as Maj. White
★ 10.0
It Started with Eve
It Started with Eve
1941 • as Thomas - Headwaiter (uncredited)
★ 7.2
The Men
The Men
1950 • as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Seventh Heaven
Seventh Heaven
1937 • as Gendarme
★ 6.4
Stand Up and Cheer!
Stand Up and Cheer!
1934 • as Presidential Naval Aide
★ 5.3
Voice of the Whistler
Voice of the Whistler
1945 • as Doctor (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Smashing the Money Ring
Smashing the Money Ring
1939 • as Night Captain
★ 5.8
This Is My Affair
This Is My Affair
1937 • as Warden
★ 7.3
The Great Man's Lady
The Great Man's Lady
1941 • as Sen. Grant
★ 6.3
Two in a Crowd
Two in a Crowd
1936 • as Purdy
★ 8.0
They Shall Have Music
They Shall Have Music
1939 • as Detective (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Stamp Day for Superman
Stamp Day for Superman
1954 • as Perry White
★ 5.4
Rose of Washington Square
Rose of Washington Square
1939 • as Judge
★ 6.7
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940 • as Professor Gordon
★ 5.8
Zorro's Black Whip
Zorro's Black Whip
1944 • as Mr. Walsh
★ 5.9
Mission to Moscow
Mission to Moscow
1943 • as Charlie - American Newsman (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific
1949 • as Pere Lacomb
★ 5.2
Sugarfoot
Sugarfoot
1951 • as Judge Backus
★ 5.3
Always in My Heart
Always in My Heart
1942 • as Prison Warden
★ 6.3
Johnny Apollo
Johnny Apollo
1940 • as Night Court Judge
★ 6.8
Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday
1944 • as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
1950 • as Col. Pollard
★ 5.2
So's Your Uncle
So's Your Uncle
1943 • as Mr. Craig
★ 6.0
The Rose Bowl Story
The Rose Bowl Story
1952 • as Dr. Lansing
★ 4.2
Badman's Territory
Badman's Territory
1946 • as Commissioner Taylor (uncredited)
★ 6.3
The Girl Who Dared
The Girl Who Dared
1944 • as Beau Richmond
★ 6.1
Lady with Red Hair
Lady with Red Hair
1940 • as Defense Attorney Graham (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Magnificent Doll
Magnificent Doll
1946 • as Mr. Witherspoon (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Government Girl
Government Girl
1943 • as Irate Man (uncredited)
★ 5.7
The Reformer and the Redhead
The Reformer and the Redhead
1950 • as Police Captain (uncredited)
★ 7.6
The Miami Story
The Miami Story
1954 • as Clifton Staley
★ 4.9
Dust Be My Destiny
Dust Be My Destiny
1939 • as First Warden (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
1940 • as Capt. Broad
★ 6.0
Donovan's Brain
Donovan's Brain
1953 • as Mr. McNish (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Devil's Island
Devil's Island
1939 • as Captain of Second Convict Ship
★ 5.7
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
1939 • as Harry - Conference Room Businessman
★ 7.2
Girl on the Spot
Girl on the Spot
1946 • as Police Commissioner (uncredited)
★ 10.0
Up in Arms
Up in Arms
1944 • as Man In Theatre Lobby (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Angels Wash Their Faces
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939 • as Officer H.A. Merton (uncredited)
★ 6.7
The Judge Steps Out
The Judge Steps Out
1947 • as Diner on Train (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Secret Service of the Air
Secret Service of the Air
1939 • as Warden Jackson
★ 6.1
Johnny Comes Flying Home
Johnny Comes Flying Home
1946 • as C.H. Metters (uncredited)
★ 8.0
Moby Dick
Moby Dick
1954 • as 'Jeroboam' Captain
★ 9.0
So This Is Love
So This Is Love
1953 • as Charlie
★ 4.3
Never Wave at a WAC
Never Wave at a WAC
1953 • as Sen. Holbrook (uncredited)
★ 5.0
Never Wave at a WAC
Never Wave at a WAC
1953 • as Senator Holbrook (uncredited)
★ 5.0
Action in Arabia
Action in Arabia
1944 • as Mr. Hamilton
★ 6.0
Walk a Crooked Mile
Walk a Crooked Mile
1948 • as G.W. Hunter
★ 6.2
Law of the Golden West
Law of the Golden West
1949 • as Isaac Cody, Bill's father
★ 7.5
The Secret of the Whistler
The Secret of the Whistler
1946 • as McLaren aka Mac (uncredited)
★ 6.1
First Yank into Tokyo
First Yank into Tokyo
1945 • as Dr. Stacey (uncredited)
★ 6.0
The Devil On Wheels
The Devil On Wheels
1947 • as Mr. Davis
★ 4.6
Mr. Wong, Detective
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938 • as Simon Dayton
★ 5.6
Step by Step
Step by Step
1946 • as Police Capt. Edmonds
★ 6.2
The Great Plane Robbery
The Great Plane Robbery
1940 • as Dr. Jamison
★ 9.0
Song of My Heart
Song of My Heart
1948 • as Czar
★ 7.0
Home on the Range
Home on the Range
1946 • as State Official
★ 10.0
Three Smart Girls
Three Smart Girls
1936 • as Desk Lieutenant at Police Station
★ 6.5
Murder in the Air
Murder in the Air
1940 • as Hargrave
★ 5.1
The Pace That Thrills
The Pace That Thrills
1952 • as Sour Puss
★ 6.0
Pioneer Marshal
Pioneer Marshal
1949 • as Man with Bracelet
★ 10.0
The Big Shot
The Big Shot
1942 • as Judge
★ 6.2
I Killed That Man
I Killed That Man
1941 • as District Attorney
★ 6.7
Fifty Roads to Town
Fifty Roads to Town
1937 • as Captain Carroll
★ 10.0
The Gallant Legion
The Gallant Legion
1948 • as Speaker of the House
★ 7.2
The Flying Missile
The Flying Missile
1950 • as Senator
★ 5.3
The Flying Missile
The Flying Missile
1950 • as Second Senator
★ 5.3
The Man Who Cried Wolf
The Man Who Cried Wolf
1937 • as Judge
★ 7.0
Maisie Goes to Reno
Maisie Goes to Reno
1944 • as Judge Carter (Uncredited)
★ 6.6
Too Many Winners
Too Many Winners
1947 • as Albert Payson
★ 6.0
Run for the Hills
Run for the Hills
1953 • as Mr. Harvester
★ 6.0
Sheriff of Las Vegas
Sheriff of Las Vegas
1944 • as Homer Blackwell
★ 5.5
Johnny Angel
Johnny Angel
1945 • as Harbor Master (uncredited)
★ 6.0
She Had to Eat
She Had to Eat
1937 • as Police Captain (uncredited)
★ 5.6
The Flag of Humanity
The Flag of Humanity
1940 • as Gen. James Garfield
★ 7.0
I Stole a Million
I Stole a Million
1939 • as Wilson
★ 8.0
The Gentleman from Nowhere
The Gentleman from Nowhere
1948 • as Judge
★ 7.5
Raiders of the South
Raiders of the South
1947 • as George Boone
★ 6.5
Flight Command
Flight Command
1940 • as Pensacola Commander (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Wife Wanted
Wife Wanted
1946 • as Judge
★ 7.8
Outcasts of the City
Outcasts of the City
1958
★ 10.0
Full Confession
Full Confession
1939 • as The Judge (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Criminals of the Air
Criminals of the Air
1937 • as Captain Wallace
★ 6.3
Craig's Wife
Craig's Wife
1936 • as Detective (uncredited)
★ 6.5
The James Brothers of Missouri
The James Brothers of Missouri
1949 • as Lon Royer [Ch.1]
★ 6.7
The Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights
1939 • as Colonel George Mason
★ 6.5
High Wall
High Wall
1947 • as Police Surgeon (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
1943 • as J.C. Allison
★ 6.5
Brother Rat and a Baby
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940 • as Judge
★ 6.1
Bandit King of Texas
Bandit King of Texas
1949 • as John Turner
★ 8.0
Bobby Ware Is Missing
Bobby Ware Is Missing
1955 • as Stearns - Goodwin's Associate (uncredited)
★ 8.0
The Great Flamarion
The Great Flamarion
1945 • as Coroner (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Desperadoes of Dodge City
Desperadoes of Dodge City
1948 • as Land Agent
★ 10.0
It Could Happen to You
It Could Happen to You
1937 • as Judge
★ 3.0
On Dress Parade
On Dress Parade
1939 • as A Co. Maneuvers Colonel (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Bandits of Dark Canyon
Bandits of Dark Canyon
1947 • as Ben Shaw
★ 9.0
Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull
1954 • as Ulysses S. Grant
★ 5.3
Blondie in the Dough
Blondie in the Dough
1947 • as Premier Biscuit Board Member (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Marshal of Cedar Rock
Marshal of Cedar Rock
1953 • as Stover - Prison Warden
★ 6.3
The Port of 40 Thieves
The Port of 40 Thieves
1944 • as Mr. Fellows
★ 7.5
Superman and the Jungle Devil
Superman and the Jungle Devil
1954 • as Perry White
★ 8.7
I'm from Arkansas
I'm from Arkansas
1944 • as Harry Cashin
★ 6.0
Tear Gas Squad
Tear Gas Squad
1940 • as Chief Ferris
★ 5.2
The Wall Street Mystery
The Wall Street Mystery
1931 • as Inspector Carr
★ 6.2
The Madonna's Secret
The Madonna's Secret
1946 • as Lambert
★ 6.4
Dangerously Yours
Dangerously Yours
1937 • as Roberts
★ 5.8
Rusty Leads the Way
Rusty Leads the Way
1948 • as Board Member (uncredited)
★ 8.0
Blind Alley
Blind Alley
1939 • as Warden
★ 6.0
That's My Gal
That's My Gal
1947 • as Assemblyman McBride
★ 10.0
Chicago Confidential
Chicago Confidential
1957 • as Emory Morgan - Attorney (uncredited)
★ 5.0
Over My Dead Body
Over My Dead Body
1942 • as District Attorney Stuart Drinkwater
★ 8.0
Key Witness
Key Witness
1947 • as R. C. Hurlbert - Coroner (uncredited)
★ 4.8
Wilson
Wilson
1944 • as Legislator in Wilson's Office (uncredited)
★ 5.6
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
1932 • as Inspector Carr
★ 5.4
Superman and Scotland Yard
Superman and Scotland Yard
1954 • as Perry White
★ 7.3
The Studebaker Story
The Studebaker Story
1953 • as Father Studebaker
Daredevils of the West
Daredevils of the West
1943 • as Senator Garfield
★ 7.0
Dangerous Nan McGrew
Dangerous Nan McGrew
1930 • as Grant
★ 4.5
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941 • as Police Chief (uncredited)
★ 5.4
Pacific Blackout
Pacific Blackout
1941 • as Police Captain
★ 6.6
Dr. Broadway
Dr. Broadway
1942 • as Inspector (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Circumstantial Evidence
Circumstantial Evidence
1945 • as Gov. Hanlon
★ 5.2
Jack McCall, Desperado
Jack McCall, Desperado
1953 • as Col. Cornish
★ 6.0
The Invisible Monster
The Invisible Monster
1950 • as "Henry Miller"
★ 4.7
Mom and Dad
Mom and Dad
1945 • as Dr. Burnell
★ 5.0
Alias the Champ
Alias the Champ
1949 • as Police Commissioner Bronson
★ 7.3
Espionage Agent
Espionage Agent
1939 • as Code Room Instructor
★ 6.3
The Skull Murder Mystery
The Skull Murder Mystery
1932 • as Inspector Carr
★ 5.8
Swanee River
Swanee River
1939 • as Doctor
★ 7.0
Listen Judge
Listen Judge
1952 • as George Morton (uncredited)
★ 7.3
The Checkered Coat
The Checkered Coat
1948 • as Marcus Anson
★ 8.2
Bunco Squad
Bunco Squad
1950 • as John Deming (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Larceny with Music
Larceny with Music
1943 • as Important banker
★ 5.3
Crazy House
Crazy House
1943 • as Outraged Director
★ 6.0
The Studio Murder Mystery
The Studio Murder Mystery
1932 • as Insp. Carr
★ 7.5
Syncopation
Syncopation
1942
★ 6.8
The Week End Mystery
The Week End Mystery
1931
★ 9.0
The Wyoming Bandit
The Wyoming Bandit
1949 • as Marshal
★ 6.5
Two Wise Maids
Two Wise Maids
1937 • as Grover Wentworth
★ 10.0
Doctor Rhythm
Doctor Rhythm
1938 • as Insp. Bryce
★ 7.5
Over the Wall
Over the Wall
1938 • as Warden Vance
★ 5.7
Standing Room Only
Standing Room Only
1944 • as General
★ 5.7
On Stage Everybody
On Stage Everybody
1945 • as Mr. Smoothasilk (uncredited)
★ 8.0
One Exciting Week
One Exciting Week
1946 • as Dr. Jones (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Sheriff of Wichita
Sheriff of Wichita
1949 • as Prison Warden
★ 8.0
Hunted Men
Hunted Men
1938 • as Police Commissioner
★ 5.7
Hunted Men
Hunted Men
1938 • as CommissionerPolice
★ 5.7
You, the People
You, the People
1940 • as Frank Y. Carter
★ 6.2
Superman in Exile
Superman in Exile
1954 • as Perry White
★ 8.3
Badman's Gold
Badman's Gold
1951 • as The Marshal
★ 5.0
Stronger Than Desire
Stronger Than Desire
1939 • as Second Trial Judge (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Criminal Lawyer
Criminal Lawyer
1951 • as Police Captain Loomis
★ 7.4
The Judge
The Judge
1949 • as Lt. Edwards
★ 5.5
The Phantom Rider
The Phantom Rider
1946 • as Senator Williams
★ 6.5
The Golden Fleecing
The Golden Fleecing
1940 • as Judge (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Night Club Scandal
Night Club Scandal
1937 • as Governor
★ 4.3
Strange Alibi
Strange Alibi
1941 • as Judge
★ 7.2
I Was Framed
I Was Framed
1942 • as Judge
★ 5.0
Superman's Peril
Superman's Peril
1954 • as Perry White
Hi, Beautiful
Hi, Beautiful
1944 • as Board Member (uncredited)
★ 9.8
movie
The Crane Poison Case
1932 • as Inspector Carr
★ 7.0
The Symphony Murder Mystery
The Symphony Murder Mystery
1932 • as Insp. Carr
★ 6.7
Murder in the Pullman
Murder in the Pullman
1932 • as Detective
★ 7.0
The Forgotten Woman
The Forgotten Woman
1939 • as Dr. May
★ 7.0
movie
Man of Conflict
1953 • as Mr. Cornwall
★ 6.7
Strange Illusion
Strange Illusion
1945 • as Mr. Allen
★ 5.6
Girls on Probation
Girls on Probation
1938 • as Police Chief
★ 6.2
Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang
Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang
1950 • as Judge Ralph Townsend
★ 6.5
Escape from Crime
Escape from Crime
1942 • as Rafferty
★ 5.5
Aerial Gunner
Aerial Gunner
1943 • as Doctor (uncredited)
★ 5.0
Bad Guy
Bad Guy
1937 • as Warden
★ 8.0
Flight from Destiny
Flight from Destiny
1941 • as Judge
★ 5.8
Meet Miss Bobby Socks
Meet Miss Bobby Socks
1944 • as R.N. Swanson
★ 9.0
Iron Mountain Trail
Iron Mountain Trail
1953 • as Circuit Judge
★ 6.5
Superman Flies Again
Superman Flies Again
1954 • as Perry White
★ 7.7
Lady from Nowhere
Lady from Nowhere
1936 • as Commissioner
★ 9.0
I Stand Accused
I Stand Accused
1938 • as Defense Attorney Brower
★ 9.0
Strange Bargain
Strange Bargain
1949 • as Employee at Meeting (uncredited)
★ 5.8
movie
The Side Show Mystery
1932 • as Inspector Carr
★ 9.0
Two-Fisted Gentleman
Two-Fisted Gentleman
1936 • as Frank Boyd
★ 9.0
Phantom Killer
Phantom Killer
1942 • as John G. Harrison
★ 5.2
Borrowed Hero
Borrowed Hero
1941 • as William Brooks
★ 5.5
Music in Manhattan
Music in Manhattan
1944 • as Mr. Bradley, the Banker (uncredited)
★ 6.0
movie
City Story
1954
★ 8.0
The Brute Man
The Brute Man
1946 • as Professor Cushman (uncredited)
★ 4.6
Target
Target
1952 • as Bailey
★ 6.6
News Hounds
News Hounds
1947 • as Timothy X. 'Big Tim' Donlin
★ 6.8
Million Dollar Pursuit
Million Dollar Pursuit
1951 • as Police Inspector Morgan
★ 6.5
movie
Murder Is News
1937 • as David Corning
★ 4.0
Torture Money
Torture Money
1937 • as Capt. Michael Karnahan (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Northwest Trail
Northwest Trail
1945 • as John Owens
★ 5.8
Crazy Knights
Crazy Knights
1944 • as Mr. Gardner
★ 5.2
movie
The Campus Mystery
1932 • as Inspector Carr
★ 7.0
movie
Old Hickory
1939 • as Governor Clairborne of Louisiana
★ 4.8
movie
The Clyde Mystery
1931 • as Inspector Carr
★ 9.0
Missing Witnesses
Missing Witnesses
1937 • as Police Chief Elmer H. Davis (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Sensation Hunters
Sensation Hunters
1945 • as Night Court Judge
★ 4.8
The Gigolo Racket
The Gigolo Racket
1931 • as George Burke
Legion of Terror
Legion of Terror
1936 • as Cummings
★ 7.0
Heads Up
Heads Up
1930 • as Capt. Whitney
★ 7.0
Keep 'Em Rolling
Keep 'Em Rolling
1934 • as Major in France Battlefield
★ 6.2
The Missourians
The Missourians
1950 • as Mayor Grant McDowall
★ 8.0
Sucker List
Sucker List
1941 • as James Sawyer (uncredited)
★ 7.0
A Man Betrayed
A Man Betrayed
1936 • as Mr. Carlton
★ 6.0
movie
The Cole Case
1932 • as Inspector Carr
★ 9.0
movie
Unfinished Rainbows
1941 • as Matthew Griswold
★ 9.0
Forged Passport
Forged Passport
1939 • as Jack Rogers aka 'Lefty'
★ 6.5
Success
Success
1931 • as Mr. Kelly - Molly's Father
Violence
Violence
1947 • as Dr. Chalmers
★ 5.5
movie
The McGurk Way
1952 • as Speaker