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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

228 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.6

movie

Known For

The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

1941

as District Attorney Bryan
They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

as Colonel (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

1938

as Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties

1939

as Judge
Boys Town

Boys Town

1938

as Prison Warden (uncredited)
Meet John Doe

Meet John Doe

1941

as Jim (uncredited)
They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

1940

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