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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

0.4

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)
The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties

1939

as Judge
You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

1938

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