John Hamilton
Born: 1887-01-16 in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 1958-10-15
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.”
Filmography
1958
1957
- Chicago Confidential as Emory Morgan - Attorney (uncredited)
1956
- State Trooper as Oscar
- The Count of Monte Cristo
- Hey, Jeannie! as Mr. Barker
1955
- Screen Director's Playhouse as Mr. Campo (uncredited)
- Bobby Ware Is Missing as Stearns - Goodwin's Associate (uncredited)
1954
- Captain Midnight
- Passport to Danger
- Sitting Bull as Ulysses S. Grant
- Stamp Day for Superman as Perry White
- The Miami Story as Clifton Staley
- Moby Dick as 'Jeroboam' Captain
- Superman and Scotland Yard as Perry White
- Superman's Peril as Perry White
- Superman and the Jungle Devil as Perry White
- Superman in Exile as Perry White
- Superman Flies Again as Perry White
- City Story
1953
- I Led Three Lives
- Donovan's Brain as Mr. McNish (uncredited)
- The Studebaker Story as Father Studebaker
- So This Is Love as Charlie
- Iron Mountain Trail as Circuit Judge
- Never Wave at a WAC as Sen. Holbrook (uncredited)
- Marshal of Cedar Rock as Stover - Prison Warden
- Run for the Hills as Mr. Harvester
- Man of Conflict as Mr. Cornwall
- Jack McCall, Desperado as Col. Cornish
1952
- Adventures of Superman as Perry White
- The Ford Television Theatre
- Cavalcade of America as Colonel Norton
- The Rose Bowl Story as Dr. Lansing
- The Pace That Thrills as Sour Puss
- Target as Bailey
- Listen Judge as George Morton (uncredited)
- The McGurk Way as Speaker
1951
- Tales of Tomorrow
- The Adventures of Kit Carson
- The Roy Rogers Show
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as "Jeroboam" Captain
- Sugarfoot as Judge Backus
- Criminal Lawyer as Police Captain Loomis
- Badman's Gold as The Marshal
- Million Dollar Pursuit as Police Inspector Morgan
1950
- The Gene Autry Show as Dan Parker
- The Cisco Kid as John Mitchell
- Treasury Men in Action as Judge (uncredited)
- The Men as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
- Annie Get Your Gun as Ship Captain (uncredited)
- The Flying Missile as Senator
- The Reformer and the Redhead as Police Captain (uncredited)
- Bunco Squad as John Deming (uncredited)
- Davy Crockett, Indian Scout as Col. Pollard
- The Invisible Monster as "Henry Miller"
- The Missourians as Mayor Grant McDowall
- Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang as Judge Ralph Townsend
1949
- The Ed Wynn Show as Self - Ed's Doctor (uncredited)
- Canadian Pacific as Pere Lacomb
- Pioneer Marshal as Man with Bracelet
- Sheriff of Wichita as Prison Warden
- Law of the Golden West as Isaac Cody, Bill's father
- The Judge as Lt. Edwards
- Strange Bargain as Employee at Meeting (uncredited)
- The Wyoming Bandit as Marshal
- The James Brothers of Missouri as Lon Royer [Ch.1]
- Bandit King of Texas as John Turner
- Alias the Champ as Police Commissioner Bronson
1948
- Walk a Crooked Mile as G.W. Hunter
- The Checkered Coat as Marcus Anson
- The Gallant Legion as Speaker of the House
- The Gentleman from Nowhere as Judge
- Rusty Leads the Way as Board Member (uncredited)
- Song of My Heart as Czar
- Desperadoes of Dodge City as Land Agent
1947
- The Sea of Grass as Forrest Hamilton (uncredited)
- It Happened on Fifth Avenue as Harper (uncredited)
- News Hounds as Timothy X. 'Big Tim' Donlin
- The Devil On Wheels as Mr. Davis
- High Wall as Police Surgeon (uncredited)
- Too Many Winners as Albert Payson
- The Judge Steps Out as Diner on Train (uncredited)
- Key Witness as R. C. Hurlbert - Coroner (uncredited)
- Violence as Dr. Chalmers
- Blondie in the Dough as Premier Biscuit Board Member (uncredited)
- Raiders of the South as George Boone
- Bandits of Dark Canyon as Ben Shaw
1946
- Wife Wanted as Judge
- Magnificent Doll as Mr. Witherspoon (uncredited)
- One Exciting Week as Dr. Jones (uncredited)
- Girl on the Spot as Police Commissioner (uncredited)
- Step by Step as Police Capt. Edmonds
- Badman's Territory as Commissioner Taylor (uncredited)
- The Brute Man as Professor Cushman (uncredited)
- Johnny Comes Flying Home as C.H. Metters (uncredited)
- The Secret of the Whistler as McLaren aka Mac (uncredited)
- Home on the Range as State Official
- The Phantom Rider as Senator Williams
- The Madonna's Secret as Lambert
1945
- The Naughty Nineties as Sheriff of Ironville (uncredited)
- Northwest Trail as John Owens
- Voice of the Whistler as Doctor (uncredited)
- The Great Flamarion as Coroner (uncredited)
- Johnny Angel as Harbor Master (uncredited)
- Sensation Hunters as Night Court Judge
- Mom and Dad as Dr. Burnell
- First Yank into Tokyo as Dr. Stacey (uncredited)
- Circumstantial Evidence as Gov. Hanlon
- On Stage Everybody as Mr. Smoothasilk (uncredited)
1944
- Action in Arabia as Mr. Hamilton
- Up in Arms as Man In Theatre Lobby (uncredited)
- Wilson as Legislator in Wilson's Office (uncredited)
- Maisie Goes to Reno as Judge Carter (Uncredited)
- The Girl Who Dared as Beau Richmond
- Christmas Holiday as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
- Music in Manhattan as Mr. Bradley, the Banker (uncredited)
- The Port of 40 Thieves as Mr. Fellows
- Hi, Beautiful as Board Member (uncredited)
- Zorro's Black Whip as Mr. Walsh
- I'm from Arkansas as Harry Cashin
- Standing Room Only as General
- Sheriff of Las Vegas as Homer Blackwell
- Crazy Knights as Mr. Gardner
- Meet Miss Bobby Socks as R.N. Swanson
1943
- Government Girl as Irate Man (uncredited)
- Mission to Moscow as Charlie - American Newsman (uncredited)
- Crazy House as Outraged Director
- Aerial Gunner as Doctor (uncredited)
- Larceny with Music as Important banker
- So's Your Uncle as Mr. Craig
- Good Luck, Mr. Yates as J.C. Allison
- Daredevils of the West as Senator Garfield
1942
- In This Our Life as Police Inspector Millett
- Across the Pacific as Court-Martial President
- Dr. Broadway as Inspector (uncredited)
- Always in My Heart as Prison Warden
- The Big Shot as Judge
- Phantom Killer as John G. Harrison
- I Was Framed as Judge
- Escape from Crime as Rafferty
- Syncopation
- Over My Dead Body as District Attorney Stuart Drinkwater
1941
- The Maltese Falcon as District Attorney Bryan
- They Died with Their Boots On as Colonel (uncredited)
- Meet John Doe as Jim (uncredited)
- Hold Back the Dawn as Mac - Studio Receptionist (uncredited)
- Pacific Blackout as Police Captain
- It Started with Eve as Thomas - Headwaiter (uncredited)
- The Great Man's Lady as Sen. Grant
- Strange Alibi as Judge
- Borrowed Hero as William Brooks
- Sucker List as James Sawyer (uncredited)
- Flight from Destiny as Judge
- I Killed That Man as District Attorney
- Nine Lives Are Not Enough as Police Chief (uncredited)
- Unfinished Rainbows as Matthew Griswold
1940
- They Drive by Night as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
- Johnny Apollo as Night Court Judge
- Boom Town as McMasters' Defense Attorney (uncredited)
- Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet as Hirsch
- Flight Command as Pensacola Commander (uncredited)
- Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe as Professor Gordon
- Lady with Red Hair as Defense Attorney Graham (uncredited)
- You, the People as Frank Y. Carter
- Brother Rat and a Baby as Judge
- Tear Gas Squad as Chief Ferris
- The Great Plane Robbery as Dr. Jamison
- The Flag of Humanity as Gen. James Garfield
- The Golden Fleecing as Judge (uncredited)
- Murder in the Air as Hargrave
- Tugboat Annie Sails Again as Capt. Broad
1939
- The Roaring Twenties as Judge
- On Dress Parade as A Co. Maneuvers Colonel (uncredited)
- Invisible Stripes as Captain Johnson (uncredited)
- Espionage Agent as Code Room Instructor
- Swanee River as Doctor
- Devil's Island as Captain of Second Convict Ship
- Confessions of a Nazi Spy as FBI Chief (uncredited)
- The Forgotten Woman as Dr. May
- They Shall Have Music as Detective (uncredited)
- I Stole a Million as Wilson
- Blind Alley as Warden
- Dust Be My Destiny as First Warden (uncredited)
- Secret Service of the Air as Warden Jackson
- The Bill of Rights as Colonel George Mason
- Three Smart Girls Grow Up as Harry - Conference Room Businessman
- Rose of Washington Square as Judge
- Angels Wash Their Faces as Officer H.A. Merton (uncredited)
- Forged Passport as Jack Rogers aka 'Lefty'
- Stronger Than Desire as Second Trial Judge (uncredited)
- Full Confession as The Judge (uncredited)
- The Spirit of Culver as Maj. White
- Smashing the Money Ring as Night Captain
- Old Hickory as Governor Clairborne of Louisiana
1938
- You Can't Take It with You as Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)
- Boys Town as Prison Warden (uncredited)
- Mr. Moto's Gamble as Philip Benton
- Too Hot to Handle as Mr. Fairfield (uncredited)
- Over the Wall as Warden Vance
- Hunted Men as Police Commissioner
- Mr. Wong, Detective as Simon Dayton
- Girls on Probation as Police Chief
- Doctor Rhythm as Insp. Bryce
- I Stand Accused as Defense Attorney Brower
1937
- Seventh Heaven as Gendarme
- Murder Is News as David Corning
- Torture Money as Capt. Michael Karnahan (uncredited)
- Criminals of the Air as Captain Wallace
- Bad Guy as Warden
- Missing Witnesses as Police Chief Elmer H. Davis (uncredited)
- She Had to Eat as Police Captain (uncredited)
- This Is My Affair as Warden
- Dangerously Yours as Roberts
- The Man Who Cried Wolf as Judge
- Night Club Scandal as Governor
- It Could Happen to You as Judge
- Fifty Roads to Town as Captain Carroll
- Two Wise Maids as Grover Wentworth
1936
- Two in a Crowd as Purdy
- Craig's Wife as Detective (uncredited)
- Three Smart Girls as Desk Lieutenant at Police Station
- Legion of Terror as Cummings
- A Man Betrayed as Mr. Carlton
- Two-Fisted Gentleman as Frank Boyd
- Lady from Nowhere as Commissioner
1934
- Stand Up and Cheer! as Presidential Naval Aide
- Keep 'Em Rolling as Major in France Battlefield
1932
- The Skull Murder Mystery as Inspector Carr
- The Symphony Murder Mystery as Insp. Carr
- Murder in the Pullman as Detective
- The Campus Mystery as Inspector Carr
- The Studio Murder Mystery as Insp. Carr
- The Trans-Atlantic Mystery as Inspector Carr
- The Cole Case as Inspector Carr
- The Crane Poison Case as Inspector Carr
- The Side Show Mystery as Inspector Carr
1931
- The Wall Street Mystery as Inspector Carr
- The Gigolo Racket as George Burke
- Success as Mr. Kelly - Molly's Father
- The Week End Mystery
- The Clyde Mystery as Inspector Carr
1930
- Dangerous Nan McGrew as Grant
- Heads Up as Capt. Whitney