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