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