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