Jonathan Hale
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1891-03-20
Day of Death
1966-02-28 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Jonathan Hale
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jonathan Hale (born Jonathan Hatley, March 21, 1891 – February 28, 1966) was a Canadian-born film and television actor.
Hale was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Before his acting career, Hale worked in the Diplomatic Corps. Hale is most well known as Dagwood Bumstead's boss, Julius Caesar Dithers, in the Blondie film series in the 1940s. He is also notable for playing Inspector Fernack in various The Saint films by RKO Pictures.
In 1950 he made two appearances in The Cisco Kid as Barry Owens. He also appeared in two different episodes of Adventures of Superman: "The Evil Three", in which he played a murderous "Southern Colonel"-type character, and "Panic in the Sky", one of the most famous episodes, in which he played the lead astronomer at the Metropolis Observatory, actually a California observatory.
Among the relatively few television programs on which Hale appeared are the religion anthology series Crossroads, The Loretta Young Show, Brave Eagle, Schlitz Playhouse, The Joey Bishop Show, and Walt Disney Presents: "A Tribute to Joel Chandler Harris".
Hale committed suicide on February 28, 1966. He was found dead that evening in his room at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. Hale had taken his own life with a .38 caliber pistol, which was found near his body. He was 74. Hale was interred at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood, California. Sadly, Hale's grave went unmarked for more than four decades, until a proper headstone was erected by donations from the "Dearly Departed" fan-based group in 2013; he is now honored with the inscription, "We Remembered You".
Known For
Acting
(1956)
The Three Outlaws
as Pinkerton
(1956)
Jaguar
as Dr. Powell
(1955)
The Night Holds Terror
as Bob Henderson
(1954)
Cattle Queen of Montana
as Politician (uncredited)
(1954)
Duffy of San Quentin
as Boyd
(1954)
She Couldn't Say No
as John Bentley
(1953)
Kansas Pacific
as Sherman Johnson
(1953)
Taxi
as Mr. Barker (uncredited)
(1953)
The Flaming Urge
as Mr. Chalmers
(1952)
Young Man with Ideas
as Stanley Rickson (uncredited)
(1952)
The Steel Trap
as Tom Bowers
(1952)
Son of Paleface
as Governor Freeman (uncredited)
(1952)
Scandal Sheet
as Frank Madison
(1952)
Behind Southern Lines
as General
(1951)
Strangers on a Train
as Mr. Antony
(1951)
The Tall Target
as Passenger from Carolina (uncredited)
(1951)
Insurance Investigator
as Russell James
(1951)
Let's Go Navy!
as Captain
(1951)
Rodeo King and the Senorita
as Dr. Sands
(1951)
Sunny Side of the Street
as Cyrus Pelley
(1950)
The Baron of Arizona
as Governor
(1950)
Three Husbands
as Edward Wurdeman - Attorney at Law
(1950)
Triple Trouble
as The Judge
(1950)
Short Grass
as Charlie Bissel
(1950)
Federal Agent at Large
as James Goodwin
(1949)
The Fountainhead
as Guy Francon (uncredited)
(1949)
State Department: File 649
as Director-General
(1949)
The Judge
as Judge Allan J. Brooks
(1949)
Stampede
as Varick
(1949)
(1949)
Rose of the Yukon
as Gen. Butler
(1948)
Disaster
as Police Commissioner Jerome
(1948)
Silver River
as Major Spencer
(1948)
Johnny Belinda
as Dr. Horace M. Gray (uncredited)
(1948)
Call Northside 777
as Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)
(1948)
Tap Roots
as Gen. Johnston (uncredited)
(1948)
Rocky
as Kenneth Forrester
(1947)
The Vigilantes Return
as Judge Holden
(1947)
The Ghost Goes Wild
as Max Atterbury
(1947)
Black Gold
as Senator Watkins
(1947)
High Wall
as Emory Garrison
(1947)
The Beginning or the End
as Dr. Vannevar Bush
(1947)
Her Husband's Affairs
as Gov. Fox
(1946)
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
as Captain Griffin
(1946)
Rolling Home
as Henry Kane
(1946)
Angel on My Shoulder
as Citizens for Better Government Chairman (uncredited)
(1946)
The Cat Creeps
as Walter Elliott
(1946)
Riverboat Rhythm
as Col. Edward Beeler
(1946)
Easy to Wed
as Hector Boswell
(1946)
Gay Blades
as Whittlesey
(1946)
Blondie's Lucky Day
as J.C. Dithers
(1946)
Wife Wanted
as Philip Conway
(1946)
Blondie Knows Best
as J.C. Dithers
(1945)
Allotment Wives
as Brig. Gen. H.N. Gilbert
(1945)
G.I. Honeymoon
as Colonel Hammerhead Smith
(1945)
The Phantom Speaks
as Owen McAllister
(1945)
Divorce
as Judge
(1945)
Dakota
as Colonel Wordin
(1945)
Watchtower Over Tomorrow
as Security Council Chair
(1945)
Man Alive
as Osborne
(1945)
Life with Blondie
as J.C. Dithers
(1945)
Leave It to Blondie
as J.C. Dithers
(1945)
The Strange Mr. Gregory
as Defense Attorney Blair
(1944)
Dead Man's Eyes
as Dr. Sam Welles
(1944)
Hollywood Canteen
as Mr. Brodel (uncredited)
(1944)
End of the Road
as Gregory McCune
(1944)
The Black Parachute
as King Stephen
(1944)
This Is the Life
as Dr. Plum
(1944)
My Buddy
as Senator Henry
(1943)
The Rear Gunner
as Commanding Officer
(1943)
Jack London
as Kerwin Maxwell
(1943)
Hangmen Also Die!
as Dedic
(1943)
(1943)
It's a Great Life
as J.C. Dithers
(1943)
Footlight Glamour
as J.C. Dithers
(1943)
Nobody's Darling
as Jason Rhodes
(1943)
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
as Mr. Fox
(1943)
There's Something About a Soldier
as Gen. Sommerton
(1942)
Lone Star Ranger
as Judge Longstreth
(1942)
The Bugle Sounds
as Brigadier-General
(1942)
Blondie Goes to College
as J.C. Dithers
(1942)
Joe Smith, American
as Blake McKettrick
(1942)
Calling Dr. Gillespie
as Frank M. Todwell
(1942)
Miss Annie Rooney
as Mr. Martin White
(1942)
Blondie's Blessed Event
as J.C. Dithers
(1942)
Flight Lieutenant
as Joseph Sanford
(1942)
Blondie for Victory
as J.C. Dithers
(1941)
Flight from Destiny
as Dist. Atty. Johnson
(1941)
Strange Alibi
as Police Chief Sprague
(1941)
The Pittsburgh Kid
as Max Ellison
(1941)
Ringside Maisie
as Dr. Kramer
(1941)
The Saint In Palm Springs
as Inspector Henry Fernack
(1941)
Blondie in Society
as J.C. Dithers
(1941)
The Great Swindle
as Swann
(1941)
Her First Beau
as Mr. Harris
(1941)
Blondie Goes Latin
as J.C. Dithers
(1940)
We Who Are Young
as Braddock
(1940)
Dulcy
as Homer Patterson
(1940)
The Saint Takes Over
as Inspector Henry Fernack
(1940)
Johnny Apollo
as Dr. Brown
(1940)
Blondie Has Servant Trouble
as J.C. Dithers
(1940)
Private Affairs
as George Gilkin
(1940)
Melody and Moonlight
as Otis Barnett
(1940)
The Saint's Double Trouble
as Inspector Henry Fernack
(1940)
Blondie Plays Cupid
as J.C. Dithers
(1939)
Wings of the Navy
as Commandant
(1939)
Barricade
as Assistant Secretary of State
(1939)
In Old Monterey
as Stevenson
(1939)
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Mayor
(1939)
The Saint Strikes Back
as Inspector Henry Fernack
(1939)
Tail Spin
as Racing Official Starter (Uncredited)
(1939)
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
as President of Western Union
(1939)
One Against the World
as Dr. Ephraim McDowell
(1939)
Thunder Afloat
as Admiral Girard
(1939)
Blondie Brings Up Baby
as J.C. Dithers
(1939)
The Big Guy
as Jack Lane
(1939)
Blondie Meets the Boss
as J.C. Dithars
(1939)
In Name Only
as Dr. Gateson
(1939)
Stand Up and Fight
as Colonel Webb
(1938)
Judge Hardy's Children
as John Lee
(1938)
Letter of Introduction
as Lou Woodstock (uncredited)
(1938)
Gangs of New York
as Warden
(1938)
Crime Ring
as Bank President
(1938)
Her Jungle Love
as J.C. Martin
(1938)
Boys Town
as John Hargraves
(1938)
Breaking the Ice
as Mr. Kane
(1938)
Yellow Jack
as Major General Leonard Wood
(1938)
Men with Wings
as Long
(1938)
There's That Woman Again
as Rolfe Davis
(1938)
Arsène Lupin Returns
as F.B.I. Special Agent
(1938)
The Saint in New York
as Inspector Henry Fernack
(1938)
The Duke of West Point
as Steven's Father
(1938)
Over the Wall
as Governor James McDonald
(1938)
Fugitives for a Night
as Police Captain
(1938)
The First Hundred Years
as Judge Parker
(1938)
Wives Under Suspicion
as Allison
(1938)
Blondie
as Mr. Dithers
(1938)
Tarnished Angel
as Detective Sgt. Cramer
(1938)
Road Demon
as Anderson
(1937)
Wings Over Honolulu
as Judge Advocate
(1937)
Racketeers in Exile
as Alden Parker
(1937)
Madame X
as Hugh Fariman Sr.
(1937)
The League of Frightened Men
as Alexander Drummond
(1937)
Exiled to Shanghai
as J.B. Willet
(1937)
Sea Devils
as Court-Martial President (uncredited)
(1937)
Saratoga
as Frank Clayton
(1937)
A Star Is Born
as Judge George J. Parris (uncredited)
(1937)
Danger – Love at Work
as Parsons, an attorney
(1937)
John Meade's Woman
as Mr. Melton
(1937)
The Man Who Found Himself
as Dr. Tom Smythe
(1937)
You Only Live Once
as District Attorney (uncredited)
(1937)
(1937)
She's Dangerous
as Charles Fitzgerald
(1937)
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
as Mr. Hopkins
(1937)
Man Of The People
as Carter Spetner
(1937)
You Can't Buy Luck
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
(1937)
Midnight Madonna
as Stuart Kirkland
(1937)
This Is My Affair
as Judge
(1937)
Big Town Girl
as Hershell
(1936)
Spendthrift
as Attorney
(1936)
The Singing Kid
as Dr. Brown (uncredited)
(1936)
36 Hours to Kill
as Mac - Train Conductor
(1936)
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
as First trial judge
(1936)
The Accusing Finger
as Special Prosecutor
(1936)
Too Many Parents
as Judge
(1936)
Fury
as Defense Attorney
(1936)
The Voice of Bugle Ann
as District Attorney
(1936)
Panic on the Air
as Johnson
(1936)
You May Be Next!
as Army Officer (uncredited)
(1936)
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
as Warren Fenton
(1936)
Charlie Chan's Secret
as Warren T. Phelps
(1936)
Three Live Ghosts
as Detective Bolton
(1936)
China Clipper
as State Department Official (uncredited)
(1936)
Sutter's Gold
as Prosecuting Attorney
(1936)
Sinner Take All
as Dr. Harrison (uncredited)
(1936)
Flying Hostess
as Kendall
(1936)
The Devil Is a Sissy
as Judge Holmes
(1936)
Happy Go Lucky
as J. Lansing Bennett
(1936)
Educating Father
as Fred Humphrey
(1935)
A Night at the Ritz
as Director (uncredited)
(1935)
The Raven
as Bedside Dr. at Jerry's Right (uncredited)
(1935)
Alice Adams
as Mr. Palmer
(1935)
A Night at the Opera
as The Stage Manager (uncredited)
(1935)
Too Tough to Kill
as Chairman of the Board
(1935)
'G' Men
as Congressman (uncredited)
(1935)
Public Hero Number 1
as Prison Board Member (uncredited)
(1935)
One New York Night
as Mr. Stokes
(1935)
Page Miss Glory
as Husband at Train Station (uncredited)
(1935)
The Calling of Dan Matthews
as Club Owner (uncredited)
(1935)
3 Kids and a Queen
as Gangster
(1935)
If You Could Only Cook
as Henry Brown - Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
(1935)
Navy Wife
as Norton
(1935)
Hit-and-Run Driver
as Captain James (uncredited)
(1935)
Let 'em Have It
as Microscopic Expert
(1934)
Lightning Strikes Twice
as Capt. Nelson
(1934)
The Case of the Howling Dog
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
(1934)
Housewife
as Doctor
(1934)
Gentlemen Are Born
as Second Broker
(1934)
A Lost Lady
as (uncredited)