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)
Jaguar
as Dr. Powell
(1956)
The Three Outlaws
as Pinkerton
(1955)
The Night Holds Terror
as Bob Henderson
(1954)
Cattle Queen of Montana
as Politician (uncredited)
(1954)
She Couldn't Say No
as John Bentley
(1954)
Duffy of San Quentin
as Boyd
(1953)
Taxi
as Mr. Barker (uncredited)
(1953)
Kansas Pacific
as Sherman Johnson
(1953)
The Flaming Urge
as Mr. Chalmers
(1952)
Scandal Sheet
as Frank Madison
(1952)
The Steel Trap
as Tom Bowers
(1952)
Son of Paleface
as Governor Freeman (uncredited)
(1952)
Young Man with Ideas
as Stanley Rickson (uncredited)
(1952)
Behind Southern Lines
as General
(1951)
Strangers on a Train
as Mr. Antony
(1951)
The Tall Target
as Passenger from Carolina (uncredited)
(1951)
Rodeo King and the Senorita
as Dr. Sands
(1951)
Insurance Investigator
as Russell James
(1951)
Sunny Side of the Street
as Cyrus Pelley
(1951)
Let's Go Navy!
as Captain
(1950)
The Baron of Arizona
as Governor
(1950)
Short Grass
as Charlie Bissel
(1950)
Three Husbands
as Edward Wurdeman - Attorney at Law
(1950)
Federal Agent at Large
as James Goodwin
(1950)
Triple Trouble
as The Judge
(1949)
The Fountainhead
as Guy Francon (uncredited)
(1949)
The Judge
as Judge Allan J. Brooks
(1949)
(1949)
State Department: File 649
as Director-General
(1949)
Stampede
as Varick
(1949)
Rose of the Yukon
as Gen. Butler
(1948)
Call Northside 777
as Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)
(1948)
Johnny Belinda
as Dr. Horace M. Gray (uncredited)
(1948)
Silver River
as Major Spencer
(1948)
Tap Roots
as Gen. Johnston (uncredited)
(1948)
Rocky
as Kenneth Forrester
(1948)
Disaster
as Police Commissioner Jerome
(1947)
High Wall
as Emory Garrison
(1947)
Black Gold
as Senator Watkins
(1947)
The Beginning or the End
as Dr. Vannevar Bush
(1947)
The Vigilantes Return
as Judge Holden
(1947)
The Ghost Goes Wild
as Max Atterbury
(1947)
Her Husband's Affairs
as Gov. Fox
(1946)
Angel on My Shoulder
as Citizens for Better Government Chairman (uncredited)
(1946)
Easy to Wed
as Hector Boswell
(1946)
The Cat Creeps
as Walter Elliott
(1946)
Rolling Home
as Henry Kane
(1946)
Blondie's Lucky Day
as J.C. Dithers
(1946)
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
as Captain Griffin
(1946)
Wife Wanted
as Philip Conway
(1946)
Riverboat Rhythm
as Col. Edward Beeler
(1946)
Gay Blades
as Whittlesey
(1946)
Blondie Knows Best
as J.C. Dithers
(1945)
Dakota
as Col. Wordin
(1945)
The Strange Mr. Gregory
as Defense Attorney Blair
(1945)
Man Alive
as Osborne
(1945)
Divorce
as Judge
(1945)
G.I. Honeymoon
as Colonel Hammerhead Smith
(1945)
Allotment Wives
as Brig. Gen. H.N. Gilbert
(1945)
The Phantom Speaks
as Owen McAllister
(1945)
Watchtower Over Tomorrow
as Security Council Chair
(1945)
Life with Blondie
as J.C. Dithers
(1945)
Leave It to Blondie
as J.C. Dithers
(1944)
Hollywood Canteen
as Mr. Brodel (uncredited)
(1944)
Dead Man's Eyes
as Dr. Sam Welles
(1944)
The Black Parachute
as King Stephen
(1944)
My Buddy
as Senator Henry
(1944)
This Is the Life
as Dr. Plum
(1944)
End of the Road
as Gregory McCune
(1943)
Hangmen Also Die!
as Dedic
(1943)
(1943)
Jack London
as Kerwin Maxwell
(1943)
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
as Mr. Fox
(1943)
Footlight Glamour
as J.C. Dithers
(1943)
There's Something About a Soldier
as Gen. Sommerton
(1943)
The Rear Gunner
as Commanding Officer
(1943)
It's a Great Life
as J.C. Dithers
(1943)
Nobody's Darling
as Jason Rhodes
(1942)
Calling Dr. Gillespie
as Frank M. Todwell
(1942)
Joe Smith, American
as Blake McKettrick
(1942)
Miss Annie Rooney
as Mr. Martin White
(1942)
The Bugle Sounds
as Brigadier-General
(1942)
Blondie Goes to College
as J.C. Dithers
(1942)
Blondie's Blessed Event
as J.C. Dithers
(1942)
Flight Lieutenant
as Joseph Sanford
(1942)
Lone Star Ranger
as Judge Longstreth
(1942)
Blondie for Victory
as J.C. Dithers
(1941)
Blondie Goes Latin
as J.C. Dithers
(1941)
Strange Alibi
as Police Chief Sprague
(1941)
Blondie in Society
as J.C. Dithers
(1941)
The Saint In Palm Springs
as Inspector Henry Fernack
(1941)
The Great Swindle
as Swann
(1941)
Flight from Destiny
as Dist. Atty. Johnson
(1941)
Ringside Maisie
as Dr. Kramer
(1941)
Her First Beau
as Mr. Harris
(1941)
The Pittsburgh Kid
as Max Ellison
(1940)
Johnny Apollo
as Dr. Brown
(1940)
Private Affairs
as George Gilkin
(1940)
Dulcy
as Homer Patterson
(1940)
We Who Are Young
as Braddock
(1940)
The Saint's Double Trouble
as Inspector Henry Fernack
(1940)
Melody and Moonlight
as Otis Barnett
(1940)
Blondie Plays Cupid
as J.C. Dithers
(1940)
Blondie Has Servant Trouble
as J.C. Dithers
(1940)
The Saint Takes Over
as Inspector Henry Fernack
(1939)
In Name Only
as Dr. Gateson
(1939)
Thunder Afloat
as Admiral Girard
(1939)
Stand Up and Fight
as Colonel Webb
(1939)
The Saint Strikes Back
as Inspector Henry Fernack
(1939)
Wings of the Navy
as Commandant
(1939)
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
as President of Western Union
(1939)
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Mayor
(1939)
In Old Monterey
as Stevenson
(1939)
Tail Spin
as Racing Official Starter (Uncredited)
(1939)
Blondie Meets the Boss
as J.C. Dithars
(1939)
Barricade
as Assistant Secretary of State
(1939)
Blondie Brings Up Baby
as J.C. Dithers
(1939)
The Big Guy
as Jack Lane
(1939)
One Against the World
as Dr. Ephraim McDowell
(1938)
Boys Town
as John Hargraves
(1938)
Over the Wall
as Governor James McDonald
(1938)
Blondie
as Mr. Dithers
(1938)
The First Hundred Years
as Judge Parker
(1938)
Breaking the Ice
as Mr. Kane
(1938)
Letter of Introduction
as Lou Woodstock (uncredited)
(1938)
Arsène Lupin Returns
as F.B.I. Special Agent
(1938)
The Saint in New York
as Inspector Henry Fernack
(1938)
Gangs of New York
as Warden
(1938)
Tarnished Angel
as Detective Sgt. Cramer
(1938)
Men with Wings
as Long
(1938)
Yellow Jack
as Major General Leonard Wood
(1938)
Crime Ring
as Bank President
(1938)
Wives Under Suspicion
as Allison
(1938)
Fugitives for a Night
as Police Captain
(1938)
Her Jungle Love
as J.C. Martin
(1938)
Road Demon
as Anderson
(1938)
The Duke of West Point
as Steven's Father
(1938)
There's That Woman Again
as Rolfe Davis
(1938)
Judge Hardy's Children
as John Lee
(1937)
A Star Is Born
as Judge George J. Parris (uncredited)
(1937)
You Only Live Once
as District Attorney (uncredited)
(1937)
(1937)
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
as Mr. Hopkins
(1937)
Saratoga
as Frank Clayton
(1937)
You Can't Buy Luck
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
(1937)
Man Of The People
as Carter Spetner
(1937)
Madame X
as Hugh Fariman Sr.
(1937)
The Man Who Found Himself
as Dr. Tom Smythe
(1937)
This Is My Affair
as Judge
(1937)
Big Town Girl
as Hershell
(1937)
Sea Devils
as Court-Martial President (uncredited)
(1937)
The League of Frightened Men
as Alexander Drummond
(1937)
Midnight Madonna
as Stuart Kirkland
(1937)
Exiled to Shanghai
as J.B. Willet
(1937)
Wings Over Honolulu
as Judge Advocate
(1937)
John Meade's Woman
as Mr. Melton
(1937)
Danger – Love at Work
as Parsons, an attorney
(1937)
She's Dangerous
as Charles Fitzgerald
(1937)
Racketeers in Exile
as Alden Parker
(1936)
Too Many Parents
as Judge
(1936)
Fury
as Defense Attorney
(1936)
China Clipper
as State Department Official (uncredited)
(1936)
Spendthrift
as Attorney
(1936)
Three Live Ghosts
as Detective Bolton
(1936)
The Singing Kid
as Dr. Brown (uncredited)
(1936)
The Devil Is a Sissy
as Judge Holmes
(1936)
Sutter's Gold
as Prosecuting Attorney
(1936)
Sinner Take All
as Dr. Harrison (uncredited)
(1936)
Educating Father
as Fred Humphrey
(1936)
Happy Go Lucky
as J. Lansing Bennett
(1936)
The Accusing Finger
as Special Prosecutor
(1936)
Charlie Chan's Secret
as Warren T. Phelps
(1936)
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
as First trial judge
(1936)
The Voice of Bugle Ann
as District Attorney
(1936)
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
as Warren Fenton
(1936)
36 Hours to Kill
as Mac - Train Conductor
(1936)
You May Be Next!
as Army Officer (uncredited)
(1936)
Flying Hostess
as Kendall
(1936)
Panic on the Air
as Johnson
(1935)
A Night at the Opera
as The Stage Manager (uncredited)
(1935)
The Raven
as Bedside Dr. at Jerry's Right (uncredited)
(1935)
'G' Men
as Congressman (uncredited)
(1935)
Alice Adams
as Mr. Palmer
(1935)
3 Kids and a Queen
as Gangster
(1935)
One New York Night
as Mr. Stokes
(1935)
Navy Wife
as Norton
(1935)
The Calling of Dan Matthews
as Club Owner (uncredited)
(1935)
A Night at the Ritz
as Director (uncredited)
(1935)
Let 'em Have It
as Microscopic Expert
(1935)
Page Miss Glory
as Husband at Train Station (uncredited)
(1935)
If You Could Only Cook
as Henry Brown - Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
(1935)
Public Hero Number 1
as Prison Board Member (uncredited)
(1935)
Too Tough to Kill
as Chairman of the Board
(1935)
Hit-and-Run Driver
as Captain James (uncredited)
(1934)
A Lost Lady
as (uncredited)
(1934)
Housewife
as Doctor
(1934)
The Case of the Howling Dog
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
(1934)
Gentlemen Are Born
as Second Broker
(1934)
Lightning Strikes Twice
as Capt. Nelson