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)
Scandal Sheet
as Frank Madison
(1952)
Young Man with Ideas
as Stanley Rickson (uncredited)
(1952)
Son of Paleface
as Governor Freeman (uncredited)
(1952)
The Steel Trap
as Tom Bowers
(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)
Sunny Side of the Street
as Cyrus Pelley
(1951)
Rodeo King and the Senorita
as Dr. Sands
(1951)
Let's Go Navy!
as Captain
(1950)
The Baron of Arizona
as Governor
(1950)
Three Husbands
as Edward Wurdeman - Attorney at Law
(1950)
Short Grass
as Charlie Bissel
(1950)
Triple Trouble
as The Judge
(1950)
Federal Agent at Large
as James Goodwin
(1949)
Stampede
as Varick
(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)
Rose of the Yukon
as Gen. Butler
(1948)
Tap Roots
as Gen. Johnston (uncredited)
(1948)
Call Northside 777
as Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)
(1948)
Silver River
as Major Spencer
(1948)
Johnny Belinda
as Dr. Horace M. Gray (uncredited)
(1948)
Rocky
as Kenneth Forrester
(1948)
Disaster
as Police Commissioner Jerome
(1947)
The Beginning or the End
as Dr. Vannevar Bush
(1947)
Black Gold
as Senator Watkins
(1947)
High Wall
as Emory Garrison
(1947)
Her Husband's Affairs
as Gov. Fox
(1947)
The Vigilantes Return
as Judge Holden
(1947)
The Ghost Goes Wild
as Max Atterbury
(1946)
Angel on My Shoulder
as Citizens for Better Government Chairman (uncredited)
(1946)
Easy to Wed
as Hector Boswell
(1946)
Blondie's Lucky Day
as J.C. Dithers
(1946)
Rolling Home
as Henry Kane
(1946)
The Cat Creeps
as Walter Elliott
(1946)
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
as Captain Griffin
(1946)
Blondie Knows Best
as J.C. Dithers
(1946)
Gay Blades
as Whittlesey
(1946)
Wife Wanted
as Philip Conway
(1946)
Riverboat Rhythm
as Col. Edward Beeler
(1945)
Dakota
as Col. Wordin
(1945)
Divorce
as Judge
(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)
Man Alive
as Osborne
(1945)
The Strange Mr. Gregory
as Defense Attorney Blair
(1945)
G.I. Honeymoon
as Colonel Hammerhead Smith
(1945)
Leave It to Blondie
as J.C. Dithers
(1945)
Life with Blondie
as J.C. Dithers
(1944)
Hollywood Canteen
as Mr. Brodel (uncredited)
(1944)
Dead Man's Eyes
as Dr. Sam Welles
(1944)
This Is the Life
as Dr. Plum
(1944)
End of the Road
as Gregory McCune
(1944)
My Buddy
as Senator Henry
(1944)
The Black Parachute
as King Stephen
(1943)
Hangmen Also Die!
as Dedic
(1943)
(1943)
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
as Mr. Fox
(1943)
The Rear Gunner
as Commanding Officer
(1943)
Jack London
as Kerwin Maxwell
(1943)
Nobody's Darling
as Jason Rhodes
(1943)
There's Something About a Soldier
as Gen. Sommerton
(1943)
Footlight Glamour
as J.C. Dithers
(1943)
It's a Great Life
as J.C. Dithers
(1942)
Joe Smith, American
as Blake McKettrick
(1942)
Miss Annie Rooney
as Mr. Martin White
(1942)
Blondie Goes to College
as J.C. Dithers
(1942)
The Bugle Sounds
as Brigadier-General
(1942)
Calling Dr. Gillespie
as Frank M. Todwell
(1942)
Flight Lieutenant
as Joseph Sanford
(1942)
Blondie's Blessed Event
as J.C. Dithers
(1942)
Blondie for Victory
as J.C. Dithers
(1942)
Lone Star Ranger
as Judge Longstreth
(1941)
The Pittsburgh Kid
as Max Ellison
(1941)
The Saint In Palm Springs
as Inspector Henry Fernack
(1941)
Flight from Destiny
as Dist. Atty. Johnson
(1941)
Strange Alibi
as Police Chief Sprague
(1941)
Blondie Goes Latin
as J.C. Dithers
(1941)
Ringside Maisie
as Dr. Kramer
(1941)
The Great Swindle
as Swann
(1941)
Her First Beau
as Mr. Harris
(1941)
Blondie in Society
as J.C. Dithers
(1940)
The Saint's Double Trouble
as Inspector Henry Fernack
(1940)
Johnny Apollo
as Dr. Brown
(1940)
We Who Are Young
as Braddock
(1940)
The Saint Takes Over
as Inspector Henry Fernack
(1940)
Dulcy
as Homer Patterson
(1940)
Private Affairs
as George Gilkin
(1940)
Blondie Has Servant Trouble
as J.C. Dithers
(1940)
Blondie Plays Cupid
as J.C. Dithers
(1940)
Melody and Moonlight
as Otis Barnett
(1939)
In Name Only
as Dr. Gateson
(1939)
The Saint Strikes Back
as Inspector Henry Fernack
(1939)
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
as President of Western Union
(1939)
Blondie Meets the Boss
as J.C. Dithars
(1939)
Stand Up and Fight
as Colonel Webb
(1939)
In Old Monterey
as Stevenson
(1939)
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Mayor
(1939)
Blondie Brings Up Baby
as J.C. Dithers
(1939)
Barricade
as Assistant Secretary of State
(1939)
The Big Guy
as Jack Lane
(1939)
Wings of the Navy
as Commandant
(1939)
Tail Spin
as Racing Official Starter (Uncredited)
(1939)
Thunder Afloat
as Admiral Girard
(1939)
One Against the World
as Dr. Ephraim McDowell
(1938)
Boys Town
as John Hargraves
(1938)
The First Hundred Years
as Judge Parker
(1938)
Letter of Introduction
as Lou Woodstock (uncredited)
(1938)
Blondie
as Mr. Dithers
(1938)
Men with Wings
as Long
(1938)
Over the Wall
as Governor James McDonald
(1938)
The Saint in New York
as Inspector Henry Fernack
(1938)
Arsène Lupin Returns
as F.B.I. Special Agent
(1938)
Gangs of New York
as Warden
(1938)
Judge Hardy's Children
as John Lee
(1938)
Fugitives for a Night
as Police Captain
(1938)
Crime Ring
as Bank President
(1938)
The Duke of West Point
as Steven's Father
(1938)
Yellow Jack
as Major General Leonard Wood
(1938)
There's That Woman Again
as Rolfe Davis
(1938)
Her Jungle Love
as J.C. Martin
(1938)
Breaking the Ice
as Mr. Kane
(1938)
Wives Under Suspicion
as Allison
(1938)
Tarnished Angel
as Detective Sgt. Cramer
(1938)
Road Demon
as Anderson
(1937)
A Star Is Born
as Judge George J. Parris (uncredited)
(1937)
You Only Live Once
as District Attorney (uncredited)
(1937)
Madame X
as Hugh Fariman Sr.
(1937)
This Is My Affair
as Judge
(1937)
Saratoga
as Frank Clayton
(1937)
Danger – Love at Work
as Parsons, an attorney
(1937)
The Man Who Found Himself
as Dr. Tom Smythe
(1937)
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
as Mr. Hopkins
(1937)
Exiled to Shanghai
as J.B. Willet
(1937)
(1937)
Man Of The People
as Carter Spetner
(1937)
Wings Over Honolulu
as Judge Advocate
(1937)
She's Dangerous
as Charles Fitzgerald
(1937)
Sea Devils
as Court-Martial President (uncredited)
(1937)
You Can't Buy Luck
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
(1937)
The League of Frightened Men
as Alexander Drummond
(1937)
Big Town Girl
as Hershell
(1937)
Midnight Madonna
as Stuart Kirkland
(1937)
Racketeers in Exile
as Alden Parker
(1937)
John Meade's Woman
as Mr. Melton
(1936)
Fury
as Defense Attorney
(1936)
The Accusing Finger
as Special Prosecutor
(1936)
Sutter's Gold
as Prosecuting Attorney
(1936)
The Devil Is a Sissy
as Judge Holmes
(1936)
China Clipper
as State Department Official (uncredited)
(1936)
The Singing Kid
as Dr. Brown (uncredited)
(1936)
Spendthrift
as Attorney
(1936)
Charlie Chan's Secret
as Warren T. Phelps
(1936)
36 Hours to Kill
as Mac - Train Conductor
(1936)
The Voice of Bugle Ann
as District Attorney
(1936)
Sinner Take All
as Dr. Harrison (uncredited)
(1936)
Too Many Parents
as Judge
(1936)
Happy Go Lucky
as J. Lansing Bennett
(1936)
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
as First trial judge
(1936)
Three Live Ghosts
as Detective Bolton
(1936)
Panic on the Air
as Johnson
(1936)
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
as Warren Fenton
(1936)
Educating Father
as Fred Humphrey
(1936)
Flying Hostess
as Kendall
(1936)
You May Be Next!
as Army Officer (uncredited)
(1935)
A Night at the Opera
as The Stage Manager (uncredited)
(1935)
'G' Men
as Congressman (uncredited)
(1935)
The Raven
as Bedside Dr. at Jerry's Right (uncredited)
(1935)
Alice Adams
as Mr. Palmer
(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)
3 Kids and a Queen
as Gangster
(1935)
One New York Night
as Mr. Stokes
(1935)
Let 'em Have It
as Microscopic Expert
(1935)
Navy Wife
as Norton
(1935)
A Night at the Ritz
as Director (uncredited)
(1935)
Public Hero Number 1
as Prison Board Member (uncredited)
(1935)
Too Tough to Kill
as Chairman of the Board
(1935)
The Calling of Dan Matthews
as Club Owner (uncredited)
(1935)
Hit-and-Run Driver
as Captain James (uncredited)
(1934)
Housewife
as Doctor
(1934)
Gentlemen Are Born
as Second Broker
(1934)
The Case of the Howling Dog
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
(1934)
Lightning Strikes Twice
as Capt. Nelson
(1934)
A Lost Lady
as (uncredited)