John Hamilton
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1887-01-16
Day of Death
1958-10-15 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
John Hamilton
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.”
Known For
Acting
(1958)
(1957)
Chicago Confidential
as Emory Morgan - Attorney (uncredited)
(1955)
Bobby Ware Is Missing
as Stearns - Goodwin's Associate (uncredited)
(1954)
Sitting Bull
as Ulysses S. Grant
(1954)
Stamp Day for Superman
as Perry White
(1954)
Moby Dick
as 'Jeroboam' Captain
(1954)
The Miami Story
as Clifton Staley
(1954)
Superman and the Jungle Devil
as Perry White
(1954)
Superman in Exile
as Perry White
(1954)
Superman's Peril
as Perry White
(1954)
(1954)
Superman and Scotland Yard
as Perry White
(1954)
Superman Flies Again
as Perry White
(1953)
Donovan's Brain
as Mr. McNish (uncredited)
(1953)
Never Wave at a WAC
as Sen. Holbrook (uncredited)
(1953)
Never Wave at a WAC
as Senator Holbrook
(1953)
Jack McCall, Desperado
as Col. Cornish
(1953)
So This Is Love
as Charlie
(1953)
Marshal of Cedar Rock
as Stover - Prison Warden
(1953)
Run for the Hills
as Mr. Harvester
(1953)
Iron Mountain Trail
as Circuit Judge
(1953)
Man of Conflict
as Mr. Cornwall
(1953)
The Studebaker Story
as Father Studebaker
(1952)
The Rose Bowl Story
as Dr. Lansing
(1952)
Target
as Bailey
(1952)
Listen Judge
as George Morton (uncredited)
(1952)
The Pace That Thrills
as Sour Puss
(1952)
The McGurk Way
as Speaker
(1951)
Criminal Lawyer
as Police Captain Loomis
(1951)
Sugarfoot
as Judge Backus
(1951)
Badman's Gold
as The Marshal
(1951)
Million Dollar Pursuit
as Police Inspector Morgan
(1950)
Annie Get Your Gun
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
(1950)
The Men
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
(1950)
The Reformer and the Redhead
as Police Captain (uncredited)
(1950)
Bunco Squad
as John Deming (uncredited)
(1950)
The Flying Missile
as Senator
(1950)
The Flying Missile
as Second Senator
(1950)
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
as Col. Pollard
(1950)
Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang
as Judge Ralph Townsend
(1950)
The Invisible Monster
as "Henry Miller"
(1950)
The Missourians
as Mayor Grant McDowall
(1949)
Canadian Pacific
as Pere Lacomb
(1949)
The Judge
as Lt. Edwards
(1949)
Strange Bargain
as Employee at Meeting (uncredited)
(1949)
The Wyoming Bandit
as Marshal
(1949)
Bandit King of Texas
as John Turner
(1949)
Sheriff of Wichita
as Prison Warden
(1949)
The James Brothers of Missouri
as Lon Royer [Ch.1]
(1949)
Law of the Golden West
as Isaac Cody, Bill's father
(1949)
Pioneer Marshal
as Man with Bracelet
(1949)
Alias the Champ
as Police Commissioner Bronson
(1948)
Rusty Leads the Way
as Board Member (uncredited)
(1948)
The Gallant Legion
as Speaker of the House
(1948)
Walk a Crooked Mile
as G.W. Hunter
(1948)
The Gentleman from Nowhere
as Judge
(1948)
Song of My Heart
as Czar
(1948)
Desperadoes of Dodge City
as Land Agent
(1948)
The Checkered Coat
as Marcus Anson
(1947)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Harper (uncredited)
(1947)
The Sea of Grass
as Forrest Hamilton (uncredited)
(1947)
High Wall
as Police Surgeon (uncredited)
(1947)
News Hounds
as Timothy X. 'Big Tim' Donlin
(1947)
Violence
as Dr. Chalmers
(1947)
Too Many Winners
as Albert Payson
(1947)
Key Witness
as R. C. Hurlbert - Coroner (uncredited)
(1947)
The Judge Steps Out
as Diner on Train (uncredited)
(1947)
The Devil On Wheels
as Mr. Davis
(1947)
Raiders of the South
as George Boone
(1947)
Blondie in the Dough
as Premier Biscuit Board Member (uncredited)
(1947)
Bandits of Dark Canyon
as Ben Shaw
(1946)
Magnificent Doll
as Mr. Witherspoon
(1946)
The Brute Man
as Professor Cushman (uncredited)
(1946)
One Exciting Week
as Dr. Jones (uncredited)
(1946)
Badman's Territory
as Commissioner Taylor (uncredited)
(1946)
The Phantom Rider
as Senator Williams
(1946)
The Secret of the Whistler
as McLaren aka Mac (uncredited)
(1946)
Wife Wanted
as Judge
(1946)
Step by Step
as Police Capt. Edmonds
(1946)
Johnny Comes Flying Home
as C.H. Metters (uncredited)
(1946)
The Madonna's Secret
as Lambert
(1946)
Home on the Range
as State Official
(1945)
Voice of the Whistler
as Doctor (uncredited)
(1945)
Circumstantial Evidence
as Gov. Hanlon
(1945)
The Great Flamarion
as Coroner (uncredited)
(1945)
Johnny Angel
as Harbor Master (uncredited)
(1945)
First Yank into Tokyo
as Dr. Stacey (uncredited)
(1945)
The Naughty Nineties
as Sheriff of Ironville (uncredited)
(1945)
Sensation Hunters
as Night Court Judge
(1945)
Northwest Trail
as John Owens
(1945)
Mom and Dad
as Dr. Burnell
(1945)
On Stage Everybody
as Mr. Smoothasilk (uncredited)
(1944)
Zorro's Black Whip
as Mr. Walsh
(1944)
Christmas Holiday
as Foreman
(1944)
Crazy Knights
as Mr. Gardner
(1944)
Up in Arms
as Man In Theatre Lobby (uncredited)
(1944)
Wilson
as Legislator in Wilson's Office (uncredited)
(1944)
Action in Arabia
as Mr. Hamilton
(1944)
The Port of 40 Thieves
as Mr. Fellows
(1944)
Maisie Goes to Reno
as Judge Carter (Uncredited)
(1944)
I'm from Arkansas
as Harry Cashin
(1944)
The Girl Who Dared
as Beau Richmond
(1944)
Standing Room Only
as General
(1944)
Sheriff of Las Vegas
as Judge Homer T. Blackwell
(1944)
Meet Miss Bobby Socks
as R.N. Swanson
(1943)
Mission to Moscow
as Charlie - American Newsman (uncredited)
(1943)
Government Girl
as Irate Man (uncredited)
(1943)
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
as J.C. Allison
(1943)
Crazy House
as Outraged Director
(1943)
Daredevils of the West
as Senator Garfield
(1943)
Aerial Gunner
as Doctor (uncredited)
(1943)
So's Your Uncle
as Mr. Craig
(1943)
Larceny with Music
as Important banker
(1942)
In This Our Life
as Police Inspector Millett
(1942)
Across the Pacific
as Court-Martial President
(1942)
Dr. Broadway
as Inspector
(1942)
The Big Shot
as Judge
(1942)
(1942)
Over My Dead Body
as District Attorney Stuart Drinkwater
(1942)
Escape from Crime
as Rafferty
(1942)
Phantom Killer
as John G. Harrison
(1942)
Always in My Heart
as Prison Warden
(1942)
I Was Framed
as Judge
(1941)
The Maltese Falcon
as District Attorney Bryan
(1941)
Meet John Doe
as Jim (uncredited)
(1941)
They Died with Their Boots On
as Colonel (uncredited)
(1941)
Hold Back the Dawn
as Mac - Studio Receptionist (uncredited)
(1941)
The Great Man's Lady
as Sen. Grant
(1941)
It Started with Eve
as Thomas - Headwaiter (uncredited)
(1941)
Pacific Blackout
as Police Captain
(1941)
I Killed That Man
as District Attorney
(1941)
Borrowed Hero
as William Brooks
(1941)
Strange Alibi
as Judge
(1941)
Sucker List
as James Sawyer (uncredited)
(1941)
Flight from Destiny
as Judge
(1941)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
as Police Chief (uncredited)
(1941)
Unfinished Rainbows
as Matthew Griswold
(1940)
They Drive by Night
as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
(1940)
Boom Town
as McMasters' Defense Attorney (uncredited)
(1940)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as Professor Gordon
(1940)
Flight Command
as Pensacola Commander (uncredited)
(1940)
Johnny Apollo
as Night Court Judge
(1940)
Brother Rat and a Baby
as Judge
(1940)
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Hirsch
(1940)
The Golden Fleecing
as Judge (uncredited)
(1940)
Tear Gas Squad
as Chief Ferris
(1940)
You, the People
as Frank Y. Carter
(1940)
Lady with Red Hair
as Defense Attorney Graham (uncredited)
(1940)
Murder in the Air
as Hargrave
(1940)
The Great Plane Robbery
as Dr. Jamison
(1940)
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
as Capt. Broad
(1940)
The Flag of Humanity
as Gen. James Garfield
(1939)
The Roaring Twenties
as Judge
(1939)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as FBI Chief (uncredited)
(1939)
Invisible Stripes
as Captain Johnson (uncredited)
(1939)
Full Confession
as The Judge (uncredited)
(1939)
They Shall Have Music
as Detective (uncredited)
(1939)
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
as Harry - Conference Room Businessman
(1939)
Espionage Agent
as Code Room Instructor
(1939)
Devil's Island
as Captain of Second Convict Ship
(1939)
I Stole a Million
as Wilson
(1939)
Secret Service of the Air
as Warden Jackson
(1939)
Angels Wash Their Faces
as Officer H.A. Merton (uncredited)
(1939)
The Bill of Rights
as Colonel George Mason
(1939)
Dust Be My Destiny
as First Warden (uncredited)
(1939)
Blind Alley
as Warden
(1939)
On Dress Parade
as A Co. Maneuvers Colonel (uncredited)
(1939)
Rose of Washington Square
as Judge
(1939)
Smashing the Money Ring
as Night Captain
(1939)
Swanee River
as Doctor
(1939)
Stronger Than Desire
as Second Trial Judge (uncredited)
(1939)
The Forgotten Woman
as Dr. May
(1939)
Forged Passport
as Jack Rogers aka 'Lefty'
(1939)
The Spirit of Culver
as Maj. White
(1939)
Old Hickory
as Governor Clairborne of Louisiana
(1938)
You Can't Take It with You
as Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)
(1938)
Boys Town
as Prison Warden (uncredited)
(1938)
Over the Wall
as Warden Vance
(1938)
Mr. Moto's Gamble
as Philip Benton
(1938)
Mr. Wong, Detective
as Simon Dayton
(1938)
Hunted Men
as Police Commissioner
(1938)
Hunted Men
as CommissionerPolice
(1938)
I Stand Accused
as Defense Attorney Brower
(1938)
Girls on Probation
as Police Chief
(1938)
Doctor Rhythm
as Insp. Bryce
(1937)
Dangerously Yours
as Roberts
(1937)
Murder Is News
as David Corning
(1937)
She Had to Eat
as Police Captain (uncredited)
(1937)
Missing Witnesses
as Police Chief Elmer H. Davis (uncredited)
(1937)
Seventh Heaven
as Gendarme
(1937)
This Is My Affair
as Warden
(1937)
Bad Guy
as Warden
(1937)
Torture Money
as Capt. Michael Karnahan (uncredited)
(1937)
Criminals of the Air
as Captain Wallace
(1937)
Fifty Roads to Town
as Captain Carroll
(1937)
The Man Who Cried Wolf
as Judge
(1937)
It Could Happen to You
as Judge
(1937)
Night Club Scandal
as Governor
(1937)
Two Wise Maids
as Grover Wentworth
(1936)
Two in a Crowd
as Purdy
(1936)
Craig's Wife
as Detective (Uncredited)
(1936)
Three Smart Girls
as Desk Lieutenant at Police Station
(1936)
Two-Fisted Gentleman
as Frank Boyd
(1936)
A Man Betrayed
as Mr. Carlton
(1936)
Legion of Terror
as Cummings
(1936)
Lady from Nowhere
as Commissioner
(1934)
Stand Up and Cheer!
as Presidential Naval Aide
(1934)
Keep 'Em Rolling
as Major in France Battlefield
(1932)
The Symphony Murder Mystery
as Insp. Carr
(1932)
The Studio Murder Mystery
as Insp. Carr
(1932)
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
as Inspector Carr
(1932)
The Side Show Mystery
as Inspector Carr
(1932)
Murder in the Pullman
as Detective
(1932)
The Skull Murder Mystery
as Inspector Carr
(1932)
The Crane Poison Case
as Inspector Carr
(1932)
The Cole Case
as Inspector Carr
(1931)
Success
as Mr. Kelly - Molly's Father
(1931)
The Gigolo Racket
as George Burke
(1931)
The Wall Street Mystery
as Inspector Carr
(1931)
The Clyde Mystery
as Inspector Carr
(1931)
(1930)
Heads Up
as Capt. Whitney
(1930)
At the Villa Rose
as Starling
(1930)
Dangerous Nan McGrew
as Grant
(1929)
The Burgomaster of Stilemonde
as Odilion van Belle
(1928)
The Ringer
as John Lenley
(1928)
The Three Kings
as Charlie King
(1928)
The Silver Lining
as John Hurst
(1928)
A South Sea Bubble
as Tony Gates