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