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)
The Miami Story
as Clifton Staley
(1954)
(1954)
Moby Dick
as 'Jeroboam' Captain
(1954)
Superman's Peril
as Perry White
(1954)
Superman in Exile
as Perry White
(1954)
Superman and Scotland Yard
as Perry White
(1954)
Superman Flies Again
as Perry White
(1954)
Superman and the Jungle Devil
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)
So This Is Love
as Charlie
(1953)
Man of Conflict
as Mr. Cornwall
(1953)
Iron Mountain Trail
as Circuit Judge
(1953)
Jack McCall, Desperado
as Col. Cornish
(1953)
Run for the Hills
as Mr. Harvester
(1953)
Marshal of Cedar Rock
as Stover - Prison Warden
(1953)
The Studebaker Story
as Father Studebaker
(1952)
The Rose Bowl Story
as Dr. Lansing
(1952)
The McGurk Way
as Speaker
(1952)
The Pace That Thrills
as Sour Puss
(1952)
Target
as Bailey
(1952)
Listen Judge
as George Morton (uncredited)
(1951)
Criminal Lawyer
as Police Captain Loomis
(1951)
Million Dollar Pursuit
as Police Inspector Morgan
(1951)
Sugarfoot
as Judge Backus
(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)
Bunco Squad
as John Deming (uncredited)
(1950)
The Reformer and the Redhead
as Police Captain (uncredited)
(1950)
The Flying Missile
as Senator
(1950)
The Flying Missile
as Second Senator
(1950)
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
as Col. Pollard
(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)
Sheriff of Wichita
as Prison Warden
(1949)
Strange Bargain
as Employee at Meeting (uncredited)
(1949)
Pioneer Marshal
as Man with Bracelet
(1949)
The Judge
as Lt. Edwards
(1949)
Law of the Golden West
as Isaac Cody, Bill's father
(1949)
The Wyoming Bandit
as Marshal
(1949)
Bandit King of Texas
as John Turner
(1949)
Alias the Champ
as Police Commissioner Bronson
(1949)
The James Brothers of Missouri
as Lon Royer [Ch.1]
(1948)
Walk a Crooked Mile
as G.W. Hunter
(1948)
Song of My Heart
as Czar
(1948)
The Gallant Legion
as Speaker of the House
(1948)
The Checkered Coat
as Marcus Anson
(1948)
Rusty Leads the Way
as Board Member (uncredited)
(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)
Too Many Winners
as Albert Payson
(1947)
Violence
as Dr. Chalmers
(1947)
Bandits of Dark Canyon
as Ben Shaw
(1947)
Blondie in the Dough
as Premier Biscuit Board Member (uncredited)
(1947)
News Hounds
as Timothy X. 'Big Tim' Donlin
(1947)
The Judge Steps Out
as Diner on Train (uncredited)
(1947)
Key Witness
as R. C. Hurlbert - Coroner (uncredited)
(1947)
The Devil On Wheels
as Mr. Davis
(1947)
Raiders of the South
as George Boone
(1946)
Badman's Territory
as Commissioner Taylor (uncredited)
(1946)
The Madonna's Secret
as Lambert
(1946)
The Brute Man
as Professor Cushman (uncredited)
(1946)
The Phantom Rider
as Senator Williams
(1946)
Wife Wanted
as Judge
(1946)
Step by Step
as Police Capt. Edmonds
(1946)
Magnificent Doll
as Mr. Witherspoon
(1946)
The Secret of the Whistler
as McLaren aka Mac (uncredited)
(1946)
Johnny Comes Flying Home
as C.H. Metters (uncredited)
(1946)
Home on the Range
as State Official
(1946)
One Exciting Week
as Dr. Jones (uncredited)
(1945)
The Great Flamarion
as Coroner (uncredited)
(1945)
The Naughty Nineties
as Sheriff of Ironville (uncredited)
(1945)
Sensation Hunters
as Night Court Judge
(1945)
Circumstantial Evidence
as Gov. Hanlon
(1945)
Voice of the Whistler
as Doctor (uncredited)
(1945)
Mom and Dad
as Dr. Burnell
(1945)
Johnny Angel
as Harbor Master (uncredited)
(1945)
Northwest Trail
as John Owens
(1945)
First Yank into Tokyo
as Dr. Stacey (uncredited)
(1945)
On Stage Everybody
as Mr. Smoothasilk (uncredited)
(1944)
Up in Arms
as Man In Theatre Lobby (uncredited)
(1944)
Wilson
as Legislator in Wilson's Office (uncredited)
(1944)
Christmas Holiday
as Foreman
(1944)
Zorro's Black Whip
as Mr. Walsh
(1944)
Action in Arabia
as Mr. Hamilton
(1944)
The Girl Who Dared
as Beau Richmond
(1944)
Maisie Goes to Reno
as Judge Carter (Uncredited)
(1944)
Crazy Knights
as Mr. Gardner
(1944)
Meet Miss Bobby Socks
as R.N. Swanson
(1944)
Standing Room Only
as General
(1944)
Hi, Beautiful
as Board Member (uncredited)
(1944)
Sheriff of Las Vegas
as Judge Homer T. Blackwell
(1944)
The Port of 40 Thieves
as Mr. Fellows
(1944)
I'm from Arkansas
as Harry Cashin
(1943)
Aerial Gunner
as Doctor (uncredited)
(1943)
Mission to Moscow
as Charlie - American Newsman (uncredited)
(1943)
Government Girl
as Irate Man (uncredited)
(1943)
Crazy House
as Outraged Director
(1943)
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
as J.C. Allison
(1943)
So's Your Uncle
as Mr. Craig
(1943)
Larceny with Music
as Important banker
(1943)
Daredevils of the West
as Senator Garfield
(1942)
Across the Pacific
as Court-Martial President
(1942)
The Big Shot
as Judge
(1942)
Over My Dead Body
as District Attorney Stuart Drinkwater
(1942)
I Was Framed
as Judge
(1942)
In This Our Life
as Police Inspector Millett
(1942)
Phantom Killer
as John G. Harrison
(1942)
(1942)
Dr. Broadway
as Inspector
(1942)
Escape from Crime
as Rafferty
(1942)
Always in My Heart
as Prison Warden
(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)
It Started with Eve
as Thomas - Headwaiter (uncredited)
(1941)
The Great Man's Lady
as Sen. Grant
(1941)
Hold Back the Dawn
as Mac - Studio Receptionist (uncredited)
(1941)
Flight from Destiny
as Judge
(1941)
I Killed That Man
as District Attorney
(1941)
Pacific Blackout
as Police Captain
(1941)
Strange Alibi
as Judge
(1941)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
as Police Chief (uncredited)
(1941)
Sucker List
as James Sawyer (uncredited)
(1941)
Borrowed Hero
as William Brooks
(1941)
Unfinished Rainbows
as Matthew Griswold
(1940)
The Golden Fleecing
as Judge (uncredited)
(1940)
They Drive by Night
as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
(1940)
Boom Town
as McMasters' Defense Attorney (uncredited)
(1940)
Flight Command
as Pensacola Commander (uncredited)
(1940)
Murder in the Air
as Hargrave
(1940)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as Professor Gordon
(1940)
Lady with Red Hair
as Defense Attorney Graham (uncredited)
(1940)
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Hirsch
(1940)
Tear Gas Squad
as Chief Ferris
(1940)
Johnny Apollo
as Night Court Judge
(1940)
Brother Rat and a Baby
as Judge
(1940)
The Flag of Humanity
as Gen. James Garfield
(1940)
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
as Capt. Broad
(1940)
You, the People
as Frank Y. Carter
(1940)
The Great Plane Robbery
as Dr. Jamison
(1939)
The Roaring Twenties
as Judge
(1939)
Invisible Stripes
as Captain Johnson (uncredited)
(1939)
They Shall Have Music
as Detective (uncredited)
(1939)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as FBI Chief (uncredited)
(1939)
Dust Be My Destiny
as First Warden (uncredited)
(1939)
Swanee River
as Doctor
(1939)
Smashing the Money Ring
as Night Captain
(1939)
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
as Harry - Conference Room Businessman
(1939)
The Spirit of Culver
as Maj. White
(1939)
Blind Alley
as Warden
(1939)
Forged Passport
as Jack Rogers aka 'Lefty'
(1939)
Rose of Washington Square
as Judge
(1939)
I Stole a Million
as Wilson
(1939)
Devil's Island
as Captain of Second Convict Ship
(1939)
On Dress Parade
as A Co. Maneuvers Colonel (uncredited)
(1939)
The Forgotten Woman
as Dr. May
(1939)
Angels Wash Their Faces
as Officer H.A. Merton (uncredited)
(1939)
Stronger Than Desire
as Second Trial Judge (uncredited)
(1939)
The Bill of Rights
as Colonel George Mason
(1939)
Espionage Agent
as Code Room Instructor
(1939)
Full Confession
as The Judge (uncredited)
(1939)
Secret Service of the Air
as Warden Jackson
(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)
Mr. Wong, Detective
as Simon Dayton
(1938)
I Stand Accused
as Defense Attorney Brower
(1938)
Mr. Moto's Gamble
as Philip Benton
(1938)
Over the Wall
as Warden Vance
(1938)
Girls on Probation
as Police Chief
(1938)
Hunted Men
as Police Commissioner
(1938)
Hunted Men
as CommissionerPolice
(1938)
Doctor Rhythm
as Insp. Bryce
(1937)
Dangerously Yours
as Roberts
(1937)
Torture Money
as Capt. Michael Karnahan (uncredited)
(1937)
This Is My Affair
as Warden
(1937)
Seventh Heaven
as Gendarme
(1937)
Criminals of the Air
as Captain Wallace
(1937)
Bad Guy
as Warden
(1937)
Missing Witnesses
as Police Chief Elmer H. Davis (uncredited)
(1937)
Fifty Roads to Town
as Captain Carroll
(1937)
Murder Is News
as David Corning
(1937)
Night Club Scandal
as Governor
(1937)
Two Wise Maids
as Grover Wentworth
(1937)
The Man Who Cried Wolf
as Judge
(1937)
She Had to Eat
as Police Captain (uncredited)
(1937)
It Could Happen to You
as Judge
(1936)
Three Smart Girls
as Desk Lieutenant at Police Station
(1936)
Two in a Crowd
as Purdy
(1936)
Legion of Terror
as Cummings
(1936)
Craig's Wife
as Detective (Uncredited)
(1936)
A Man Betrayed
as Mr. Carlton
(1936)
Two-Fisted Gentleman
as Frank Boyd
(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 Cole Case
as Inspector Carr
(1932)
The Skull Murder Mystery
as Inspector Carr
(1932)
Murder in the Pullman
as Detective
(1932)
The Side Show Mystery
as Inspector Carr
(1932)
The Studio Murder Mystery
as Insp. Carr
(1932)
The Campus Mystery
as Inspector Carr
(1932)
The Symphony Murder Mystery
as Insp. Carr
(1932)
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
as Inspector Carr
(1932)
The Crane Poison Case
as Inspector Carr
(1931)
(1931)
Success
as Mr. Kelly - Molly's Father
(1931)
The Wall Street Mystery
as Inspector Carr
(1931)
The Gigolo Racket
as George Burke
(1931)
The Clyde Mystery
as Inspector Carr
(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)
The Ringer
as John Lenley
(1928)
The Three Kings
as Charlie King
(1928)
A South Sea Bubble
as Tony Gates
(1928)
The Silver Lining
as John Hurst