- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 16, 1887
- Place of Birth
- Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- October 15, 1958
John Hamilton
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.”
Filmography
tvNew York Confidential
1959
movieOutcasts of the City
1958
movieChicago Confidential
1957 · Emory Morgan - Attorney (uncredited)
State Trooper
1956 · Oscar
tvHey, Jeannie!
1956 · Mr. Barker
tvThe Count of Monte Cristo
1956
movieBobby Ware Is Missing
1955 · Stearns - Goodwin's Associate (uncredited)
tvScreen Director's Playhouse
1955 · Mr. Campo (uncredited)
movieSuperman and the Jungle Devil
1954 · Perry White
movieSuperman Flies Again
1954 · Perry White
movieSuperman in Exile
1954 · Perry White
movieSuperman's Peril
1954 · Perry White
movieSitting Bull
1954 · Ulysses S. Grant
tvCaptain Midnight
1954
movieSuperman and Scotland Yard
1954 · Perry White
movieMoby Dick
1954 · 'Jeroboam' Captain
City Story
1954
movieThe Miami Story
1954 · Clifton Staley
Passport to Danger
1954
movieStamp Day for Superman
1954 · Perry White
Man of Conflict
1953 · Mr. Cornwall
movieDonovan's Brain
1953 · Mr. McNish (uncredited)
movieSo This Is Love
1953 · Charlie
movieRun for the Hills
1953 · Mr. Harvester
movieIron Mountain Trail
1953 · Circuit Judge
movieJack McCall, Desperado
1953 · Col. Cornish
movieMarshal of Cedar Rock
1953 · Stover - Prison Warden
movieNever Wave at a WAC
1953 · Sen. Holbrook (uncredited), Senator Holbrook
movieThe Studebaker Story
1953 · Father Studebaker
tvI Led Three Lives
1953
tvThe Ford Television Theatre
1952
tvCavalcade of America
1952 · Colonel Norton, Porter
tvAdventures of Superman
1952 · Perry White
movieThe Rose Bowl Story
1952 · Dr. Lansing
movieListen Judge
1952 · George Morton (uncredited)
movieTarget
1952 · Bailey
movieThe Pace That Thrills
1952 · Sour Puss
The McGurk Way
1952 · Speaker
tvThe Roy Rogers Show
1951
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · "Jeroboam" Captain
movieCriminal Lawyer
1951 · Police Captain Loomis
tvThe Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
tvTales of Tomorrow
1951
movieMillion Dollar Pursuit
1951 · Police Inspector Morgan
movieBadman's Gold
1951 · The Marshal
movieSugarfoot
1951 · Judge Backus
movieThe Flying Missile
1950 · Senator, Second Senator
movieThe Missourians
1950 · Mayor Grant McDowall
tvTreasury Men in Action
1950 · Judge (uncredited)
The Cisco Kid
1950 · John Mitchell, Sheriff, Thomas T. Trimble
movieBunco Squad
1950 · John Deming (uncredited)
movieThe Men
1950 · Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
tvThe Gene Autry Show
1950 · Dan Parker, Jonathan Diggers
movieAnnie Get Your Gun
1950 · Ship Captain (uncredited)
movieThe Invisible Monster
1950 · "Henry Miller"
movieThe Reformer and the Redhead
1950 · Police Captain (uncredited)
movieMilitary Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang
1950 · Judge Ralph Townsend
movieDavy Crockett, Indian Scout
1950 · Col. Pollard
moviePioneer Marshal
1949 · Man with Bracelet
movieStrange Bargain
1949 · Employee at Meeting (uncredited)
movieAlias the Champ
1949 · Police Commissioner Bronson
The Ed Wynn Show
1949 · Self - Ed's Doctor (uncredited)
movieThe James Brothers of Missouri
1949 · Lon Royer [Ch.1]
movieBandit King of Texas
1949 · John Turner
movieThe Wyoming Bandit
1949 · Marshal
movieLaw of the Golden West
1949 · Isaac Cody, Bill's father
movieCanadian Pacific
1949 · Pere Lacomb
movieThe Judge
1949 · Lt. Edwards
movieSheriff of Wichita
1949 · Prison Warden
movieRusty Leads the Way
1948 · Board Member (uncredited)
movieDesperadoes of Dodge City
1948 · Land Agent
movieThe Gentleman from Nowhere
1948 · Judge
movieWalk a Crooked Mile
1948 · G.W. Hunter
movieThe Checkered Coat
1948 · Marcus Anson
movieThe Gallant Legion
1948 · Speaker of the House
movieSong of My Heart
1948 · Czar
movieHigh Wall
1947 · Police Surgeon (uncredited)
movieThe Judge Steps Out
1947 · Diner on Train (uncredited)
movieBandits of Dark Canyon
1947 · Ben Shaw
movieBlondie in the Dough
1947 · Premier Biscuit Board Member (uncredited)
movieKey Witness
1947 · R. C. Hurlbert - Coroner (uncredited)
movieNews Hounds
1947 · Timothy X. 'Big Tim' Donlin
movieToo Many Winners
1947 · Albert Payson
movieViolence
1947 · Dr. Chalmers
movieThe Sea of Grass
1947 · Forrest Hamilton (uncredited)
movieIt Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947 · Harper (uncredited)
movieThe Devil On Wheels
1947 · Mr. Davis
movieRaiders of the South
1947 · George Boone
movieMagnificent Doll
1946 · Mr. Witherspoon (uncredited)
movieThe Secret of the Whistler
1946 · McLaren aka Mac (uncredited)
movieWife Wanted
1946 · Judge
movieThe Brute Man
1946 · Professor Cushman (uncredited)
movieStep by Step
1946 · Police Capt. Edmonds
movieOne Exciting Week
1946 · Dr. Jones (uncredited)
movieBadman's Territory
1946 · Commissioner Taylor (uncredited)
movieHome on the Range
1946 · State Official
movieJohnny Comes Flying Home
1946 · C.H. Metters (uncredited)
movieThe Madonna's Secret
1946 · Lambert
movieThe Phantom Rider
1946 · Senator Williams
movieGirl on the Spot
1946 · Police Commissioner (uncredited)
movieNorthwest Trail
1945 · John Owens
movieVoice of the Whistler
1945 · Doctor (uncredited)
movieJohnny Angel
1945 · Harbor Master (uncredited)
movieSensation Hunters
1945 · Night Court Judge
movieFirst Yank into Tokyo
1945 · Dr. Stacey (uncredited)
movieOn Stage Everybody
1945 · Mr. Smoothasilk (uncredited)
movieThe Naughty Nineties
1945 · Sheriff of Ironville (uncredited)
movieCircumstantial Evidence
1945 · Gov. Hanlon
movieStrange Illusion
1945 · Mr. Allen
movieThe Great Flamarion
1945 · Coroner (uncredited)
movieMom and Dad
1945 · Dr. Burnell
movieSheriff of Las Vegas
1944 · Homer Blackwell
movieMeet Miss Bobby Socks
1944 · R.N. Swanson
movieHi, Beautiful
1944 · Board Member (uncredited)
movieCrazy Knights
1944 · Mr. Gardner
movieZorro's Black Whip
1944 · Mr. Walsh
movieI'm from Arkansas
1944 · Harry Cashin
movieMusic in Manhattan
1944 · Mr. Bradley, the Banker (uncredited)
movieMaisie Goes to Reno
1944 · Judge Carter (Uncredited)
movieThe Port of 40 Thieves
1944 · Mr. Fellows
movieThe Girl Who Dared
1944 · Beau Richmond
movieWilson
1944 · Legislator in Wilson's Office (uncredited)
movieChristmas Holiday
1944 · Jury Foreman (uncredited)
movieAction in Arabia
1944 · Mr. Hamilton
movieUp in Arms
1944 · Man In Theatre Lobby (uncredited)
movieStanding Room Only
1944 · General
movieGovernment Girl
1943 · Irate Man (uncredited)
movieCrazy House
1943 · Outraged Director
movieLarceny with Music
1943 · Important banker
movieSo's Your Uncle
1943 · Mr. Craig
movieGood Luck, Mr. Yates
1943 · J.C. Allison
movieDaredevils of the West
1943 · Senator Garfield
movieMission to Moscow
1943 · Charlie - American Newsman (uncredited)
movieAerial Gunner
1943 · Doctor (uncredited)
moviePhantom Killer
1942 · John G. Harrison
movieAcross the Pacific
1942 · Court-Martial President
movieEscape from Crime
1942 · Rafferty
movieThe Big Shot
1942 · Judge
movieSyncopation
1942
movieDr. Broadway
1942 · Inspector (uncredited)
movieIn This Our Life
1942 · Police Inspector Millett
movieI Was Framed
1942 · Judge
movieAlways in My Heart
1942 · Prison Warden
movieOver My Dead Body
1942 · District Attorney Stuart Drinkwater
moviePacific Blackout
1941 · Police Captain
Unfinished Rainbows
1941 · Matthew Griswold
movieBorrowed Hero
1941 · William Brooks
movieI Killed That Man
1941 · District Attorney
movieThey Died with Their Boots On
1941 · Colonel (uncredited)
movieThe Great Man's Lady
1941 · Sen. Grant
movieThe Maltese Falcon
1941 · District Attorney Bryan
movieIt Started with Eve
1941 · Thomas - Headwaiter (uncredited)
movieHold Back the Dawn
1941 · Mac - Studio Receptionist (uncredited)
movieNine Lives Are Not Enough
1941 · Police Chief (uncredited)
movieSucker List
1941 · James Sawyer (uncredited)
movieStrange Alibi
1941 · Judge
movieMeet John Doe
1941 · Jim (uncredited)
movieFlight from Destiny
1941 · Judge
movieFlight Command
1940 · Pensacola Commander (uncredited)
movieThe Great Plane Robbery
1940 · Dr. Jamison
movieYou, the People
1940 · Frank Y. Carter
movieLady with Red Hair
1940 · Defense Attorney Graham (uncredited)
movieTugboat Annie Sails Again
1940 · Capt. Broad
movieThe Flag of Humanity
1940 · Gen. James Garfield
movieBoom Town
1940 · McMasters' Defense Attorney (uncredited)
movieThe Golden Fleecing
1940 · Judge (uncredited)
movieThey Drive by Night
1940 · Defense Attorney (uncredited)
movieMurder in the Air
1940 · Hargrave
movieTear Gas Squad
1940 · Chief Ferris
movieJohnny Apollo
1940 · Night Court Judge
movieFlash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940 · Professor Gordon
movieDr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940 · Hirsch
movieBrother Rat and a Baby
1940 · Judge
movieInvisible Stripes
1939 · Captain Johnson (uncredited)
movieSwanee River
1939 · Doctor
Old Hickory
1939 · Governor Clairborne of Louisiana
movieOn Dress Parade
1939 · A Co. Maneuvers Colonel (uncredited)
movieThe Roaring Twenties
1939 · Judge
movieSmashing the Money Ring
1939 · Night Captain
movieEspionage Agent
1939 · Code Room Instructor
movieDust Be My Destiny
1939 · First Warden (uncredited)
movieFull Confession
1939 · The Judge (uncredited)
movieAngels Wash Their Faces
1939 · Officer H.A. Merton (uncredited)
movieThe Bill of Rights
1939 · Colonel George Mason
movieThey Shall Have Music
1939 · Detective (uncredited)
movieI Stole a Million
1939 · Wilson
movieThe Forgotten Woman
1939 · Dr. May
movieStronger Than Desire
1939 · Second Trial Judge (uncredited)
movieBlind Alley
1939 · Warden
movieConfessions of a Nazi Spy
1939 · FBI Chief (uncredited)
movieRose of Washington Square
1939 · Judge
movieForged Passport
1939 · Jack Rogers aka 'Lefty'
movieThree Smart Girls Grow Up
1939 · Harry - Conference Room Businessman
movieThe Spirit of Culver
1939 · Maj. White
movieSecret Service of the Air
1939 · Warden Jackson
movieDevil's Island
1939 · Captain of Second Convict Ship
movieI Stand Accused
1938 · Defense Attorney Brower
movieGirls on Probation
1938 · Police Chief
movieMr. Wong, Detective
1938 · Simon Dayton
movieToo Hot to Handle
1938 · Mr. Fairfield (uncredited)
movieBoys Town
1938 · Prison Warden (uncredited)
movieYou Can't Take It with You
1938 · Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)
movieHunted Men
1938 · Police Commissioner, CommissionerPolice
movieDoctor Rhythm
1938 · Insp. Bryce
movieMr. Moto's Gamble
1938 · Philip Benton
movieOver the Wall
1938 · Warden Vance
Murder Is News
1937 · David Corning
movieMissing Witnesses
1937 · Police Chief Elmer H. Davis (uncredited)
movieNight Club Scandal
1937 · Governor
movieDangerously Yours
1937 · Roberts
movieThe Man Who Cried Wolf
1937 · Judge
movieBad Guy
1937 · Warden
movieShe Had to Eat
1937 · Police Captain (uncredited)
movieIt Could Happen to You
1937 · Judge
movieFifty Roads to Town
1937 · Captain Carroll
movieThis Is My Affair
1937 · Warden
movieCriminals of the Air
1937 · Captain Wallace
movieSeventh Heaven
1937 · Gendarme
movieTwo Wise Maids
1937 · Grover Wentworth
movieTorture Money
1937 · Capt. Michael Karnahan (uncredited)
movieA Man Betrayed
1936 · Mr. Carlton
movieLady from Nowhere
1936 · Commissioner
movieThree Smart Girls
1936 · Desk Lieutenant at Police Station
movieLegion of Terror
1936 · Cummings
movieTwo in a Crowd
1936 · Purdy
movieCraig's Wife
1936 · Detective (uncredited)
movieTwo-Fisted Gentleman
1936 · Frank Boyd
movieStand Up and Cheer!
1934 · Presidential Naval Aide
movieKeep 'Em Rolling
1934 · Major in France Battlefield
movieThe Trans-Atlantic Mystery
1932 · Inspector Carr
The Crane Poison Case
1932 · Inspector Carr
The Campus Mystery
1932 · Inspector Carr
The Side Show Mystery
1932 · Inspector Carr
movieMurder in the Pullman
1932 · Detective
The Cole Case
1932 · Inspector Carr
movieThe Skull Murder Mystery
1932 · Inspector Carr
movieThe Studio Murder Mystery
1932 · Insp. Carr
movieThe Symphony Murder Mystery
1932 · Insp. Carr
movieThe Week End Mystery
1931
movieThe Wall Street Mystery
1931 · Inspector Carr
The Clyde Mystery
1931 · Inspector Carr
movieSuccess
1931 · Mr. Kelly - Molly's Father
movieThe Gigolo Racket
1931 · George Burke
movieHeads Up
1930 · Capt. Whitney
movieDangerous Nan McGrew
1930 · Grant