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John Hamilton

Actor
Born January 16, 1887Died October 15, 1958 (71 years)
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.”
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Meet John Doe
  • The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
  • It Happened on Fifth Avenue
  • The Brute Man
  • The Great Flamarion
  • Strange Illusion
  • Up in Arms
  • Canadian Pacific
  • Sitting Bull
  • The Cisco Kid
  • Magnificent Doll
  • Zorro's Black Whip
  • The Gene Autry Show
  • Sensation Hunters
  • Bells of Coronado
  • I'm from Arkansas
Known For
  • Adventures of Superman
  • Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
  • Sitting Bull
  • Mr. Wong, Detective
  • Phantom Killer
  • Violence
  • Zorro's Black Whip
  • Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
  • Shadow of Suspicion
  • Borrowed Hero
  • Jack McCall, Desperado
  • The Judge
  • Bells of Coronado
  • Murder Is News

Filmography

1989
1973
Superman · as Perry White
1966
1957
1957
Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Undertaker
1956
Hey Jeannie! (TV Series) · as Mr. Barker
1956
1956
State Trooper (TV Series) · as Oscar
1955
Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series) · as Mr. Campo (uncredited)
1955
Tales of the Texas Rangers (TV Series) · as Sheriff Jim Pruitt
1955
The Night of the Hunter · as Townsman Who Greets Rachel
1955
TV Reader's Digest (TV Series) · as Mayor Carver
1955
The Star and the Story (TV Series) · as Fraser
1954
1954
Superman in Exile · as Perry White
1954
Superman's Peril · as Perry White
1954
Superman Flies Again · as Perry White
1954
The Halls of Ivy (TV Series) · as Cast
1954
Sitting Bull · as Ulysses S. Grant
1954
Captain Midnight (TV Series)
1954
Superman and Scotland Yard · as Perry White
1954
The Miami Story · as Clifton Staley
1954
Passport to Danger (TV Series)
1953
Man of Conflict · as Mr. Cornwall
1953
Donovan's Brain · as Mr. Mcnish (uncredited)
1953
El Paso Stampede · as Rancher White
1953
So This Is Love · as Charlie
1953
Iron Mountain Trail · as Circuit Judge
1953
Jack McCall, Desperado · as Col. Cornish
1953
Marshal of Cedar Rock · as Stover - Prison Warden
1953
Never Wave at a WAC · as Senator Holbrook
1953
I Led 3 Lives (TV Series)
1952
Million Dollar Mermaid · as Skeptic In Rector's Restaurant
1952
1952
Cavalcade of America (TV Series) · as Colonel Norton
1952
Adventures of Superman (TV Series) · as Perry White
1952
The Rose Bowl Story · as Dr. Lansing
1952
Cripple Creek · as San Francisco Postmaster
1952
Target · as Bailey
1952
The Unexpected (TV Series) · as Cast
1952
The Pace That Thrills · as Sour Puss
1951
1951
Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as "jeroboam" Captain
1951
Criminal Lawyer · as Police Captain Loomis
1951
The Great Caruso · as Forrest Dewitt - Charity High Bidder
1951
The Guy Who Came Back · as Admiral
1951
1951
Sugarfoot · as Judge Backus
1951
Tales of Tomorrow (TV Series)
1951
Million Dollar Pursuit · as Police Inspector Morgan
1951
The Range Rider (TV Series) · as Joel Kirby
1951
Inside Straight · as Jim Walters
1951
1951
Belle Le Grand · as Broker
1951
1950
The Flying Missile · as Senator
1950
The Magnificent Yankee · as Justice White
1950
The Bigelow Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast
1950
Right Cross · as Horse Owner
1950
I'll Get By · as Marine General
1950
Treasury Men in Action (TV Series) · as Judge
1950
Bunco Squad · as John Deming (uncredited)
1950
The Men · as Justice Of The Peace (uncredited)
1950
The Gene Autry Show (TV Series) · as Dan Parker
1950
Duchess of Idaho · as Board Member
1950
The Web (1950) (TV Series) · as Cast
1950
The Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast
1950
Annie Get Your Gun · as Ship Captain (uncredited)
1950
The Invisible Monster · as "henry Miller"
1950
The Reformer and the Redhead · as Police Captain (uncredited)
1950
The Cisco Kid (TV Series) · as Sheriff
1950
Bells of Coronado · as Mr. Linden, Insurance Company Official
1950
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout · as Col. Pollard
1949
1949
Canadian Pacific · as Pere Lacomb
1949
Strange Bargain · as Employee At Meeting (uncredited)
1949
Alias the Champ · as Police Commissioner Bronson
1949
The James Brothers of Missouri · as Lon Royer [ch.1]
1949
Bandit King of Texas · as John Turner
1949
The Wyoming Bandit · as Marshal
1949
Law of the Golden West · as Isaac Cody, Bill's Father
1949
The Judge · as Lt. Edwards
1949
Sheriff of Wichita · as Prison Warden
1948
The Life of Riley (1949) (TV Series) · as Dr. Beamish
1948
The Judge Steps Out · as Diner On Train (uncredited)
1948
Rusty Leads the Way · as Board Member (uncredited)
1948
Desperadoes of Dodge City · as Land Agent
1948
1948
The Babe Ruth Story · as Businessman
1948
Walk a Crooked Mile · as G.w. Hunter
1948
Return of the Bad Men · as Doc Greene
1948
The Gallant Legion · as Speaker Of The House
1947
High Wall · as Police Surgeon (uncredited)
1947
The Fabulous Texan · as President Ulysses S. Grant
1947
Blondie in the Dough · as Premier Biscuit Board Member (uncredited)
1947
Key Witness · as R. C. Hurlbert - Coroner (uncredited)
1947
The Foxes of Harrow · as Ship's Cargo Official
1947
The Unfinished Dance · as Dr. Philburn
1947
News Hounds · as Timothy X. 'big Tim' Donlin
1947
1947
The Trouble with Women · as 2nd Judge
1947
Too Many Winners · as Albert Payson
1947
Violence · as Dr. Chalmers
1947
Kraft Television Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast
1947
It Happened on Fifth Avenue · as Harper (uncredited)
1947
New Orleans · as Police Chief
1947
The Beginning or the End · as Dr. Harold C. Urey
1947
The Devil on Wheels · as Mr. Davis
1947
I'll Be Yours · as Board Chairman
1947
The Sea of Grass · as Forrest Hamilton (uncredited)
1946
Magnificent Doll · as Mr. Witherspoon
1946
The Secret of the Whistler · as Mclaren Aka Mac (uncredited)
1946
Wife Wanted · as Judge
1946
The Brute Man · as Professor Cushman (uncredited)
1946
Step by Step · as Police Capt. Edmonds
1946
The Mysterious Mr. M · as Dr. Kittridge [ch. 1]
1946
Lights Out (TV Series) · as Cast
1946
1946
Renegades · as Prosecuting Attorney
1946
She Wrote the Book · as Party Guest
1946
Badman's Territory · as Commissioner Taylor (uncredited)
1946
Home on the Range · as State Official
1946
Blondie's Lucky Day · as Mr. Emory
1946
The Madonna's Secret · as Lambert
1946
Because of Him · as Critic
1946
The Phantom Rider · as Senator Williams
1945
Johnny Angel · as Harbor Master
1945
Northwest Trail · as John Owens
1945
Voice of the Whistler · as Doctor (uncredited)
1945
Sensation Hunters · as Night Court Judge
1945
First Yank Into Tokyo · as Dr. Stacey (uncredited)
1945
Incendiary Blonde · as Judge
1945
The Naughty Nineties · as Sheriff Of Ironville (uncredited)
1945
Circumstantial Evidence · as Gov. Hanlon
1945
Strange Illusion · as Bill Allen - Bank President
1945
The Great Flamarion · as Coroner (uncredited)
1945
Mom and Dad · as Dr. Burnell
1944
Lake Placid Serenade · as Hopkins
1944
Crazy Knights · as Mr. Gardner
1944
The Doughgirls · as Businessman In Lobby
1944
1944
I'm from Arkansas · as Harry Cashin
1944
Music in Manhattan · as Mr. Bradley, The Banker
1944
Shadow of Suspicion · as Mr. R.m. Cartell
1944
Maisie Goes to Reno · as Judge Carter (uncredited)
1944
Port of 40 Thieves · as Mr. Fellows
1944
The Girl Who Dared · as Beau Richmond
1944
Wilson · as Legislator In Wilson's Office (uncredited)
1944
Christmas Holiday · as Foreman
1944
Action in Arabia · as Mr. Hamilton
1944
Man from Frisco · as Governor
1944
Up in Arms · as Man In Theatre Lobby (uncredited)
1944
Captain America · as G.f. Hillman [chs. 13-14]
1944
Standing Room Only · as General
1943
What a Woman! · as Senator
1943
Rookies in Burma · as Army Major
1943
Government Girl · as Irate Man (uncredited)
1943
Crazy House · as Outraged Director
1943
The Adventures of a Rookie · as Col. Wilson
1943
Good Luck, Mr. Yates · as J.c. Allison
1943
Mission to Moscow · as Charlie - American Newsman (uncredited)
1943
Daredevils of the West · as Senator Garfield
1943
Aerial Gunner · as Doctor (uncredited)
1943
G-Men vs. The Black Dragon · as Raymond Martin
1942
Tennessee Johnson · as State Chairman
1942
Lucky Jordan · as Colonel
1942
Phantom Killer · as John G. Harrison
1942
Across the Pacific · as Court-Martial President
1942
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen · as Bracken - The Police Commissioner
1942
To the Shores of Tripoli · as Gen. Gordon
1942
Escape from Crime · as Rafferty
1942
Wings for the Eagle · as Mr. Archer
1942
The Big Shot · as Judge
1942
Yankee Doodle Dandy · as Recruiting Major
1942
1942
In This Our Life · as Police Inspector Millett
1942
Dr. Broadway · as Inspector
1942
I Was Framed · as Judge
1942
Always in My Heart · as Prison Warden
1942
Over My Dead Body · as District Attorney Stuart Drinkwater
1941
Pacific Blackout · as Police Captain
1941
The Body Disappears · as Trial Judge
1941
Borrowed Hero · as William Brooks
1941
I Killed That Man · as District Attorney
1941
They Died with Their Boots On · as Colonel (uncredited)
1941
Blues in the Night · as Doctor Treating Jigger
1941
The Great Man's Lady · as Sen. Grant
1941
The Maltese Falcon · as District Attorney Bryan
1941
It Started with Eve · as Thomas - Headwaiter (uncredited)
1941
Hold Back the Dawn · as Mac - Studio Receptionist (uncredited)
1941
Nine Lives Are Not Enough · as Police Chief (uncredited)
1941
Passage from Hong Kong · as Capt. Shouse
1941
World Premiere · as Bronson
1941
Meet John Doe · as Jim (uncredited)
1941
Strange Alibi · as Judge
1941
Cheers for Miss Bishop · as President Watts
1941
1940
Flight Command · as Pensacola Commander
1940
Lady with Red Hair · as Defense Attorney Graham (uncredited)
1940
Tugboat Annie Sails Again · as Capt. Broad
1940
Boom Town · as Mcmasters' Defense Attorney (uncredited)
1940
The Golden Fleecing · as Judge (uncredited)
1940
They Drive by Night · as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
1940
1940
Murder in the Air · as Hargrave
1940
Tear Gas Squad · as Chief Ferris
1940
Johnny Apollo · as Night Court Judge
1940
3 Cheers for the Irish · as Eddie - The Judge
1940
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe · as Professor Gordon
1940
1940
1939
Invisible Stripes · as Captain Johnson (uncredited)
1939
Swanee River · as Doctor
1939
On Dress Parade · as A Co. Maneuvers Colonel (uncredited)
1939
Call a Messenger · as Police Lt. Nelson
1939
1939
Smashing the Money Ring · as Night Captain
1939
Espionage Agent · as Code Room Instructor
1939
Dust Be My Destiny · as First Warden (uncredited)
1939
Full Confession · as The Judge (uncredited)
1939
Angels Wash Their Faces · as Officer H.a. Merton (uncredited)
1939
They Shall Have Music · as Detective (uncredited)
1939
I Stole a Million · as Wilson
1939
Waterfront · as Detective Captain
1939
Stronger Than Desire · as Second Trial Judge (uncredited)
1939
Land of Liberty · as Colonel George Mason (edited From 'the Bill Of Rights')
1939
It Could Happen to You · as Undetermined Secondary Role
1939
Blind Alley · as Warden
1939
Confessions of a Nazi Spy · as Fbi Chief (uncredited)
1939
1939
Three Smart Girls Grow Up · as Harry - Conference Room Businessman
1939
Secret Service of the Air · as Warden Jackson
1938
Devil's Island · as Captain Of Second Convict Ship
1938
Angels with Dirty Faces · as Police Captain
1938
Girls on Probation · as Police Chief
1938
Mr. Wong, Detective · as Simon Dayton
1938
You Can't Take It with You · as Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)
1938
Too Hot to Handle · as Mr. Fairfield
1938
Boys Town · as Prison Warden (uncredited)
1938
Hunted Men · as Police Commissioner
1938
Doctor Rhythm · as Insp. Bryce
1938
Mr. Moto's Gamble · as Philip Benton
1938
Over the Wall · as Warden Vance
1937
Murder Is News · as David Corning
1937
Missing Witnesses · as Police Chief Elmer H. Davis (uncredited)
1937
Night Club Scandal · as Governor
1937
Dangerously Yours · as Roberts
1937
That Certain Woman · as American
1937
One Hundred Men and a Girl · as Theatre Manager
1937
1937
Bad Guy · as Warden
1937
The Singing Marine · as Marine Colonel In Shanghai
1937
1937
Married Before Breakfast · as Plainclothesman At Pier
1937
Fifty Roads to Town · as Captain Carroll
1937
This Is My Affair · as Warden
1937
Criminals of the Air · as Captain Wallace
1937
I Promise to Pay · as Martin
1937
Seventh Heaven · as Gendarme
1936
A Man Betrayed · as Mr. Carlton
1936
Three Smart Girls · as Desk Lieutenant At Police Station
1936
Legion of Terror · as Cummings
1936
Adventure in Manhattan · as Chief Of G-Men
1936
Two in a Crowd · as Purdy
1936
Craig's Wife · as Detective (uncredited)
1934
Stand Up and Cheer! · as Presidential Naval Aide
1934
Keep 'Em Rolling · as Major In France Battlefield
1931
1931
The Naggers' Housewarming · as Man Presiding At Will Reading
1930
Heads Up · as Capt. Whitney
1930
1930
1928
Ein Mädel und drei Clowns · as Charlie King
1928
The Ringer · as John Lenley
1928
A South Sea Bubble · as Tony Gates
1927
The Silver Lining · as John Hurst

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