John Hamilton

John Hamilton

Known for
Acting
Born
January 16, 1887
Died
October 15, 1958 (aged 71)
Birthplace
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, USA

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

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Filmography

1959
New York Confidential poster

New York Confidential

TV · 1 ep

1958
Outcasts of the City poster

Outcasts of the City

Movie

1957
Chicago Confidential poster

Chicago Confidential

Movie · as Emory Morgan - Attorney (uncredited)

1956
The Count of Monte Cristo poster

The Count of Monte Cristo

TV · 1 ep

1956
Hey, Jeannie! poster

Hey, Jeannie!

TV · as Mr. Barker · 1 ep

1956
State Trooper poster

State Trooper

TV · as Oscar · 1 ep

1955
Bobby Ware Is Missing poster

Bobby Ware Is Missing

Movie · as Stearns - Goodwin's Associate (uncredited)

1955
Screen Director's Playhouse poster

Screen Director's Playhouse

TV · as Mr. Campo (uncredited) · 1 ep

1954
Sitting Bull poster

Sitting Bull

Movie · as Ulysses S. Grant

1954
City Story

City Story

Movie

1954
Stamp Day for Superman poster

Stamp Day for Superman

Movie · as Perry White

1954
The Miami Story poster

The Miami Story

Movie · as Clifton Staley

1954
Moby Dick poster

Moby Dick

Movie · as 'Jeroboam' Captain

1954
Superman and Scotland Yard poster

Superman and Scotland Yard

Movie · as Perry White

1954
Superman and the Jungle Devil poster

Superman and the Jungle Devil

Movie · as Perry White

1954
Superman Flies Again poster

Superman Flies Again

Movie · as Perry White

1954
Superman in Exile poster

Superman in Exile

Movie · as Perry White

1954
Superman's Peril poster

Superman's Peril

Movie · as Perry White

1954
Captain Midnight poster

Captain Midnight

TV · 1 ep

1954
Passport to Danger

Passport to Danger

TV · 2 eps

1953
The Studebaker Story poster

The Studebaker Story

Movie · as Father Studebaker

1953
So This Is Love poster

So This Is Love

Movie · as Charlie

1953
Never Wave at a WAC poster

Never Wave at a WAC

Movie · as Sen. Holbrook (uncredited), Senator Holbrook (uncredited)

1953
Donovan's Brain poster

Donovan's Brain

Movie · as Mr. McNish (uncredited)

1953
Marshal of Cedar Rock poster

Marshal of Cedar Rock

Movie · as Stover - Prison Warden

1953
Run for the Hills poster

Run for the Hills

Movie · as Mr. Harvester

1953
Jack McCall, Desperado poster

Jack McCall, Desperado

Movie · as Col. Cornish

1953
Iron Mountain Trail poster

Iron Mountain Trail

Movie · as Circuit Judge

1953
Man of Conflict

Man of Conflict

Movie · as Mr. Cornwall

1953
I Led Three Lives poster

I Led Three Lives

TV · 1 ep

1952
Target poster

Target

Movie · as Bailey

1952
The Rose Bowl Story poster

The Rose Bowl Story

Movie · as Dr. Lansing

1952
The McGurk Way

The McGurk Way

Movie · as Speaker

1952
Listen Judge poster

Listen Judge

Movie · as George Morton (uncredited)

1952
The Pace That Thrills poster

The Pace That Thrills

Movie · as Sour Puss

1952
Adventures of Superman poster

Adventures of Superman

TV · as Perry White · 104 eps

1952
Cavalcade of America poster

Cavalcade of America

TV · as Colonel Norton, Porter · 1 ep

1952
The Ford Television Theatre poster

The Ford Television Theatre

TV · 2 eps

1951
Million Dollar Pursuit poster

Million Dollar Pursuit

Movie · as Police Inspector Morgan

1951
Sugarfoot poster

Sugarfoot

Movie · as Judge Backus

1951
Badman's Gold poster

Badman's Gold

Movie · as The Marshal

1951
Criminal Lawyer poster

Criminal Lawyer

Movie · as Police Captain Loomis

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as "Jeroboam" Captain · 1 ep

1951
Tales of Tomorrow poster

Tales of Tomorrow

TV · 2 eps

1951
The Roy Rogers Show poster

The Roy Rogers Show

TV · 1 ep

1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson poster

The Adventures of Kit Carson

TV · 1 ep

1950
The Reformer and the Redhead poster

The Reformer and the Redhead

Movie · as Police Captain (uncredited)

1950
The Flying Missile poster

The Flying Missile

Movie · as Senator, Second Senator

1950
Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang poster

Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang

Movie · as Judge Ralph Townsend

1950
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout poster

Davy Crockett, Indian Scout

Movie · as Col. Pollard

1950
The Missourians poster

The Missourians

Movie · as Mayor Grant McDowall

1950
Annie Get Your Gun poster

Annie Get Your Gun

Movie · as Ship Captain (uncredited)

1950
The Invisible Monster poster

The Invisible Monster

Movie · as "Henry Miller"

1950
Bunco Squad poster

Bunco Squad

Movie · as John Deming (uncredited)

1950
The Men poster

The Men

Movie · as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

1950
The Gene Autry Show poster

The Gene Autry Show

TV · as Dan Parker, Jonathan Diggers · 1 ep

1950
The Cisco Kid poster

The Cisco Kid

TV · as John Mitchell, Thomas T. Trimble, Sheriff · 1 ep

1950
Treasury Men in Action poster

Treasury Men in Action

TV · as Judge (uncredited) · 1 ep

1949
Alias the Champ poster

Alias the Champ

Movie · as Police Commissioner Bronson

1949
The Judge poster

The Judge

Movie · as Lt. Edwards

1949
Canadian Pacific poster

Canadian Pacific

Movie · as Pere Lacomb

1949
Pioneer Marshal poster

Pioneer Marshal

Movie · as Man with Bracelet

1949
The Wyoming Bandit poster

The Wyoming Bandit

Movie · as Marshal

1949
The James Brothers of Missouri poster

The James Brothers of Missouri

Movie · as Lon Royer [Ch.1]

1949
Bandit King of Texas poster

Bandit King of Texas

Movie · as John Turner

1949
Law of the Golden West poster

Law of the Golden West

Movie · as Isaac Cody, Bill's father

1949
Sheriff of Wichita poster

Sheriff of Wichita

Movie · as Prison Warden

1949
Strange Bargain poster

Strange Bargain

Movie · as Employee at Meeting (uncredited)

1949
The Ed Wynn Show

The Ed Wynn Show

TV · as Self - Ed's Doctor (uncredited) · 1 ep

1948
Rusty Leads the Way poster

Rusty Leads the Way

Movie · as Board Member (uncredited)

1948
The Checkered Coat poster

The Checkered Coat

Movie · as Marcus Anson

1948
The Gallant Legion poster

The Gallant Legion

Movie · as Speaker of the House

1948
Desperadoes of Dodge City poster

Desperadoes of Dodge City

Movie · as Land Agent

1948
Walk a Crooked Mile poster

Walk a Crooked Mile

Movie · as G.W. Hunter

1948
Song of My Heart poster

Song of My Heart

Movie · as Czar

1948
The Gentleman from Nowhere poster

The Gentleman from Nowhere

Movie · as Judge

1947
Violence poster

Violence

Movie · as Dr. Chalmers

1947
Blondie in the Dough poster

Blondie in the Dough

Movie · as Premier Biscuit Board Member (uncredited)

1947
High Wall poster

High Wall

Movie · as Police Surgeon (uncredited)

1947
Too Many Winners poster

Too Many Winners

Movie · as Albert Payson

1947
Key Witness poster

Key Witness

Movie · as R. C. Hurlbert - Coroner (uncredited)

1947
The Judge Steps Out poster

The Judge Steps Out

Movie · as Diner on Train (uncredited)

1947
The Devil On Wheels poster

The Devil On Wheels

Movie · as Mr. Davis

1947
The Sea of Grass poster

The Sea of Grass

Movie · as Forrest Hamilton (uncredited)

1947
News Hounds poster

News Hounds

Movie · as Timothy X. 'Big Tim' Donlin

1947
Bandits of Dark Canyon poster

Bandits of Dark Canyon

Movie · as Ben Shaw

1947
Raiders of the South poster

Raiders of the South

Movie · as George Boone

1947
It Happened on Fifth Avenue poster

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

Movie · as Harper (uncredited)

1947
That's My Gal poster

That's My Gal

Movie · as Assemblyman McBride

1946
One Exciting Week poster

One Exciting Week

Movie · as Dr. Jones (uncredited)

1946
Johnny Comes Flying Home poster

Johnny Comes Flying Home

Movie · as C.H. Metters (uncredited)

1946
The Madonna's Secret poster

The Madonna's Secret

Movie · as Lambert

1946
The Phantom Rider poster

The Phantom Rider

Movie · as Senator Williams

1946
The Secret of the Whistler poster

The Secret of the Whistler

Movie · as McLaren aka Mac (uncredited)

1946
Home on the Range poster

Home on the Range

Movie · as State Official

1946
Wife Wanted poster

Wife Wanted

Movie · as Judge

1946
Badman's Territory poster

Badman's Territory

Movie · as Commissioner Taylor (uncredited)

1946
Magnificent Doll poster

Magnificent Doll

Movie · as Mr. Witherspoon (uncredited)

1946
The Brute Man poster

The Brute Man

Movie · as Professor Cushman (uncredited)

1946
Step by Step poster

Step by Step

Movie · as Police Capt. Edmonds

1946
Girl on the Spot poster

Girl on the Spot

Movie · as Police Commissioner (uncredited)

1946
Blondie's Lucky Day poster

Blondie's Lucky Day

Movie · as Mr. Emory (uncredited)

1945
Circumstantial Evidence poster

Circumstantial Evidence

Movie · as Gov. Hanlon

1945
First Yank into Tokyo poster

First Yank into Tokyo

Movie · as Dr. Stacey (uncredited)

1945
Northwest Trail poster

Northwest Trail

Movie · as John Owens

1945
Voice of the Whistler poster

Voice of the Whistler

Movie · as Doctor (uncredited)

1945
The Naughty Nineties poster

The Naughty Nineties

Movie · as Sheriff of Ironville (uncredited)

1945
On Stage Everybody poster

On Stage Everybody

Movie · as Mr. Smoothasilk (uncredited)

1945
Mom and Dad poster

Mom and Dad

Movie · as Dr. Burnell

1945
The Great Flamarion poster

The Great Flamarion

Movie · as Coroner (uncredited)

1945
Sensation Hunters poster

Sensation Hunters

Movie · as Night Court Judge

1945
Johnny Angel poster

Johnny Angel

Movie · as Harbor Master (uncredited)

1945
Strange Illusion poster

Strange Illusion

Movie · as Mr. Allen

1944
Wilson poster

Wilson

Movie · as Legislator in Wilson's Office (uncredited)

1944
The Port of 40 Thieves poster

The Port of 40 Thieves

Movie · as Mr. Fellows

1944
The Girl Who Dared poster

The Girl Who Dared

Movie · as Beau Richmond

1944
Standing Room Only poster

Standing Room Only

Movie · as General

1944
Meet Miss Bobby Socks poster

Meet Miss Bobby Socks

Movie · as R.N. Swanson

1944
Up in Arms poster

Up in Arms

Movie · as Man In Theatre Lobby (uncredited)

1944
Action in Arabia poster

Action in Arabia

Movie · as Mr. Hamilton

1944
Christmas Holiday poster

Christmas Holiday

Movie · as Jury Foreman (uncredited)

1944
Crazy Knights poster

Crazy Knights

Movie · as Mr. Gardner

1944
Sheriff of Las Vegas poster

Sheriff of Las Vegas

Movie · as Homer Blackwell

1944
Zorro's Black Whip poster

Zorro's Black Whip

Movie · as Mr. Walsh

1944
I'm from Arkansas poster

I'm from Arkansas

Movie · as Harry Cashin

1944
Maisie Goes to Reno poster

Maisie Goes to Reno

Movie · as Judge Carter (Uncredited)

1944
Hi, Beautiful poster

Hi, Beautiful

Movie · as Board Member (uncredited)

1944
Music in Manhattan poster

Music in Manhattan

Movie · as Mr. Bradley, the Banker (uncredited)

1943
Aerial Gunner poster

Aerial Gunner

Movie · as Doctor (uncredited)

1943
Government Girl poster

Government Girl

Movie · as Irate Man (uncredited)

1943
Good Luck, Mr. Yates poster

Good Luck, Mr. Yates

Movie · as J.C. Allison

1943
Daredevils of the West poster

Daredevils of the West

Movie · as Senator Garfield

1943
So's Your Uncle poster

So's Your Uncle

Movie · as Mr. Craig

1943
Crazy House poster

Crazy House

Movie · as Outraged Director

1943
Larceny with Music poster

Larceny with Music

Movie · as Important banker

1943
Mission to Moscow poster

Mission to Moscow

Movie · as Charlie - American Newsman (uncredited)

1942
Across the Pacific poster

Across the Pacific

Movie · as Court-Martial President

1942
The Big Shot poster

The Big Shot

Movie · as Judge

1942
Escape from Crime poster

Escape from Crime

Movie · as Rafferty

1942
Always in My Heart poster

Always in My Heart

Movie · as Prison Warden

1942
Phantom Killer poster

Phantom Killer

Movie · as John G. Harrison

1942
Dr. Broadway poster

Dr. Broadway

Movie · as Inspector (uncredited)

1942
Over My Dead Body poster

Over My Dead Body

Movie · as District Attorney Stuart Drinkwater

1942
Syncopation poster

Syncopation

Movie

1942
I Was Framed poster

I Was Framed

Movie · as Judge

1942
In This Our Life poster

In This Our Life

Movie · as Police Inspector Millett

1941
The Maltese Falcon poster

The Maltese Falcon

Movie · as District Attorney Bryan

1941
I Killed That Man poster

I Killed That Man

Movie · as District Attorney

1941
It Started with Eve poster

It Started with Eve

Movie · as Thomas - Headwaiter (uncredited)

1941
Meet John Doe poster

Meet John Doe

Movie · as Jim (uncredited)

1941
The Great Man's Lady poster

The Great Man's Lady

Movie · as Sen. Grant

1941
Borrowed Hero poster

Borrowed Hero

Movie · as William Brooks

1941
Nine Lives Are Not Enough poster

Nine Lives Are Not Enough

Movie · as Police Chief (uncredited)

1941
Strange Alibi poster

Strange Alibi

Movie · as Judge

1941
Hold Back the Dawn poster

Hold Back the Dawn

Movie · as Mac - Studio Receptionist (uncredited)

1941
They Died with Their Boots On poster

They Died with Their Boots On

Movie · as Colonel (uncredited)

1941
Pacific Blackout poster

Pacific Blackout

Movie · as Police Captain

1941
Flight from Destiny poster

Flight from Destiny

Movie · as Judge

1941
Sucker List poster

Sucker List

Movie · as James Sawyer (uncredited)

1941
Unfinished Rainbows

Unfinished Rainbows

Movie · as Matthew Griswold

1940
Tugboat Annie Sails Again poster

Tugboat Annie Sails Again

Movie · as Capt. Broad

1940
You, the People poster

You, the People

Movie · as Frank Y. Carter

1940
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet poster

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

Movie · as Hirsch

1940
Brother Rat and a Baby poster

Brother Rat and a Baby

Movie · as Judge

1940
Johnny Apollo poster

Johnny Apollo

Movie · as Night Court Judge

1940
Boom Town poster

Boom Town

Movie · as McMasters' Defense Attorney (uncredited)

1940
Flight Command poster

Flight Command

Movie · as Pensacola Commander (uncredited)

1940
They Drive by Night poster

They Drive by Night

Movie · as Defense Attorney (uncredited)

1940
Lady with Red Hair poster

Lady with Red Hair

Movie · as Defense Attorney Graham (uncredited)

1940
The Flag of Humanity poster

The Flag of Humanity

Movie · as Gen. James Garfield

1940
The Golden Fleecing poster

The Golden Fleecing

Movie · as Judge (uncredited)

1940
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe poster

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

Movie · as Professor Gordon

1940
Tear Gas Squad poster

Tear Gas Squad

Movie · as Chief Ferris

1940
Murder in the Air poster

Murder in the Air

Movie · as Hargrave

1940
The Great Plane Robbery poster

The Great Plane Robbery

Movie · as Dr. Jamison

1939
The Roaring Twenties poster

The Roaring Twenties

Movie · as Judge

1939
I Stole a Million poster

I Stole a Million

Movie · as Wilson

1939
Full Confession poster

Full Confession

Movie · as The Judge (uncredited)

1939
The Forgotten Woman poster

The Forgotten Woman

Movie · as Dr. May

1939
The Spirit of Culver poster

The Spirit of Culver

Movie · as Maj. White

1939
Angels Wash Their Faces poster

Angels Wash Their Faces

Movie · as Officer H.A. Merton (uncredited)

1939
Old Hickory

Old Hickory

Movie · as Governor Clairborne of Louisiana

1939
Secret Service of the Air poster

Secret Service of the Air

Movie · as Warden Jackson

1939
Stronger Than Desire poster

Stronger Than Desire

Movie · as Second Trial Judge (uncredited)

1939
Smashing the Money Ring poster

Smashing the Money Ring

Movie · as Night Captain

1939
Devil's Island poster

Devil's Island

Movie · as Captain of Second Convict Ship

1939
Three Smart Girls Grow Up poster

Three Smart Girls Grow Up

Movie · as Harry - Conference Room Businessman

1939
Blind Alley poster

Blind Alley

Movie · as Warden

1939
Rose of Washington Square poster

Rose of Washington Square

Movie · as Judge

1939
They Shall Have Music poster

They Shall Have Music

Movie · as Detective (uncredited)

1939
Swanee River poster

Swanee River

Movie · as Doctor

1939
Espionage Agent poster

Espionage Agent

Movie · as Code Room Instructor

1939
Dust Be My Destiny poster

Dust Be My Destiny

Movie · as First Warden (uncredited)

1939
Forged Passport poster

Forged Passport

Movie · as Jack Rogers aka 'Lefty'

1939
Confessions of a Nazi Spy poster

Confessions of a Nazi Spy

Movie · as FBI Chief (uncredited)

1939
The Bill of Rights poster

The Bill of Rights

Movie · as Colonel George Mason

1939
On Dress Parade poster

On Dress Parade

Movie · as A Co. Maneuvers Colonel (uncredited)

1939
Invisible Stripes poster

Invisible Stripes

Movie · as Captain Johnson (uncredited)

1938
Mr. Wong, Detective poster

Mr. Wong, Detective

Movie · as Simon Dayton

1938
Mr. Moto's Gamble poster

Mr. Moto's Gamble

Movie · as Philip Benton

1938
Over the Wall poster

Over the Wall

Movie · as Warden Vance

1938
Hunted Men poster

Hunted Men

Movie · as Police Commissioner, CommissionerPolice

1938
Doctor Rhythm poster

Doctor Rhythm

Movie · as Insp. Bryce

1938
You Can't Take It with You poster

You Can't Take It with You

Movie · as Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)

1938
I Stand Accused poster

I Stand Accused

Movie · as Defense Attorney Brower

1938
Girls on Probation poster

Girls on Probation

Movie · as Police Chief

1938
Boys Town poster

Boys Town

Movie · as Prison Warden (uncredited)

1938
Too Hot to Handle poster

Too Hot to Handle

Movie · as Mr. Fairfield (uncredited)

1937
The Man Who Cried Wolf poster

The Man Who Cried Wolf

Movie · as Judge

1937
Murder Is News

Murder Is News

Movie · as David Corning

1937
Bad Guy poster

Bad Guy

Movie · as Warden

1937
Missing Witnesses poster

Missing Witnesses

Movie · as Police Chief Elmer H. Davis (uncredited)

1937
Dangerously Yours poster

Dangerously Yours

Movie · as Roberts

1937
Night Club Scandal poster

Night Club Scandal

Movie · as Governor

1937
Two Wise Maids poster

Two Wise Maids

Movie · as Grover Wentworth

1937
This Is My Affair poster

This Is My Affair

Movie · as Warden

1937
It Could Happen to You poster

It Could Happen to You

Movie · as Judge

1937
Seventh Heaven poster

Seventh Heaven

Movie · as Gendarme

1937
Fifty Roads to Town poster

Fifty Roads to Town

Movie · as Captain Carroll

1937
Torture Money poster

Torture Money

Movie · as Capt. Michael Karnahan (uncredited)

1937
She Had to Eat poster

She Had to Eat

Movie · as Police Captain (uncredited)

1937
Criminals of the Air poster

Criminals of the Air

Movie · as Captain Wallace

1936
Two-Fisted Gentleman poster

Two-Fisted Gentleman

Movie · as Frank Boyd

1936
Lady from Nowhere poster

Lady from Nowhere

Movie · as Commissioner

1936
Craig's Wife poster

Craig's Wife

Movie · as Detective (uncredited)

1936
Two in a Crowd poster

Two in a Crowd

Movie · as Purdy

1936
Three Smart Girls poster

Three Smart Girls

Movie · as Desk Lieutenant at Police Station

1936
Legion of Terror poster

Legion of Terror

Movie · as Cummings

1936
A Man Betrayed poster

A Man Betrayed

Movie · as Mr. Carlton

1934
Keep 'Em Rolling poster

Keep 'Em Rolling

Movie · as Major in France Battlefield

1934
Stand Up and Cheer! poster

Stand Up and Cheer!

Movie · as Presidential Naval Aide

1932
The Side Show Mystery

The Side Show Mystery

Movie · as Inspector Carr

1932
The Crane Poison Case

The Crane Poison Case

Movie · as Inspector Carr

1932
The Studio Murder Mystery poster

The Studio Murder Mystery

Movie · as Insp. Carr

1932
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery poster

The Trans-Atlantic Mystery

Movie · as Inspector Carr

1932
The Skull Murder Mystery poster

The Skull Murder Mystery

Movie · as Inspector Carr

1932
The Cole Case

The Cole Case

Movie · as Inspector Carr

1932
Murder in the Pullman poster

Murder in the Pullman

Movie · as Detective

1932
The Symphony Murder Mystery poster

The Symphony Murder Mystery

Movie · as Insp. Carr

1932
The Campus Mystery

The Campus Mystery

Movie · as Inspector Carr

1931
The Clyde Mystery

The Clyde Mystery

Movie · as Inspector Carr

1931
The Wall Street Mystery poster

The Wall Street Mystery

Movie · as Inspector Carr

1931
Success poster

Success

Movie · as Mr. Kelly - Molly's Father

1931
The Gigolo Racket poster

The Gigolo Racket

Movie · as George Burke

1931
The Week End Mystery poster

The Week End Mystery

Movie

1930
Heads Up poster

Heads Up

Movie · as Capt. Whitney

1930
Dangerous Nan McGrew poster

Dangerous Nan McGrew

Movie · as Grant