Jonathan Hale
Known for Acting · 212 credits
- Born
- 1891-03-20
- Died
- 1966-02-28
- Place of birth
- Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Also known as
- Jonathan Hale Jr. · John Hale · Jonathan Hatley
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jonathan Hale (born Jonathan Hatley, March 21, 1891 – February 28, 1966) was a Canadian-born film and television actor.
Hale was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Before his acting career, Hale worked in the Diplomatic Corps. Hale is most well known as Dagwood Bumstead's boss, Julius Caesar Dithers, in the Blondie film series in the 1940s. He is also notable for playing Inspector Fernack in various The Saint films by RKO Pictures.
In 1950 he made two appearances in The Cisco Kid as Barry Owens. He also appeared in two different episodes of Adventures of Superman: "The Evil Three", in which he played a murderous "Southern Colonel"-type character, and "Panic in the Sky", one of the most famous episodes, in which he played the lead astronomer at the Metropolis Observatory, actually a California observatory.
Among the relatively few television programs on which Hale appeared are the religion anthology series Crossroads, The Loretta Young Show, Brave Eagle, Schlitz Playhouse, The Joey Bishop Show, and Walt Disney Presents: "A Tribute to Joel Chandler Harris".
Known For
TV Shows (12)
Lassie
1954
Adventures of Superman
1952
as Professor Roberts
The Cisco Kid
1950
as Barry Owens / Barry Owen aka Bill Stevens
MGM Parade
1955
City Detective
1953
Cavalcade of America
1952
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Mayor
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
The Whistler
1954
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
as General
Crossroads
1955
as Governor
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Movies (200)
Strangers on a Train
1951
as Mr. Antony
Ringside Maisie
1941
as Dr. Kramer
If You Could Only Cook
1935
as Henry Brown - Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
Housewife
1934
as Doctor
A Star Is Born
1937
as Judge Parris (uncredited)
Tap Roots
1948
as Gen. Johnston (uncredited)
Boys Town
1938
as John Hargraves
A Lost Lady
1934
as (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
1949
as Guy Francon (uncredited)
Outcast
1937
Blondie
1938
as Mr. Dithers
Wives Under Suspicion
1938
as Allison
Rocky
1948
as Kenneth Forrester
'G' Men
1935
as Congressman (uncredited)
Silver River
1948
as Major Spencer
Wife Wanted
1946
as Philip Conway
A Dangerous Profession
1949
Tarnished Angel
1938
as Detective Sgt. Cramer
Hangmen Also Die!
1943
as Dedic
Call Northside 777
1948
as Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)
Gentlemen Are Born
1934
as Second Broker
In Name Only
1939
as Dr. Gateson
Let's Go Navy!
1951
as Captain
Johnny Belinda
1948
as Dr. Gray (uncredited)
Dakota
1945
as Colonel Wordin
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939
as President of Western Union
You Only Live Once
1937
as District Attorney (uncredited)
Triple Trouble
1950
as The Judge
Letter of Introduction
1938
as Lou Woodstock (uncredited)
Alice Adams
1935
as Mr. Palmer
Danger – Love at Work
1937
as Parsons, an attorney
Jaguar
1956
as Dr. Powell
Cattle Queen of Montana
1954
as Politician (uncredited)
Joe Smith, American
1942
as Blake McKettrick
Hollywood Canteen
1944
as Mr. Brodel (uncredited)
Her Husband's Affairs
1947
as Gov. Fox
Johnny Apollo
1940
as Dr. Brown
She's Dangerous
1937
as Charles Fitzgerald
The Baron of Arizona
1950
as Governor
Blondie's Lucky Day
1946
as J.C. Dithers
Blondie Has Servant Trouble
1940
as J.C. Dithers
Angel on My Shoulder
1946
as Citizens for Better Government Chairman (uncredited)
Gay Blades
1946
as Whittlesey
Over the Wall
1938
as Governor James McDonald
The Tall Target
1951
as Passenger from Carolina (uncredited)
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
1943
as Mr. Fox
Fury
1936
as Defense Attorney
Blondie in Society
1941
as J.C. Dithers
Fugitives for a Night
1938
as Police Captain
Wings of the Navy
1939
as Commandant
Judge Hardy's Children
1938
as John Lee
China Clipper
1936
as State Department Official (uncredited)
The Raven
1935
as Bedside Dr. at Jerry's Right (uncredited)
Saratoga
1937
as Frank Clayton
A Night at the Opera
1935
as The Stage Manager (uncredited)
King of the Gamblers
1948
as Sam Hyland
Young Man with Ideas
1952
as Stanley Rickson (uncredited)
Life with Blondie
1945
as J.C. Dithers
The Accusing Finger
1936
as Special Prosecutor
Melody and Moonlight
1940
as Otis Barnett
The Beginning or the End
1947
as Dr. Vannevar Bush
Her First Beau
1941
as Mr. Harris
Flight Lieutenant
1942
as Joseph Sanford
The Devil Is a Sissy
1936
as Judge Holmes
This Is My Affair
1937
as Judge
Son of Paleface
1952
as Governor Freeman (uncredited)
Blondie for Victory
1942
as J.C. Dithers
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
1936
as Warren Fenton
Stand Up and Fight
1939
as Colonel Webb
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938
as F.B.I. Special Agent
Breaking the Ice
1938
as Mr. Kane
The Night Holds Terror
1955
as Bob Henderson
High Wall
1947
as Emory Garrison
The Saint In Palm Springs
1941
as Inspector Henry Fernack
We Who Are Young
1940
as Braddock
The Strange Mr. Gregory
1945
as Defense Attorney Blair
Calling Dr. Gillespie
1942
as Frank M. Todwell
The Man Who Found Himself
1937
as Dr. Tom Smythe
The Bugle Sounds
1942
as Brigadier-General
The Steel Trap
1952
as Tom Bowers
The Great Swindle
1941
as Swann
Dead Man's Eyes
1944
as Dr. Sam Welles
Blondie Knows Best
1946
as J.C. Dithers
She Couldn't Say No
1954
as John Bentley
Madame X
1937
as Hugh Fariman Sr.
Thunder Afloat
1939
as Admiral Girard
Public Hero Number 1
1935
as Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Men with Wings
1938
as Long
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939
as Mayor
The Case of the Howling Dog
1934
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Saint Takes Over
1940
as Inspector Henry Fernack
The Flaming Urge
1953
as Mr. Chalmers
Tail Spin
1939
as Racing Official Starter (Uncredited)
Kansas Pacific
1953
as Sherman Johnson
Blondie Goes to College
1942
as J.C. Dithers
Flight from Destiny
1941
as Dist. Atty. Johnson
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
1937
as Mr. Hopkins
Federal Agent at Large
1950
as James Goodwin
Short Grass
1950
as Charlie Bissel
Jack London
1943
as Kerwin Maxwell
Exiled to Shanghai
1937
as J.B. Willet
The Voice of Bugle Ann
1936
as District Attorney
Divorce
1945
as Judge
The First Hundred Years
1938
as Judge Parker
Charlie Chan's Secret
1936
as Warren T. Phelps
Crime Ring
1938
as Bank President
Racketeers in Exile
1937
as Alden Parker
Three Husbands
1950
as Edward Wurdeman
The Saint in New York
1938
as Inspector Henry Fernack
Let 'em Have It
1935
as Microscopic Expert
Blondie Goes Latin
1941
as J.C. Dithers
State Department: File 649
1949
as Director-General
The Rear Gunner
1943
as Commanding Officer
In Old Monterey
1939
as Stevenson
Road Demon
1938
as Anderson
This Is the Life
1944
as Dr. Plum
End of the Road
1944
as Gregory McCune
The Three Outlaws
1956
as Pinkerton
Yellow Jack
1938
as Major General Leonard Wood
About Jonathan Hale
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jonathan Hale (born Jonathan Hatley, March 21, 1891 – February 28, 1966) was a Canadian-born film and television actor. Hale was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Before his acting career, Hale worked in the Diplomatic Corps. Hale is most well known as Dagwood Bumstead's boss, Julius Caesar Dithers, in the Blondie film series in the 1940s. He is also notable for playing Inspector Fernack in various The Saint films by RKO Pictures. In 1950 he made two appearances in The Cisco Kid as Barry Owens. He also ap… With 212 credits spanning from 1934 to 1956, Jonathan Hale has appeared in 200 films and 12 TV shows.
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- Strangers on a Train (1951) — as Mr. Antony
- Ringside Maisie (1941) — as Dr. Kramer
- If You Could Only Cook (1935) — as Henry Brown - Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
- Housewife (1934) — as Doctor
- A Star Is Born (1937) — as Judge Parris (uncredited)
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