John Hamilton
Known for Acting · 244 credits
- Born
- 1887-01-16
- Died
- 1958-10-15
- Place of birth
- Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- John Rummel Hamilton · John R. 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
TV Shows (19)
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Adventures of Superman
1952
as Perry White
The Cisco Kid
1950
as John Mitchell / Thomas T. Trimble / Sheriff
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Colonel Norton / Porter
State Trooper
1956
as Oscar
The Gene Autry Show
1950
as Dan Parker / Jonathan Diggers
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Mr. Campo (uncredited)
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as Mr. Barker
I Led Three Lives
1953
The Roy Rogers Show
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as "Jeroboam" Captain
Treasury Men in Action
1950
as Judge (uncredited)
New York Confidential
1959
Captain Midnight
1954
Passport to Danger
1954
The Ed Wynn Show
1949
as Self - Ed's Doctor (uncredited)
Movies (225)
The Maltese Falcon
1941
as District Attorney Bryan
Wilson
1944
as Legislator in Wilson's Office (uncredited)
Sitting Bull
1954
as Ulysses S. Grant
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Judge
Step by Step
1946
as Police Capt. Edmonds
Meet John Doe
1941
as Jim (uncredited)
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
as First Warden (uncredited)
High Wall
1947
as Police Surgeon (uncredited)
The Missourians
1950
as Mayor Grant McDowall
Stand Up and Cheer!
1934
as Presidential Naval Aide
Canadian Pacific
1949
as Pere Lacomb
Aerial Gunner
1943
as Doctor (uncredited)
Flight Command
1940
as Pensacola Commander (uncredited)
Christmas Holiday
1944
as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
1947
as Forrest Hamilton (uncredited)
Tear Gas Squad
1940
as Chief Ferris
Johnny Apollo
1940
as Night Court Judge
The Men
1950
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Colonel (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
1940
as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Boom Town
1940
as McMasters' Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Johnny Angel
1945
as Harbor Master (uncredited)
Missing Witnesses
1937
as Police Chief Elmer H. Davis (uncredited)
Moby Dick
1954
as 'Jeroboam' Captain
Magnificent Doll
1946
as Mr. Witherspoon (uncredited)
Doctor Rhythm
1938
as Insp. Bryce
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947
as Harper (uncredited)
Too Hot to Handle
1938
as Mr. Fairfield (uncredited)
In This Our Life
1942
as Police Inspector Millett
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938
as Simon Dayton
Seventh Heaven
1937
as Gendarme
Dangerously Yours
1937
as Roberts
Badman's Territory
1946
as Commissioner Taylor (uncredited)
Crazy House
1943
as Outraged Director
Circumstantial Evidence
1945
as Gov. Hanlon
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940
as Judge
Chicago Confidential
1957
as Emory Morgan - Attorney (uncredited)
Boys Town
1938
as Prison Warden (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
1943
as Charlie - American Newsman (uncredited)
Espionage Agent
1939
as Code Room Instructor
Mom and Dad
1945
as Dr. Burnell
Full Confession
1939
as The Judge (uncredited)
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938
as Philip Benton
Annie Get Your Gun
1950
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes
1939
as Captain Johnson (uncredited)
Fifty Roads to Town
1937
as Captain Carroll
Wife Wanted
1946
as Judge
Sensation Hunters
1945
as Night Court Judge
Blind Alley
1939
as Warden
It Started with Eve
1941
as Thomas - Headwaiter (uncredited)
Voice of the Whistler
1945
as Doctor (uncredited)
Up in Arms
1944
as Man In Theatre Lobby (uncredited)
Across the Pacific
1942
as Court-Martial President
The Naughty Nineties
1945
as Sheriff of Ironville (uncredited)
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
1940
as Capt. Broad
The Judge Steps Out
1947
as Diner on Train (uncredited)
Government Girl
1943
as Irate Man (uncredited)
Desperadoes of Dodge City
1948
as Land Agent
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940
as Hirsch
The Girl Who Dared
1944
as Beau Richmond
The Big Shot
1942
as Judge
Hold Back the Dawn
1941
as Mac - Studio Receptionist (uncredited)
Secret Service of the Air
1939
as Warden Jackson
Phantom Killer
1942
as John G. Harrison
Strange Alibi
1941
as Judge
Pacific Blackout
1941
as Police Captain
Maisie Goes to Reno
1944
as Judge Carter (Uncredited)
It Could Happen to You
1937
as Judge
Flight from Destiny
1941
as Judge
Rose of Washington Square
1939
as Judge
Million Dollar Pursuit
1951
as Police Inspector Morgan
The Forgotten Woman
1939
as Dr. May
Superman in Exile
1954
as Perry White
Borrowed Hero
1941
as William Brooks
This Is My Affair
1937
as Warden
The Gallant Legion
1948
as Speaker of the House
One Exciting Week
1946
as Dr. Jones (uncredited)
They Shall Have Music
1939
as Detective (uncredited)
Criminal Lawyer
1951
as Police Captain Loomis
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
as FBI Chief (uncredited)
The Golden Fleecing
1940
as Judge (uncredited)
The Flying Missile
1950
as Senator / Second Senator
Donovan's Brain
1953
as Mr. McNish (uncredited)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940
as Professor Gordon
Forged Passport
1939
as Jack Rogers aka 'Lefty'
Devil's Island
1939
as Captain of Second Convict Ship
Three Smart Girls
1936
as Desk Lieutenant at Police Station
The Great Man's Lady
1941
as Sen. Grant
So This Is Love
1953
as Charlie
Daredevils of the West
1943
as Senator Garfield
The Wyoming Bandit
1949
as Marshal
Over the Wall
1938
as Warden Vance
Criminals of the Air
1937
as Captain Wallace
The Secret of the Whistler
1946
as McLaren aka Mac (uncredited)
Syncopation
1942
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
1939
as Harry - Conference Room Businessman
Too Many Winners
1947
as Albert Payson
Action in Arabia
1944
as Mr. Hamilton
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941
as Police Chief (uncredited)
Murder in the Air
1940
as Hargrave
Escape from Crime
1942
as Rafferty
Craig's Wife
1936
as Detective (uncredited)
The Brute Man
1946
as Professor Cushman (uncredited)
Two in a Crowd
1936
as Purdy
Rusty Leads the Way
1948
as Board Member (uncredited)
Northwest Trail
1945
as John Owens
I Killed That Man
1941
as District Attorney
Sugarfoot
1951
as Judge Backus
Zorro's Black Whip
1944
as Mr. Walsh
The James Brothers of Missouri
1949
as Lon Royer [Ch.1]
Stamp Day for Superman
1954
as Perry White
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939
as Officer H.A. Merton (uncredited)
Dr. Broadway
1942
as Inspector (uncredited)
Key Witness
1947
as R. C. Hurlbert - Coroner (uncredited)
Hunted Men
1938
as Police Commissioner / CommissionerPolice
Never Wave at a WAC
1953
as Sen. Holbrook (uncredited) / Senator Holbrook
Swanee River
1939
as Doctor
I Stole a Million
1939
as Wilson
Alias the Champ
1949
as Police Commissioner Bronson
About 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.” With 244 credits spanning from 1930 to 1959, John Hamilton has appeared in 225 films and 19 TV shows.
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- The Maltese Falcon (1941) — as District Attorney Bryan
- Wilson (1944) — as Legislator in Wilson's Office (uncredited)
- Sitting Bull (1954) — as Ulysses S. Grant
- You Can't Take It with You (1938) — as Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)
- The Roaring Twenties (1939) — as Judge
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