John Hamilton
Known for Acting · 245 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)
Adventures of Superman
1952
as Perry White
State Trooper
1956
as Oscar
The Cisco Kid
1950
as John Mitchell / Thomas T. Trimble / Sheriff
I Led Three Lives
1953
The Gene Autry Show
1950
as Dan Parker / Jonathan Diggers
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
The Roy Rogers Show
1951
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Colonel Norton / Porter
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Mr. Campo (uncredited)
Treasury Men in Action
1950
as Judge (uncredited)
New York Confidential
1959
Captain Midnight
1954
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as "Jeroboam" Captain
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as Mr. Barker
The Ed Wynn Show
1949
as Self - Ed's Doctor (uncredited)
Passport to Danger
1954
Movies (226)
The Maltese Falcon
1941
as District Attorney Bryan
Three Smart Girls
1936
as Desk Lieutenant at Police Station
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)
Canadian Pacific
1949
as Pere Lacomb
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Colonel (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
1947
as Forrest Hamilton (uncredited)
Boys Town
1938
as Prison Warden (uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
as FBI Chief (uncredited)
Government Girl
1943
as Irate Man (uncredited)
The Men
1950
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Action in Arabia
1944
as Mr. Hamilton
The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Judge
Wife Wanted
1946
as Judge
Meet John Doe
1941
as Jim (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties
1945
as Sheriff of Ironville (uncredited)
Stand Up and Cheer!
1934
as Presidential Naval Aide
On Dress Parade
1939
as A Co. Maneuvers Colonel (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
1940
as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Stamp Day for Superman
1954
as Perry White
Across the Pacific
1942
as Court-Martial President
Invisible Stripes
1939
as Captain Johnson (uncredited)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947
as Harper (uncredited)
The Forgotten Woman
1939
as Dr. May
Always in My Heart
1942
as Prison Warden
Moby Dick
1954
as 'Jeroboam' Captain
Larceny with Music
1943
as Important banker
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939
as Officer H.A. Merton (uncredited)
The Great Man's Lady
1941
as Sen. Grant
The Reformer and the Redhead
1950
as Police Captain (uncredited)
The Pace That Thrills
1952
as Sour Puss
Iron Mountain Trail
1953
as Circuit Judge
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941
as Police Chief (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo
1940
as Night Court Judge
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
1950
as Col. Pollard
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
1939
as Harry - Conference Room Businessman
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938
as Philip Benton
Boom Town
1940
as McMasters' Defense Attorney (uncredited)
First Yank into Tokyo
1945
as Dr. Stacey (uncredited)
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940
as Hirsch
Over the Wall
1938
as Warden Vance
Pioneer Marshal
1949
as Man with Bracelet
Up in Arms
1944
as Man In Theatre Lobby (uncredited)
The Big Shot
1942
as Judge
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940
as Professor Gordon
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
1943
as J.C. Allison
Flight Command
1940
as Pensacola Commander (uncredited)
Sugarfoot
1951
as Judge Backus
Sitting Bull
1954
as Ulysses S. Grant
Devil's Island
1939
as Captain of Second Convict Ship
Run for the Hills
1953
as Mr. Harvester
Hold Back the Dawn
1941
as Mac - Studio Receptionist (uncredited)
Girl on the Spot
1946
as Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Over My Dead Body
1942
as District Attorney Stuart Drinkwater
Craig's Wife
1936
as Detective (uncredited)
Sheriff of Wichita
1949
as Prison Warden
This Is My Affair
1937
as Warden
The Miami Story
1954
as Clifton Staley
The Great Plane Robbery
1940
as Dr. Jamison
Pacific Blackout
1941
as Police Captain
Espionage Agent
1939
as Code Room Instructor
Lady with Red Hair
1940
as Defense Attorney Graham (uncredited)
Step by Step
1946
as Police Capt. Edmonds
Bobby Ware Is Missing
1955
as Stearns - Goodwin's Associate (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
1943
as Charlie - American Newsman (uncredited)
Donovan's Brain
1953
as Mr. McNish (uncredited)
Swanee River
1939
as Doctor
Christmas Holiday
1944
as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence
1945
as Gov. Hanlon
The Girl Who Dared
1944
as Beau Richmond
Never Wave at a WAC
1953
as Sen. Holbrook (uncredited) / Senator Holbrook
High Wall
1947
as Police Surgeon (uncredited)
Aerial Gunner
1943
as Doctor (uncredited)
It Started with Eve
1941
as Thomas - Headwaiter (uncredited)
The Devil On Wheels
1947
as Mr. Davis
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938
as Simon Dayton
Badman's Territory
1946
as Commissioner Taylor (uncredited)
So's Your Uncle
1943
as Mr. Craig
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940
as Judge
Too Many Winners
1947
as Albert Payson
You, the People
1940
as Frank Y. Carter
Dangerous Nan McGrew
1930
as Grant
They Shall Have Music
1939
as Detective (uncredited)
So This Is Love
1953
as Charlie
Zorro's Black Whip
1944
as Mr. Walsh
Rose of Washington Square
1939
as Judge
Rusty Leads the Way
1948
as Board Member (uncredited)
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
as First Warden (uncredited)
Forged Passport
1939
as Jack Rogers aka 'Lefty'
Flight from Destiny
1941
as Judge
Crazy House
1943
as Outraged Director
Law of the Golden West
1949
as Isaac Cody, Bill's father
Outcasts of the City
1958
The Gallant Legion
1948
as Speaker of the House
She Had to Eat
1937
as Police Captain (uncredited)
Key Witness
1947
as R. C. Hurlbert - Coroner (uncredited)
Marshal of Cedar Rock
1953
as Stover - Prison Warden
Walk a Crooked Mile
1948
as G.W. Hunter
Wilson
1944
as Legislator in Wilson's Office (uncredited)
I Stole a Million
1939
as Wilson
Badman's Gold
1951
as The Marshal
One Exciting Week
1946
as Dr. Jones (uncredited)
Two in a Crowd
1936
as Purdy
Violence
1947
as Dr. Chalmers
In This Our Life
1942
as Police Inspector Millett
Voice of the Whistler
1945
as Doctor (uncredited)
I Was Framed
1942
as Judge
The Secret of the Whistler
1946
as McLaren aka Mac (uncredited)
The Golden Fleecing
1940
as Judge (uncredited)
Blondie in the Dough
1947
as Premier Biscuit Board Member (uncredited)
Syncopation
1942
Home on the Range
1946
as State Official
Escape from Crime
1942
as Rafferty
The Invisible Monster
1950
as "Henry Miller"
Magnificent Doll
1946
as Mr. Witherspoon (uncredited)
Secret Service of the Air
1939
as Warden Jackson
Seventh Heaven
1937
as Gendarme
Girls on Probation
1938
as Police Chief
On Stage Everybody
1945
as Mr. Smoothasilk (uncredited)
Mom and Dad
1945
as Dr. Burnell
The Great Flamarion
1945
as Coroner (uncredited)
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 245 credits spanning from 1930 to 1959, John Hamilton has appeared in 226 films and 19 TV shows.
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- The Maltese Falcon (1941) — as District Attorney Bryan
- Three Smart Girls (1936) — as Desk Lieutenant at Police Station
- You Can't Take It with You (1938) — as Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)
- Canadian Pacific (1949) — as Pere Lacomb
- They Died with Their Boots On (1941) — as Colonel (uncredited)
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