Jonathan Hale
Age: 74 | From: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Person Details
Birthday: 1891-03-21 07:08:19
Death: 1966-02-28 07:08:19
Aliases: Jonathan Hale Jr. , John Hale , Jonathan Hatley
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Movie Involvements: 138
TV Involvements: 1
Most Famous Work
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". Hale committed suicide on February 28, 1966. He was found dead that evening in his room at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. Hale had taken his own life with a .38 caliber pistol, which was found near his body. He was 74. Hale was interred at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood, California. Sadly, Hale's grave went unmarked for more than four decades, until a proper headstone was erected by donations from the "Dearly Departed" fan-based group in 2013; he is now honored with the inscription, "We Remembered You".
Most Famous Work
The Cisco Kid
(1950) Barry Owens
Strangers on a Train
(1951) Mr. Antony
A Star Is Born
(1937) Judge George J. Parris (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
(1949) Guy Francon (uncredited)
Fury
(1936) Defense Attorney
'G' Men
(1935) Congressman (uncredited)
You Only Live Once
(1937) District Attorney (uncredited)
Hangmen Also Die!
(1943) DedicActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Pinkerton | |
| Dr. Powell | ||
| 1955 | Bob Henderson | |
| 1954 | Politician (uncredited) | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Boyd | ||
| John Bentley | ||
| 1953 | Mr. Chalmers | |
| N/A | ||
| Sherman Johnson | ||
| Mr. Barker (uncredited) | ||
| 1952 | Tom Bowers | |
| General | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Colonel Brand | ||
| Governor Freeman (uncredited) | ||
| Stanley Rickson (uncredited) | ||
| Frank Madison | ||
| 1951 | N/A | |
| Cyrus Pelley | ||
| Passenger from Carolina (uncredited) | ||
| Captain | ||
| Dr. Sands | ||
| Mr. Antony | ||
| N/A | ||
| Russell James | ||
| 1950 | Charlie Bissel | |
| Edward Wurdeman - Attorney at Law | ||
| Barry Owens | ||
| The Judge | ||
| James Goodwin | ||
| Governor | ||
| 1949 | N/A | |
| Guy Francon (uncredited) | ||
| Varick | ||
| Director-General | ||
| Judge Allan J. Brooks | ||
| Gen. Butler | ||
| 1948 | Police Commissioner Jerome | |
| Dr. Horace M. Gray (uncredited) | ||
| Gen. Johnston (uncredited) | ||
| Major Spencer | ||
| Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited) | ||
| Kenneth Forrester | ||
| 1947 | Emory Garrison | |
| Gov. Fox | ||
| Senator Watkins | ||
| Max Atterbury | ||
| Judge Holden | ||
| Dr. Vannevar Bush | ||
| 1946 | Philip Conway | |
| Henry Kane | ||
| J.C. Dithers | ||
| Citizens for Better Government Chairman (uncredited) | ||
| Hector Boswell | ||
| Captain Griffin | ||
| Walter Elliott | ||
| J.C. Dithers | ||
| Col. Edward Beeler | ||
| Whittlesey | ||
| 1945 | Col. Wordin | |
| J.C. Dithers | ||
| Osborne | ||
| Brig. Gen. H.N. Gilbert | ||
| Judge | ||
| Owen McAllister | ||
| Colonel Hammerhead Smith | ||
| Security Council Chair | ||
| J.C. Dithers | ||
| Defense Attorney Blair | ||
| 1944 | Mr. Brodel (uncredited) | |
| Dr. Sam Welles | ||
| Gregory McCune | ||
| Senator Henry | ||
| Dr. Plum | ||
| King Stephen | ||
| 1943 | Kerwin Maxwell | |
| Gen. Sommerton | ||
| Mr. Fox | ||
| J.C. Dithers | ||
| Jason Rhodes | ||
| J.C. Dithers | ||
| Dedic | ||
| Commanding Officer | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1942 | J.C. Dithers | |
| Frank M. Todwell | ||
| Joseph Sanford | ||
| Mr. Martin White | ||
| J.C. Dithers | ||
| Judge Longstreth | ||
| Blake McKettrick | ||
| Brigadier-General | ||
| J.C. Dithers | ||
| 1941 | Max Ellison | |
| Dr. Kramer | ||
| J.C. Dithers | ||
| Mr. Harris | ||
| Police Chief Sprague | ||
| Swann | ||
| J.C. Dithers | ||
| Dist. Atty. Johnson | ||
| Inspector Henry Fernack | ||
| 1940 | J.C. Dithers | |
| Otis Barnett | ||
| Homer Patterson | ||
| J.C. Dithers | ||
| Braddock | ||
| George Gilkin | ||
| Inspector Henry Fernack | ||
| Dr. Brown | ||
| Inspector Henry Fernack | ||
| 1939 | Jack Lane | |
| Assistant Secretary of State | ||
| Mayor | ||
| J.C. Dithers | ||
| Admiral Girard | ||
| Dr. Ephraim McDowell | ||
| Dr. Gateson | ||
| Stevenson | ||
| President of Western Union | ||
| Inspector Henry Fernack | ||
| J.C. Dithars | ||
| Racing Official Starter (Uncredited) | ||
| Commandant | ||
| Colonel Webb | ||
| 1938 | Steven's Father | |
| Rolfe Davis | ||
| Anderson | ||
| Mr. Dithers | ||
| Detective Sgt. Cramer | ||
| Police Captain | ||
| Mr. Kane | ||
| John Hargraves | ||
| Lou Woodstock (uncredited) | ||
| Long | ||
| Bank President | ||
| Allison | ||
| Inspector Henry Fernack | ||
| Warden | ||
| Major General Leonard Wood | ||
| J.C. Martin | ||
| Governor James McDonald | ||
| John Lee | ||
| Judge Parker | ||
| F.B.I. Special Agent | ||
| 1937 | J.B. Willet | |
| Hershell | ||
| Hugh Fariman Sr. | ||
| Parsons, an attorney | ||
| Frank Clayton | ||
| Stuart Kirkland | ||
| Judge | ||
| Alexander Drummond | ||
| Mr. Hopkins | ||
| Judge Advocate | ||
| Prosecutor (uncredited) | ||
| Judge George J. Parris (uncredited) | ||
| Dr. Tom Smythe | ||
| Alden Parker | ||
| Mr. Melton | ||
| Court-Martial President (uncredited) | ||
| Carter Spetner | ||
| Charles Fitzgerald | ||
| District Attorney (uncredited) | ||
| 1936 | Dr. Harrison (uncredited) | |
| J. Lansing Bennett | ||
| Kendall | ||
| Special Prosecutor | ||
| Judge Holmes | ||
| State Department Official (uncredited) | ||
| Warren Fenton | ||
| Mac - Train Conductor | ||
| Attorney | ||
| Defense Attorney | ||
| Fred Humphrey | ||
| First trial judge | ||
| Johnson | ||
| Dr. Brown (uncredited) | ||
| Judge | ||
| Prosecuting Attorney | ||
| District Attorney | ||
| Army Officer (uncredited) | ||
| Detective Bolton | ||
| Warren T. Phelps | ||
| 1935 | Henry Brown - Member of Board of Directors (uncredited) | |
| Captain James (uncredited) | ||
| Chairman of the Board | ||
| Club Owner (uncredited) | ||
| The Stage Manager (uncredited) | ||
| Gangster | ||
| Norton | ||
| Husband at Train Station (uncredited) | ||
| Mr. Palmer | ||
| Bedside Dr. at Jerry's Right (uncredited) | ||
| Prison Board Member (uncredited) | ||
| Microscopic Expert | ||
| Congressman (uncredited) | ||
| Director (uncredited) | ||
| Mr. Stokes | ||
| 1934 | Capt. Nelson | |
| Second Broker | ||
| (uncredited) | ||
| Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) | ||
| Doctor | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
