Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1887-01-16
- Day of Death1958-10-15 (71 years)
- Place of BirthShippensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also Known AsJohn Rummel HamiltonJohn R. Hamilton
John 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.”
Acting Career
- 1957
Chicago Confidential
As: Emory Morgan - Attorney (uncredited)
- 1956
State Trooper
As: Oscar
- 1955
Bobby Ware Is Missing
As: Stearns - Goodwin's Associate (uncredited)
- 1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
As: Mr. Campo (uncredited)
- 1954
Superman and the Jungle Devil
As: Perry White
- 1954
Superman Flies Again
As: Perry White
- 1954
Superman in Exile
As: Perry White
- 1954
Superman's Peril
As: Perry White
1954Sitting Bull
As: Ulysses S. Grant
1954Superman and Scotland Yard
As: Perry White
1954Moby Dick
As: 'Jeroboam' Captain
1954The Miami Story
As: Clifton Staley
1954Stamp Day for Superman
As: Perry White
1953Man of Conflict
As: Mr. Cornwall
1953Donovan's Brain
As: Mr. McNish (uncredited)
1953So This Is Love
As: Charlie
1953Run for the Hills
As: Mr. Harvester
1953Iron Mountain Trail
As: Circuit Judge
1953Jack McCall, Desperado
As: Col. Cornish
1953Marshal of Cedar Rock
As: Stover - Prison Warden
1953Never Wave at a WAC
As: Sen. Holbrook (uncredited)
- 1953
Never Wave at a WAC
As: Senator Holbrook
1953The Studebaker Story
As: Father Studebaker
1952Cavalcade of America
As: Colonel Norton
- 1952
Cavalcade of America
As: Porter
1952Adventures of Superman
As: Perry White
1952The Rose Bowl Story
As: Dr. Lansing
1952Listen Judge
As: George Morton (uncredited)
1952Target
As: Bailey
1952The Pace That Thrills
As: Sour Puss
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: "Jeroboam" Captain
1951Criminal Lawyer
As: Police Captain Loomis
1951Million Dollar Pursuit
As: Police Inspector Morgan
1951Badman's Gold
As: The Marshal
1951Sugarfoot
As: Judge Backus
1950The Flying Missile
As: Senator
- 1950
The Flying Missile
As: Second Senator
1950The Missourians
As: Mayor Grant McDowall
1950The Cisco Kid
As: John Mitchell
- 1950
The Cisco Kid
As: Thomas T. Trimble
- 1950
The Cisco Kid
As: Sheriff
1950Bunco Squad
As: John Deming (uncredited)
1950The Men
As: Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
1950The Gene Autry Show
As: Dan Parker
- 1950
The Gene Autry Show
As: Jonathan Diggers
1950Annie Get Your Gun
As: Ship Captain (uncredited)
1950The Invisible Monster
As: "Henry Miller"
1950The Reformer and the Redhead
As: Police Captain (uncredited)
1950Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang
As: Judge Ralph Townsend
1950Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
As: Col. Pollard
1949Pioneer Marshal
As: Man with Bracelet
1949Strange Bargain
As: Employee at Meeting (uncredited)
1949Alias the Champ
As: Police Commissioner Bronson
1949The James Brothers of Missouri
As: Lon Royer [Ch.1]
1949Bandit King of Texas
As: John Turner
1949The Wyoming Bandit
As: Marshal
1949Law of the Golden West
As: Isaac Cody, Bill's father
1949Canadian Pacific
As: Pere Lacomb
1949The Judge
As: Lt. Edwards
1949Sheriff of Wichita
As: Prison Warden
1948Desperadoes of Dodge City
As: Land Agent
1948The Gentleman from Nowhere
As: Judge
1948Walk a Crooked Mile
As: G.W. Hunter
1948The Checkered Coat
As: Marcus Anson
1948The Gallant Legion
As: Speaker of the House
1948Song of My Heart
As: Czar
1947High Wall
As: Police Surgeon (uncredited)
1947The Judge Steps Out
As: Diner on Train (uncredited)
1947Bandits of Dark Canyon
As: Ben Shaw
1947Blondie in the Dough
As: Premier Biscuit Board Member (uncredited)
1947Key Witness
As: R. C. Hurlbert - Coroner (uncredited)
1947News Hounds
As: Timothy X. 'Big Tim' Donlin
1947Too Many Winners
As: Albert Payson
1947Violence
As: Dr. Chalmers
1947The Sea of Grass
As: Forrest Hamilton (uncredited)
1947It Happened on Fifth Avenue
As: Harper (uncredited)
1947The Devil On Wheels
As: Mr. Davis
1947Raiders of the South
As: George Boone
1946Magnificent Doll
As: Mr. Witherspoon
1946The Secret of the Whistler
As: McLaren aka Mac (uncredited)
1946Wife Wanted
As: Judge
1946The Brute Man
As: Professor Cushman (uncredited)
1946Step by Step
As: Police Capt. Edmonds
1946One Exciting Week
As: Dr. Jones (uncredited)
1946Badman's Territory
As: Commissioner Taylor (uncredited)
1946Home on the Range
As: State Official
1946Johnny Comes Flying Home
As: C.H. Metters (uncredited)
1946The Madonna's Secret
As: Lambert
1946The Phantom Rider
As: Senator Williams
1945Northwest Trail
As: John Owens
1945Voice of the Whistler
As: Doctor (uncredited)
1945Johnny Angel
As: Harbor Master (uncredited)
1945Sensation Hunters
As: Night Court Judge
1945First Yank into Tokyo
As: Dr. Stacey (uncredited)
1945On Stage Everybody
As: Mr. Smoothasilk (uncredited)
1945The Naughty Nineties
As: Sheriff of Ironville (uncredited)
1945Circumstantial Evidence
As: Gov. Hanlon
1945The Great Flamarion
As: Coroner (uncredited)
1945Mom and Dad
As: Dr. Burnell
1944Sheriff of Las Vegas
As: Judge Homer T. Blackwell
1944Meet Miss Bobby Socks
As: R.N. Swanson
1944Crazy Knights
As: Mr. Gardner
1944Zorro's Black Whip
As: Mr. Walsh
1944I'm from Arkansas
As: Harry Cashin
1944Maisie Goes to Reno
As: Judge Carter (Uncredited)
1944The Port of 40 Thieves
As: Mr. Fellows
1944The Girl Who Dared
As: Beau Richmond
1944Wilson
As: Legislator in Wilson's Office (uncredited)
1944Christmas Holiday
As: Foreman
1944Action in Arabia
As: Mr. Hamilton
1944Up in Arms
As: Man In Theatre Lobby (uncredited)
1944Standing Room Only
As: General
1943Government Girl
As: Irate Man (uncredited)
1943Crazy House
As: Outraged Director
1943Larceny with Music
As: Important banker
1943So's Your Uncle
As: Mr. Craig
1943Good Luck, Mr. Yates
As: J.C. Allison
1943Daredevils of the West
As: Senator Garfield
1943Mission to Moscow
As: Charlie - American Newsman (uncredited)
1943Aerial Gunner
As: Doctor (uncredited)
1942Phantom Killer
As: John G. Harrison
1942Across the Pacific
As: Court-Martial President
1942Escape from Crime
As: Rafferty
1942The Big Shot
As: Judge
1942Dr. Broadway
As: Inspector
1942In This Our Life
As: Police Inspector Millett
1942I Was Framed
As: Judge
1942Always in My Heart
As: Prison Warden
1942Over My Dead Body
As: District Attorney Stuart Drinkwater
1941Pacific Blackout
As: Police Captain
1941Borrowed Hero
As: William Brooks
1941I Killed That Man
As: District Attorney
1941They Died with Their Boots On
As: Colonel (uncredited)
1941The Great Man's Lady
As: Sen. Grant
- 1941
The Maltese Falcon
As: District Attorney Bryan
1941It Started with Eve
As: Thomas - Headwaiter (uncredited)
1941Hold Back the Dawn
As: Mac - Studio Receptionist (uncredited)
1941Nine Lives Are Not Enough
As: Police Chief (uncredited)
1941Sucker List
As: James Sawyer (uncredited)
1941Strange Alibi
As: Judge
- 1941
Meet John Doe
As: Jim (uncredited)
1941Flight from Destiny
As: Judge
1940Flight Command
As: Pensacola Commander (uncredited)
1940The Great Plane Robbery
As: Dr. Jamison
- 1940
You, the People
As: Frank Y. Carter
1940Lady with Red Hair
As: Defense Attorney Graham (uncredited)
1940Tugboat Annie Sails Again
As: Capt. Broad
1940The Flag of Humanity
As: Gen. James Garfield
1940Boom Town
As: McMasters' Defense Attorney (uncredited)
1940The Golden Fleecing
As: Judge (uncredited)
- 1940
They Drive by Night
As: Defense Attorney (uncredited)
1940Murder in the Air
As: Hargrave
1940Tear Gas Squad
As: Chief Ferris
1940Johnny Apollo
As: Night Court Judge
1940Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
As: Professor Gordon
1940Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
As: Hirsch
1940Brother Rat and a Baby
As: Judge
1939Invisible Stripes
As: Captain Johnson (uncredited)
1939Swanee River
As: Doctor
1939On Dress Parade
As: A Co. Maneuvers Colonel (uncredited)
- 1939
The Roaring Twenties
As: Judge
1939Smashing the Money Ring
As: Night Captain
1939Espionage Agent
As: Code Room Instructor
1939Dust Be My Destiny
As: First Warden (uncredited)
1939Full Confession
As: The Judge (uncredited)
1939Angels Wash Their Faces
As: Officer H.A. Merton (uncredited)
1939The Bill of Rights
As: Colonel George Mason
1939They Shall Have Music
As: Detective (uncredited)
1939I Stole a Million
As: Wilson
1939The Forgotten Woman
As: Dr. May
1939Stronger Than Desire
As: Second Trial Judge (uncredited)
1939Blind Alley
As: Warden
1939Confessions of a Nazi Spy
As: FBI Chief (uncredited)
1939Rose of Washington Square
As: Judge
1939Forged Passport
As: Jack Rogers aka 'Lefty'
1939Three Smart Girls Grow Up
As: Harry - Conference Room Businessman
1939The Spirit of Culver
As: Maj. White
1939Secret Service of the Air
As: Warden Jackson
1939Devil's Island
As: Captain of Second Convict Ship
1938I Stand Accused
As: Defense Attorney Brower
1938Girls on Probation
As: Police Chief
1938Mr. Wong, Detective
As: Simon Dayton
1938Boys Town
As: Prison Warden (uncredited)
- 1938
You Can't Take It with You
As: Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)
1938Hunted Men
As: Police Commissioner
- 1938
Hunted Men
As: CommissionerPolice
1938Doctor Rhythm
As: Insp. Bryce
1938Mr. Moto's Gamble
As: Philip Benton
1938Over the Wall
As: Warden Vance
1937Missing Witnesses
As: Police Chief Elmer H. Davis (uncredited)
1937Night Club Scandal
As: Governor
1937Dangerously Yours
As: Roberts
1937The Man Who Cried Wolf
As: Judge
1937Bad Guy
As: Warden
1937She Had to Eat
As: Police Captain (uncredited)
1937It Could Happen to You
As: Judge
1937Fifty Roads to Town
As: Captain Carroll
1937This Is My Affair
As: Warden
1937Criminals of the Air
As: Captain Wallace
1937Seventh Heaven
As: Gendarme
1937Two Wise Maids
As: Grover Wentworth
- 1937
Torture Money
As: Capt. Michael Karnahan (uncredited)
1936A Man Betrayed
As: Mr. Carlton
1936Lady from Nowhere
As: Commissioner
1936Three Smart Girls
As: Desk Lieutenant at Police Station
1936Legion of Terror
As: Cummings
1936Two in a Crowd
As: Purdy
1936Craig's Wife
As: Detective (Uncredited)
1936Two-Fisted Gentleman
As: Frank Boyd
1934Stand Up and Cheer!
As: Presidential Naval Aide
1934Keep 'Em Rolling
As: Major in France Battlefield
1932The Skull Murder Mystery
As: Inspector Carr
1932The Studio Murder Mystery
As: Insp. Carr
1932The Symphony Murder Mystery
As: Insp. Carr
1931The Wall Street Mystery
As: Inspector Carr
1931Success
As: Mr. Kelly - Molly's Father
- 1931
The Gigolo Racket
As: George Burke
1930Heads Up
As: Capt. Whitney
1930Dangerous Nan McGrew
As: Grant
1930At the Villa Rose
As: Starling
1928The Silver Lining
As: John Hurst