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
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Cavalcade of America
1952
as Colonel Norton / Porter
State Trooper
1956
as Oscar
The Cisco Kid
1950
as John Mitchell / Thomas T. Trimble / Sheriff
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Mr. Campo (uncredited)
The Gene Autry Show
1950
as Dan Parker / Jonathan Diggers
I Led Three Lives
1953
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as Mr. Barker
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
Stand Up and Cheer!
1934
as Presidential Naval Aide
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
1939
as Judge
Wilson
1944
as Legislator in Wilson's Office (uncredited)
Sitting Bull
1954
as Ulysses S. Grant
Meet John Doe
1941
as Jim (uncredited)
Step by Step
1946
as Police Capt. Edmonds
The Men
1950
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Chicago Confidential
1957
as Emory Morgan - Attorney (uncredited)
High Wall
1947
as Police Surgeon (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo
1940
as Night Court Judge
Christmas Holiday
1944
as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Johnny Angel
1945
as Harbor Master (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Colonel (uncredited)
Crazy House
1943
as Outraged Director
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
as First Warden (uncredited)
The Missourians
1950
as Mayor Grant McDowall
They Drive by Night
1940
as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Missing Witnesses
1937
as Police Chief Elmer H. Davis (uncredited)
Canadian Pacific
1949
as Pere Lacomb
In This Our Life
1942
as Police Inspector Millett
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940
as Judge
Boom Town
1940
as McMasters' Defense Attorney (uncredited)
On Dress Parade
1939
as A Co. Maneuvers Colonel (uncredited)
Flight Command
1940
as Pensacola Commander (uncredited)
Wife Wanted
1946
as Judge
Seventh Heaven
1937
as Gendarme
Doctor Rhythm
1938
as Insp. Bryce
Aerial Gunner
1943
as Doctor (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
1947
as Forrest Hamilton (uncredited)
Annie Get Your Gun
1950
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947
as Harper (uncredited)
Across the Pacific
1942
as Court-Martial President
Government Girl
1943
as Irate Man (uncredited)
Tear Gas Squad
1940
as Chief Ferris
Too Hot to Handle
1938
as Mr. Fairfield (uncredited)
Fifty Roads to Town
1937
as Captain Carroll
Boys Town
1938
as Prison Warden (uncredited)
Lady with Red Hair
1940
as Defense Attorney Graham (uncredited)
Dangerously Yours
1937
as Roberts
Voice of the Whistler
1945
as Doctor (uncredited)
The Forgotten Woman
1939
as Dr. May
Moby Dick
1954
as 'Jeroboam' Captain
Forged Passport
1939
as Jack Rogers aka 'Lefty'
Superman in Exile
1954
as Perry White
Mission to Moscow
1943
as Charlie - American Newsman (uncredited)
Stamp Day for Superman
1954
as Perry White
Sensation Hunters
1945
as Night Court Judge
Espionage Agent
1939
as Code Room Instructor
Swanee River
1939
as Doctor
Badman's Territory
1946
as Commissioner Taylor (uncredited)
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
1939
as Harry - Conference Room Businessman
Escape from Crime
1942
as Rafferty
The Big Shot
1942
as Judge
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940
as Professor Gordon
Magnificent Doll
1946
as Mr. Witherspoon (uncredited)
Devil's Island
1939
as Captain of Second Convict Ship
Rose of Washington Square
1939
as Judge
Syncopation
1942
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940
as Hirsch
Up in Arms
1944
as Man In Theatre Lobby (uncredited)
Phantom Killer
1942
as John G. Harrison
Circumstantial Evidence
1945
as Gov. Hanlon
Pacific Blackout
1941
as Police Captain
The Flying Missile
1950
as Senator / Second Senator
Strange Alibi
1941
as Judge
Maisie Goes to Reno
1944
as Judge Carter (Uncredited)
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
1950
as Col. Pollard
They Shall Have Music
1939
as Detective (uncredited)
Blind Alley
1939
as Warden
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938
as Simon Dayton
Desperadoes of Dodge City
1948
as Land Agent
Criminal Lawyer
1951
as Police Captain Loomis
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
as FBI Chief (uncredited)
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938
as Philip Benton
This Is My Affair
1937
as Warden
Mom and Dad
1945
as Dr. Burnell
Secret Service of the Air
1939
as Warden Jackson
One Exciting Week
1946
as Dr. Jones (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties
1945
as Sheriff of Ironville (uncredited)
The Girl Who Dared
1944
as Beau Richmond
Hi, Beautiful
1944
as Board Member (uncredited)
The Studebaker Story
1953
as Father Studebaker
So This Is Love
1953
as Charlie
Superman's Peril
1954
as Perry White
Murder in the Air
1940
as Hargrave
Flight from Destiny
1941
as Judge
The Great Man's Lady
1941
as Sen. Grant
Hold Back the Dawn
1941
as Mac - Studio Receptionist (uncredited)
Donovan's Brain
1953
as Mr. McNish (uncredited)
Invisible Stripes
1939
as Captain Johnson (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out
1947
as Diner on Train (uncredited)
It Started with Eve
1941
as Thomas - Headwaiter (uncredited)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941
as Police Chief (uncredited)
Iron Mountain Trail
1953
as Circuit Judge
Key Witness
1947
as R. C. Hurlbert - Coroner (uncredited)
Blondie in the Dough
1947
as Premier Biscuit Board Member (uncredited)
I Stole a Million
1939
as Wilson
Torture Money
1937
as Capt. Michael Karnahan (uncredited)
Action in Arabia
1944
as Mr. Hamilton
Marshal of Cedar Rock
1953
as Stover - Prison Warden
Rusty Leads the Way
1948
as Board Member (uncredited)
The Secret of the Whistler
1946
as McLaren aka Mac (uncredited)
Violence
1947
as Dr. Chalmers
Borrowed Hero
1941
as William Brooks
Sugarfoot
1951
as Judge Backus
Always in My Heart
1942
as Prison Warden
The Miami Story
1954
as Clifton Staley
Million Dollar Pursuit
1951
as Police Inspector Morgan
The Brute Man
1946
as Professor Cushman (uncredited)
Craig's Wife
1936
as Detective (uncredited)
The Reformer and the Redhead
1950
as Police Captain (uncredited)
The Great Flamarion
1945
as Coroner (uncredited)
The Gallant Legion
1948
as Speaker of the House
Unfinished Rainbows
1941
as Matthew Griswold
Never Wave at a WAC
1953
as Sen. Holbrook (uncredited) / Senator Holbrook
Walk a Crooked Mile
1948
as G.W. Hunter
You, the People
1940
as Frank Y. Carter
Man of Conflict
1953
as Mr. Cornwall
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
- Stand Up and Cheer! (1934) — as Presidential Naval Aide
- You Can't Take It with You (1938) — as Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)
- The Roaring Twenties (1939) — as Judge
- Wilson (1944) — as Legislator in Wilson's Office (uncredited)
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