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John Hamilton

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.”

Born

Jan 16, 1887

Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

Oct 15, 1958

Known For

Acting

Movies

230 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.3

movie

Known For

The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

1941

as District Attorney Bryan
You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

1938

as Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)
Meet John Doe

Meet John Doe

1941

as Jim (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

as Colonel (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties

1939

as Judge
Boys Town

Boys Town

1938

as Prison Warden (uncredited)
They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

1940

as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon
1941 • as District Attorney Bryan
★ 7.7
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You
1938 • as Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)
★ 7.5
Boom Town
Boom Town
1940 • as McMasters' Defense Attorney (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The Naughty Nineties
The Naughty Nineties
1945 • as Sheriff of Ironville (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Meet John Doe
Meet John Doe
1941 • as Jim (uncredited)
★ 7.3
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On
1941 • as Colonel (uncredited)
★ 6.7
The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties
1939 • as Judge
★ 7.5
The Sea of Grass
The Sea of Grass
1947 • as Forrest Hamilton (uncredited)
★ 6.1
The Men
The Men
1950 • as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939 • as FBI Chief (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Invisible Stripes
Invisible Stripes
1939 • as Captain Johnson (uncredited)
★ 6.2
You, the People
You, the People
1940 • as Frank Y. Carter
★ 6.2
Pacific Blackout
Pacific Blackout
1941 • as Police Captain
★ 6.6
Boys Town
Boys Town
1938 • as Prison Warden (uncredited)
★ 6.8
On Dress Parade
On Dress Parade
1939 • as A Co. Maneuvers Colonel (uncredited)
★ 6.6
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947 • as Harper (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Annie Get Your Gun
Annie Get Your Gun
1950 • as Ship Captain (uncredited)
★ 6.7
High Wall
High Wall
1947 • as Police Surgeon (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Hunted Men
Hunted Men
1938 • as Police Commissioner
★ 5.7
Hunted Men
Hunted Men
1938 • as CommissionerPolice
★ 5.7
Across the Pacific
Across the Pacific
1942 • as Court-Martial President
★ 6.6
Moby Dick
Moby Dick
1954 • as 'Jeroboam' Captain
★ 9.0
Too Hot to Handle
Too Hot to Handle
1938 • as Mr. Fairfield (uncredited)
★ 6.0
They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night
1940 • as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
1939 • as Harry - Conference Room Businessman
★ 7.2
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940 • as Hirsch
★ 6.5
Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday
1944 • as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific
1949 • as Pere Lacomb
★ 5.2
Sugarfoot
Sugarfoot
1951 • as Judge Backus
★ 5.3
Mr. Moto's Gamble
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938 • as Philip Benton
★ 6.4
Government Girl
Government Girl
1943 • as Irate Man (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Action in Arabia
Action in Arabia
1944 • as Mr. Hamilton
★ 6.0
In This Our Life
In This Our Life
1942 • as Police Inspector Millett
★ 6.9
Strange Alibi
Strange Alibi
1941 • as Judge
★ 7.2
Pioneer Marshal
Pioneer Marshal
1949 • as Man with Bracelet
★ 10.0
The Secret of the Whistler
The Secret of the Whistler
1946 • as McLaren aka Mac (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Johnny Apollo
Johnny Apollo
1940 • as Night Court Judge
★ 6.8
Flight Command
Flight Command
1940 • as Pensacola Commander (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Devil's Island
Devil's Island
1939 • as Captain of Second Convict Ship
★ 5.7
Wife Wanted
Wife Wanted
1946 • as Judge
★ 7.8
Brother Rat and a Baby
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940 • as Judge
★ 6.1
Hold Back the Dawn
Hold Back the Dawn
1941 • as Mac - Studio Receptionist (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Music in Manhattan
Music in Manhattan
1944 • as Mr. Bradley, the Banker (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Over My Dead Body
Over My Dead Body
1942 • as District Attorney Stuart Drinkwater
★ 8.0
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940 • as Professor Gordon
★ 5.8
Craig's Wife
Craig's Wife
1936 • as Detective (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull
1954 • as Ulysses S. Grant
★ 5.3
Walk a Crooked Mile
Walk a Crooked Mile
1948 • as G.W. Hunter
★ 6.2
Mission to Moscow
Mission to Moscow
1943 • as Charlie - American Newsman (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Seventh Heaven
Seventh Heaven
1937 • as Gendarme
★ 6.4
Badman's Territory
Badman's Territory
1946 • as Commissioner Taylor (uncredited)
★ 6.3
The Checkered Coat
The Checkered Coat
1948 • as Marcus Anson
★ 8.3
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The Campus Mystery
1932 • as Inspector Carr
★ 7.0
Rusty Leads the Way
Rusty Leads the Way
1948 • as Board Member (uncredited)
★ 8.0
Wilson
Wilson
1944 • as Legislator in Wilson's Office (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Stand Up and Cheer!
Stand Up and Cheer!
1934 • as Presidential Naval Aide
★ 5.3
This Is My Affair
This Is My Affair
1937 • as Warden
★ 7.3
Up in Arms
Up in Arms
1944 • as Man In Theatre Lobby (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Lady with Red Hair
Lady with Red Hair
1940 • as Defense Attorney Graham (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Dust Be My Destiny
Dust Be My Destiny
1939 • as First Warden (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Maisie Goes to Reno
Maisie Goes to Reno
1944 • as Judge Carter (Uncredited)
★ 6.6
So This Is Love
So This Is Love
1953 • as Charlie
★ 4.3
Torture Money
Torture Money
1937 • as Capt. Michael Karnahan (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Circumstantial Evidence
Circumstantial Evidence
1945 • as Gov. Hanlon
★ 5.2
Magnificent Doll
Magnificent Doll
1946 • as Mr. Witherspoon (uncredited)
★ 6.1
So's Your Uncle
So's Your Uncle
1943 • as Mr. Craig
★ 6.0
Three Smart Girls
Three Smart Girls
1936 • as Desk Lieutenant at Police Station
★ 6.5
Bunco Squad
Bunco Squad
1950 • as John Deming (uncredited)
★ 6.1
It Started with Eve
It Started with Eve
1941 • as Thomas - Headwaiter (uncredited)
★ 7.2
Crazy House
Crazy House
1943 • as Outraged Director
★ 6.0
Rose of Washington Square
Rose of Washington Square
1939 • as Judge
★ 6.7
The Gallant Legion
The Gallant Legion
1948 • as Speaker of the House
★ 7.2
Secret Service of the Air
Secret Service of the Air
1939 • as Warden Jackson
★ 6.1
Johnny Angel
Johnny Angel
1945 • as Harbor Master (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Step by Step
Step by Step
1946 • as Police Capt. Edmonds
★ 6.2
Chicago Confidential
Chicago Confidential
1957 • as Emory Morgan - Attorney (uncredited)
★ 5.0
The Reformer and the Redhead
The Reformer and the Redhead
1950 • as Police Captain (uncredited)
★ 7.6
Swanee River
Swanee River
1939 • as Doctor
★ 7.0
Standing Room Only
Standing Room Only
1944 • as General
★ 5.7
Donovan's Brain
Donovan's Brain
1953 • as Mr. McNish (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Dr. Broadway
Dr. Broadway
1942 • as Inspector (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
1950 • as Col. Pollard
★ 5.2
They Shall Have Music
They Shall Have Music
1939 • as Detective (uncredited)
★ 6.5
I Stole a Million
I Stole a Million
1939 • as Wilson
★ 8.0
The Miami Story
The Miami Story
1954 • as Clifton Staley
★ 4.9
Never Wave at a WAC
Never Wave at a WAC
1953 • as Sen. Holbrook (uncredited)
★ 5.0
Never Wave at a WAC
Never Wave at a WAC
1953 • as Senator Holbrook (uncredited)
★ 5.0
Criminal Lawyer
Criminal Lawyer
1951 • as Police Captain Loomis
★ 7.4
Tear Gas Squad
Tear Gas Squad
1940 • as Chief Ferris
★ 5.3
Voice of the Whistler
Voice of the Whistler
1945 • as Doctor (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
1940 • as Capt. Broad
★ 6.0
Sheriff of Wichita
Sheriff of Wichita
1949 • as Prison Warden
★ 8.0
The Great Man's Lady
The Great Man's Lady
1941 • as Sen. Grant
★ 6.3
Girl on the Spot
Girl on the Spot
1946 • as Police Commissioner (uncredited)
★ 10.0
Angels Wash Their Faces
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939 • as Officer H.A. Merton (uncredited)
★ 6.7
I Killed That Man
I Killed That Man
1941 • as District Attorney
★ 6.7
Violence
Violence
1947 • as Dr. Chalmers
★ 5.5
Blondie in the Dough
Blondie in the Dough
1947 • as Premier Biscuit Board Member (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Murder in the Air
Murder in the Air
1940 • as Hargrave
★ 5.1
Mr. Wong, Detective
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938 • as Simon Dayton
★ 5.6
The Flying Missile
The Flying Missile
1950 • as Senator
★ 5.3
The Flying Missile
The Flying Missile
1950 • as Second Senator
★ 5.3
The Golden Fleecing
The Golden Fleecing
1940 • as Judge (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Two in a Crowd
Two in a Crowd
1936 • as Purdy
★ 8.0
The Devil On Wheels
The Devil On Wheels
1947 • as Mr. Davis
★ 4.6
Daredevils of the West
Daredevils of the West
1943 • as Senator Garfield
★ 7.0
Zorro's Black Whip
Zorro's Black Whip
1944 • as Mr. Walsh
★ 5.9
Larceny with Music
Larceny with Music
1943 • as Important banker
★ 5.3
That's My Gal
That's My Gal
1947 • as Assemblyman McBride
★ 10.0
Always in My Heart
Always in My Heart
1942 • as Prison Warden
★ 6.3
The Phantom Rider
The Phantom Rider
1946 • as Senator Williams
★ 6.5
I Was Framed
I Was Framed
1942 • as Judge
★ 5.0
The Big Shot
The Big Shot
1942 • as Judge
★ 6.2
The Great Plane Robbery
The Great Plane Robbery
1940 • as Dr. Jamison
★ 9.0
Key Witness
Key Witness
1947 • as R. C. Hurlbert - Coroner (uncredited)
★ 4.8
On Stage Everybody
On Stage Everybody
1945 • as Mr. Smoothasilk (uncredited)
★ 8.0
The Girl Who Dared
The Girl Who Dared
1944 • as Beau Richmond
★ 6.1
Law of the Golden West
Law of the Golden West
1949 • as Isaac Cody, Bill's father
★ 7.5
Blind Alley
Blind Alley
1939 • as Warden
★ 6.0
Dangerously Yours
Dangerously Yours
1937 • as Roberts
★ 5.8
Heads Up
Heads Up
1930 • as Capt. Whitney
★ 7.0
Espionage Agent
Espionage Agent
1939 • as Code Room Instructor
★ 6.3
Too Many Winners
Too Many Winners
1947 • as Albert Payson
★ 6.0
Dangerous Nan McGrew
Dangerous Nan McGrew
1930 • as Grant
★ 4.5
One Exciting Week
One Exciting Week
1946 • as Dr. Jones (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Missing Witnesses
Missing Witnesses
1937 • as Police Chief Elmer H. Davis (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Stamp Day for Superman
Stamp Day for Superman
1954 • as Perry White
★ 5.5
The Brute Man
The Brute Man
1946 • as Professor Cushman (uncredited)
★ 4.6
Over the Wall
Over the Wall
1938 • as Warden Vance
★ 5.7
Aerial Gunner
Aerial Gunner
1943 • as Doctor (uncredited)
★ 5.0
Fifty Roads to Town
Fifty Roads to Town
1937 • as Captain Carroll
★ 10.0
Badman's Gold
Badman's Gold
1951 • as The Marshal
★ 5.0
The Studebaker Story
The Studebaker Story
1953 • as Father Studebaker
Syncopation
Syncopation
1942
★ 6.8
Full Confession
Full Confession
1939 • as The Judge (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Iron Mountain Trail
Iron Mountain Trail
1953 • as Circuit Judge
★ 6.5
Target
Target
1952 • as Bailey
★ 6.6
Smashing the Money Ring
Smashing the Money Ring
1939 • as Night Captain
★ 5.8
The Forgotten Woman
The Forgotten Woman
1939 • as Dr. May
★ 7.0
The Judge Steps Out
The Judge Steps Out
1947 • as Diner on Train (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Strange Illusion
Strange Illusion
1945 • as Mr. Allen
★ 5.6
The Madonna's Secret
The Madonna's Secret
1946 • as Lambert
★ 6.4
I'm from Arkansas
I'm from Arkansas
1944 • as Harry Cashin
★ 6.0
Sheriff of Las Vegas
Sheriff of Las Vegas
1944 • as Homer Blackwell
★ 5.5
Bobby Ware Is Missing
Bobby Ware Is Missing
1955 • as Stearns - Goodwin's Associate (uncredited)
★ 8.0
The Judge
The Judge
1949 • as Lt. Edwards
★ 5.5
News Hounds
News Hounds
1947 • as Timothy X. 'Big Tim' Donlin
★ 6.8
Flight from Destiny
Flight from Destiny
1941 • as Judge
★ 5.8
Northwest Trail
Northwest Trail
1945 • as John Owens
★ 5.8
The Wyoming Bandit
The Wyoming Bandit
1949 • as Marshal
★ 6.5
First Yank into Tokyo
First Yank into Tokyo
1945 • as Dr. Stacey (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Mom and Dad
Mom and Dad
1945 • as Dr. Burnell
★ 5.0
Escape from Crime
Escape from Crime
1942 • as Rafferty
★ 5.5
Run for the Hills
Run for the Hills
1953 • as Mr. Harvester
★ 6.0
The Pace That Thrills
The Pace That Thrills
1952 • as Sour Puss
★ 6.0
Home on the Range
Home on the Range
1946 • as State Official
★ 10.0
Phantom Killer
Phantom Killer
1942 • as John G. Harrison
★ 5.3
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Old Hickory
1939 • as Governor Clairborne of Louisiana
★ 4.8
Two-Fisted Gentleman
Two-Fisted Gentleman
1936 • as Frank Boyd
★ 9.0
Girls on Probation
Girls on Probation
1938 • as Police Chief
★ 6.2
Borrowed Hero
Borrowed Hero
1941 • as William Brooks
★ 5.5
The Invisible Monster
The Invisible Monster
1950 • as "Henry Miller"
★ 4.7
The Great Flamarion
The Great Flamarion
1945 • as Coroner (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Crazy Knights
Crazy Knights
1944 • as Mr. Gardner
★ 5.2
Jack McCall, Desperado
Jack McCall, Desperado
1953 • as Col. Cornish
★ 6.0
Sucker List
Sucker List
1941 • as James Sawyer (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The Week End Mystery
The Week End Mystery
1931
★ 9.0
Outcasts of the City
Outcasts of the City
1958
★ 10.0
Stronger Than Desire
Stronger Than Desire
1939 • as Second Trial Judge (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941 • as Police Chief (uncredited)
★ 5.4
Forged Passport
Forged Passport
1939 • as Jack Rogers aka 'Lefty'
★ 6.5
Two Wise Maids
Two Wise Maids
1937 • as Grover Wentworth
★ 10.0
Song of My Heart
Song of My Heart
1948 • as Czar
★ 7.0
She Had to Eat
She Had to Eat
1937 • as Police Captain (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
1943 • as J.C. Allison
★ 6.5
Superman's Peril
Superman's Peril
1954 • as Perry White
Night Club Scandal
Night Club Scandal
1937 • as Governor
★ 4.3
The Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights
1939 • as Colonel George Mason
★ 6.5
I Stand Accused
I Stand Accused
1938 • as Defense Attorney Brower
★ 9.0
Lady from Nowhere
Lady from Nowhere
1936 • as Commissioner
★ 9.0
Bad Guy
Bad Guy
1937 • as Warden
★ 8.0
Criminals of the Air
Criminals of the Air
1937 • as Captain Wallace
★ 6.3
Doctor Rhythm
Doctor Rhythm
1938 • as Insp. Bryce
★ 7.5
Alias the Champ
Alias the Champ
1949 • as Police Commissioner Bronson
★ 7.3
A Man Betrayed
A Man Betrayed
1936 • as Mr. Carlton
★ 6.0
The Flag of Humanity
The Flag of Humanity
1940 • as Gen. James Garfield
★ 7.0
Million Dollar Pursuit
Million Dollar Pursuit
1951 • as Police Inspector Morgan
★ 6.5
Superman and Scotland Yard
Superman and Scotland Yard
1954 • as Perry White
★ 7.3
The Symphony Murder Mystery
The Symphony Murder Mystery
1932 • as Insp. Carr
★ 6.7
Hi, Beautiful
Hi, Beautiful
1944 • as Board Member (uncredited)
★ 9.8
Marshal of Cedar Rock
Marshal of Cedar Rock
1953 • as Stover - Prison Warden
★ 6.3
Strange Bargain
Strange Bargain
1949 • as Employee at Meeting (uncredited)
★ 5.8
The Man Who Cried Wolf
The Man Who Cried Wolf
1937 • as Judge
★ 7.0
Desperadoes of Dodge City
Desperadoes of Dodge City
1948 • as Land Agent
★ 10.0
The Studio Murder Mystery
The Studio Murder Mystery
1932 • as Insp. Carr
★ 7.5
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
1932 • as Inspector Carr
★ 5.4
Raiders of the South
Raiders of the South
1947 • as George Boone
★ 6.5
The Rose Bowl Story
The Rose Bowl Story
1952 • as Dr. Lansing
★ 4.3
Sensation Hunters
Sensation Hunters
1945 • as Night Court Judge
★ 4.8
Superman and the Jungle Devil
Superman and the Jungle Devil
1954 • as Perry White
★ 8.7
Legion of Terror
Legion of Terror
1936 • as Cummings
★ 7.0
Listen Judge
Listen Judge
1952 • as George Morton (uncredited)
★ 7.3
The Gentleman from Nowhere
The Gentleman from Nowhere
1948 • as Judge
★ 7.5
Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang
Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang
1950 • as Judge Ralph Townsend
★ 6.5
The Skull Murder Mystery
The Skull Murder Mystery
1932 • as Inspector Carr
★ 5.8
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The Cole Case
1932 • as Inspector Carr
★ 9.0
It Could Happen to You
It Could Happen to You
1937 • as Judge
★ 3.0
Superman in Exile
Superman in Exile
1954 • as Perry White
★ 8.3
Bandits of Dark Canyon
Bandits of Dark Canyon
1947 • as Ben Shaw
★ 9.0
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Man of Conflict
1953 • as Mr. Cornwall
★ 6.7
Superman Flies Again
Superman Flies Again
1954 • as Perry White
★ 7.7
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City Story
1954
★ 8.0
Johnny Comes Flying Home
Johnny Comes Flying Home
1946 • as C.H. Metters (uncredited)
★ 8.0
The Port of 40 Thieves
The Port of 40 Thieves
1944 • as Mr. Fellows
★ 7.5
Keep 'Em Rolling
Keep 'Em Rolling
1934 • as Major in France Battlefield
★ 6.3
The Gigolo Racket
The Gigolo Racket
1931 • as George Burke
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Unfinished Rainbows
1941 • as Matthew Griswold
★ 9.0
The James Brothers of Missouri
The James Brothers of Missouri
1949 • as Lon Royer [Ch.1]
★ 6.7
The Spirit of Culver
The Spirit of Culver
1939 • as Maj. White
★ 10.0
The Missourians
The Missourians
1950 • as Mayor Grant McDowall
★ 8.0
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The McGurk Way
1952 • as Speaker
The Wall Street Mystery
The Wall Street Mystery
1931 • as Inspector Carr
★ 6.2
movie
The Clyde Mystery
1931 • as Inspector Carr
★ 9.0
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Murder Is News
1937 • as David Corning
★ 4.0
Bandit King of Texas
Bandit King of Texas
1949 • as John Turner
★ 8.0
Success
Success
1931 • as Mr. Kelly - Molly's Father
Murder in the Pullman
Murder in the Pullman
1932 • as Detective
★ 7.0
Meet Miss Bobby Socks
Meet Miss Bobby Socks
1944 • as R.N. Swanson
★ 9.0
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The Crane Poison Case
1932 • as Inspector Carr
★ 7.0
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The Side Show Mystery
1932 • as Inspector Carr
★ 9.0