Jonathan Hale
Known for Acting · 212 credits
- Born
- 1891-03-20
- Died
- 1966-02-28
- Place of birth
- Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Also known as
- Jonathan Hale Jr. · John Hale · Jonathan Hatley
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".
Known For
TV Shows (12)
Lassie
1954
Adventures of Superman
1952
as Professor Roberts
Cavalcade of America
1952
The Cisco Kid
1950
as Barry Owens / Barry Owen aka Bill Stevens
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Mayor
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
as General
MGM Parade
1955
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
City Detective
1953
The Whistler
1954
Crossroads
1955
as Governor
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Movies (200)
Strangers on a Train
1951
as Mr. Antony
Fury
1936
as Defense Attorney
Angel on My Shoulder
1946
as Citizens for Better Government Chairman (uncredited)
'G' Men
1935
as Congressman (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1937
as Judge George J. Parris (uncredited)
A Lost Lady
1934
as (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
1949
as Guy Francon (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera
1935
as The Stage Manager (uncredited)
Johnny Belinda
1948
as Dr. Gray (uncredited)
Taxi
1953
as Mr. Barker (uncredited)
Dakota
1945
as Colonel Wordin
Blondie
1938
as Mr. Dithers
Kansas Pacific
1953
as Sherman Johnson
Call Northside 777
1948
as Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)
High Wall
1947
as Emory Garrison
Johnny Apollo
1940
as Dr. Brown
Blondie Has Servant Trouble
1940
as J.C. Dithers
Educating Father
1936
as Fred Humphrey
Dulcy
1940
as Homer Patterson
Silver River
1948
as Major Spencer
Private Affairs
1940
as George Gilkin
Alice Adams
1935
as Mr. Palmer
Wife Wanted
1946
as Philip Conway
You Only Live Once
1937
as District Attorney (uncredited)
Her Husband's Affairs
1947
as Gov. Fox
Yellow Jack
1938
as Major General Leonard Wood
Hangmen Also Die!
1943
as Dedic
Tap Roots
1948
as Gen. Johnston (uncredited)
A Dangerous Profession
1949
Boys Town
1938
as John Hargraves
Hollywood Canteen
1944
as Mr. Brodel (uncredited)
Blondie's Lucky Day
1946
as J.C. Dithers
Allotment Wives
1945
as Brig. Gen. H.N. Gilbert
Scandal Sheet
1952
as Frank Madison
Tail Spin
1939
as Racing Official Starter (Uncredited)
The Case of the Howling Dog
1934
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Gangs of New York
1938
as Warden
Danger – Love at Work
1937
as Parsons, an attorney
Three Husbands
1950
as Edward Wurdeman - Attorney at Law
The Tall Target
1951
as Passenger from Carolina (uncredited)
Life with Blondie
1945
as J.C. Dithers
Her Jungle Love
1938
as J.C. Martin
The Saint Takes Over
1940
as Inspector Henry Fernack
Stampede
1949
as Varick
Big Town Girl
1937
as Hershell
The Baron of Arizona
1950
as Governor
The Man Who Found Himself
1937
as Dr. Tom Smythe
Saratoga
1937
as Frank Clayton
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
1943
as Mr. Fox
State Department: File 649
1949
as Director-General
Wings of the Navy
1939
as Commandant
Gay Blades
1946
as Whittlesey
China Clipper
1936
as State Department Official (uncredited)
Rocky
1948
as Kenneth Forrester
Cattle Queen of Montana
1954
as Politician (uncredited)
Thunder Afloat
1939
as Admiral Girard
Sea Devils
1937
as Court-Martial President (uncredited)
The Saint in New York
1938
as Inspector Henry Fernack
Gentlemen Are Born
1934
as Second Broker
The Devil Is a Sissy
1936
as Judge Holmes
Sutter's Gold
1936
as Prosecuting Attorney
The Raven
1935
as Bedside Dr. at Jerry's Right (uncredited)
There's Something About a Soldier
1943
as Gen. Sommerton
Man Alive
1945
as Osborne
Strange Alibi
1941
as Police Chief Sprague
Insurance Investigator
1951
as Russell James
Blondie Meets the Boss
1939
as J.C. Dithars
The Beginning or the End
1947
as Dr. Vannevar Bush
The Accusing Finger
1936
as Special Prosecutor
Blondie in Society
1941
as J.C. Dithers
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
1936
as Warren Fenton
Divorce
1945
as Judge
This Is My Affair
1937
as Judge
Housewife
1934
as Doctor
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
1937
as Mr. Hopkins
We Who Are Young
1940
as Braddock
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939
as President of Western Union
Wings Over Honolulu
1937
as Judge Advocate
In Name Only
1939
as Dr. Gateson
Behind Southern Lines
1952
as General
Madame X
1937
as Hugh Fariman Sr.
Flight from Destiny
1941
as Dist. Atty. Johnson
Flight Lieutenant
1942
as Joseph Sanford
Men with Wings
1938
as Long
Black Gold
1947
as Senator Watkins
The Cat Creeps
1946
as Walter Elliott
Melody and Moonlight
1940
as Otis Barnett
The Black Parachute
1944
as King Stephen
The Steel Trap
1952
as Tom Bowers
The Phantom Speaks
1945
as Owen McAllister
Blondie Brings Up Baby
1939
as J.C. Dithers
The Saint In Palm Springs
1941
as Inspector Henry Fernack
Calling Dr. Gillespie
1942
as Frank M. Todwell
Miss Annie Rooney
1942
as Mr. Martin White
Son of Paleface
1952
as Governor Freeman (uncredited)
The League of Frightened Men
1937
as Alexander Drummond
Jaguar
1956
as Dr. Powell
The Duke of West Point
1938
as Steven's Father
Triple Trouble
1950
as The Judge
3 Kids and a Queen
1935
as Gangster
Rolling Home
1946
as Henry Kane
Joe Smith, American
1942
as Blake McKettrick
The Saint's Double Trouble
1940
as Inspector Henry Fernack
Man Of The People
1937
as Carter Spetner
She's Dangerous
1937
as Charles Fitzgerald
Footlight Glamour
1943
as J.C. Dithers
Road Demon
1938
as Anderson
Watchtower Over Tomorrow
1945
as Security Council Chair
The Night Holds Terror
1955
as Bob Henderson
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938
as F.B.I. Special Agent
Easy to Wed
1946
as Hector Boswell
Blondie for Victory
1942
as J.C. Dithers
Dead Man's Eyes
1944
as Dr. Sam Welles
Flying Hostess
1936
as Kendall
Page Miss Glory
1935
as Husband at Train Station (uncredited)
Blondie Goes Latin
1941
as J.C. Dithers
Charlie Chan's Secret
1936
as Warren T. Phelps
Too Tough to Kill
1935
as Chairman of the Board
The First Hundred Years
1938
as Judge Parker
The Flaming Urge
1953
as Mr. Chalmers
About Jonathan Hale
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 ap… With 212 credits spanning from 1934 to 1956, Jonathan Hale has appeared in 200 films and 12 TV shows.
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- Strangers on a Train (1951) — as Mr. Antony
- Fury (1936) — as Defense Attorney
- Angel on My Shoulder (1946) — as Citizens for Better Government Chairman (uncredited)
- 'G' Men (1935) — as Congressman (uncredited)
- A Star Is Born (1937) — as Judge George J. Parris (uncredited)
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