Jonathan Hale

Jonathan Hale

Known for

Acting

Born

March 20, 1891

Birthplace

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Died

February 28, 1966 (aged 74)

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...

Best known work

Strangers on a Train
Strangers on a Train
1951
A Night at the Opera
A Night at the Opera
1935
Fury
Fury
1936
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born
1937
You Only Live Once
You Only Live Once
1937
Call Northside 777
Call Northside 777
1948
The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead
1949
The Raven
The Raven
1935
Hangmen Also Die!
Hangmen Also Die!
1943
Boys Town
Boys Town
1938

Filmography

  1. 1956

    The Three Outlaws

    as Pinkerton

  2. 1956

    Jaguar

    as Dr. Powell

  3. 1955

    CrossroadsTV

    as Governor (1 episode), as Judge (uncredited) (1 episode)

  4. 1955

    Screen Director's PlayhouseTV

    as Mayor (1 episode)

  5. 1955

  6. 1955

    The Night Holds Terror

    as Bob Henderson

  7. 1954

    Cattle Queen of Montana

    as Politician (uncredited)

  8. 1954

  9. 1954

  10. 1954

  11. 1954

    She Couldn't Say No

    as John Bentley

  12. 1953

    The Flaming Urge

    as Mr. Chalmers

  13. 1953

  14. 1953

    Kansas Pacific

    as Sherman Johnson

  15. 1953

    Taxi

    as Mr. Barker (uncredited)

  16. 1952

    The Steel Trap

    as Tom Bowers

  17. 1952

  18. 1952

  19. 1952

  20. 1952

    Adventures of SupermanTV

    as Professor Roberts (2 episodes)

  21. 1952

    Son of Paleface

    as Governor Freeman (uncredited)

  22. 1952

    Young Man with Ideas

    as Stanley Rickson (uncredited)

  23. 1952

    Scandal Sheet

    as Frank Madison

  24. 1951

  25. 1951

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