John Hamilton

Known for

Acting

Born

January 16, 1887

Birthplace

Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

October 15, 1958 (aged 71)

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.”

Best known work

The Maltese Falcon

1941

You Can't Take It with You

1938

Meet John Doe

1941

The Roaring Twenties

1939

They Drive by Night

1940

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

Boys Town

1938

The Men

1950

Across the Pacific

1942

Annie Get Your Gun

1950

Filmography

1959
New York ConfidentialTV
1958
Outcasts of the City
1957
Chicago Confidential
as Emory Morgan - Attorney (uncredited)
1956
State TrooperTV
as Oscar (1 episode)
1956
Hey, Jeannie!TV
as Mr. Barker (1 episode)
1956
The Count of Monte CristoTV
1955
Bobby Ware Is Missing
as Stearns - Goodwin's Associate (uncredited)
1955
Screen Director's PlayhouseTV
as Mr. Campo (uncredited) (1 episode)
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
1954
Sitting Bull
as Ulysses S. Grant
1954
Captain MidnightTV
1954
Superman and Scotland Yard
as Perry White
1954
Moby Dick
as 'Jeroboam' Captain
1954
City Story
1954
The Miami Story
as Clifton Staley
1954
Passport to DangerTV
1954
Stamp Day for Superman
as Perry White
1953
Man of Conflict
as Mr. Cornwall
1953
Donovan's Brain
as Mr. McNish (uncredited)
1953
So This Is Love
as Charlie
1953
Run for the Hills
as Mr. Harvester
1953
Iron Mountain Trail
as Circuit Judge