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