
John Hamilton
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.”
Known For
The Maltese Falcon
District Attorney Bryan
You Can't Take It with You
Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
Judge
Meet John Doe
Jim (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
Defense Attorney (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
Colonel (uncredited)
The Men
Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Boys Town
Prison Warden (uncredited)
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Filmography
Acting (243)
Movies (224)
Outcasts of the City
1958
Chicago Confidential
1957as Emory Morgan - Attorney (uncredited)
Bobby Ware Is Missing
1955as Stearns - Goodwin's Associate (uncredited)
City Story
1954
Stamp Day for Superman
1954as Perry White
Moby Dick
1954as 'Jeroboam' Captain
Sitting Bull
1954as Ulysses S. Grant
The Miami Story
1954as Clifton Staley
Superman's Peril
1954as Perry White
Superman in Exile
1954as Perry White
Superman and the Jungle Devil
1954as Perry White
Superman Flies Again
1954as Perry White
Superman and Scotland Yard
1954as Perry White
Man of Conflict
1953as Mr. Cornwall
So This Is Love
1953as Charlie
Marshal of Cedar Rock
1953as Stover - Prison Warden
The Studebaker Story
1953as Father Studebaker
Donovan's Brain
1953as Mr. McNish (uncredited)
Run for the Hills
1953as Mr. Harvester
Iron Mountain Trail
1953as Circuit Judge
Jack McCall, Desperado
1953as Col. Cornish
Never Wave at a WAC
1953as Senator Holbrook
The Rose Bowl Story
1952as Dr. Lansing
The McGurk Way
1952as Speaker
The Pace That Thrills
1952as Sour Puss
Target
1952as Bailey
Listen Judge
1952as George Morton (uncredited)
Sugarfoot
1951as Judge Backus
Criminal Lawyer
1951as Police Captain Loomis
Badman's Gold
1951as The Marshal
Million Dollar Pursuit
1951as Police Inspector Morgan
The Invisible Monster
1950as "Henry Miller"
The Men
1950as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
The Missourians
1950as Mayor Grant McDowall
Annie Get Your Gun
1950as Ship Captain (uncredited)
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
1950as Col. Pollard
The Flying Missile
1950as Senator
Bunco Squad
1950as John Deming (uncredited)
The Reformer and the Redhead
1950as Police Captain (uncredited)
Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang
1950as Judge Ralph Townsend
The Wyoming Bandit
1949as Marshal
Pioneer Marshal
1949as Man with Bracelet
Strange Bargain
1949as Employee at Meeting (uncredited)
The Judge
1949as Lt. Edwards
Sheriff of Wichita
1949as Prison Warden
Canadian Pacific
1949as Pere Lacomb
The James Brothers of Missouri
1949as Lon Royer [Ch.1]
Law of the Golden West
1949as Isaac Cody, Bill's father
Bandit King of Texas
1949as John Turner
Alias the Champ
1949as Police Commissioner Bronson
Desperadoes of Dodge City
1948as Land Agent
The Gallant Legion
1948as Speaker of the House
Rusty Leads the Way
1948as Board Member (uncredited)
The Checkered Coat
1948as Marcus Anson
Walk a Crooked Mile
1948as G.W. Hunter
Song of My Heart
1948as Czar
The Gentleman from Nowhere
1948as Judge
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947as Harper (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
1947as Forrest Hamilton (uncredited)
Too Many Winners
1947as Albert Payson
The Devil On Wheels
1947as Mr. Davis
High Wall
1947as Police Surgeon (uncredited)
Violence
1947as Dr. Chalmers
Key Witness
1947as R. C. Hurlbert - Coroner (uncredited)
Raiders of the South
1947as George Boone
The Judge Steps Out
1947as Diner on Train (uncredited)
News Hounds
1947as Timothy X. 'Big Tim' Donlin
Bandits of Dark Canyon
1947as Ben Shaw
Blondie in the Dough
1947as Premier Biscuit Board Member (uncredited)
Johnny Comes Flying Home
1946as C.H. Metters (uncredited)
Step by Step
1946as Police Capt. Edmonds
The Brute Man
1946as Professor Cushman (uncredited)
Home on the Range
1946as State Official
One Exciting Week
1946as Dr. Jones (uncredited)
Wife Wanted
1946as Judge
The Secret of the Whistler
1946as McLaren aka Mac (uncredited)
Magnificent Doll
1946as Mr. Witherspoon (uncredited)
The Madonna's Secret
1946as Lambert
Badman's Territory
1946as Commissioner Taylor (uncredited)
The Phantom Rider
1946as Senator Williams
Mom and Dad
1945as Dr. Burnell
On Stage Everybody
1945as Mr. Smoothasilk (uncredited)
Voice of the Whistler
1945as Doctor (uncredited)
Johnny Angel
1945as Harbor Master (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties
1945as Sheriff of Ironville (uncredited)
Sensation Hunters
1945as Night Court Judge
The Great Flamarion
1945as Coroner (uncredited)
First Yank into Tokyo
1945as Dr. Stacey (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence
1945as Gov. Hanlon
Northwest Trail
1945as John Owens
Maisie Goes to Reno
1944as Judge Carter (Uncredited)
The Port of 40 Thieves
1944as Mr. Fellows
Sheriff of Las Vegas
1944as Homer Blackwell
Wilson
1944as Legislator in Wilson's Office (uncredited)
Music in Manhattan
1944as Mr. Bradley, the Banker (uncredited)
The Girl Who Dared
1944as Beau Richmond
Standing Room Only
1944as General
Christmas Holiday
1944as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Crazy Knights
1944as Mr. Gardner
Up in Arms
1944as Man In Theatre Lobby (uncredited)
Action in Arabia
1944as Mr. Hamilton
I'm from Arkansas
1944as Harry Cashin
Zorro's Black Whip
1944as Mr. Walsh
Hi, Beautiful
1944as Board Member (uncredited)
Meet Miss Bobby Socks
1944as R.N. Swanson
Government Girl
1943as Irate Man (uncredited)
Larceny with Music
1943as Important banker
So's Your Uncle
1943as Mr. Craig
Daredevils of the West
1943as Senator Garfield
Mission to Moscow
1943as Charlie - American Newsman (uncredited)
Aerial Gunner
1943as Doctor (uncredited)
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
1943as J.C. Allison
Crazy House
1943as Outraged Director
The Big Shot
1942as Judge
In This Our Life
1942as Police Inspector Millett
Syncopation
1942
Phantom Killer
1942as John G. Harrison
Across the Pacific
1942as Court-Martial President
I Was Framed
1942as Judge
Dr. Broadway
1942as Inspector (uncredited)
Always in My Heart
1942as Prison Warden
Over My Dead Body
1942as District Attorney Stuart Drinkwater
Escape from Crime
1942as Rafferty
I Killed That Man
1941as District Attorney
Flight from Destiny
1941as Judge
The Maltese Falcon
1941as District Attorney Bryan
Pacific Blackout
1941as Police Captain
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941as Police Chief (uncredited)
Meet John Doe
1941as Jim (uncredited)
Hold Back the Dawn
1941as Mac - Studio Receptionist (uncredited)
Sucker List
1941as James Sawyer (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
1941as Colonel (uncredited)
The Great Man's Lady
1941as Sen. Grant
It Started with Eve
1941as Thomas - Headwaiter (uncredited)
Unfinished Rainbows
1941as Matthew Griswold
Strange Alibi
1941as Judge
Borrowed Hero
1941as William Brooks
The Flag of Humanity
1940as Gen. James Garfield
They Drive by Night
1940as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
You, the People
1940as Frank Y. Carter
Boom Town
1940as McMasters' Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940as Hirsch
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940as Judge
Murder in the Air
1940as Hargrave
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940as Professor Gordon
Flight Command
1940as Pensacola Commander (uncredited)
The Golden Fleecing
1940as Judge (uncredited)
Lady with Red Hair
1940as Defense Attorney Graham (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo
1940as Night Court Judge
Tear Gas Squad
1940as Chief Ferris
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
1940as Capt. Broad
The Great Plane Robbery
1940as Dr. Jamison
The Spirit of Culver
1939as Maj. White
Stronger Than Desire
1939as Second Trial Judge (uncredited)
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939as Officer H.A. Merton (uncredited)
Rose of Washington Square
1939as Judge
Dust Be My Destiny
1939as First Warden (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
1939as Judge
Old Hickory
1939as Governor Clairborne of Louisiana
Invisible Stripes
1939as Captain Johnson (uncredited)
Blind Alley
1939as Warden
Devil's Island
1939as Captain of Second Convict Ship
The Forgotten Woman
1939as Dr. May
Full Confession
1939as The Judge (uncredited)
On Dress Parade
1939as A Co. Maneuvers Colonel (uncredited)
Swanee River
1939as Doctor
They Shall Have Music
1939as Detective (uncredited)
Secret Service of the Air
1939as Warden Jackson
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
1939as Harry - Conference Room Businessman
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939as FBI Chief (uncredited)
Espionage Agent
1939as Code Room Instructor
I Stole a Million
1939as Wilson
The Bill of Rights
1939as Colonel George Mason
Smashing the Money Ring
1939as Night Captain
Forged Passport
1939as Jack Rogers aka 'Lefty'
You Can't Take It with You
1938as Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)
Boys Town
1938as Prison Warden (uncredited)
Hunted Men
1938as Police Commissioner
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938as Simon Dayton
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938as Philip Benton
Doctor Rhythm
1938as Insp. Bryce
Over the Wall
1938as Warden Vance
Girls on Probation
1938as Police Chief
Too Hot to Handle
1938as Mr. Fairfield (uncredited)
I Stand Accused
1938as Defense Attorney Brower
Two Wise Maids
1937as Grover Wentworth
Bad Guy
1937as Warden
The Man Who Cried Wolf
1937as Judge
Seventh Heaven
1937as Gendarme
Torture Money
1937as Capt. Michael Karnahan (uncredited)
She Had to Eat
1937as Police Captain (uncredited)
This Is My Affair
1937as Warden
Dangerously Yours
1937as Roberts
Night Club Scandal
1937as Governor
Murder Is News
1937as David Corning
Criminals of the Air
1937as Captain Wallace
Fifty Roads to Town
1937as Captain Carroll
It Could Happen to You
1937as Judge
Missing Witnesses
1937as Police Chief Elmer H. Davis (uncredited)
Lady from Nowhere
1936as Commissioner
Two in a Crowd
1936as Purdy
Craig's Wife
1936as Detective (uncredited)
Three Smart Girls
1936as Desk Lieutenant at Police Station
Legion of Terror
1936as Cummings
A Man Betrayed
1936as Mr. Carlton
Two-Fisted Gentleman
1936as Frank Boyd
Keep 'Em Rolling
1934as Major in France Battlefield
Stand Up and Cheer!
1934as Presidential Naval Aide
The Symphony Murder Mystery
1932as Insp. Carr
The Side Show Mystery
1932as Inspector Carr
The Cole Case
1932as Inspector Carr
The Crane Poison Case
1932as Inspector Carr
The Campus Mystery
1932as Inspector Carr
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
1932as Inspector Carr
Murder in the Pullman
1932as Detective
The Skull Murder Mystery
1932as Inspector Carr
The Studio Murder Mystery
1932as Insp. Carr
The Wall Street Mystery
1931as Inspector Carr
The Week End Mystery
1931The Clyde Mystery
1931as Inspector Carr
Success
1931as Mr. Kelly - Molly's Father
The Gigolo Racket
1931as George Burke
Dangerous Nan McGrew
1930as Grant
Heads Up
1930as Capt. Whitney
Television (19)
New York Confidential
1959
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956State Trooper
1956as Oscar
Hey, Jeannie!
1956as Mr. Barker
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955as Mr. Campo (uncredited)
Captain Midnight
1954Passport to Danger
1954
I Led Three Lives
1953
Adventures of Superman
1952as Perry White
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Cavalcade of America
1952as Colonel Norton
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
The Roy Rogers Show
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951as "Jeroboam" Captain
The Cisco Kid
1950as Sheriff
Treasury Men in Action
1950as Judge (uncredited)
The Gene Autry Show
1950as Dan Parker
The Ed Wynn Show
1949as Self - Ed's Doctor (uncredited)
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