Jonathan Hale
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 20, 1891
- Died
- Feb 28, 1966 (aged 74)
- Place of birth
- Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Credits
- 212
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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".
Hale committed suicide on February 28, 1966. He was found dead that evening in his room at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. Hale had taken his own life with a .38 caliber pistol, which was found near his body. He was 74. Hale was interred at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood, California. Sadly, Hale's grave went unmarked for more than four decades, until a proper headstone was erected by donations from the "Dearly Departed" fan-based group in 2013; he is now honored with the inscription, "We Remembered You".
Known for
Strangers on a Train
1951Movie
Mr. Antony
A Night at the Opera
1935Movie
The Stage Manager (uncredited)
Fury
1936Movie
Defense Attorney
A Star Is Born
1937Movie
Judge Parris (uncredited)
You Only Live Once
1937Movie
District Attorney (uncredited)
Call Northside 777
1948Movie
Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)
Filmography
The Three Outlaws
1956Movie
Pinkerton
Jaguar
1956Movie
Dr. Powell
Crossroads
1955TV
Governor, Judge (uncredited)
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955TV
Mayor
MGM Parade
1955TV
The Night Holds Terror
1955Movie
Bob Henderson
Cattle Queen of Montana
1954Movie
Politician (uncredited)
Lassie
1954TV
The Whistler
1954TV
Duffy of San Quentin
1954Movie
Boyd
She Couldn't Say No
1954Movie
John Bentley
The Flaming Urge
1953Movie
Mr. Chalmers
City Detective
1953TV
Kansas Pacific
1953Movie
Sherman Johnson
Taxi
1953Movie
Mr. Barker (uncredited)
The Steel Trap
1952Movie
Tom Bowers
Behind Southern Lines
1952Movie
General
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952TV
Cavalcade of America
1952TV
Adventures of Superman
1952TV
Professor Roberts
Son of Paleface
1952Movie
Governor Freeman (uncredited)
Young Man with Ideas
1952Movie
Stanley Rickson (uncredited)
Scandal Sheet
1952Movie
Frank Madison
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951TV
Sunny Side of the Street
1951Movie
Cyrus Pelley
The Tall Target
1951Movie
Passenger from Carolina (uncredited)
Let's Go Navy!
1951Movie
Captain
Rodeo King and the Senorita
1951Movie
Dr. Sands
Strangers on a Train
1951Movie
Mr. Antony
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951TV
General
Insurance Investigator
1951Movie
Russell James
Short Grass
1950Movie
Charlie Bissel
Three Husbands
1950Movie
Edward Wurdeman
The Cisco Kid
1950TV
Barry Owens, Barry Owen aka Bill Stevens
Triple Trouble
1950Movie
The Judge
Federal Agent at Large
1950Movie
James Goodwin
The Baron of Arizona
1950Movie
Governor
A Dangerous Profession
1949Movie
The Fountainhead
1949Movie
Guy Francon (uncredited)
Stampede
1949Movie
Varick
State Department: File 649
1949Movie
Director-General
The Judge
1949Movie
Judge Allan J. Brooks
Rose of the Yukon
1949Movie
Gen. Butler
Disaster
1948Movie
Police Commissioner Jerome
Johnny Belinda
1948Movie
Dr. Gray (uncredited)
Tap Roots
1948Movie
Gen. Johnston (uncredited)
Silver River
1948Movie
Major Spencer
King of the Gamblers
1948Movie
Sam Hyland
Call Northside 777
1948Movie
Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)
Rocky
1948Movie
Kenneth Forrester
High Wall
1947Movie
Emory Garrison
Her Husband's Affairs
1947Movie
Gov. Fox
Black Gold
1947Movie
Senator Watkins
The Ghost Goes Wild
1947Movie
Max Atterbury
The Vigilantes Return
1947Movie
Judge Holden
The Beginning or the End
1947Movie
Dr. Vannevar Bush
Wife Wanted
1946Movie
Philip Conway
Rolling Home
1946Movie
Henry Kane
Blondie Knows Best
1946Movie
J.C. Dithers
Angel on My Shoulder
1946Movie
Citizens for Better Government Chairman (uncredited)
Easy to Wed
1946Movie
Hector Boswell
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
1946Movie
Captain Griffin
The Cat Creeps
1946Movie
Walter Elliott
Blondie's Lucky Day
1946Movie
J.C. Dithers
Riverboat Rhythm
1946Movie
Col. Edward Beeler
Gay Blades
1946Movie
Whittlesey
Dakota
1945Movie
Colonel Wordin
Life with Blondie
1945Movie
J.C. Dithers
Man Alive
1945Movie
Osborne
Allotment Wives
1945Movie
Brig. Gen. H.N. Gilbert
Divorce
1945Movie
Judge
The Phantom Speaks
1945Movie
Owen McAllister
G.I. Honeymoon
1945Movie
Colonel Hammerhead Smith
Watchtower Over Tomorrow
1945Movie
Security Council Chair
Leave It to Blondie
1945Movie
J.C. Dithers
The Strange Mr. Gregory
1945Movie
Defense Attorney Blair
Hollywood Canteen
1944Movie
Mr. Brodel (uncredited)
End of the Road
1944Movie
Gregory McCune
Dead Man's Eyes
1944Movie
Dr. Sam Welles
My Buddy
1944Movie
Senator Henry
This Is the Life
1944Movie
Dr. Plum
The Black Parachute
1944Movie
King Stephen
Jack London
1943Movie
Kerwin Maxwell
There's Something About a Soldier
1943Movie
Gen. Sommerton
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
1943Movie
Mr. Fox
Footlight Glamour
1943Movie
J.C. Dithers
Nobody's Darling
1943Movie
Jason Rhodes
It's a Great Life
1943Movie
J.C. Dithers
The Rear Gunner
1943Movie
Commanding Officer
Hangmen Also Die!
1943Movie
Dedic
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943Movie
Blondie for Victory
1942Movie
J.C. Dithers
Calling Dr. Gillespie
1942Movie
Frank M. Todwell
Flight Lieutenant
1942Movie
Joseph Sanford
Miss Annie Rooney
1942Movie
Mr. Martin White
Blondie's Blessed Event
1942Movie
J.C. Dithers
Lone Star Ranger
1942Movie
Judge Longstreth
Joe Smith, American
1942Movie
Blake McKettrick
The Bugle Sounds
1942Movie
Brigadier-General
Blondie Goes to College
1942Movie
J.C. Dithers
The Pittsburgh Kid
1941Movie
Max Ellison
Ringside Maisie
1941Movie
Dr. Kramer
Blondie in Society
1941Movie
J.C. Dithers
Her First Beau
1941Movie
Mr. Harris
Strange Alibi
1941Movie
Police Chief Sprague
The Great Swindle
1941Movie
Swann
Blondie Goes Latin
1941Movie
J.C. Dithers
Flight from Destiny
1941Movie
Dist. Atty. Johnson
The Saint In Palm Springs
1941Movie
Inspector Henry Fernack
Blondie Plays Cupid
1940Movie
J.C. Dithers
Melody and Moonlight
1940Movie
Otis Barnett
Dulcy
1940Movie
Homer Patterson
Blondie Has Servant Trouble
1940Movie
J.C. Dithers
We Who Are Young
1940Movie
Braddock
Private Affairs
1940Movie
George Gilkin
The Saint Takes Over
1940Movie
Inspector Henry Fernack
Johnny Apollo
1940Movie
Dr. Brown
The Saint's Double Trouble
1940Movie
Inspector Henry Fernack
The Big Guy
1939Movie
Jack Lane
Barricade
1939Movie
Assistant Secretary of State
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939Movie
Mayor
Blondie Brings Up Baby
1939Movie
J.C. Dithers
Thunder Afloat
1939Movie
Admiral Girard
One Against the World
1939Movie
Dr. Ephraim McDowell
In Name Only
1939Movie
Dr. Gateson
In Old Monterey
1939Movie
Stevenson
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939Movie
President of Western Union
Blondie Meets the Boss
1939Movie
J.C. Dithars
The Saint Strikes Back
1939Movie
Inspector Henry Fernack
Tail Spin
1939Movie
Racing Official Starter (Uncredited)
Wings of the Navy
1939Movie
Commandant
Stand Up and Fight
1939Movie
Colonel Webb
The Duke of West Point
1938Movie
Colonel Early
There's That Woman Again
1938Movie
Rolfe Davis
Road Demon
1938Movie
Anderson
Blondie
1938Movie
Mr. Dithers
Tarnished Angel
1938Movie
Detective Sgt. Cramer
Fugitives for a Night
1938Movie
Police Captain
Breaking the Ice
1938Movie
Mr. Kane
Boys Town
1938Movie
John Hargraves
Letter of Introduction
1938Movie
Lou Woodstock (uncredited)
Men with Wings
1938Movie
Long
Crime Ring
1938Movie
Bank President
Wives Under Suspicion
1938Movie
Allison
The Saint in New York
1938Movie
Inspector Henry Fernack
Gangs of New York
1938Movie
Warden
Yellow Jack
1938Movie
Major General Leonard Wood
Her Jungle Love
1938Movie
J.C. Martin
Over the Wall
1938Movie
Governor James McDonald
Judge Hardy's Children
1938Movie
John Lee
The First Hundred Years
1938Movie
Judge Parker
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938Movie
F.B.I. Special Agent
Exiled to Shanghai
1937Movie
J.B. Willet
Big Town Girl
1937Movie
Hershell
Madame X
1937Movie
Hugh Fariman Sr.
Danger – Love at Work
1937Movie
Parsons, an attorney
Saratoga
1937Movie
Frank Clayton
Midnight Madonna
1937Movie
Stuart Kirkland
This Is My Affair
1937Movie
Judge
The League of Frightened Men
1937Movie
Alexander Drummond
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
1937Movie
Mr. Hopkins
Wings Over Honolulu
1937Movie
Judge Advocate
You Can't Buy Luck
1937Movie
Prosecutor (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1937Movie
Judge Parris (uncredited)
The Man Who Found Himself
1937Movie
Dr. Tom Smythe
Racketeers in Exile
1937Movie
Alden Parker
John Meade's Woman
1937Movie
Mr. Melton
Sea Devils
1937Movie
Court-Martial President (uncredited)
Outcast
1937Movie
Man Of The People
1937Movie
Carter Spetner
She's Dangerous
1937Movie
Charles Fitzgerald
You Only Live Once
1937Movie
District Attorney (uncredited)
Sinner Take All
1936Movie
Dr. Harrison (uncredited)
Happy Go Lucky
1936Movie
J. Lansing Bennett
Flying Hostess
1936Movie
Kendall
The Accusing Finger
1936Movie
Special Prosecutor
The Devil Is a Sissy
1936Movie
Judge Holmes
China Clipper
1936Movie
State Department Official (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
1936Movie
Warren Fenton
36 Hours to Kill
1936Movie
Mac - Train Conductor
Spendthrift
1936Movie
Attorney
Fury
1936Movie
Defense Attorney
Educating Father
1936Movie
Fred Humphrey
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
1936Movie
First trial judge
The Singing Kid
1936Movie
Dr. Brown (uncredited)
Panic on the Air
1936Movie
Johnson (uncredited)
Too Many Parents
1936Movie
Judge
Sutter's Gold
1936Movie
Prosecuting Attorney
The Voice of Bugle Ann
1936Movie
District Attorney
You May Be Next!
1936Movie
Army Officer (uncredited)
Charlie Chan's Secret
1936Movie
Warren T. Phelps
Three Live Ghosts
1936Movie
Detective Bolton
If You Could Only Cook
1935Movie
Henry Brown - Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
Hit-and-Run Driver
1935Movie
Captain James (uncredited)
Too Tough to Kill
1935Movie
Chairman of the Board
The Calling of Dan Matthews
1935Movie
Club Owner (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera
1935Movie
The Stage Manager (uncredited)
3 Kids and a Queen
1935Movie
Gangster
Navy Wife
1935Movie
Norton
Page Miss Glory
1935Movie
Husband at Train Station (uncredited)
Alice Adams
1935Movie
Mr. Palmer
The Raven
1935Movie
Bedside Dr. at Jerry's Right (uncredited)
Public Hero Number 1
1935Movie
Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Let 'em Have It
1935Movie
Microscopic Expert
'G' Men
1935Movie
Congressman (uncredited)
A Night at the Ritz
1935Movie
Director (uncredited)
One New York Night
1935Movie
Mr. Stokes
Lightning Strikes Twice
1934Movie
Capt. Nelson
Gentlemen Are Born
1934Movie
Second Broker
A Lost Lady
1934Movie
(uncredited)
The Case of the Howling Dog
1934Movie
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Housewife
1934Movie
Doctor