From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 "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".
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Filmography (Movies)
The Three Outlaws
Character:Pinkerton
Release Date:13/05/1956
Jaguar
Character:Dr. Powell
Release Date:19/01/1956
The Night Holds Terror
Character:Bob Henderson
Release Date:13/07/1955
Cattle Queen of Montana
Character:Politician (uncredited)
Release Date:18/11/1954
Duffy of San Quentin
Character:Boyd
Release Date:16/03/1954
She Couldn't Say No
Character:John Bentley
Release Date:15/02/1954
The Flaming Urge
Character:Mr. Chalmers
Release Date:27/09/1953
Kansas Pacific
Character:Sherman Johnson
Release Date:22/02/1953
Taxi
Character:Mr. Barker (uncredited)
Release Date:21/01/1953
The Steel Trap
Character:Tom Bowers
Release Date:12/11/1952
Behind Southern Lines
Character:General
Release Date:02/11/1952
Son of Paleface
Character:Governor Freeman (uncredited)
Release Date:14/07/1952
Young Man with Ideas
Character:Stanley Rickson (uncredited)
Release Date:02/05/1952
Scandal Sheet
Character:Frank Madison
Release Date:16/01/1952
Sunny Side of the Street
Character:Cyrus Pelley
Release Date:01/09/1951
The Tall Target
Character:Passenger from Carolina (uncredited)
Release Date:17/08/1951
Let's Go Navy!
Character:Captain
Release Date:29/07/1951
Rodeo King and the Senorita
Character:Dr. Sands
Release Date:15/07/1951
Strangers on a Train
Character:Mr. Antony
Release Date:27/06/1951
Insurance Investigator
Character:Russell James
Release Date:23/03/1951
Short Grass
Character:Charlie Bissel
Release Date:24/12/1950
Three Husbands
Character:Edward Wurdeman - Attorney at Law
Release Date:10/11/1950
Triple Trouble
Character:The Judge
Release Date:13/08/1950
Federal Agent at Large
Character:James Goodwin
Release Date:12/03/1950
The Baron of Arizona
Character:Governor
Release Date:04/03/1950
A Dangerous Profession
Character:
Release Date:10/12/1949
The Fountainhead
Character:Guy Francon (uncredited)
Release Date:25/06/1949
Stampede
Character:Varick
Release Date:01/05/1949
State Department: File 649
Character:Director-General
Release Date:11/02/1949
The Judge
Character:Judge Allan J. Brooks
Release Date:31/01/1949
Rose of the Yukon
Character:Gen. Butler
Release Date:05/01/1949
Disaster
Character:Police Commissioner Jerome
Release Date:03/12/1948
Johnny Belinda
Character:Dr. Horace M. Gray (uncredited)
Release Date:14/09/1948
Tap Roots
Character:Gen. Johnston (uncredited)
Release Date:25/08/1948
Silver River
Character:Major Spencer
Release Date:20/05/1948
Call Northside 777
Character:Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)
Release Date:13/02/1948
Rocky
Character:Kenneth Forrester
Release Date:17/01/1948
High Wall
Character:Emory Garrison
Release Date:17/12/1947
Her Husband's Affairs
Character:Gov. Fox
Release Date:12/11/1947
Black Gold
Character:Senator Watkins
Release Date:16/09/1947
The Ghost Goes Wild
Character:Max Atterbury
Release Date:08/08/1947
The Vigilantes Return
Character:Judge Holden
Release Date:31/05/1947
The Beginning or the End
Character:Dr. Vannevar Bush
Release Date:19/02/1947
Wife Wanted
Character:Philip Conway
Release Date:02/11/1946
Rolling Home
Character:Henry Kane
Release Date:01/11/1946
Blondie Knows Best
Character:J.C. Dithers
Release Date:17/10/1946
Angel on My Shoulder
Character:Citizens for Better Government Chairman (uncredited)
Release Date:20/09/1946
Easy to Wed
Character:Hector Boswell
Release Date:25/07/1946
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
Character:Captain Griffin
Release Date:07/06/1946
The Cat Creeps
Character:Walter Elliott
Release Date:17/05/1946
Blondie's Lucky Day
Character:J.C. Dithers
Release Date:04/04/1946
Riverboat Rhythm
Character:Col. Edward Beeler
Release Date:16/02/1946
Gay Blades
Character:Whittlesey
Release Date:25/01/1946
Dakota
Character:Colonel Wordin
Release Date:15/12/1945
Life with Blondie
Character:J.C. Dithers
Release Date:13/12/1945
Man Alive
Character:Osborne
Release Date:16/11/1945
Allotment Wives
Character:Brig. Gen. H.N. Gilbert
Release Date:08/11/1945
Divorce
Character:Judge
Release Date:18/08/1945
The Phantom Speaks
Character:Owen McAllister
Release Date:13/04/1945
G.I. Honeymoon
Character:Colonel Hammerhead Smith
Release Date:06/04/1945
Watchtower Over Tomorrow
Character:Security Council Chair
Release Date:29/03/1945
Leave It to Blondie
Character:J.C. Dithers
Release Date:22/02/1945
The Strange Mr. Gregory
Character:Defense Attorney Blair
Release Date:12/01/1945
Hollywood Canteen
Character:Mr. Brodel (uncredited)
Release Date:15/12/1944
End of the Road
Character:Gregory McCune
Release Date:10/11/1944
Dead Man's Eyes
Character:Dr. Sam Welles
Release Date:10/11/1944
My Buddy
Character:Senator Henry
Release Date:12/10/1944
This Is the Life
Character:Dr. Plum
Release Date:01/06/1944
The Black Parachute
Character:King Stephen
Release Date:04/05/1944
Jack London
Character:Kerwin Maxwell
Release Date:24/12/1943
There's Something About a Soldier
Character:Gen. Sommerton
Release Date:30/11/1943
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Character:Mr. Fox
Release Date:01/10/1943
Footlight Glamour
Character:J.C. Dithers
Release Date:30/09/1943
Nobody's Darling
Character:Jason Rhodes
Release Date:27/08/1943
It's a Great Life
Character:J.C. Dithers
Release Date:27/05/1943
The Rear Gunner
Character:Commanding Officer
Release Date:10/04/1943
Hangmen Also Die!
Character:Dedic
Release Date:01/04/1943
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Character:
Release Date:19/02/1943
Blondie for Victory
Character:J.C. Dithers
Release Date:06/08/1942
Calling Dr. Gillespie
Character:Frank M. Todwell
Release Date:01/08/1942
Flight Lieutenant
Character:Joseph Sanford
Release Date:09/07/1942
Miss Annie Rooney
Character:Mr. Martin White
Release Date:29/05/1942
Blondie's Blessed Event
Character:J.C. Dithers
Release Date:09/04/1942
Lone Star Ranger
Character:Judge Longstreth
Release Date:20/03/1942
Joe Smith, American
Character:Blake McKettrick
Release Date:01/02/1942
The Bugle Sounds
Character:Brigadier-General
Release Date:30/01/1942
Blondie Goes to College
Character:J.C. Dithers
Release Date:15/01/1942
The Pittsburgh Kid
Character:Max Ellison
Release Date:29/08/1941
Ringside Maisie
Character:Dr. Kramer
Release Date:01/08/1941
Blondie in Society
Character:J.C. Dithers
Release Date:17/07/1941
Her First Beau
Character:Mr. Harris
Release Date:08/05/1941
Strange Alibi
Character:Police Chief Sprague
Release Date:19/04/1941
The Great Swindle
Character:Swann
Release Date:10/04/1941
Blondie Goes Latin
Character:J.C. Dithers
Release Date:27/02/1941
Flight from Destiny
Character:Dist. Atty. Johnson
Release Date:08/02/1941
The Saint In Palm Springs
Character:Inspector Henry Fernack
Release Date:24/01/1941
Blondie Plays Cupid
Character:J.C. Dithers
Release Date:31/10/1940
Melody and Moonlight
Character:Otis Barnett
Release Date:10/10/1940
Dulcy
Character:Homer Patterson
Release Date:04/10/1940
Blondie Has Servant Trouble
Character:J.C. Dithers
Release Date:25/07/1940
We Who Are Young
Character:Braddock
Release Date:19/07/1940
Private Affairs
Character:George Gilkin
Release Date:05/07/1940
The Saint Takes Over
Character:Inspector Henry Fernack
Release Date:07/06/1940
Johnny Apollo
Character:Dr. Brown
Release Date:19/04/1940
The Saint's Double Trouble
Character:Inspector Henry Fernack
Release Date:26/01/1940
The Big Guy
Character:Jack Lane
Release Date:22/12/1939
Barricade
Character:Assistant Secretary of State
Release Date:08/12/1939
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Character:Mayor
Release Date:22/11/1939
Blondie Brings Up Baby
Character:J.C. Dithers
Release Date:08/11/1939
Thunder Afloat
Character:Admiral Girard
Release Date:15/09/1939
One Against the World
Character:Dr. Ephraim McDowell
Release Date:19/08/1939
In Name Only
Character:Dr. Gateson
Release Date:18/08/1939
In Old Monterey
Character:Stevenson
Release Date:14/08/1939
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
Character:President of Western Union
Release Date:04/04/1939
Blondie Meets the Boss
Character:J.C. Dithars
Release Date:08/03/1939
The Saint Strikes Back
Character:Inspector Henry Fernack
Release Date:08/03/1939
Tail Spin
Character:Racing Official Starter (Uncredited)
Release Date:19/02/1939
Wings of the Navy
Character:Commandant
Release Date:11/02/1939
Stand Up and Fight
Character:Colonel Webb
Release Date:06/01/1939
The Duke of West Point
Character:Steven's Father
Release Date:29/12/1938
There's That Woman Again
Character:Rolfe Davis
Release Date:24/12/1938
Road Demon
Character:Anderson
Release Date:02/12/1938
Blondie
Character:Mr. Dithers
Release Date:30/11/1938
Tarnished Angel
Character:Detective Sgt. Cramer
Release Date:28/10/1938
Fugitives for a Night
Character:Police Captain
Release Date:23/09/1938
Breaking the Ice
Character:Mr. Kane
Release Date:22/09/1938
Boys Town
Character:John Hargraves
Release Date:08/09/1938
Letter of Introduction
Character:Lou Woodstock (uncredited)
Release Date:05/08/1938
Men with Wings
Character:Long
Release Date:16/07/1938
Crime Ring
Character:Bank President
Release Date:08/07/1938
Wives Under Suspicion
Character:Allison
Release Date:03/06/1938
The Saint in New York
Character:Inspector Henry Fernack
Release Date:25/05/1938
Gangs of New York
Character:Warden
Release Date:23/05/1938
Yellow Jack
Character:Major General Leonard Wood
Release Date:19/05/1938
Her Jungle Love
Character:J.C. Martin
Release Date:15/04/1938
Over the Wall
Character:Governor James McDonald
Release Date:02/04/1938
Judge Hardy's Children
Character:John Lee
Release Date:26/03/1938
The First Hundred Years
Character:Judge Parker
Release Date:12/03/1938
Arsène Lupin Returns
Character:F.B.I. Special Agent
Release Date:25/02/1938
Exiled to Shanghai
Character:J.B. Willet
Release Date:20/12/1937
Big Town Girl
Character:Hershell
Release Date:03/12/1937
Madame X
Character:Hugh Fariman Sr.
Release Date:01/10/1937
Danger – Love at Work
Character:Parsons, an attorney
Release Date:30/09/1937
Saratoga
Character:Frank Clayton
Release Date:23/07/1937
Midnight Madonna
Character:Stuart Kirkland
Release Date:01/07/1937
This Is My Affair
Character:Judge
Release Date:28/05/1937
The League of Frightened Men
Character:Alexander Drummond
Release Date:25/05/1937
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
Character:Mr. Hopkins
Release Date:21/05/1937
Wings Over Honolulu
Character:Judge Advocate
Release Date:16/05/1937
You Can't Buy Luck
Character:Prosecutor (uncredited)
Release Date:30/04/1937
A Star Is Born
Character:Judge George J. Parris (uncredited)
Release Date:20/04/1937
The Man Who Found Himself
Character:Dr. Tom Smythe
Release Date:02/04/1937
Racketeers in Exile
Character:Alden Parker
Release Date:30/03/1937
John Meade's Woman
Character:Mr. Melton
Release Date:26/02/1937
Sea Devils
Character:Court-Martial President (uncredited)
Release Date:19/02/1937
Outcast
Character:
Release Date:05/02/1937
Man Of The People
Character:Carter Spetner
Release Date:27/01/1937
She's Dangerous
Character:Charles Fitzgerald
Release Date:24/01/1937
You Only Live Once
Character:District Attorney (uncredited)
Release Date:23/01/1937
Sinner Take All
Character:Dr. Harrison (uncredited)
Release Date:18/12/1936
Happy Go Lucky
Character:J. Lansing Bennett
Release Date:13/12/1936
Flying Hostess
Character:Kendall
Release Date:01/12/1936
The Accusing Finger
Character:Special Prosecutor
Release Date:17/11/1936
The Devil Is a Sissy
Character:Judge Holmes
Release Date:18/09/1936
China Clipper
Character:State Department Official (uncredited)
Release Date:11/08/1936
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
Character:Warren Fenton
Release Date:07/08/1936
36 Hours to Kill
Character:Mac - Train Conductor
Release Date:24/07/1936
Spendthrift
Character:Attorney
Release Date:22/07/1936
Fury
Character:Defense Attorney
Release Date:05/06/1936
Educating Father
Character:Fred Humphrey
Release Date:23/05/1936
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
Character:First trial judge
Release Date:08/05/1936
The Singing Kid
Character:Dr. Brown (uncredited)
Release Date:10/04/1936
Panic on the Air
Character:Johnson
Release Date:10/04/1936
Too Many Parents
Character:Judge
Release Date:19/03/1936
Sutter's Gold
Character:Prosecuting Attorney
Release Date:01/03/1936
The Voice of Bugle Ann
Character:District Attorney
Release Date:15/02/1936
You May Be Next!
Character:Army Officer (uncredited)
Release Date:05/02/1936
Charlie Chan's Secret
Character:Warren T. Phelps
Release Date:10/01/1936
Three Live Ghosts
Character:Detective Bolton
Release Date:10/01/1936
If You Could Only Cook
Character:Henry Brown - Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
Release Date:30/12/1935
Hit-and-Run Driver
Character:Captain James (uncredited)
Release Date:28/12/1935
Too Tough to Kill
Character:Chairman of the Board
Release Date:20/12/1935
The Calling of Dan Matthews
Character:Club Owner (uncredited)
Release Date:10/12/1935
A Night at the Opera
Character:The Stage Manager (uncredited)
Release Date:15/11/1935
3 Kids and a Queen
Character:Gangster
Release Date:21/10/1935
Navy Wife
Character:Norton
Release Date:17/09/1935
Page Miss Glory
Character:Husband at Train Station (uncredited)
Release Date:07/09/1935
Alice Adams
Character:Mr. Palmer
Release Date:23/08/1935
The Raven
Character:Bedside Dr. at Jerry's Right (uncredited)
Release Date:08/07/1935
Public Hero Number 1
Character:Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Release Date:31/05/1935
Let 'em Have It
Character:Microscopic Expert
Release Date:15/05/1935
'G' Men
Character:Congressman (uncredited)
Release Date:04/05/1935
A Night at the Ritz
Character:Director (uncredited)
Release Date:23/03/1935
One New York Night
Character:Mr. Stokes
Release Date:08/03/1935
Lightning Strikes Twice
Character:Capt. Nelson
Release Date:07/12/1934
Gentlemen Are Born
Character:Second Broker
Release Date:17/11/1934
A Lost Lady
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:29/09/1934
The Case of the Howling Dog
Character:Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Release Date:22/09/1934
Housewife
Character:Doctor
Release Date:11/08/1934
Television Appearances
Crossroads
Character:Governor
Screen Director's Playhouse
Character:Mayor
MGM Parade
Character:
Lassie
Character:
The Whistler
Character:
City Detective
Character:
Mr. & Mrs. North
Character:
Cavalcade of America
Character:
Adventures of Superman
Character:Professor Roberts
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Character:General
The Cisco Kid
Character:Barry Owens
The Cisco Kid
Character:Barry Owen aka Bill Stevens
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