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Jonathan Hale (I) (1891–1966)

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Canadian-born Jonathan Hale had a long film career, appearing in over 200 pictures. He was a member of the diplomatic service prior to his film career, and his stately bearing stood him in good stead for the variety of corporate executives, military officers and high-level politicians he often played... See full bio »

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Jonathan Hatley
in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Died:

(age 74) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1965 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Medical Examiner
– Won't It Ever Be Morning? (1965) … Medical Examiner (as John Hale)
 
1962 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Doyle
– Jury Duty (1962) … Doyle
 
1960 Full Speed for Anywhere (TV movie)
 
1956 The Three Outlaws
Pinkerton
 
1955-1956 Crossroads (TV series)
Dr. Stetson / Governor / Judge
– Deadly Fear (1956) … Dr. Stetson
– The Unholy Trio (1955) … Judge
– Cleanup (1955) … Governor
 
1956 Our Miss Brooks (TV series)
Leland Cheney
– Library Quiz (1956) … Leland Cheney
 
1956 Jaguar
Dr. Powell
 
1956 Brave Eagle (TV series)
– The Storm Fool (1956)
 
1956 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
J.A. Turner
– A Tribute to Joel Chandler Harris (1956) … J.A. Turner
 
1955 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Mayor
– The Final Tribute (1955) … Mayor
 
1955 Science Fiction Theatre (TV series)
Dr. Milton / Dr. Morton Archer
– The Stones Began to Move (1955) … Dr. Morton Archer
– Out of Nowhere (1955) … Dr. Milton
 
1952-1955 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Dr. Kennedy
– Meet Mr. Justice (1955)
– The House of Pride (1952) … Dr. Kennedy
 
1955 The Night Holds Terror
Bob Henderson
 
1955 The Whistler (TV series)
Ridgely
– The First Year (1955) … Ridgely
– The Blank Wall (1955)
 
1955 Soldiers of Fortune (TV series)
Elney Corp. Representative
– Jungle Search (1955) … Elney Corp. Representative
 
1955 City Detective (TV series)
Kane
– Trouble in Toyland (1955) … Kane
 
1955 Lassie (TV series)
Walter Barton
– Blind Soldier (1955) … Walter Barton
 
1955 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Harris Davies
– The Girl Who Knew (1955) … Harris Davies
 
1954 The Adventures of Falcon (TV series)
Adam Harcourt / Warden Stone
– Eyes in My Back (1954) … Warden Stone
– The Guilty Stamps (1954) … Adam Harcourt
 
1954 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Judge Tamberg
– Portrait of Lydia (1954) … Judge Tamberg
 
1954 Cattle Queen of Montana (uncredited)
 
1954 Studio 57 (TV series)
– Never Five-Thirty (1954)
 
1953-1954 Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Charlie Bellamy / Mackay
– Second Elopement (1954)
– Juror on Trial (1954) … Charlie Bellamy
– Man of the Comstock (1953) … Mackay
– Bless the Man (1953)
 
1954 Men of the Fighting Lady
Home Movie Commentator (uncredited)
 
1954 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
– To Lift a Feather (1954)
 
1954 She Couldn't Say No
John Bentley (uncredited)
 
1954 Duffy of San Quentin
Boyd
 
1954 Mr. & Mrs. North (TV series)
Dean Howard
– Reunion (1954) … Dean Howard
 
1953 Cavalcade of America (TV series)
Postmaster Brown
– Riders of the Pony Express (1953) … Postmaster Brown
– A Matter of Honor (1953)
 
1953 Adventures of Superman (TV series)
Col. Brand / Prof. Roberts
– Panic in the Sky (1953) … Prof. Roberts
– The Evil Three (1953) … Col. Brand
 
1952-1953 Cowboy G-Men (TV series)
John Trent / Landon, Bank Examiner
– Double Crossed (1953) … Landon, Bank Examiner
– The Golden Wolf (1952) … John Trent
 
1953 Kansas Pacific
Railroad President Sherman Johnson
 
1953 Taxi
Mr. Barker (uncredited)
 
1953 The Flaming Urge
Mr. Chalmers
 
1952 The Steel Trap
Tom Bowers
 
1952 Son of Paleface
Gov. Freeman (uncredited)
 
1952 Young Man with Ideas
Stanley Rickson (uncredited)
 
1952 Carbine Williams
Judge Henry P. Lane (uncredited)
 
1952 The Unexpected (TV series)
Seaver
– The Man from Yesterday (1952) … Seaver
 
1952 Scandal Sheet
Frank Madison
 
1951 Sunny Side of the Street
Cyrus Pelley
 
1951 The Tall Target
Passenger from Carolina (uncredited)
 
1951 Let's Go Navy!
Captain
 
1951 Rodeo King and the Senorita
Dr. Sands
 
1951 Strangers on a Train
Mr. Antony
 
1951 Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV series)
General
– Behind Southern Lines (1951) … General
 
1951 Insurance Investigator
Russell James
 
1951 Three Husbands
Edward Wurdeman, Attorney at Law
 
1951 The Range Rider (TV series)
Bill Mayfield / Mayor
– The Golden Peso (1951) … Bill Mayfield
– The Grand Fleece (1951) … Mayor
 
1950 Short Grass
Charlie Bissel
 
1950 The Cisco Kid (TV series)
Barry Owen aka Bill Stevens / Barry Owens
– Medicine Flats (1950) … Barry Owens
– Rustling (1950) … Barry Owen aka Bill Stevens
 
1950 Triple Trouble
Judge
 
1950 Federal Agent at Large
James Goodwin
 
1950 The Baron of Arizona
Governor
 
1949 A Dangerous Profession
Roger Lennert, Lucy's Attorney (uncredited)
 
1949 Dog of the Wild (short)
 
1949 The Fountainhead
Guy Francon (uncredited)
 
1949 Stampede
Varick
 
1949 State Department: File 649
Director-General
 
1949 The Judge
Judge Allan J. Brooks
 
1949 Rose of the Yukon
Gen. Butler
 
1948 Disaster
Police Commissioner
 
1948 Johnny Belinda
Dr. Horace M. Gray (uncredited)
 
1948 Tap Roots
General Johnston (uncredited)
 
1948 Michael O'Halloran
Judge Schaffner
 
1948 Silver River
Major Spencer
 
1948 King of the Gamblers
Sam Hyland
 
1948 Call Northside 777
Robert Winston - Governor's Aide (uncredited)
 
1948 Rocky
Kenneth Forrester
 
1947 High Wall
Emory Garrison
 
1947 Her Husband's Affairs
Gov. Fox
 
1947 Black Gold
Senator Watkins
 
1947 The Vigilantes Return
Judge Holden
 
1947 The Ghost Goes Wild
Max Atterbury
 
1947 The Beginning or the End
Dr. Vannevar Bush
 
1946 Wife Wanted
Philip Conway
 
1946 Rolling Home
Henry Kane
 
1946 Blondie Knows Best
J.C. Dithers
 
1946 Angel on My Shoulder
Citizens for Better Government Chairman (uncredited)
 
1946 Easy to Wed
Hector Boswell
 
1946 The Walls Came Tumbling Down
Captain Griffin
 
1946 The Cat Creeps
Walter Elliot
 
1946 Blondie's Lucky Day
J.C. Dithers
 
1946 Riverboat Rhythm
Colonel Edward Beeler
 
1946 Gay Blades
Whittlesey
 
1945 Life with Blondie
J.C. Dithers
 
1945 The Strange Mr. Gregory
Defense Attorney Blair
 
1945 Dakota
Col. Wordin
 
1945 Man Alive
Osborne
 
1945 Allotment Wives
Brig. General H. N. Gilbert
 
1945 Divorce
Judge Conlon
 
1945 The Phantom Speaks
Owen McAllister
 
1945 G.I. Honeymoon
Col. Hammerhead Smith
 
1945 Watchtower Over Tomorrow (short) (uncredited)
 
1945 Leave It to Blondie
J.C. Dithers
 
1944 Hollywood Canteen
Mr. Brodel (uncredited)
 
1944 And Now Tomorrow
Dr. Sloane (uncredited)
 
1944 Dead Man's Eyes
Dr. Sam Welles
 
1944 End of the Road
Gregory McCune
 
1944 My Buddy
Sen. Henry
 
1944 Since You Went Away
Second Train Conductor (uncredited)
 
1944 The Black Parachute
King Stephen
 
1944 This Is the Life
Dr. Plum
 
1943/I There's Something About a Soldier
Gen. Sommerton
 
1943 Jack London
Kerwin Maxwell
 
1943 Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Mr. Fox
 
1943 Footlight Glamour
J.C. Dithers
 
1943 Nobody's Darling
Jason Rhodes
 
1943 It's a Great Life
J.C. Dithers
 
1943 The Rear Gunner (short)
Commanding Officer
 
1943 Hangmen Also Die!
Dedic
 
1943 The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Ferguson
 
1942 Blondie for Victory
J.C. Dithers
 
1942 Calling Dr. Gillespie
Frank Marshall Todwell
 
1942 Flight Lieutenant
Joseph Sanford
 
1942 Miss Annie Rooney
Mr. White
 
1942 Blondie's Blessed Event
J.C. Dithers
 
1942 Lone Star Ranger
Judge Longstreth
 
1942 Joe Smith, American
Blake McKettrick
 
1942 Blondie Goes to College
J.C. Dithers
 
1942 The Bugle Sounds
Brigadier-General
 
1941 The Pittsburgh Kid
Max Ellison
 
1941 Ringside Maisie
Dr. Kramer
 
1941 Blondie in Society
J.C. Dithers
 
1941 Her First Beau
Mr. Harris
 
1941 Strange Alibi
Police Chief Sprague
 
1941 The Great Swindle
Swann
 
1941 Blondie Goes Latin
Mr. J.C. Dithers
 
1941 Flight from Destiny
Dist. Atty. Johnson
 
1941 The Saint in Palm Springs
Insp. Henry Fernack
 
1940 Blondie Plays Cupid
J.C. Dithers
 
1940 Melody and Moonlight
Otis Barnett
 
1940 Dulcy
Homer Patterson
 
1940 Blondie Has Servant Trouble
J.C. Dithers
 
1940 We Who Are Young
Braddock
 
1940 Private Affairs
George Gilkin
 
1940 The Saint Takes Over
Inspector Henry Fernack
 
1940 Johnny Apollo
Dr. Brown
 
1940 The Saint's Double Trouble
Inspector Henry Fernack
 
1939 The Big Guy
Jack Lang
 
1939 Barricade
Assistant Secretary of State
 
1939 The Amazing Mr. Williams
Mayor
 
1939 Blondie Brings Up Baby
J.C. Dithers
 
1939 Thunder Afloat
Admiral Girard
 
1939 Fugitive at Large
Prison Warden (uncredited)
 
1939 One Against the World (short)
Dr. Ephraim McDowell
 
1939 In Old Monterey
Stevenson - Owner of Atlas Borax Mine
 
1939 In Name Only
Dr. Gateson
 
1939 The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
President of Western Union
 
1939 The Saint Strikes Back
Inspector Harry Fernack
 
1939 Blondie Meets the Boss
Dithers
 
1939 Tail Spin
Racing Official Starter (uncredited)
 
1939 Wings of the Navy
Commandant
 
1939 There's That Woman Again
Rolfe Davis
 
1939 Stand Up and Fight
Colonel Webb
 
1938 The Duke of West Point
Colonel Early
 
1938 Road Demon
Anderson
 
1938 Blondie
J.C. Dithers
 
1938 Tarnished Angel
Detective Sgt. Edward Cramer
 
1938 Breaking the Ice
Kane
 
1938 Fugitives for a Night
Police Captain
 
1938 Boys Town
John Hargraves
 
1938 Letter of Introduction
Lou Woodstock
 
1938 Men with Wings
Long (uncredited)
 
1938 Crime Ring
Bank President (uncredited)
 
1938 Wives Under Suspicion
Allison
 
1938 The Saint in New York
Inspector Henry Fernack
 
1938 Gangs of New York
Warden
 
1938 Yellow Jack
Major General Leonard Wood
 
1938 Island in the Sky
Prison Warden Matthews (uncredited)
 
1938 Over the Wall
Governor
 
1938 Judge Hardy's Children
John Lee
 
1938 Her Jungle Love
J.C. Martin
 
1938 The First Hundred Years
Judge Parker
 
1938 Mad About Music
Prosecutor, Film Within a Film (uncredited)
 
1938 Arsène Lupin Returns
F.B.I. Special Agent
 
1937 Exiled to Shanghai
J.B. Willet
 
1937 Big Town Girl
Hershell
 
1937 Carnival Queen
Robert Jacoby
 
1937 Madame X
Hugh Fariman Sr
 
1937 Danger: Love at Work
Parsons
 
1937 Saratoga
Frank Clayton
 
1937 Midnight Madonna
Stuart Kirkland
 
1937 This Is My Affair
Judge
 
1937 The League of Frightened Men
Alexander Drummond
 
1937 Charlie Chan at the Olympics
Hopkins
 
1937 Wings Over Honolulu
Judge Advocate (uncredited)
 
1937 You Can't Buy Luck
Prosecutor (uncredited)
 
1937 A Star Is Born
Judge George J. Parris (uncredited)
 
1937 The Man Who Found Himself
Dr. Tom Smythe (uncredited)
 
1937 Racketeers in Exile
Alden Parker
 
1937 John Meade's Woman
Mr. Melton
 
1937 Sea Devils
Court-Martial President (uncredited)
 
1937 A Doctor's Diary
Mr. Williams (uncredited)
 
1937 Outcast
Judge (uncredited)
 
1937 You Only Live Once
District Attorney (uncredited)
 
1937 Man of the People
Carter Spetner
 
1937 She's Dangerous
Charles Fitzgerald
 
1936 Mysterious Crossing
Garland (uncredited)
 
1936 Sinner Take All
Dr. Harrison (uncredited)
 
1936 Happy Go Lucky
J. Lansing Bennett
 
1936 Flying Hostess
Kendall
 
1936 Born to Dance
Hector the Columnist (uncredited)
 
1936 The Accusing Finger
Special Prosecutor
 
1936 The Plainsman
Major (uncredited)
 
1936 Easy to Take
Mr. Hardy (uncredited)
 
1936 Magnificent Brute
Official (uncredited)
 
1936 Down the Stretch
Secretary M.L. Lyon (uncredited)
 
1936 The Devil Is a Sissy
Judge Holmes
 
1936 China Clipper
State Department Official (uncredited)
 
1936 Charlie Chan at the Race Track
Warren Fenton
 
1936 36 Hours to Kill
Mac - Train Conductor
 
1936 Spendthrift
Attorney (uncredited)
 
1936 Parole!
Board Member (uncredited)
 
1936 Fury
Defense Attorney
 
1936 Educating Father
Fred Humphrey
 
1936 The Case Against Mrs. Ames
Judge at First Trial
 
1936 Panic on the Air
Johnson (uncredited)
 
1936 The Singing Kid
Dr. Brown (uncredited)
 
1936 Too Many Parents
Judge
 
1936 Sutter's Gold
Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
 
1936 The Voice of Bugle Ann
District Attorney
 
1936 You May Be Next
Army Officer (uncredited)
 
1936 Charlie Chan's Secret
Warren T. Phelps
 
1936 Three Live Ghosts
Detective Bolton
 
1935 'Hit-and-Run Driver' (short)
Captain James (uncredited)
 
1935 If You Could Only Cook
Henry Brown - Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
 
1935 Too Tough to Kill
Chairman of the Board
 
1935 The Calling of Dan Matthews
Club Owner (uncredited)
 
1935 A Night at the Opera
Stage Manager in Opera Box Who Announces Gottlieb's Disappearance (uncredited)
 
1935 Three Kids and a Queen
Gangster (uncredited)
 
1935 Navy Wife
Norton (uncredited)
 
1935 Page Miss Glory
Husband at Train Station (uncredited)
 
1935 Alice Adams
Mr. Palmer
 
1935 The Raven
Bedside Dr. at Jerry's Right (uncredited)
 
1935 Public Hero #1
Prison Board Member (uncredited)
 
1935 Let 'em Have It
Microscopic Expert (uncredited)
 
1935 'G' Men
Congressman (uncredited)
 
1935 One New York Night
Mr. Stokes (uncredited)
 
1935 A Night at the Ritz
Director (uncredited)
 
1934 Lightning Strikes Twice
Capt. Hobart Nelson (as John Hale)
 
1934 Gentlemen Are Born
Second Broker (uncredited)
 
1934 A Lost Lady (uncredited)
 
1934 The Case of the Howling Dog
Extra in Courtroom (uncredited)
 
1934 Housewife
Doctor (uncredited)
 
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1955 MGM Parade (TV series)
 
1954 Superman in Scotland Yard
Prof. Roberts
 
1952 Behind Southern Lines
General
 
1939 Land of Liberty
 

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