About
John Hamilton
Overview
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
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| 1958 | Outcasts of the City | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1957 | Chicago Confidential | Actor | 58 Average |
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| 1955 | Bobby Ware Is Missing | Actor | Stearns - Goodwin's Associate (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1954 | Sitting Bull | Actor | Ulysses S. Grant | 58 Average |
| 1954 | Moby Dick | Actor | 'Jeroboam' Captain | N/A N/A |
| 1954 | City Story | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1954 | The Miami Story | Actor | Clifton Staley | 58 Average |
| 1954 | Stamp Day for Superman | Actor | Perry White | 58 Average |
| 1953 | Man of Conflict | Actor | Mr. Cornwall | 58 Average |
| 1953 | Donovan's Brain | Actor | Mr. McNish (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1953 | So This Is Love | Actor | Charlie | 59 Average |
| 1953 | Run for the Hills | Actor | Mr. Harvester | 58 Average |
| 1953 | Iron Mountain Trail | Actor | Circuit Judge | 59 Average |
| 1953 | Jack McCall, Desperado | Actor | Col. Cornish | 58 Average |
| 1953 | Marshal of Cedar Rock | Actor | Stover - Prison Warden | 59 Average |
| 1953 | Never Wave at a WAC | Actor | Sen. Holbrook (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1953 | Never Wave at a WAC | Actor | Senator Holbrook | 58 Average |
| 1953 | The Studebaker Story | Actor | Father Studebaker | N/A N/A |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman | Actor | Perry White | 67 Fair |
| 1952 | The Rose Bowl Story | Actor | Dr. Lansing | 58 Average |
| 1952 | Listen Judge | Actor | George Morton (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1952 | Target | Actor | Bailey | 59 Average |
| 1952 | The Pace That Thrills | Actor | Sour Puss | 59 Average |
| 1952 | The McGurk Way | Actor | Speaker | N/A N/A |
| 1951 | Criminal Lawyer | Actor | Police Captain Loomis | 59 Average |
| 1951 | Million Dollar Pursuit | Actor | Police Inspector Morgan | 59 Average |
| 1951 | Badman's Gold | Actor | The Marshal | 59 Average |
| 1951 | Sugarfoot | Actor | Judge Backus | 58 Average |
| 1950 | The Flying Missile | Actor | Second Senator | 59 Average |
| 1950 | The Flying Missile | Actor | Senator | 59 Average |
| 1950 | The Missourians | Actor | Mayor Grant McDowall | 59 Average |
| 1950 | Bunco Squad | Actor | John Deming (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1950 | The Men | Actor | Justice of the Peace (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1950 | Annie Get Your Gun | Actor | Ship Captain (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1950 | The Invisible Monster | Actor | "Henry Miller" | 58 Average |
| 1950 | The Reformer and the Redhead | Actor | Police Captain (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1950 | Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang | Actor | Judge Ralph Townsend | 59 Average |
| 1950 | Davy Crockett, Indian Scout | Actor | Col. Pollard | 58 Average |
| 1949 | Pioneer Marshal | Actor | Man with Bracelet | N/A N/A |
| 1949 | Strange Bargain | Actor | Employee at Meeting (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1949 | Alias the Champ | Actor | Police Commissioner Bronson | 59 Average |
| 1949 | The James Brothers of Missouri | Actor | Lon Royer [Ch.1] | 59 Average |
| 1949 | Bandit King of Texas | Actor | John Turner | 59 Average |
| 1949 | The Wyoming Bandit | Actor | Marshal | 58 Average |
| 1949 | Law of the Golden West | Actor | Isaac Cody, Bill's father | 59 Average |
| 1949 | Canadian Pacific | Actor | Pere Lacomb | 58 Average |
| 1949 | The Judge | Actor | Lt. Edwards | 59 Average |
| 1949 | Sheriff of Wichita | Actor | Prison Warden | N/A N/A |
| 1948 | Rusty Leads the Way | Actor | Board Member (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1948 | Desperadoes of Dodge City | Actor | Land Agent | N/A N/A |
| 1948 | The Gentleman from Nowhere | Actor | Judge | 58 Average |
| 1948 | Walk a Crooked Mile | Actor | G.W. Hunter | 58 Average |
| 1948 | The Checkered Coat | Actor | Marcus Anson | 59 Average |
| 1948 | The Gallant Legion | Actor | Speaker of the House | 59 Average |
| 1948 | Song of My Heart | Actor | Czar | 58 Average |
| 1947 | High Wall | Actor | Police Surgeon (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1947 | Bandits of Dark Canyon | Actor | Ben Shaw | N/A N/A |
| 1947 | The Judge Steps Out | Actor | Diner on Train (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1947 | Blondie in the Dough | Actor | Premier Biscuit Board Member (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1947 | Key Witness | Actor | R. C. Hurlbert - Coroner (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1947 | News Hounds | Actor | Timothy X. 'Big Tim' Donlin | 59 Average |
| 1947 | Too Many Winners | Actor | Albert Payson | 59 Average |
| 1947 | Violence | Actor | Dr. Chalmers | 58 Average |
| 1947 | The Sea of Grass | Actor | Forrest Hamilton (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1947 | It Happened on Fifth Avenue | Actor | Harper (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1947 | The Devil On Wheels | Actor | Mr. Davis | 58 Average |
| 1947 | Raiders of the South | Actor | George Boone | N/A N/A |
| 1946 | Magnificent Doll | Actor | Mr. Witherspoon | 59 Average |
| 1946 | The Secret of the Whistler | Actor | McLaren aka Mac (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1946 | Wife Wanted | Actor | Judge | 59 Average |
| 1946 | The Brute Man | Actor | Professor Cushman (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1946 | Step by Step | Actor | Police Capt. Edmonds | 59 Average |
| 1946 | One Exciting Week | Actor | Dr. Jones (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1946 | Badman's Territory | Actor | Commissioner Taylor (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1946 | Home on the Range | Actor | State Official | N/A N/A |
| 1946 | Johnny Comes Flying Home | Actor | C.H. Metters (uncredited) | N/A N/A |
| 1946 | The Madonna's Secret | Actor | Lambert | 59 Average |
| 1946 | The Phantom Rider | Actor | Senator Williams | 59 Average |
| 1945 | Northwest Trail | Actor | John Owens | 59 Average |
| 1945 | Voice of the Whistler | Actor | Doctor (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1945 | Sensation Hunters | Actor | Night Court Judge | 58 Average |
| 1945 | First Yank into Tokyo | Actor | Dr. Stacey (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1945 | On Stage Everybody | Actor | Mr. Smoothasilk (uncredited) | N/A N/A |
| 1945 | The Naughty Nineties | Actor | Sheriff of Ironville (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1945 | Circumstantial Evidence | Actor | Gov. Hanlon | 58 Average |
| 1945 | The Great Flamarion | Actor | Coroner (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1945 | Mom and Dad | Actor | Dr. Burnell | 58 Average |
| 1944 | Sheriff of Las Vegas | Actor | Judge Homer T. Blackwell | 59 Average |
| 1944 | Meet Miss Bobby Socks | Actor | R.N. Swanson | N/A N/A |
| 1944 | Crazy Knights | Actor | Mr. Gardner | 58 Average |
| 1944 | Zorro's Black Whip | Actor | Mr. Walsh | 58 Average |
| 1944 | I'm from Arkansas | Actor | Harry Cashin | 59 Average |
| 1944 | Maisie Goes to Reno | Actor | Judge Carter (Uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1944 | The Port of 40 Thieves | Actor | Mr. Fellows | 59 Average |
| 1944 | The Girl Who Dared | Actor | Beau Richmond | 59 Average |
| 1944 | Wilson | Actor | Legislator in Wilson's Office (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1944 | Christmas Holiday | Actor | Foreman | 59 Average |
| 1944 | Action in Arabia | Actor | Mr. Hamilton | 59 Average |
| 1944 | Up in Arms | Actor | Man In Theatre Lobby (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1944 | Standing Room Only | Actor | General | 59 Average |
| 1943 | Government Girl | Actor | Irate Man (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1943 | Crazy House | Actor | Outraged Director | 59 Average |
| 1943 | Larceny with Music | Actor | Important banker | 58 Average |
| 1943 | So's Your Uncle | Actor | Mr. Craig | 58 Average |
| 1943 | Good Luck, Mr. Yates | Actor | J.C. Allison | 59 Average |
| 1943 | Daredevils of the West | Actor | Senator Garfield | N/A N/A |
| 1943 | Mission to Moscow | Actor | Charlie - American Newsman (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1943 | Aerial Gunner | Actor | Doctor (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1942 | Phantom Killer | Actor | John G. Harrison | 58 Average |
| 1942 | Across the Pacific | Actor | Court-Martial President | 59 Average |
| 1942 | Escape from Crime | Actor | Rafferty | 58 Average |
| 1942 | The Big Shot | Actor | Judge | 59 Average |
| 1942 | Syncopation | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 1942 | In This Our Life | Actor | Police Inspector Millett | 59 Average |
| 1942 | The Great Man's Lady | Actor | Sen. Grant | 59 Average |
| 1942 | I Was Framed | Actor | Judge | 58 Average |
| 1942 | Always in My Heart | Actor | Prison Warden | 58 Average |
| 1942 | Over My Dead Body | Actor | District Attorney Stuart Drinkwater | N/A N/A |
| 1941 | Pacific Blackout | Actor | Police Captain | 58 Average |
| 1941 | Borrowed Hero | Actor | William Brooks | 58 Average |
| 1941 | I Killed That Man | Actor | District Attorney | 59 Average |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots On | Actor | Colonel (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1941 | The Maltese Falcon | Actor | District Attorney Bryan | 72 Good |
| 1941 | Hold Back the Dawn | Actor | Mac - Studio Receptionist (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1941 | It Started with Eve | Actor | Thomas - Headwaiter (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1941 | Nine Lives Are Not Enough | Actor | Police Chief (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1941 | Sucker List | Actor | James Sawyer (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1941 | Strange Alibi | Actor | Judge | 59 Average |
| 1941 | Meet John Doe | Actor | Jim (uncredited) | 63 Fair |
| 1941 | Flight from Destiny | Actor | Judge | 58 Average |
| 1940 | Flight Command | Actor | Pensacola Commander | 58 Average |
| 1940 | The Great Plane Robbery | Actor | Dr. Jamison | N/A N/A |
| 1940 | You, the People | Actor | Frank Y. Carter | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Lady with Red Hair | Actor | Defense Attorney Graham (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Tugboat Annie Sails Again | Actor | Capt. Broad | 59 Average |
| 1940 | The Flag of Humanity | Actor | Gen. James Garfield | N/A N/A |
| 1940 | Boom Town | Actor | McMasters' Defense Attorney (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1940 | The Golden Fleecing | Actor | Judge (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1940 | They Drive by Night | Actor | Defense Attorney (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1940 | Murder in the Air | Actor | Hargrave | 58 Average |
| 1940 | Tear Gas Squad | Actor | Chief Ferris | 58 Average |
| 1940 | Johnny Apollo | Actor | Night Court Judge | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe | Actor | Professor Gordon | 58 Average |
| 1940 | Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | Actor | Hirsch | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Brother Rat and a Baby | Actor | Judge | 58 Average |
| 1939 | Invisible Stripes | Actor | Captain Johnson (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Swanee River | Actor | Doctor | 58 Average |
| 1939 | Old Hickory | Actor | Governor Clairborne of Louisiana | 59 Average |
| 1939 | On Dress Parade | Actor | A Co. Maneuvers Colonel (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1939 | The Roaring Twenties | Actor | Judge | 64 Fair |
| 1939 | Smashing the Money Ring | Actor | Night Captain | 58 Average |
| 1939 | Espionage Agent | Actor | Code Room Instructor | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Dust Be My Destiny | Actor | First Warden (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Full Confession | Actor | The Judge (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1939 | Angels Wash Their Faces | Actor | Officer H.A. Merton (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1939 | The Bill of Rights | Actor | Colonel George Mason | 59 Average |
| 1939 | They Shall Have Music | Actor | Detective (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1939 | I Stole a Million | Actor | Wilson | 59 Average |
| 1939 | The Forgotten Woman | Actor | Dr. May | N/A N/A |
| 1939 | Stronger Than Desire | Actor | Second Trial Judge (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Blind Alley | Actor | Warden | 58 Average |
| 1939 | Confessions of a Nazi Spy | Actor | FBI Chief (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1939 | Rose of Washington Square | Actor | Judge | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Forged Passport | Actor | Jack Rogers aka 'Lefty' | 58 Average |
| 1939 | Three Smart Girls Grow Up | Actor | Harry - Conference Room Businessman | 59 Average |
| 1939 | The Spirit of Culver | Actor | Maj. White | N/A N/A |
| 1939 | Secret Service of the Air | Actor | Warden Jackson | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Devil's Island | Actor | Captain of Second Convict Ship | 58 Average |
| 1938 | I Stand Accused | Actor | Defense Attorney Brower | N/A N/A |
| 1938 | Girls on Probation | Actor | Police Chief | 59 Average |
| 1938 | Mr. Wong, Detective | Actor | Simon Dayton | 58 Average |
| 1938 | Boys Town | Actor | Prison Warden (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1938 | You Can't Take It with You | Actor | Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited) | 65 Fair |
| 1938 | Hunted Men | Actor | Police Commissioner | 59 Average |
| 1938 | Doctor Rhythm | Actor | Insp. Bryce | 59 Average |
| 1938 | Mr. Moto's Gamble | Actor | Philip Benton | 59 Average |
| 1938 | Over the Wall | Actor | Warden Vance | 59 Average |
| 1937 | Murder Is News | Actor | David Corning | 58 Average |
| 1937 | Missing Witnesses | Actor | Police Chief Elmer H. Davis (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1937 | Night Club Scandal | Actor | Governor | 58 Average |
| 1937 | Dangerously Yours | Actor | Roberts | 59 Average |
| 1937 | The Man Who Cried Wolf | Actor | Judge | 59 Average |
| 1937 | Bad Guy | Actor | Warden | 59 Average |
| 1937 | She Had to Eat | Actor | Police Captain (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1937 | It Could Happen to You | Actor | Judge | 58 Average |
| 1937 | Fifty Roads to Town | Actor | Captain Carroll | N/A N/A |
| 1937 | This Is My Affair | Actor | Warden | 59 Average |
| 1937 | Criminals of the Air | Actor | Captain Wallace | 58 Average |
| 1937 | Seventh Heaven | Actor | Gendarme | 59 Average |
| 1937 | Two Wise Maids | Actor | Grover Wentworth | N/A N/A |
| 1937 | Torture Money | Actor | Capt. Michael Karnahan (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1936 | A Man Betrayed | Actor | Mr. Carlton | 59 Average |
| 1936 | Lady from Nowhere | Actor | Commissioner | N/A N/A |
| 1936 | Three Smart Girls | Actor | Desk Lieutenant at Police Station | 59 Average |
| 1936 | Legion of Terror | Actor | Cummings | 59 Average |
| 1936 | Two in a Crowd | Actor | Purdy | N/A N/A |
| 1936 | Craig's Wife | Actor | Detective (Uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1936 | Two-Fisted Gentleman | Actor | Frank Boyd | N/A N/A |
| 1934 | Stand Up and Cheer! | Actor | Presidential Naval Aide | 58 Average |
| 1934 | Keep 'Em Rolling | Actor | Major in France Battlefield | 59 Average |
| 1932 | The Trans-Atlantic Mystery | Actor | Inspector Carr | 58 Average |
| 1932 | The Crane Poison Case | Actor | Inspector Carr | N/A N/A |
| 1932 | The Side Show Mystery | Actor | Inspector Carr | N/A N/A |
| 1932 | Murder in the Pullman | Actor | Detective | 59 Average |
| 1932 | The Cole Case | Actor | Inspector Carr | N/A N/A |
| 1932 | The Skull Murder Mystery | Actor | Inspector Carr | 59 Average |
| 1932 | The Studio Murder Mystery | Actor | Insp. Carr | N/A N/A |
| 1932 | The Symphony Murder Mystery | Actor | Insp. Carr | N/A N/A |
| 1931 | The Week End Mystery | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1931 | The Wall Street Mystery | Actor | Inspector Carr | 59 Average |
| 1931 | The Clyde Mystery | Actor | Inspector Carr | N/A N/A |
| 1931 | Success | Actor | Mr. Kelly - Molly's Father | N/A N/A |
| 1931 | The Gigolo Racket | Actor | George Burke | N/A N/A |
| 1930 | Heads Up | Actor | Capt. Whitney | N/A N/A |
| 1930 | Dangerous Nan McGrew | Actor | Grant | 58 Average |
| 1930 | At the Villa Rose | Actor | Starling | N/A N/A |
| 1929 | The Burgomaster of Stilemonde | Actor | Odilion van Belle | N/A N/A |
| 1928 | The Three Kings | Actor | Charlie King | N/A N/A |
| 1928 | The Ringer | Actor | John Lenley | N/A N/A |
| 1928 | A South Sea Bubble | Actor | Tony Gates | N/A N/A |
| 1928 | The Silver Lining | Actor | John Hurst | N/A N/A |