John Hamilton

Actor

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.”

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KNOWN FOR

The Maltese Falcon

1941

Stand Up and Cheer!

1934

The Men

1950

Boys Town

1938

Three Smart Girls

1936

Devil's Island

1939

FILMOGRAPHY

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