Jonathan Hale
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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".
Fotos
Películas (200)
The Three Outlaws
1956 · Pinkerton
Jaguar
1956 · Dr. Powell
The Night Holds Terror
1955 · Bob Henderson
Cattle Queen of Montana
1954 · Politician (uncredited)
Duffy of San Quentin
1954 · Boyd
She Couldn't Say No
1954 · John Bentley
The Flaming Urge
1953 · Mr. Chalmers
Kansas Pacific
1953 · Sherman Johnson
Taxi
1953 · Mr. Barker (uncredited)
The Steel Trap
1952 · Tom Bowers
Behind Southern Lines
1952 · General
Son of Paleface
1952 · Governor Freeman (uncredited)
Young Man with Ideas
1952 · Stanley Rickson (uncredited)
Scandal Sheet
1952 · Frank Madison
Sunny Side of the Street
1951 · Cyrus Pelley
The Tall Target
1951 · Passenger from Carolina (uncredited)
Let's Go Navy!
1951 · Captain
Rodeo King and the Senorita
1951 · Dr. Sands
Strangers on a Train
1951 · Mr. Antony
Insurance Investigator
1951 · Russell James
Short Grass
1950 · Charlie Bissel
Three Husbands
1950 · Edward Wurdeman
Triple Trouble
1950 · The Judge
Federal Agent at Large
1950 · James Goodwin
The Baron of Arizona
1950 · Governor
A Dangerous Profession
1949
The Fountainhead
1949 · Guy Francon (uncredited)
Stampede
1949 · Varick
State Department: File 649
1949 · Director-General
The Judge
1949 · Judge Allan J. Brooks
Rose of the Yukon
1949 · Gen. Butler
Disaster
1948 · Police Commissioner Jerome
Johnny Belinda
1948 · Dr. Gray (uncredited)
Tap Roots
1948 · Gen. Johnston (uncredited)
Silver River
1948 · Major Spencer
King of the Gamblers
1948 · Sam Hyland
Call Northside 777
1948 · Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)
Rocky
1948 · Kenneth Forrester
High Wall
1947 · Emory Garrison
Her Husband's Affairs
1947 · Gov. Fox
Black Gold
1947 · Senator Watkins
The Ghost Goes Wild
1947 · Max Atterbury
The Vigilantes Return
1947 · Judge Holden
The Beginning or the End
1947 · Dr. Vannevar Bush
Wife Wanted
1946 · Philip Conway
Rolling Home
1946 · Henry Kane
Blondie Knows Best
1946 · J.C. Dithers
Angel on My Shoulder
1946 · Citizens for Better Government Chairman (uncredited)
Easy to Wed
1946 · Hector Boswell
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
1946 · Captain Griffin
The Cat Creeps
1946 · Walter Elliott
Blondie's Lucky Day
1946 · J.C. Dithers
Riverboat Rhythm
1946 · Col. Edward Beeler
Gay Blades
1946 · Whittlesey
Dakota
1945 · Colonel Wordin
Life with Blondie
1945 · J.C. Dithers
Man Alive
1945 · Osborne
Allotment Wives
1945 · Brig. Gen. H.N. Gilbert
Divorce
1945 · Judge
The Phantom Speaks
1945 · Owen McAllister
G.I. Honeymoon
1945 · Colonel Hammerhead Smith
Watchtower Over Tomorrow
1945 · Security Council Chair
Leave It to Blondie
1945 · J.C. Dithers
The Strange Mr. Gregory
1945 · Defense Attorney Blair
Hollywood Canteen
1944 · Mr. Brodel (uncredited)
End of the Road
1944 · Gregory McCune
Dead Man's Eyes
1944 · Dr. Sam Welles
My Buddy
1944 · Senator Henry
This Is the Life
1944 · Dr. Plum
The Black Parachute
1944 · King Stephen
Jack London
1943 · Kerwin Maxwell
There's Something About a Soldier
1943 · Gen. Sommerton
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
1943 · Mr. Fox
Footlight Glamour
1943 · J.C. Dithers
Nobody's Darling
1943 · Jason Rhodes
It's a Great Life
1943 · J.C. Dithers
The Rear Gunner
1943 · Commanding Officer
Hangmen Also Die!
1943 · Dedic
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943
Blondie for Victory
1942 · J.C. Dithers
Calling Dr. Gillespie
1942 · Frank M. Todwell
Flight Lieutenant
1942 · Joseph Sanford
Miss Annie Rooney
1942 · Mr. Martin White
Blondie's Blessed Event
1942 · J.C. Dithers
Lone Star Ranger
1942 · Judge Longstreth
Joe Smith, American
1942 · Blake McKettrick
The Bugle Sounds
1942 · Brigadier-General
Blondie Goes to College
1942 · J.C. Dithers
The Pittsburgh Kid
1941 · Max Ellison
Ringside Maisie
1941 · Dr. Kramer
Blondie in Society
1941 · J.C. Dithers
Her First Beau
1941 · Mr. Harris
Strange Alibi
1941 · Police Chief Sprague
The Great Swindle
1941 · Swann
Blondie Goes Latin
1941 · J.C. Dithers
Flight from Destiny
1941 · Dist. Atty. Johnson
The Saint In Palm Springs
1941 · Inspector Henry Fernack
Blondie Plays Cupid
1940 · J.C. Dithers
Melody and Moonlight
1940 · Otis Barnett
Dulcy
1940 · Homer Patterson
Blondie Has Servant Trouble
1940 · J.C. Dithers
We Who Are Young
1940 · Braddock
Private Affairs
1940 · George Gilkin
The Saint Takes Over
1940 · Inspector Henry Fernack
Johnny Apollo
1940 · Dr. Brown
The Saint's Double Trouble
1940 · Inspector Henry Fernack
The Big Guy
1939 · Jack Lane
Barricade
1939 · Assistant Secretary of State
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939 · Mayor
Blondie Brings Up Baby
1939 · J.C. Dithers
Thunder Afloat
1939 · Admiral Girard
One Against the World
1939 · Dr. Ephraim McDowell
In Name Only
1939 · Dr. Gateson
In Old Monterey
1939 · Stevenson
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939 · President of Western Union
Blondie Meets the Boss
1939 · J.C. Dithars
The Saint Strikes Back
1939 · Inspector Henry Fernack
Tail Spin
1939 · Racing Official Starter (Uncredited)
Wings of the Navy
1939 · Commandant
Stand Up and Fight
1939 · Colonel Webb
The Duke of West Point
1938 · Colonel Early
There's That Woman Again
1938 · Rolfe Davis
Road Demon
1938 · Anderson
Blondie
1938 · Mr. Dithers
Tarnished Angel
1938 · Detective Sgt. Cramer
Fugitives for a Night
1938 · Police Captain
Breaking the Ice
1938 · Mr. Kane
Boys Town
1938 · John Hargraves
Letter of Introduction
1938 · Lou Woodstock (uncredited)
Men with Wings
1938 · Long
Crime Ring
1938 · Bank President
Wives Under Suspicion
1938 · Allison
The Saint in New York
1938 · Inspector Henry Fernack
Gangs of New York
1938 · Warden
Yellow Jack
1938 · Major General Leonard Wood
Her Jungle Love
1938 · J.C. Martin
Over the Wall
1938 · Governor James McDonald
Judge Hardy's Children
1938 · John Lee
The First Hundred Years
1938 · Judge Parker
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938 · F.B.I. Special Agent
Exiled to Shanghai
1937 · J.B. Willet
Big Town Girl
1937 · Hershell
Madame X
1937 · Hugh Fariman Sr.
Danger – Love at Work
1937 · Parsons, an attorney
Saratoga
1937 · Frank Clayton
Midnight Madonna
1937 · Stuart Kirkland
This Is My Affair
1937 · Judge
The League of Frightened Men
1937 · Alexander Drummond
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
1937 · Mr. Hopkins
Wings Over Honolulu
1937 · Judge Advocate
You Can't Buy Luck
1937 · Prosecutor (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
1937 · Judge Parris (uncredited)
The Man Who Found Himself
1937 · Dr. Tom Smythe
Racketeers in Exile
1937 · Alden Parker
John Meade's Woman
1937 · Mr. Melton
Sea Devils
1937 · Court-Martial President (uncredited)
Outcast
1937
Man Of The People
1937 · Carter Spetner
She's Dangerous
1937 · Charles Fitzgerald
You Only Live Once
1937 · District Attorney (uncredited)
Sinner Take All
1936 · Dr. Harrison (uncredited)
Happy Go Lucky
1936 · J. Lansing Bennett
Flying Hostess
1936 · Kendall
The Accusing Finger
1936 · Special Prosecutor
The Devil Is a Sissy
1936 · Judge Holmes
China Clipper
1936 · State Department Official (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
1936 · Warren Fenton
36 Hours to Kill
1936 · Mac - Train Conductor
Spendthrift
1936 · Attorney
Fury
1936 · Defense Attorney
Educating Father
1936 · Fred Humphrey
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
1936 · First trial judge
The Singing Kid
1936 · Dr. Brown (uncredited)
Panic on the Air
1936 · Johnson (uncredited)
Too Many Parents
1936 · Judge
Sutter's Gold
1936 · Prosecuting Attorney
The Voice of Bugle Ann
1936 · District Attorney
You May Be Next!
1936 · Army Officer (uncredited)
Charlie Chan's Secret
1936 · Warren T. Phelps
Three Live Ghosts
1936 · Detective Bolton
If You Could Only Cook
1935 · Henry Brown - Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
Hit-and-Run Driver
1935 · Captain James (uncredited)
Too Tough to Kill
1935 · Chairman of the Board
The Calling of Dan Matthews
1935 · Club Owner (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera
1935 · The Stage Manager (uncredited)
3 Kids and a Queen
1935 · Gangster
Navy Wife
1935 · Norton
Page Miss Glory
1935 · Husband at Train Station (uncredited)
Alice Adams
1935 · Mr. Palmer
The Raven
1935 · Bedside Dr. at Jerry's Right (uncredited)
Public Hero Number 1
1935 · Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Let 'em Have It
1935 · Microscopic Expert
'G' Men
1935 · Congressman (uncredited)
A Night at the Ritz
1935 · Director (uncredited)
One New York Night
1935 · Mr. Stokes
Lightning Strikes Twice
1934 · Capt. Nelson
Gentlemen Are Born
1934 · Second Broker
A Lost Lady
1934 · (uncredited)
The Case of the Howling Dog
1934 · Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Housewife
1934 · Doctor
Series (12)
Crossroads
1955 · Governor, Judge (uncredited)
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955 · Mayor
MGM Parade
1955
Lassie
1954
The Whistler
1954
City Detective
1953
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
Cavalcade of America
1952
Adventures of Superman
1952 · Professor Roberts
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951 · General
The Cisco Kid
1950 · Barry Owens, Barry Owen aka Bill Stevens