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.”

Born: January 16, 1887 in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Died: October 15, 1958 (Age 71)

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John Hamilton Movies & TV Credits

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Hold Back the Dawn Movie	7.1	Actor	Mac - Studio Receptionist (uncredited)	1941
Johnny Apollo Movie	6.7	Actor	Night Court Judge	1940
A Man Betrayed Movie	5.4	Actor	Mr. Carlton	1936
Magnificent Doll Movie	5.9	Actor	Mr. Witherspoon	1946
Smashing the Money Ring Movie	5.5	Actor	Night Captain	1939
Legion of Terror Movie	5.8	Actor	Cummings	1936
The Judge Movie	5.8	Actor	Lt. Edwards	1949
On Dress Parade Movie	5.7	Actor	A Co. Maneuvers Colonel (uncredited)	1939
Secret Service of the Air Movie	5.5	Actor	Warden Jackson	1939
The Judge Steps Out Movie	6.6	Actor	Diner on Train (uncredited)	1947
They Died with Their Boots On Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	7.1	Actor	Colonel (uncredited)	1941
The Man Who Cried Wolf Movie	6.5	Actor	Judge	1937
The Maltese Falcon Movie Available on 25 streaming services.	8	Actor	District Attorney Bryan	1941
Criminals of the Air Movie	6.1	Actor	Captain Wallace	1937
Pacific Blackout Movie	7.3	Actor	Police Captain	1941
Wife Wanted Movie	5.6	Actor	Judge	1946
They Shall Have Music Movie	6.8	Actor	Detective (uncredited)	1939
It Could Happen to You Movie	6.2	Actor	Judge	1937
Daredevils of the West Movie	7.6	Actor	Senator Garfield	1943
The Devil On Wheels Movie	5	Actor	Mr. Davis	1947
Good Luck, Mr. Yates Movie	5.5	Actor	J.C. Allison	1943
The Gallant Legion Movie	6.3	Actor	Speaker of the House	1948
Stronger Than Desire Movie	6.3	Actor	Second Trial Judge (uncredited)	1939
Dangerously Yours Movie	6.3	Actor	Roberts	1937
The Miami Story Movie	6	Actor	Clifton Staley	1954
Boom Town Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	7.1	Actor	McMasters' Defense Attorney (uncredited)	1940
The Flying Missile Movie	5.6	Actor	Second Senator	1950
Two Wise Maids Movie	7.2	Actor	Grover Wentworth	1937
Zorro's Black Whip Movie	6	Actor	Mr. Walsh	1944
The Port of 40 Thieves Movie	6.5	Actor	Mr. Fellows	1944
Murder Is News Movie	5.2	Actor	David Corning	1937
Sitting Bull Movie	5.5	Actor	Ulysses S. Grant	1954
The Reformer and the Redhead Movie	6	Actor	Police Captain (uncredited)	1950
Invisible Stripes Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	6.9	Actor	Captain Johnson (uncredited)	1939
Sensation Hunters Movie	5.2	Actor	Night Court Judge	1945
At the Villa Rose Movie		Actor	Starling	1930
Sheriff of Las Vegas Movie	7.2	Actor	Judge Homer T. Blackwell	1944
Standing Room Only Movie	6.9	Actor	General	1944
The Big Shot Movie	6.5	Actor	Judge	1942
Night Club Scandal Movie	6.2	Actor	Governor	1937
Step by Step Movie	6.1	Actor	Police Capt. Edmonds	1946
The Secret of the Whistler Movie	6.1	Actor	McLaren aka Mac (uncredited)	1946
Voice of the Whistler Movie	6.1	Actor	Doctor (uncredited)	1945
Blind Alley Movie	6.1	Actor	Warden	1939
Iron Mountain Trail Movie	6.6	Actor	Circuit Judge	1953
Outcasts of the City Movie	6.5	Actor		1958
So's Your Uncle Movie	6.1	Actor	Mr. Craig	1943
Nine Lives Are Not Enough Movie	5.7	Actor	Police Chief (uncredited)	1941
Bad Guy Movie	5.5	Actor	Warden	1937
Phantom Killer Movie	5.2	Actor	John G. Harrison	1942
Borrowed Hero Movie	5.4	Actor	William Brooks	1941
Target Movie	5.5	Actor	Bailey	1952
The Silver Lining Movie		Actor	John Hurst	1928
The Girl Who Dared Movie	5.8	Actor	Beau Richmond	1944
The Burgomaster of Stilemonde Movie		Actor	Odilion van Belle	1929
The Three Kings Movie	6.2	Actor	Charlie King	1928
Dangerous Nan McGrew Movie	4.9	Actor	Grant	1930
Meet Miss Bobby Socks Movie	5.6	Actor	R.N. Swanson	1944
Too Many Winners Movie	5.7	Actor	Albert Payson	1947
Raiders of the South Movie	6.2	Actor	George Boone	1947
Over the Wall Movie	5.3	Actor	Warden Vance	1938
Doctor Rhythm Movie	5.7	Actor	Insp. Bryce	1938
The Pace That Thrills Movie	5.2	Actor	Sour Puss	1952
Bandit King of Texas Movie	7	Actor	John Turner	1949
Jack McCall, Desperado Movie	5.4	Actor	Col. Cornish	1953
Violence Movie	5.4	Actor	Dr. Chalmers	1947
I Stole a Million Movie	5.9	Actor	Wilson	1939
Mr. Moto's Gamble Movie	6.4	Actor	Philip Benton	1938
Keep 'Em Rolling Movie	6	Actor	Major in France Battlefield	1934
Pioneer Marshal Movie	6.9	Actor	Man with Bracelet	1949
Forged Passport Movie	5.9	Actor	Jack Rogers aka 'Lefty'	1939
The Missourians Movie	6.5	Actor	Mayor Grant McDowall	1950
Bandits of Dark Canyon Movie	5.9	Actor	Ben Shaw	1947
Run for the Hills Movie	4.6	Actor	Mr. Harvester	1953
The Great Flamarion Movie	6.3	Actor	Coroner (uncredited)	1945
Mr. Wong, Detective Movie	5.8	Actor	Simon Dayton	1938
Tugboat Annie Sails Again Movie	5.5	Actor	Capt. Broad	1940
Over My Dead Body Movie	6.2	Actor	District Attorney Stuart Drinkwater	1942
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout Movie	5.2	Actor	Col. Pollard	1950
Marshal of Cedar Rock Movie	5.8	Actor	Stover - Prison Warden	1953
Desperadoes of Dodge City Movie	7.1	Actor	Land Agent	1948
Law of the Golden West Movie	6.5	Actor	Isaac Cody, Bill's father	1949
The James Brothers of Missouri Movie	6.3	Actor	Lon Royer [Ch.1]	1949
The Invisible Monster Movie	4.5	Actor	"Henry Miller"	1950
Across the Pacific Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	6.7	Actor	Court-Martial President	1942
Two in a Crowd Movie	6.3	Actor	Purdy	1936
Canadian Pacific Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	5.7	Actor	Pere Lacomb	1949
Heads Up Movie	5.6	Actor	Capt. Whitney	1930
The Wyoming Bandit Movie	6.2	Actor	Marshal	1949
Annie Get Your Gun Movie	6.8	Actor	Ship Captain (uncredited)	1950
Tear Gas Squad Movie	5.4	Actor	Chief Ferris	1940
Lady from Nowhere Movie	6	Actor	Commissioner	1936
The Spirit of Culver Movie	6.7	Actor	Maj. White	1939
Home on the Range Movie	5.6	Actor	State Official	1946
Sheriff of Wichita Movie	7.3	Actor	Prison Warden	1949
Murder in the Air Movie	5.3	Actor	Hargrave	1940
I'm from Arkansas Movie	5.1	Actor	Harry Cashin	1944
The Great Plane Robbery Movie	4.3	Actor	Dr. Jamison	1940
The Madonna's Secret Movie	6.2	Actor	Lambert	1946
The Roaring Twenties Movie Available on 19 streaming services.	7.8	Actor	Judge	1939
Always in My Heart Movie	6	Actor	Prison Warden	1942
Northwest Trail Movie	5.6	Actor	John Owens	1945
Donovan's Brain Movie	6	Actor	Mr. McNish (uncredited)	1953
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe Short Film	6.4	Actor	Professor Gordon	1940
Badman's Gold Movie	4.5	Actor	The Marshal	1951
Mom and Dad Movie	5	Actor	Dr. Burnell	1945
The Great Man's Lady Movie	6.4	Actor	Sen. Grant	1941
News Hounds Movie	6	Actor	Timothy X. 'Big Tim' Donlin	1947
In This Our Life Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	7.2	Actor	Police Inspector Millett	1942
Circumstantial Evidence Movie	5.1	Actor	Gov. Hanlon	1945
Never Wave at a WAC Movie	5.7	Actor	Senator Holbrook	1953
Strange Bargain Movie	6.5	Actor	Employee at Meeting (uncredited)	1949
So This Is Love Movie	5.7	Actor	Charlie	1953
Seventh Heaven Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	6.8	Actor	Gendarme	1937
Fifty Roads to Town Movie	6	Actor	Captain Carroll	1937
It Happened on Fifth Avenue Movie Available on 11 streaming services.	7.5	Actor	Harper (uncredited)	1947
Song of My Heart Movie	4.9	Actor	Czar	1948
Strange Alibi Movie	6	Actor	Judge	1941
Three Smart Girls Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	Desk Lieutenant at Police Station	1936
Government Girl Movie	5.4	Actor	Irate Man (uncredited)	1943
I Was Framed Movie	5.1	Actor	Judge	1942
Craig's Wife Movie	7	Actor	Detective (Uncredited)	1936
This Is My Affair Movie	6.4	Actor	Warden	1937
Larceny with Music Movie	6.3	Actor	Important banker	1943
Rose of Washington Square Movie	6.5	Actor	Judge	1939
It Started with Eve Movie	7.4	Actor	Thomas - Headwaiter (uncredited)	1941
Flight Command Movie	6.1	Actor	Pensacola Commander	1940
Up in Arms Movie	6	Actor	Man In Theatre Lobby (uncredited)	1944
Boys Town Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	7.3	Actor	Prison Warden (uncredited)	1938
Lady with Red Hair Movie	6.1	Actor	Defense Attorney Graham (uncredited)	1940
Walk a Crooked Mile Movie	6.1	Actor	G.W. Hunter	1948
She Had to Eat Movie	6.5	Actor	Police Captain (uncredited)	1937
Three Smart Girls Grow Up Movie	6.7	Actor	Harry - Conference Room Businessman	1939
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet Movie	7.2	Actor	Hirsch	1940
Flight from Destiny Movie	6.2	Actor	Judge	1941
Bunco Squad Movie	5.9	Actor	John Deming (uncredited)	1950
Girls on Probation Movie	5.5	Actor	Police Chief	1938
They Drive by Night Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	7	Actor	Defense Attorney (uncredited)	1940
The Golden Fleecing Movie	5.9	Actor	Judge (uncredited)	1940
Angels Wash Their Faces Movie	5.8	Actor	Officer H.A. Merton (uncredited)	1939
The Naughty Nineties Movie	7.2	Actor	Sheriff of Ironville (uncredited)	1945
You Can't Take It with You Movie Available on 26 streaming services.	7.9	Actor	Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)	1938
Dust Be My Destiny Movie	6.6	Actor	First Warden (uncredited)	1939
Badman's Territory Movie	6	Actor	Commissioner Taylor (uncredited)	1946
Espionage Agent Movie	5.7	Actor	Code Room Instructor	1939
On Stage Everybody Movie	6.6	Actor	Mr. Smoothasilk (uncredited)	1945
Swanee River Movie	5.9	Actor	Doctor	1939
Confessions of a Nazi Spy Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.5	Actor	FBI Chief (uncredited)	1939
Crazy House Movie	6.1	Actor	Outraged Director	1943
Mission to Moscow Movie	5.2	Actor	Charlie - American Newsman (uncredited)	1943
Maisie Goes to Reno Movie	6	Actor	Judge Carter (Uncredited)	1944
Bobby Ware Is Missing Movie	7.3	Actor	Stearns - Goodwin's Associate (uncredited)	1955
The Men Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	6.9	Actor	Justice of the Peace (uncredited)	1950
Criminal Lawyer Movie	6.1	Actor	Police Captain Loomis	1951
Man of Conflict Movie	6	Actor	Mr. Cornwall	1953
Rusty Leads the Way Movie	6.3	Actor	Board Member (uncredited)	1948
Alias the Champ Movie	6	Actor	Police Commissioner Bronson	1949
Million Dollar Pursuit Movie	6.1	Actor	Police Inspector Morgan	1951
Blondie in the Dough Movie	6.4	Actor	Premier Biscuit Board Member (uncredited)	1947
Two-Fisted Gentleman Movie	7.3	Actor	Frank Boyd	1936
I Stand Accused Movie	7.2	Actor	Defense Attorney Brower	1938
The Forgotten Woman Movie	5.3	Actor	Dr. May	1939
The Checkered Coat Movie	5.5	Actor	Marcus Anson	1948
Crazy Knights Movie	4.6	Actor	Mr. Gardner	1944
I Killed That Man Movie	5.5	Actor	District Attorney	1941
One Exciting Week Movie	6.8	Actor	Dr. Jones (uncredited)	1946
Johnny Comes Flying Home Movie	7.1	Actor	C.H. Metters (uncredited)	1946
Wilson Movie	6.1	Actor	Legislator in Wilson's Office (uncredited)	1944
Escape from Crime Movie	5.6	Actor	Rafferty	1942
The Brute Man Movie	4.5	Actor	Professor Cushman (uncredited)	1946
The Phantom Rider Movie	6.3	Actor	Senator Williams	1946
Brother Rat and a Baby Movie	5.1	Actor	Judge	1940
Devil's Island Movie	6.3	Actor	Captain of Second Convict Ship	1939
High Wall Movie	6.7	Actor	Police Surgeon (uncredited)	1947
Meet John Doe Movie Available on 17 streaming services.	7.7	Actor	Jim (uncredited)	1941
Full Confession Movie	5.9	Actor	The Judge (uncredited)	1939
First Yank into Tokyo Movie	5.2	Actor	Dr. Stacey (uncredited)	1945
The Ringer Movie		Actor	John Lenley	1928
A South Sea Bubble Movie		Actor	Tony Gates	1928
Chicago Confidential Movie	5.9	Actor	Emory Morgan - Attorney (uncredited)	1957
Hunted Men Movie	6.2	Actor	CommissionerPolice	1938
The Rose Bowl Story Movie	5.2	Actor	Dr. Lansing	1952
Sugarfoot Movie	5.9	Actor	Judge Backus	1951
Aerial Gunner Movie	5.3	Actor	Doctor (uncredited)	1943
Key Witness Movie	5.7	Actor	R. C. Hurlbert - Coroner (uncredited)	1947
Dr. Broadway Movie	6.1	Actor	Inspector	1942
Christmas Holiday Movie	6.4	Actor	Foreman	1944
Action in Arabia Movie	6	Actor	Mr. Hamilton	1944
Missing Witnesses Movie	5.3	Actor	Police Chief Elmer H. Davis (uncredited)	1937
Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang Movie	6.5	Actor	Judge Ralph Townsend	1950
Syncopation Movie	6.1	Actor		1942
The Sea of Grass Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	Forrest Hamilton (uncredited)	1947
The Gentleman from Nowhere Movie	6.1	Actor	Judge	1948
Stand Up and Cheer! Movie	5.2	Actor	Presidential Naval Aide	1934
Adventures of Superman TV Show Available on 4 streaming services.	7.5	Actor	Perry White 104 Episodes	1952-1958
Tales of Tomorrow TV Show	6.8	Actor	2 Episodes	1951-1953
Cavalcade of America TV Show	7	Actor	Porter 1 Episode	1952-1957
Hallmark Hall of Fame TV Show	7.9	Actor	"Jeroboam" Captain 1 Episode	1951-1978
The Roy Rogers Show TV Show	6.9	Actor	1 Episode	1951-2014
The Count of Monte Cristo TV Show	7.5	Actor	1 Episode	1956-1956
I Led 3 Lives TV Show	6.9	Actor	1 Episode	1953-1956
New York Confidential TV Show	5.8	Actor	1 Episode	1959
The Adventures of Kit Carson TV Show	6.6	Actor	1 Episode	1951-1960
Captain Midnight TV Show	7.4	Actor	1 Episode	1954-1958
Hey, Jeannie! TV Show	7.8	Actor	Mr. Barker 1 Episode	1956-1957
The Ford Television Theatre TV Show	6.8	Actor	2 Episodes	1952-1957
The Gene Autry Show TV Show	6.9	Actor	Jonathan Diggers 1 Episode	1950-1955
Cavalcade of America TV Show	7	Actor	Colonel Norton 1 Episode	1952-1957
The Cisco Kid TV Show	6.9	Actor	Sheriff 1 Episode	1950-1956
The Gene Autry Show TV Show	6.9	Actor	Dan Parker 1 Episode	1950-1955
The Ed Wynn Show TV Show	7	Actor	Self - Ed's Doctor (uncredited) 1 Episode	1949-1950
State Trooper TV Show	7.1	Actor	Oscar 1 Episode	1956-1959
Passport to Danger TV Show	7.3	Actor	2 Episodes	1954-1958
The Cisco Kid TV Show	6.9	Actor	John Mitchell 1 Episode	1950-1956
Screen Director's Playhouse TV Show		Actor	Mr. Campo (uncredited) 1 Episode	1955-1956
The Cisco Kid TV Show	6.9	Actor	Thomas T. Trimble 1 Episode	1950-1956
The Studio Murder Mystery Short Film	5.4	Actor	Insp. Carr	1932
The Wall Street Mystery Short Film	5.4	Actor	Inspector Carr	1931
Stamp Day for Superman Short Film	5.3	Actor	Perry White	1954
You, the People Short Film	6.3	Actor	Frank Y. Carter	1940
Success Short Film	5.7	Actor	Mr. Kelly - Molly's Father	1931
Old Hickory Short Film	4.8	Actor	Governor Clairborne of Louisiana	1939
The Bill of Rights Short Film	6	Actor	Colonel George Mason	1939
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery Short Film	4.9	Actor	Inspector Carr	1932
The Flag of Humanity Short Film	5.8	Actor	Gen. James Garfield	1940
The Skull Murder Mystery Short Film	4.9	Actor	Inspector Carr	1932
The Week End Mystery Short Film	6.1	Actor		1931
The Cole Case Short Film	5.7	Actor	Inspector Carr	1932
The Gigolo Racket Short Film	7.5	Actor	George Burke	1931
Torture Money Short Film	5.9	Actor	Capt. Michael Karnahan (uncredited)	1937
Sucker List Short Film	5.8	Actor	James Sawyer (uncredited)	1941
Murder in the Pullman Short Film	6.4	Actor	Detective	1932
The Symphony Murder Mystery Short Film	6.1	Actor	Insp. Carr	1932
The Studebaker Story Short Film	6.7	Actor	Father Studebaker	1953
City Story Short Film		Actor		1954
The Clyde Mystery Short Film	6.8	Actor	Inspector Carr	1931
The McGurk Way Short Film	5.1	Actor	Speaker	1952
Listen, Judge Short Film	7	Actor	George Morton (uncredited)	1952
The Side Show Mystery Short Film		Actor	Inspector Carr	1932
The Crane Poison Case Short Film		Actor	Inspector Carr	1932
Moby Dick Movie	7.5	Actor	'Jeroboam' Captain	1954
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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