Jonathan Hale
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 20, 1891
- Died
- February 28, 1966
- Birthplace
- Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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".
Filmography
The Three Outlaws 1956
as Pinkerton
Jaguar 1956
as Dr. Powell
The Night Holds Terror 1955
as Bob Henderson
Cattle Queen of Montana 1954
as Politician (uncredited)
Duffy of San Quentin 1954
as Boyd
She Couldn't Say No 1954
as John Bentley
The Flaming Urge 1953
as Mr. Chalmers
Kansas Pacific 1953
as Sherman Johnson
Taxi 1953
as Mr. Barker (uncredited)
The Steel Trap 1952
as Tom Bowers
Behind Southern Lines 1952
as General
Son of Paleface 1952
as Governor Freeman (uncredited)
Young Man with Ideas 1952
as Stanley Rickson (uncredited)
Scandal Sheet 1952
as Frank Madison
Sunny Side of the Street 1951
as Cyrus Pelley
The Tall Target 1951
as Passenger from Carolina (uncredited)
Let's Go Navy! 1951
as Captain
Rodeo King and the Senorita 1951
as Dr. Sands
Strangers on a Train 1951
as Mr. Antony
Insurance Investigator 1951
as Russell James
Short Grass 1950
as Charlie Bissel
Three Husbands 1950
as Edward Wurdeman
Triple Trouble 1950
as The Judge
Federal Agent at Large 1950
as James Goodwin
The Baron of Arizona 1950
as Governor
A Dangerous Profession 1949
Actor
The Fountainhead 1949
as Guy Francon (uncredited)
Stampede 1949
as Varick
State Department: File 649 1949
as Director-General
The Judge 1949
as Judge Allan J. Brooks
Rose of the Yukon 1949
as Gen. Butler
Disaster 1948
as Police Commissioner Jerome
Johnny Belinda 1948
as Dr. Gray (uncredited)
Tap Roots 1948
as Gen. Johnston (uncredited)
Silver River 1948
as Major Spencer
King of the Gamblers 1948
as Sam Hyland
Call Northside 777 1948
as Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)
Rocky 1948
as Kenneth Forrester
High Wall 1947
as Emory Garrison
Her Husband's Affairs 1947
as Gov. Fox
Black Gold 1947
as Senator Watkins
The Ghost Goes Wild 1947
as Max Atterbury
The Vigilantes Return 1947
as Judge Holden
The Beginning or the End 1947
as Dr. Vannevar Bush
Wife Wanted 1946
as Philip Conway
Rolling Home 1946
as Henry Kane
Blondie Knows Best 1946
as J.C. Dithers
Angel on My Shoulder 1946
as Citizens for Better Government Chairman (uncredited)
Easy to Wed 1946
as Hector Boswell
The Walls Came Tumbling Down 1946
as Captain Griffin
The Cat Creeps 1946
as Walter Elliott
Blondie's Lucky Day 1946
as J.C. Dithers
Riverboat Rhythm 1946
as Col. Edward Beeler
Gay Blades 1946
as Whittlesey
Dakota 1945
as Colonel Wordin
Life with Blondie 1945
as J.C. Dithers
Man Alive 1945
as Osborne
Allotment Wives 1945
as Brig. Gen. H.N. Gilbert
Divorce 1945
as Judge
The Phantom Speaks 1945
as Owen McAllister
G.I. Honeymoon 1945
as Colonel Hammerhead Smith
Watchtower Over Tomorrow 1945
as Security Council Chair
Leave It to Blondie 1945
as J.C. Dithers
The Strange Mr. Gregory 1945
as Defense Attorney Blair
Hollywood Canteen 1944
as Mr. Brodel (uncredited)
Dead Man's Eyes 1944
as Dr. Sam Welles
End of the Road 1944
as Gregory McCune
My Buddy 1944
as Senator Henry
This Is the Life 1944
as Dr. Plum
The Black Parachute 1944
as King Stephen
Jack London 1943
as Kerwin Maxwell
There's Something About a Soldier 1943
as Gen. Sommerton
Sweet Rosie O'Grady 1943
as Mr. Fox
Footlight Glamour 1943
as J.C. Dithers
Nobody's Darling 1943
as Jason Rhodes
It's a Great Life 1943
as J.C. Dithers
The Rear Gunner 1943
as Commanding Officer
Hangmen Also Die! 1943
as Dedic
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday 1943
Actor
Blondie for Victory 1942
as J.C. Dithers
Calling Dr. Gillespie 1942
as Frank M. Todwell
Flight Lieutenant 1942
as Joseph Sanford
Miss Annie Rooney 1942
as Mr. Martin White
Blondie's Blessed Event 1942
as J.C. Dithers
Lone Star Ranger 1942
as Judge Longstreth
Joe Smith, American 1942
as Blake McKettrick
The Bugle Sounds 1942
as Brigadier-General
Blondie Goes to College 1942
as J.C. Dithers
The Pittsburgh Kid 1941
as Max Ellison
Ringside Maisie 1941
as Dr. Kramer
Blondie in Society 1941
as J.C. Dithers
Her First Beau 1941
as Mr. Harris
Strange Alibi 1941
as Police Chief Sprague
The Great Swindle 1941
as Swann
Blondie Goes Latin 1941
as J.C. Dithers
Flight from Destiny 1941
as Dist. Atty. Johnson
The Saint In Palm Springs 1941
as Inspector Henry Fernack
Blondie Plays Cupid 1940
as J.C. Dithers
Melody and Moonlight 1940
as Otis Barnett
Dulcy 1940
as Homer Patterson
Blondie Has Servant Trouble 1940
as J.C. Dithers
We Who Are Young 1940
as Braddock
Private Affairs 1940
as George Gilkin
The Saint Takes Over 1940
as Inspector Henry Fernack
Johnny Apollo 1940
as Dr. Brown
The Saint's Double Trouble 1940
as Inspector Henry Fernack
The Big Guy 1939
as Jack Lane
Barricade 1939
as Assistant Secretary of State
The Amazing Mr. Williams 1939
as Mayor
Blondie Brings Up Baby 1939
as J.C. Dithers
Thunder Afloat 1939
as Admiral Girard
One Against the World 1939
as Dr. Ephraim McDowell
In Name Only 1939
as Dr. Gateson
In Old Monterey 1939
as Stevenson
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell 1939
as President of Western Union
The Saint Strikes Back 1939
as Inspector Henry Fernack
Blondie Meets the Boss 1939
as J.C. Dithars
Tail Spin 1939
as Racing Official Starter (Uncredited)
Wings of the Navy 1939
as Commandant
Stand Up and Fight 1939
as Colonel Webb
The Duke of West Point 1938
as Colonel Early
There's That Woman Again 1938
as Rolfe Davis
- Road Demon
Road Demon 1938
as Anderson
Blondie 1938
as Mr. Dithers
Tarnished Angel 1938
as Detective Sgt. Cramer
Fugitives for a Night 1938
as Police Captain
Breaking the Ice 1938
as Mr. Kane
Boys Town 1938
as John Hargraves
Letter of Introduction 1938
as Lou Woodstock (uncredited)
Men with Wings 1938
as Long
Crime Ring 1938
as Bank President
Wives Under Suspicion 1938
as Allison
The Saint in New York 1938
as Inspector Henry Fernack
Gangs of New York 1938
as Warden
Yellow Jack 1938
as Major General Leonard Wood
Her Jungle Love 1938
as J.C. Martin
Over the Wall 1938
as Governor James McDonald
Judge Hardy's Children 1938
as John Lee
The First Hundred Years 1938
as Judge Parker
Arsène Lupin Returns 1938
as F.B.I. Special Agent
Exiled to Shanghai 1937
as J.B. Willet
Big Town Girl 1937
as Hershell
Madame X 1937
as Hugh Fariman Sr.
Danger – Love at Work 1937
as Parsons, an attorney
Saratoga 1937
as Frank Clayton
Midnight Madonna 1937
as Stuart Kirkland
This Is My Affair 1937
as Judge
The League of Frightened Men 1937
as Alexander Drummond
Charlie Chan at the Olympics 1937
as Mr. Hopkins
Wings Over Honolulu 1937
as Judge Advocate
You Can't Buy Luck 1937
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
A Star Is Born 1937
as Judge Parris (uncredited)
The Man Who Found Himself 1937
as Dr. Tom Smythe
Racketeers in Exile 1937
as Alden Parker
John Meade's Woman 1937
as Mr. Melton
Sea Devils 1937
as Court-Martial President (uncredited)
Outcast 1937
Actor
Man Of The People 1937
as Carter Spetner
She's Dangerous 1937
as Charles Fitzgerald
You Only Live Once 1937
as District Attorney (uncredited)
Sinner Take All 1936
as Dr. Harrison (uncredited)
Happy Go Lucky 1936
as J. Lansing Bennett
Flying Hostess 1936
as Kendall
The Accusing Finger 1936
as Special Prosecutor
The Devil Is a Sissy 1936
as Judge Holmes
China Clipper 1936
as State Department Official (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at the Race Track 1936
as Warren Fenton
36 Hours to Kill 1936
as Mac - Train Conductor
Spendthrift 1936
as Attorney
Fury 1936
as Defense Attorney
Educating Father 1936
as Fred Humphrey
The Case Against Mrs. Ames 1936
as First trial judge
Panic on the Air 1936
as Johnson (uncredited)
The Singing Kid 1936
as Dr. Brown (uncredited)
- Too Many Parents
Too Many Parents 1936
as Judge
Sutter's Gold 1936
as Prosecuting Attorney
The Voice of Bugle Ann 1936
as District Attorney
You May Be Next! 1936
as Army Officer (uncredited)
Three Live Ghosts 1936
as Detective Bolton
Charlie Chan's Secret 1936
as Warren T. Phelps
If You Could Only Cook 1935
as Henry Brown - Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
Hit-and-Run Driver 1935
as Captain James (uncredited)
Too Tough to Kill 1935
as Chairman of the Board
The Calling of Dan Matthews 1935
as Club Owner (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera 1935
as The Stage Manager (uncredited)
3 Kids and a Queen 1935
as Gangster
Navy Wife 1935
as Norton
Page Miss Glory 1935
as Husband at Train Station (uncredited)
Alice Adams 1935
as Mr. Palmer
The Raven 1935
as Bedside Dr. at Jerry's Right (uncredited)
Public Hero Number 1 1935
as Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Let 'em Have It 1935
as Microscopic Expert
'G' Men 1935
as Congressman (uncredited)
A Night at the Ritz 1935
as Director (uncredited)
One New York Night 1935
as Mr. Stokes
Lightning Strikes Twice 1934
as Capt. Nelson
Gentlemen Are Born 1934
as Second Broker
A Lost Lady 1934
as (uncredited)
The Case of the Howling Dog 1934
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Housewife 1934
as Doctor
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