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John F. Hamilton was an American-born actor who worked for many years in the theatre but only occasionally on film. He is probably best-remembered as Pops, father of Eva Marie Saint's character, in Elia Kazan's film classic On the Waterfront (1954). He was known as John F. Hamilton to distinguish him from the much more prolific American film actor John Hamilton and from a British actor of youthful roles who worked in England and Europe in the 1930s.
Birth Name
John Frank Hamilton
Born
Tuesday, 07 November 1893
Died
Tuesday, 11 July 1967
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| 'Way Out | The Superintendent | 1961 |
| On the Waterfront | 'Pop' Doyle | 1954 |
| The United States Steel Hour | Hansi | 1953 |
| The Undercover Man | Police Desk Sergeant Shannon | 1949 |
| Boomerang! | Man in Barber Shop | 1947 |
| Headin' for God's Country | Hilary Higgins | 1943 |
| Spy Train | Senior Conductor | 1943 |
| Pilot #5 | Mr. Pritchard | 1943 |
| Shantytown | Mr. Gorty | 1943 |
| The Amazing Mrs. Holliday | Dr. Kirke | 1943 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| 'Way Out | The Superintendent | 1961 |
| On the Waterfront | 'Pop' Doyle | 1954 |
| The United States Steel Hour | Hansi | 1953 |
| The Undercover Man | Police Desk Sergeant Shannon | 1949 |
| Boomerang! | Man in Barber Shop | 1947 |
| Headin' for God's Country | Hilary Higgins | 1943 |
| Spy Train | Senior Conductor | 1943 |
| Pilot #5 | Mr. Pritchard | 1943 |
| Shantytown | Mr. Gorty | 1943 |
| The Amazing Mrs. Holliday | Dr. Kirke | 1943 |
| Men of Texas | Dwight Douglass (as J. Frank Hamilton) / Dwight Douglass | 1942 |
| Gold Rush Maisie | Bert Davis | 1940 |
| The Saint's Double Trouble | Limpy | 1940 |
| Allegheny Uprising | Professor | 1939 |
| Rainbow Riley | Halfwit | 1926 |
| Shadow of Egypt | Apollo | 1924 |
