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John Rummel Hamilton was an American actor, who played in many movies and television programs. He is probably remembered best for his role as the blustery newspaper editor Perry White in the 1950s television program Adventures of Superman.
Birth Name
John Rummel Hamilton
Born
Sunday, 16 January 1887
Died
Wednesday, 15 October 1958
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Purple Death from Outer Space | Prof. Gordon | 1966 |
| Superman Flies Again | Perry White | 1958 |
| Outcasts of the City | 1958 | |
| Chicago Confidential | Emory Morgan - Attorney | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Undertaker | 1957 |
| Hey, Jeannie! | Mr. Barker | 1956 |
| The Count of Monte Cristo | Vicomte de Combray | 1956 |
| State Trooper | Oscar | 1956 |
| Superman's Peril | Perry White | 1955 |
| Bobby Ware Is Missing | Stearns - Goodwin's Associate | 1955 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Purple Death from Outer Space | Prof. Gordon | 1966 |
| Superman Flies Again | Perry White | 1958 |
| Outcasts of the City | 1958 | |
| Chicago Confidential | Emory Morgan - Attorney | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Undertaker | 1957 |
| Hey, Jeannie! | Mr. Barker | 1956 |
| The Count of Monte Cristo | Vicomte de Combray | 1956 |
| State Trooper | Oscar | 1956 |
| Superman's Peril | Perry White | 1955 |
| Bobby Ware Is Missing | Stearns - Goodwin's Associate | 1955 |
| Screen Directors Playhouse | Mr. Campo | 1955 |
| Tales of the Texas Rangers | Sheriff Jim Pruitt | 1955 |
| The Night of the Hunter | Townsman Who Greets Rachel | 1955 |
| TV Reader's Digest | Mayor Carver | 1955 |
| The Star and the Story | Fraser | 1955 |
| Sitting Bull | President Ulysses S. Grant / Ulysses S. Grant | 1954 |
| Captain Midnight | George Maynard | 1954 |
| City Story | 1954 | |
| The Miami Story | Clifton Staley | 1954 |
| Stamp Day for Superman | Perry White | 1954 |
| Man of Conflict | Cornwall / Mr. Cornwall | 1953 |
| Donovan's Brain | Mr. MacNish, Bank Manager | 1953 |
| El Paso Stampede | Rancher White | 1953 |
| So This Is Love | Charlie / Charlie, Show Backer | 1953 |
| Run for the Hills | Mr. Harvester | 1953 |
| Iron Mountain Trail | Circuit Judge | 1953 |
| Jack McCall, Desperado | Col. Cornish | 1953 |
| Marshal of Cedar Rock | Stover - Prison Warden / Prison Warden | 1953 |
| Never Wave at a WAC | Senator Holbrook / Sen. Holbrook | 1953 |
| Your Favorite Story | Auctioneer | 1953 |
| I Led 3 Lives | Mr. Marshall | 1953 |
| Million Dollar Mermaid | Skeptic in Rector's Restaurant | 1952 |
| Cavalcade of America | Porter / Colonel Norton | 1952 |
| Adventures of Superman | Perry White | 1952 |
| The Rose Bowl Story | Dr. Lansing | 1952 |
| Cripple Creek | San Francisco Postmaster | 1952 |
| Target | Bailey | 1952 |
| Listen, Judge | George Morton | 1952 |
| The Pace That Thrills | Sour Puss | 1952 |
| The Roy Rogers Show | Governor | 1951 |
| Criminal Lawyer | Police Captain Loomis | 1951 |
| The Guy Who Came Back | Admiral | 1951 |
| The Adventures of Kit Carson | Judge Paxton | 1951 |
| Million Dollar Pursuit | Police Inspector Morgan | 1951 |
| The Great Caruso | Forrest DeWitt - Charity High Bidder | 1951 |
| The Range Rider | Reverend Norman / Joel Kirby | 1951 |
| Badman's Gold | The Marshal | 1951 |
| Inside Straight | Jim Walters | 1951 |
| Night Riders of Montana | Doctor | 1951 |
| Sugarfoot | Judge Backus | 1951 |
| Belle Le Grand | Broker | 1951 |
| Al Jennings of Oklahoma | Schyler | 1951 |
| The Flying Missile | Second Senator / Senator | 1950 |
| The Magnificent Yankee | Justice White | 1950 |
| The Du Pont Story | Military Officer | 1950 |
| The Missourians | Mayor Grant McDowall / Mayor McDowall | 1950 |
| Right Cross | Horse Owner | 1950 |
| I'll Get By | Marine General | 1950 |
| Treasury Men in Action | Judge | 1950 |
| Bunco Squad | John Deming | 1950 |
| The Men | Justice of the Peace | 1950 |
| The Gene Autry Show | Jonathan Diggers / Dan Parker | 1950 |
| Duchess of Idaho | Board Member | 1950 |
| Annie Get Your Gun | Ship Captain | 1950 |
| The Invisible Monster | "Henry Miller" / Henry Miller [Chs. 1, 8, 12] | 1950 |
| The Reformer and the Redhead | Police Captain | 1950 |
| Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang | Judge Ralph Townsend | 1950 |
| The Cisco Kid | Thomas T. Trimble / Sheriff / John Mitchell | 1950 |
| Bells of Coronado | Mr. Linden, Insurance Company Official | 1950 |
| Davy Crockett, Indian Scout | Col. Pollard / Colonel Pollard | 1950 |
| Bodyhold | Commissioner Harley | 1949 |
| Pioneer Marshal | Man with Bracelet | 1949 |
| Prison Warden | Mr. Webb | 1949 |
| Alias the Champ | Police Commissioner Bronson | 1949 |
| Fighting Man of the Plains | Currier | 1949 |
| The Ed Wynn Show | Self - Ed's Doctor | 1949 |
| The Life of Riley | Dr. Beamish | 1949 |
| Strange Bargain | Employee at Meeting | 1949 |
| The James Brothers of Missouri | Lon Royer [Ch.1] | 1949 |
| Bandit King of Texas | Marshal John Turner / John Turner | 1949 |
| The Wyoming Bandit | Marshal | 1949 |
| Law of the Golden West | Isaac Cody, Bill's father | 1949 |
| Canadian Pacific | Pere Lacomb | 1949 |
| Addio Mimí! | Doctor | 1949 |
| The Judge | Lt. Edwards | 1949 |
| Sheriff of Wichita | Prison Warden | 1949 |
| Rusty Leads the Way | Board Member | 1948 |
| In This Corner | Admiral in Harris' Office | 1948 |
| Desperadoes of Dodge City | Land Agent / Stockman | 1948 |
| The Gentleman from Nowhere | Judge | 1948 |
| The Babe Ruth Story | Businessman | 1948 |
| Walk a Crooked Mile | G.W. Hunter | 1948 |
| Return of the Bad Men | Doc Greene | 1948 |
| The Checkered Coat | Marcus Anson | 1948 |
| The Gallant Legion | Speaker of the House | 1948 |
| Song of My Heart | Czar | 1948 |
| High Wall | Police Surgeon | 1947 |
| The Judge Steps Out | Diner on Train | 1947 |
| Bandits of Dark Canyon | Ben Shaw | 1947 |
| The Fabulous Texan | President Ulysses S. Grant | 1947 |
| Blondie in the Dough | Premier Biscuit Board Member | 1947 |
| Key Witness | R. C. Hurlbert - Coroner | 1947 |
| The Foxes of Harrow | Ship's Cargo Official | 1947 |
| The Unfinished Dance | Dr. Philburn | 1947 |
| News Hounds | Timothy X. 'Big Tim' Donlin | 1947 |
| The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Dr. Remington | 1947 |
| The Trouble with Women | 2nd Judge | 1947 |
| Too Many Winners | Albert Payson | 1947 |
| Violence | Doctor Chalmers / Dr. Chalmers | 1947 |
| New Orleans | Police Chief | 1947 |
| It Happened on Fifth Avenue | Harper | 1947 |
| The Beginning or the End | Dr. Harold C. Urey | 1947 |
| The Devil on Wheels | Mr. Davis | 1947 |
| I'll Be Yours | Board Chairman | 1947 |
| The Sea of Grass | Forrest Hamilton | 1947 |
| Raiders of the South | George Booth / George Boone | 1947 |
| Magnificent Doll | Mr. Witherspoon | 1946 |
| The Secret of the Whistler | McLaren aka Mac | 1946 |
| Wife Wanted | Judge | 1946 |
| The Brute Man | Professor Cushman | 1946 |
| Step by Step | Police Capt. Edmonds | 1946 |
| The Mysterious Mr. M | Dr. Kittridge [Ch. 1] | 1946 |
| Shadows Over Chinatown | Pronnet | 1946 |
| One Exciting Week | Dr. Jones | 1946 |
| She Wrote the Book | Party Guest | 1946 |
| Badman's Territory | Commissioner Taylor | 1946 |
| Home on the Range | State Official | 1946 |
| Johnny Comes Flying Home | C.H. Metters | 1946 |
| Blondie's Lucky Day | Mr. Emory | 1946 |
| Renegades | Prosecuting Attorney | 1946 |
| The Madonna's Secret | Lambert | 1946 |
| The Phantom Rider | Sen. Williams [Chs. 7-8] / Senator Williams | 1946 |
| Because of Him | Critic | 1946 |
| Girl on the Spot | Police Commissioner | 1946 |
| Northwest Trail | John Owens | 1945 |
| Voice of the Whistler | Doctor | 1945 |
| Johnny Angel | Harbor Master | 1945 |
| Sensation Hunters | Night Court Judge | 1945 |
| First Yank Into Tokyo | Dr. Stacey | 1945 |
| Incendiary Blonde | Judge | 1945 |
| On Stage Everybody | Mr. Smoothasilk | 1945 |
| The Naughty Nineties | Sheriff of Ironville | 1945 |
| Circumstantial Evidence | Gov. Hanlon | 1945 |
| Strange Illusion | Bill Allen | 1945 |
| The Great Flamarion | Coroner | 1945 |
| Mom and Dad | Dr. Burnell | 1945 |
| Sheriff of Las Vegas | Judge Homer T. Blackwell | 1944 |
| Lake Placid Serenade | Hopkins | 1944 |
| Meet Miss Bobby Socks | R.N. Swanson / R. N. Swanson | 1944 |
| Hi, Beautiful | Board Member | 1944 |
| Crazy Knights | Mr. Gardner | 1944 |
| Army Wives | Gen. Lowry | 1944 |
| My Gal Loves Music | Doctor | 1944 |
| The Doughgirls | Businessman in Lobby | 1944 |
| Zorro's Black Whip | Mr. Walsh | 1944 |
| I'm from Arkansas | Harry Cashin - Vice President of Slowe Packing Company / Harry Cashin | 1944 |
| Music in Manhattan | Mr. Bradley, the Banker | 1944 |
| Shadow of Suspicion | Mr. R.M. Cartell | 1944 |
| That's My Gal | Assemblyman McBride | 1944 |
| Maisie Goes to Reno | Judge Carter / Judge Carter (Uncredited) | 1944 |
| Port of 40 Thieves | Mr. Fellows | 1944 |
| The Girl Who Dared | Beau Richmond | 1944 |
| Wilson | Legislator in Wilson's Office | 1944 |
| Allergic to Love | Dr. McLaughlan | 1944 |
| Christmas Holiday | Jury Foreman / Foreman | 1944 |
| Goodnight, Sweetheart | District Attorney | 1944 |
| Man from Frisco | Governor | 1944 |
| Up in Arms | Man In Theatre Lobby / Businessman in Theatre Lobby | 1944 |
| Hi, Good Lookin'! | Mr. McGillicuddy | 1944 |
| Action in Arabia | Mr. Hamilton | 1944 |
| Captain America | G.F. Hillman [Chs. 13-14] | 1944 |
| Swingtime Johnny | Caldwell | 1944 |
| Standing Room Only | General | 1944 |
| What a Woman! | Senator | 1943 |
| Rookies in Burma | Army Major | 1943 |
| Government Girl | Irate Man | 1943 |
| Crazy House | Outraged Director | 1943 |
| Larceny with Music | Important banker | 1943 |
| So's Your Uncle | Mr. Craig | 1943 |
| The Adventures of a Rookie | Col. Wilson | 1943 |
| Gals, Incorporated | Doctor | 1943 |
| Good Luck, Mr. Yates | J.C. Allison | 1943 |
| Daredevils of the West | Senator Garfield [Ch. 8] / Senator Garfield | 1943 |
| Mission to Moscow | Charlie - American Newsman | 1943 |
| Aerial Gunner | Doctor | 1943 |
| G-Men vs. The Black Dragon | Raymond Martin | 1943 |
| Tennessee Johnson | State Chairman | 1942 |
| Lucky Jordan | Colonel | 1942 |
| Phantom Killer | John G. Harrison | 1942 |
| Across the Pacific | Court-Martial President | 1942 |
| Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen | Bracken - The Police Commissioner | 1942 |
| To the Shores of Tripoli | Gen. Gordon | 1942 |
| Escape from Crime | Rafferty | 1942 |
| Wings for the Eagle | Mr. Archer | 1942 |
| The Big Shot | Judge | 1942 |
| Yankee Doodle Dandy | Recruiting Major | 1942 |
| Syncopation | Mr. Ames | 1942 |
| Dr. Broadway | Joe - Inspector | 1942 |
| In This Our Life | Police Inspector Millett | 1942 |
| I Was Framed | Judge | 1942 |
| Always in My Heart | Warden / Prison Warden | 1942 |
| Over My Dead Body | District Attorney Stuart Drinkwater | 1942 |
| Pacific Blackout | Police Captain | 1941 |
| More Worlds to Conquer | Matthew Griswold | 1941 |
| The Body Disappears | Trial Judge | 1941 |
| Borrowed Hero | William Brooks | 1941 |
| I Killed That Man | District Attorney | 1941 |
| They Died with Their Boots On | Colonel | 1941 |
| Blues in the Night | Doctor Treating Jigger | 1941 |
| The Great Man's Lady | Sen. Grant | 1941 |
| The Maltese Falcon | Bryan / District Attorney Bryan | 1941 |
| Hold Back the Dawn | Mac - Studio Desk Guard | 1941 |
| It Started with Eve | Thomas - Headwaiter | 1941 |
| Nine Lives Are Not Enough | Police Chief Turner | 1941 |
| Passage from Hong Kong | Capt. Shouse | 1941 |
| World Premiere | Bronson | 1941 |
| Sucker List | James Sawyer | 1941 |
| Strange Alibi | Judge / Judge in Geary Trial | 1941 |
| Meet John Doe | Jim | 1941 |
| Cheers for Miss Bishop | President Watts | 1941 |
| Flight from Destiny | Judge | 1941 |
| Flight Command | Pensacola Commander | 1940 |
| The Great Plane Robbery | Dr. Jamison | 1940 |
| Lady with Red Hair | Defense Attorney Graham | 1940 |
| You, the People | Frank Y. Carter / Frank Y. Carter - Reform Mayoral Candidate | 1940 |
| Tugboat Annie Sails Again | Capt. Broad | 1940 |
| The Flag of Humanity | Gen. James Garfield / General James Garfield | 1940 |
| Fugitive from a Prison Camp | Undetermined Role | 1940 |
| Boom Town | Defense Attorney / McMasters' Defense Attorney | 1940 |
| The Golden Fleecing | Judge | 1940 |
| They Drive by Night | Defense Attorney | 1940 |
| The Man Who Talked Too Much | Governor | 1940 |
| Murder in the Air | Hargrave / Agent Hargrave | 1940 |
| Tear Gas Squad | Chief Ferris | 1940 |
| Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe | Prof. Gordon [Chs. 1, 4] / Professor Gordon | 1940 |
| Johnny Apollo | Judge / Night Court Judge | 1940 |
| 3 Cheers for the Irish | Eddie - the Judge | 1940 |
| Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | Hirsch | 1940 |
| Pound Foolish | Customs Agent Charles H. Warner | 1940 |
| Brother Rat and a Baby | Judge | 1940 |
| Swanee River | Doctor | 1940 |
| Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love! | Jonathan Archer | 1940 |
| Invisible Stripes | Captain Johnson | 1939 |
| On Dress Parade | A Co. Maneuvers Colonel | 1939 |
| Call a Messenger | Police Lt. Nelson | 1939 |
| The Roaring Twenties | Judge | 1939 |
| Smashing the Money Ring | Night Captain | 1939 |
| Espionage Agent | Code Room Instructor | 1939 |
| Full Confession | The Judge | 1939 |
| Angels Wash Their Faces | Officer Merton | 1939 |
| The Bill of Rights | Colonel George Mason | 1939 |
| Dust Be My Destiny | First Warden | 1939 |
| I Stole a Million | Dist. Atty. Wilson / Wilson | 1939 |
| They Shall Have Music | Detective | 1939 |
| Waterfront | Detective Captain | 1939 |
| The Forgotten Woman | Dr. May | 1939 |
| Stronger Than Desire | Second Trial Judge | 1939 |
| It Could Happen to You | Undetermined Secondary Role | 1939 |
| Blind Alley | Warden | 1939 |
| Confessions of a Nazi Spy | FBI Chief | 1939 |
| Rose of Washington Square | Judge | 1939 |
| Forged Passport | Jack Rogers / Jack Rogers aka 'Lefty' | 1939 |
| While America Sleeps | Chief of Intelligence | 1939 |
| First Offenders | Sheriff Slavin | 1939 |
| Three Smart Girls Grow Up | Harry - Conference Room Businessman | 1939 |
| Inside Story | Judge | 1939 |
| The Spirit of Culver | Maj. White | 1939 |
| Secret Service of the Air | Warden Jackson | 1939 |
| My Son Is a Criminal | Policeman | 1939 |
| Devil's Island | Captain of Second Convict Ship | 1939 |
| Land of Liberty | Colonel George Mason (edited from 'The Bill of Rights') | 1939 |
| Angels with Dirty Faces | Police Captain | 1938 |
| Girls on Probation | Police Chief | 1938 |
| Mr. Wong, Detective | Simon Dayton / Dayton | 1938 |
| Too Hot to Handle | Mr. Fairfield | 1938 |
| Personal Secretary | Truesdale | 1938 |
| Boys Town | Warden | 1938 |
| You Can't Take It with You | Kirby's Dining Guest | 1938 |
| Hunted Men | CommissionerPolice / Police Commissioner | 1938 |
| Doctor Rhythm | Insp. Bryce | 1938 |
| Mr. Moto's Gamble | Philip Benton | 1938 |
| Over the Wall | Warden / Warden Vance | 1938 |
| Murder Is News | David Corning | 1937 |
| Missing Witnesses | Police Chief Elmer H. Davis | 1937 |
| Night Club Scandal | Governor | 1937 |
| Ups and Downs | J. C. Daily | 1937 |
| Dangerously Yours | Roberts | 1937 |
| One Hundred Men and a Girl | Theatre Manager | 1937 |
| That Certain Woman | American | 1937 |
| The Man Who Cried Wolf | Judge / A Judge | 1937 |
| On Such a Night | Army Officer | 1937 |
| Bad Guy | Warden / Warden Summers | 1937 |
| The Singing Marine | Marine Colonel in Shanghai | 1937 |
| She Had to Eat | Police Captain | 1937 |
| It Could Happen to You | Judge | 1937 |
| Married Before Breakfast | Plainclothesman at Pier | 1937 |
| Fifty Roads to Town | Captain Carroll | 1937 |
| This Is My Affair | Warden | 1937 |
| Criminals of the Air | Captain Wallace | 1937 |
| I Promise to Pay | Martin | 1937 |
| Seventh Heaven | Gendarme | 1937 |
| Her Husband Lies | First Plainclothesman | 1937 |
| Two Wise Maids | Grover Wentworth | 1937 |
| Breezing Home | Chairman | 1937 |
| Torture Money | Capt. Michael Karnahan | 1937 |
| A Man Betrayed | Mr. Carlton | 1936 |
| Lady from Nowhere | Commissioner | 1936 |
| Three Smart Girls | Desk Lieutenant at Police Station / Police Lieutenant | 1936 |
| Legion of Terror | Cummings | 1936 |
| Adventure in Manhattan | Chief of G-Men | 1936 |
| Two in a Crowd | Purdy | 1936 |
| Craig's Wife | Detective / Detective (Uncredited) | 1936 |
| Two-Fisted Gentleman | Frank Boyd | 1936 |
| The Final Hour | Department of Justice Chief | 1936 |
| Parole! | Police Inspector Hamilton | 1936 |
| Stand Up and Cheer! | Presidential Naval Aide | 1934 |
| Keep 'Em Rolling | Major in France Battlefield | 1934 |
| Then Came the Yawn | Mr. Clifton | 1932 |
| The Studio Murder Mystery | Insp. Carr | 1932 |
| The Wall Street Mystery | Inspector Carr | 1931 |
| Success | Mr. Kelly - Molly's Father | 1931 |
| The Gigolo Racket | George Burke | 1931 |
| Heads Up | Capt. Whitney | 1930 |
| Dangerous Nan McGrew | Grant | 1930 |
