John Hamilton

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

January 16, 1887

died

October 15, 1958

place of birth

Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, USA

also known as

John Rummel Hamilton · John R. Hamilton

total credits

50 movies

Biography

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.”

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

The Maltese Falcon
7.7

The Maltese Falcon

1941as District Attorney Bryan
The Men
7.0

The Men

1950as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
6.7

They Died with Their Boots On

1941as Colonel (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
7.5

The Roaring Twenties

1939as Judge
You Can't Take It with You
7.5

You Can't Take It with You

1938as Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)
Meet John Doe
7.3

Meet John Doe

1941as Jim (uncredited)
Canadian Pacific
5.2

Canadian Pacific

1949as Pere Lacomb
Boys Town
6.8

Boys Town

1938as Prison Warden (uncredited)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
7.1

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

1947as Harper (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
6.9

They Drive by Night

1940as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Boom Town
6.9

Boom Town

1940as McMasters' Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Annie Get Your Gun
6.7

Annie Get Your Gun

1950as Ship Captain (uncredited)
Across the Pacific
6.6

Across the Pacific

1942as Court-Martial President
Up in Arms
5.7

Up in Arms

1944as Man In Theatre Lobby (uncredited)
Tear Gas Squad
5.3

Tear Gas Squad

1940as Chief Ferris
Invisible Stripes
6.2

Invisible Stripes

1939as Captain Johnson (uncredited)
Hold Back the Dawn
6.7

Hold Back the Dawn

1941as Mac - Studio Receptionist (uncredited)
Wilson
5.6

Wilson

1944as Legislator in Wilson's Office (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
6.1

The Sea of Grass

1947as Forrest Hamilton (uncredited)
Espionage Agent
6.3

Espionage Agent

1939as Code Room Instructor
The Flying Missile
5.3

The Flying Missile

1950as Senator
Dust Be My Destiny
6.5

Dust Be My Destiny

1939as First Warden (uncredited)
Walk a Crooked Mile
6.2

Walk a Crooked Mile

1948as G.W. Hunter
Secret Service of the Air
6.3

Secret Service of the Air

1939as Warden Jackson
The Madonna's Secret
6.4

The Madonna's Secret

1946as Lambert
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
6.5

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

1940as Hirsch
High Wall
6.4

High Wall

1947as Police Surgeon (uncredited)
Torture Money
6.3

Torture Money

1937as Capt. Michael Karnahan (uncredited)
Blind Alley
6.0

Blind Alley

1939as Warden
Circumstantial Evidence
5.2

Circumstantial Evidence

1945as Gov. Hanlon
Action in Arabia
6.0

Action in Arabia

1944as Mr. Hamilton
The Gallant Legion
7.3

The Gallant Legion

1948as Speaker of the House
Donovan's Brain
6.2

Donovan's Brain

1953as Mr. McNish (uncredited)
In This Our Life
6.9

In This Our Life

1942as Police Inspector Millett
Sitting Bull
5.3

Sitting Bull

1954as Ulysses S. Grant
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
5.8

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

1940as Professor Gordon
Mission to Moscow
5.7

Mission to Moscow

1943as Charlie - American Newsman (uncredited)
Seventh Heaven
6.4

Seventh Heaven

1937as Gendarme
Escape from Crime
5.5

Escape from Crime

1942as Rafferty
Christmas Holiday
6.5

Christmas Holiday

1944as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Jack McCall, Desperado
6.0

Jack McCall, Desperado

1953as Col. Cornish
Dr. Broadway
6.0

Dr. Broadway

1942as Inspector (uncredited)
Hunted Men
5.7

Hunted Men

1938as Police Commissioner
The Naughty Nineties
6.7

The Naughty Nineties

1945as Sheriff of Ironville (uncredited)
Zorro's Black Whip
5.9

Zorro's Black Whip

1944as Mr. Walsh
Sugarfoot
5.3

Sugarfoot

1951as Judge Backus
Dangerously Yours
5.6

Dangerously Yours

1937as Roberts
Johnny Angel
6.0

Johnny Angel

1945as Harbor Master (uncredited)
Government Girl
5.7

Government Girl

1943as Irate Man (uncredited)
Over the Wall
5.7

Over the Wall

1938as Warden Vance