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