Cast
Jonathan Hale
Acting
Cast
Jonathan Hale
Known for
Acting
Born
1891-03-20
From
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Died
1966-02-28
Also known as Jonathan Hale Jr., John Hale, Jonathan Hatley
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 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".
Strangers on a Train
as Mr. Antony
'G' Men
as Congressman (uncredited)
A Lost Lady
as (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
as Guy Francon (uncredited)
Fury
as Defense Attorney
Angel on My Shoulder
as Citizens for Better Government Chairman (uncredited)
Kansas Pacific
as Sherman Johnson
Taxi
as Mr. Barker (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo
as Dr. Brown
Blondie
as Mr. Dithers
High Wall
as Emory Garrison
A Star Is Born
as Judge George J. Parris (uncredited)
Dulcy
as Homer Patterson
A Night at the Opera
as The Stage Manager (uncredited)
Yellow Jack
as Major General Leonard Wood
Blondie Has Servant Trouble
as J.C. Dithers
Silver River
as Major Spencer
Private Affairs
as George Gilkin
A Dangerous Profession
Dakota
as Colonel Wordin
Call Northside 777
as Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)
Blondie's Lucky Day
as J.C. Dithers
Allotment Wives
as Brig. Gen. H.N. Gilbert
Tail Spin
as Racing Official Starter (Uncredited)
Johnny Belinda
as Dr. Gray (uncredited)
Hollywood Canteen
as Mr. Brodel (uncredited)
Boys Town
as John Hargraves
The Case of the Howling Dog
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Wife Wanted
as Philip Conway
Hangmen Also Die!
as Dedic
Alice Adams
as Mr. Palmer
Her Jungle Love
as J.C. Martin
Educating Father
as Fred Humphrey
Man Alive
as Osborne
Rocky
as Kenneth Forrester
Thunder Afloat
as Admiral Girard
Saratoga
as Frank Clayton
You Only Live Once
as District Attorney (uncredited)
The Baron of Arizona
as Governor
Scandal Sheet
as Frank Madison
The Saint Takes Over
as Inspector Henry Fernack
Blondie in Society
as J.C. Dithers
Flight Lieutenant
as Joseph Sanford
The Tall Target
as Passenger from Carolina (uncredited)
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
as Mr. Fox
There's Something About a Soldier
as Gen. Sommerton
Big Town Girl
as Hershell
In Name Only
as Dr. Gateson
Tap Roots
as Gen. Johnston (uncredited)
Cattle Queen of Montana
as Politician (uncredited)
Madame X
as Hugh Fariman Sr.
Sea Devils
as Court-Martial President (uncredited)
China Clipper
as State Department Official (uncredited)
Insurance Investigator
as Russell James
The Beginning or the End
as Dr. Vannevar Bush
Wings Over Honolulu
as Judge Advocate
Gangs of New York
as Warden
Housewife
as Doctor
Three Husbands
as Edward Wurdeman - Attorney at Law
Life with Blondie
as J.C. Dithers
Her Husband's Affairs
as Gov. Fox
Gentlemen Are Born
as Second Broker
Rolling Home
as Henry Kane
Gay Blades
as Whittlesey
The Saint in New York
as Inspector Henry Fernack
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
as Mr. Hopkins
Danger – Love at Work
as Parsons, an attorney
She's Dangerous
as Charles Fitzgerald
Sutter's Gold
as Prosecuting Attorney
Wings of the Navy
as Commandant
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
as President of Western Union
Footlight Glamour
as J.C. Dithers
Triple Trouble
as The Judge
Divorce
as Judge
The Raven
as Bedside Dr. at Jerry's Right (uncredited)
Blondie for Victory
as J.C. Dithers
This Is My Affair
as Judge
Black Gold
as Senator Watkins
The Black Parachute
as King Stephen
The Phantom Speaks
as Owen McAllister
Men with Wings
as Long
The First Hundred Years
as Judge Parker
The Devil Is a Sissy
as Judge Holmes
Stampede
as Varick
One Against the World
as Dr. Ephraim McDowell
Miss Annie Rooney
as Mr. Martin White
Strange Alibi
as Police Chief Sprague
Breaking the Ice
as Mr. Kane
State Department: File 649
as Director-General
The Steel Trap
as Tom Bowers
3 Kids and a Queen
as Gangster
Road Demon
as Anderson
The Saint In Palm Springs
as Inspector Henry Fernack
The Saint Strikes Back
as Inspector Henry Fernack
The Man Who Found Himself
as Dr. Tom Smythe
The League of Frightened Men
as Alexander Drummond
My Buddy
as Senator Henry
Spendthrift
as Attorney
The Accusing Finger
as Special Prosecutor
Blondie Goes Latin
as J.C. Dithers
Arsène Lupin Returns
as F.B.I. Special Agent
Man Of The People
as Carter Spetner
The Duke of West Point
as Steven's Father
Jaguar
as Dr. Powell
The Vigilantes Return
as Judge Holden
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
as Warren Fenton
Blondie Brings Up Baby
as J.C. Dithers
Son of Paleface
as Governor Freeman (uncredited)
The Saint's Double Trouble
as Inspector Henry Fernack
Letter of Introduction
as Lou Woodstock (uncredited)
Flight from Destiny
as Dist. Atty. Johnson
Joe Smith, American
as Blake McKettrick
Calling Dr. Gillespie
as Frank M. Todwell
The Singing Kid
as Dr. Brown (uncredited)
Her First Beau
as Mr. Harris
Blondie Goes to College
as J.C. Dithers
The Flaming Urge
as Mr. Chalmers
If You Could Only Cook
as Henry Brown - Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
We Who Are Young
as Braddock
There's That Woman Again
as Rolfe Davis
Dead Man's Eyes
as Dr. Sam Welles
Page Miss Glory
as Husband at Train Station (uncredited)
Hit-and-Run Driver
as Captain James (uncredited)
One New York Night
as Mr. Stokes
Easy to Wed
as Hector Boswell
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
as First trial judge
Blondie Plays Cupid
as J.C. Dithers
Short Grass
as Charlie Bissel
Melody and Moonlight
as Otis Barnett
A Night at the Ritz
as Director (uncredited)
The Strange Mr. Gregory
as Defense Attorney Blair
Young Man with Ideas
as Stanley Rickson (uncredited)
The Night Holds Terror
as Bob Henderson
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Leave It to Blondie
as J.C. Dithers
The Bugle Sounds
as Brigadier-General
Judge Hardy's Children
as John Lee
Over the Wall
as Governor James McDonald
The Calling of Dan Matthews
as Club Owner (uncredited)
The Rear Gunner
as Commanding Officer
Watchtower Over Tomorrow
as Security Council Chair
Flying Hostess
as Kendall
John Meade's Woman
as Mr. Melton
Public Hero Number 1
as Prison Board Member (uncredited)
The Cat Creeps
as Walter Elliott
The Three Outlaws
as Pinkerton
Stand Up and Fight
as Colonel Webb
Blondie Meets the Boss
as J.C. Dithars
Let's Go Navy!
as Captain
Wives Under Suspicion
as Allison
Exiled to Shanghai
as J.B. Willet
Three Live Ghosts
as Detective Bolton
Outcast
Charlie Chan's Secret
as Warren T. Phelps
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
as Captain Griffin
The Ghost Goes Wild
as Max Atterbury
Panic on the Air
as Johnson
Federal Agent at Large
as James Goodwin
Blondie's Blessed Event
as J.C. Dithers
You May Be Next!
as Army Officer (uncredited)
This Is the Life
as Dr. Plum
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Mayor
Tarnished Angel
as Detective Sgt. Cramer
Barricade
as Assistant Secretary of State
Rodeo King and the Senorita
as Dr. Sands
It's a Great Life
as J.C. Dithers
The Big Guy
as Jack Lane
The Pittsburgh Kid
as Max Ellison
Racketeers in Exile
as Alden Parker
Duffy of San Quentin
as Boyd
Riverboat Rhythm
as Col. Edward Beeler
Too Tough to Kill
as Chairman of the Board
Lone Star Ranger
as Judge Longstreth
G.I. Honeymoon
as Colonel Hammerhead Smith
Too Many Parents
as Judge
Jack London
as Kerwin Maxwell
The Voice of Bugle Ann
as District Attorney
Disaster
as Police Commissioner Jerome
Let 'em Have It
as Microscopic Expert
The Great Swindle
as Swann
Happy Go Lucky
as J. Lansing Bennett
Blondie Knows Best
as J.C. Dithers
Sinner Take All
as Dr. Harrison (uncredited)
Navy Wife
as Norton
She Couldn't Say No
as John Bentley
36 Hours to Kill
as Mac - Train Conductor
The Judge
as Judge Allan J. Brooks
Ringside Maisie
as Dr. Kramer
Crime Ring
as Bank President
In Old Monterey
as Stevenson
Sunny Side of the Street
as Cyrus Pelley
Behind Southern Lines
as General
Midnight Madonna
as Stuart Kirkland
End of the Road
as Gregory McCune
You Can't Buy Luck
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
Nobody's Darling
as Jason Rhodes
King of the Gamblers
as Sam Hyland
Fugitives for a Night
as Police Captain
Rose of the Yukon
as Gen. Butler
Lightning Strikes Twice
as Capt. Nelson