Cast
John Hamilton
Acting
Cast
John Hamilton
Known for
Acting
Born
1887-01-16
From
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
1958-10-15
Also known as John Rummel Hamilton, John R. Hamilton
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.”
The Maltese Falcon
as District Attorney Bryan
Stand Up and Cheer!
as Presidential Naval Aide
Sitting Bull
as Ulysses S. Grant
Wilson
as Legislator in Wilson's Office (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
as Judge
Meet John Doe
as Jim (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
as Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo
as Night Court Judge
The Missourians
as Mayor Grant McDowall
Chicago Confidential
as Emory Morgan - Attorney (uncredited)
High Wall
as Police Surgeon (uncredited)
Doctor Rhythm
as Insp. Bryce
Crazy House
as Outraged Director
Aerial Gunner
as Doctor (uncredited)
Christmas Holiday
as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Moby Dick
as 'Jeroboam' Captain
Johnny Angel
as Harbor Master (uncredited)
Brother Rat and a Baby
as Judge
Step by Step
as Police Capt. Edmonds
The Men
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Missing Witnesses
as Police Chief Elmer H. Davis (uncredited)
Flight Command
as Pensacola Commander (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
as Colonel (uncredited)
Government Girl
as Irate Man (uncredited)
Dust Be My Destiny
as First Warden (uncredited)
Canadian Pacific
as Pere Lacomb
The Sea of Grass
as Forrest Hamilton (uncredited)
Boys Town
as Prison Warden (uncredited)
Voice of the Whistler
as Doctor (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Annie Get Your Gun
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
Wife Wanted
as Judge
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Harper (uncredited)
Boom Town
as McMasters' Defense Attorney (uncredited)
In This Our Life
as Police Inspector Millett
Across the Pacific
as Court-Martial President
Too Hot to Handle
as Mr. Fairfield (uncredited)
Tear Gas Squad
as Chief Ferris
Espionage Agent
as Code Room Instructor
Sensation Hunters
as Night Court Judge
Mr. Wong, Detective
as Simon Dayton
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
as Harry - Conference Room Businessman
On Dress Parade
as A Co. Maneuvers Colonel (uncredited)
Seventh Heaven
as Gendarme
Phantom Killer
as John G. Harrison
The Forgotten Woman
as Dr. May
Mission to Moscow
as Charlie - American Newsman (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence
as Gov. Hanlon
Dangerously Yours
as Roberts
Magnificent Doll
as Mr. Witherspoon (uncredited)
Badman's Territory
as Commissioner Taylor (uncredited)
Secret Service of the Air
as Warden Jackson
Mr. Moto's Gamble
as Philip Benton
Blind Alley
as Warden
Forged Passport
as Jack Rogers aka 'Lefty'
Up in Arms
as Man In Theatre Lobby (uncredited)
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Hirsch
Fifty Roads to Town
as Captain Carroll
Devil's Island
as Captain of Second Convict Ship
Pacific Blackout
as Police Captain
One Exciting Week
as Dr. Jones (uncredited)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
as Police Chief (uncredited)
Million Dollar Pursuit
as Police Inspector Morgan
The Big Shot
as Judge
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as Professor Gordon
Invisible Stripes
as Captain Johnson (uncredited)
So This Is Love
as Charlie
The Girl Who Dared
as Beau Richmond
Syncopation
It Could Happen to You
as Judge
The Secret of the Whistler
as McLaren aka Mac (uncredited)
Maisie Goes to Reno
as Judge Carter (Uncredited)
Escape from Crime
as Rafferty
The Judge Steps Out
as Diner on Train (uncredited)
Rose of Washington Square
as Judge
This Is My Affair
as Warden
Rusty Leads the Way
as Board Member (uncredited)
Torture Money
as Capt. Michael Karnahan (uncredited)
Mom and Dad
as Dr. Burnell
Superman in Exile
as Perry White
Strange Alibi
as Judge
Swanee River
as Doctor
Sugarfoot
as Judge Backus
The Flying Missile
as Senator
The Flying Missile
as Second Senator
The Great Man's Lady
as Sen. Grant
Criminal Lawyer
as Police Captain Loomis
I Stole a Million
as Wilson
The Studebaker Story
as Father Studebaker
The Naughty Nineties
as Sheriff of Ironville (uncredited)
Sheriff of Wichita
as Prison Warden
It Started with Eve
as Thomas - Headwaiter (uncredited)
Marshal of Cedar Rock
as Stover - Prison Warden
Donovan's Brain
as Mr. McNish (uncredited)
The Wyoming Bandit
as Marshal
Hold Back the Dawn
as Mac - Studio Receptionist (uncredited)
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as FBI Chief (uncredited)
The Golden Fleecing
as Judge (uncredited)
Never Wave at a WAC
as Sen. Holbrook (uncredited)
Never Wave at a WAC
as Senator Holbrook
The Great Flamarion
as Coroner (uncredited)
The Gallant Legion
as Speaker of the House
Full Confession
as The Judge (uncredited)
I Was Framed
as Judge
Flight from Destiny
as Judge
Desperadoes of Dodge City
as Land Agent
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
as Capt. Broad
Murder in the Air
as Hargrave
Borrowed Hero
as William Brooks
They Shall Have Music
as Detective (uncredited)
Criminals of the Air
as Captain Wallace
Superman's Peril
as Perry White
Two-Fisted Gentleman
as Frank Boyd
Craig's Wife
as Detective (uncredited)
Stamp Day for Superman
as Perry White
Key Witness
as R. C. Hurlbert - Coroner (uncredited)
Action in Arabia
as Mr. Hamilton
Hi, Beautiful
as Board Member (uncredited)
Daredevils of the West
as Senator Garfield
Iron Mountain Trail
as Circuit Judge
Three Smart Girls
as Desk Lieutenant at Police Station
So's Your Uncle
as Mr. Craig
The Brute Man
as Professor Cushman (uncredited)
Zorro's Black Whip
as Mr. Walsh
On Stage Everybody
as Mr. Smoothasilk (uncredited)
The Reformer and the Redhead
as Police Captain (uncredited)
Violence
as Dr. Chalmers
The Miami Story
as Clifton Staley
Larceny with Music
as Important banker
Too Many Winners
as Albert Payson
Over the Wall
as Warden Vance
I Killed That Man
as District Attorney
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
as Col. Pollard
Unfinished Rainbows
as Matthew Griswold
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
as J.C. Allison
Alias the Champ
as Police Commissioner Bronson
Angels Wash Their Faces
as Officer H.A. Merton (uncredited)
The Man Who Cried Wolf
as Judge
Walk a Crooked Mile
as G.W. Hunter
Lady from Nowhere
as Commissioner
The James Brothers of Missouri
as Lon Royer [Ch.1]
Bunco Squad
as John Deming (uncredited)
Jack McCall, Desperado
as Col. Cornish
Two in a Crowd
as Purdy
Lady with Red Hair
as Defense Attorney Graham (uncredited)
Smashing the Money Ring
as Night Captain
Run for the Hills
as Mr. Harvester
Hunted Men
as Police Commissioner
Hunted Men
as CommissionerPolice
The Invisible Monster
as "Henry Miller"
Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang
as Judge Ralph Townsend
Northwest Trail
as John Owens
Dr. Broadway
as Inspector (uncredited)
Sucker List
as James Sawyer (uncredited)
Always in My Heart
as Prison Warden
Girls on Probation
as Police Chief
Superman and Scotland Yard
as Perry White
The Pace That Thrills
as Sour Puss
Over My Dead Body
as District Attorney Stuart Drinkwater
First Yank into Tokyo
as Dr. Stacey (uncredited)
Stronger Than Desire
as Second Trial Judge (uncredited)
Blondie in the Dough
as Premier Biscuit Board Member (uncredited)
I Stand Accused
as Defense Attorney Brower
You, the People
as Frank Y. Carter
The Madonna's Secret
as Lambert
The Port of 40 Thieves
as Mr. Fellows
Bobby Ware Is Missing
as Stearns - Goodwin's Associate (uncredited)
Bad Guy
as Warden
Night Club Scandal
as Governor
Music in Manhattan
as Mr. Bradley, the Banker (uncredited)
City Story
Standing Room Only
as General
Man of Conflict
as Mr. Cornwall
The Checkered Coat
as Marcus Anson
Bandits of Dark Canyon
as Ben Shaw
Target
as Bailey
Sheriff of Las Vegas
as Homer Blackwell
The Cole Case
as Inspector Carr
Strange Bargain
as Employee at Meeting (uncredited)
Legion of Terror
as Cummings
The Rose Bowl Story
as Dr. Lansing
The Judge
as Lt. Edwards
Home on the Range
as State Official
Keep 'Em Rolling
as Major in France Battlefield
Heads Up
as Capt. Whitney
Pioneer Marshal
as Man with Bracelet
Raiders of the South
as George Boone
A Man Betrayed
as Mr. Carlton
Outcasts of the City
Superman Flies Again
as Perry White
The McGurk Way
as Speaker
The Great Plane Robbery
as Dr. Jamison
Bandit King of Texas
as John Turner
Crazy Knights
as Mr. Gardner
Johnny Comes Flying Home
as C.H. Metters (uncredited)
Superman and the Jungle Devil
as Perry White
The Spirit of Culver
as Maj. White
I'm from Arkansas
as Harry Cashin
Song of My Heart
as Czar
Girl on the Spot
as Police Commissioner (uncredited)
Law of the Golden West
as Isaac Cody, Bill's father
The Bill of Rights
as Colonel George Mason
Two Wise Maids
as Grover Wentworth
Success
as Mr. Kelly - Molly's Father
Dangerous Nan McGrew
as Grant
Listen Judge
as George Morton (uncredited)
She Had to Eat
as Police Captain (uncredited)
Old Hickory
as Governor Clairborne of Louisiana
The Phantom Rider
as Senator Williams
The Flag of Humanity
as Gen. James Garfield
Badman's Gold
as The Marshal
The Devil On Wheels
as Mr. Davis
News Hounds
as Timothy X. 'Big Tim' Donlin
The Gentleman from Nowhere
as Judge
Murder in the Pullman
as Detective
The Gigolo Racket
as George Burke
The Week End Mystery
The Studio Murder Mystery
as Insp. Carr
Murder Is News
as David Corning
The Campus Mystery
as Inspector Carr
The Crane Poison Case
as Inspector Carr
The Symphony Murder Mystery
as Insp. Carr
The Side Show Mystery
as Inspector Carr
The Clyde Mystery
as Inspector Carr
The Skull Murder Mystery
as Inspector Carr
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
as Inspector Carr
The Wall Street Mystery
as Inspector Carr
Meet Miss Bobby Socks
as R.N. Swanson