Jonathan Hale1891 - 1966

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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".

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The Three Outlaws
The Three Outlaws

1956

Western

as Pinkerton

5.5
0.2
Jaguar
Jaguar

1956

Adventure • Drama • Mystery • Romance

as Dr. Powell

7
0.3
The Night Holds Terror
The Night Holds Terror

1955

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Bob Henderson

5.5
0.2
Cattle Queen of Montana
Cattle Queen of Montana

1954

Western

as Politician (uncredited)

5.6
0.8
Duffy of San Quentin
Duffy of San Quentin

1954

Crime • Drama

as Boyd

6
0.4
She Couldn't Say No
She Couldn't Say No

1954

Comedy

as John Bentley

5.6
0.6
The Flaming Urge
The Flaming Urge

1953

Crime

as Mr. Chalmers

0.2
Kansas Pacific
Kansas Pacific

1953

Action • Western

as Sherman Johnson

4.8
1.6
Taxi
Taxi

1953

Drama • Romance

as Mr. Barker (uncredited)

6.4
0.5
The Steel Trap
The Steel Trap

1952

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Tom Bowers

6.4
0.3
Behind Southern Lines
Behind Southern Lines

1952

Western

as General

0.1
Son of Paleface
Son of Paleface

1952

Comedy • Western

as Governor Freeman (uncredited)

6.3
0.5
Young Man with Ideas
Young Man with Ideas

1952

Comedy • Drama

as Stanley Rickson (uncredited)

4.7
0.5
Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet

1952

Crime • Thriller

as Frank Madison

7
1.4
Sunny Side of the Street
Sunny Side of the Street

1951

Comedy • Romance

as Cyrus Pelley

6
0.1
The Tall Target
The Tall Target

1951

History • Mystery • Thriller

as Passenger from Carolina (uncredited)

6.8
0.6
Let's Go Navy!
Let's Go Navy!

1951

Comedy

as Captain

7
0.2
Rodeo King and the Senorita
Rodeo King and the Senorita

1951

Western

as Dr. Sands

0.4
Strangers on a Train
Strangers on a Train

1951

Crime • Thriller

as Mr. Antony

7.7
2.7
Insurance Investigator
Insurance Investigator

1951

Crime • Drama • Romance

as Russell James

5
0.3
Short Grass
Short Grass

1950

Western

as Charlie Bissel

6
0.4
Three Husbands
Three Husbands

1950

Comedy • Romance

as Edward Wurdeman - Attorney at Law

5
2.5
Triple Trouble
Triple Trouble

1950

Comedy

as The Judge

6.2
0.3
Federal Agent at Large
Federal Agent at Large

1950

Crime

as James Goodwin

4.8
0.5
The Baron of Arizona
The Baron of Arizona

1950

Drama • Romance • Western

as Governor

6.7
1
A Dangerous Profession
A Dangerous Profession

1949

Crime • Drama • Mystery

5.6
0.7
The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead

1949

Drama • Romance

as Guy Francon (uncredited)

6.9
0.9
Stampede
Stampede

1949

Western

as Varick

5.5
1
State Department: File 649
State Department: File 649

1949

Action • Adventure • Drama

as Director-General

4.3
0.3
The Judge
The Judge

1949

Drama

as Judge Allan J. Brooks

5.7
0.2
Rose of the Yukon
Rose of the Yukon

1949

Action • Adventure

as Gen. Butler

0.2
Disaster
Disaster

1948

Drama

as Police Commissioner Jerome

5
0.2
Johnny Belinda
Johnny Belinda

1948

Drama

as Dr. Horace M. Gray (uncredited)

6.8
0.7
Tap Roots
Tap Roots

1948

Drama • War • Western

as Gen. Johnston (uncredited)

6.4
0.9
Silver River
Silver River

1948

Drama • Romance • Western

as Major Spencer

5.9
0.6
Call Northside 777
Call Northside 777

1948

Crime • Drama

as Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)

6.6
1
Rocky
Rocky

1948

Drama • Western

as Kenneth Forrester

0.3
High Wall
High Wall

1947

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Emory Garrison

6.2
0.6
Her Husband's Affairs
Her Husband's Affairs

1947

Comedy

as Gov. Fox

5.4
0.4
Black Gold
Black Gold

1947

Drama • Western

as Senator Watkins

6
0.1
The Ghost Goes Wild
The Ghost Goes Wild

1947

Comedy • Fantasy • Mystery • Romance

as Max Atterbury

5
0.4
The Vigilantes Return
The Vigilantes Return

1947

Action • Music • Western

as Judge Holden

2.2
0.1
The Beginning or the End
The Beginning or the End

1947

Documentary • Drama • History • War

as Dr. Vannevar Bush

6.5
0.2
Wife Wanted
Wife Wanted

1946

Crime • Drama

as Philip Conway

6.5
0.3
Rolling Home
Rolling Home

1946

Drama • Western

as Henry Kane

5
0.2
Blondie Knows Best
Blondie Knows Best

1946

Comedy

as J.C. Dithers

6.4
0.1
Angel on My Shoulder
Angel on My Shoulder

1946

Comedy • Fantasy • Romance

as Citizens for Better Government Chairman (uncredited)

6.4
1.2
Easy to Wed
Easy to Wed

1946

Comedy • Music • Romance

as Hector Boswell

6.2
0.5
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
The Walls Came Tumbling Down

1946

Crime • Mystery

as Captain Griffin

5.9
0.3
The Cat Creeps
The Cat Creeps

1946

Horror • Mystery

as Walter Elliott

4.8
0.3
Blondie's Lucky Day
Blondie's Lucky Day

1946

Comedy

as J.C. Dithers

6.4
0.3
Riverboat Rhythm
Riverboat Rhythm

1946

Comedy

as Col. Edward Beeler

5
0.2
Gay Blades
Gay Blades

1946

Comedy

as Whittlesey

0.3
Dakota
Dakota

1945

Western

as Col. Wordin

5.1
1.1
Life with Blondie
Life with Blondie

1945

Comedy

as J.C. Dithers

6
0.3
Man Alive
Man Alive

1945

Comedy

as Osborne

5.1
0.3
Allotment Wives
Allotment Wives

1945

Crime • Drama

as Brig. Gen. H.N. Gilbert

6
0.3
Divorce
Divorce

1945

Drama

as Judge

5
0.3
The Phantom Speaks
The Phantom Speaks

1945

Action • Crime • Horror • Mystery • Romance

as Owen McAllister

5.4
0.2
G.I. Honeymoon
G.I. Honeymoon

1945

Comedy

as Colonel Hammerhead Smith

0.3
Watchtower Over Tomorrow
Watchtower Over Tomorrow

1945

Documentary

as Security Council Chair

5
0.2
Leave It to Blondie
Leave It to Blondie

1945

Comedy

as J.C. Dithers

6
0.1
The Strange Mr. Gregory
The Strange Mr. Gregory

1945

Mystery

as Defense Attorney Blair

5.1
0.2
Hollywood Canteen
Hollywood Canteen

1944

Comedy • Music • Romance

as Mr. Brodel (uncredited)

7.3
0.8
End of the Road
End of the Road

1944

Crime

as Gregory McCune

5.2
0.2
Dead Man's Eyes
Dead Man's Eyes

1944

Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Dr. Sam Welles

6.5
0.2
My Buddy
My Buddy

1944

Crime • Drama

as Senator Henry

0.4
This Is the Life
This Is the Life

1944

Comedy • Drama

as Dr. Plum

5
0.3
The Black Parachute
The Black Parachute

1944

Adventure • Drama • War

as King Stephen

5.5
0.2
Jack London
Jack London

1943

Adventure • Drama

as Kerwin Maxwell

5.9
0.2
There's Something About a Soldier
There's Something About a Soldier

1943

Action • Drama • Romance • War

as Gen. Sommerton

4.8
0.2
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Sweet Rosie O'Grady

1943

Music

as Mr. Fox

6
0.2
Footlight Glamour
Footlight Glamour

1943

Comedy

as J.C. Dithers

7.7
0.2
Nobody's Darling
Nobody's Darling

1943

Music

as Jason Rhodes

0.2
It's a Great Life
It's a Great Life

1943

Comedy

as J.C. Dithers

7.5
0.1
Hangmen Also Die!
Hangmen Also Die!

1943

Drama • Thriller • War

as Dedic

6.9
0.9
The Rear Gunner
The Rear Gunner

1943

Drama • War

as Commanding Officer

5.2
0.2
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

1943

Comedy • Drama • Music • Romance • War

6.4
0.4
Blondie for Victory
Blondie for Victory

1942

Comedy

as J.C. Dithers

7.3
0.2
Calling Dr. Gillespie
Calling Dr. Gillespie

1942

Comedy • Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Frank M. Todwell

6.5
0.3
Flight Lieutenant
Flight Lieutenant

1942

Drama

as Joseph Sanford

6
0.2
Miss Annie Rooney
Miss Annie Rooney

1942

Drama

as Mr. Martin White

6.3
0.3
Blondie's Blessed Event
Blondie's Blessed Event

1942

Comedy

as J.C. Dithers

7.3
0.2
Lone Star Ranger
Lone Star Ranger

1942

Western

as Judge Longstreth

3
0.5
Joe Smith, American
Joe Smith, American

1942

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Blake McKettrick

5.8
0.6
The Bugle Sounds
The Bugle Sounds

1942

Drama • War

as Brigadier-General

6
0.2
Blondie Goes to College
Blondie Goes to College

1942

Comedy • Family

as J.C. Dithers

6.4
0.4
The Pittsburgh Kid
The Pittsburgh Kid

1941

Action • Drama

as Max Ellison

0.2
Ringside Maisie
Ringside Maisie

1941

Drama • Romance

as Dr. Kramer

7
0.2
Blondie in Society
Blondie in Society

1941

Comedy

as J.C. Dithers

7.4
0.2
Her First Beau
Her First Beau

1941

Comedy • Romance

as Mr. Harris

5
0.2
Strange Alibi
Strange Alibi

1941

Crime • Drama

as Police Chief Sprague

6.6
0.3
The Great Swindle
The Great Swindle

1941

Drama • Mystery

as Swann

0.1
Blondie Goes Latin
Blondie Goes Latin

1941

Comedy

as J.C. Dithers

6.2
0.2
Flight from Destiny
Flight from Destiny

1941

Crime • Drama

as Dist. Atty. Johnson

5.2
0.5
The Saint In Palm Springs
The Saint In Palm Springs

1941

Crime • Mystery

as Inspector Henry Fernack

5.7
0.4
Blondie Plays Cupid
Blondie Plays Cupid

1940

Comedy

as J.C. Dithers

6.7
0.2
Melody and Moonlight
Melody and Moonlight

1940

Comedy • Music

as Otis Barnett

5
0.2
Dulcy
Dulcy

1940

Comedy

as Homer Patterson

5.8
0.3
Blondie Has Servant Trouble
Blondie Has Servant Trouble

1940

Comedy

as J.C. Dithers

7.2
0.3
We Who Are Young
We Who Are Young

1940

Drama • Romance

as Braddock

5.8
0.4
Private Affairs
Private Affairs

1940

Comedy • Romance

as George Gilkin

0.2
The Saint Takes Over
The Saint Takes Over

1940

Crime • Mystery

as Inspector Henry Fernack

6.3
0.5
Johnny Apollo
Johnny Apollo

1940

Crime • Drama • Romance

as Dr. Brown

6.8
0.3
The Saint's Double Trouble
The Saint's Double Trouble

1940

Crime • Mystery

as Inspector Henry Fernack

5.6
0.4
The Big Guy
The Big Guy

1939

Crime • Drama

as Jack Lane

0.1
Barricade
Barricade

1939

Adventure • Drama • Romance • War

as Assistant Secretary of State

5
0.2
The Amazing Mr. Williams
The Amazing Mr. Williams

1939

Comedy • Mystery

as Mayor

5.8
0.3
Blondie Brings Up Baby
Blondie Brings Up Baby

1939

Comedy

as J.C. Dithers

6.5
0.3
Thunder Afloat
Thunder Afloat

1939

Action • Drama • Romance • War

as Admiral Girard

5.9
0.4
One Against the World
One Against the World

1939

History

as Dr. Ephraim McDowell

0.2
In Name Only
In Name Only

1939

Drama • Romance

as Dr. Gateson

7
1
In Old Monterey
In Old Monterey

1939

Western

as Stevenson

5.3
0.2
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

1939

Drama • History

as President of Western Union

6
0.9
Blondie Meets the Boss
Blondie Meets the Boss

1939

Comedy

as J.C. Dithars

5.8
0.4
The Saint Strikes Back
The Saint Strikes Back

1939

Crime • Mystery

as Inspector Henry Fernack

5.6
1
Tail Spin
Tail Spin

1939

Drama

as Racing Official Starter (Uncredited)

5.8
0.5
Wings of the Navy
Wings of the Navy

1939

Drama • Romance

as Commandant

6
0.3
Stand Up and Fight
Stand Up and Fight

1939

Drama • History • Romance • Western

as Colonel Webb

5.8
0.2
The Duke of West Point
The Duke of West Point

1938

Action • Drama • Romance

as Steven's Father

3.8
0.2
There's That Woman Again
There's That Woman Again

1938

Comedy • Crime • Mystery

as Rolfe Davis

6.5
0.2
Road Demon
Road Demon

1938

Crime • Drama

as Anderson

0.2
Blondie
Blondie

1938

Comedy • Family

as Mr. Dithers

7.1
0.6
Tarnished Angel
Tarnished Angel

1938

Adventure • Drama • Romance

as Detective Sgt. Cramer

5.3
0.2
Fugitives for a Night
Fugitives for a Night

1938

Mystery • Romance

as Police Captain

6
0.3
Breaking the Ice
Breaking the Ice

1938

Drama

as Mr. Kane

5.4
0.3
Boys Town
Boys Town

1938

Drama

as John Hargraves

6.7
0.8
Letter of Introduction
Letter of Introduction

1938

Comedy • Drama

as Lou Woodstock (uncredited)

5.7
2.4
Men with Wings
Men with Wings

1938

Drama

as Long

5
0.5
Crime Ring
Crime Ring

1938

Crime • Drama

as Bank President

4.7
0.2
Wives Under Suspicion
Wives Under Suspicion

1938

Crime • Drama

as Allison

5.4
0.3
The Saint in New York
The Saint in New York

1938

Crime • Thriller

as Inspector Henry Fernack

6.2
1.5
Gangs of New York
Gangs of New York

1938

Crime

as Warden

4.9
0.3
Yellow Jack
Yellow Jack

1938

Drama • History • Mystery • Romance • War

as Major General Leonard Wood

5.6
0.4
Her Jungle Love
Her Jungle Love

1938

Action • Adventure • Music • Romance

as J.C. Martin

6.2
0.4
Over the Wall
Over the Wall

1938

Drama • Romance

as Governor James McDonald

5
0.3
Judge Hardy's Children
Judge Hardy's Children

1938

Comedy

as John Lee

6.5
0.3
The First Hundred Years
The First Hundred Years

1938

Comedy • Drama

as Judge Parker

6
0.4
Arsène Lupin Returns
Arsène Lupin Returns

1938

Mystery

as F.B.I. Special Agent

5.8
0.5
Exiled to Shanghai
Exiled to Shanghai

1937

Drama

as J.B. Willet

4.9
0.2
Big Town Girl
Big Town Girl

1937

Comedy • Drama

as Hershell

6
0.2
Madame X
Madame X

1937

Drama

as Hugh Fariman Sr.

6.2
0.5
Danger – Love at Work
Danger – Love at Work

1937

Comedy • Romance

as Parsons, an attorney

7.3
0.3
Saratoga
Saratoga

1937

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Frank Clayton

6.2
0.8
Midnight Madonna
Midnight Madonna

1937

Drama

as Stuart Kirkland

0.2
This Is My Affair
This Is My Affair

1937

Crime • Drama • Romance

as Judge

7.3
0.4
The League of Frightened Men
The League of Frightened Men

1937

Crime • Mystery

as Alexander Drummond

6
0.3
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
Charlie Chan at the Olympics

1937

Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Mr. Hopkins

6.7
0.4
Wings Over Honolulu
Wings Over Honolulu

1937

Drama • Romance

as Judge Advocate

5.5
0.5
You Can't Buy Luck
You Can't Buy Luck

1937

Crime • Drama • Romance

as Prosecutor (uncredited)

4.5
0.3
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born

1937

Drama • Romance

as Judge George J. Parris (uncredited)

7.1
2
The Man Who Found Himself
The Man Who Found Himself

1937

Drama

as Dr. Tom Smythe

7
0.5
Racketeers in Exile
Racketeers in Exile

1937

Crime • Drama • Romance

as Alden Parker

6
0.2
John Meade's Woman
John Meade's Woman

1937

Drama

as Mr. Melton

0.2
Sea Devils
Sea Devils

1937

Action

as Court-Martial President (uncredited)

5.7
0.4
Outcast
Outcast

1937

Drama

0.3
Man Of The People
Man Of The People

1937

Drama

as Carter Spetner

7
0.2
She's Dangerous
She's Dangerous

1937

Crime • Drama

as Charles Fitzgerald

5
0.2
You Only Live Once
You Only Live Once

1937

Crime • Drama • Romance

as District Attorney (uncredited)

7.1
1.2
Sinner Take All
Sinner Take All

1936

Mystery

as Dr. Harrison (uncredited)

4.8
0.3
Happy Go Lucky
Happy Go Lucky

1936

Action • Adventure • Drama

as J. Lansing Bennett

5
0.3
Flying Hostess
Flying Hostess

1936

Drama

as Kendall

0.1
The Accusing Finger
The Accusing Finger

1936

Action • Crime • Drama • Romance

as Special Prosecutor

4.7
0.6
The Devil Is a Sissy
The Devil Is a Sissy

1936

Comedy • Drama

as Judge Holmes

6.9
0.4
China Clipper
China Clipper

1936

Drama

as State Department Official (uncredited)

5.6
0.2
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
Charlie Chan at the Race Track

1936

Comedy • Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Warren Fenton

7.1
0.3
36 Hours to Kill
36 Hours to Kill

1936

Drama • Romance

as Mac - Train Conductor

5.3
0.3
Spendthrift
Spendthrift

1936

Romance

as Attorney

5
0.3
Fury
Fury

1936

Crime • Drama

as Defense Attorney

7.4
1.1
Educating Father
Educating Father

1936

Comedy

as Fred Humphrey

0.1
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
The Case Against Mrs. Ames

1936

Drama

as First trial judge

4
0.3
The Singing Kid
The Singing Kid

1936

Drama • Music

as Dr. Brown (uncredited)

4
0.2
Panic on the Air
Panic on the Air

1936

Drama

as Johnson

5.5
0.1
Too Many Parents
Too Many Parents

1936

Drama

as Judge

5
0.2
Sutter's Gold
Sutter's Gold

1936

Western

as Prosecuting Attorney

0.2
The Voice of Bugle Ann
The Voice of Bugle Ann

1936

Drama

as District Attorney

5.8
0.3
You May Be Next!
You May Be Next!

1936

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Army Officer (uncredited)

2.5
0.5
Charlie Chan's Secret
Charlie Chan's Secret

1936

Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Warren T. Phelps

6.8
1.3
Three Live Ghosts
Three Live Ghosts

1936

Comedy • Romance

as Detective Bolton

5
0.1
If You Could Only Cook
If You Could Only Cook

1935

Comedy • Crime • Romance

as Henry Brown - Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)

7.4
0.4
Hit-and-Run Driver
Hit-and-Run Driver

1935

Crime • Drama

as Captain James (uncredited)

6
0.2
Too Tough to Kill
Too Tough to Kill

1935

Action • Adventure • Crime

as Chairman of the Board

0.1
The Calling of Dan Matthews
The Calling of Dan Matthews

1935

Crime • Drama

as Club Owner (uncredited)

3
0.3
A Night at the Opera
A Night at the Opera

1935

Comedy • Music

as The Stage Manager (uncredited)

7.4
1.1
3 Kids and a Queen
3 Kids and a Queen

1935

Adventure • Comedy • Crime • Drama • Romance

as Gangster

6
0.2
Navy Wife
Navy Wife

1935

Drama • Romance

as Norton

5
0.2
Page Miss Glory
Page Miss Glory

1935

Comedy • Music • Romance

as Husband at Train Station (uncredited)

6.3
0.4
Alice Adams
Alice Adams

1935

Drama • Romance

as Mr. Palmer

6.7
0.7
The Raven
The Raven

1935

Horror

as Bedside Dr. at Jerry's Right (uncredited)

6.6
0.9
Public Hero Number 1
Public Hero Number 1

1935

Crime • Drama

as Prison Board Member (uncredited)

6.2
0.3
Let 'em Have It
Let 'em Have It

1935

Crime • Drama

as Microscopic Expert

7
0.4
'G' Men
'G' Men

1935

Crime • Drama

as Congressman (uncredited)

6.5
0.9
A Night at the Ritz
A Night at the Ritz

1935

Comedy

as Director (uncredited)

3
0.3
One New York Night
One New York Night

1935

Comedy • Mystery • Romance

as Mr. Stokes

0.1
Lightning Strikes Twice
Lightning Strikes Twice

1934

Comedy • Mystery

as Capt. Nelson

4.7
0.2
Gentlemen Are Born
Gentlemen Are Born

1934

Drama • Music • Romance

as Second Broker

6.5
0.3
A Lost Lady
A Lost Lady

1934

Drama

as (uncredited)

6.1
0.3
The Case of the Howling Dog
The Case of the Howling Dog

1934

Crime • Mystery

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

6.5
0.4
Housewife
Housewife

1934

Drama

as Doctor

7.7
0.9

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