Full Name Jonathan Hatley Years active 1934-1965 Cause of death Suicide Name Jonathan Hale | Citizenship Canadian Role Film actor Occupation Actor Resting place California | |
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Born March 21, 1891 ( 1891-03-21 ) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Died February 28, 1966, Woodland Hills, California, United States Movies Strangers on a Train, The Saint in New York, The Saint Strikes Back, The Saint Takes Over, The Saint in Palm Springs Similar People Leslie Charteris, Andrew L Stone, Richard Thorpe, Ray Nazarro, Roy Webb | ||
Jonathan hale shorty shea grave marker dedications january 2014
Jonathan Hale (March 21, 1891 – February 28, 1966) was a Canadian-born film and television actor.
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- Jonathan hale shorty shea grave marker dedications january 2014
- Life and career
- Death
- Filmography
- References
Life and career
Born Jonathan Hatley 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".
Death
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 Remember You".
Filmography
Actor
1965
Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series) as
Medical Examiner
- Won't It Ever Be Morning? (1965) - Medical Examiner (as John Hale)
1963
Arrest and Trial (TV Series) as
Medical Examiner
- Journey into Darkness (1963) - Medical Examiner (as John Hale)
1960
Full Speed for Anywhere (TV Movie)
1956
The Three Outlaws as
Pinkerton
1955
Crossroads (TV Series) as
Dr. Stetson / Judge / Governor
- Deadly Fear (1956) - Dr. Stetson
- The Pavement Pastor (1956)
- The Unholy Trio (1955) - Judge (uncredited)
- Cleanup (1955) - Governor
1956
Our Miss Brooks (TV Series) as
Leland Cheney
- Library Quiz (1956) - Leland Cheney
1956
Jaguar as
Dr. Powell
1956
Brave Eagle (TV Series)
- The Storm Fool (1956)
1956
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
J.A. Turner
- A Tribute to Joel Chandler Harris (1956) - J.A. Turner
1955
Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series) as
Mayor
- The Final Tribute (1955) - Mayor
1955
Science Fiction Theatre (TV Series) as
Dr. Morton Archer / Dr. Hugo Milton
- The Stones Began to Move (1955) - Dr. Morton Archer
- Out of Nowhere (1955) - Dr. Hugo Milton
1952
Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series) as
Dr. Kennedy
- Meet Mr. Justice (1955)
- The House of Pride (1952) - Dr. Kennedy
1955
The Night Holds Terror as
Bob Henderson
1953
Cavalcade of America (TV Series) as
James Madison / Postmaster General Brown
- The Rescue of Dr. Beanes (1955) - James Madison
- Moonlight Witness (1954)
- Riders of the Pony Express (1953) - Postmaster General Brown
- A Matter of Honor (1953)
1955
The Whistler (TV Series) as
Phillip Ridgely / Mr. Cromwell
- The First Year (1955) - Phillip Ridgely
- The Blank Wall (1955) - Mr. Cromwell
1955
Soldiers of Fortune (TV Series) as
Elney Corp. Representative
- Jungle Search (1955) - Elney Corp. Representative
1954
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV Series) as
Crabtree
- Passage Home (1955) - Crabtree
- Terror Train (1954)
1955
The Star and the Story (TV Series)
- The Round Dozen (1955)
1955
City Detective (TV Series) as
Kane
- Trouble in Toyland (1955) - Kane
1955
TV Reader's Digest (TV Series)
- How Chance Made Lincoln President (1955)
1955
Lassie (TV Series) as
Walter Barton
- Blind Soldier (1955) - Walter Barton
1955
The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) as
Harris Davies
- The Girl Who Knew (1955) - Harris Davies
1954
Adventures of the Falcon (TV Series) as
Warden Stone / Adam Harcourt
- Eyes in My Back (1954) - Warden Stone
- The Guilty Stamps (1954) - Adam Harcourt
1954
The Ford Television Theatre (TV Series) as
Judge Tamberg
- Portrait of Lydia (1954) - Judge Tamberg
1954
Cattle Queen of Montana as
Politician (uncredited)
1954
Studio 57 (TV Series)
- Never Five-Thirty (1954)
1953
Fireside Theatre (TV Series) as
Charlie Bellamy / Mackay
- Second Elopement (1954)
- Juror on Trial (1954) - Charlie Bellamy
- Man of the Comstock (1953) - Mackay
- Bless the Man (1953)
1954
Men of the Fighting Lady as
Home Movie Commentator (uncredited)
1954
General Electric Theater (TV Series)
- To Lift a Feather (1954)
1954
Duffy of San Quentin as
Boyd
1954
Mr. & Mrs. North (TV Series) as
Dean Howard
- Reunion (1954) - Dean Howard
1953
The Flaming Urge as
Mr. Chalmers
1953
Adventures of Superman (TV Series) as
Prof. Roberts / Col. Brand
- Panic in the Sky (1953) - Prof. Roberts
- The Evil Three (1953) - Col. Brand
1953
She Couldn't Say No as
John Bentley (uncredited)
1952
Cowboy G-Men (TV Series) as
Landon - Bank Examiner / John Trent
- Double Crossed (1953) - Landon - Bank Examiner
- The Golden Wolf (1952) - John Trent
1953
Kansas Pacific as
Sherman Johnson
1953
Taxi as
Mr. Barker (uncredited)
1952
My Hero (TV Series) as
Judge
- Horse Trail (1952) - Judge
1952
The Steel Trap as
Tom Bowers
1952
Son of Paleface as
Gov. Freeman (uncredited)
1952
Young Man with Ideas as
Stanley Rickson (uncredited)
1952
Carbine Williams as
Judge Lane (uncredited)
1952
The Unexpected (TV Series) as
Seaver
- The Man from Yesterday (1952) - Seaver
1952
Scandal Sheet as
Frank Madison
1951
The Range Rider (TV Series) as
Mayor / Bill Mayfield
- The Grand Fleece (1951) - Mayor
- The Golden Peso (1951) - Bill Mayfield
1951
Sunny Side of the Street as
Cyrus Pelley
1951
The Tall Target as
Passenger from Carolina (uncredited)
1951
Let's Go Navy! as
Captain
1951
Rodeo King and the Senorita as
Dr. Sands
1951
Strangers on a Train as
Mr. Antony
1951
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV Series) as
General
- Behind Southern Lines (1951) - General
1951
Insurance Investigator as
Russell James
1950
Short Grass as
Charlie Bissel
1950
Three Husbands as
Edward Wurdeman - Attorney at Law
1950
The Cisco Kid (TV Series) as
Barry Owens / Barry Owen aka Bill Stevens
- Medicine Flats (1950) - Barry Owens
- Rustling (1950) - Barry Owen aka Bill Stevens
1950
Triple Trouble as
Judge
1950
Federal Agent at Large as
James Goodwin
1950
The Baron of Arizona as
Governor
1949
A Dangerous Profession as
Roger Lennert - Lucy's Attorney (uncredited)
1949
Dog of the Wild (Short)
1949
Jackson and Jill (TV Series)
- Let 'Em Eat Cake (1949)
1949
The Fountainhead as
Guy Francon (uncredited)
1949
Stampede as
Varick
1949
State Department: File 649 as
Director-General
1949
The Judge as
Judge Allan J. Brooks
1949
Rose of the Yukon as
Gen. Butler
1948
Disaster as
Police Commissioner Jerome
1948
Johnny Belinda as
Dr. Horace M. Gray (uncredited)
1948
Michael O'Halloran as
Judge Schaffner
1948
Tap Roots as
Gen. Johnston (uncredited)
1948
Silver River as
Major Spencer
1948
King of the Gamblers as
Sam Hyland
1948
Call Northside 777 as
Robert Winston (uncredited)
1948
Rocky as
Kenneth Forrester
1947
High Wall as
Emory Garrison
1947
Her Husband's Affairs as
Gov. Fox
1947
Black Gold as
Senator Watkins
1947
The Vigilantes Return as
Judge Holden
1947
The Ghost Goes Wild as
Max Atterbury
1947
The Beginning or the End as
Dr. Vannevar Bush
1946
Wife Wanted as
Philip Conway
1946
Rolling Home as
Henry Kane
1946
Blondie Knows Best as
J.C. Dithers
1946
Angel on My Shoulder as
Citizens for Better Government Chairman (uncredited)
1946
Easy to Wed as
Hector Boswell
1946
The Walls Came Tumbling Down as
Police Capt. Griffin
1946
The Cat Creeps as
Walter Elliot
1946
Blondie's Lucky Day as
J.C. Dithers
1946
Riverboat Rhythm as
Col. Edward Beeler
1946
Gay Blades as
Whittlesey
1945
Life with Blondie as
J.C. Dithers
1945
The Strange Mr. Gregory as
Blair - Defense Attorney
1945
Man Alive as
Osborne
1945
Allotment Wives as
Brig. Gen. H.N. Gilbert
1945
Dakota as
Col. Wordin
1945
Divorce as
Judge Conlon
1945
The Phantom Speaks as
Owen McAllister
1945
G.I. Honeymoon as
Col. Hammerhead Smith
1945
Watchtower Over Tomorrow (Documentary short) as
General Assembly Chair (uncredited)
1945
Leave It to Blondie as
J.C. Dithers
1944
Hollywood Canteen as
Mr. Brodel (uncredited)
1944
And Now Tomorrow as
Dr. Sloane (uncredited)
1944
Dead Man's Eyes as
Dr. Welles
1944
End of the Road as
Gregory McCune
1944
My Buddy as
Senator Henry
1944
Since You Went Away as
Second Train Conductor (uncredited)
1944
The Black Parachute as
King Stephen
1944
This Is the Life as
Dr. Plum
1943
There's Something About a Soldier as
General Sommerton
1943
Jack London as
Kerwin Maxwell
1943
Sweet Rosie O'Grady as
Mr. Fox
1943
Footlight Glamour as
J.C. Dithers
1943
Nobody's Darling as
Jason Rhodes
1943
It's a Great Life as
J.C. Dithers
1943
The Rear Gunner (Short) as
Commanding Officer
1943
Hangmen Also Die! as
Dedic
1943
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday as
Ferguson
1942
Blondie for Victory as
J.C. Dithers
1942
Calling Dr. Gillespie as
Frank Marshall Todwell
1942
Flight Lieutenant as
Joseph Sanford
1942
Miss Annie Rooney as
Mr. White
1942
Blondie's Blessed Event as
J.C. Dithers
1942
Lone Star Ranger as
Judge Longstreth
1942
Joe Smith, American as
Blake McKettrick
1942
Blondie Goes to College as
J.C. Dithers
1942
The Bugle Sounds as
Brigadier-General
1941
The Pittsburgh Kid as
Max Ellison
1941
Ringside Maisie as
Dr. Kramer
1941
Blondie in Society as
J.C. Dithers
1941
Her First Beau as
Mr. Harris
1941
Strange Alibi as
Chief Sprague
1941
The Great Swindle as
Swann
1941
Blondie Goes Latin as
Mr. J.C. Dithers
1941
Flight from Destiny as
District Attorney
1941
The Saint in Palm Springs as
Inspector Henry Fernack
1940
Blondie Plays Cupid as
J.C. Dithers
1940
Melody and Moonlight as
Otis Barnett
1940
Dulcy as
Homer Patterson
1940
Blondie Has Servant Trouble as
J.C. Dithers
1940
We Who Are Young as
Braddock
1940
Private Affairs as
George Gilkin
1940
The Saint Takes Over as
Inspector Henry Fernack
1940
Johnny Apollo as
Dr. Brown
1940
The Saint's Double Trouble as
Inspector Henry Fernack
1939
The Big Guy as
Jack Lang
1939
Barricade as
Assistant Secretary of State
1939
The Amazing Mr. Williams as
Mayor
1939
Blondie Brings Up Baby as
J.C. Dithers
1939
Thunder Afloat as
Adm. Girard
1939
Fugitive at Large as
Prison Warden (uncredited)
1939
One Against the World (Short) as
Dr. Ephraim McDowell
1939
In Old Monterey as
Stevenson
1939
In Name Only as
Dr. Gateson
1939
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell as
President of Western Union
1939
Blondie Meets the Boss as
J. C. Dithers
1939
The Saint Strikes Back as
Inspector Henry Fernack
1939
Tail Spin as
Racing Official Starter (uncredited)
1939
Wings of the Navy as
Commandant
1939
Stand Up and Fight as
Col. Webb
1938
There's That Woman Again as
Rolfe Davis
1938
The Duke of West Point as
Col. Early
1938
Road Demon as
Anderson
1938
Blondie as
J.C. Dithers
1938
Tarnished Angel as
Detective Sgt. Edward Cramer
1938
Breaking the Ice as
Kane
1938
Fugitives for a Night as
Police Captain
1938
Boys Town as
John Hargraves
1938
Letter of Introduction as
Lou Woodstock (uncredited)
1938
Men with Wings as
Long (uncredited)
1938
Crime Ring as
Bank President (uncredited)
1938
Wives Under Suspicion as
Allison
1938
The Saint in New York as
Inspector Henry Fernack
1938
Gangs of New York as
Warden
1938
Yellow Jack as
Major General Leonard Wood
1938
Island in the Sky as
Prison Warden Matthews (uncredited)
1938
Judge Hardy's Children as
John Lee
1938
Her Jungle Love as
J.C. Martin
1938
Over the Wall as
Governor
1938
Mad About Music as
Prosecutor - Film Within a Film (uncredited)
1938
Arsène Lupin Returns as
F.B.I. Special Agent
1937
Exiled to Shanghai as
J.B. Willet
1937
Big Town Girl as
Hershell
1937
The First Hundred Years as
Judge Parker
1937
Carnival Queen as
Robert Jacoby
1937
Madame X as
Hugh Fariman Sr
1937
Danger - Love at Work as
J.B. Parsons
1937
Saratoga as
Frank Clayton
1937
Midnight Madonna as
Stuart Kirkland
1937
This Is My Affair as
Judge
1937
The League of Frightened Men as
Alexander Drummond
1937
Charlie Chan at the Olympics as
Hopkins
1937
Wings Over Honolulu as
Judge Advocate (uncredited)
1937
You Can't Buy Luck as
Prosecutor (uncredited)
1937
A Star Is Born as
Judge George J. Parris (uncredited)
1937
The Man Who Found Himself as
Dr. Tom Smythe (uncredited)
1937
Racketeers in Exile as
Alden Parker
1937
John Meade's Woman as
Mr. Melton
1937
Sea Devils as
Court-Martial President (uncredited)
1937
A Doctor's Diary as
Mr. Williams (uncredited)
1937
Outcast as
Judge (uncredited)
1937
Man of the People as
Carter Spetner
1937
She's Dangerous as
Charles Fitzgerald
1937
You Only Live Once as
District Attorney (uncredited)
1936
Mysterious Crossing as
Garland - Banker (uncredited)
1936
Sinner Take All as
Dr. Harrison (uncredited)
1936
Happy-Go-Lucky as
J. Lansing Bennett
1936
Flying Hostess as
Kendall
1936
Born to Dance as
Hector - Columnist (uncredited)
1936
The Accusing Finger as
Special Prosecutor
1936
The Plainsman as
Major (uncredited)
1936
Easy to Take as
Mr. Hardy (uncredited)
1936
The Magnificent Brute as
Official (uncredited)
1936
The Devil Is a Sissy as
Judge Holmes
1936
Down the Stretch as
Secretary M.L. Lyon (uncredited)
1936
China Clipper as
State Department Official (uncredited)
1936
Charlie Chan at the Race Track as
Warren Fenton
1936
36 Hours to Kill as
Conductor
1936
Spendthrift as
Attorney (uncredited)
1936
Parole! as
Parole Board Member (uncredited)
1936
Fury as
Defense Attorney
1936
Educating Father as
Fred Humphrey
1936
The Case Against Mrs. Ames as
Judge at First Trial
1936
Panic on the Air as
Johnson (uncredited)
1936
The Singing Kid as
Dr. Brown (uncredited)
1936
Too Many Parents as
Judge
1936
Sutter's Gold as
Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
1936
The Voice of Bugle Ann as
District Attorney
1936
You May Be Next! as
Army Officer (uncredited)
1936
Three Live Ghosts as
Bolton
1935
Hit-and-Run Driver (Short) as
Captain James (uncredited)
1935
If You Could Only Cook as
Henry Brown - Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
1935
Too Tough to Kill as
Chairman of the Board (uncredited)
1935
The Calling of Dan Matthews as
Club Owner (uncredited)
1935
Charlie Chan's Secret as
Warren T. Phelps
1935
A Night at the Opera as
Stage Manager in Opera Box Who Announces Gottlieb's Disappearance (uncredited)
1935
3 Kids and a Queen as
Gangster (uncredited)
1935
Navy Wife as
Norton (uncredited)
1935
Page Miss Glory as
Husband at Train Station (uncredited)
1935
Alice Adams as
Mr. Palmer
1935
The Raven as
Bedside Dr. at Jerry's Right (uncredited)
1935
Public Hero Number 1 as
Prison Board Member (uncredited)
1935
Let 'em Have It as
Microscopic Expert (uncredited)
1935
'G' Men as
Congressman (uncredited)
1935
One New York Night as
Mr. Stokes (uncredited)
1935
A Night at the Ritz as
Director (uncredited)
1934
Lightning Strikes Twice as
Police Captain Hobart Nelson (as John Hale)
1934
Gentlemen Are Born as
Second Broker (uncredited)
1934
A Lost Lady (uncredited)
1934
The Case of the Howling Dog as
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1934
Housewife as
Doctor (uncredited)
Archive Footage
1955
MGM Parade (TV Series documentary) as
Dr. Ephraim McDowall in 'One Against the World'
- Episode #1.3 (1955) - Dr. Ephraim McDowall in 'One Against the World'
1954
Superman in Scotland Yard as
Prof. Roberts
1952
Behind Southern Lines as
General
1939
Land of Liberty as
Major General Leonard Wood (edited from 'Yellow Jack')
References
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