Jonathan Hale
Biography
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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".
Known For
Acting
1938
asMr. Dithers
1939
asJ.C. Dithers
1939
asJ.C. Dithars
1940
asJ.C. Dithers
1940
asJ.C. Dithers
1941
asJ.C. Dithers
1942
asJ.C. Dithers
1941
asJ.C. Dithers
1942
asJ.C. Dithers
1942
asJ.C. Dithers
1943
asJ.C. Dithers
1943
asJ.C. Dithers
1945
asJ.C. Dithers
1946
asJ.C. Dithers
1946
asJ.C. Dithers
1945
asJ.C. Dithers
1951
asMr. Antony
1943
asDedic
1943
asKerwin Maxwell
1952
asTom Bowers
1943
asJason Rhodes
1937
asMr. Hopkins
1952
asFrank Madison
1936
asWarren T. Phelps
1936
asWarren Fenton
1950
asThe Judge
1947
asEmory Garrison
1941
asSwann
1938
asJohn Hargraves
1945
asDefense Attorney Blair
1950
asGovernor
1944
asGregory McCune
1955
asBob Henderson
1936
asMac - Train Conductor
1935
asMr. Palmer
1944
asDr. Sam Welles
1940
asInspector Henry Fernack
1937
asFrank Clayton
1948
asPolice Commissioner Jerome
1949
asJudge Allan J. Brooks
1938
asInspector Henry Fernack
1939
asInspector Henry Fernack
1939
asPresident of Western Union
1943
as
1947
asMax Atterbury
1941
asPolice Chief Sprague
1940
asInspector Henry Fernack
1941
asInspector Henry Fernack
1947
asDr. Vannevar Bush
1942
asJoseph Sanford
1946
asCaptain Griffin
1954
asPolitician (uncredited)
1943
asCommanding Officer
1946
asPhilip Conway
1937
asCourt-Martial President (uncredited)
1949
asDirector-General
1938
asF.B.I. Special Agent
1936
asSpecial Prosecutor
1935
asCaptain James (uncredited)
1938
asGovernor James McDonald
1951
asRussell James
1937
asParsons, an attorney
1951
asCaptain
1937
asAlden Parker
1941
asDist. Atty. Johnson
1945
asJudge
1938
asSteven's Father
1942
asMr. Martin White
1936
asJudge
1934
asCapt. Nelson
1954
asBoyd
1936
asFirst trial judge
1953
asMr. Chalmers
1936
asJ. Lansing Bennett
1938
asDetective Sgt. Cramer
1934
as(uncredited)
1939
asStevenson
1945
asOsborne
1937
asCharles Fitzgerald
1939
asAssistant Secretary of State
1946
asHenry Kane
1937
asMr. Melton
1938
asJ.C. Martin
1943
asGen. Sommerton
1938
asJohn Lee
1937
asJ.B. Willet
1952
asGovernor Freeman (uncredited)
1938
asLou Woodstock (uncredited)
1938
asMr. Kane
1935
asMicroscopic Expert
1938
asWarden
1938
asJudge Parker
1938
asAllison
1946
asCol. Edward Beeler
1949
asGen. Butler
1938
asPolice Captain
1945
asOwen McAllister
1951
asCyrus Pelley
1937
asHugh Fariman Sr.
1953
asMr. Barker (uncredited)
1935
asMr. Stokes
1938
asAnderson
1939
asMayor
1937
asCarter Spetner
1939
asDr. Gateson
1937
asDr. Tom Smythe
1936
asAttorney
1936
asProsecuting Attorney
1936
asJudge Holmes
1938
asRolfe Davis
1948
asKenneth Forrester
1934
asSecond Broker
1938
asLong
1944
asKing Stephen
1939
asColonel Webb
1939
asCommandant
1939
asRacing Official Starter (Uncredited)
1939
asAdmiral Girard
1953
asSherman Johnson
1937
as
1936
asDefense Attorney
1937
asProsecutor (uncredited)
1952
asGeneral
1937
asJudge Advocate
1943
asMr. Fox
1956
asDr. Powell
1945
asColonel Wordin
1947
asGov. Fox
1935
asChairman of the Board
1937
asHershell
1941
asMax Ellison
1940
asDr. Brown
1942
asBlake McKettrick
1956
asPinkerton
1944
asSenator Henry
1945
asColonel Hammerhead Smith
1940
asBraddock
1937
asJudge
1936
asDetective Bolton
1951
asDr. Sands
1936
asDr. Brown (uncredited)
1949
asVarick
1947
asSenator Watkins
1946
asHector Boswell
1946
asWhittlesey
1936
asDr. Harrison (uncredited)
1950
asCharlie Bissel
1942
asJudge Longstreth
1948
asMajor Spencer
1942
asFrank M. Todwell
1948
asGovernor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)
1940
asHomer Patterson
1935
asThe Stage Manager (uncredited)
1937
asJudge George J. Parris (uncredited)
1935
asDirector (uncredited)
1945
asSecurity Council Chair
1934
asDoctor
1947
asJudge Holden
1938
asMajor General Leonard Wood
1937
asStuart Kirkland
1935
asNorton
1954
asJohn Bentley
1944
asDr. Plum
1936
asKendall
1942
asBrigadier-General
1938
asBank President
1946
asWalter Elliott
1950
asJames Goodwin
1941
asMr. Harris
1940
asOtis Barnett
1935
asGangster
1936
asJohnson
1937
asDistrict Attorney (uncredited)
1941
asDr. Kramer
1934
asCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1935
asCongressman (uncredited)
1935
asPrison Board Member (uncredited)
1935
asBedside Dr. at Jerry's Right (uncredited)
1935
asHusband at Train Station (uncredited)
1935
asClub Owner (uncredited)
1935
asHenry Brown - Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
1936
asArmy Officer (uncredited)
1936
asDistrict Attorney
1936
asFred Humphrey
1944
asMr. Brodel (uncredited)
1946
asCitizens for Better Government Chairman (uncredited)
1948
asDr. Horace M. Gray (uncredited)
1949
asGuy Francon (uncredited)
1952
asStanley Rickson (uncredited)
1951
asPassenger from Carolina (uncredited)
1936
asState Department Official (uncredited)
1945
asBrig. Gen. H.N. Gilbert
1940
asGeorge Gilkin
1950
asEdward Wurdeman - Attorney at Law
1948
asGen. Johnston (uncredited)
1939
asDr. Ephraim McDowell
1939
asJack Lane
1949
as
1937
asAlexander Drummond
as
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asProfessor Roberts
as 
asasBarry Owens
as
as
asMayor
asGovernor
asBarry Owen aka Bill Stevens
asGeneral
Production
Crew
Directing
