John Hamilton
Known for: Acting
Born: January 16, 1887
Died: October 15, 1958
Place of birth: Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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.”
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Filmography
227 movies · 19 TV shows, newest first
10.0
New York Confidential
1959
10.0
Outcasts of the City
1958
5.0
Chicago Confidential
19575.7
State Trooper
1956
6.2
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
5.6
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
8.0
Bobby Ware Is Missing
1955
7.0
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
8.7
Superman and the Jungle Devil
1954
7.7
Superman Flies Again
1954
8.3
Superman in Exile
1954
NR
Superman's Peril
1954
5.3
Sitting Bull
1954
6.6
Captain Midnight
1954
7.3
Superman and Scotland Yard
1954
9.0
Moby Dick
19548.0
City Story
1954
4.9
The Miami Story
19547.5
Passport to Danger
1954
5.5
Stamp Day for Superman
19546.7
Man of Conflict
1953
6.2
Donovan's Brain
1953
4.3
So This Is Love
1953
6.0
Run for the Hills
1953
6.5
Iron Mountain Trail
1953
6.0
Jack McCall, Desperado
1953
6.3
Marshal of Cedar Rock
1953
5.0
Never Wave at a WAC
1953
NR
The Studebaker Story
1953
8.0
I Led Three Lives
1953
7.8
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
4.6
Cavalcade of America
1952
6.7
Adventures of Superman
1952
4.3
The Rose Bowl Story
1952
7.3
Listen Judge
1952
6.6
Target
1952
6.0
The Pace That Thrills
1952NR
The McGurk Way
1952
6.8
The Roy Rogers Show
1951
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
7.4
Criminal Lawyer
1951
6.0
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
6.4
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
6.5
Million Dollar Pursuit
1951
5.0
Badman's Gold
1951
5.3
Sugarfoot
1951
5.3
The Flying Missile
1950
8.0
The Missourians
1950
6.3
Treasury Men in Action
1950
6.2
The Cisco Kid
1950
6.1
Bunco Squad
1950
7.0
The Men
1950
4.7
The Gene Autry Show
1950
6.7
Annie Get Your Gun
1950
4.7
The Invisible Monster
1950
7.6
The Reformer and the Redhead
1950
6.5
Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang
1950
5.2
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
1950
10.0
Pioneer Marshal
1949
5.8
Strange Bargain
1949
7.3
Alias the Champ
19497.7
The Ed Wynn Show
1949
6.7
The James Brothers of Missouri
1949
8.0
Bandit King of Texas
1949
6.5
The Wyoming Bandit
1949
7.5
Law of the Golden West
1949
5.2
Canadian Pacific
1949
5.5
The Judge
1949
8.0
Sheriff of Wichita
1949
8.0
Rusty Leads the Way
1948
10.0
Desperadoes of Dodge City
1948
7.5
The Gentleman from Nowhere
1948
6.2
Walk a Crooked Mile
1948
8.3
The Checkered Coat
1948
7.2
The Gallant Legion
1948
7.0
Song of My Heart
1948
6.4
High Wall
1947
6.8
The Judge Steps Out
1947
9.0
Bandits of Dark Canyon
1947
6.5
Blondie in the Dough
1947
4.8
Key Witness
1947
6.8
News Hounds
1947
6.0
Too Many Winners
1947
10.0
That's My Gal
1947
5.5
Violence
1947
6.1
The Sea of Grass
1947
7.1
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
1947
4.6
The Devil On Wheels
1947
6.5
Raiders of the South
1947
6.1
Magnificent Doll
1946
6.1
The Secret of the Whistler
1946
7.8
Wife Wanted
1946
4.6
The Brute Man
1946
6.2
Step by Step
1946
6.5
One Exciting Week
1946
6.3
Badman's Territory
1946
10.0
Home on the Range
1946
8.0
Johnny Comes Flying Home
1946
6.4
The Madonna's Secret
1946
6.5
The Phantom Rider
1946
10.0
Girl on the Spot
1946
5.8
Northwest Trail
1945
5.8
Voice of the Whistler
1945
6.0
Johnny Angel
1945
4.8
Sensation Hunters
1945
6.0
First Yank into Tokyo
1945
8.0
On Stage Everybody
1945
6.7
The Naughty Nineties
1945
5.2
Circumstantial Evidence
1945
5.6
Strange Illusion
1945
6.1
The Great Flamarion
1945
5.0
Mom and Dad
1945
5.5
Sheriff of Las Vegas
1944
9.0
Meet Miss Bobby Socks
1944
9.8
Hi, Beautiful
1944
5.2
Crazy Knights
1944
5.9
Zorro's Black Whip
1944
6.0
I'm from Arkansas
1944
6.0
Music in Manhattan
1944
6.6
Maisie Goes to Reno
1944
7.5
The Port of 40 Thieves
1944
6.1
The Girl Who Dared
1944
5.6
Wilson
1944
6.5
Christmas Holiday
1944
6.0
Action in Arabia
1944
5.7
Up in Arms
1944
5.7
Standing Room Only
1944
5.7
Government Girl
1943
6.0
Crazy House
1943
5.3
Larceny with Music
1943
6.0
So's Your Uncle
1943
6.5
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
1943
7.0
Daredevils of the West
1943
5.7
Mission to Moscow
1943
5.0
Aerial Gunner
1943
5.3
Phantom Killer
1942
6.6
Across the Pacific
1942
5.5
Escape from Crime
1942
6.2
The Big Shot
1942
6.8
Syncopation
1942
6.0
Dr. Broadway
1942
6.9
In This Our Life
1942
5.0
I Was Framed
1942
6.3
Always in My Heart
1942
8.0
Over My Dead Body
1942
6.6
Pacific Blackout
19419.0
Unfinished Rainbows
1941
5.5
Borrowed Hero
1941
6.7
I Killed That Man
1941
6.7
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
6.3
The Great Man's Lady
1941
7.7
The Maltese Falcon
1941
7.2
It Started with Eve
1941
6.7
Hold Back the Dawn
1941
5.4
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941
7.0
Sucker List
1941
7.2
Strange Alibi
1941
7.3
Meet John Doe
1941
5.8
Flight from Destiny
1941
5.9
Flight Command
1940
9.0
The Great Plane Robbery
19406.2
You, the People
1940
6.9
Lady with Red Hair
1940
6.0
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
1940
7.0
The Flag of Humanity
1940
7.0
Boom Town
1940
5.9
The Golden Fleecing
1940
6.9
They Drive by Night
1940
5.1
Murder in the Air
1940
5.3
Tear Gas Squad
1940
6.8
Johnny Apollo
1940
5.8
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940
6.5
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940
6.1
Brother Rat and a Baby
1940
6.2
Invisible Stripes
1939
7.0
Swanee River
19394.8
Old Hickory
1939
6.6
On Dress Parade
1939
7.5
The Roaring Twenties
1939
5.8
Smashing the Money Ring
1939
6.3
Espionage Agent
1939
6.5
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
5.6
Full Confession
1939
6.7
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939
6.5
The Bill of Rights
1939
6.5
They Shall Have Music
1939
8.0
I Stole a Million
1939
7.0
The Forgotten Woman
1939
5.5
Stronger Than Desire
1939
6.0
Blind Alley
1939
6.1
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939
6.7
Rose of Washington Square
1939
6.5
Forged Passport
1939
7.2
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
1939
10.0
The Spirit of Culver
1939
6.1
Secret Service of the Air
1939
5.7
Devil's Island
1939
9.0
I Stand Accused
1938
6.2
Girls on Probation
1938
5.6
Mr. Wong, Detective
1938
6.0
Too Hot to Handle
1938
6.8
Boys Town
1938
7.5
You Can't Take It with You
1938
5.7
Hunted Men
1938
7.5
Doctor Rhythm
1938
6.4
Mr. Moto's Gamble
1938
5.7
Over the Wall
19384.0
Murder Is News
1937
7.0
Missing Witnesses
1937
4.3
Night Club Scandal
1937
5.8
Dangerously Yours
1937
7.0
The Man Who Cried Wolf
1937
8.0
Bad Guy
1937
5.6
She Had to Eat
1937
3.0
It Could Happen to You
1937
10.0
Fifty Roads to Town
1937
7.3
This Is My Affair
1937
6.3
Criminals of the Air
1937
6.4
Seventh Heaven
1937
10.0
Two Wise Maids
19376.3
Torture Money
1937
6.0
A Man Betrayed
1936
9.0
Lady from Nowhere
1936
6.5
Three Smart Girls
1936
7.0
Legion of Terror
1936
8.0
Two in a Crowd
1936
6.5
Craig's Wife
1936
9.0
Two-Fisted Gentleman
1936
5.3
Stand Up and Cheer!
1934
6.3
Keep 'Em Rolling
1934
5.4
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
19327.0
The Crane Poison Case
19327.0
The Campus Mystery
19329.0
The Side Show Mystery
1932
7.0
Murder in the Pullman
19329.0
The Cole Case
1932
5.8
The Skull Murder Mystery
1932
7.5
The Studio Murder Mystery
1932
6.7
The Symphony Murder Mystery
1932
9.0
The Week End Mystery
1931
6.2
The Wall Street Mystery
19319.0
The Clyde Mystery
1931
NR
Success
1931NR
The Gigolo Racket
1931
7.0
Heads Up
1930
4.5
Dangerous Nan McGrew
1930