Acting
Jonathan Hale
EN cinema · 200 credits
Born
20 March 1891
Died
28 February 1966 (aged 74)
Birthplace
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Also known as Jonathan Hale Jr. · John Hale · Jonathan Hatley
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".
Known for
Filmography
Jaguar
as Dr. Powell
The Three Outlaws
as Pinkerton
The Night Holds Terror
as Bob Henderson
Cattle Queen of Montana
as Politician (uncredited)
She Couldn't Say No
as John Bentley
The Flaming Urge
as Mr. Chalmers
Taxi
as Mr. Barker (uncredited)
Kansas Pacific
as Sherman Johnson
The Steel Trap
as Tom Bowers
Scandal Sheet
as Frank Madison
Son of Paleface
as Governor Freeman (uncredited)
Behind Southern Lines
as General
Young Man with Ideas
as Stanley Rickson (uncredited)
Strangers on a Train
as Mr. Antony
Insurance Investigator
as Russell James
Let's Go Navy!
as Captain
Sunny Side of the Street
as Cyrus Pelley
Rodeo King and the Senorita
as Dr. Sands
The Tall Target
as Passenger from Carolina (uncredited)
Triple Trouble
as The Judge
The Baron of Arizona
as Governor
Short Grass
as Charlie Bissel
Federal Agent at Large
as James Goodwin
Three Husbands
as Edward Wurdeman
The Judge
as Judge Allan J. Brooks
State Department: File 649
as Director-General
Rose of the Yukon
as Gen. Butler
Stampede
as Varick
The Fountainhead
as Guy Francon (uncredited)
Disaster
as Police Commissioner Jerome
Rocky
as Kenneth Forrester
Silver River
as Major Spencer
Call Northside 777
as Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)
Johnny Belinda
as Dr. Gray (uncredited)
Tap Roots
as Gen. Johnston (uncredited)
King of the Gamblers
as Sam Hyland
High Wall
as Emory Garrison
The Ghost Goes Wild
as Max Atterbury
The Beginning or the End
as Dr. Vannevar Bush
Her Husband's Affairs
as Gov. Fox
Black Gold
as Senator Watkins
The Vigilantes Return
as Judge Holden
Blondie Knows Best
as J.C. Dithers
Blondie's Lucky Day
as J.C. Dithers
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
as Captain Griffin
Wife Wanted
as Philip Conway
Rolling Home
as Henry Kane
Riverboat Rhythm
as Col. Edward Beeler
Easy to Wed
as Hector Boswell
Gay Blades
as Whittlesey
The Cat Creeps
as Walter Elliott
Angel on My Shoulder
as Citizens for Better Government Chairman (uncredited)
Leave It to Blondie
as J.C. Dithers
Life with Blondie
as J.C. Dithers
The Strange Mr. Gregory
as Defense Attorney Blair
Divorce
as Judge
Man Alive
as Osborne
The Phantom Speaks
as Owen McAllister
Dakota
as Colonel Wordin
G.I. Honeymoon
as Colonel Hammerhead Smith
Watchtower Over Tomorrow
as Security Council Chair
Allotment Wives
as Brig. Gen. H.N. Gilbert
End of the Road
as Gregory McCune
Dead Man's Eyes
as Dr. Sam Welles
The Black Parachute
as King Stephen
My Buddy
as Senator Henry
This Is the Life
as Dr. Plum
Hollywood Canteen
as Mr. Brodel (uncredited)
Footlight Glamour
as J.C. Dithers
It's a Great Life
as J.C. Dithers
Hangmen Also Die!
as Dedic
Jack London
as Kerwin Maxwell
Nobody's Darling
as Jason Rhodes
The Rear Gunner
as Commanding Officer
There's Something About a Soldier
as Gen. Sommerton
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
as Mr. Fox
Blondie Goes to College
as J.C. Dithers
Blondie's Blessed Event
as J.C. Dithers
Blondie for Victory
as J.C. Dithers
Flight Lieutenant
as Joseph Sanford
Miss Annie Rooney
as Mr. Martin White
Joe Smith, American
as Blake McKettrick
Lone Star Ranger
as Judge Longstreth
Calling Dr. Gillespie
as Frank M. Todwell
The Bugle Sounds
as Brigadier-General
Blondie in Society
as J.C. Dithers
Blondie Goes Latin
as J.C. Dithers
The Great Swindle
as Swann
Strange Alibi
as Police Chief Sprague
The Saint In Palm Springs
as Inspector Henry Fernack
Flight from Destiny
as Dist. Atty. Johnson
The Pittsburgh Kid
as Max Ellison
Her First Beau
as Mr. Harris
Ringside Maisie
as Dr. Kramer
Blondie Plays Cupid
as J.C. Dithers
Blondie Has Servant Trouble
as J.C. Dithers
The Saint's Double Trouble
as Inspector Henry Fernack
The Saint Takes Over
as Inspector Henry Fernack
Johnny Apollo
as Dr. Brown
We Who Are Young
as Braddock
Dulcy
as Homer Patterson
Melody and Moonlight
as Otis Barnett
Private Affairs
as George Gilkin
Blondie Brings Up Baby
as J.C. Dithers
Blondie Meets the Boss
as J.C. Dithars
The Saint Strikes Back
as Inspector Henry Fernack
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
as President of Western Union
In Old Monterey
as Stevenson
Barricade
as Assistant Secretary of State
In Name Only
as Dr. Gateson
Stand Up and Fight
as Colonel Webb
Wings of the Navy
as Commandant
Tail Spin
as Racing Official Starter (Uncredited)
Thunder Afloat
as Admiral Girard
One Against the World
as Dr. Ephraim McDowell
The Big Guy
as Jack Lane
Blondie
as Mr. Dithers
Boys Town
as John Hargraves
The Saint in New York
as Inspector Henry Fernack
Arsène Lupin Returns
as F.B.I. Special Agent
Over the Wall
as Governor James McDonald
The Duke of West Point
as Colonel Early
Tarnished Angel
as Detective Sgt. Cramer
Her Jungle Love
as J.C. Martin
Judge Hardy's Children
as John Lee
Letter of Introduction
as Lou Woodstock (uncredited)
Breaking the Ice
as Mr. Kane
Gangs of New York
as Warden
The First Hundred Years
as Judge Parker
Wives Under Suspicion
as Allison
Fugitives for a Night
as Police Captain
Road Demon
1938
Road Demon
as Anderson
There's That Woman Again
as Rolfe Davis
Men with Wings
as Long
Yellow Jack
as Major General Leonard Wood
Crime Ring
as Bank President
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
as Mr. Hopkins
Saratoga
as Frank Clayton
Sea Devils
as Court-Martial President (uncredited)
Danger – Love at Work
as Parsons, an attorney
Racketeers in Exile
as Alden Parker
She's Dangerous
as Charles Fitzgerald
John Meade's Woman
as Mr. Melton
Exiled to Shanghai
as J.B. Willet
Madame X
as Hugh Fariman Sr.
Man Of The People
as Carter Spetner
The Man Who Found Himself
as Dr. Tom Smythe
Outcast
Actor
You Can't Buy Luck
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
Wings Over Honolulu
as Judge Advocate
Big Town Girl
as Hershell
This Is My Affair
as Judge
A Star Is Born
as Judge Parris (uncredited)
Midnight Madonna
as Stuart Kirkland
You Only Live Once
as District Attorney (uncredited)
The League of Frightened Men
as Alexander Drummond
Charlie Chan's Secret
as Warren T. Phelps
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
as Warren Fenton
36 Hours to Kill
as Mac - Train Conductor
The Accusing Finger
as Special Prosecutor
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
as First trial judge
Happy Go Lucky
as J. Lansing Bennett
Spendthrift
as Attorney
Sutter's Gold
as Prosecuting Attorney
The Devil Is a Sissy
as Judge Holmes
Fury
as Defense Attorney
Three Live Ghosts
as Detective Bolton
The Singing Kid
as Dr. Brown (uncredited)
Sinner Take All
as Dr. Harrison (uncredited)
Flying Hostess
as Kendall
Panic on the Air
as Johnson (uncredited)
The Voice of Bugle Ann
as District Attorney
You May Be Next!
as Army Officer (uncredited)
Educating Father
as Fred Humphrey
China Clipper
as State Department Official (uncredited)
Alice Adams
as Mr. Palmer
Hit-and-Run Driver
as Captain James (uncredited)
Let 'em Have It
as Microscopic Expert
One New York Night
as Mr. Stokes
Too Tough to Kill
as Chairman of the Board
A Night at the Opera
as The Stage Manager (uncredited)
A Night at the Ritz
as Director (uncredited)
Navy Wife
as Norton
3 Kids and a Queen
as Gangster
'G' Men
as Congressman (uncredited)
Public Hero Number 1
as Prison Board Member (uncredited)
The Calling of Dan Matthews
as Club Owner (uncredited)
If You Could Only Cook
as Henry Brown - Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
Page Miss Glory
as Husband at Train Station (uncredited)
The Raven
as Bedside Dr. at Jerry's Right (uncredited)
Lightning Strikes Twice
as Capt. Nelson
A Lost Lady
as (uncredited)
Gentlemen Are Born
as Second Broker
Housewife
as Doctor
The Case of the Howling Dog
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)