Jonathan Hale

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Strangers on a Train1951
A Night at the Opera1935
Fury1936
A Star Is Born1937

About Jonathan Hale

Known for: Acting
Born: March 20, 1891
Died: February 28, 1966 (age 74)
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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,…

Also credited as

Jonathan Hale Jr., John Hale, Jonathan Hatley

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Filmography

The Three Outlaws1956as Pinkerton

Jaguar1956as Dr. Powell
The Night Holds Terror1955as Bob Henderson
Cattle Queen of Montana1954as Politician (uncredited)
Duffy of San Quentin1954as Boyd
She Couldn't Say No1954as John Bentley
The Flaming Urge1953as Mr. Chalmers
Kansas Pacific1953as Sherman Johnson
Taxi1953as Mr. Barker (uncredited)
The Steel Trap1952as Tom Bowers
Behind Southern Lines1952as General
Son of Paleface1952as Governor Freeman (uncredited)
Young Man with Ideas1952as Stanley Rickson (uncredited)
Scandal Sheet1952as Frank Madison
Sunny Side of the Street1951as Cyrus Pelley
The Tall Target1951as Passenger from Carolina (uncredited)
Let's Go Navy!1951as Captain
Rodeo King and the Senorita1951as Dr. Sands
Strangers on a Train1951as Mr. Antony
Insurance Investigator1951as Russell James
Short Grass1950as Charlie Bissel
Three Husbands1950as Edward Wurdeman
Triple Trouble1950as The Judge
Federal Agent at Large1950as James Goodwin
The Baron of Arizona1950as Governor
A Dangerous Profession1949
The Fountainhead1949as Guy Francon (uncredited)
Stampede1949as Varick
State Department: File 6491949as Director-General
The Judge1949as Judge Allan J. Brooks
Rose of the Yukon1949as Gen. Butler
Disaster1948as Police Commissioner Jerome
Johnny Belinda1948as Dr. Gray (uncredited)
Tap Roots1948as Gen. Johnston (uncredited)
Silver River1948as Major Spencer
King of the Gamblers1948as Sam Hyland
Call Northside 7771948as Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)
Rocky1948as Kenneth Forrester
High Wall1947as Emory Garrison
Her Husband's Affairs1947as Gov. Fox
Black Gold1947as Senator Watkins
The Ghost Goes Wild1947as Max Atterbury
The Vigilantes Return1947as Judge Holden
The Beginning or the End1947as Dr. Vannevar Bush
Wife Wanted1946as Philip Conway
Rolling Home1946as Henry Kane
Blondie Knows Best1946as J.C. Dithers
Angel on My Shoulder1946as Citizens for Better Government Chairman (uncredited)
Easy to Wed1946as Hector Boswell
The Walls Came Tumbling Down1946as Captain Griffin
The Cat Creeps1946as Walter Elliott
Blondie's Lucky Day1946as J.C. Dithers
Riverboat Rhythm1946as Col. Edward Beeler
Gay Blades1946as Whittlesey
Dakota1945as Colonel Wordin
Life with Blondie1945as J.C. Dithers
Man Alive1945as Osborne
Allotment Wives1945as Brig. Gen. H.N. Gilbert
Divorce1945as Judge
The Phantom Speaks1945as Owen McAllister
G.I. Honeymoon1945as Colonel Hammerhead Smith
Watchtower Over Tomorrow1945as Security Council Chair
Leave It to Blondie1945as J.C. Dithers
The Strange Mr. Gregory1945as Defense Attorney Blair
Hollywood Canteen1944as Mr. Brodel (uncredited)
Dead Man's Eyes1944as Dr. Sam Welles
End of the Road1944as Gregory McCune
My Buddy1944as Senator Henry
This Is the Life1944as Dr. Plum
The Black Parachute1944as King Stephen
Jack London1943as Kerwin Maxwell
There's Something About a Soldier1943as Gen. Sommerton
Sweet Rosie O'Grady1943as Mr. Fox
Footlight Glamour1943as J.C. Dithers
Nobody's Darling1943as Jason Rhodes
It's a Great Life1943as J.C. Dithers
The Rear Gunner1943as Commanding Officer
Hangmen Also Die!1943as Dedic
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday1943
Blondie for Victory1942as J.C. Dithers
Calling Dr. Gillespie1942as Frank M. Todwell
Flight Lieutenant1942as Joseph Sanford
Miss Annie Rooney1942as Mr. Martin White
Blondie's Blessed Event1942as J.C. Dithers
Lone Star Ranger1942as Judge Longstreth
Joe Smith, American1942as Blake McKettrick
The Bugle Sounds1942as Brigadier-General
Blondie Goes to College1942as J.C. Dithers
The Pittsburgh Kid1941as Max Ellison
Ringside Maisie1941as Dr. Kramer
Blondie in Society1941as J.C. Dithers
Her First Beau1941as Mr. Harris
Strange Alibi1941as Police Chief Sprague
The Great Swindle1941as Swann
Blondie Goes Latin1941as J.C. Dithers
Flight from Destiny1941as Dist. Atty. Johnson
The Saint In Palm Springs1941as Inspector Henry Fernack
Blondie Plays Cupid1940as J.C. Dithers
Melody and Moonlight1940as Otis Barnett
Dulcy1940as Homer Patterson
Blondie Has Servant Trouble1940as J.C. Dithers
We Who Are Young1940as Braddock
Private Affairs1940as George Gilkin
The Saint Takes Over1940as Inspector Henry Fernack
Johnny Apollo1940as Dr. Brown
The Saint's Double Trouble1940as Inspector Henry Fernack
The Big Guy1939as Jack Lane
Barricade1939as Assistant Secretary of State
The Amazing Mr. Williams1939as Mayor
Blondie Brings Up Baby1939as J.C. Dithers
Thunder Afloat1939as Admiral Girard
One Against the World1939as Dr. Ephraim McDowell
In Name Only1939as Dr. Gateson
In Old Monterey1939as Stevenson
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell1939as President of Western Union
Blondie Meets the Boss1939as J.C. Dithars
The Saint Strikes Back1939as Inspector Henry Fernack
Tail Spin1939as Racing Official Starter (Uncredited)
Wings of the Navy1939as Commandant
Stand Up and Fight1939as Colonel Webb
The Duke of West Point1938as Colonel Early
There's That Woman Again1938as Rolfe Davis
Road Demon1938as Anderson
Blondie1938as Mr. Dithers
Tarnished Angel1938as Detective Sgt. Cramer
Fugitives for a Night1938as Police Captain
Breaking the Ice1938as Mr. Kane
Boys Town1938as John Hargraves
Letter of Introduction1938as Lou Woodstock (uncredited)
Men with Wings1938as Long
Crime Ring1938as Bank President
Wives Under Suspicion1938as Allison
The Saint in New York1938as Inspector Henry Fernack
Gangs of New York1938as Warden
Yellow Jack1938as Major General Leonard Wood
Her Jungle Love1938as J.C. Martin
Over the Wall1938as Governor James McDonald
Judge Hardy's Children1938as John Lee
The First Hundred Years1938as Judge Parker
Arsène Lupin Returns1938as F.B.I. Special Agent
Exiled to Shanghai1937as J.B. Willet
Big Town Girl1937as Hershell
Madame X1937as Hugh Fariman Sr.
Danger – Love at Work1937as Parsons, an attorney
Saratoga1937as Frank Clayton
Midnight Madonna1937as Stuart Kirkland
This Is My Affair1937as Judge
The League of Frightened Men1937as Alexander Drummond
Charlie Chan at the Olympics1937as Mr. Hopkins
Wings Over Honolulu1937as Judge Advocate
You Can't Buy Luck1937as Prosecutor (uncredited)
A Star Is Born1937as Judge Parris (uncredited)
The Man Who Found Himself1937as Dr. Tom Smythe
Racketeers in Exile1937as Alden Parker
John Meade's Woman1937as Mr. Melton
Sea Devils1937as Court-Martial President (uncredited)
Outcast1937
Man Of The People1937as Carter Spetner
She's Dangerous1937as Charles Fitzgerald
You Only Live Once1937as District Attorney (uncredited)
Sinner Take All1936as Dr. Harrison (uncredited)
Happy Go Lucky1936as J. Lansing Bennett
Flying Hostess1936as Kendall
The Accusing Finger1936as Special Prosecutor
The Devil Is a Sissy1936as Judge Holmes
China Clipper1936as State Department Official (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at the Race Track1936as Warren Fenton
36 Hours to Kill1936as Mac - Train Conductor
Spendthrift1936as Attorney
Fury1936as Defense Attorney
Educating Father1936as Fred Humphrey
The Case Against Mrs. Ames1936as First trial judge
Panic on the Air1936as Johnson (uncredited)
The Singing Kid1936as Dr. Brown (uncredited)
Too Many Parents1936as Judge
Sutter's Gold1936as Prosecuting Attorney
The Voice of Bugle Ann1936as District Attorney
You May Be Next!1936as Army Officer (uncredited)
Charlie Chan's Secret1936as Warren T. Phelps
Three Live Ghosts1936as Detective Bolton
If You Could Only Cook1935as Henry Brown - Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
Hit-and-Run Driver1935as Captain James (uncredited)
Too Tough to Kill1935as Chairman of the Board
The Calling of Dan Matthews1935as Club Owner (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera1935as The Stage Manager (uncredited)
3 Kids and a Queen1935as Gangster
Navy Wife1935as Norton
Page Miss Glory1935as Husband at Train Station (uncredited)
Alice Adams1935as Mr. Palmer
The Raven1935as Bedside Dr. at Jerry's Right (uncredited)
Public Hero Number 11935as Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Let 'em Have It1935as Microscopic Expert
'G' Men1935as Congressman (uncredited)
A Night at the Ritz1935as Director (uncredited)
One New York Night1935as Mr. Stokes
Lightning Strikes Twice1934as Capt. Nelson
Gentlemen Are Born1934as Second Broker
A Lost Lady1934as (uncredited)
The Case of the Howling Dog1934as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Housewife1934as Doctor

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