Jonathan Hale
Acting
Born: March 20, 1891 · Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Died: February 28, 1966 (aged 74)
Highest Rated
Biography
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
Strangers on a Train
1951
A Night at the Opera
1935
Fury
1936
A Star Is Born
1937
You Only Live Once
1937
Call Northside 777
1948
The Fountainhead
1949
The Raven
1935
Hangmen Also Die!
1943
Boys Town
1938
'G' Men
1935
Johnny Belinda
1948
Photos (2)
Movies (198)
Strangers on a Train
Mr. Antony
You Only Live Once
District Attorney (uncredited)
Happy Go Lucky
J. Lansing Bennett
The Fountainhead
Guy Francon (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
Judge Parris (uncredited)
Tap Roots
Gen. Johnston (uncredited)
The Raven
Bedside Dr. at Jerry's Right (uncredited)
Boys Town
John Hargraves
Housewife
Doctor
Call Northside 777
Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)
'G' Men
Congressman (uncredited)
Hangmen Also Die!
Dedic
A Night at the Opera
The Stage Manager (uncredited)
Hollywood Canteen
Mr. Brodel (uncredited)
Fury
Defense Attorney
One Against the World
Dr. Ephraim McDowell
Tarnished Angel
Detective Sgt. Cramer
Johnny Belinda
Dr. Gray (uncredited)
Silver River
Major Spencer
Cattle Queen of Montana
Politician (uncredited)
In Name Only
Dr. Gateson
Crime Ring
Bank President
The Baron of Arizona
Governor
Blondie
Mr. Dithers
The Tall Target
Passenger from Carolina (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo
Dr. Brown
The Bugle Sounds
Brigadier-General
Dakota
Colonel Wordin
The Steel Trap
Tom Bowers
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
President of Western Union
Ringside Maisie
Dr. Kramer
Sinner Take All
Dr. Harrison (uncredited)
A Dangerous Profession
1949
Saratoga
Frank Clayton
High Wall
Emory Garrison
Angel on My Shoulder
Citizens for Better Government Chairman (uncredited)
Scandal Sheet
Frank Madison
Outcast
1937
Stand Up and Fight
Colonel Webb
This Is My Affair
Judge
Son of Paleface
Governor Freeman (uncredited)
The Saint Takes Over
Inspector Henry Fernack
Spendthrift
Attorney
The Devil Is a Sissy
Judge Holmes
Big Town Girl
Hershell
Gentlemen Are Born
Second Broker
Rocky
Kenneth Forrester
Triple Trouble
The Judge
Madame X
Hugh Fariman Sr.
Her Husband's Affairs
Gov. Fox
Kansas Pacific
Sherman Johnson
Men with Wings
Long
The Big Guy
Jack Lane
Strange Alibi
Police Chief Sprague
A Lost Lady
(uncredited)
Alice Adams
Mr. Palmer
If You Could Only Cook
Henry Brown - Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
Her Jungle Love
J.C. Martin
Gay Blades
Whittlesey
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
Captain Griffin
She's Dangerous
Charles Fitzgerald
Blondie Brings Up Baby
J.C. Dithers
Letter of Introduction
Lou Woodstock (uncredited)
Danger – Love at Work
Parsons, an attorney
Judge Hardy's Children
John Lee
The Accusing Finger
Special Prosecutor
Charlie Chan's Secret
Warren T. Phelps
Duffy of San Quentin
Boyd
The Beginning or the End
Dr. Vannevar Bush
Breaking the Ice
Mr. Kane
The Case of the Howling Dog
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Man Who Found Himself
Dr. Tom Smythe
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
Warren Fenton
Life with Blondie
J.C. Dithers
Wife Wanted
Philip Conway
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Mayor
Page Miss Glory
Husband at Train Station (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
Mr. Hopkins
The Great Swindle
Swann
Three Husbands
Edward Wurdeman
Over the Wall
Governor James McDonald
Three Live Ghosts
Detective Bolton
She Couldn't Say No
John Bentley
Black Gold
Senator Watkins
Private Affairs
George Gilkin
One New York Night
Mr. Stokes
Wings of the Navy
Commandant
Blondie Goes to College
J.C. Dithers
Calling Dr. Gillespie
Frank M. Todwell
36 Hours to Kill
Mac - Train Conductor
Jaguar
Dr. Powell
The Night Holds Terror
Bob Henderson
Blondie Has Servant Trouble
J.C. Dithers
The Saint in New York
Inspector Henry Fernack
You Can't Buy Luck
Prosecutor (uncredited)
China Clipper
State Department Official (uncredited)
The Judge
Judge Allan J. Brooks
We Who Are Young
Braddock
Public Hero Number 1
Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Dead Man's Eyes
Dr. Sam Welles
Young Man with Ideas
Stanley Rickson (uncredited)
Blondie Knows Best
J.C. Dithers
Let's Go Navy!
Captain
Yellow Jack
Major General Leonard Wood
3 Kids and a Queen
Gangster
The Singing Kid
Dr. Brown (uncredited)
Joe Smith, American
Blake McKettrick
The Saint Strikes Back
Inspector Henry Fernack
The Duke of West Point
Colonel Early
Divorce
Judge
The Saint's Double Trouble
Inspector Henry Fernack
Blondie in Society
J.C. Dithers
Wives Under Suspicion
Allison
Educating Father
Fred Humphrey
Melody and Moonlight
Otis Barnett
Nobody's Darling
Jason Rhodes
Tail Spin
Racing Official Starter (Uncredited)
Her First Beau
Mr. Harris
Easy to Wed
Hector Boswell
Miss Annie Rooney
Mr. Martin White
The Saint In Palm Springs
Inspector Henry Fernack
In Old Monterey
Stevenson
There's That Woman Again
Rolfe Davis
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943
Blondie Goes Latin
J.C. Dithers
Wings Over Honolulu
Judge Advocate
Thunder Afloat
Admiral Girard
Flight Lieutenant
Joseph Sanford
The Cat Creeps
Walter Elliott
Jack London
Kerwin Maxwell
Disaster
Police Commissioner Jerome
Watchtower Over Tomorrow
Security Council Chair
Blondie for Victory
J.C. Dithers
Dulcy
Homer Patterson
John Meade's Woman
Mr. Melton
The Flaming Urge
Mr. Chalmers
State Department: File 649
Director-General
Blondie's Blessed Event
J.C. Dithers
Arsène Lupin Returns
F.B.I. Special Agent
You May Be Next!
Army Officer (uncredited)
Man Of The People
Carter Spetner
Rodeo King and the Senorita
Dr. Sands
Sunny Side of the Street
Cyrus Pelley
Blondie Meets the Boss
J.C. Dithars
There's Something About a Soldier
Gen. Sommerton
The Calling of Dan Matthews
Club Owner (uncredited)
The Black Parachute
King Stephen
Blondie's Lucky Day
J.C. Dithers
Leave It to Blondie
J.C. Dithers
Flight from Destiny
Dist. Atty. Johnson
The Pittsburgh Kid
Max Ellison
The Rear Gunner
Commanding Officer
Fugitives for a Night
Police Captain
Too Tough to Kill
Chairman of the Board
Sutter's Gold
Prosecuting Attorney
Racketeers in Exile
Alden Parker
Lightning Strikes Twice
Capt. Nelson
Short Grass
Charlie Bissel
End of the Road
Gregory McCune
Allotment Wives
Brig. Gen. H.N. Gilbert
Federal Agent at Large
James Goodwin
Insurance Investigator
Russell James
It's a Great Life
J.C. Dithers
Blondie Plays Cupid
J.C. Dithers
King of the Gamblers
Sam Hyland
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Mr. Fox
Behind Southern Lines
General
G.I. Honeymoon
Colonel Hammerhead Smith
The First Hundred Years
Judge Parker
Sea Devils
Court-Martial President (uncredited)
The Voice of Bugle Ann
District Attorney
Barricade
Assistant Secretary of State
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
First trial judge
The Three Outlaws
Pinkerton
Lone Star Ranger
Judge Longstreth
Flying Hostess
Kendall
Riverboat Rhythm
Col. Edward Beeler
Hit-and-Run Driver
Captain James (uncredited)
My Buddy
Senator Henry
Navy Wife
Norton
Taxi
Mr. Barker (uncredited)
This Is the Life
Dr. Plum
The Ghost Goes Wild
Max Atterbury
Exiled to Shanghai
J.B. Willet
Man Alive
Osborne
Footlight Glamour
J.C. Dithers
Rolling Home
Henry Kane
The Vigilantes Return
Judge Holden
Midnight Madonna
Stuart Kirkland
A Night at the Ritz
Director (uncredited)
The Phantom Speaks
Owen McAllister
Stampede
Varick
Let 'em Have It
Microscopic Expert
Rose of the Yukon
Gen. Butler
Gangs of New York
Warden
The League of Frightened Men
Alexander Drummond
Panic on the Air
Johnson (uncredited)
The Strange Mr. Gregory
Defense Attorney Blair
TV Shows (14)
Lassie
1 eps
Adventures of Superman
Professor Roberts · 2 eps
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
General · 1 eps
MGM Parade
1 eps
City Detective
1 eps
Cavalcade of America
1 eps
The Cisco Kid
Barry Owens · 2 eps
The Cisco Kid
Barry Owen aka Bill Stevens · 1 eps
Screen Director's Playhouse
Mayor · 1 eps
Crossroads
Governor · 1 eps
Crossroads
Judge (uncredited) · 1 eps
Mr. & Mrs. North
1 eps
The Whistler
2 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1 eps