Acting · Hamilton, Ontario, Canada · Born March 20, 1891
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".
MovieThe Three Outlaws
1956
as Pinkerton
MovieJaguar
1956
as Dr. Powell
TVCrossroads
1955
as Governor
TVScreen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Mayor
TVMGM Parade
1955
MovieThe Night Holds Terror
1955
as Bob Henderson
MovieCattle Queen of Montana
1954
as Politician (uncredited)
TVLassie
1954
TVThe Whistler
1954
MovieDuffy of San Quentin
1954
as Boyd
MovieShe Couldn't Say No
1954
as John Bentley
MovieThe Flaming Urge
1953
as Mr. Chalmers
TVCity Detective
1953
MovieKansas Pacific
1953
as Sherman Johnson
MovieTaxi
1953
as Mr. Barker (uncredited)
MovieThe Steel Trap
1952
as Tom Bowers
MovieBehind Southern Lines
1952
as General
TVMr. & Mrs. North
1952
TVCavalcade of America
1952
TVAdventures of Superman
1952
as Professor Roberts
MovieSon of Paleface
1952
as Governor Freeman (uncredited)
MovieYoung Man with Ideas
1952
as Stanley Rickson (uncredited)
MovieScandal Sheet
1952
as Frank Madison
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
MovieSunny Side of the Street
1951
as Cyrus Pelley
MovieThe Tall Target
1951
as Passenger from Carolina (uncredited)
MovieLet's Go Navy!
1951
as Captain
MovieRodeo King and the Senorita
1951
as Dr. Sands
MovieStrangers on a Train
1951
as Mr. Antony
TVThe Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
as General
MovieInsurance Investigator
1951
as Russell James
MovieShort Grass
1950
as Charlie Bissel
MovieThree Husbands
1950
as Edward Wurdeman
The Cisco Kid
1950
as Barry Owens
MovieTriple Trouble
1950
as The Judge
MovieFederal Agent at Large
1950
as James Goodwin
MovieThe Baron of Arizona
1950
as Governor
MovieA Dangerous Profession
1949
MovieThe Fountainhead
1949
as Guy Francon (uncredited)
MovieStampede
1949
as Varick
MovieState Department: File 649
1949
as Director-General
MovieThe Judge
1949
as Judge Allan J. Brooks
MovieRose of the Yukon
1949
as Gen. Butler
MovieDisaster
1948
as Police Commissioner Jerome
MovieJohnny Belinda
1948
as Dr. Gray (uncredited)
MovieTap Roots
1948
as Gen. Johnston (uncredited)
MovieSilver River
1948
as Major Spencer
MovieKing of the Gamblers
1948
as Sam Hyland
MovieCall Northside 777
1948
as Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)
MovieRocky
1948
as Kenneth Forrester
MovieHigh Wall
1947
as Emory Garrison
MovieHer Husband's Affairs
1947
as Gov. Fox
MovieBlack Gold
1947
as Senator Watkins
MovieThe Ghost Goes Wild
1947
as Max Atterbury
MovieThe Vigilantes Return
1947
as Judge Holden
MovieThe Beginning or the End
1947
as Dr. Vannevar Bush
MovieWife Wanted
1946
as Philip Conway
MovieRolling Home
1946
as Henry Kane
MovieBlondie Knows Best
1946
as J.C. Dithers
MovieAngel on My Shoulder
1946
as Citizens for Better Government Chairman (uncredited)
MovieEasy to Wed
1946
as Hector Boswell
MovieThe Walls Came Tumbling Down
1946
as Captain Griffin
MovieThe Cat Creeps
1946
as Walter Elliott
MovieBlondie's Lucky Day
1946
as J.C. Dithers
MovieRiverboat Rhythm
1946
as Col. Edward Beeler
MovieGay Blades
1946
as Whittlesey
MovieDakota
1945
as Colonel Wordin
MovieLife with Blondie
1945
as J.C. Dithers
MovieMan Alive
1945
as Osborne
MovieAllotment Wives
1945
as Brig. Gen. H.N. Gilbert
MovieDivorce
1945
as Judge
MovieThe Phantom Speaks
1945
as Owen McAllister
MovieG.I. Honeymoon
1945
as Colonel Hammerhead Smith
MovieWatchtower Over Tomorrow
1945
as Security Council Chair
MovieLeave It to Blondie
1945
as J.C. Dithers
MovieThe Strange Mr. Gregory
1945
as Defense Attorney Blair
MovieHollywood Canteen
1944
as Mr. Brodel (uncredited)
MovieEnd of the Road
1944
as Gregory McCune
MovieDead Man's Eyes
1944
as Dr. Sam Welles
MovieMy Buddy
1944
as Senator Henry
MovieThis Is the Life
1944
as Dr. Plum
MovieThe Black Parachute
1944
as King Stephen
MovieJack London
1943
as Kerwin Maxwell
MovieThere's Something About a Soldier
1943
as Gen. Sommerton
MovieSweet Rosie O'Grady
1943
as Mr. Fox
MovieFootlight Glamour
1943
as J.C. Dithers
MovieNobody's Darling
1943
as Jason Rhodes
MovieIt's a Great Life
1943
as J.C. Dithers
MovieThe Rear Gunner
1943
as Commanding Officer
MovieHangmen Also Die!
1943
as Dedic
MovieThe Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943
MovieBlondie for Victory
1942
as J.C. Dithers
MovieCalling Dr. Gillespie
1942
as Frank M. Todwell
MovieFlight Lieutenant
1942
as Joseph Sanford
MovieMiss Annie Rooney
1942
as Mr. Martin White
MovieBlondie's Blessed Event
1942
as J.C. Dithers
MovieLone Star Ranger
1942
as Judge Longstreth
MovieJoe Smith, American
1942
as Blake McKettrick
MovieThe Bugle Sounds
1942
as Brigadier-General
MovieBlondie Goes to College
1942
as J.C. Dithers
MovieThe Pittsburgh Kid
1941
as Max Ellison
MovieRingside Maisie
1941
as Dr. Kramer
MovieBlondie in Society
1941
as J.C. Dithers
MovieHer First Beau
1941
as Mr. Harris
MovieStrange Alibi
1941
as Police Chief Sprague
MovieThe Great Swindle
1941
as Swann
MovieBlondie Goes Latin
1941
as J.C. Dithers
MovieFlight from Destiny
1941
as Dist. Atty. Johnson
MovieThe Saint In Palm Springs
1941
as Inspector Henry Fernack
MovieBlondie Plays Cupid
1940
as J.C. Dithers
MovieMelody and Moonlight
1940
as Otis Barnett
MovieDulcy
1940
as Homer Patterson
MovieBlondie Has Servant Trouble
1940
as J.C. Dithers
MovieWe Who Are Young
1940
as Braddock
MoviePrivate Affairs
1940
as George Gilkin
MovieThe Saint Takes Over
1940
as Inspector Henry Fernack
MovieJohnny Apollo
1940
as Dr. Brown
MovieThe Saint's Double Trouble
1940
as Inspector Henry Fernack
MovieThe Big Guy
1939
as Jack Lane
MovieBarricade
1939
as Assistant Secretary of State
MovieThe Amazing Mr. Williams
1939
as Mayor
MovieBlondie Brings Up Baby
1939
as J.C. Dithers
MovieThunder Afloat
1939
as Admiral Girard
MovieOne Against the World
1939
as Dr. Ephraim McDowell
MovieIn Name Only
1939
as Dr. Gateson
MovieIn Old Monterey
1939
as Stevenson
MovieThe Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939
as President of Western Union
MovieBlondie Meets the Boss
1939
as J.C. Dithars
MovieThe Saint Strikes Back
1939
as Inspector Henry Fernack
MovieTail Spin
1939
as Racing Official Starter (Uncredited)
MovieWings of the Navy
1939
as Commandant
MovieStand Up and Fight
1939
as Colonel Webb
MovieThe Duke of West Point
1938
as Colonel Early
MovieThere's That Woman Again
1938
as Rolfe Davis
Road Demon
1938
as Anderson
MovieBlondie
1938
as Mr. Dithers
MovieTarnished Angel
1938
as Detective Sgt. Cramer
MovieFugitives for a Night
1938
as Police Captain
MovieBreaking the Ice
1938
as Mr. Kane
MovieBoys Town
1938
as John Hargraves
MovieLetter of Introduction
1938
as Lou Woodstock (uncredited)
MovieMen with Wings
1938
as Long
MovieCrime Ring
1938
as Bank President
MovieWives Under Suspicion
1938
as Allison
MovieThe Saint in New York
1938
as Inspector Henry Fernack
MovieGangs of New York
1938
as Warden
MovieYellow Jack
1938
as Major General Leonard Wood
MovieHer Jungle Love
1938
as J.C. Martin
MovieOver the Wall
1938
as Governor James McDonald
MovieJudge Hardy's Children
1938
as John Lee
MovieThe First Hundred Years
1938
as Judge Parker
MovieArsène Lupin Returns
1938
as F.B.I. Special Agent
MovieExiled to Shanghai
1937
as J.B. Willet
MovieBig Town Girl
1937
as Hershell
MovieMadame X
1937
as Hugh Fariman Sr.
MovieDanger – Love at Work
1937
as Parsons, an attorney
MovieSaratoga
1937
as Frank Clayton
MovieMidnight Madonna
1937
as Stuart Kirkland
MovieThis Is My Affair
1937
as Judge
MovieThe League of Frightened Men
1937
as Alexander Drummond
MovieCharlie Chan at the Olympics
1937
as Mr. Hopkins
MovieWings Over Honolulu
1937
as Judge Advocate
MovieYou Can't Buy Luck
1937
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
MovieA Star Is Born
1937
as Judge Parris (uncredited)
MovieThe Man Who Found Himself
1937
as Dr. Tom Smythe
MovieRacketeers in Exile
1937
as Alden Parker
MovieJohn Meade's Woman
1937
as Mr. Melton
MovieSea Devils
1937
as Court-Martial President (uncredited)
MovieOutcast
1937
MovieMan Of The People
1937
as Carter Spetner
MovieShe's Dangerous
1937
as Charles Fitzgerald
MovieYou Only Live Once
1937
as District Attorney (uncredited)
MovieSinner Take All
1936
as Dr. Harrison (uncredited)
MovieHappy Go Lucky
1936
as J. Lansing Bennett
MovieFlying Hostess
1936
as Kendall
MovieThe Accusing Finger
1936
as Special Prosecutor
MovieThe Devil Is a Sissy
1936
as Judge Holmes
MovieChina Clipper
1936
as State Department Official (uncredited)
MovieCharlie Chan at the Race Track
1936
as Warren Fenton
Movie36 Hours to Kill
1936
as Mac - Train Conductor
MovieSpendthrift
1936
as Attorney
MovieFury
1936
as Defense Attorney
MovieEducating Father
1936
as Fred Humphrey
MovieThe Case Against Mrs. Ames
1936
as First trial judge
MovieThe Singing Kid
1936
as Dr. Brown (uncredited)
MoviePanic on the Air
1936
as Johnson (uncredited)
Too Many Parents
1936
as Judge
MovieSutter's Gold
1936
as Prosecuting Attorney
MovieThe Voice of Bugle Ann
1936
as District Attorney
MovieYou May Be Next!
1936
as Army Officer (uncredited)
MovieCharlie Chan's Secret
1936
as Warren T. Phelps
MovieThree Live Ghosts
1936
as Detective Bolton
MovieIf You Could Only Cook
1935
as Henry Brown - Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
MovieHit-and-Run Driver
1935
as Captain James (uncredited)
MovieToo Tough to Kill
1935
as Chairman of the Board
MovieThe Calling of Dan Matthews
1935
as Club Owner (uncredited)
MovieA Night at the Opera
1935
as The Stage Manager (uncredited)
Movie3 Kids and a Queen
1935
as Gangster
MovieNavy Wife
1935
as Norton
MoviePage Miss Glory
1935
as Husband at Train Station (uncredited)
MovieAlice Adams
1935
as Mr. Palmer
MovieThe Raven
1935
as Bedside Dr. at Jerry's Right (uncredited)
MoviePublic Hero Number 1
1935
as Prison Board Member (uncredited)
MovieLet 'em Have It
1935
as Microscopic Expert
Movie'G' Men
1935
as Congressman (uncredited)
MovieA Night at the Ritz
1935
as Director (uncredited)
MovieOne New York Night
1935
as Mr. Stokes
MovieLightning Strikes Twice
1934
as Capt. Nelson
MovieGentlemen Are Born
1934
as Second Broker
MovieA Lost Lady
1934
as (uncredited)
MovieThe Case of the Howling Dog
1934
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
MovieHousewife
1934
as Doctor
