Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 20, 1891
Died
Feb 28, 1966
Place of Birth
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Credits
212 titles
Jonathan Hale
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
Filmography
The Three Outlaws
Pinkerton
Jaguar
Dr. Powell
Crossroads
Governor
Screen Director's Playhouse
Mayor
MGM Parade
The Night Holds Terror
Bob Henderson
Cattle Queen of Montana
Politician (uncredited)
Lassie
The Whistler
Duffy of San Quentin
Boyd
She Couldn't Say No
John Bentley
The Flaming Urge
Mr. Chalmers
City Detective
Kansas Pacific
Sherman Johnson
Taxi
Mr. Barker (uncredited)
The Steel Trap
Tom Bowers
Behind Southern Lines
General
Mr. & Mrs. North
Cavalcade of America
Adventures of Superman
Professor Roberts
Son of Paleface
Governor Freeman (uncredited)
Young Man with Ideas
Stanley Rickson (uncredited)
Scandal Sheet
Frank Madison
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Sunny Side of the Street
Cyrus Pelley
The Tall Target
Passenger from Carolina (uncredited)
Let's Go Navy!
Captain
Rodeo King and the Senorita
Dr. Sands
Strangers on a Train
Mr. Antony
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
General
Insurance Investigator
Russell James
Short Grass
Charlie Bissel
Three Husbands
Edward Wurdeman
The Cisco Kid
Barry Owens
Triple Trouble
The Judge
Federal Agent at Large
James Goodwin
The Baron of Arizona
Governor
A Dangerous Profession
The Fountainhead
Guy Francon (uncredited)
Stampede
Varick
State Department: File 649
Director-General
The Judge
Judge Allan J. Brooks
Rose of the Yukon
Gen. Butler
Disaster
Police Commissioner Jerome
Johnny Belinda
Dr. Gray (uncredited)
Tap Roots
Gen. Johnston (uncredited)
Silver River
Major Spencer
King of the Gamblers
Sam Hyland
Call Northside 777
Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)
Rocky
Kenneth Forrester