John Hamilton

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John Hamilton

Acting January 16, 1887

Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, USA

John Rummel Hamilton was an American actor, who played in many movies and television programs. He is probably best remembered for his role as the blustery newspaper editor Perry W…

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The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

7.7 1941 Movie
You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

7.5 1938 Movie
Meet John Doe

Meet John Doe

7.3 1941 Movie
The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties

7.5 1939 Movie
The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre

7.8 1952 TV Show
Adventures of Superman

Adventures of Superman

6.7 1952 TV Show
The Gene Autry Show

The Gene Autry Show

4.7 1950 TV Show
They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

6.9 1940 Movie
They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

6.7 1941 Movie
The Cisco Kid

The Cisco Kid

6.2 1950 TV Show
Boys Town

Boys Town

6.8 1938 Movie
Tales of Tomorrow

Tales of Tomorrow

6.4 1951 TV Show

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John Rummel Hamilton was an American actor, who played in many movies and television programs. He is probably best remembered for his role as the blustery newspaper editor Perry White for the 1950s television program “Adventures of Superman.”

Filmography

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  1. 1959
    New York Confidential

    TV show

  2. 1958
    Outcasts of the City

    Movie

  3. 1957
    Chicago Confidential

    Movie Emory Morgan - Attorney (uncredited)

  4. 1956
    State Trooper

    TV show Oscar

  5. 1956
    Hey, Jeannie!

    TV show Mr. Barker

  6. 1956
    The Count of Monte Cristo

    TV show

  7. 1955
    Bobby Ware Is Missing

    Movie Stearns - Goodwin's Associate (uncredited)

  8. 1955
    Screen Director's Playhouse

    TV show Mr. Campo (uncredited)

  9. 1954
    Superman and the Jungle Devil

    Movie Perry White

  10. 1954
    Superman in Exile

    Movie Perry White

  11. 1954
    Superman Flies Again

    Movie Perry White

  12. 1954
    Superman's Peril

    Movie Perry White

  13. 1954
    Sitting Bull

    Movie Ulysses S. Grant

  14. 1954
    Captain Midnight

    TV show

  15. 1954
    Superman and Scotland Yard

    Movie Perry White

  16. 1954
    Moby Dick

    Movie 'Jeroboam' Captain

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  1. 1954
    City Story

    Movie

  2. 1954
    The Miami Story

    Movie Clifton Staley

  3. 1954
    Passport to Danger

    TV show

  4. 1954
    Stamp Day for Superman

    Movie Perry White

  5. 1953
    Man of Conflict

    Movie Mr. Cornwall

  6. 1953
    Donovan's Brain

    Movie Mr. McNish (uncredited)

  7. 1953
    So This Is Love

    Movie Charlie

  8. 1953
    Run for the Hills

    Movie Mr. Harvester

  9. 1953
    Iron Mountain Trail

    Movie Circuit Judge

  10. 1953
    Jack McCall, Desperado

    Movie Col. Cornish

  11. 1953
    Marshal of Cedar Rock

    Movie Stover - Prison Warden

  12. 1953
    Never Wave at a WAC

    Movie Sen. Holbrook (uncredited)

  13. 1953
    I Led Three Lives

    TV show

  14. 1953
    The Studebaker Story

    Movie Father Studebaker

  15. 1952
    The Ford Television Theatre

    TV show

  16. 1952
    Cavalcade of America

    TV show Colonel Norton

  17. 1952
    Adventures of Superman

    TV show Perry White

  18. 1952
    The Rose Bowl Story

    Movie Dr. Lansing

  19. 1952
    Listen Judge

    Movie George Morton (uncredited)

  20. 1952
    Target

    Movie Bailey

  21. 1952
    The Pace That Thrills

    Movie Sour Puss

  22. 1952
    The McGurk Way

    Movie Speaker

  23. 1951
    The Roy Rogers Show

    TV show

  24. 1951
    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    TV show "Jeroboam" Captain