1891-03-20 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, 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".
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The Three Outlaws | Pinkerton | 1956-05-13 |
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Jaguar | Dr. Powell | 1956-01-19 |
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The Night Holds Terror | Bob Henderson | 1955-07-13 |
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Cattle Queen of Montana | Politician (uncredited) | 1954-11-18 |
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She Couldn't Say No | John Bentley | 1954-02-15 |
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Duffy of San Quentin | Boyd | 1954-03-16 |
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Kansas Pacific | Sherman Johnson | 1953-02-22 |
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The Flaming Urge | Mr. Chalmers | 1953-09-27 |
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Taxi | Mr. Barker (uncredited) | 1953-01-21 |
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Young Man with Ideas | Stanley Rickson (uncredited) | 1952-05-02 |
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Scandal Sheet | Frank Madison | 1952-01-16 |
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The Steel Trap | Tom Bowers | 1952-11-12 |
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Son of Paleface | Governor Freeman (uncredited) | 1952-07-14 |
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Behind Southern Lines | General | 1952-11-02 |
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The Tall Target | Passenger from Carolina (uncredited) | 1951-08-17 |
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Sunny Side of the Street | Cyrus Pelley | 1951-09-01 |
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Let's Go Navy! | Captain | 1951-07-29 |
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Rodeo King and the Senorita | Dr. Sands | 1951-07-15 |
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Insurance Investigator | Russell James | 1951-03-23 |
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Strangers on a Train | Mr. Antony | 1951-06-27 |
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Triple Trouble | The Judge | 1950-08-13 |
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The Baron of Arizona | Governor | 1950-03-04 |
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Three Husbands | Edward Wurdeman - Attorney at Law | 1950-11-10 |
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Short Grass | Charlie Bissel | 1950-12-24 |
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Federal Agent at Large | James Goodwin | 1950-03-12 |
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The Fountainhead | Guy Francon (uncredited) | 1949-06-25 |
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State Department: File 649 | Director-General | 1949-02-11 |
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Stampede | Varick | 1949-05-01 |
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Rose of the Yukon | Gen. Butler | 1949-01-05 |
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The Judge | Judge Allan J. Brooks | 1949-01-31 |
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A Dangerous Profession | 1949-12-10 | |
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King of the Gamblers | Sam Hyland | 1948-04-26 |
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Call Northside 777 | Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited) | 1948-02-13 |
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Johnny Belinda | Dr. Gray (uncredited) | 1948-09-14 |
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Silver River | Major Spencer | 1948-05-20 |
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Disaster | Police Commissioner Jerome | 1948-12-03 |
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Tap Roots | Gen. Johnston (uncredited) | 1948-08-25 |
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Rocky | Kenneth Forrester | 1948-01-17 |
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The Beginning or the End | Dr. Vannevar Bush | 1947-02-19 |
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The Ghost Goes Wild | Max Atterbury | 1947-08-08 |
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High Wall | Emory Garrison | 1947-12-17 |
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Her Husband's Affairs | Gov. Fox | 1947-11-12 |
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Black Gold | Senator Watkins | 1947-09-16 |
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The Vigilantes Return | Judge Holden | 1947-05-31 |
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The Walls Came Tumbling Down | Captain Griffin | 1946-06-07 |
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Wife Wanted | Philip Conway | 1946-11-02 |
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Blondie Knows Best | J.C. Dithers | 1946-10-17 |
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Blondie's Lucky Day | J.C. Dithers | 1946-04-04 |
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Easy to Wed | Hector Boswell | 1946-07-25 |
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The Cat Creeps | Walter Elliott | 1946-05-17 |
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Angel on My Shoulder | Citizens for Better Government Chairman (uncredited) | 1946-09-20 |
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Gay Blades | Whittlesey | 1946-01-25 |
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Riverboat Rhythm | Col. Edward Beeler | 1946-02-16 |
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Rolling Home | Henry Kane | 1946-11-01 |
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The Phantom Speaks | Owen McAllister | 1945-04-13 |
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Life with Blondie | J.C. Dithers | 1945-12-13 |
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G.I. Honeymoon | Colonel Hammerhead Smith | 1945-04-06 |
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Leave It to Blondie | J.C. Dithers | 1945-02-22 |
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Dakota | Colonel Wordin | 1945-12-15 |
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Man Alive | Osborne | 1945-11-16 |
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Watchtower Over Tomorrow | Security Council Chair | 1945-03-29 |
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Divorce | Judge | 1945-08-18 |
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Allotment Wives | Brig. Gen. H.N. Gilbert | 1945-11-08 |
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The Strange Mr. Gregory | Defense Attorney Blair | 1945-01-12 |
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This Is the Life | Dr. Plum | 1944-06-01 |
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Hollywood Canteen | Mr. Brodel (uncredited) | 1944-12-15 |
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My Buddy | Senator Henry | 1944-10-12 |
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Dead Man's Eyes | Dr. Sam Welles | 1944-11-10 |
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The Black Parachute | King Stephen | 1944-05-04 |
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End of the Road | Gregory McCune | 1944-11-10 |
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It's a Great Life | J.C. Dithers | 1943-05-27 |
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The Amazing Mrs. Holliday | 1943-02-19 | |
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Sweet Rosie O'Grady | Mr. Fox | 1943-10-01 |
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Hangmen Also Die! | Dedic | 1943-04-01 |
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There's Something About a Soldier | Gen. Sommerton | 1943-11-30 |
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Footlight Glamour | J.C. Dithers | 1943-09-30 |
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Jack London | Kerwin Maxwell | 1943-12-24 |
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The Rear Gunner | Commanding Officer | 1943-04-10 |
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Nobody's Darling | Jason Rhodes | 1943-08-27 |
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Blondie for Victory | J.C. Dithers | 1942-08-06 |
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Blondie's Blessed Event | J.C. Dithers | 1942-04-09 |
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Miss Annie Rooney | Mr. Martin White | 1942-05-29 |
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Flight Lieutenant | Joseph Sanford | 1942-07-09 |
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Joe Smith, American | Blake McKettrick | 1942-02-01 |
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Blondie Goes to College | J.C. Dithers | 1942-01-15 |
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The Bugle Sounds | Brigadier-General | 1942-01-30 |
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Calling Dr. Gillespie | Frank M. Todwell | 1942-08-01 |
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Lone Star Ranger | Judge Longstreth | 1942-03-20 |
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Flight from Destiny | Dist. Atty. Johnson | 1941-02-08 |
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The Pittsburgh Kid | Max Ellison | 1941-08-29 |
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Her First Beau | Mr. Harris | 1941-05-08 |
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The Great Swindle | Swann | 1941-04-10 |
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Strange Alibi | Police Chief Sprague | 1941-04-19 |
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The Saint In Palm Springs | Inspector Henry Fernack | 1941-01-24 |
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Blondie Goes Latin | J.C. Dithers | 1941-02-27 |
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Ringside Maisie | Dr. Kramer | 1941-08-01 |
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Blondie in Society | J.C. Dithers | 1941-07-17 |
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Johnny Apollo | Dr. Brown | 1940-04-19 |
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Blondie Plays Cupid | J.C. Dithers | 1940-10-31 |
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Private Affairs | George Gilkin | 1940-07-05 |
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Melody and Moonlight | Otis Barnett | 1940-10-10 |
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Dulcy | Homer Patterson | 1940-10-04 |
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The Saint's Double Trouble | Inspector Henry Fernack | 1940-01-26 |
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The Saint Takes Over | Inspector Henry Fernack | 1940-06-07 |
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We Who Are Young | Braddock | 1940-07-19 |
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Blondie Has Servant Trouble | J.C. Dithers | 1940-07-25 |
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Wings of the Navy | Commandant | 1939-02-11 |
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Stand Up and Fight | Colonel Webb | 1939-01-06 |
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Blondie Brings Up Baby | J.C. Dithers | 1939-11-08 |
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Thunder Afloat | Admiral Girard | 1939-09-15 |
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The Big Guy | Jack Lane | 1939-12-22 |
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One Against the World | Dr. Ephraim McDowell | 1939-08-19 |
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Tail Spin | Racing Official Starter (Uncredited) | 1939-02-19 |
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In Name Only | Dr. Gateson | 1939-08-18 |
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The Saint Strikes Back | Inspector Henry Fernack | 1939-03-08 |
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The Amazing Mr. Williams | Mayor | 1939-11-22 |
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Blondie Meets the Boss | J.C. Dithars | 1939-03-08 |
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The Story of Alexander Graham Bell | President of Western Union | 1939-04-04 |
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In Old Monterey | Stevenson | 1939-08-14 |
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Barricade | Assistant Secretary of State | 1939-12-08 |
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Fugitives for a Night | Police Captain | 1938-09-23 |
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The First Hundred Years | Judge Parker | 1938-03-12 |
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Wives Under Suspicion | Allison | 1938-06-03 |
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Gangs of New York | Warden | 1938-05-23 |
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The Saint in New York | Inspector Henry Fernack | 1938-05-25 |
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Judge Hardy's Children | John Lee | 1938-03-26 |
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Her Jungle Love | J.C. Martin | 1938-04-15 |
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Letter of Introduction | Lou Woodstock (uncredited) | 1938-08-05 |
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Breaking the Ice | Mr. Kane | 1938-09-22 |
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Boys Town | John Hargraves | 1938-09-08 |
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Men with Wings | Long | 1938-07-16 |
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Tarnished Angel | Detective Sgt. Cramer | 1938-10-28 |
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Yellow Jack | Major General Leonard Wood | 1938-05-19 |
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There's That Woman Again | Rolfe Davis | 1938-12-24 |
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Blondie | Mr. Dithers | 1938-11-30 |
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Over the Wall | Governor James McDonald | 1938-04-02 |
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Arsène Lupin Returns | F.B.I. Special Agent | 1938-02-25 |
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The Duke of West Point | Steven's Father | 1938-12-29 |
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Crime Ring | Bank President | 1938-07-08 |
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Road Demon | Anderson | 1938-12-02 |
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She's Dangerous | Charles Fitzgerald | 1937-01-24 |
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Sea Devils | Court-Martial President (uncredited) | 1937-02-19 |
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The League of Frightened Men | Alexander Drummond | 1937-05-25 |
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Danger – Love at Work | Parsons, an attorney | 1937-09-30 |
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Midnight Madonna | Stuart Kirkland | 1937-07-01 |
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Racketeers in Exile | Alden Parker | 1937-03-30 |
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A Star Is Born | Judge George J. Parris (uncredited) | 1937-04-20 |
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You Only Live Once | District Attorney (uncredited) | 1937-01-23 |
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John Meade's Woman | Mr. Melton | 1937-02-26 |
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The Man Who Found Himself | Dr. Tom Smythe | 1937-04-02 |
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Big Town Girl | Hershell | 1937-12-03 |
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Wings Over Honolulu | Judge Advocate | 1937-05-16 |
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You Can't Buy Luck | Prosecutor (uncredited) | 1937-04-30 |
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Charlie Chan at the Olympics | Mr. Hopkins | 1937-05-21 |
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Outcast | 1937-02-05 | |
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Madame X | Hugh Fariman Sr. | 1937-10-01 |
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Man Of The People | Carter Spetner | 1937-01-27 |
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This Is My Affair | Judge | 1937-05-28 |
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Saratoga | Frank Clayton | 1937-07-23 |
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Exiled to Shanghai | J.B. Willet | 1937-12-20 |
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Charlie Chan at the Race Track | Warren Fenton | 1936-08-07 |
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Fury | Defense Attorney | 1936-06-05 |
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Panic on the Air | Johnson | 1936-04-10 |
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Sutter's Gold | Prosecuting Attorney | 1936-03-01 |
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The Devil Is a Sissy | Judge Holmes | 1936-09-18 |
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The Voice of Bugle Ann | District Attorney | 1936-02-15 |
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The Accusing Finger | Special Prosecutor | 1936-11-17 |
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You May Be Next! | Army Officer (uncredited) | 1936-02-05 |
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Sinner Take All | Dr. Harrison (uncredited) | 1936-12-18 |
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The Singing Kid | Dr. Brown (uncredited) | 1936-04-10 |
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Spendthrift | Attorney | 1936-07-22 |
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36 Hours to Kill | Mac - Train Conductor | 1936-07-24 |
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The Case Against Mrs. Ames | First trial judge | 1936-05-08 |
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China Clipper | State Department Official (uncredited) | 1936-08-11 |
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Happy Go Lucky | J. Lansing Bennett | 1936-12-13 |
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Flying Hostess | Kendall | 1936-12-01 |
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Three Live Ghosts | Detective Bolton | 1936-01-10 |
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Charlie Chan's Secret | Warren T. Phelps | 1936-01-10 |
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Too Many Parents | Judge | 1936-03-19 |
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Educating Father | Fred Humphrey | 1936-05-23 |
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Alice Adams | Mr. Palmer | 1935-08-23 |
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Hit-and-Run Driver | Captain James (uncredited) | 1935-12-28 |
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A Night at the Ritz | Director (uncredited) | 1935-03-23 |
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A Night at the Opera | The Stage Manager (uncredited) | 1935-11-15 |
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Navy Wife | Norton | 1935-09-17 |
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Let 'em Have It | Microscopic Expert | 1935-05-15 |
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One New York Night | Mr. Stokes | 1935-03-08 |
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Too Tough to Kill | Chairman of the Board | 1935-12-20 |
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3 Kids and a Queen | Gangster | 1935-10-21 |
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'G' Men | Congressman (uncredited) | 1935-05-04 |
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If You Could Only Cook | Henry Brown - Member of Board of Directors (uncredited) | 1935-12-30 |
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Page Miss Glory | Husband at Train Station (uncredited) | 1935-09-07 |
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The Calling of Dan Matthews | Club Owner (uncredited) | 1935-12-10 |
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Public Hero Number 1 | Prison Board Member (uncredited) | 1935-05-31 |
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The Raven | Bedside Dr. at Jerry's Right (uncredited) | 1935-07-08 |
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Housewife | Doctor | 1934-08-11 |
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Gentlemen Are Born | Second Broker | 1934-11-17 |
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A Lost Lady | (uncredited) | 1934-09-29 |
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Lightning Strikes Twice | Capt. Nelson | 1934-12-07 |
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The Case of the Howling Dog | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) | 1934-09-22 |
