John Hamilton
John Hamilton
Born and educated in Pennsylvania, John Hamilton headed to New York in his twenties to launch a 25-year stage career. Ideally cast as businessmen and officials, the silver-haired Hamilton worked opposite such luminaries as George M. Cohan and Ann Harding. He toured in the original company of the long-running Frank Bacon vehicle Lightnin', and also figured prominently in the original New York productions of Seventh Heaven and Broadway. He made his film bow in 1930, costarring with Donald Meek in a series of 2-reel S.S.Van Dyne whodunits (The Skull Mystery, The Wall St. Mystery) filmed at Vitaphone's Brooklyn studios. Vitaphone's parent company, Warner Bros., brought Hamilton to Hollywood in 1936, where he spent the next twenty years playing bits and supporting roles as police chiefs, judges, senators, generals and other authority figures. Humphrey Bogart fans will remember Hamilton as the clipped-speech DA in The Maltese Falcon (1941), while Jimmy Cagney devotees will recall Hamilton as the recruiting officer who inspires George M. Cohan (Cagney) to compose "Over There" in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942). Continuing to accept small roles in films until the mid '50s (he was the justice of the peace who marries Marlon Brando to Teresa Wright in 1950's The Men), Hamilton also supplemented his income with a group of advertisements for an eyeglasses firm. John Hamilton is best known to TV-addicted baby boomers for his six-year stint as blustering editor Perry "Great Caesar's Ghost!" White on the Adventures of Superman series. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Filmography of John Hamilton:
- The Judge with Milburn Stone , Herb Vigran
- The Roaring Twenties with James Cagney , Humphrey Bogart , Priscilla Lane , Frank McHugh , Paul Kelly , Elizabeth Risdon , Joseph Sawyer , Max Wagner , Raymond Bailey , Ann Codee , James Flavin , Fred Graham , Creighton Hale , Sam Harris , Al Hill , Philip Morris , Pat O'Malley , Oscar O'Shea , John Ridgely , Cyril Ring , Elliott Sullivan , Billy Wayne , Norman Willis
- Donovan's Brain with Lew Ayres , Gene Evans , Steve Brodie , Harlan Warde
- To the Shores of Tripoli with John Payne , Maureen O'Hara , Randolph Scott , Nancy Kelly , William Tracy , Maxie Rosenbloom , Minor Watson , Alan Jr. Hale , Stanley Andrews , Richard Lane , Gordon Jones , Hugh Beaumont , Hillary Brooke , Frank Jr. Coghlan , James Flavin , James C. Morton , Gaylord "Steve" Pendleton , Elena Verdugo
- You Can't Take It with You with Jean Arthur , Lionel Barrymore , James Stewart , Edward Arnold , Mischa Auer , Ann Miller , Spring Byington , Donald Meek , H.B. Warner , Dub Taylor , Clarence H. Wilson , Josef Swickard , Ann Doran , Harry Davenport , Eddie "Rochester" Anderson , Stanley Andrews , Joseph Bernard , Ward Bond , Dick Curtis , Edgar Dearing , Vernon Dent , James Flavin , Bess Flowers , Kit Guard , Chuck Hamilton , Sam Harris , John Ince , Boyd Irwin , Gene Morgan , Edward Sr. Peil , Dick Rush , Harry Semels , Edwin Stanley , Rosemary Theby , John Tyrrell , Walter Walker , Pat West , Ian Wolfe , Louis King , Frank Mills , Bruce Mitchell , Betty Farrington
- Yankee Doodle Dandy with James Cagney , Joan Leslie , Walter Huston , Richard Whorf , Jeanne Cagney , George Tobias , Rosemary DeCamp , Frances Langford , George Barbier , S.Z. Sakall , Walter Catlett , Eddie Jr. Foy , Minor Watson , Ann Doran , Frank Faylen , James Flavin , William Forrest , Creighton Hale , William Hopper , Ruth Robinson , Michael Curtiz , Tom Dugan
- They Died With Their Boots On with Errol Flynn , Olivia DeHavilland , Arthur Kennedy , Charles Grapewin , Regis Toomey , Gene Lockhart , Stanley Ridges , Anthony Quinn , Walter Hampden , John Litel , Joseph Sawyer , Minor Watson , Sydney Greenstreet , Hattie R. McDaniel , Roy Barcroft , Hobart Bosworth , William Forrest , Saul Gorss , Herbert Heywood , William Hopper , Sam McDaniel , Anna Q. Nilsson , Eddie Parker , Eleanor Parker , Bob Perry , George H. Reed , John Ridgely , Ray Teal , Minerva Urecal , Gig Young
- Meet John Doe with Gary Cooper , Barbara Stanwyck , Edward Arnold , Walter Brennan , Spring Byington , James Gleason , Gene Lockhart , Rod LaRocque , Regis Toomey , John Farrell MacDonald , Stanley Andrews , Sterling Holloway , Mike J. Frankovich , Gary Cooper , Billy Curtis , Harry Davenport , Vernon Dent , Ann Doran , Edward Earle , Bess Flowers , William Forrest , John Ince , Frank Jaquet , Alphonse Martell , Edward McWade , Gene Morgan , Forbes Murray , Paul Panzer , Edward Sr. Peil , Bob Perry , Susan Peters , Hal Price , Jack Richardson , Henry Roquemore , Cliff Saum , Walter Soderling , Wyndham Standing , Edwin Stanley , Fredrik Vogeding , Stanley Price
- Boys Town with Spencer Tracy , Mickey Rooney , Gene Reynolds , Minor Watson , Frankie Thomas , Sidney Miller , Al Hill , Kane Richmond , Tommy Noonan
- Angels With Dirty Faces with James Cagney , Pat O'Brien , Humphrey Bogart , Ann Sheridan , George Bancroft , William Halop , Leo Gorcey , Gabriel Dell , Huntz Hall , Adrian Morris , Frank Jr. Coghlan , Mary Gordon , Frank S. Hagney , Ben Jr. Hendricks , Al Hill , Wilbur Mack , Belle Mitchell , Pat O'Malley , Oscar O'Shea , William Pawley , Dick Rich , Ralph Sanford , George Sorel , Charles Sullivan , Elliott Sullivan , William Tracy
John Hamilton Trivia
What role did John Hamilton portray in The Adventures of Superman: Season 04?
John Hamilton played Perry White in The Adventures of Superman: Season 04
Who did John Hamilton portray in The Adventures of Superman: Season 02?
John Hamilton was Perry White in The Adventures of Superman: Season 02
Who did John Hamilton play in The Fatal Hour?
John Hamilton was Belden, Sr. in The Fatal Hour
What role did John Hamilton portray in The Judge?
John Hamilton played Lt. Edwards in The Judge
Who did John Hamilton play in Marshal of Cedar Rock?
John Hamilton was Prison Warden in Marshal of Cedar Rock
Who did John Hamilton play in The Great Flamarion?
John Hamilton was Coroner in The Great Flamarion
Who did John Hamilton play in Bells of Coronado?
John Hamilton was Official in Bells of Coronado
Who did John Hamilton portray in On the Waterfront?
John Hamilton was "Pop" Doyle in On the Waterfront
Who did John Hamilton portray in I Killed That Man?
John Hamilton was District attorney in I Killed That Man
What role did John Hamilton play in The Roaring Twenties?
John Hamilton played Judge in The Roaring Twenties
Who did John Hamilton portray in Donovan's Brain?
John Hamilton was Mr. MacNish in Donovan's Brain
What role did John Hamilton portray in The Maltese Falcon?
John Hamilton played Attorney Bryan in The Maltese Falcon
What role did John Hamilton portray in Circumstantial Evidence?
John Hamilton played Governor Hanlon in Circumstantial Evidence
What role did John Hamilton portray in To the Shores of Tripoli?
John Hamilton played Gen. Gordon in To the Shores of Tripoli
What role did John Hamilton portray in Cheers for Miss Bishop?
John Hamilton played President Watts in Cheers for Miss Bishop
Who did John Hamilton portray in Rose of Washington Square?
John Hamilton was Judge in Rose of Washington Square
Who did John Hamilton portray in It Happened on Fifth Avenue?
John Hamilton was Harper, the Superintendent in It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Who did John Hamilton portray in Annie Get Your Gun?
John Hamilton was Ship captain in Annie Get Your Gun
Who did John Hamilton play in Zorro's Black Whip [Serial]?
John Hamilton was The Banker in Zorro's Black Whip [Serial]
What role did John Hamilton play in You Can't Take It with You?
John Hamilton played Diner in You Can't Take It with You
What role did John Hamilton play in Yankee Doodle Dandy?
John Hamilton played Recruiting officer in Yankee Doodle Dandy
Who did John Hamilton portray in They Died With Their Boots On?
John Hamilton was Colonel in They Died With Their Boots On
Who did John Hamilton play in Northwest Trail?
John Hamilton was Owens in Northwest Trail
What role did John Hamilton play in The Men?
John Hamilton played Justice of the peace in The Men
What role did John Hamilton portray in Meet John Doe?
John Hamilton played Jim, Governor's Associate in Meet John Doe
What role did John Hamilton play in The Brute Man?
John Hamilton played Professor Cushman in The Brute Man
What role did John Hamilton portray in Boys Town?
John Hamilton played Warden in Boys Town
What role did John Hamilton portray in Angels With Dirty Faces?
John Hamilton played Police Captain in Angels With Dirty Faces
