Jonathan Hale
Actor/Actriz
198
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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".
As Actor/Actress
Lassie
Superman
Professor Roberts
Cavalcade of America
Screen Director's Playhouse
Mayor
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
General
MGM Parade
Mr. & Mrs. North
City Detective
Crossroads
Governor
Pacto siniestro
Mr. Antony
Los hombres G
Congressman (uncredited)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Johnny Apollo
Dr. Brown
Taxi
Mr. Barker (uncredited)
Johnny Belinda
Dr. Gray (uncredited)
Stampede
Varick
Muro de tinieblas
Emory Garrison
Private Affairs
George Gilkin
Thunder Afloat
Admiral Girard
Furia
Defense Attorney
My Buddy
Senator Henry
A Star Is Born
Judge George J. Parris (uncredited)
Yellow Jack
Major General Leonard Wood
Black Gold
Senator Watkins
Rocky
Kenneth Forrester
The Fountainhead
Guy Francon (uncredited)
Rolling Home
Henry Kane
A Lost Lady
(uncredited)
Allotment Wives
Brig. Gen. H.N. Gilbert
Angel on My Shoulder
Citizens for Better Government Chairman (uncredited)