John Hamilton

1887-01-16 – 1958-10-15 (age 71) Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

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.”

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John Hamilton

John Hamilton

John Hamilton

Known For

The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

1941

as District Attorney Bryan

You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

1938

as Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)

Boys Town

Boys Town

1938

as Prison Warden (uncredited)

Canadian Pacific

Canadian Pacific

1949

as Pere Lacomb

They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

as Colonel (uncredited)

Three Smart Girls

Three Smart Girls

1936

as Desk Lieutenant at Police Station

The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties

1939

as Judge

Stamp Day for Superman

Stamp Day for Superman

1954

as Perry White

Stand Up and Cheer!

Stand Up and Cheer!

1934

as Presidential Naval Aide

Moby Dick

Moby Dick

1954

as 'Jeroboam' Captain

In This Our Life

In This Our Life

1942

as Police Inspector Millett

The Men

The Men

1950

as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

Pioneer Marshal

Pioneer Marshal

1949

as Man with Bracelet

Government Girl

Government Girl

1943

as Irate Man (uncredited)

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot

1951

as Judge Backus

Meet John Doe

Meet John Doe

1941

as Jim (uncredited)

They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

1940

as Defense Attorney (uncredited)

The Naughty Nineties

The Naughty Nineties

1945

as Sheriff of Ironville (uncredited)

The Sea of Grass

The Sea of Grass

1947

as Forrest Hamilton (uncredited)

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

It Happened on Fifth Avenue

1947

as Harper (uncredited)