Jonathan Hale

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

211

Gender

Male

Birthday

1891-03-20

Day of death

1966-02-28 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Jonathan Hale

Biography

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".

Known For

  • Lassie

    Lassie

  • Adventures of Superman

    Adventures of Superman

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

    The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

  • The Cisco Kid

    The Cisco Kid

  • The Cisco Kid

    The Cisco Kid

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • Screen Director's Playhouse

    Screen Director's Playhouse

  • Crossroads

    Crossroads

  • We Who Are Young

    We Who Are Young

  • Wings Over Honolulu

    Wings Over Honolulu

  • The Raven

    The Raven

  • Mr. & Mrs. North

    Mr. & Mrs. North

  • City Detective

    City Detective

  • A Night at the Ritz

    A Night at the Ritz

  • Disaster

    Disaster

  • A Night at the Opera

    A Night at the Opera

  • The Steel Trap

    The Steel Trap

  • The Walls Came Tumbling Down

    The Walls Came Tumbling Down

  • The Whistler

    The Whistler

  • Strange Alibi

    Strange Alibi

  • Allotment Wives

    Allotment Wives

  • The Case of the Howling Dog

    The Case of the Howling Dog

  • The Accusing Finger

    The Accusing Finger

  • G.I. Honeymoon

    G.I. Honeymoon

  • The Case Against Mrs. Ames

    The Case Against Mrs. Ames

  • In Old Monterey

    In Old Monterey

  • Johnny Belinda

    Johnny Belinda

  • Dulcy

    Dulcy

  • The League of Frightened Men

    The League of Frightened Men

  • The Rear Gunner

    The Rear Gunner

  • Alice Adams

    Alice Adams

  • The Bugle Sounds

    The Bugle Sounds

  • The Fountainhead

    The Fountainhead

  • Crime Ring

    Crime Ring

  • Letter of Introduction

    Letter of Introduction

  • Madame X

    Madame X

  • Call Northside 777

    Call Northside 777

  • The Phantom Speaks

    The Phantom Speaks

  • Exiled to Shanghai

    Exiled to Shanghai

  • Breaking the Ice

    Breaking the Ice

  • The Singing Kid

    The Singing Kid

  • Flight from Destiny

    Flight from Destiny

  • Watchtower Over Tomorrow

    Watchtower Over Tomorrow

  • Lightning Strikes Twice

    Lightning Strikes Twice

  • Fury

    Fury

  • Dead Man's Eyes

    Dead Man's Eyes

  • Kansas Pacific

    Kansas Pacific

  • The Judge

    The Judge

  • Hollywood Canteen

    Hollywood Canteen

  • Saratoga

    Saratoga

  • Cattle Queen of Montana

    Cattle Queen of Montana

  • The Saint Strikes Back

    The Saint Strikes Back

  • The Amazing Mr. Williams

    The Amazing Mr. Williams

  • Silver River

    Silver River

  • Her Jungle Love

    Her Jungle Love

  • Barricade

    Barricade

  • 36 Hours to Kill

    36 Hours to Kill

  • Danger – Love at Work

    Danger – Love at Work

  • Sea Devils

    Sea Devils

  • Spendthrift

    Spendthrift

  • Rolling Home

    Rolling Home

  • The Saint Takes Over

    The Saint Takes Over

  • Gangs of New York

    Gangs of New York

  • The Tall Target

    The Tall Target

  • Stampede

    Stampede

  • Scandal Sheet

    Scandal Sheet

  • The Night Holds Terror

    The Night Holds Terror

  • Three Husbands

    Three Husbands

  • Strangers on a Train

    Strangers on a Train

  • Taxi

    Taxi

  • Nobody's Darling

    Nobody's Darling

  • The Vigilantes Return

    The Vigilantes Return

  • Angel on My Shoulder

    Angel on My Shoulder

  • Calling Dr. Gillespie

    Calling Dr. Gillespie

  • Jack London

    Jack London

  • 'G' Men

    'G' Men

  • Hangmen Also Die!

    Hangmen Also Die!

  • Too Many Parents

    Too Many Parents

  • Dakota

    Dakota

  • The Black Parachute

    The Black Parachute

  • Private Affairs

    Private Affairs

  • End of the Road

    End of the Road

  • Divorce

    Divorce

  • Blondie Has Servant Trouble

    Blondie Has Servant Trouble

  • One New York Night

    One New York Night

  • Over the Wall

    Over the Wall

  • Boys Town

    Boys Town

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • She's Dangerous

    She's Dangerous

  • One Against the World

    One Against the World

  • Public Hero Number 1

    Public Hero Number 1

  • High Wall

    High Wall

  • A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born

  • If You Could Only Cook

    If You Could Only Cook

  • The Saint in New York

    The Saint in New York

  • Young Man with Ideas

    Young Man with Ideas

  • The Duke of West Point

    The Duke of West Point

  • The Voice of Bugle Ann

    The Voice of Bugle Ann

  • Wives Under Suspicion

    Wives Under Suspicion

  • Panic on the Air

    Panic on the Air

  • Gentlemen Are Born

    Gentlemen Are Born

  • Tap Roots

    Tap Roots

  • Insurance Investigator

    Insurance Investigator

  • The Three Outlaws

    The Three Outlaws

  • Man Alive

    Man Alive

  • Joe Smith, American

    Joe Smith, American

  • Arsène Lupin Returns

    Arsène Lupin Returns

  • The Baron of Arizona

    The Baron of Arizona

  • Sinner Take All

    Sinner Take All

  • Too Tough to Kill

    Too Tough to Kill

  • The First Hundred Years

    The First Hundred Years

  • The Ghost Goes Wild

    The Ghost Goes Wild

  • Son of Paleface

    Son of Paleface

  • Three Live Ghosts

    Three Live Ghosts

  • State Department: File 649

    State Department: File 649

  • Rose of the Yukon

    Rose of the Yukon

  • Tail Spin

    Tail Spin

  • The Big Guy

    The Big Guy

  • The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

    The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

  • China Clipper

    China Clipper

  • You May Be Next!

    You May Be Next!

  • The Cat Creeps

    The Cat Creeps

  • Outcast

    Outcast

  • Fugitives for a Night

    Fugitives for a Night

  • There's That Woman Again

    There's That Woman Again

  • Easy to Wed

    Easy to Wed

  • The Pittsburgh Kid

    The Pittsburgh Kid

  • You Only Live Once

    You Only Live Once

  • Sutter's Gold

    Sutter's Gold

  • The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

    The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

  • Footlight Glamour

    Footlight Glamour

  • The Man Who Found Himself

    The Man Who Found Himself

  • Life with Blondie

    Life with Blondie

  • A Dangerous Profession

    A Dangerous Profession

  • A Lost Lady

    A Lost Lady

  • Black Gold

    Black Gold

  • Blondie Brings Up Baby

    Blondie Brings Up Baby

  • Charlie Chan at the Olympics

    Charlie Chan at the Olympics

  • Johnny Apollo

    Johnny Apollo

  • Yellow Jack

    Yellow Jack

  • You Can't Buy Luck

    You Can't Buy Luck

  • Charlie Chan at the Race Track

    Charlie Chan at the Race Track

  • Sunny Side of the Street

    Sunny Side of the Street

  • This Is the Life

    This Is the Life

  • The Calling of Dan Matthews

    The Calling of Dan Matthews

  • Let's Go Navy!

    Let's Go Navy!

  • 3 Kids and a Queen

    3 Kids and a Queen

  • Charlie Chan's Secret

    Charlie Chan's Secret

  • Page Miss Glory

    Page Miss Glory

  • Federal Agent at Large

    Federal Agent at Large

  • The Saint In Palm Springs

    The Saint In Palm Springs

  • Navy Wife

    Navy Wife

  • Thunder Afloat

    Thunder Afloat

  • It's a Great Life

    It's a Great Life

  • Man Of The People

    Man Of The People

  • Behind Southern Lines

    Behind Southern Lines

  • The Beginning or the End

    The Beginning or the End

  • This Is My Affair

    This Is My Affair

  • The Saint's Double Trouble

    The Saint's Double Trouble

  • Tarnished Angel

    Tarnished Angel

  • Blondie Goes to College

    Blondie Goes to College

  • In Name Only

    In Name Only

  • Triple Trouble

    Triple Trouble

  • Leave It to Blondie

    Leave It to Blondie

  • Miss Annie Rooney

    Miss Annie Rooney

  • Riverboat Rhythm

    Riverboat Rhythm

  • Big Town Girl

    Big Town Girl

  • Blondie Meets the Boss

    Blondie Meets the Boss

  • Housewife

    Housewife

  • Rodeo King and the Senorita

    Rodeo King and the Senorita

  • Flying Hostess

    Flying Hostess

  • Men with Wings

    Men with Wings

  • Jaguar

    Jaguar

  • The Flaming Urge

    The Flaming Urge

  • Midnight Madonna

    Midnight Madonna

  • Blondie Goes Latin

    Blondie Goes Latin

  • Blondie

    Blondie

  • Rocky

    Rocky

  • There's Something About a Soldier

    There's Something About a Soldier

  • The Great Swindle

    The Great Swindle

  • Stand Up and Fight

    Stand Up and Fight

  • Sweet Rosie O'Grady

    Sweet Rosie O'Grady

  • Blondie in Society

    Blondie in Society

  • Ringside Maisie

    Ringside Maisie

  • Short Grass

    Short Grass

  • Her Husband's Affairs

    Her Husband's Affairs

  • Blondie's Blessed Event

    Blondie's Blessed Event

  • The Devil Is a Sissy

    The Devil Is a Sissy

  • My Buddy

    My Buddy

  • Melody and Moonlight

    Melody and Moonlight

  • Lone Star Ranger

    Lone Star Ranger

  • Hit-and-Run Driver

    Hit-and-Run Driver

  • Wings of the Navy

    Wings of the Navy

  • Wife Wanted

    Wife Wanted

  • Flight Lieutenant

    Flight Lieutenant

  • Gay Blades

    Gay Blades

  • Blondie for Victory

    Blondie for Victory

  • She Couldn't Say No

    She Couldn't Say No

  • Let 'em Have It

    Let 'em Have It

  • Blondie Knows Best

    Blondie Knows Best

  • John Meade's Woman

    John Meade's Woman

  • Blondie's Lucky Day

    Blondie's Lucky Day

  • Racketeers in Exile

    Racketeers in Exile

  • Happy Go Lucky

    Happy Go Lucky

  • Her First Beau

    Her First Beau

  • Judge Hardy's Children

    Judge Hardy's Children

  • Blondie Plays Cupid

    Blondie Plays Cupid

  • Duffy of San Quentin

    Duffy of San Quentin

  • Educating Father

    Educating Father

  • The Strange Mr. Gregory

    The Strange Mr. Gregory

  • Road Demon

    Road Demon