Jonathan Hale

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

212

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

  • Son of Paleface

    Son of Paleface

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

    The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

  • Dulcy

    Dulcy

  • Adventures of Superman

    Adventures of Superman

  • High Wall

    High Wall

  • Jack London

    Jack London

  • Triple Trouble

    Triple Trouble

  • Ringside Maisie

    Ringside Maisie

  • Hangmen Also Die!

    Hangmen Also Die!

  • Tap Roots

    Tap Roots

  • Outcast

    Outcast

  • Screen Director's Playhouse

    Screen Director's Playhouse

  • Nobody's Darling

    Nobody's Darling

  • 'G' Men

    'G' Men

  • The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

    The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

  • Black Gold

    Black Gold

  • Tarnished Angel

    Tarnished Angel

  • The Big Guy

    The Big Guy

  • Too Many Parents

    Too Many Parents

  • She's Dangerous

    She's Dangerous

  • Allotment Wives

    Allotment Wives

  • One New York Night

    One New York Night

  • Boys Town

    Boys Town

  • A Dangerous Profession

    A Dangerous Profession

  • Let's Go Navy!

    Let's Go Navy!

  • City Detective

    City Detective

  • Joe Smith, American

    Joe Smith, American

  • Spendthrift

    Spendthrift

  • In Name Only

    In Name Only

  • Hollywood Canteen

    Hollywood Canteen

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • Her First Beau

    Her First Beau

  • Blondie Has Servant Trouble

    Blondie Has Servant Trouble

  • A Lost Lady

    A Lost Lady

  • The Cisco Kid

    The Cisco Kid

  • The Cisco Kid

    The Cisco Kid

  • Housewife

    Housewife

  • Wives Under Suspicion

    Wives Under Suspicion

  • The Beginning or the End

    The Beginning or the End

  • MGM Parade

    MGM Parade

  • Jaguar

    Jaguar

  • Man Alive

    Man Alive

  • Rolling Home

    Rolling Home

  • China Clipper

    China Clipper

  • Alice Adams

    Alice Adams

  • The Whistler

    The Whistler

  • Gentlemen Are Born

    Gentlemen Are Born

  • Mr. & Mrs. North

    Mr. & Mrs. North

  • Strangers on a Train

    Strangers on a Train

  • The Tall Target

    The Tall Target

  • Her Husband's Affairs

    Her Husband's Affairs

  • The Steel Trap

    The Steel Trap

  • Crossroads

    Crossroads

  • Blondie

    Blondie

  • You May Be Next!

    You May Be Next!

  • Madame X

    Madame X

  • Thunder Afloat

    Thunder Afloat

  • If You Could Only Cook

    If You Could Only Cook

  • Big Town Girl

    Big Town Girl

  • G.I. Honeymoon

    G.I. Honeymoon

  • You Can't Buy Luck

    You Can't Buy Luck

  • The Fountainhead

    The Fountainhead

  • Riverboat Rhythm

    Riverboat Rhythm

  • It's a Great Life

    It's a Great Life

  • Wife Wanted

    Wife Wanted

  • Yellow Jack

    Yellow Jack

  • A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born

  • Her Jungle Love

    Her Jungle Love

  • This Is My Affair

    This Is My Affair

  • Blondie in Society

    Blondie in Society

  • Gay Blades

    Gay Blades

  • Blondie Knows Best

    Blondie Knows Best

  • Rocky

    Rocky

  • A Night at the Opera

    A Night at the Opera

  • Sea Devils

    Sea Devils

  • Blondie for Victory

    Blondie for Victory

  • Sweet Rosie O'Grady

    Sweet Rosie O'Grady

  • Happy Go Lucky

    Happy Go Lucky

  • Fury

    Fury

  • Blondie Goes Latin

    Blondie Goes Latin

  • Sutter's Gold

    Sutter's Gold

  • Divorce

    Divorce

  • Blondie's Lucky Day

    Blondie's Lucky Day

  • Silver River

    Silver River

  • Life with Blondie

    Life with Blondie

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • The Judge

    The Judge

  • Melody and Moonlight

    Melody and Moonlight

  • Dakota

    Dakota

  • The Baron of Arizona

    The Baron of Arizona

  • Call Northside 777

    Call Northside 777

  • Johnny Belinda

    Johnny Belinda

  • The Raven

    The Raven

  • Taxi

    Taxi

  • Angel on My Shoulder

    Angel on My Shoulder

  • Saratoga

    Saratoga

  • Wings Over Honolulu

    Wings Over Honolulu

  • Danger – Love at Work

    Danger – Love at Work

  • You Only Live Once

    You Only Live Once

  • Cattle Queen of Montana

    Cattle Queen of Montana

  • Stampede

    Stampede

  • Over the Wall

    Over the Wall

  • Scandal Sheet

    Scandal Sheet

  • The Case of the Howling Dog

    The Case of the Howling Dog

  • She Couldn't Say No

    She Couldn't Say No

  • The Great Swindle

    The Great Swindle

  • The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

    The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

  • There's That Woman Again

    There's That Woman Again

  • Stand Up and Fight

    Stand Up and Fight

  • The Saint in New York

    The Saint in New York

  • The Amazing Mr. Williams

    The Amazing Mr. Williams

  • Three Husbands

    Three Husbands

  • Page Miss Glory

    Page Miss Glory

  • Tail Spin

    Tail Spin

  • Johnny Apollo

    Johnny Apollo

  • Wings of the Navy

    Wings of the Navy

  • The Devil Is a Sissy

    The Devil Is a Sissy

  • Public Hero Number 1

    Public Hero Number 1

  • Charlie Chan at the Olympics

    Charlie Chan at the Olympics

  • Man Of The People

    Man Of The People

  • Private Affairs

    Private Affairs

  • Judge Hardy's Children

    Judge Hardy's Children

  • The Accusing Finger

    The Accusing Finger

  • In Old Monterey

    In Old Monterey

  • Young Man with Ideas

    Young Man with Ideas

  • Letter of Introduction

    Letter of Introduction

  • Navy Wife

    Navy Wife

  • The Saint Strikes Back

    The Saint Strikes Back

  • Arsène Lupin Returns

    Arsène Lupin Returns

  • Kansas Pacific

    Kansas Pacific

  • We Who Are Young

    We Who Are Young

  • Educating Father

    Educating Father

  • Crime Ring

    Crime Ring

  • Blondie Goes to College

    Blondie Goes to College

  • 3 Kids and a Queen

    3 Kids and a Queen

  • Men with Wings

    Men with Wings

  • John Meade's Woman

    John Meade's Woman

  • Blondie Plays Cupid

    Blondie Plays Cupid

  • The Man Who Found Himself

    The Man Who Found Himself

  • There's Something About a Soldier

    There's Something About a Soldier

  • Blondie Meets the Boss

    Blondie Meets the Boss

  • Lightning Strikes Twice

    Lightning Strikes Twice

  • Let 'em Have It

    Let 'em Have It

  • Miss Annie Rooney

    Miss Annie Rooney

  • The Cat Creeps

    The Cat Creeps

  • State Department: File 649

    State Department: File 649

  • The Bugle Sounds

    The Bugle Sounds

  • Dead Man's Eyes

    Dead Man's Eyes

  • Charlie Chan at the Race Track

    Charlie Chan at the Race Track

  • The Saint In Palm Springs

    The Saint In Palm Springs

  • Blondie Brings Up Baby

    Blondie Brings Up Baby

  • Sinner Take All

    Sinner Take All

  • The Voice of Bugle Ann

    The Voice of Bugle Ann

  • The Singing Kid

    The Singing Kid

  • 36 Hours to Kill

    36 Hours to Kill

  • Strange Alibi

    Strange Alibi

  • Calling Dr. Gillespie

    Calling Dr. Gillespie

  • The Case Against Mrs. Ames

    The Case Against Mrs. Ames

  • Road Demon

    Road Demon

  • The Calling of Dan Matthews

    The Calling of Dan Matthews

  • Insurance Investigator

    Insurance Investigator

  • Too Tough to Kill

    Too Tough to Kill

  • The Duke of West Point

    The Duke of West Point

  • Flight from Destiny

    Flight from Destiny

  • The Night Holds Terror

    The Night Holds Terror

  • The Phantom Speaks

    The Phantom Speaks

  • Rose of the Yukon

    Rose of the Yukon

  • Blondie's Blessed Event

    Blondie's Blessed Event

  • Short Grass

    Short Grass

  • The Strange Mr. Gregory

    The Strange Mr. Gregory

  • Easy to Wed

    Easy to Wed

  • Fugitives for a Night

    Fugitives for a Night

  • The Saint Takes Over

    The Saint Takes Over

  • Lone Star Ranger

    Lone Star Ranger

  • Charlie Chan's Secret

    Charlie Chan's Secret

  • Barricade

    Barricade

  • The Flaming Urge

    The Flaming Urge

  • Breaking the Ice

    Breaking the Ice

  • Flying Hostess

    Flying Hostess

  • The Three Outlaws

    The Three Outlaws

  • Three Live Ghosts

    Three Live Ghosts

  • Watchtower Over Tomorrow

    Watchtower Over Tomorrow

  • Panic on the Air

    Panic on the Air

  • The Walls Came Tumbling Down

    The Walls Came Tumbling Down

  • Flight Lieutenant

    Flight Lieutenant

  • Rodeo King and the Senorita

    Rodeo King and the Senorita

  • The League of Frightened Men

    The League of Frightened Men

  • Gangs of New York

    Gangs of New York

  • A Night at the Ritz

    A Night at the Ritz

  • End of the Road

    End of the Road

  • The Pittsburgh Kid

    The Pittsburgh Kid

  • Midnight Madonna

    Midnight Madonna

  • Duffy of San Quentin

    Duffy of San Quentin

  • Leave It to Blondie

    Leave It to Blondie

  • One Against the World

    One Against the World

  • Racketeers in Exile

    Racketeers in Exile

  • The Saint's Double Trouble

    The Saint's Double Trouble

  • Exiled to Shanghai

    Exiled to Shanghai

  • Disaster

    Disaster

  • My Buddy

    My Buddy

  • Sunny Side of the Street

    Sunny Side of the Street

  • The Rear Gunner

    The Rear Gunner

  • Behind Southern Lines

    Behind Southern Lines

  • The Vigilantes Return

    The Vigilantes Return

  • The Ghost Goes Wild

    The Ghost Goes Wild

  • This Is the Life

    This Is the Life

  • The First Hundred Years

    The First Hundred Years

  • Footlight Glamour

    Footlight Glamour

  • Federal Agent at Large

    Federal Agent at Large

  • The Black Parachute

    The Black Parachute

  • Hit-and-Run Driver

    Hit-and-Run Driver