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

  • The Calling of Dan Matthews

    The Calling of Dan Matthews

  • The Case Against Mrs. Ames

    The Case Against Mrs. Ames

  • Adventures of Superman

    Adventures of Superman

  • The Whistler

    The Whistler

  • There's That Woman Again

    There's That Woman Again

  • The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

    The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

  • The Man Who Found Himself

    The Man Who Found Himself

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • The Case of the Howling Dog

    The Case of the Howling Dog

  • Blondie Meets the Boss

    Blondie Meets the Boss

  • The Saint Takes Over

    The Saint Takes Over

  • The Devil Is a Sissy

    The Devil Is a Sissy

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

    The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

  • Tap Roots

    Tap Roots

  • The Cisco Kid

    The Cisco Kid

  • The Cisco Kid

    The Cisco Kid

  • Mr. & Mrs. North

    Mr. & Mrs. North

  • Alice Adams

    Alice Adams

  • Screen Director's Playhouse

    Screen Director's Playhouse

  • The Raven

    The Raven

  • A Night at the Opera

    A Night at the Opera

  • Rolling Home

    Rolling Home

  • The Fountainhead

    The Fountainhead

  • Wings Over Honolulu

    Wings Over Honolulu

  • Boys Town

    Boys Town

  • High Wall

    High Wall

  • Too Tough to Kill

    Too Tough to Kill

  • Crossroads

    Crossroads

  • City Detective

    City Detective

  • Blondie Brings Up Baby

    Blondie Brings Up Baby

  • Dakota

    Dakota

  • Navy Wife

    Navy Wife

  • Strangers on a Train

    Strangers on a Train

  • Allotment Wives

    Allotment Wives

  • Stampede

    Stampede

  • The Judge

    The Judge

  • Arsène Lupin Returns

    Arsène Lupin Returns

  • Hollywood Canteen

    Hollywood Canteen

  • The Saint in New York

    The Saint in New York

  • Triple Trouble

    Triple Trouble

  • Disaster

    Disaster

  • Footlight Glamour

    Footlight Glamour

  • Outcast

    Outcast

  • Jaguar

    Jaguar

  • Riverboat Rhythm

    Riverboat Rhythm

  • Insurance Investigator

    Insurance Investigator

  • Dulcy

    Dulcy

  • Johnny Belinda

    Johnny Belinda

  • Silver River

    Silver River

  • Sea Devils

    Sea Devils

  • Tarnished Angel

    Tarnished Angel

  • Spendthrift

    Spendthrift

  • State Department: File 649

    State Department: File 649

  • Yellow Jack

    Yellow Jack

  • 'G' Men

    'G' Men

  • Midnight Madonna

    Midnight Madonna

  • A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born

  • Breaking the Ice

    Breaking the Ice

  • Divorce

    Divorce

  • Johnny Apollo

    Johnny Apollo

  • Three Husbands

    Three Husbands

  • Jack London

    Jack London

  • Gay Blades

    Gay Blades

  • Wife Wanted

    Wife Wanted

  • Madame X

    Madame X

  • Cattle Queen of Montana

    Cattle Queen of Montana

  • Black Gold

    Black Gold

  • Dead Man's Eyes

    Dead Man's Eyes

  • The Vigilantes Return

    The Vigilantes Return

  • Men with Wings

    Men with Wings

  • Hangmen Also Die!

    Hangmen Also Die!

  • Rocky

    Rocky

  • Thunder Afloat

    Thunder Afloat

  • Blondie Goes to College

    Blondie Goes to College

  • Man Alive

    Man Alive

  • Angel on My Shoulder

    Angel on My Shoulder

  • Call Northside 777

    Call Northside 777

  • Ringside Maisie

    Ringside Maisie

  • Hit-and-Run Driver

    Hit-and-Run Driver

  • One Against the World

    One Against the World

  • Letter of Introduction

    Letter of Introduction

  • Easy to Wed

    Easy to Wed

  • The Saint Strikes Back

    The Saint Strikes Back

  • The Pittsburgh Kid

    The Pittsburgh Kid

  • Flight from Destiny

    Flight from Destiny

  • The Flaming Urge

    The Flaming Urge

  • Housewife

    Housewife

  • Crime Ring

    Crime Ring

  • The Tall Target

    The Tall Target

  • Public Hero Number 1

    Public Hero Number 1

  • End of the Road

    End of the Road

  • Young Man with Ideas

    Young Man with Ideas

  • Wives Under Suspicion

    Wives Under Suspicion

  • The Amazing Mr. Williams

    The Amazing Mr. Williams

  • Watchtower Over Tomorrow

    Watchtower Over Tomorrow

  • Lightning Strikes Twice

    Lightning Strikes Twice

  • 3 Kids and a Queen

    3 Kids and a Queen

  • Rose of the Yukon

    Rose of the Yukon

  • China Clipper

    China Clipper

  • Sweet Rosie O'Grady

    Sweet Rosie O'Grady

  • The Saint In Palm Springs

    The Saint In Palm Springs

  • Danger – Love at Work

    Danger – Love at Work

  • The Walls Came Tumbling Down

    The Walls Came Tumbling Down

  • Exiled to Shanghai

    Exiled to Shanghai

  • The Three Outlaws

    The Three Outlaws

  • The Voice of Bugle Ann

    The Voice of Bugle Ann

  • The Cat Creeps

    The Cat Creeps

  • The Night Holds Terror

    The Night Holds Terror

  • You Only Live Once

    You Only Live Once

  • Tail Spin

    Tail Spin

  • The Saint's Double Trouble

    The Saint's Double Trouble

  • Behind Southern Lines

    Behind Southern Lines

  • Miss Annie Rooney

    Miss Annie Rooney

  • Her Jungle Love

    Her Jungle Love

  • The Singing Kid

    The Singing Kid

  • Life with Blondie

    Life with Blondie

  • In Name Only

    In Name Only

  • Gangs of New York

    Gangs of New York

  • Fury

    Fury

  • A Lost Lady

    A Lost Lady

  • Panic on the Air

    Panic on the Air

  • The Duke of West Point

    The Duke of West Point

  • The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

    The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

  • The Baron of Arizona

    The Baron of Arizona

  • The Bugle Sounds

    The Bugle Sounds

  • One New York Night

    One New York Night

  • The Steel Trap

    The Steel Trap

  • She Couldn't Say No

    She Couldn't Say No

  • The Beginning or the End

    The Beginning or the End

  • Calling Dr. Gillespie

    Calling Dr. Gillespie

  • The Accusing Finger

    The Accusing Finger

  • We Who Are Young

    We Who Are Young

  • Federal Agent at Large

    Federal Agent at Large

  • Three Live Ghosts

    Three Live Ghosts

  • Scandal Sheet

    Scandal Sheet

  • Sunny Side of the Street

    Sunny Side of the Street

  • Fugitives for a Night

    Fugitives for a Night

  • Page Miss Glory

    Page Miss Glory

  • Saratoga

    Saratoga

  • In Old Monterey

    In Old Monterey

  • The Black Parachute

    The Black Parachute

  • The Phantom Speaks

    The Phantom Speaks

  • Charlie Chan at the Olympics

    Charlie Chan at the Olympics

  • You May Be Next!

    You May Be Next!

  • Blondie

    Blondie

  • Sutter's Gold

    Sutter's Gold

  • Too Many Parents

    Too Many Parents

  • Blondie Has Servant Trouble

    Blondie Has Servant Trouble

  • Over the Wall

    Over the Wall

  • Gentlemen Are Born

    Gentlemen Are Born

  • The Ghost Goes Wild

    The Ghost Goes Wild

  • There's Something About a Soldier

    There's Something About a Soldier

  • Joe Smith, American

    Joe Smith, American

  • The Big Guy

    The Big Guy

  • This Is My Affair

    This Is My Affair

  • 36 Hours to Kill

    36 Hours to Kill

  • It's a Great Life

    It's a Great Life

  • The Rear Gunner

    The Rear Gunner

  • Blondie for Victory

    Blondie for Victory

  • A Dangerous Profession

    A Dangerous Profession

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Kansas Pacific

    Kansas Pacific

  • Nobody's Darling

    Nobody's Darling

  • Charlie Chan at the Race Track

    Charlie Chan at the Race Track

  • Private Affairs

    Private Affairs

  • A Night at the Ritz

    A Night at the Ritz

  • You Can't Buy Luck

    You Can't Buy Luck

  • Blondie in Society

    Blondie in Society

  • Blondie's Lucky Day

    Blondie's Lucky Day

  • She's Dangerous

    She's Dangerous

  • Blondie Knows Best

    Blondie Knows Best

  • Melody and Moonlight

    Melody and Moonlight

  • Rodeo King and the Senorita

    Rodeo King and the Senorita

  • Blondie's Blessed Event

    Blondie's Blessed Event

  • Man Of The People

    Man Of The People

  • Stand Up and Fight

    Stand Up and Fight

  • Let's Go Navy!

    Let's Go Navy!

  • The League of Frightened Men

    The League of Frightened Men

  • If You Could Only Cook

    If You Could Only Cook

  • G.I. Honeymoon

    G.I. Honeymoon

  • Her First Beau

    Her First Beau

  • The Great Swindle

    The Great Swindle

  • Big Town Girl

    Big Town Girl

  • Son of Paleface

    Son of Paleface

  • Judge Hardy's Children

    Judge Hardy's Children

  • Leave It to Blondie

    Leave It to Blondie

  • Blondie Goes Latin

    Blondie Goes Latin

  • Educating Father

    Educating Father

  • Short Grass

    Short Grass

  • The Strange Mr. Gregory

    The Strange Mr. Gregory

  • Lone Star Ranger

    Lone Star Ranger

  • Racketeers in Exile

    Racketeers in Exile

  • Taxi

    Taxi

  • Her Husband's Affairs

    Her Husband's Affairs

  • Duffy of San Quentin

    Duffy of San Quentin

  • The First Hundred Years

    The First Hundred Years

  • Charlie Chan's Secret

    Charlie Chan's Secret

  • Blondie Plays Cupid

    Blondie Plays Cupid

  • Wings of the Navy

    Wings of the Navy

  • Strange Alibi

    Strange Alibi

  • Happy Go Lucky

    Happy Go Lucky

  • Let 'em Have It

    Let 'em Have It

  • Sinner Take All

    Sinner Take All

  • John Meade's Woman

    John Meade's Woman

  • This Is the Life

    This Is the Life

  • Flight Lieutenant

    Flight Lieutenant

  • Road Demon

    Road Demon

  • Barricade

    Barricade

  • My Buddy

    My Buddy

  • Flying Hostess

    Flying Hostess