Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/16/1887
Place of Birth
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
John Hamilton
Biography
Known For
Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang
as Judge Ralph Townsend
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
as Police Chief (uncredited)
Seventh Heaven
as Gendarme
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Harper (uncredited)
The Missourians
as Mayor Grant McDowall
Doctor Rhythm
as Insp. Bryce
Blind Alley
as Warden
Boys Town
as Prison Warden (uncredited)
Sitting Bull
as Ulysses S. Grant
Crazy Knights
as Mr. Gardner
High Wall
as Police Surgeon (uncredited)
Strange Bargain
as Employee at Meeting (uncredited)
The Judge
as Lt. Edwards
Invisible Stripes
as Captain Johnson (uncredited)
Syncopation
Unknown Role
Bad Guy
as Warden
Key Witness
as R. C. Hurlbert - Coroner (uncredited)
Bobby Ware Is Missing
as Stearns - Goodwin's Associate (uncredited)
Chicago Confidential
as Emory Morgan - Attorney (uncredited)
Sensation Hunters
as Night Court Judge
Career Timeline
1955
1954
Superman and the Jungle Devil
as Perry White
Superman Flies Again
as Perry White
Superman in Exile
as Perry White
Superman's Peril
as Perry White
Sitting Bull
as Ulysses S. Grant
Captain Midnight
Role unknown
Superman and Scotland Yard
as Perry White
Moby Dick
as 'Jeroboam' Captain
City Story
Role unknown
The Miami Story
as Clifton Staley
Passport to Danger
Role unknown
Stamp Day for Superman
as Perry White
1953
Man of Conflict
as Mr. Cornwall
Donovan's Brain
as Mr. McNish (uncredited)
So This Is Love
as Charlie
Run for the Hills
as Mr. Harvester
Iron Mountain Trail
as Circuit Judge
Jack McCall, Desperado
as Col. Cornish
Marshal of Cedar Rock
as Stover - Prison Warden
Never Wave at a WAC
as Sen. Holbrook (uncredited)
Never Wave at a WAC
as Senator Holbrook
The Studebaker Story
as Father Studebaker
I Led Three Lives
Role unknown
1952
The Ford Television Theatre
Role unknown
Cavalcade of America
as Colonel Norton
Cavalcade of America
as Porter
Adventures of Superman
as Perry White
The Rose Bowl Story
as Dr. Lansing
Listen Judge
as George Morton (uncredited)
Target
as Bailey
The Pace That Thrills
as Sour Puss
The McGurk Way
as Speaker
1951
The Roy Rogers Show
Role unknown
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as "Jeroboam" Captain
Criminal Lawyer
as Police Captain Loomis
The Adventures of Kit Carson
Role unknown
Tales of Tomorrow
Role unknown
Million Dollar Pursuit
as Police Inspector Morgan
Badman's Gold
as The Marshal
Sugarfoot
as Judge Backus
1950
The Flying Missile
as Senator
The Flying Missile
as Second Senator
The Missourians
as Mayor Grant McDowall
Treasury Men in Action
as Judge (uncredited)
The Cisco Kid
as John Mitchell
The Cisco Kid
as Sheriff
The Cisco Kid
as Thomas T. Trimble
Bunco Squad
as John Deming (uncredited)
The Men
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
The Gene Autry Show
as Dan Parker
The Gene Autry Show
as Jonathan Diggers
Annie Get Your Gun
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
The Invisible Monster
as "Henry Miller"
The Reformer and the Redhead
as Police Captain (uncredited)
Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang
as Judge Ralph Townsend
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
as Col. Pollard
1949
Pioneer Marshal
as Man with Bracelet
Strange Bargain
as Employee at Meeting (uncredited)
Alias the Champ
as Police Commissioner Bronson
The Ed Wynn Show
as Self - Ed's Doctor (uncredited)
The James Brothers of Missouri
as Lon Royer [Ch.1]
Bandit King of Texas
as John Turner
The Wyoming Bandit
as Marshal
Law of the Golden West
as Isaac Cody, Bill's father
Canadian Pacific
as Pere Lacomb
The Judge
as Lt. Edwards
Sheriff of Wichita
as Prison Warden
1948
1947
High Wall
as Police Surgeon (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out
as Diner on Train (uncredited)
Bandits of Dark Canyon
as Ben Shaw
Blondie in the Dough
as Premier Biscuit Board Member (uncredited)
Key Witness
as R. C. Hurlbert - Coroner (uncredited)
News Hounds
as Timothy X. 'Big Tim' Donlin
Too Many Winners
as Albert Payson
Violence
as Dr. Chalmers
The Sea of Grass
as Forrest Hamilton (uncredited)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Harper (uncredited)
The Devil On Wheels
as Mr. Davis
Raiders of the South
as George Boone
1946
Magnificent Doll
as Mr. Witherspoon (uncredited)
The Secret of the Whistler
as McLaren aka Mac (uncredited)
Wife Wanted
as Judge
The Brute Man
as Professor Cushman (uncredited)
Step by Step
as Police Capt. Edmonds
One Exciting Week
as Dr. Jones (uncredited)
Badman's Territory
as Commissioner Taylor (uncredited)
Home on the Range
as State Official
Johnny Comes Flying Home
as C.H. Metters (uncredited)
The Madonna's Secret
as Lambert
The Phantom Rider
as Senator Williams
1945
Northwest Trail
as John Owens
Voice of the Whistler
as Doctor (uncredited)
Johnny Angel
as Harbor Master (uncredited)
Sensation Hunters
as Night Court Judge
First Yank into Tokyo
as Dr. Stacey (uncredited)
On Stage Everybody
as Mr. Smoothasilk (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties
as Sheriff of Ironville (uncredited)
Circumstantial Evidence
as Gov. Hanlon
The Great Flamarion
as Coroner (uncredited)
Mom and Dad
as Dr. Burnell
1944
Sheriff of Las Vegas
as Homer Blackwell
Meet Miss Bobby Socks
as R.N. Swanson
Hi, Beautiful
as Board Member (uncredited)
Crazy Knights
as Mr. Gardner
Zorro's Black Whip
as Mr. Walsh
I'm from Arkansas
as Harry Cashin
Music in Manhattan
as Mr. Bradley, the Banker (uncredited)
Maisie Goes to Reno
as Judge Carter (Uncredited)
The Port of 40 Thieves
as Mr. Fellows
The Girl Who Dared
as Beau Richmond
Wilson
as Legislator in Wilson's Office (uncredited)
Christmas Holiday
as Foreman
Action in Arabia
as Mr. Hamilton
Up in Arms
as Man In Theatre Lobby (uncredited)
Standing Room Only
as General
1943
Government Girl
as Irate Man (uncredited)
Crazy House
as Outraged Director
Larceny with Music
as Important banker
So's Your Uncle
as Mr. Craig
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
as J.C. Allison
Daredevils of the West
as Senator Garfield
Mission to Moscow
as Charlie - American Newsman (uncredited)
Aerial Gunner
as Doctor (uncredited)
1942
Phantom Killer
as John G. Harrison
Across the Pacific
as Court-Martial President
Escape from Crime
as Rafferty
The Big Shot
as Judge
Syncopation
Role unknown
Dr. Broadway
as Inspector (uncredited)
In This Our Life
as Police Inspector Millett
I Was Framed
as Judge
Always in My Heart
as Prison Warden
Over My Dead Body
as District Attorney Stuart Drinkwater
1941
Pacific Blackout
as Police Captain
Unfinished Rainbows
as Matthew Griswold
Borrowed Hero
as William Brooks
I Killed That Man
as District Attorney
They Died with Their Boots On
as Colonel (uncredited)
The Great Man's Lady
as Sen. Grant
The Maltese Falcon
as District Attorney Bryan
It Started with Eve
as Thomas - Headwaiter (uncredited)
Hold Back the Dawn
as Mac - Studio Receptionist (uncredited)
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
as Police Chief (uncredited)
Sucker List
as James Sawyer (uncredited)
Strange Alibi
as Judge
Meet John Doe
as Jim (uncredited)
Flight from Destiny
as Judge
1940
Flight Command
as Pensacola Commander (uncredited)
The Great Plane Robbery
as Dr. Jamison
You, the People
as Frank Y. Carter
Lady with Red Hair
as Defense Attorney Graham (uncredited)
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
as Capt. Broad
The Flag of Humanity
as Gen. James Garfield
Boom Town
as McMasters' Defense Attorney (uncredited)
The Golden Fleecing
as Judge (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Murder in the Air
as Hargrave
Tear Gas Squad
as Chief Ferris
Johnny Apollo
as Night Court Judge
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as Professor Gordon
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Hirsch
Brother Rat and a Baby
as Judge
1939
Invisible Stripes
as Captain Johnson (uncredited)
Swanee River
as Doctor
Old Hickory
as Governor Clairborne of Louisiana
On Dress Parade
as A Co. Maneuvers Colonel (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
as Judge
Smashing the Money Ring
as Night Captain
Espionage Agent
as Code Room Instructor
Dust Be My Destiny
as First Warden (uncredited)
Full Confession
as The Judge (uncredited)
Angels Wash Their Faces
as Officer H.A. Merton (uncredited)
The Bill of Rights
as Colonel George Mason
They Shall Have Music
as Detective (uncredited)
I Stole a Million
as Wilson
The Forgotten Woman
as Dr. May
Stronger Than Desire
as Second Trial Judge (uncredited)
Blind Alley
as Warden
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
as FBI Chief (uncredited)
Rose of Washington Square
as Judge
Forged Passport
as Jack Rogers aka 'Lefty'
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
as Harry - Conference Room Businessman
The Spirit of Culver
as Maj. White
Secret Service of the Air
as Warden Jackson
Devil's Island
as Captain of Second Convict Ship
1938
I Stand Accused
as Defense Attorney Brower
Girls on Probation
as Police Chief
Mr. Wong, Detective
as Simon Dayton
Too Hot to Handle
as Mr. Fairfield (uncredited)
Boys Town
as Prison Warden (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
as Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)
Hunted Men
as Police Commissioner
Hunted Men
as CommissionerPolice
Doctor Rhythm
as Insp. Bryce
Mr. Moto's Gamble
as Philip Benton
Over the Wall
as Warden Vance
1937
Murder Is News
as David Corning
Missing Witnesses
as Police Chief Elmer H. Davis (uncredited)
Night Club Scandal
as Governor
Dangerously Yours
as Roberts
The Man Who Cried Wolf
as Judge
Bad Guy
as Warden
She Had to Eat
as Police Captain (uncredited)
It Could Happen to You
as Judge
Fifty Roads to Town
as Captain Carroll
This Is My Affair
as Warden
Criminals of the Air
as Captain Wallace
Seventh Heaven
as Gendarme
Two Wise Maids
as Grover Wentworth
Torture Money
as Capt. Michael Karnahan (uncredited)
1936
1934
1932
The Trans-Atlantic Mystery
as Inspector Carr
The Crane Poison Case
as Inspector Carr
The Campus Mystery
as Inspector Carr
The Side Show Mystery
as Inspector Carr
Murder in the Pullman
as Detective
The Cole Case
as Inspector Carr
The Skull Murder Mystery
as Inspector Carr
The Studio Murder Mystery
as Insp. Carr
The Symphony Murder Mystery
as Insp. Carr