Acting
Jonathan Hale
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".
Filmography
Jaguar
Film · 1956
The Three Outlaws
Film · 1956
The Night Holds Terror
Film · 1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
Series · 1955
MGM Parade
Series · 1955
Crossroads
Series · 1955
Crossroads
Series · 1955
Cattle Queen of Montana
Film · 1954
Duffy of San Quentin
Film · 1954
She Couldn't Say No
Film · 1954
Lassie
Series · 1954
The Whistler
Series · 1954
The Flaming Urge
Film · 1953
Taxi
Film · 1953
Kansas Pacific
Film · 1953
City Detective
Series · 1953
The Steel Trap
Film · 1952
Scandal Sheet
Film · 1952
Son of Paleface
Film · 1952
Behind Southern Lines
Film · 1952
Young Man with Ideas
Film · 1952
Adventures of Superman
Series · 1952
Cavalcade of America
Series · 1952
Mr. & Mrs. North
Series · 1952
Strangers on a Train
Film · 1951
Insurance Investigator
Film · 1951
Let's Go Navy!
Film · 1951
Sunny Side of the Street
Film · 1951
Rodeo King and the Senorita
Film · 1951
The Tall Target
Film · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Series · 1951
Triple Trouble
Film · 1950
The Baron of Arizona
Film · 1950
Short Grass
Film · 1950
Federal Agent at Large
Film · 1950
Three Husbands
Film · 1950
The Cisco Kid
Series · 1950
The Cisco Kid
Series · 1950
The Judge
Film · 1949
State Department: File 649
Film · 1949
Rose of the Yukon
Film · 1949
Stampede
Film · 1949
The Fountainhead
Film · 1949
A Dangerous Profession
Film · 1949
Disaster
Film · 1948
Rocky
Film · 1948
Silver River
Film · 1948
Call Northside 777
Film · 1948
Johnny Belinda
Film · 1948
Tap Roots
Film · 1948
King of the Gamblers
Film · 1948
High Wall
Film · 1947
The Ghost Goes Wild
Film · 1947
The Beginning or the End
Film · 1947
Her Husband's Affairs
Film · 1947
Black Gold
Film · 1947
The Vigilantes Return
Film · 1947
Blondie Knows Best
Film · 1946
Blondie's Lucky Day
Film · 1946
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
Film · 1946
Wife Wanted
Film · 1946
Rolling Home
Film · 1946
Riverboat Rhythm
Film · 1946
Easy to Wed
Film · 1946
Gay Blades
Film · 1946
The Cat Creeps
Film · 1946
Angel on My Shoulder
Film · 1946
Life with Blondie
Film · 1945
Leave It to Blondie
Film · 1945
The Strange Mr. Gregory
Film · 1945
Divorce
Film · 1945
Man Alive
Film · 1945
The Phantom Speaks
Film · 1945
Dakota
Film · 1945
G.I. Honeymoon
Film · 1945
Watchtower Over Tomorrow
Film · 1945
Allotment Wives
Film · 1945
End of the Road
Film · 1944
Dead Man's Eyes
Film · 1944
The Black Parachute
Film · 1944
My Buddy
Film · 1944
This Is the Life
Film · 1944
Hollywood Canteen
Film · 1944
Footlight Glamour
Film · 1943
It's a Great Life
Film · 1943
Hangmen Also Die!
Film · 1943
Jack London
Film · 1943
Nobody's Darling
Film · 1943
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Film · 1943
The Rear Gunner
Film · 1943
There's Something About a Soldier
Film · 1943
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Film · 1943
Blondie Goes to College
Film · 1942
Blondie for Victory
Film · 1942
Blondie's Blessed Event
Film · 1942
Flight Lieutenant
Film · 1942
Miss Annie Rooney
Film · 1942
Joe Smith, American
Film · 1942
Lone Star Ranger
Film · 1942
Calling Dr. Gillespie
Film · 1942
The Bugle Sounds
Film · 1942
Blondie in Society
Film · 1941
Blondie Goes Latin
Film · 1941
The Great Swindle
Film · 1941
Strange Alibi
Film · 1941
The Saint In Palm Springs
Film · 1941
Flight from Destiny
Film · 1941
The Pittsburgh Kid
Film · 1941
Her First Beau
Film · 1941
Ringside Maisie
Film · 1941
Blondie Has Servant Trouble
Film · 1940
Blondie Plays Cupid
Film · 1940
The Saint's Double Trouble
Film · 1940
The Saint Takes Over
Film · 1940
Johnny Apollo
Film · 1940
We Who Are Young
Film · 1940
Dulcy
Film · 1940
Melody and Moonlight
Film · 1940
Private Affairs
Film · 1940
Blondie Brings Up Baby
Film · 1939
Blondie Meets the Boss
Film · 1939
The Saint Strikes Back
Film · 1939
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
Film · 1939
In Old Monterey
Film · 1939
Barricade
Film · 1939
The Amazing Mr. Williams
Film · 1939
In Name Only
Film · 1939
Stand Up and Fight
Film · 1939
Wings of the Navy
Film · 1939
Tail Spin
Film · 1939
Thunder Afloat
Film · 1939
One Against the World
Film · 1939
The Big Guy
Film · 1939
Blondie
Film · 1938
Boys Town
Film · 1938
The Saint in New York
Film · 1938
Arsène Lupin Returns
Film · 1938
Over the Wall
Film · 1938
The Duke of West Point
Film · 1938
Tarnished Angel
Film · 1938
Her Jungle Love
Film · 1938
Judge Hardy's Children
Film · 1938
Letter of Introduction
Film · 1938
Breaking the Ice
Film · 1938
Gangs of New York
Film · 1938
The First Hundred Years
Film · 1938
Wives Under Suspicion
Film · 1938
Fugitives for a Night
Film · 1938
Road Demon
Film · 1938
There's That Woman Again
Film · 1938
Men with Wings
Film · 1938
Yellow Jack
Film · 1938
Crime Ring
Film · 1938
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
Film · 1937
Saratoga
Film · 1937
Sea Devils
Film · 1937
Danger – Love at Work
Film · 1937
Racketeers in Exile
Film · 1937
She's Dangerous
Film · 1937
John Meade's Woman
Film · 1937
Exiled to Shanghai
Film · 1937
Madame X
Film · 1937
Man Of The People
Film · 1937
The Man Who Found Himself
Film · 1937
Outcast
Film · 1937
You Can't Buy Luck
Film · 1937
Wings Over Honolulu
Film · 1937
Big Town Girl
Film · 1937
This Is My Affair
Film · 1937
A Star Is Born
Film · 1937
Midnight Madonna
Film · 1937
You Only Live Once
Film · 1937
The League of Frightened Men
Film · 1937
Charlie Chan's Secret
Film · 1936
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
Film · 1936
36 Hours to Kill
Film · 1936
The Accusing Finger
Film · 1936
Too Many Parents
Film · 1936
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
Film · 1936
Happy Go Lucky
Film · 1936
Spendthrift
Film · 1936
Sutter's Gold
Film · 1936
The Devil Is a Sissy
Film · 1936
Fury
Film · 1936
Three Live Ghosts
Film · 1936
The Singing Kid
Film · 1936
Sinner Take All
Film · 1936
Flying Hostess
Film · 1936
Panic on the Air
Film · 1936
You May Be Next!
Film · 1936
Educating Father
Film · 1936
The Voice of Bugle Ann
Film · 1936
China Clipper
Film · 1936
Alice Adams
Film · 1935
Hit-and-Run Driver
Film · 1935
Let 'em Have It
Film · 1935
One New York Night
Film · 1935
Too Tough to Kill
Film · 1935
A Night at the Opera
Film · 1935
A Night at the Ritz
Film · 1935
Navy Wife
Film · 1935
3 Kids and a Queen
Film · 1935
'G' Men
Film · 1935
Public Hero Number 1
Film · 1935
The Calling of Dan Matthews
Film · 1935
Page Miss Glory
Film · 1935
If You Could Only Cook
Film · 1935
The Raven
Film · 1935
Lightning Strikes Twice
Film · 1934
A Lost Lady
Film · 1934
Gentlemen Are Born
Film · 1934
Housewife
Film · 1934
The Case of the Howling Dog
Film · 1934