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".
Blondie
(Mr. Dithers)
Blondie Brings Up Baby
(J.C. Dithers)
Blondie Has Servant Trouble
(J.C. Dithers)
Blondie in Society
(J.C. Dithers)
Blondie Plays Cupid
(J.C. Dithers)
Blondie Goes to College
(J.C. Dithers)
Blondie Meets the Boss
(J.C. Dithars)
Blondie for Victory
(J.C. Dithers)
Blondie Goes Latin
(J.C. Dithers)
Blondie Knows Best
(J.C. Dithers)
Footlight Glamour
(J.C. Dithers)
It's a Great Life
(J.C. Dithers)
Life with Blondie
(J.C. Dithers)
Blondie's Blessed Event
(J.C. Dithers)
Leave It to Blondie
(J.C. Dithers)
Blondie's Lucky Day
(J.C. Dithers)
Strangers on a Train
(Mr. Antony)
Hangmen Also Die!
(Dedic)
Jack London
(Kerwin Maxwell)
The Steel Trap
(Tom Bowers)
Nobody's Darling
(Jason Rhodes)
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
(Mr. Hopkins)
Scandal Sheet
(Frank Madison)
Charlie Chan's Secret
(Warren T. Phelps)
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
(Warren Fenton)
High Wall
(Emory Garrison)
Triple Trouble
(The Judge)
The Great Swindle
(Swann)
Boys Town
(John Hargraves)
The Strange Mr. Gregory
(Defense Attorney Blair)
The Baron of Arizona
(Governor)
End of the Road
(Gregory McCune)
The Night Holds Terror
(Bob Henderson)
36 Hours to Kill
(Mac - Train Conductor)
Alice Adams
(Mr. Palmer)
Dead Man's Eyes
(Dr. Sam Welles)
The Saint's Double Trouble
(Inspector Henry Fernack)
Saratoga
(Frank Clayton)
Disaster
(Police Commissioner Jerome)
The Judge
(Judge Allan J. Brooks)
The Saint in New York
(Inspector Henry Fernack)
The Saint Strikes Back
(Inspector Henry Fernack)
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
(President of Western Union)
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
The Ghost Goes Wild
(Max Atterbury)
Strange Alibi
(Police Chief Sprague)
The Saint Takes Over
(Inspector Henry Fernack)
The Saint In Palm Springs
(Inspector Henry Fernack)
The Beginning or the End
(Dr. Vannevar Bush)
Flight Lieutenant
(Joseph Sanford)
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
(Captain Griffin)
Cattle Queen of Montana
(Politician (uncredited))
The Rear Gunner
(Commanding Officer)
Wife Wanted
(Philip Conway)
Sea Devils
(Court-Martial President (uncredited))
State Department: File 649
(Director-General)
Arsène Lupin Returns
(F.B.I. Special Agent)
The Accusing Finger
(Special Prosecutor)
Hit-and-Run Driver
(Captain James (uncredited))
Over the Wall
(Governor James McDonald)
Insurance Investigator
(Russell James)
Danger – Love at Work
(Parsons, an attorney)
Let's Go Navy!
(Captain)
Racketeers in Exile
(Alden Parker)
Flight from Destiny
(Dist. Atty. Johnson)
Divorce
(Judge)
The Duke of West Point
(Steven's Father)
Miss Annie Rooney
(Mr. Martin White)
Too Many Parents
(Judge)
Lightning Strikes Twice
(Capt. Nelson)
Duffy of San Quentin
(Boyd)
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
(First trial judge)
The Flaming Urge
(Mr. Chalmers)
Happy Go Lucky
(J. Lansing Bennett)
Tarnished Angel
(Detective Sgt. Cramer)
A Lost Lady
((uncredited))
In Old Monterey
(Stevenson)
Man Alive
(Osborne)
She's Dangerous
(Charles Fitzgerald)
Barricade
(Assistant Secretary of State)
Rolling Home
(Henry Kane)
John Meade's Woman
(Mr. Melton)
Her Jungle Love
(J.C. Martin)
There's Something About a Soldier
(Gen. Sommerton)
Judge Hardy's Children
(John Lee)
Exiled to Shanghai
(J.B. Willet)
Son of Paleface
(Governor Freeman (uncredited))
Letter of Introduction
(Lou Woodstock (uncredited))
Breaking the Ice
(Mr. Kane)
Let 'em Have It
(Microscopic Expert)
Gangs of New York
(Warden)
The First Hundred Years
(Judge Parker)
Wives Under Suspicion
(Allison)
Riverboat Rhythm
(Col. Edward Beeler)
Rose of the Yukon
(Gen. Butler)
Fugitives for a Night
(Police Captain)
The Phantom Speaks
(Owen McAllister)
Sunny Side of the Street
(Cyrus Pelley)
Madame X
(Hugh Fariman Sr.)
Taxi
(Mr. Barker (uncredited))
One New York Night
(Mr. Stokes)
Road Demon
(Anderson)
The Amazing Mr. Williams
(Mayor)
Man Of The People
(Carter Spetner)
In Name Only
(Dr. Gateson)
The Man Who Found Himself
(Dr. Tom Smythe)
Spendthrift
(Attorney)
Sutter's Gold
(Prosecuting Attorney)
The Devil Is a Sissy
(Judge Holmes)
There's That Woman Again
(Rolfe Davis)
Rocky
(Kenneth Forrester)
Gentlemen Are Born
(Second Broker)
Men with Wings
(Long)
The Black Parachute
(King Stephen)
Stand Up and Fight
(Colonel Webb)
Wings of the Navy
(Commandant)
Tail Spin
(Racing Official Starter (Uncredited))
Thunder Afloat
(Admiral Girard)
Kansas Pacific
(Sherman Johnson)
Outcast
Fury
(Defense Attorney)
You Can't Buy Luck
(Prosecutor (uncredited))
Behind Southern Lines
(General)
Wings Over Honolulu
(Judge Advocate)
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
(Mr. Fox)
Jaguar
(Dr. Powell)
Dakota
(Col. Wordin)
Her Husband's Affairs
(Gov. Fox)
Too Tough to Kill
(Chairman of the Board)
Big Town Girl
(Hershell)
The Pittsburgh Kid
(Max Ellison)
Johnny Apollo
(Dr. Brown)
Joe Smith, American
(Blake McKettrick)
The Three Outlaws
(Pinkerton)
My Buddy
(Senator Henry)
G.I. Honeymoon
(Colonel Hammerhead Smith)
We Who Are Young
(Braddock)
This Is My Affair
(Judge)
Rodeo King and the Senorita
(Dr. Sands)
Three Live Ghosts
(Detective Bolton)
The Singing Kid
(Dr. Brown (uncredited))
Stampede
(Varick)
Black Gold
(Senator Watkins)
Easy to Wed
(Hector Boswell)
Gay Blades
(Whittlesey)
Sinner Take All
(Dr. Harrison (uncredited))
Short Grass
(Charlie Bissel)
Lone Star Ranger
(Judge Longstreth)
Silver River
(Major Spencer)
Calling Dr. Gillespie
(Frank M. Todwell)
Call Northside 777
(Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited))
Dulcy
(Homer Patterson)
A Night at the Opera
(The Stage Manager (uncredited))
A Star Is Born
(Judge George J. Parris (uncredited))
A Night at the Ritz
(Director (uncredited))
Watchtower Over Tomorrow
(Security Council Chair)
Housewife
(Doctor)
The Vigilantes Return
(Judge Holden)
Yellow Jack
(Major General Leonard Wood)
Midnight Madonna
(Stuart Kirkland)
Navy Wife
(Norton)
She Couldn't Say No
(John Bentley)
This Is the Life
(Dr. Plum)
Flying Hostess
(Kendall)
The Bugle Sounds
(Brigadier-General)
Crime Ring
(Bank President)
The Cat Creeps
(Walter Elliott)
Federal Agent at Large
(James Goodwin)
Her First Beau
(Mr. Harris)
Melody and Moonlight
(Otis Barnett)
3 Kids and a Queen
(Gangster)
Panic on the Air
(Johnson)
You Only Live Once
(District Attorney (uncredited))
Ringside Maisie
(Dr. Kramer)
The Case of the Howling Dog
(Courtroom Spectator (uncredited))
'G' Men
(Congressman (uncredited))
Public Hero Number 1
(Prison Board Member (uncredited))
The Calling of Dan Matthews
(Club Owner (uncredited))
You May Be Next!
(Army Officer (uncredited))
Page Miss Glory
(Husband at Train Station (uncredited))
If You Could Only Cook
(Henry Brown - Member of Board of Directors (uncredited))
The Raven
(Bedside Dr. at Jerry's Right (uncredited))
Educating Father
(Fred Humphrey)
The Voice of Bugle Ann
(District Attorney)
Hollywood Canteen
(Mr. Brodel (uncredited))
The Fountainhead
(Guy Francon (uncredited))
Johnny Belinda
(Dr. Horace M. Gray (uncredited))
Angel on My Shoulder
(Citizens for Better Government Chairman (uncredited))
Young Man with Ideas
(Stanley Rickson (uncredited))
The Tall Target
(Passenger from Carolina (uncredited))
China Clipper
(State Department Official (uncredited))
Allotment Wives
(Brig. Gen. H.N. Gilbert)
Private Affairs
(George Gilkin)
Three Husbands
(Edward Wurdeman - Attorney at Law)
Tap Roots
(Gen. Johnston (uncredited))
One Against the World
(Dr. Ephraim McDowell)
The Big Guy
(Jack Lane)
A Dangerous Profession
The League of Frightened Men
(Alexander Drummond)
Lassie
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Adventures of Superman
(Professor Roberts)
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Whistler
Cavalcade of America
The Cisco Kid
(Barry Owens)
City Detective
Mr. & Mrs. North
Screen Director's Playhouse
(Mayor)
Crossroads
(Governor)
The Cisco Kid
(Barry Owen aka Bill Stevens)