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