Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 16, 1887
Place of Birth
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
- John Rummel Hamilton
- John R. Hamilton
John Hamilton
Biography
John Rummel Hamilton was an American actor, who played in many movies and television programs. He is probably best remembered for his role as the blustery newspaper editor Perry White for the 1950s television program “Adventures of Superman.”
Known For - Movies
The Maltese Falcon
as District Attorney Bryan
Wilson
as Legislator in Wilson's Office (uncredited)
The Men
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
as Colonel (uncredited)
Canadian Pacific
as Pere Lacomb
The Roaring Twenties
as Judge
On Stage Everybody
as Mr. Smoothasilk (uncredited)
Christmas Holiday
as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Meet John Doe
as Jim (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out
as Diner on Train (uncredited)
Known For - TV Shows
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State Trooper
as Oscar
Adventures of Superman
as Perry White
The Ford Television Theatre
The Gene Autry Show
as Dan Parker
The Gene Autry Show
as Jonathan Diggers
Cavalcade of America
as Colonel Norton
Cavalcade of America
as Porter
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Mr. Campo (uncredited)
Tales of Tomorrow
Treasury Men in Action
as Judge (uncredited)