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
Syncopation
The Roaring Twenties
as Judge
You Can't Take It with You
as Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)
Wilson
as Legislator in Wilson's Office (uncredited)
Meet John Doe
as Jim (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
as Colonel (uncredited)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Harper (uncredited)
Annie Get Your Gun
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
In This Our Life
as Police Inspector Millett
Known For - TV Shows
The Ford Television Theatre
Tales of Tomorrow
Adventures of Superman
as Perry White
Cavalcade of America
as Colonel Norton
Cavalcade of America
as Porter
The Gene Autry Show
as Dan Parker
The Gene Autry Show
as Jonathan Diggers
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The Cisco Kid
as John Mitchell
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The Cisco Kid
as Thomas T. Trimble
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The Cisco Kid
as Sheriff