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
Meet John Doe
as Jim (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
as Judge
Wilson
as Legislator in Wilson's Office (uncredited)
Christmas Holiday
as Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Johnny Apollo
as Night Court Judge
Across the Pacific
as Court-Martial President
They Died with Their Boots On
as Colonel (uncredited)
Dust Be My Destiny
as First Warden (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
as Forrest Hamilton (uncredited)
Known For - TV Shows
Adventures of Superman
as Perry White
The Ford Television Theatre
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State Trooper
as Oscar
The Gene Autry Show
as Dan Parker
The Gene Autry Show
as Jonathan Diggers
Tales of Tomorrow
Cavalcade of America
as Colonel Norton
Cavalcade of America
as Porter
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The Cisco Kid
as John Mitchell
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The Cisco Kid
as Thomas T. Trimble