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 Roaring Twenties
as Judge
You Can't Take It with You
as Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
as Colonel (uncredited)
Up in Arms
as Man In Theatre Lobby (uncredited)
The Men
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Canadian Pacific
as Pere Lacomb
Crazy House
as Outraged Director
Christmas Holiday
as Jury Foreman (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
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Mr. Campo (uncredited)
Cavalcade of America
as Colonel Norton
Cavalcade of America
as Porter
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Hey, Jeannie!
as Mr. Barker
