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
The Roaring Twenties
as Judge
You Can't Take It with You
as Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)
Meet John Doe
as Jim (uncredited)
Badman's Territory
as Commissioner Taylor (uncredited)
Boom Town
as McMasters' Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Wilson
as Legislator in Wilson's Office (uncredited)
The Men
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Boys Town
as Prison Warden (uncredited)
Across the Pacific
as Court-Martial President
Known For - TV Shows
The Ford Television Theatre
Adventures of Superman
as Perry White
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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State Trooper
as Oscar
The Count of Monte Cristo
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Mr. Campo (uncredited)