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
They Died with Their Boots On
as Colonel (uncredited)
Meet John Doe
as Jim (uncredited)
In This Our Life
as Police Inspector Millett
Annie Get Your Gun
as Ship Captain (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
as Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)
They Drive by Night
as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties
as Judge
Boys Town
as Prison Warden (uncredited)
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
as Harper (uncredited)
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
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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
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State Trooper
as Oscar
The Gene Autry Show
as Dan Parker