Jonathan Hale
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jonathan Hale (born Jonathan Hatley, March 21, 1891 – February 28, 1966) was a Canadian-born film and television actor. Hale was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Before his acting career, Hale worked in the Diplomatic Corps. Hale is most well known as Dagwood Bumstead's boss, Julius Caesar Dithers, in the Blondie film series in the 1940s. He is also notable for playing Inspector Fernack in various The Saint films by RKO Pictures. In 1950 he made two appearances in The Cisco Kid as Barry Owens. He also appeared in two different episodes of Adventures of Superman: "The Evil Three", in which he played a murderous "Southern Colonel"-type character, and "Panic in the Sky", one of the most famous episodes, in which he played the lead astronomer at the Metropolis Observatory, actually a California observatory. Among the relatively few television programs on which Hale appeared are the religion anthology series Crossroads, The Loretta Young Show, Brave Eagle, Schlitz Playhouse, The Joey Bishop Show, and Walt Disney Presents: "A Tribute to Joel Chandler Harris". Hale committed suicide on February 28, 1966. He was found dead that evening in his room at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. Hale had taken his own life with a .38 caliber pistol, which was found near his body. He was 74. Hale was interred at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood, California. Sadly, Hale's grave went unmarked for more than four decades, until a proper headstone was erected by donations from the "Dearly Departed" fan-based group in 2013; he is now honored with the inscription, "We Remembered You".
Known for
Credits
Strangers on a Train (1951)
as Mr. Antony
A Star Is Born (1937)
as Judge George J. Parris (uncredited)
'G' Men (1935)
as Congressman (uncredited)
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)
as President of Western Union
Tap Roots (1948)
as Gen. Johnston (uncredited)
The Fountainhead (1949)
as Guy Francon (uncredited)
Cattle Queen of Montana (1954)
as Politician (uncredited)
Call Northside 777 (1948)
as Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)
Boys Town (1938)
as John Hargraves
Fury (1936)
as Defense Attorney
A Night at the Opera (1935)
as The Stage Manager (uncredited)
Silver River (1948)
as Major Spencer
Ringside Maisie (1941)
as Dr. Kramer
The Raven (1935)
as Bedside Dr. at Jerry's Right (uncredited)
Johnny Belinda (1948)
as Dr. Gray (uncredited)
Alice Adams (1935)
as Mr. Palmer
Blondie (1938)
as Mr. Dithers
In Name Only (1939)
as Dr. Gateson
Housewife (1934)
as Doctor
Tarnished Angel (1938)
as Detective Sgt. Cramer
A Lost Lady (1934)
as (uncredited)
Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
as Dedic
Johnny Apollo (1940)
as Dr. Brown
Gay Blades (1946)
as Whittlesey
Her Jungle Love (1938)
as J.C. Martin
Madame X (1937)
as Hugh Fariman Sr.
The Saint Takes Over (1940)
as Inspector Henry Fernack
The Baron of Arizona (1950)
as Governor
You Only Live Once (1937)
as District Attorney (uncredited)
Outcast (1937)
Actor
Sea Devils (1937)
as Court-Martial President (uncredited)
Angel on My Shoulder (1946)
as Citizens for Better Government Chairman (uncredited)
Rocky (1948)
as Kenneth Forrester
Dakota (1945)
as Colonel Wordin
Life with Blondie (1945)
as J.C. Dithers
Blondie Has Servant Trouble (1940)
as J.C. Dithers
High Wall (1947)
as Emory Garrison
Scandal Sheet (1952)
as Frank Madison
If You Could Only Cook (1935)
as Henry Brown - Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
Blondie Meets the Boss (1939)
as J.C. Dithars
The Saint in New York (1938)
as Inspector Henry Fernack
Kansas Pacific (1953)
as Sherman Johnson
A Dangerous Profession (1949)
Actor
The Saint Strikes Back (1939)
as Inspector Henry Fernack
Fugitives for a Night (1938)
as Police Captain
The Rear Gunner (1943)
as Commanding Officer
Blondie's Blessed Event (1942)
as J.C. Dithers
Blondie Goes Latin (1941)
as J.C. Dithers
The First Hundred Years (1938)
as Judge Parker
Strange Alibi (1941)
as Police Chief Sprague
The Saint In Palm Springs (1941)
as Inspector Henry Fernack
Son of Paleface (1952)
as Governor Freeman (uncredited)
Jaguar (1956)
as Dr. Powell
Easy to Wed (1946)
as Hector Boswell
Yellow Jack (1938)
as Major General Leonard Wood
Wife Wanted (1946)
as Philip Conway
Triple Trouble (1950)
as The Judge
Blondie for Victory (1942)
as J.C. Dithers
Saratoga (1937)
as Frank Clayton
Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939)
as J.C. Dithers
Three Husbands (1950)
as Edward Wurdeman - Attorney at Law
Wings of the Navy (1939)
as Commandant
The Steel Trap (1952)
as Tom Bowers
The Case of the Howling Dog (1934)
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Arsène Lupin Returns (1938)
as F.B.I. Special Agent
Blondie in Society (1941)
as J.C. Dithers
Dead Man's Eyes (1944)
as Dr. Sam Welles
The Devil Is a Sissy (1936)
as Judge Holmes
Tail Spin (1939)
as Racing Official Starter (Uncredited)
Her Husband's Affairs (1947)
as Gov. Fox
The Beginning or the End (1947)
as Dr. Vannevar Bush
You Can't Buy Luck (1937)
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
One Against the World (1939)
as Dr. Ephraim McDowell
Black Gold (1947)
as Senator Watkins
Young Man with Ideas (1952)
as Stanley Rickson (uncredited)
The Bugle Sounds (1942)
as Brigadier-General
Blondie Goes to College (1942)
as J.C. Dithers
Hollywood Canteen (1944)
as Mr. Brodel (uncredited)
The Saint's Double Trouble (1940)
as Inspector Henry Fernack
Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943)
as Mr. Fox
Blondie's Lucky Day (1946)
as J.C. Dithers
The Man Who Found Himself (1937)
as Dr. Tom Smythe
The Tall Target (1951)
as Passenger from Carolina (uncredited)
We Who Are Young (1940)
as Braddock
Blondie Knows Best (1946)
as J.C. Dithers
3 Kids and a Queen (1935)
as Gangster
The Voice of Bugle Ann (1936)
as District Attorney
Joe Smith, American (1942)
as Blake McKettrick
Stand Up and Fight (1939)
as Colonel Webb
Riverboat Rhythm (1946)
as Col. Edward Beeler
The Big Guy (1939)
as Jack Lane
This Is My Affair (1937)
as Judge
Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937)
as Mr. Hopkins
Thunder Afloat (1939)
as Admiral Girard
Public Hero Number 1 (1935)
as Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Breaking the Ice (1938)
as Mr. Kane
Men with Wings (1938)
as Long
Navy Wife (1935)
as Norton
Blondie Plays Cupid (1940)
as J.C. Dithers
Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936)
as Warren Fenton
Over the Wall (1938)
as Governor James McDonald
Short Grass (1950)
as Charlie Bissel
Man Of The People (1937)
as Carter Spetner
Gentlemen Are Born (1934)
as Second Broker
Sinner Take All (1936)
as Dr. Harrison (uncredited)
The Judge (1949)
as Judge Allan J. Brooks
The Pittsburgh Kid (1941)
as Max Ellison
She Couldn't Say No (1954)
as John Bentley
China Clipper (1936)
as State Department Official (uncredited)
Stampede (1949)
as Varick
Miss Annie Rooney (1942)
as Mr. Martin White
Big Town Girl (1937)
as Hershell
Midnight Madonna (1937)
as Stuart Kirkland
Taxi (1953)
as Mr. Barker (uncredited)
Dulcy (1940)
as Homer Patterson
The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939)
as Mayor
Danger – Love at Work (1937)
as Parsons, an attorney
Leave It to Blondie (1945)
as J.C. Dithers
One New York Night (1935)
as Mr. Stokes
Watchtower Over Tomorrow (1945)
as Security Council Chair
There's That Woman Again (1938)
as Rolfe Davis
Charlie Chan's Secret (1936)
as Warren T. Phelps
Let's Go Navy! (1951)
as Captain
The Singing Kid (1936)
as Dr. Brown (uncredited)
Sutter's Gold (1936)
as Prosecuting Attorney
She's Dangerous (1937)
as Charles Fitzgerald
Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942)
as Frank M. Todwell
Sunny Side of the Street (1951)
as Cyrus Pelley
The Phantom Speaks (1945)
as Owen McAllister
The Duke of West Point (1938)
as Steven's Father
State Department: File 649 (1949)
as Director-General
The Walls Came Tumbling Down (1946)
as Captain Griffin
The Accusing Finger (1936)
as Special Prosecutor
Hit-and-Run Driver (1935)
as Captain James (uncredited)
The Calling of Dan Matthews (1935)
as Club Owner (uncredited)
Duffy of San Quentin (1954)
as Boyd
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943)
Actor
Divorce (1945)
as Judge
Let 'em Have It (1935)
as Microscopic Expert
Judge Hardy's Children (1938)
as John Lee
Wings Over Honolulu (1937)
as Judge Advocate
Too Tough to Kill (1935)
as Chairman of the Board
36 Hours to Kill (1936)
as Mac - Train Conductor
Wives Under Suspicion (1938)
as Allison
Educating Father (1936)
as Fred Humphrey
The Ghost Goes Wild (1947)
as Max Atterbury
Flight from Destiny (1941)
as Dist. Atty. Johnson
Spendthrift (1936)
as Attorney
The Flaming Urge (1953)
as Mr. Chalmers
Happy Go Lucky (1936)
as J. Lansing Bennett
Allotment Wives (1945)
as Brig. Gen. H.N. Gilbert
Flight Lieutenant (1942)
as Joseph Sanford
John Meade's Woman (1937)
as Mr. Melton
Disaster (1948)
as Police Commissioner Jerome
The Three Outlaws (1956)
as Pinkerton
Barricade (1939)
as Assistant Secretary of State
The Cat Creeps (1946)
as Walter Elliott
Melody and Moonlight (1940)
as Otis Barnett
Gangs of New York (1938)
as Warden
Crime Ring (1938)
as Bank President
Behind Southern Lines (1952)
as General
There's Something About a Soldier (1943)
as Gen. Sommerton
The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1936)
as First trial judge
Page Miss Glory (1935)
as Husband at Train Station (uncredited)
The League of Frightened Men (1937)
as Alexander Drummond
The Great Swindle (1941)
as Swann
Letter of Introduction (1938)
as Lou Woodstock (uncredited)
Private Affairs (1940)
as George Gilkin
A Night at the Ritz (1935)
as Director (uncredited)
In Old Monterey (1939)
as Stevenson
Exiled to Shanghai (1937)
as J.B. Willet
Rose of the Yukon (1949)
as Gen. Butler
The Vigilantes Return (1947)
as Judge Holden
You May Be Next! (1936)
as Army Officer (uncredited)
The Strange Mr. Gregory (1945)
as Defense Attorney Blair
Jack London (1943)
as Kerwin Maxwell
Lightning Strikes Twice (1934)
as Capt. Nelson
This Is the Life (1944)
as Dr. Plum
Rodeo King and the Senorita (1951)
as Dr. Sands
Insurance Investigator (1951)
as Russell James
Racketeers in Exile (1937)
as Alden Parker
Man Alive (1945)
as Osborne
End of the Road (1944)
as Gregory McCune
Federal Agent at Large (1950)
as James Goodwin
The Night Holds Terror (1955)
as Bob Henderson
Rolling Home (1946)
as Henry Kane
Her First Beau (1941)
as Mr. Harris
Footlight Glamour (1943)
as J.C. Dithers
Flying Hostess (1936)
as Kendall
It's a Great Life (1943)
as J.C. Dithers
Nobody's Darling (1943)
as Jason Rhodes
Lone Star Ranger (1942)
as Judge Longstreth
Panic on the Air (1936)
as Johnson
King of the Gamblers (1948)
as Sam Hyland
G.I. Honeymoon (1945)
as Colonel Hammerhead Smith
My Buddy (1944)
as Senator Henry
The Black Parachute (1944)
as King Stephen
Three Live Ghosts (1936)
as Detective Bolton
Too Many Parents (1936)
as Judge
Road Demon (1938)
as Anderson