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Jonathan Hale
Actor · Crew· Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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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.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
80 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | The Three Outlaws | Pinkerton | Film |
| 1955 | The Night Holds Terror | Bob Henderson | Film |
| 1954 | She Couldn't Say No | John Bentley | Film |
| 1954 | Cattle Queen of Montana | Politician (uncredited) | Film |
| 1954 | Duffy of San Quentin | Boyd | Film |
| 1953 | Kansas Pacific | Sherman Johnson | Film |
| 1953 | The Flaming Urge | Mr. Chalmers | Film |
| 1952 | Scandal Sheet | Frank Madison | Film |
| 1952 | Son of Paleface | Governor Freeman (uncredited) | Film |
| 1952 | The Steel Trap | Tom Bowers | Film |
| 1951 | Insurance Investigator | Russell James | Film |
| 1951 | Let's Go Navy! | Captain | Film |
| 1951 | The Tall Target | Passenger from Carolina (uncredited) | Film |
| 1951 | Strangers on a Train | Mr. Antony | Film |
| 1951 | Rodeo King and the Senorita | Dr. Sands | Film |
| 1950 | Short Grass | Charlie Bissel | Film |
| 1950 | Three Husbands | Edward Wurdeman - Attorney at Law | Film |
| 1950 | Federal Agent at Large | James Goodwin | Film |
| 1950 | The Baron of Arizona | Governor | Film |
| 1950 | Triple Trouble | The Judge | Film |
| 1949 | Stampede | Varick | Film |
| 1949 | The Judge | Judge Allan J. Brooks | Film |
| 1949 | A Dangerous Profession | Film | |
| 1949 | State Department: File 649 | Director-General | Film |
| 1948 | Johnny Belinda | Dr. Gray (uncredited) | Film |
| 1948 | Tap Roots | Gen. Johnston (uncredited) | Film |
| 1948 | Silver River | Major Spencer | Film |
| 1948 | Rocky | Kenneth Forrester | Film |
| 1948 | Call Northside 777 | Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited) | Film |
| 1947 | The Ghost Goes Wild | Max Atterbury | Film |
| 1947 | High Wall | Emory Garrison | Film |
| 1947 | Black Gold | Senator Watkins | Film |
| 1947 | The Beginning or the End | Dr. Vannevar Bush | Film |
| 1947 | Her Husband's Affairs | Gov. Fox | Film |
| 1946 | The Walls Came Tumbling Down | Captain Griffin | Film |
| 1946 | Angel on My Shoulder | Citizens for Better Government Chairman (uncredited) | Film |
| 1946 | Blondie Knows Best | J.C. Dithers | Film |
| 1946 | Blondie's Lucky Day | J.C. Dithers | Film |
| 1946 | Wife Wanted | Philip Conway | Film |
| 1946 | Easy to Wed | Hector Boswell | Film |
| 1945 | The Strange Mr. Gregory | Defense Attorney Blair | Film |
| 1945 | Life with Blondie | J.C. Dithers | Film |
| 1945 | Allotment Wives | Brig. Gen. H.N. Gilbert | Film |
| 1945 | Dakota | Colonel Wordin | Film |
| 1945 | Leave It to Blondie | J.C. Dithers | Film |
| 1945 | G.I. Honeymoon | Colonel Hammerhead Smith | Film |
| 1945 | Divorce | Judge | Film |
| 1944 | End of the Road | Gregory McCune | Film |
| 1944 | Dead Man's Eyes | Dr. Sam Welles | Film |
| 1944 | This Is the Life | Dr. Plum | Film |
| 1943 | Jack London | Kerwin Maxwell | Film |
| 1943 | The Amazing Mrs. Holliday | Film | |
| 1943 | It's a Great Life | J.C. Dithers | Film |
| 1943 | Footlight Glamour | J.C. Dithers | Film |
| 1943 | Nobody's Darling | Jason Rhodes | Film |
| 1943 | Hangmen Also Die! | Dedic | Film |
| 1943 | The Rear Gunner | Commanding Officer | Film |
| 1942 | Calling Dr. Gillespie | Frank M. Todwell | Film |
| 1942 | Blondie Goes to College | J.C. Dithers | Film |
| 1942 | Blondie's Blessed Event | J.C. Dithers | Film |
| 1942 | Blondie for Victory | J.C. Dithers | Film |
| 1942 | The Bugle Sounds | Brigadier-General | Film |
| 1942 | Joe Smith, American | Blake McKettrick | Film |
| 1942 | Flight Lieutenant | Joseph Sanford | Film |
| 1942 | Miss Annie Rooney | Mr. Martin White | Film |
| 1941 | Strange Alibi | Police Chief Sprague | Film |
| 1941 | The Saint In Palm Springs | Inspector Henry Fernack | Film |
| 1941 | Ringside Maisie | Dr. Kramer | Film |
| 1941 | Blondie in Society | J.C. Dithers | Film |
| 1941 | Blondie Goes Latin | J.C. Dithers | Film |
| 1941 | Flight from Destiny | Dist. Atty. Johnson | Film |
| 1940 | Dulcy | Homer Patterson | Film |
| 1940 | The Saint Takes Over | Inspector Henry Fernack | Film |
| 1940 | Johnny Apollo | Dr. Brown | Film |
| 1940 | Blondie Has Servant Trouble | J.C. Dithers | Film |
| 1940 | The Saint's Double Trouble | Inspector Henry Fernack | Film |
| 1940 | Blondie Plays Cupid | J.C. Dithers | Film |
| 1939 | Stand Up and Fight | Colonel Webb | Film |
| 1939 | Blondie Meets the Boss | J.C. Dithars | Film |
| 1939 | Tail Spin | Racing Official Starter (Uncredited) | Film |
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