Jonathan Hale
Acting
🎂 1891-03-20
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".
Cast credits(211)
1954
Barry Owens
1950
Barry Owen aka Bill Stevens
1950
Professor Roberts
1952
Governor
1955
Mayor
1955
1952
General
1951
1952
1954
1953
Mr. Antony
1951
Kerwin Maxwell
1943
Dr. Horace M. Gray (uncredited)
1948
Judge George J. Parris (uncredited)
1937
Guy Francon (uncredited)
1949
J.C. Dithers
1942
Colonel Wordin
1945
Inspector Henry Fernack
1939
Kenneth Forrester
1948
Mr. Brodel (uncredited)
1944
Director (uncredited)
1935
J.C. Dithers
1943
Director-General
1949
Mr. Kane
1938
The Stage Manager (uncredited)
1935
Dr. Vannevar Bush
1947
Governor Freeman (uncredited)
1952
James Goodwin
1950
Dr. Plum
1944
Politician (uncredited)
1954
Colonel Hammerhead Smith
1945
Owen McAllister
1945
Colonel Webb
1939
J.C. Dithers
1942
J.C. Dithers
1940
J.C. Dithers
1946
Dedic
1943
J.C. Dithars
1939
John Hargraves
1938
J.C. Dithers
1939
District Attorney (uncredited)
1937
J.C. Dithers
1940
J.C. Dithers
1941
1951
Mr. Dithers
1938
Bedside Dr. at Jerry's Right (uncredited)
1935
Frank Clayton
1937
Lou Woodstock (uncredited)
1938
Cyrus Pelley
1951
Mayor
1939
Boyd
1954
Otis Barnett
1940
Assistant Secretary of State
1939
Alexander Drummond
1937
Braddock
1940
J.C. Dithers
1945
Judge Longstreth
1942
Dist. Atty. Johnson
1941
J.C. Dithers
1946
Police Captain
1938
Dr. Gateson
1939
Judge
1937
Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)
1948
Microscopic Expert
1935
Gen. Johnston (uncredited)
1948
Edward Wurdeman - Attorney at Law
1950
King Stephen
1944
Stevenson
1939
Fred Humphrey
1936
Rolfe Davis
1938
Court-Martial President (uncredited)
1937
Sherman Johnson
1953
Governor James McDonald
1938
J.C. Dithers
1941
Philip Conway
1946
Senator Henry
1944
Dr. Kramer
1941
Hugh Fariman Sr.
1937
Emory Garrison
1947
J.C. Dithers
1943
Citizens for Better Government Chairman (uncredited)
1946
F.B.I. Special Agent
1938
Mr. Stokes
1935
Congressman (uncredited)
1935
J.C. Dithers
1945
First trial judge
1936
Mr. Palmer
1935
Mr. Chalmers
1953
Mr. Barker (uncredited)
1953
Long
1938
Captain
1951
Judge Parker
1938
Major General Leonard Wood
1938
Dr. Brown (uncredited)
1936
Admiral Girard
1939
Inspector Henry Fernack
1938
Chairman of the Board
1935
Special Prosecutor
1936
Racing Official Starter (Uncredited)
1939
The Judge
1950
Mr. Martin White
1942
Judge Allan J. Brooks
1949
Attorney
1936
1943
J. Lansing Bennett
1936
(uncredited)
1934
Detective Bolton
1936
Dr. Harrison (uncredited)
1936
Commandant
1939
Homer Patterson
1940
Gen. Butler
1949
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1934
Mr. Hopkins
1937
John Lee
1938
Hershell
1937
General
1952
Defense Attorney
1936
Bank President
1938
Prison Board Member (uncredited)
1935
Max Ellison
1941
Hector Boswell
1946
Parsons, an attorney
1937
Detective Sgt. Cramer
1938
Husband at Train Station (uncredited)
1935
John Bentley
1954
Doctor
1934
1949
Dr. Sands
1951
Frank Madison
1952
Passenger from Carolina (uncredited)
1951
Varick
1949
Tom Bowers
1952
Major Spencer
1948
J.B. Willet
1937
Inspector Henry Fernack
1940
President of Western Union
1939
Gregory McCune
1944
Governor
1950
Dr. Sam Welles
1944
State Department Official (uncredited)
1936
Warren Fenton
1936
Henry Brown - Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
1935
Jason Rhodes
1943
Alden Parker
1937
Charlie Bissel
1950
Norton
1935
Gen. Sommerton
1943
J.C. Martin
1938
Mac - Train Conductor
1936
Stanley Rickson (uncredited)
1952
Max Atterbury
1947
Police Commissioner Jerome
1948
J.C. Dithers
1942
Dr. Powell
1956
Warden
1938
Stuart Kirkland
1937
Blake McKettrick
1942
Police Chief Sprague
1941
Inspector Henry Fernack
1941
Gov. Fox
1947
Dr. Tom Smythe
1937
Walter Elliott
1946
Inspector Henry Fernack
1940
Army Officer (uncredited)
1936
Warren T. Phelps
1936
Frank M. Todwell
1942
Charles Fitzgerald
1937
Gangster
1935
Judge Advocate
1937
Prosecutor (uncredited)
1937
Defense Attorney Blair
1945
Senator Watkins
1947
Captain James (uncredited)
1935
Judge
1945
Judge Holmes
1936
Judge
1936
Prosecuting Attorney
1936
Brig. Gen. H.N. Gilbert
1945
Captain Griffin
1946
Russell James
1951
Osborne
1945
Judge Holden
1947
Mr. Melton
1937
Whittlesey
1946
Steven's Father
1938
Bob Henderson
1955
Commanding Officer
1943
Joseph Sanford
1942
1937
Jack Lane
1939
Club Owner (uncredited)
1935
Brigadier-General
1942
Second Broker
1934
Security Council Chair
1945
Carter Spetner
1937
Dr. Brown
1940
Henry Kane
1946
Mr. Harris
1941
Swann
1941
Mr. Fox
1943
Allison
1938
George Gilkin
1940
Pinkerton
1956
Dr. Ephraim McDowell
1939
Col. Edward Beeler
1946
Anderson
1938
District Attorney
1936
Capt. Nelson
1934
Johnson
1936
Kendall
1936