Acting credits
228
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
John Hamilton
Acting
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Movies: 213Series: 15
TMDB ID: 14455
IMDb ID: nm0357963
Known for: Acting
Born: January 16, 1887
Died: October 15, 1958
Age: 71
Place of birth: Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1930 - 1959
Years active: 30
Average TMDB rating: 6.41
Wikidata: Q6237453
Also known as
John Rummel Hamilton • John R. 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.”
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with John Hamilton.
Outcasts of the City
1958 Movie
4.8
Chicago Confidential
as Emory Morgan - Attorney (uncredited)
1957 Movie
7.0
Bobby Ware Is Missing
as Stearns - Goodwin's Associate (uncredited)
1955 Movie
8.0
Superman and the Jungle Devil
as Perry White
1954 Movie
7.5
Superman Flies Again
as Perry White
1954 Movie
7.5
Superman in Exile
as Perry White
1954 Movie
Superman's Peril
as Perry White
1954 Movie
5.2
Sitting Bull
as Ulysses S. Grant
1954 Movie
7.5
Superman and Scotland Yard
as Perry White
1954 Movie
Moby Dick
as 'Jeroboam' Captain
1954 Movie
4.7
The Miami Story
as Clifton Staley
1954 Movie
5.3
Stamp Day for Superman
as Perry White
1954 Movie
5.0
Man of Conflict
as Mr. Cornwall
1953 Movie
6.1
Donovan's Brain
as Mr. McNish (uncredited)
1953 Movie
3.8
So This Is Love
as Charlie
1953 Movie
Run for the Hills
as Mr. Harvester
1953 Movie
6.0
Iron Mountain Trail
as Circuit Judge
1953 Movie
5.7
Jack McCall, Desperado
as Col. Cornish
1953 Movie
5.5
Marshal of Cedar Rock
as Stover - Prison Warden
1953 Movie
4.6
Never Wave at a WAC
as Sen. Holbrook (uncredited)
1953 Movie
The Studebaker Story
as Father Studebaker
1953 Movie
3.0
The Rose Bowl Story
as Dr. Lansing
1952 Movie
7.0
Listen Judge
as George Morton (uncredited)
1952 Movie
5.8
Target
as Bailey
1952 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with John Hamilton.
New York Confidential
1 eps
1959 Series
4.4
The Count of Monte Cristo
1 eps
1956 Series
6.5
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Mr. Campo (uncredited) • 1 eps
1955 Series
5.7
Captain Midnight
1 eps
1954 Series
6.0
Passport to Danger
2 eps
1954 Series
I Led Three Lives
1 eps
1953 Series
7.3
The Ford Television Theatre
2 eps
1952 Series
3.5
Cavalcade of America
as Colonel Norton • 1 eps
1952 Series
6.6
Adventures of Superman
as Perry White • 104 eps
1952 Series
6.4
The Roy Rogers Show
1 eps
1951 Series
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as "Jeroboam" Captain • 1 eps
1951 Series
5.3
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1 eps
1951 Series
6.0
Tales of Tomorrow
2 eps
1951 Series
6.0
Treasury Men in Action
as Judge (uncredited) • 1 eps
1950 Series
4.2
The Gene Autry Show
as Dan Parker • 1 eps
1950 Series