John Rummel Hamilton (January 16, 1887 – October 15, 1958) was an American actor who appeared in many movies and television programs, including the role as the blustery newspaper editor

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in the 1950s television program '' Adventures of Superman''.

Biography

John R. Hamilton was born in Shippensburg,

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, to John M. Hamilton and his wife Cornelia J. (Hollar) Hamilton. Hamilton was the youngest of four children, and his mother died eight days after his birth. Hamilton grew up in neighboring Southampton Township, Pennsylvania, where his father worked as a store clerk. Hamilton's father was also appointed Shippensburg's trustee for the State Superintendent of Public Education, allowing Hamilton to attend college at

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and Shippensburg State Teacher's College. He opted to forgo teaching for a stage career, however. John Hamilton in Meet John Doe

After becoming an actor, he worked in Broadway plays and in touring theatrical companies for many years prior to his 1930 movie debut. He was in the original Broadway company of the 1922 play ''Seventh Heaven'' and would appear in the movie

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('' Seventh Heaven'') in 1937. He featured with Donald Meek in a series of short mysteries based on S.S. Van Dine stories for

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. He played various types of characters, but most often figures of authority like judges and lawyers, politicians and commissioners, doctors and military officers. He appeared in more than three hundred movies, movie serials or television programs from the 1930s through the 1950s. Among other roles, Hamilton appeared as a judge who passes sentence on soon-to-be-racketeer James Cagney for violation of the Volstead Act in '' The Roaring Twenties'' (1939). Hamilton also appeared as a police inspector in the

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film '' In This Our Life'' in 1942, and got several lines as DA Bryan quizzing Humphrey Bogart's Sam Spade in '' The Maltese Falcon'' (1941). He also played Professor Gordon in ''

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'' (1940) and eventually the ''

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'' newspaper editor Perry White in the 1950s television series '' Adventures of Superman'' (1952–1958). After that, he appeared in television commercials for a brand of

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termed "Inviso No-Line Glasses."

Death

John Hamilton died on October 15, 1958, in

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, of heart failure at the age of 71. He was survived by a son. He was interred in

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Selected filmography

* '' Dangerous Nan McGrew'' (1930) - Grant * '' Heads Up'' (1930) - Capt. Whitney * ''Success'' (1931) - The Father * ''Rare Auto and Travel Thrills'' (1933) * '' Keep 'Em Rolling'' (1934) - Major in France Battlefield (uncredited) * '' Stand Up and Cheer!'' (1934) - Presidential Naval Aide (uncredited) * '' Parole!'' (1936) - Police Inspector Hamilton (uncredited) * '' The Final Hour'' (1936) - Department of Justice Chief (uncredited) * '' Two-Fisted Gentleman'' (1936) - Frank Boyd * '' Craig's Wife'' (1936) - Detective (uncredited) * '' Two in a Crowd'' (1936) - Purdy * '' Adventure in Manhattan'' (1936) - Chief of G-Men (uncredited) * '' Legion of Terror'' (1936) - Cummings * '' Love Letters of a Star'' (1936) - (uncredited) * '' Three Smart Girls'' (1936) - Police Lieutenant (uncredited) * '' Lady from Nowhere'' (1936) - Commissioner * '' A Man Betrayed'' (1936) - Mr. Carlton * '' Breezing Home'' (1937) - Chairman (uncredited) * '' Two Wise Maids'' (1937) - Grover Wentworth * '' Her Husband Lies'' (1937) - First Plainclothesman (uncredited) * '' Seventh Heaven'' (1937) - Gendarme * '' I Promise to Pay'' (1937) - Martin (uncredited) * '' Criminals of the Air'' (1937) - Captain Wallace * '' This Is My Affair'' (1937) - Warden * '' Fifty Roads to Town'' (1937) - Captain Carroll * '' Married Before Breakfast'' (1937) - Plainclothesman at Pier (uncredited) * '' It Could Happen to You'' (1937) - Judge * '' She Had to Eat'' (1937) - Police Captain (uncredited) * '' The Singing Marine'' (1937) - Marine Colonel in Shanghai (uncredited) * '' Bad Guy'' (1937) - Warden * '' On Such a Night'' (1937) - Army Officer (uncredited) * '' The Man Who Cried Wolf'' (1937) - A Judge (uncredited) * '' That Certain Woman'' (1937) - American (scenes deleted) * '' One Hundred Men and a Girl'' (1937) - Theatre Manager (uncredited) * '' Dangerously Yours'' (1937) - Roberts (uncredited) * '' Night Club Scandal'' (1937) - Governor * '' Missing Witnesses'' (1937) - Police Chief Elmer H. Davis (uncredited) * '' Murder Is News'' (1937) - David Corning * '' Mr. Moto's Gamble'' (1938) - Philip Benton * '' Over the Wall'' (1938) - Warden * '' Doctor Rhythm'' (1938) - Insp. Bryce * '' Hunted Men'' (1938) - Commissioner Police (uncredited) * '' You Can't Take It with You'' (1938) - Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited) * '' Boys Town'' (1938) - Warden (uncredited) * '' Personal Secretary'' (1938) - Truesdale (uncredited) * '' Too Hot to Handle'' (1938) - Mr. Fairfield (uncredited) * '' Mr. Wong, Detective'' (1938) - Simon Dayton * ''

Girls on Probation ''Girls on Probation'' is a 1938 American crime film directed by William C. McGann and written by Crane Wilbur. The film stars Jane Bryan, Ronald Reagan, Anthony Averill, Sheila Bromley, Henry O'Neill and Elisabeth Risdon. The film was releas ...

'' (1938) - Police Chief (uncredited) * '' I Stand Accused'' (1938) - Defense Attorney Brower * '' Angels with Dirty Faces'' (1938) - Police Captain (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1939) - Captain of Second Convict Ship (uncredited) * '' My Son Is a Criminal'' (1939) - Policeman (uncredited) * ''

Secret Service of the Air ''Secret Service of the Air'' (also known as ''Murder Plane'') is a 1939 American adventure film directed by Noel M. Smith and starring Ronald Reagan. This film was the first in Warner Bros.' Secret Service series. The series consisted of four ...

'' (1939) - Warden Jackson (uncredited) * '' The Spirit of Culver'' (1939) - Maj. White * '' Inside Story'' (1939) - Judge (uncredited) * '' Three Smart Girls Grow Up'' (1939) - Harry - Conference Room Businessman (uncredited) * '' First Offenders'' (1939) - Sheriff Slavin * '' Blind Alley'' (1939) - Warden (uncredited) * '' Forged Passport'' (1939) - Jack Rogers * ''

Confessions of a Nazi Spy ''Confessions of a Nazi Spy'' is a 1939 American spy political thriller film directed by Anatole Litvak for Warner Bros. It was the first explicitly anti-Nazi film to be produced by a major Hollywood studio, being released in May 1939, four ...

'' (1939) - FBI Chief (uncredited) * '' Rose of Washington Square'' (1939)''Great Movie Musicals on DVD'' - A Classic Movie Fan's Guide
by John Howard Reid - Google search with book preview - Judge * '' It Could Happen to You'' (1939) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' Stronger Than Desire'' (1939) - Second Trial Judge (uncredited) * '' The Forgotten Woman'' (1939) - Dr. May * '' Waterfront'' (1939) - Detective Captain (uncredited) * '' They Shall Have Music'' (1939) - Detective (uncredited) * ''

I Stole a Million ''I Stole a Million'' is a 1939 film noir crime film starring George Raft as a cab driver turned small-time crook who makes a big score and lives to regret it. The supporting cast includes Claire Trevor, Dick Foran, and Victor Jory. The movie ...

'' (1939) - Dist. Atty. Wilson * '' The Angels Wash Their Faces'' (1939) - Officer Merton (uncredited) * '' Full Confession'' (1939) - The Judge (uncredited) * '' Dust Be My Destiny'' (1939) - First Warden (uncredited) * '' Espionage Agent'' (1939) - Code Room Instructor (uncredited) * '' Smashing the Money Ring'' (1939) - Night Captain * ''

On Dress Parade ''The 'Dead End' Kids "On Dress Parade"'' is a 1939 Warner Bros. film that marked the first time The Dead End Kids headlined a film without any other well-known actors. Plot A hero of World War I, Colonel William Duncan, is on his deathbed. He ...

'' (1939) - A Co. Maneuvers Colonel (uncredited) * '' The Roaring Twenties'' (1939) - Judge * '' Call a Messenger'' (1939) - Police Lt. Nelson (uncredited) * '' Swanee River'' (1939) - Doctor (uncredited) * '' Invisible Stripes'' (1939) - Captain Johnson (uncredited) * '' Oh Johnny, How You Can Love'' (1940) - Jonathan Archer (uncredited) * ''

Brother Rat and a Baby ''Brother Rat and a Baby'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Ray Enright and written by John Cherry Monks, Jr. and Fred F. Finklehoffe. It is the sequel to the 1938 film ''Brother Rat''. The film stars Priscilla Lane, Wayne Morris, Ja ...

'' (1940) - Judge (uncredited) * '' Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet'' (1940) - Hirsch (uncredited) * '' Three Cheers for the Irish'' (1940) - Eddie - the Judge (uncredited) * '' Johnny Apollo'' (1940) - Judge * ''

'' (1940, Serial) - Professor Gordon hs. 1, 4* '' Tear Gas Squad'' (1940) - Chief Ferris * '' Murder in the Air'' (1940) - Agent Hargrave (uncredited) * '' The Man Who Talked Too Much'' (1940) - Governor (uncredited) * '' They Drive by Night'' (1940) - Defense Attorney (uncredited) * '' The Golden Fleecing'' (1940) - Judge (uncredited) * '' Boom Town'' (1940) - McMasters' Defense Attorney (uncredited) * '' Fugitive from a Prison Camp'' (1940) - Minor Role (uncredited) * '' Tugboat Annie Sails Again'' (1940) - Capt. Broad * '' Lady with Red Hair'' (1940) - Defense Attorney Graham (uncredited) * '' The Great Plane Robbery'' (1940) - Dr. Jamison * '' Flight Command'' (1940) - Pensacola Commander (uncredited) * '' Cheers for Miss Bishop'' (1941) - President Watts * ''

Flight from Destiny ''Flight from Destiny'' is a 1941 American drama film noir directed by Vincent Sherman and written by Barry Trivers. The film stars Geraldine Fitzgerald, Thomas Mitchell, Jeffrey Lynn, James Stephenson, Mona Maris and Jonathan Hale. The f ...

'' (1941) - Judge (uncredited) * '' Meet John Doe'' (1941) - Jim (uncredited) * ''

Strange Alibi ''Strange Alibi'' is a 1941 American film noir directed by D. Ross Lederman, written by Kenneth Gamet, Leslie T. White and Fred Niblo Jr., and starring Arthur Kennedy, Joan Perry, Jonathan Hale, John Ridgely, Florence Bates and Charles Tr ...

'' (1941) - Judge in Geary Trial (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1941) - Bronson (uncredited) * '' Hold Back the Dawn'' (1941) - Mac - Studio Receptionist (uncredited) * '' Nine Lives Are Not Enough'' (1941) - Police Chief Turner (uncredited) * '' It Started with Eve'' (1941) - Thomas - Headwaiter (uncredited) * '' Passage from Hong Kong'' (1941) - Capt. Shouse (uncredited) * '' The Maltese Falcon'' (1941) - District Attorney Bryan * ''

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'' (1941) - Doctor Treating Jigger (uncredited) * '' They Died with Their Boots On'' (1941) - Colonel (uncredited) * ''

I Killed That Man ''I Killed That Man'' is a 1941 American mystery film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Ricardo Cortez, Joan Woodbury and Iris Adrian. Produced by the King Brothers Productions, King Brothers for release by Monogram Pictures, it is a remake of ...

'' (1941) - District Attorney * '' Borrowed Hero'' (1941) - William Brooks * '' The Body Disappears'' (1941) - Trial Judge (uncredited) * '' Pacific Blackout'' (1941) - Police Captain (uncredited) * '' Always in My Heart'' (1942) - Warden * '' To the Shores of Tripoli'' (1942) - Gen. Gordon (scenes deleted) * '' I Was Framed'' (1942) - Judge (uncredited) * '' The Great Man's Lady'' (1942) - Sen. Grant * '' In This Our Life'' (1942) - Police Inspector Millett * '' Dr. Broadway'' (1942) - Joe - Inspector (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1942) - Mr. Ames (uncredited) * ''

Yankee Doodle Dandy ''Yankee Doodle Dandy'' is a 1942 American biographical musical drama film about George M. Cohan, known as "The Man Who Owned Broadway". It stars James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, and Richard Whorf, and features Irene Manning, Geo ...

'' (1942) - Recruiting Major (uncredited) * '' The Big Shot'' (1942) - Judge * '' Wings for the Eagle'' (1942) - Mr. Archer (uncredited) * '' Escape from Crime'' (1942) - Rafferty * '' Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen'' (1942) - Bracken - The Police Commissioner * '' Across the Pacific'' (1942) - Court-Martial President * '' Phantom Killer'' (1942) - John G. Harrison * '' Lucky Jordan'' (1942) - Colonel (scenes deleted) * '' Over My Dead Body'' (1942) - District Attorney Stuart Drinkwater * '' Tennessee Johnson'' (1942) - State Chairman (uncredited) * '' G-Men vs. the Black Dragon'' (1943, Serial) - Raymond Martin (uncredited) * '' Aerial Gunner'' (1943) - Doctor (uncredited) * '' Mission to Moscow'' (1943) - Charlie - American Newsman (uncredited) * '' Daredevils of the West'' (1943, Serial) - Sen. Garfield h. 8* '' Good Luck, Mr. Yates'' (1943) - J.C. Allison (uncredited) * '' Gals, Incorporated'' (1943) - Doctor (uncredited) * '' The Adventures of a Rookie'' (1943) - Col. Wilson (uncredited) * '' So's Your Uncle'' (1943) - Mr. Craig * '' Larceny with Music'' (1943) - Important banker * '' Crazy House'' (1943) - Outraged Director (uncredited) * '' Government Girl'' (1943) - Irate Man (uncredited) * '' Swingtime Johnny'' (1943) - Caldwell * '' What a Woman!'' (1943) - Senator (uncredited) * '' Rookies in Burma'' (1943) - Army Major (uncredited) * '' Standing Room Only'' (1944) - General (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1944, Serial) - G.F. Hillman hs. 13-14* '' Up in Arms'' (1944) - Businessman in Theatre Lobby (uncredited) * '' Action in Arabia'' (1944) - Mr. Hamilton (uncredited) * ''

Hi, Good Lookin'! ''Hi, Good Lookin'!'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Edward C. Lilley and written by Paul Gerard Smith, Bradford Ropes and Eugene Conrad. The film stars Harriet Nelson, Eddie Quillan, Kirby Grant, Betty Kean, Roscoe Karns, Vivian Aust ...

'' (1944) - Mr. McGillicuddy (uncredited) * '' Man from Frisco'' (1944) - Governor (uncredited) * '' Goodnight, Sweetheart'' (1944) - District Attorney (uncredited) * '' Christmas Holiday'' (1944) - Jury Foreman (uncredited) * '' Allergic to Love'' (1944) - Dr. McLaughlan * '' Wilson'' (1944) - Legislator in Wilson's Office (uncredited) * '' The Girl Who Dared'' (1944) - Beau Richmond * '' The Port of 40 Thieves'' (1944) - Mr. Fellows * '' Maisie Goes to Reno'' (1944) -Judge Carter (uncredited) * '' The Doughgirls'' (1944) - Businessman in Lobby (uncredited) * '' Shadow of Suspicion'' (1944) - Mr. R.M. Cartell * '' Music in Manhattan'' (1944) - Mr. Bradley, the Banker (uncredited) * ''

I'm from Arkansas ''I'm from Arkansas'' is a 1944 Americans, American musical comedy film directed by Lew Landers. Plot summary The town of Pitchfork, Arkansas makes national headlines when Esmeralda the sow gives birth to 18 piglets. Among the visitors to Pit ...

'' (1944) - Harry Cashin - Vice President of Slowe Packing Company * '' Zorro's Black Whip'' (1944, Serial) - Mr. Walsh - Banker hs.1-3,10-12* '' My Gal Loves Music'' (1944) - Doctor (uncredited) * ''

Army Wives ''Army Wives'' is an American drama television series that followed the lives of four army wives, one army husband, and their families. The series premiered on Lifetime on June 3, 2007, and ran for seven seasons, ending on June 9, 2013. The sh ...

'' (1944) - Gen. Lowry (uncredited) * '' Crazy Knights'' (1944) - Mr. Gardner * '' Hi, Beautiful'' (1944) - Board Member (uncredited) * '' Meet Miss Bobby Socks'' (1944) - R. N. Swanson (uncredited) * '' Lake Placid Serenade'' (1944) - Hopkins (uncredited) * ''

Sheriff of Las Vegas ''Sheriff of Las Vegas'' is a 1944 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Lesley Selander and starring Wild Bill Elliott in the role of Red Ryder Costarring as Little Beaver, was actor ''(Bobby)'' Robert Blake (actor), Robert Blake. ...

'' (1944) - Judge Homer T. Blackwell * '' Mom and Dad'' (1945) - Dr. Burnell * '' The Great Flamarion'' (1945) - Coroner (uncredited) * '' Strange Illusion'' (1945) - Bill Allen * ''

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'' (1945) - Gov. Hanlon * '' I'll Tell the World'' (1945) - President (uncredited) * '' The Naughty Nineties'' (1945) - Sheriff of Ironville (uncredited) * '' On Stage Everybody'' (1945) - Mr. Smoothasilk (uncredited) * '' Incendiary Blonde'' (1945) - Judge (uncredited) * '' First Yank Into Tokyo'' (1945) - Dr. Stacey (uncredited) * '' Sensation Hunters'' (1945) - Night Court Judge (uncredited) * '' Johnny Angel'' (1945) - Harbor Master (uncredited) * '' Voice of the Whistler'' (1945) - Doctor (uncredited) * '' Northwest Trail'' (1945) - John Owens * '' Girl on the Spot'' (1946) - Police Commissioner (uncredited) * '' Because of Him'' (1946) - Critic (uncredited) * '' The Phantom Rider'' (1946, Serial) - Sen. Williams hs. 7-8* '' The Madonna's Secret'' (1946) - Lambert * '' Blondie's Lucky Day'' (1946) - Mr. Emory (uncredited) * '' Johnny Comes Flying Home'' (1946) - C.H. Metters (uncredited) * '' Home on the Range'' (1946) - State Official * '' Badman's Territory'' (1946) - Commissioner Taylor (uncredited) * '' One Exciting Week'' (1946) - Dr. Jones (uncredited) * '' Renegades'' (1946) - Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited) * ''

Shadows Over Chinatown ''Shadows Over Chinatown'' is a 1946 American mystery film directed by Terry O. Morse and starring Sidney Toler, Victor Sen Yung and Tanis Chandler. It is the third-to-last film starring Toler as Charlie Chan. Plot Late one night, Charlie Chan ...

'' (1946) - Pronnet (uncredited) * '' The Mysterious Mr. M'' (1946, Serial) - Dr. Kittridge (uncredited) * '' Step by Step'' (1946) - Police Capt. Edmonds (uncredited) * '' The Brute Man'' (1946) - Professor Cushman (uncredited) * '' Wife Wanted'' (1946) - Judge (uncredited) * '' The Secret of the Whistler'' (1946) - McLaren aka Mac (uncredited) * '' Magnificent Doll'' (1946) - Mr. Witherspoon (uncredited) * '' Raiders of the South'' (1947) - General Lawton * '' I'll Be Yours'' (1947) - Board Chairman (uncredited) * '' The Devil on Wheels'' (1947) - Mr. Davis (uncredited) * '' The Beginning or the End'' (1947) - Dr. Harold C. Urey * '' The Sea of Grass'' (1947) - Forrest Hamilton (uncredited) * '' It Happened on Fifth Avenue'' (1947) - Harper (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1947) - Doctor Chalmers * ''

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'' (1947) - Police Chief (uncredited) * '' That's My Gal'' (1947) - Assemblyman McBride * '' Too Many Winners'' (1947) - Albert Payson * '' The Trouble with Women'' (1947) - 2nd Judge * '' The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'' (1947) - Dr. Remington (uncredited) * '' News Hounds'' (1947) - Timothy X. 'Big Tim' Donlin * '' The Unfinished Dance'' (1947) - Dr. Philburn (uncredited) * '' The Foxes of Harrow'' (1947) - Ship's Cargo Official (uncredited) * '' Key Witness'' (1947) - R. C. Hurlbert - Coroner (uncredited) * '' Blondie in the Dough'' (1947) - Premier Biscuit Board Member (uncredited) * '' The Fabulous Texan'' (1947) - President Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited) * '' Bandits of Dark Canyon'' (1947) - Ben Shaw * '' High Wall'' (1947) - Police Surgeon (uncredited) * '' Song of My Heart'' (1948) - Czar * '' The Judge Steps Out'' (1948) - Diner on Train (uncredited) * '' The Gallant Legion'' (1948) - Speaker of the House (uncredited) * '' The Checkered Coat'' (1948) - Marcus Anson * '' Return of the Bad Men'' (1948) - Doc Greene (uncredited) * '' The Babe Ruth Story'' (1948) - Businessman (uncredited) * '' Walk a Crooked Mile'' (1948) - G.W. Hunter (uncredited) * '' The Gentleman from Nowhere'' (1948) - Judge (uncredited) * '' Desperadoes of Dodge City'' (1948) - Land Agent * '' In This Corner'' (1948) - Admiral in Harris' Office * ''

Rusty Leads the Way ''Rusty Leads the Way'' is a 1948 American drama film directed by Will Jason Will Jason (June 23, 1910 – February 10, 1970) was an American film director, film and television director. He shot a number of short films for MGM during the early 1 ...

'' (1948) - Board Member (uncredited) * '' Sheriff of Wichita'' (1949) - Prison Warden * '' The Judge'' (1949) - Lt. Edwards * '' The Undercover Man'' (1949) * ''Addio Mimí!'' (1949) - Doctor * ''

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'' (1949) - Pere Lacomb * '' Law of the Golden West'' (1949) - Isaac Cody, Bill's father * '' The Wyoming Bandit'' (1949) - Marshal * '' Bandit King of Texas'' (1949) - Marshal John Turner * '' The James Brothers of Missouri'' (1949, Serial) - Lon Royer h.1* '' Strange Bargain'' (1949) - Employee at Meeting (uncredited) * '' Fighting Man of the Plains'' (1949) - Currier * '' Alias the Champ'' (1949) - Police Commissioner Bronson * ''

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'' (1949) - Mr. Webb (uncredited) * '' Pioneer Marshal'' (1949) - Man with Bracelet * '' Bodyhold'' (1949) - Commissioner Harley * '' Davy Crockett, Indian Scout'' (1950) - Col. Pollard * '' Bells of Coronado'' (1950) - Mr. Linden, Insurance Company Official * '' Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang'' (1950) - Judge Ralph Townsend * ''

The Reformer and the Redhead ''The Reformer and the Redhead'' is a 1950 American romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by Norman Panama and Melvin Frank, and starring June Allyson and Dick Powell. Plot Kathleen Maguire is the daughter of a long-time zookeeper ...

'' (1950) - Police Captain (uncredited) * '' The Invisible Monster'' (1950, Serial) - Henry Miller hs. 1, 8, 12(uncredited) * '' Annie Get Your Gun'' (1950) - Ship Captain (uncredited) * '' Duchess of Idaho'' (1950) - Board Member (uncredited) * '' The Men'' (1950) - Justice of the Peace (uncredited) * '' Bunco Squad'' (1950) - John Deming (uncredited) * '' I'll Get By'' (1950) - Marine General (uncredited) * '' Right Cross'' (1950) - Horse Owner (unconfirmed) * '' The Missourians'' (1950) - Mayor Grant McDowall * '' The Du Pont Story'' (1950) - Military Officer (uncredited) * '' The Magnificent Yankee'' (1950) - Justice White (uncredited) * '' The Flying Missile'' (1950) - Second Senator (uncredited) * '' Al Jennings of Oklahoma'' (1951) - Schyler (uncredited) * '' Belle Le Grand'' (1951) - Broker (uncredited) * '' Sugarfoot'' (1951) - Judge Backus (uncredited) * '' Night Riders of Montana'' (1951) - Doctor (uncredited) * '' Inside Straight'' (1951) - Jim Walters (uncredited) * '' Badman's Gold'' (1951) - The Marshal * '' The Great Caruso'' (1951) - Forrest DeWitt - Charity High Bidder (uncredited) * '' Million Dollar Pursuit'' (1951) - Police Inspector Morgan * '' The Guy Who Came Back'' (1951) - Admiral (uncredited) * '' Criminal Lawyer'' (1951) - Police Captain Loomis (uncredited) * '' The Pace That Thrills'' (1952) - Sour Puss * '' Target'' (1952) - Bailey * '' Listen, Judge'' (1952) - Three Stooges short * '' Cripple Creek'' (1952) - San Francisco Postmaster (uncredited) * '' The Rose Bowl Story'' (1952) - Dr. Lansing (uncredited) * '' Million Dollar Mermaid'' (1952) - Skeptic in Rector's Restaurant (uncredited) * '' Never Wave at a WAC'' (1953) - Sen. Holbrook (uncredited) * '' Marshal of Cedar Rock'' (1953) - Stover - Prison Warden * '' Jack McCall, Desperado'' (1953) - Col. Cornish * '' Iron Mountain Trail'' (1953) - Circuit Judge * '' Run for the Hills'' (1953) - Mr. Harvester * '' So This Is Love'' (1953) - Charlie, Show Backer (uncredited) * '' El Paso Stampede'' (1953) - Rancher White (uncredited) * '' Donovan's Brain'' (1953) - Mr. MacNish, Bank Manager (uncredited) * '' Man of Conflict'' (1953) - Cornwall * ''

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'' (1954) - Clifton Staley (uncredited) * '' The Night of the Hunter'' (1955) - Townsman Who Greets Rachel (uncredited) * '' Bobby Ware Is Missing'' (1955) - Stearns - Goodwin's Associate (uncredited) * '' Chicago Confidential'' (1957) - Attorney Emory Morgan (uncredited) * '' Outcasts of the City'' (1958) * '' Adventures of Superman'' (1952-1958, TV Series) - Perry White (final appearance)

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