Jonathan Hale (born Jonathan Hatley; March 21, 1891 – February 28, 1966) was a

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-born film and television actor.

Life and career

Hale was born in

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, Canada. Before his acting career, Hale worked in the

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. Hale is most well known as

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's boss, Julius Caesar Dithers, in the '' Blondie'' film series in the 1940s. He is also notable for playing Inspector Fernack in several installments of ''The Saint'' film series. In 1950, he made two appearances in ''

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'' as Barry Owens. He also appeared in two episodes of '' Adventures of Superman'': "The Evil Three", in which he played a murderous "Southern Colonel"-type character, and " Panic in the Sky", in which he played the lead

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at the

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Observatory. Other television programs on which Hale appeared include '' Crossroads'', ''

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'', '' Brave Eagle'', '' Schlitz Playhouse'', '' The Joey Bishop Show'', ''

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'' and ''

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'': "A Tribute to

Joel Chandler Harris Joel Chandler Harris (December 9, 1848 – July 3, 1908) was an American journalist and folklorist best known for his collection of Uncle Remus stories. Born in Eatonton, Georgia, where he served as an apprentice on a plantation during his t ...

Death

Hale committed

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on February 28, 1966, at the age of 74. He was found dead that evening in his room at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in

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, California. Hale had taken his own life with a .38 caliber pistol, which was found near his body. He was interred at

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North Hollywood North Hollywood is a neighborhood and district in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California. The neighborhood contains the NoHo Arts District, El Portal Theater, several art galleries, and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Th ...

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. His 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".Wilson, Scott. ''Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons'', 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1934) as Doctor (uncredited) * ''

The Case of the Howling Dog ''The Case of the Howling Dog'' is a 1934 American mystery film directed by Alan Crosland, based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Erle Stanley Gardner. It is first in a series of six Perry Mason films Warner Bros. made between the years 193 ...

'' (1934) as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) * '' A Lost Lady'' (1934) (uncredited) * '' Gentlemen Are Born'' (1934) as Second Broker (uncredited) * '' Lightning Strikes Twice'' (1934) as Capt. Hobart Nelson * '' A Night at the Ritz'' (1935) as Director (uncredited) * '' One New York Night'' (1935) as Mr. Stokes (uncredited) * '' G Men'' (1935) as Congressman (uncredited) * '' Let 'Em Have It'' (1935) as Microscopic Expert (uncredited) * '' Public Hero No. 1'' (1935) as Prison Board Member (uncredited) * ''

The Raven "The Raven" is a narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. First published in January 1845, the poem is often noted for its musicality, stylized language and supernatural atmosphere. It tells of a distraught lover who is paid a visit ...

'' (1935) as Bedside Dr. at Jerry's Right (uncredited) * '' Alice Adams'' (1935) as Mr. Palmer * '' Page Miss Glory'' (1935) as Husband at Train Station (uncredited) * '' Navy Wife'' (1935) as Norton (uncredited) * '' Three Kids and a Queen'' (1935) as Gangster (uncredited) * '' A Night at the Opera'' (1935) as Stage Manager in Opera Box Who Announces Gottlieb's Disappearance (uncredited) * ''The Calling of Dan Matthews'' (1935) as Club Owner (uncredited) * '' Too Tough to Kill'' (1935) as Chairman of the Board (uncredited) * '' If You Could Only Cook'' (1935) as Henry Brown - Member of Board of Directors (uncredited) * '' Three Live Ghosts'' (1936) as Detective Bolton * ''

Charlie Chan's Secret ''Charlie Chan's Secret'' is a 1936 American mystery film directed by Gordon Wiles and starring Warner Oland, Henrietta Crosman and Rosina Lawrence. It is the tenth film in Fox's Charlie Chan series featuring Oland as the detective. Plot Ch ...

'' (1936) as Warren T. Phelps * '' You May Be Next'' (1936) as Army Officer (uncredited) * '' The Voice of Bugle Ann'' (1936) as District Attorney * ''

Sutter's Gold ''Sutter's Gold'' is a 1936 American Western film. It is a fictionalized version of the aftermath of the discovery of gold on Sutter's property, spurring the California Gold Rush of 1849. Edward Arnold plays John Sutter. The supporting cast in ...

'' (1936) as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited) * '' Too Many Parents'' (1936) as Judge * '' The Singing Kid'' (1936) as Dr. Brown (uncredited) * ''

Panic on the Air Panic is a sudden sensation of fear, which is so strong as to dominate or prevent reason and logical thinking, replacing it with overwhelming feelings of anxiety, uncertainty and frantic Psychomotor agitation, agitation consistent with a Fig ...

'' (1936) as Johnson (uncredited) * ''

The Case Against Mrs. Ames ''The Case Against Mrs. Ames'' is a 1936 American mystery drama film written by C. Graham Baker and Gene Towne based on a serial of the same name by Arthur Somers Roche originally published in '' Collier's Weekly'' magazine in 1934, and then ...

'' (1936) as Judge at First Trial * '' Educating Father'' (1936) as Fred Humphrey * '' Fury'' (1936) as Defense Attorney * ''Parole!'' (1936) as Parole Board Member (uncredited) * ''

Spendthrift A spendthrift (also profligate or prodigal) is someone who is extravagant and recklessly wasteful with money, often to a point where the spending climbs well beyond their means. ''Spendthrift'' derives from an obsolete sense of the word ''thrift'' ...

'' (1936) as Attorney (uncredited) * '' 36 Hours to Kill'' (1936) as Conductor * ''

Charlie Chan at the Race Track ''Charlie Chan at the Race Track'' is the 12th film in the 20th Century Fox-produced Charlie Chan series starring Warner Oland in the title role. Plot When a prominent racehorse owner winds up dead-allegedly kicked to death by his prized sta ...

'' (1936) as Warren Fenton * ''

China Clipper ''China Clipper'' (NC14716) was the first of three Martin M-130 four-engine flying boats built for Pan American Airways and was used to inaugurate the first commercial transpacific airmail service from San Francisco to Manila on November 22, 193 ...

'' (1936) as State Department Official (uncredited) * '' Down the Stretch'' (1936) as Secretary M.L. Lyon (uncredited) * ''

The Devil Is a Sissy ''The Devil Is a Sissy'' is a 1936 American MGM comedy-drama film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and Rowland Brown. The film stars Freddie Bartholomew, Jackie Cooper and Mickey Rooney, three of the biggest child stars of the 1930s. The film pre ...

'' (1936) as Judge Holmes * '' The Magnificent Brute'' (1936) as Official (uncredited) * '' Easy to Take'' (1936) as Mr. Hardy (uncredited) * '' The Plainsman'' (1936) as Major (uncredited) * ''

The Accusing Finger ''The Accusing Finger'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by James P. Hogan and written by Madeleine Ruthven, Brian Marlow, John Bright and Robert Tasker. The film stars Paul Kelly, Marsha Hunt, Kent Taylor, Robert Cummings, Harry Ca ...

'' (1936) as Special Prosecutor * ''

Born to Dance ''Born to Dance'' is a 1936 American musical film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Eleanor Powell, James Stewart and Virginia Bruce. It was produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The score was composed by Cole Porter. Plot Wh ...

'' (1936) as Hector the Columnist (uncredited) * '' Flying Hostess'' (1936) as Kendall * '' Happy Go Lucky'' (1936) as J. Lansing Bennett * '' Sinner Take All'' (1936) as Dr. Harrison (uncredited) * '' Mysterious Crossing'' (1936) as Garland - Banker (uncredited) * '' You Only Live Once'' (1937) as District Attorney (uncredited) * '' She's Dangerous'' (1937) as Charles Fitzgerald * '' Man of the People'' (1937) as Carter Spetner * '' Outcast'' (1937) as Judge (uncredited) * '' A Doctor's Diary'' (1937) as Mr. Williams (uncredited) * '' Sea Devils'' (1937) as Court-Martial President (uncredited) * '' John Meade's Woman'' (1937) as Mr. Melton * '' Racketeers in Exile'' (1937) as Alden Parker * '' The Man Who Found Himself'' (1937) as Dr. Tom Smythe (uncredited) * '' A Star Is Born'' (1937) as Judge George J. Parris (uncredited) * '' You Can't Buy Luck'' (1937) as Prosecutor (uncredited) * '' Wings Over Honolulu'' (1937) as Judge Advocate (uncredited) * '' Charlie Chan at the Olympics'' (1937) as Hopkins * ''

The League of Frightened Men ''The League of Frightened Men'' is the second Nero Wolfe detective novel by Rex Stout. The story was serialized in six issues of ''The Saturday Evening Post'' (June 15–July 20, 1935) under the title ''The Frightened Men''. The novel was publi ...

'' (1937) as Alexander Drummond * '' This Is My Affair'' (1937) as Judge * '' Midnight Madonna'' (1937) as Stuart Kirkland * '' Saratoga'' (1937) as Frank Clayton * '' Danger – Love at Work'' (1937) as Parsons * ''

Madame X ''Madame X'' (original title ''La Femme X'') is a 1908 Play (theatre), play by French playwright Alexandre Bisson (1848–1912). It was novelized in English and adapted for the American stage; it was also adapted for the screen sixteen times ...

'' (1937) as Hugh Fariman Sr * ''Carnival Queen'' (1937) as Robert Jacoby * ''

Big Town Girl ''Big Town Girl'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Alfred L. Werker and written by Lou Breslow, Robert Ellis (actor, born 1892), Robert Ellis, Helen Logan and John Patrick. The film stars Claire Trevor, Donald Woods (actor), Donald Woods ...

'' (1937) as Hershell * '' Exiled to Shanghai'' (1937) as J.B. Willet * '' Arsène Lupin Returns'' (1938) as F.B.I. Special Agent * '' Mad About Music'' (1938) as Prosecutor, Film Within a Film (uncredited) * ''

The First Hundred Years ''The First Hundred Years'' was the first ongoing TV soap opera in the United States that began as a daytime serial, airing on CBS from December 4, 1950 until June 27, 1952. A previous daytime drama on NBC, '' These Are My Children'', aired i ...

'' (1938) as Judge Parker * '' Her Jungle Love'' (1938) as J.C. Martin * '' Judge Hardy's Children'' (1938) as John Lee * '' Over the Wall'' (1938) as Governor * '' Island in the Sky'' (1938) as Prison Warden Matthews (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1938) as Major General Leonard Wood * ''

Gangs of New York ''Gangs of New York'' is a 2002 American-Italian epic historical drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, and Kenneth Lonergan, based on Herbert Asbury's 1928 book '' The Gangs of New York''. The fil ...

'' (1938) as Warden * '' The Saint in New York'' (1938) as Inspector Henry Fernack * '' Wives Under Suspicion'' (1938) as Allison * '' Crime Ring'' (1938) as Bank President (uncredited) * '' Men with Wings'' (1938) as Long (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1938) as Lou Woodstock * '' Boys Town'' (1938) as John Hargraves * '' Fugitives for a Night'' (1938) as Police Captain * '' Breaking the Ice'' (1938) as Kane * ''

Tarnished Angel ''Tarnished Angel'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by Leslie Goodwins from a screenplay by Jo Pagano, based on a story by Saul Elkins. Starring Sally Eilers, Lee Bowman, Ann Miller, and Alma Kruger, the film was produced and distr ...

'' (1938) as Detective Sgt. Edward Cramer * '' Blondie'' (1938) as J.C. Dithers * '' Road Demon'' (1938) as Anderson * '' The Duke of West Point'' (1938) as Colonel Early * '' There's That Woman Again'' (1938) as Rolfe Davis * '' Stand Up and Fight'' (1939) as Colonel Webb * ''

Wings of the Navy ''Wings of the Navy '' is a 1939 American drama film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring George Brent, Olivia de Havilland and John Payne. Like many of the Warner Bros. features in the pre-World War II era, it was intended to serve as propagan ...

'' (1939) as Commandant * ''

Tail Spin ''Tail Spin'' (also known as ''Tailspin'') is a 1939 aviation film. The screenplay was written by Frank Wead and directed by Roy Del Ruth. It was based on the book, ''Women with Wings: A novel of the modern day aviatrix'' (Ganesha Publishing, ...

'' (1939) as Racing Official Starter (uncredited) * '' Blondie Meets the Boss'' (1939) as Dithers * '' The Saint Strikes Back'' (1939) as Inspector Henry Fernack * ''

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell ''The Story of Alexander Graham Bell'' is a somewhat fictionalized 1939 biographical film of the famous inventor. It was filmed in black-and-white and released by Twentieth Century-Fox. The film stars Don Ameche as Bell and Loretta Young as Ma ...

'' (1939) as President of Western Union * '' In Name Only'' (1939) as Dr. Ned Gateson * '' In Old Monterey'' (1939) as Stevenson * '' Fugitive at Large'' (1939) as Prison Warden (uncredited) * '' Thunder Afloat'' (1939) as Admiral Girard * '' Blondie Brings Up Baby'' (1939) as J.C. Dithers * '' The Amazing Mr. Williams'' (1939) as Mayor * ''

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'' (1939) as Assistant Secretary of State * ''

The Big Guy ''The Big Guy'' is a 1939 American drama crime film directed by Arthur Lubin starring Victor McLaglen and Jackie Cooper. Plot A prison warden ( Victor McLaglen) can either keep loot for his family or save an innocent youth ( Jackie Cooper) con ...

'' (1939) as Jack Lang * '' The Saint's Double Trouble'' (1940) as Inspector Henry Fernack * '' Johnny Apollo'' (1940) as Dr. Brown * '' The Saint Takes Over'' (1940) as Inspector Henry Fernack * '' Private Affairs'' (1940) as George Gilkin * '' We Who Are Young'' (1940) as Braddock * '' Blondie Has Servant Trouble'' (1940) as J.C. Dithers * '' Dulcy'' (1940) as Homer Patterson * '' Melody and Moonlight'' (1940) as Otis Barnett * '' Blondie Plays Cupid'' (1940) as J.C. Dithers * '' The Saint in Palm Springs'' (1941) as Inspector Henry Fernack * ''

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) as District Attorney * '' Blondie Goes Latin'' (1941) as Mr. J.C. Dithers * '' The Great Swindle'' (1941) as Swann * ''

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) as Police Chief Sprague * '' Her First Beau'' (1941) as Mr. Harris * ''

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'' (1941) as J.C. Dithers * '' Ringside Maisie'' (1941) as Dr. Kramer * '' The Pittsburgh Kid'' (1941) as Max Ellison * '' The Bugle Sounds'' (1942) as Brigadier-General * '' Blondie Goes to College'' (1942) as J.C. Dithers * '' Joe Smith, American'' (1942) as Blake McKettrick * '' The Lone Star Ranger'' (1942) as Judge ohnLongstreth * '' Blondie's Blessed Event'' (1942) as J.C. Dithers * '' Miss Annie Rooney'' (1942) as Mr. White * '' Flight Lieutenant'' (1942) as Joseph Sanford * ''

Calling Dr. Gillespie ''Calling Dr. Gillespie'' is a 1942 drama film directed by Harold S. Bucquet, starring Lionel Barrymore, Donna Reed and Philip Dorn. This was a continuation of the series that had starred Lew Ayres as Dr. Kildare. Ayres, however, had declared co ...

'' (1942) as Frank Marshall Todwell * '' Blondie for Victory'' (1942) as J.C. Dithers * '' The Amazing Mrs. Holliday'' (1943) as Ferguson * ''

Hangmen Also Die! ''Hangmen Also Die!'' is a 1943 war film directed by the Austrian director Fritz Lang and written by John Wexley from a story by Bertolt Brecht (credited as Bert Brecht) and Lang. The film stars Brian Donlevy, with Walter Brennan, Anna Lee, and ...

'' (1943) as Dedic * '' It's a Great Life'' (1943) as J.C. Dithers * '' Nobody's Darling'' (1943) as Jason Rhodes * '' Footlight Glamour'' (1943) as J.C. Dithers * ''

Sweet Rosie O'Grady ''Sweet Rosie O'Grady'' is a 1943 Technicolor musical film about an American singer who attempts to better herself by marrying an English duke, but is harassed by a reporter. Directed by Irving Cummings, it stars Betty Grable and Robert Young ( ...

'' (1943) as Mr. Fox * ''

Jack London John Griffith London (; January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916), better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors t ...

'' (1943) as Kerwin Maxwell * ''There's Something About a Soldier'' (1943) as General Sommerton * '' This Is the Life'' (1944) as Dr. Plum * '' The Black Parachute'' (1944) as King Stephen * ''

Since You Went Away ''Since You Went Away'' is a 1944 American epic drama film directed by John Cromwell for Selznick International Pictures and distributed by United Artists. It is an epic about the US home front during World War II that was adapted and produce ...

'' (1944) as Second Train Conductor (uncredited) * '' My Buddy'' (1944) as Senator Henry * '' End of the Road'' (1944) as Gregory McCune * '' Dead Man's Eyes'' (1944) as Dr. Welles * '' And Now Tomorrow'' (1944) as Dr. Sloane (uncredited) * '' Hollywood Canteen'' (1944) as Mr. Brodel (uncredited) * '' Leave It to Blondie'' (1945) as J.C. Dithers * ''

G. I. Honeymoon ''G.I. Honeymoon'' is a 1945 film directed by Phil Karlson. It stars Gale Storm and Peter Cookson. Both play a couple who encounter problems as the husband wants to leave the army, but can't. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1946 for it ...

'' (1945) as Colonel Hammerhead Smith * '' The Phantom Speaks'' (1945) as Owen McAllister * ''

Divorce Divorce (also known as dissolution of marriage) is the process of terminating a marriage or marital union. Divorce usually entails the canceling or reorganising of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving the M ...

'' (1945) as Judge Conlon * ''

Allotment Wives ''Allotment Wives'' is a 1945 American film noir directed by William Nigh and starring Kay Francis. Its plot is about an army investigator who tries to shut down a scam that preys on soldiers, and unknowingly falls in love with the woman behind i ...

'' (1945) as Brig. General H. N. Gilbert * '' Man Alive'' (1945) as Osborne * '' Dakota'' (1945) as Col. Wordin * '' The Strange Mr. Gregory'' (1945) as Defense Attorney Blair * '' Life with Blondie'' (1945) as J.C. Dithers * '' Gay Blades'' (1946) as Whittlesey * '' Riverboat Rhythm'' (1946) as Colonel Edward Beeler * '' Blondie's Lucky Day'' (1946) as J.C. Dithers * '' The Cat Creeps'' (1946) as Walter Elliot * '' The Walls Came Tumbling Down'' (1946) as Captain Griffin * ''

Easy to Wed ''Easy to Wed'' is a 1946 Technicolor American musical comedy film directed by Edward Buzzell, and starring Van Johnson, Esther Williams, Lucille Ball, and Keenan Wynn. The screenplay by Dorothy Kingsley is an adaptation of the screenplay of th ...

'' (1946) as Hector Boswell * '' Angel on My Shoulder'' (1946) as Citizens for Better Government Chairman (uncredited) * ''

Blondie Knows Best ''Blondie Knows Best'' is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Abby Berlin and starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, Larry Simms, and Marjorie Ann Mutchie. It is the eighteenth of the 28 Blondie films. Plot Dagwood is under the threat ...

'' (1946) as J.C. Dithers * '' Rolling Home'' (1946) as Henry Kane * '' Wife Wanted'' (1946) as Philip Conway * '' The Strange Mr. Gregory'' (1946) as Blair * '' The Beginning or the End'' (1947) as Dr. Vannevar Bush * '' The Ghost Goes Wild'' (1947) as Max Atterbury * '' The Vigilantes Return'' (1947) as Judge Holden * '' Black Gold'' (1947) as Senator Watkins * '' Her Husband's Affairs'' (1947) as Gov. Fox * '' High Wall'' (1947) as Emory Garrison * ''

Rocky ''Rocky'' is a 1976 American independent film, independent sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the first installment in the Rocky (film series), ''Rocky'' franchise and also star ...

'' (1948) as Kenneth Forrester * ''

Call Northside 777 ''Call Northside 777'' is a 1948 American drama film directed by Henry Hathaway. The film parallels the true story of a Chicago newspaper reporter who proved that a man jailed for murder 11 years previously was wrongly convicted. James Stewart ...

'' (1948) as Robert Winston - Governor's Aide (uncredited) * ''

King of the Gamblers ''King of the Gamblers'' is a 1948 American crime film directed by George Blair and starring Janet Martin, William Wright and Thurston Hall.Martin p.470 The film's sets were designed by the art director Frank Hotaling. Cast * Janet Martin ...

'' (1948) as Sam Hyland * '' Silver River'' (1948) as Major Spencer * '' Tap Roots'' (1948) as General Johnston (uncredited) * '' Michael O'Halloran'' (1948) as Judge Schaffner * '' Johnny Belinda'' (1948) as Dr. Horace M. Gray (uncredited) * ''

Disaster A disaster is an event that causes serious harm to people, buildings, economies, or the environment, and the affected community cannot handle it alone. '' Natural disasters'' like avalanches, floods, earthquakes, and wildfires are caused by na ...

'' (1948) as Police Commissioner Jerome * ''

Rose of the Yukon ''Rose of the Yukon'' is a 1949 American adventure film directed by George Blair and written by Norman S. Hall. The film stars Steve Brodie, Myrna Dell, William Wright, Emory Parnell, Jonathan Hale and Benny Baker. The film was released on Ja ...

'' (1949) as Gen. Butler * '' Tell It to the Judge'' (1949) as Judge Allan J. Brooks * '' State Department: File 649'' (1949) as Director-General * ''

Stampede A stampede () is a situation in which a group of large animals suddenly start running in the same direction, especially because they are excited or frightened. Although the term is most often applied to animals, there are cases of humans stamped ...

'' (1949) as Varick * ''

The Fountainhead ''The Fountainhead'' is a 1943 novel by Russian-American author Ayn Rand, her first major literary success. The novel's protagonist, Howard Roark, is an intransigent young architect who battles against conventional standards and refuses to com ...

'' (1949) as Guy Francon (uncredited) * '' A Dangerous Profession'' (1949) as Roger Lennert, Lucy's Attorney (uncredited) * '' The Baron of Arizona'' (1950) as Governor * '' Federal Agent at Large'' (1950) as James Goodwin * '' Triple Trouble'' (1950) as Judge * ''

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'' (1950) as Edward Wurdeman, Attorney at Law * '' Short Grass'' (1950) as Charlie Bissel * ''

Insurance Investigator An insurance investigator examines insurance claims that are suspicious or otherwise in doubt. Investigators in this field have differing specialties and backgrounds. Some insurance companies have their own in-house investigation teams while other ...

'' (1951) as Russell James * '' Strangers on a Train'' (1951) as Mr. Antony * ''

Rodeo King and the Senorita ''Rodeo King and the Senorita'' is a 1951 American Western film directed by Philip Ford and written by John K. Butler. The film stars Rex Allen, Mary Ellen Kay, Buddy Ebsen, Roy Barcroft, Tristram Coffin and Bonnie DeSimone. The film was rel ...

'' (1951) as Dr. Sands * ''

Let's Go Navy! ''Let's Go Navy!'' is a 1951 comedy film starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on July 29, 1951, by Monogram Pictures and is the twenty-third film in the series. Plot A local charity has raised sixteen hundred dollars and entrusted the ...

'' (1951) as Captain * '' The Tall Target'' (1951) as Passenger from Carolina (uncredited) * '' Sunny Side of the Street'' (1951) as Cyrus Pelley * ''

Scandal Sheet Tabloid journalism is a popular style of largely sensationalist journalism, which takes its name from the tabloid newspaper format: a small-sized newspaper also known as a half broadsheet. The size became associated with sensationalism, an ...

'' (1952) as Frank Madison * ''

Carbine Williams ''Carbine Williams'' is a 1952 American drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring James Stewart, Jean Hagen and Wendell Corey. The film follows the life of its namesake, David Marshall Williams, who invented the operating principle fo ...

'' (1952) as Judge Henry P. Lane (uncredited) * ''

Young Man with Ideas ''Young Man with Ideas'' is a 1952 American romantic comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Ruth Roman, Glenn Ford and Nina Foch. It was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The screenplay concerns a young small-town lawyer, who moves hi ...

'' (1952) as Stanley Rickson (uncredited) * ''

Son of Paleface ''Son of Paleface'' is a 1952 American comedy Western film directed by Frank Tashlin and starring Bob Hope, Jane Russell, and Roy Rogers. The film is a sequel to '' The Paleface'' (1948). Written by Tashlin, Joseph Quillan, and Robert L. Welch ...

'' (1952) as Gov. Freeman (uncredited) * '' The Steel Trap'' (1952) as Tom Bowers * ''

Taxi A taxi, also known as a taxicab or simply a cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a Driving, driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of thei ...

'' (1953) as Mr. Barker (uncredited) * '' Kansas Pacific'' (1953) as Sherman Johnson * '' The Flaming Urge'' (1953) as Mr. Chalmers * '' Duffy of San Quentin'' (1954) as Boyd * '' She Couldn't Say No'' (1954) as John Bentley (uncredited) * '' Men of the Fighting Lady'' (1954) as Home Movie Commentator (uncredited) * ''

Cattle Queen of Montana ''Cattle Queen of Montana'' is a 1954 American Western film shot in Technicolor directed by Allan Dwan and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Ronald Reagan. The supporting cast includes Gene Evans, Lance Fuller, Jack Elam, Chubby Johnson, and Morris ...

'' (1954) (uncredited) * '' The Night Holds Terror'' (1955) as Bob Henderson * ''

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'' (1956) as Dr. Powell * '' The Three Outlaws'' (1956) as Pinkerton

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hale, Jonathan 1891 births 1966 deaths Burials at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery Canadian expatriate male actors in the United States Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Suicides by firearm in California 20th-century Canadian male actors Male actors from Hamilton, Ontario 1966 suicides