Personal Info
Known Credits
199
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1891-03-20 (134 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Also Known For
Jonathan Hale Jr.John HaleJonathan Hatley
Jonathan Hale
Biography
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 app ...
Known For
Acting
1956 --
The Three Outlaws
| Pinkerton
1956 --
Jaguar
| Dr. Powell
1955 --
The Night Holds Terror
| Bob Henderson
1954 --
Cattle Queen of Montana
| Politician (uncredited)
1954 --
Duffy of San Quentin
| Boyd
1954 --
She Couldn't Say No
| John Bentley
1953 --
The Flaming Urge
| Mr. Chalmers
1953 --
Kansas Pacific
| Sherman Johnson
1953 --
Taxi
| Mr. Barker (uncredited)
1952 --
The Steel Trap
| Tom Bowers
1952 --
Behind Southern Lines
| General
1952 --
Son of Paleface
| Governor Freeman (uncredited)
1952 --
Young Man with Ideas
| Stanley Rickson (uncredited)
1952 --
Scandal Sheet
| Frank Madison
1951 --
Sunny Side of the Street
| Cyrus Pelley
1951 --
The Tall Target
| Passenger from Carolina (uncredited)
1951 --
Let's Go Navy!
| Captain
1951 --
Rodeo King and the Senorita
| Dr. Sands
1951 --
Strangers on a Train
| Mr. Antony
1951 --
Insurance Investigator
| Russell James
1950 --
Short Grass
| Charlie Bissel
1950 --
Three Husbands
| Edward Wurdeman - Attorney at Law
1950 --
Triple Trouble
| The Judge
1950 --
Federal Agent at Large
| James Goodwin
1950 --
The Baron of Arizona
| Governor
1949 --
A Dangerous Profession
|
1949 --
The Fountainhead
| Guy Francon (uncredited)
1949 --
Stampede
| Varick
1949 --
State Department: File 649
| Director-General
1949 --
The Judge
| Judge Allan J. Brooks
1949 --
Rose of the Yukon
| Gen. Butler
1948 --
Disaster
| Police Commissioner Jerome
1948 --
Johnny Belinda
| Dr. Horace M. Gray (uncredited)
1948 --
Tap Roots
| Gen. Johnston (uncredited)
1948 --
Silver River
| Major Spencer
1948 --
Call Northside 777
| Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)
1948 --
Rocky
| Kenneth Forrester
1947 --
High Wall
| Emory Garrison
1947 --
Her Husband's Affairs
| Gov. Fox
1947 --
Black Gold
| Senator Watkins
1947 --
The Ghost Goes Wild
| Max Atterbury
1947 --
The Vigilantes Return
| Judge Holden
1947 --
The Beginning or the End
| Dr. Vannevar Bush
1946 --
Wife Wanted
| Philip Conway
1946 --
Rolling Home
| Henry Kane
1946 --
Blondie Knows Best
| J.C. Dithers
1946 --
Angel on My Shoulder
| Citizens for Better Government Chairman (uncredited)
1946 --
Easy to Wed
| Hector Boswell
1946 --
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
| Captain Griffin
1946 --
The Cat Creeps
| Walter Elliott
1946 --
Blondie's Lucky Day
| J.C. Dithers
1946 --
Riverboat Rhythm
| Col. Edward Beeler
1946 --
Gay Blades
| Whittlesey
1945 --
Dakota
| Col. Wordin
1945 --
Life with Blondie
| J.C. Dithers
1945 --
Man Alive
| Osborne
1945 --
Allotment Wives
| Brig. Gen. H.N. Gilbert
1945 --
Divorce
| Judge
1945 --
The Phantom Speaks
| Owen McAllister
1945 --
G.I. Honeymoon
| Colonel Hammerhead Smith
1945 --
Watchtower Over Tomorrow
| Security Council Chair
1945 --
Leave It to Blondie
| J.C. Dithers
1945 --
The Strange Mr. Gregory
| Defense Attorney Blair
1944 --
Hollywood Canteen
| Mr. Brodel (uncredited)
1944 --
Dead Man's Eyes
| Dr. Sam Welles
1944 --
End of the Road
| Gregory McCune
1944 --
My Buddy
| Senator Henry
1944 --
This Is the Life
| Dr. Plum
1944 --
The Black Parachute
| King Stephen
1943 --
Jack London
| Kerwin Maxwell
1943 --
There's Something About a Soldier
| Gen. Sommerton
1943 --
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
| Mr. Fox
1943 --
Footlight Glamour
| J.C. Dithers
1943 --
Nobody's Darling
| Jason Rhodes
1943 --
It's a Great Life
| J.C. Dithers
1943 --
Hangmen Also Die!
| Dedic
1943 --
The Rear Gunner
| Commanding Officer
1943 --
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
|
1942 --
Blondie for Victory
| J.C. Dithers
1942 --
Calling Dr. Gillespie
| Frank M. Todwell
1942 --
Flight Lieutenant
| Joseph Sanford
1942 --
Miss Annie Rooney
| Mr. Martin White
1942 --
Blondie's Blessed Event
| J.C. Dithers
1942 --
Lone Star Ranger
| Judge Longstreth
1942 --
Joe Smith, American
| Blake McKettrick
1942 --
The Bugle Sounds
| Brigadier-General
1942 --
Blondie Goes to College
| J.C. Dithers
1941 --
The Pittsburgh Kid
| Max Ellison
1941 --
Ringside Maisie
| Dr. Kramer
1941 --
Blondie in Society
| J.C. Dithers
1941 --
Her First Beau
| Mr. Harris
1941 --
Strange Alibi
| Police Chief Sprague
1941 --
The Great Swindle
| Swann
1941 --
Blondie Goes Latin
| J.C. Dithers
1941 --
Flight from Destiny
| Dist. Atty. Johnson
1941 --
The Saint In Palm Springs
| Inspector Henry Fernack
1940 --
Blondie Plays Cupid
| J.C. Dithers
1940 --
Melody and Moonlight
| Otis Barnett
1940 --
Dulcy
| Homer Patterson
1940 --
Blondie Has Servant Trouble
| J.C. Dithers
1940 --
We Who Are Young
| Braddock
1940 --
Private Affairs
| George Gilkin
1940 --
The Saint Takes Over
| Inspector Henry Fernack
1940 --
Johnny Apollo
| Dr. Brown
1940 --
The Saint's Double Trouble
| Inspector Henry Fernack
1939 --
The Big Guy
| Jack Lane
1939 --
Barricade
| Assistant Secretary of State
1939 --
The Amazing Mr. Williams
| Mayor
1939 --
Blondie Brings Up Baby
| J.C. Dithers
1939 --
Thunder Afloat
| Admiral Girard
1939 --
One Against the World
| Dr. Ephraim McDowell
1939 --
In Name Only
| Dr. Gateson
1939 --
In Old Monterey
| Stevenson
1939 --
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
| President of Western Union
1939 --
The Saint Strikes Back
| Inspector Henry Fernack
1939 --
Blondie Meets the Boss
| J.C. Dithars
1939 --
Tail Spin
| Racing Official Starter (Uncredited)
1939 --
Wings of the Navy
| Commandant
1939 --
Stand Up and Fight
| Colonel Webb
1938 --
The Duke of West Point
| Steven's Father
1938 --
There's That Woman Again
| Rolfe Davis
1938 --
Road Demon
| Anderson
1938 --
Blondie
| Mr. Dithers
1938 --
Tarnished Angel
| Detective Sgt. Cramer
1938 --
Fugitives for a Night
| Police Captain
1938 --
Breaking the Ice
| Mr. Kane
1938 --
Boys Town
| John Hargraves
1938 --
Letter of Introduction
| Lou Woodstock (uncredited)
1938 --
Men with Wings
| Long
1938 --
Crime Ring
| Bank President
1938 --
Wives Under Suspicion
| Allison
1938 --
The Saint in New York
| Inspector Henry Fernack
1938 --
Gangs of New York
| Warden
1938 --
Yellow Jack
| Major General Leonard Wood
1938 --
Her Jungle Love
| J.C. Martin
1938 --
Over the Wall
| Governor James McDonald
1938 --
Judge Hardy's Children
| John Lee
1938 --
The First Hundred Years
| Judge Parker
1938 --
Arsène Lupin Returns
| F.B.I. Special Agent
1937 --
Exiled to Shanghai
| J.B. Willet
1937 --
Big Town Girl
| Hershell
1937 --
Madame X
| Hugh Fariman Sr.
1937 --
Danger – Love at Work
| Parsons, an attorney
1937 --
Saratoga
| Frank Clayton
1937 --
Midnight Madonna
| Stuart Kirkland
1937 --
This Is My Affair
| Judge
1937 --
The League of Frightened Men
| Alexander Drummond
1937 --
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
| Mr. Hopkins
1937 --
Wings Over Honolulu
| Judge Advocate
1937 --
You Can't Buy Luck
| Prosecutor (uncredited)
1937 --
A Star Is Born
| Judge George J. Parris (uncredited)
1937 --
The Man Who Found Himself
| Dr. Tom Smythe
1937 --
Racketeers in Exile
| Alden Parker
1937 --
John Meade's Woman
| Mr. Melton
1937 --
Sea Devils
| Court-Martial President (uncredited)
1937 --
Outcast
|
1937 --
Man Of The People
| Carter Spetner
1937 --
She's Dangerous
| Charles Fitzgerald
1937 --
You Only Live Once
| District Attorney (uncredited)
1936 --
Sinner Take All
| Dr. Harrison (uncredited)
1936 --
Happy Go Lucky
| J. Lansing Bennett
1936 --
Flying Hostess
| Kendall
1936 --
The Accusing Finger
| Special Prosecutor
1936 --
The Devil Is a Sissy
| Judge Holmes
1936 --
China Clipper
| State Department Official (uncredited)
1936 --
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
| Warren Fenton
1936 --
36 Hours to Kill
| Mac - Train Conductor
1936 --
Spendthrift
| Attorney
1936 --
Fury
| Defense Attorney
1936 --
Educating Father
| Fred Humphrey
1936 --
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
| First trial judge
1936 --
Panic on the Air
| Johnson
1936 --
The Singing Kid
| Dr. Brown (uncredited)
1936 --
Too Many Parents
| Judge
1936 --
Sutter's Gold
| Prosecuting Attorney
1936 --
The Voice of Bugle Ann
| District Attorney
1936 --
You May Be Next!
| Army Officer (uncredited)
1936 --
Three Live Ghosts
| Detective Bolton
1936 --
Charlie Chan's Secret
| Warren T. Phelps
1935 --
If You Could Only Cook
| Henry Brown - Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
1935 --
Hit-and-Run Driver
| Captain James (uncredited)
1935 --
Too Tough to Kill
| Chairman of the Board
1935 --
The Calling of Dan Matthews
| Club Owner (uncredited)
1935 --
A Night at the Opera
| The Stage Manager (uncredited)
1935 --
3 Kids and a Queen
| Gangster
1935 --
Navy Wife
| Norton
1935 --
Page Miss Glory
| Husband at Train Station (uncredited)
1935 --
Alice Adams
| Mr. Palmer
1935 --
The Raven
| Bedside Dr. at Jerry's Right (uncredited)
1935 --
Public Hero Number 1
| Prison Board Member (uncredited)
1935 --
Let 'em Have It
| Microscopic Expert
1935 --
'G' Men
| Congressman (uncredited)
1935 --
A Night at the Ritz
| Director (uncredited)
1935 --
One New York Night
| Mr. Stokes
1934 --
Lightning Strikes Twice
| Capt. Nelson
1934 --
Gentlemen Are Born
| Second Broker
1934 --
A Lost Lady
| (uncredited)
1934 --
The Case of the Howling Dog
| Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1934 --
Housewife
| Doctor