7.7
Movie
Acting
John Hamilton
- Born
- Died
- (aged 71)
- Birthplace
- Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
- Credits
- 246 titles
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.”
Signature work
Known For
7.7
Movie
7.5
Movie
The Roaring Twenties
6.6
Movie
Across the Pacific
6.6
TV
Adventures of Superman
6.9
Movie
In This Our Life
5.2
Movie
Canadian Pacific
6.5
Movie
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
5.6
Movie
Mr. Wong, Detective
6.2
Movie
The Big Shot
6.5
Movie
Three Smart Girls
5.3
Movie
Sitting Bull
5.8
Movie
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
6.2
Movie
Walk a Crooked Mile
5.6
Movie
Strange Illusion
6.4
Movie
Mr. Moto's Gamble
6.8
Movie
Johnny Apollo
5.3
Movie
Stamp Day for Superman
5.5
Movie
Violence
Acting credits 246
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | New York Confidential TV | (1 ep) |
| 1958 | Outcasts of the City Film | |
| 1957 | Chicago Confidential Film | Emory Morgan - Attorney (uncredited) |
| 1956 | State Trooper TV | Oscar (1 ep) |
| 1956 | Hey, Jeannie! TV | Mr. Barker (1 ep) |
| 1956 | The Count of Monte Cristo TV | (1 ep) |
| 1955 | Bobby Ware Is Missing Film | Stearns - Goodwin's Associate (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Screen Director's Playhouse TV | Mr. Campo (uncredited) (1 ep) |
| 1954 | Superman and the Jungle Devil Film | Perry White |
| 1954 | Superman Flies Again Film | Perry White |
| 1954 | Superman in Exile Film | Perry White |
| 1954 | Superman's Peril Film | Perry White |
| 1954 | Sitting Bull Film | Ulysses S. Grant |
| 1954 | Captain Midnight TV | (1 ep) |
| 1954 | Superman and Scotland Yard Film | Perry White |
| 1954 | Moby Dick Film | 'Jeroboam' Captain |
| 1954 | City Story Film | |
| 1954 | The Miami Story Film | Clifton Staley |
| 1954 | Passport to Danger TV | (2 ep) |
| 1954 | Stamp Day for Superman Film | Perry White |
| 1953 | Man of Conflict Film | Mr. Cornwall |
| 1953 | Donovan's Brain Film | Mr. McNish (uncredited) |
| 1953 | So This Is Love Film | Charlie |
| 1953 | Run for the Hills Film | Mr. Harvester |
| 1953 | Iron Mountain Trail Film | Circuit Judge |
| 1953 | Jack McCall, Desperado Film | Col. Cornish |
| 1953 | Marshal of Cedar Rock Film | Stover - Prison Warden |
| 1953 | Never Wave at a WAC Film | Sen. Holbrook (uncredited), Senator Holbrook (uncredited) |
| 1953 | The Studebaker Story Film | Father Studebaker |
| 1953 | I Led Three Lives TV | (1 ep) |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatre TV | (2 ep) |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America TV | Colonel Norton, Porter (1 ep) |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman TV | Perry White (104 ep) |
| 1952 | The Rose Bowl Story Film | Dr. Lansing |
| 1952 | Listen Judge Film | George Morton (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Target Film | Bailey |
| 1952 | The Pace That Thrills Film | Sour Puss |
| 1952 | The McGurk Way Film | Speaker |
| 1951 | The Roy Rogers Show TV | (1 ep) |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame TV | "Jeroboam" Captain (1 ep) |
| 1951 | Criminal Lawyer Film | Police Captain Loomis |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Kit Carson TV | (1 ep) |
| 1951 | Tales of Tomorrow TV | (2 ep) |
| 1951 | Million Dollar Pursuit Film | Police Inspector Morgan |
| 1951 | Badman's Gold Film | The Marshal |
| 1951 | Sugarfoot Film | Judge Backus |
| 1950 | The Flying Missile Film | Senator, Second Senator |
| 1950 | The Missourians Film | Mayor Grant McDowall |
| 1950 | Treasury Men in Action TV | Judge (uncredited) (1 ep) |
| 1950 | The Cisco Kid TV | John Mitchell, Thomas T. Trimble, Sheriff (1 ep) |
| 1950 | Bunco Squad Film | John Deming (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Men Film | Justice of the Peace (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Gene Autry Show TV | Dan Parker, Jonathan Diggers (1 ep) |
| 1950 | Annie Get Your Gun Film | Ship Captain (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Invisible Monster Film | "Henry Miller" |
| 1950 | The Reformer and the Redhead Film | Police Captain (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang Film | Judge Ralph Townsend |
| 1950 | Davy Crockett, Indian Scout Film | Col. Pollard |
| 1949 | Pioneer Marshal Film | Man with Bracelet |
| 1949 | Strange Bargain Film | Employee at Meeting (uncredited) |