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.”

Filmography

• New York Confidential
• 1958Outcasts of the City
• 1957Chicago Confidential — Emory Morgan - Attorney (uncredited)
• Hey, Jeannie! — Mr. Barker
• State Trooper — Oscar
• The Count of Monte Cristo
• 1955Bobby Ware Is Missing — Stearns - Goodwin's Associate (uncredited)
• Screen Director's Playhouse — Mr. Campo (uncredited)
• Captain Midnight
• 1954City Story
• 1954Moby Dick — 'Jeroboam' Captain
• Passport to Danger
• 1954Sitting Bull — Ulysses S. Grant
• 1954Stamp Day for Superman — Perry White
• 1954Superman Flies Again — Perry White
• 1954Superman and Scotland Yard — Perry White
• 1954Superman and the Jungle Devil — Perry White
• 1954Superman in Exile — Perry White
• 1954Superman's Peril — Perry White
• 1954The Miami Story — Clifton Staley
• 1953Donovan's Brain — Mr. McNish (uncredited)
• I Led Three Lives
• 1953Iron Mountain Trail — Circuit Judge
• 1953Jack McCall, Desperado — Col. Cornish
• 1953Man of Conflict — Mr. Cornwall
• 1953Marshal of Cedar Rock — Stover - Prison Warden
• 1953Never Wave at a WAC — Sen. Holbrook (uncredited), Senator Holbrook (uncredited)
• 1953Run for the Hills — Mr. Harvester
• 1953So This Is Love — Charlie
• 1953The Studebaker Story — Father Studebaker
• Adventures of Superman — Perry White
• Cavalcade of America — Colonel Norton, Porter
• 1952Listen Judge — George Morton (uncredited)
• 1952Target — Bailey
• The Ford Television Theatre
• 1952The McGurk Way — Speaker
• 1952The Pace That Thrills — Sour Puss
• 1952The Rose Bowl Story — Dr. Lansing
• 1951Badman's Gold — The Marshal
• 1951Criminal Lawyer — Police Captain Loomis
• Hallmark Hall of Fame — "Jeroboam" Captain
• 1951Million Dollar Pursuit — Police Inspector Morgan
• 1951Sugarfoot — Judge Backus
• Tales of Tomorrow
• The Adventures of Kit Carson
• The Roy Rogers Show
• 1950Annie Get Your Gun — Ship Captain (uncredited)
• 1950Bunco Squad — John Deming (uncredited)
• 1950Davy Crockett, Indian Scout — Col. Pollard
• 1950Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang — Judge Ralph Townsend
• The Cisco Kid — John Mitchell, Sheriff, Thomas T. Trimble
• 1950The Flying Missile — Senator, Second Senator
• The Gene Autry Show — Dan Parker, Jonathan Diggers
• 1950The Invisible Monster — "Henry Miller"
• 1950The Men — Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
• 1950The Missourians — Mayor Grant McDowall
• 1950The Reformer and the Redhead — Police Captain (uncredited)
• Treasury Men in Action — Judge (uncredited)
• 1949Alias the Champ — Police Commissioner Bronson
• 1949Bandit King of Texas — John Turner
• 1949Canadian Pacific — Pere Lacomb
• 1949Law of the Golden West — Isaac Cody, Bill's father
• 1949Pioneer Marshal — Man with Bracelet
• 1949Sheriff of Wichita — Prison Warden
• 1949Strange Bargain — Employee at Meeting (uncredited)
• 1949The James Brothers of Missouri — Lon Royer [Ch.1]
• 1949The Judge — Lt. Edwards
• 1949The Wyoming Bandit — Marshal
• 1948Desperadoes of Dodge City — Land Agent
• 1948Rusty Leads the Way — Board Member (uncredited)
• 1948Song of My Heart — Czar
• 1948The Checkered Coat — Marcus Anson
• 1948The Gallant Legion — Speaker of the House
• 1948The Gentleman from Nowhere — Judge
• 1948Walk a Crooked Mile — G.W. Hunter
• 1947Bandits of Dark Canyon — Ben Shaw
• 1947Blondie in the Dough — Premier Biscuit Board Member (uncredited)
• 1947High Wall — Police Surgeon (uncredited)
• 1947It Happened on Fifth Avenue — Harper (uncredited)
• 1947Key Witness — R. C. Hurlbert - Coroner (uncredited)
• 1947News Hounds — Timothy X. 'Big Tim' Donlin
• 1947Raiders of the South — George Boone
• 1947That's My Gal — Assemblyman McBride
• 1947The Devil On Wheels — Mr. Davis
• 1947The Judge Steps Out — Diner on Train (uncredited)
• 1947The Sea of Grass — Forrest Hamilton (uncredited)
• 1947Too Many Winners — Albert Payson
• 1947Violence — Dr. Chalmers
• 1946Badman's Territory — Commissioner Taylor (uncredited)
• 1946Girl on the Spot — Police Commissioner (uncredited)
• 1946Home on the Range — State Official
• 1946Johnny Comes Flying Home — C.H. Metters (uncredited)
• 1946Magnificent Doll — Mr. Witherspoon (uncredited)
• 1946One Exciting Week — Dr. Jones (uncredited)
• 1946Step by Step — Police Capt. Edmonds
• 1946The Brute Man — Professor Cushman (uncredited)
• 1946The Madonna's Secret — Lambert
• 1946The Phantom Rider — Senator Williams
• 1946The Secret of the Whistler — McLaren aka Mac (uncredited)
• 1946Wife Wanted — Judge
• 1945Circumstantial Evidence — Gov. Hanlon
• 1945First Yank into Tokyo — Dr. Stacey (uncredited)
• 1945Johnny Angel — Harbor Master (uncredited)
• 1945Mom and Dad — Dr. Burnell
• 1945Northwest Trail — John Owens
• 1945On Stage Everybody — Mr. Smoothasilk (uncredited)
• 1945Sensation Hunters — Night Court Judge
• 1945Strange Illusion — Mr. Allen
• 1945The Great Flamarion — Coroner (uncredited)
• 1945The Naughty Nineties — Sheriff of Ironville (uncredited)
• 1945Voice of the Whistler — Doctor (uncredited)
• 1944Action in Arabia — Mr. Hamilton
• 1944Christmas Holiday — Jury Foreman (uncredited)
• 1944Crazy Knights — Mr. Gardner
• 1944Hi, Beautiful — Board Member (uncredited)
• 1944I'm from Arkansas — Harry Cashin
• 1944Maisie Goes to Reno — Judge Carter (Uncredited)
• 1944Meet Miss Bobby Socks — R.N. Swanson
• 1944Music in Manhattan — Mr. Bradley, the Banker (uncredited)
• 1944Sheriff of Las Vegas — Homer Blackwell
• 1944Standing Room Only — General
• 1944The Girl Who Dared — Beau Richmond
• 1944The Port of 40 Thieves — Mr. Fellows
• 1944Up in Arms — Man In Theatre Lobby (uncredited)
• 1944Wilson — Legislator in Wilson's Office (uncredited)
• 1944Zorro's Black Whip — Mr. Walsh
• 1943Aerial Gunner — Doctor (uncredited)
• 1943Crazy House — Outraged Director
• 1943Daredevils of the West — Senator Garfield
• 1943Good Luck, Mr. Yates — J.C. Allison
• 1943Government Girl — Irate Man (uncredited)
• 1943Larceny with Music — Important banker
• 1943Mission to Moscow — Charlie - American Newsman (uncredited)
• 1943So's Your Uncle — Mr. Craig
• 1942Across the Pacific — Court-Martial President
• 1942Always in My Heart — Prison Warden
• 1942Dr. Broadway — Inspector (uncredited)
• 1942Escape from Crime — Rafferty
• 1942I Was Framed — Judge
• 1942In This Our Life — Police Inspector Millett
• 1942Over My Dead Body — District Attorney Stuart Drinkwater
• 1942Phantom Killer — John G. Harrison
• 1942Syncopation
• 1942The Big Shot — Judge
• 1941Borrowed Hero — William Brooks
• 1941Flight from Destiny — Judge
• 1941Hold Back the Dawn — Mac - Studio Receptionist (uncredited)
• 1941I Killed That Man — District Attorney
• 1941It Started with Eve — Thomas - Headwaiter (uncredited)
• 1941Meet John Doe — Jim (uncredited)
• 1941Nine Lives Are Not Enough — Police Chief (uncredited)
• 1941Pacific Blackout — Police Captain
• 1941Strange Alibi — Judge
• 1941Sucker List — James Sawyer (uncredited)
• 1941The Great Man's Lady — Sen. Grant
• 1941The Maltese Falcon — District Attorney Bryan
• 1941They Died with Their Boots On — Colonel (uncredited)
• 1941Unfinished Rainbows — Matthew Griswold
• 1940Boom Town — McMasters' Defense Attorney (uncredited)
• 1940Brother Rat and a Baby — Judge
• 1940Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet — Hirsch
• 1940Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe — Professor Gordon
• 1940Flight Command — Pensacola Commander (uncredited)
• 1940Johnny Apollo — Night Court Judge
• 1940Lady with Red Hair — Defense Attorney Graham (uncredited)
• 1940Murder in the Air — Hargrave
• 1940Tear Gas Squad — Chief Ferris
• 1940The Flag of Humanity — Gen. James Garfield
• 1940The Golden Fleecing — Judge (uncredited)
• 1940The Great Plane Robbery — Dr. Jamison
• 1940They Drive by Night — Defense Attorney (uncredited)
• 1940Tugboat Annie Sails Again — Capt. Broad
• 1940You, the People — Frank Y. Carter
• 1939Angels Wash Their Faces — Officer H.A. Merton (uncredited)
• 1939Blind Alley — Warden
• 1939Confessions of a Nazi Spy — FBI Chief (uncredited)
• 1939Devil's Island — Captain of Second Convict Ship
• 1939Dust Be My Destiny — First Warden (uncredited)
• 1939Espionage Agent — Code Room Instructor
• 1939Forged Passport — Jack Rogers aka 'Lefty'
• 1939Full Confession — The Judge (uncredited)
• 1939I Stole a Million — Wilson
• 1939Invisible Stripes — Captain Johnson (uncredited)
• 1939Old Hickory — Governor Clairborne of Louisiana
• 1939On Dress Parade — A Co. Maneuvers Colonel (uncredited)
• 1939Rose of Washington Square — Judge
• 1939Secret Service of the Air — Warden Jackson
• 1939Smashing the Money Ring — Night Captain
• 1939Stronger Than Desire — Second Trial Judge (uncredited)
• 1939Swanee River — Doctor
• 1939The Bill of Rights — Colonel George Mason
• 1939The Forgotten Woman — Dr. May
• 1939The Roaring Twenties — Judge
• 1939The Spirit of Culver — Maj. White
• 1939They Shall Have Music — Detective (uncredited)
• 1939Three Smart Girls Grow Up — Harry - Conference Room Businessman
• 1938Boys Town — Prison Warden (uncredited)
• 1938Doctor Rhythm — Insp. Bryce
• 1938Girls on Probation — Police Chief
• 1938Hunted Men — Police Commissioner, CommissionerPolice
• 1938I Stand Accused — Defense Attorney Brower
• 1938Mr. Moto's Gamble — Philip Benton
• 1938Mr. Wong, Detective — Simon Dayton
• 1938Over the Wall — Warden Vance
• 1938Too Hot to Handle — Mr. Fairfield (uncredited)
• 1938You Can't Take It with You — Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited)
• 1937Bad Guy — Warden
• 1937Criminals of the Air — Captain Wallace
• 1937Dangerously Yours — Roberts
• 1937Fifty Roads to Town — Captain Carroll
• 1937It Could Happen to You — Judge
• 1937Missing Witnesses — Police Chief Elmer H. Davis (uncredited)
• 1937Murder Is News — David Corning
• 1937Night Club Scandal — Governor
• 1937Seventh Heaven — Gendarme
• 1937She Had to Eat — Police Captain (uncredited)
• 1937The Man Who Cried Wolf — Judge
• 1937This Is My Affair — Warden
• 1937Torture Money — Capt. Michael Karnahan (uncredited)
• 1937Two Wise Maids — Grover Wentworth
• 1936A Man Betrayed — Mr. Carlton
• 1936Craig's Wife — Detective (uncredited)
• 1936Lady from Nowhere — Commissioner
• 1936Legion of Terror — Cummings
• 1936Three Smart Girls — Desk Lieutenant at Police Station
• 1936Two in a Crowd — Purdy
• 1936Two-Fisted Gentleman — Frank Boyd
• 1934Keep 'Em Rolling — Major in France Battlefield
• 1934Stand Up and Cheer! — Presidential Naval Aide
• 1932Murder in the Pullman — Detective
• 1932The Campus Mystery — Inspector Carr
• 1932The Cole Case — Inspector Carr
• 1932The Crane Poison Case — Inspector Carr
• 1932The Side Show Mystery — Inspector Carr
• 1932The Skull Murder Mystery — Inspector Carr
• 1932The Studio Murder Mystery — Insp. Carr
• 1932The Symphony Murder Mystery — Insp. Carr
• 1932The Trans-Atlantic Mystery — Inspector Carr
• 1931Success — Mr. Kelly - Molly's Father
• 1931The Clyde Mystery — Inspector Carr
• 1931The Gigolo Racket — George Burke
• 1931The Wall Street Mystery — Inspector Carr
• 1931The Week End Mystery
• 1930Dangerous Nan McGrew — Grant
• 1930Heads Up — Capt. Whitney

Appearances as themselves (1)

• The Ed Wynn Show — Self - Ed's Doctor (uncredited)