Jonathan Hale

Jonathan Hale

Né le 20 mars 1891 à Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, mort le 28 février 1966.

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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 appearances in The Cisco Kid as Barry Owens. He also appeared in two different episodes of Adventures of Superman: "The Evil Three", in which he played a murderous "Southern Colonel"-type character, and "Panic in the Sky", one of the most famous episodes, in which he played the lead astronomer at the Metropolis Observatory, actually a California observatory.

Among the relatively few television programs on which Hale appeared are the religion anthology series Crossroads, The Loretta Young Show, Brave Eagle, Schlitz Playhouse, The Joey Bishop Show, and Walt Disney Presents: "A Tribute to Joel Chandler Harris".

Hale committed suicide on February 28, 1966. He was found dead that evening in his room at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. Hale had taken his own life with a .38 caliber pistol, which was found near his body. He was 74. Hale was interred at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood, California. Sadly, Hale's 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".

Furie (7.5) Fury Film · 1936 dans le rôle de Defense Attorney
L'Autre (7.0) In Name Only Film · 1939 dans le rôle de Dr. Gateson
Le Rebelle (6.9) The Fountainhead Film · 1949 dans le rôle de Guy Francon (uncredited)
Taxi (6.8) Film · 1953 dans le rôle de Mr. Barker (uncredited)
Appelez Nord 777 (6.7) Call Northside 777 Film · 1948 dans le rôle de Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)
Le Corbeau (6.6) The Raven Film · 1935 dans le rôle de Bedside Dr. at Jerry's Right (uncredited)
Tail Spin (6.3) Film · 1939 dans le rôle de Racing Official Starter (Uncredited)
Sea Devils (6.0) Film · 1937 dans le rôle de Court-Martial President (uncredited)