Jonathan Hale

Jonathan Hale Headshot

Actor

Birth Date: March 21, 1891

Death Date: February 28, 1966 — 74 years old

Birth Place: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Jonathan Hale was a Canadian-born film and television actor. His earliest roles were in film, including the dramatic adaptation "Alice Adams" (1935) with Katharine Hepburn, the Richard Arlen adaptation "Three Live Ghosts" (1935) and the Lionel Barrymore drama "The Voice of Bugle Ann" (1936). He also appeared in "Educating Father" (1936), the mystery "Charlie Chan at the Race Track" (1936) with Warner Oland and the mystery "Charlie Chan's Secret" (1936) with Warner Oland.

He continued to work steadily in film throughout the thirties, appearing in "In Name Only" (1939), "The Saint Strikes Back" (1939) and the Gene Autry western "In Old Monterey" (1939). He also appeared in the action picture "Wings of the Navy" (1939) with George Brent.

Nearing the end of his career, he continued to act in "G.I. Honeymoon" (1945), the western "Dakota" (1945) with John Wayne and "Angel on My Shoulder" (1946). He also appeared in "The Cat Creeps" (1946) and "Easy to Wed" (1946) with Van Johnson.

Hale was most recently credited in "Toddlers & Tiaras" (TLC, 2008-2013). Hale passed away in February 1966 at the age of 75.

Credits

Guns, Girls and Gambling

Cinematography
Movie
2012

Black Gulch

Director
Show
2003

HazelStream

Guest Star
Series
1961

The Andy Griffith ShowStream

Guest Star
Orville Monroe
Series
1960

ZorroStream

Guest Star
Series
1957

Leave It to BeaverStream

Guest Star
Series
1957

The Three Outlaws

Actor
Pinkerton
Movie
1956

Screen Directors Playhouse

Actor
Show
1955

The Night Holds Terror

Actor
Bob Henderson
Movie
1955

Lassie

Guest Star
Walter Barton
Series
1954

Jeff's Collie

Guest Star
Show
1954

She Couldn't Say No

Actor
John Bentley (uncredited)
Movie
1954

Kansas Pacific

Actor
Railroad President Sherman Johnson
Movie
1953

The Flaming Urge

Actor
Mr. Chalmers
Movie
1953

Cavalcade of AmericaStream

Guest Star
Postmaster General Brown
Series
1952

Adventures of SupermanStream

Guest Star
Series
1952

The Steel TrapStream

Actor
Tom Bowers
Movie
1952

Scandal SheetStream

Actor
Frank Madison
Movie
1952
100%

The Range RiderStream

Guest Star
Series
1951

Let's Go Navy!

Actor
Captain
Movie
1951

Strangers on a TrainStream

Actor
Mr. Anthony
Movie
1951
98%

Sunny Side of the Street

Actor
Cyrus Pelley
Movie
1951

Three Husbands

Actor
Edward Wurdeman
Movie
1950

Short Grass

Actor
Charlie Bissel
Movie
1950

State Department: File 649

Actor
Director-General
Movie
1949

The FountainheadStream

Actor
Guy Francon (uncredited)
Movie
1949
85%

Silver River

Actor
Major Spencer
Movie
1948

Black Gold

Actor
Senator Watkins
Movie
1947

Her Husband's AffairsStream

Actor
Gov. Fox
Movie
1947

High Wall

Actor
Emory Garrison
Movie
1947

The Ghost Goes Wild

Actor
Max Atterbury
Movie
1947

Angel on My Shoulder

Actor
Citizens for Better Government Chairman
Movie
1946

Easy to Wed

Actor
Hector Boswell
Movie
1946

Wife Wanted

Actor
Philip Conway
Movie
1946

The Cat Creeps

Actor
Walter Elliot
Movie
1946

The Strange Mr. Gregory

Actor
Defense Attorney Blair
Movie
1946

Divorce

Actor
Judge Conlon
Movie
1945

Allotment Wives, Inc.

Actor
General Gilbert
Movie
1945

Man Alive

Actor
Osborne
Movie
1945

Dead Man's Eyes

Actor
Dr. Welles
Movie
1944

And Now Tomorrow

Actor
Dr. Sloane
Movie
1944

Footlight Glamour

Actor
J.C. Dithers
Movie
1944

The Black Parachute

Actor
King Stephen
Movie
1944

The Jack London Story

Actor
Kerwin Maxwell
Movie
1943

The Rear Gunner

Narrator
Commanding Officer
Movie
1943

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

Actor
Ferguson
Movie
1943

It's a Great Life

Actor
J.C. Dithers
Movie
1943

Hangmen Also Die

Actor
Dedic
Movie
1943

There's Something About a Soldier

Actor
General Sommerton
Movie
1943

The Bugle Sounds

Actor
Brigadier-General
Movie
1942

Miss Annie RooneyStream

Actor
Mr. Martin White
Movie
1942

Calling Dr. Gillespie

Actor
Frank Marshall Todwell
Movie
1942

Blondie for Victory

Actor
J.C. Dithers
Movie
1942

Blondie Goes to CollegeStream

Actor
J.C. Dithers
Movie
1942

Flight Lieutenant

Actor
Joseph Sanford
Movie
1942

Joe Smith, American

Actor
Blake McKettrick
Movie
1942

Blondie's Blessed Event

Actor
J.C. Dithers
Movie
1942

Lone Star Ranger

Actor
Judge Longstreth
Movie
1942

Flight From Destiny

Actor
Dist. Atty. Johnson
Movie
1941

Blondie Goes Latin

Actor
Mr. J.C. Dithers
Movie
1941

Blondie in Society

Actor
J.C. Dithers
Movie
1941

Blondie Plays CupidStream

Actor
J.C. Dithers
Movie
1941

Strange Alibi

Actor
Police Chief Sprague
Movie
1941

The Saint in Palm Springs

Actor
Insp. Henry Fernack
Movie
1941

We Who Are Young

Actor
William Braddock
Movie
1940

Dulcy

Actor
Homer Patterson
Movie
1940

Blondie Brings Up Baby

Actor
J.C. Dithers
Movie
1940

Johnny Apollo

Actor
Dr. Brown
Movie
1940

Blondie Has Servant Trouble

Actor
J.C. Dithers
Movie
1940

The Saint Takes Over

Actor
Inspector Henry Fernack
Movie
1940

The Saint's Double Trouble

Actor
Inspector Henry Fernack
Movie
1940

One Against the World

Actor
Dr. Ephraim McDowell
Movie
1939

In Name OnlyStream

Actor
Dr. Ned Gateson
Movie
1939
100%

Stand Up and Fight

Actor
Colonel Webb
Movie
1939

Blondie

Actor
J.C. Dithers
Movie
1939

Blondie Meets the Boss

Actor
J.C. Dithers
Movie
1939

In Old Monterey

Actor
Stevenson
Movie
1939

The Saint Strikes Back

Actor
Inspector Henry Fernack
Movie
1939

Wings of the Navy

Actor
Commandant
Movie
1939

Boys TownStream

Actor
John Hargraves
Movie
1938
86%

Yellow Jack

Actor
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood
Movie
1938

The First Hundred Years

Actor
Judge Parker
Movie
1938

Arsene Lupin Returns

Actor
F.B.I. Special Agent
Movie
1938

Tarnished Angels

Actor
Detective Sgt. Edward Cramer
Movie
1938

Gangs of New York

Actor
Warden
Movie
1938

Her Jungle Love

Actor
J.C. Martin
Movie
1938

The Saint in New YorkStream

Actor
Inspector Henry Fernack
Movie
1938

Over the Wall

Actor
Governor James McDonald
Movie
1938

Fugitives for a Night

Actor
Police Captain
Movie
1938

Charlie Chan at the Olympics

Actor
Mr. Hopkins
Movie
1937

Madame X

Actor
Hugh Fariman Sr
Movie
1937

Man of the People

Actor
Carter Spetner
Movie
1937

Exiled to Shanghai

Actor
J.B. Willet
Movie
1937

She's Dangerous

Actor
Charles Fitzgerald
Movie
1937

Danger, Love at Work

Actor
Parsons
Movie
1937

Charlie Chan at the Race Track

Actor
Warren Fenton
Movie
1936

Charlie Chan's Secret

Actor
Warren T. Phelps
Movie
1936

Three Live Ghosts

Actor
Detective Bolton
Movie
1936

Happy-Go-Lucky

Actor
J. Lansing Bennett
Movie
1936

The Voice of Bugle Ann

Actor
District Attorney
Movie
1936

The Singing Kid

Actor
Dr. Brown
Movie
1936

The Devil Is a Sissy

Actor
Judge Holmes
Movie
1936

36 Hours to Kill

Actor
Conductor
Movie
1936

Lightning Strikes Twice

Actor
Capt. Hobart Nelson
Movie
1935

Alice AdamsStream

Actor
Mr. Palmer
Movie
1935
89%