Jonathan Hale
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 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".
212 acting credits
Acting · 212
Lassie
1954
Adventures of Superman
1952
Cavalcade of America
1952
The Cisco Kid
1950
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
MGM Parade
1955
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
The Whistler
1954
City Detective
1953
Crossroads
1955
Strangers on a Train
1951
The Fountainhead
1949
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Fury
1936
Dakota
1945
A Star Is Born
1937
'G' Men
1935
A Night at the Opera
1935
Boys Town
1938
Angel on My Shoulder
1946
Silver River
1948
Call Northside 777
1948
Gentlemen Are Born
1934
The Tall Target
1951
Johnny Belinda
1948
Blondie
1938
The Raven
1935
Hangmen Also Die!
1943
High Wall
1947
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
1937
Alice Adams
1935
The Man Who Found Himself
1937
Hollywood Canteen
1944
You Only Live Once
1937
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938
The Case of the Howling Dog
1934
China Clipper
1936
Housewife
1934
Tail Spin
1939
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939
The Steel Trap
1952
Flight from Destiny
1941
The Saint Takes Over
1940
Scandal Sheet
1952
Saratoga
1937
Johnny Apollo
1940
The Beginning or the End
1947
Yellow Jack
1938
Son of Paleface
1952
There's Something About a Soldier
1943
Triple Trouble
1950
Strange Alibi
1941
Young Man with Ideas
1952
The Saint Strikes Back
1939
Kansas Pacific
1953
Tap Roots
1948
The Baron of Arizona
1950
Thunder Afloat
1939
Danger – Love at Work
1937
Flight Lieutenant
1942
Insurance Investigator
1951
Sea Devils
1937
The Phantom Speaks
1945
The First Hundred Years
1938
Educating Father
1936
The Accusing Finger
1936
Cattle Queen of Montana
1954
Dead Man's Eyes
1944
Gay Blades
1946
Calling Dr. Gillespie
1942
Men with Wings
1938
Madame X
1937
This Is My Affair
1937
Taxi
1953
One Against the World
1939
Too Many Parents
1936
The Singing Kid
1936
The Calling of Dan Matthews
1935
Wings Over Honolulu
1937
Outcast
1937
We Who Are Young
1940
If You Could Only Cook
1935
In Name Only
1939
In Old Monterey
1939
Easy to Wed
1946
Breaking the Ice
1938
Racketeers in Exile
1937
Blondie Meets the Boss
1939
Wife Wanted
1946
A Lost Lady
1934
A Dangerous Profession
1949
Man Alive
1945
State Department: File 649
1949
The Night Holds Terror
1955
Blondie Has Servant Trouble
1940
The Devil Is a Sissy
1936
The Amazing Mr. Williams
1939
She Couldn't Say No
1954
Man Of The People
1937
3 Kids and a Queen
1935
Life with Blondie
1945
Letter of Introduction
1938
Private Affairs
1940
Page Miss Glory
1935
The Voice of Bugle Ann
1936
The Duke of West Point
1938
Her Husband's Affairs
1947
Three Husbands
1950
Divorce
1945
Spendthrift
1936
Ringside Maisie
1941
The Strange Mr. Gregory
1945
My Buddy
1944
36 Hours to Kill
1936
The League of Frightened Men
1937
Blondie Brings Up Baby
1939
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
1936
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
1946
Dulcy
1940
The Saint in New York
1938
Black Gold
1947
The Judge
1949
Gangs of New York
1938
Miss Annie Rooney
1942
Stand Up and Fight
1939
Leave It to Blondie
1945
Big Town Girl
1937
Footlight Glamour
1943
Blondie Goes to College
1942
Short Grass
1950
The Great Swindle
1941
Stampede
1949
Public Hero Number 1
1935
Behind Southern Lines
1952
The Saint In Palm Springs
1941
Federal Agent at Large
1950
There's That Woman Again
1938
Wings of the Navy
1939
Crime Ring
1938
Navy Wife
1935
Allotment Wives
1945
The Ghost Goes Wild
1947
Over the Wall
1938
Road Demon
1938
It's a Great Life
1943
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
1936
Jaguar
1956
Blondie in Society
1941
Barricade
1939
The Three Outlaws
1956
Blondie Knows Best
1946
Charlie Chan's Secret
1936
The Pittsburgh Kid
1941
Her Jungle Love
1938
John Meade's Woman
1937
Tarnished Angel
1938
The Bugle Sounds
1942
Let's Go Navy!
1951
Joe Smith, American
1942
Exiled to Shanghai
1937
Sutter's Gold
1936
This Is the Life
1944
The Vigilantes Return
1947
Melody and Moonlight
1940
She's Dangerous
1937
Nobody's Darling
1943
Disaster
1948
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943
The Cat Creeps
1946
Rocky
1948
A Night at the Ritz
1935
The Rear Gunner
1943
Jack London
1943
Rodeo King and the Senorita
1951
The Big Guy
1939
Rose of the Yukon
1949
Blondie Plays Cupid
1940
The Saint's Double Trouble
1940
Wives Under Suspicion
1938
Blondie for Victory
1942
G.I. Honeymoon
1945
Blondie Goes Latin
1941
Riverboat Rhythm
1946
Judge Hardy's Children
1938
Too Tough to Kill
1935
You May Be Next!
1936
King of the Gamblers
1948
Blondie's Blessed Event
1942
One New York Night
1935
Lightning Strikes Twice
1934
Rolling Home
1946
Panic on the Air
1936
Duffy of San Quentin
1954
End of the Road
1944
Let 'em Have It
1935
Blondie's Lucky Day
1946
Sinner Take All
1936
Sunny Side of the Street
1951
Hit-and-Run Driver
1935
The Flaming Urge
1953
Fugitives for a Night
1938
Happy Go Lucky
1936
Three Live Ghosts
1936
Watchtower Over Tomorrow
1945
The Black Parachute
1944
You Can't Buy Luck
1937
Flying Hostess
1936
Midnight Madonna
1937
Her First Beau
1941
Lone Star Ranger
1942
Sweet Rosie O'Grady
1943