John Hamilton: movies and TV shows
John Hamilton has 253 credits in the archive: 230 films and 23 TV series, from 1930 to 1959. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1930 – 1959 · busiest year: 1939 (23 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | New York Confidential | TV | 10.0 | 72 | |
| 1958 | Outcasts of the City | Film | 10.0 | 71 | |
| 1957 | Chicago Confidential | Emory Morgan - Attorney (uncredited) | Film | 5.0 | 70 |
| 1956 | State Trooper | Oscar | TV | 5.7 | 69 |
| 1956 | The Count of Monte Cristo | TV | 5.6 | 69 | |
| 1956 | Hey, Jeannie! | Mr. Barker | TV | 6.2 | 69 |
| 1955 | Screen Director's Playhouse | Mr. Campo (uncredited) | TV | 7.0 | 68 |
| 1955 | Bobby Ware Is Missing | Stearns - Goodwin's Associate (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 68 |
| 1954 | Captain Midnight | TV | 6.6 | 67 | |
| 1954 | Passport to Danger | TV | 7.5 | 67 | |
| 1954 | Stamp Day for Superman | Perry White | Film | 5.5 | 67 |
| 1954 | Sitting Bull | Ulysses S. Grant | Film | 5.3 | 67 |
| 1954 | Moby Dick | 'Jeroboam' Captain | Film | 9.0 | 67 |
| 1954 | The Miami Story | Clifton Staley | Film | 4.9 | 67 |
| 1954 | Superman and Scotland Yard | Perry White | Film | 7.3 | 67 |
| 1954 | Superman and the Jungle Devil | Perry White | Film | 8.7 | 67 |
| 1954 | Superman's Peril | Perry White | Film | — | 67 |
| 1954 | City Story | Film | 8.0 | 67 | |
| 1954 | Superman in Exile | Perry White | Film | 8.3 | 67 |
| 1954 | Superman Flies Again | Perry White | Film | 7.7 | 67 |
| 1953 | I Led Three Lives | TV | 8.0 | 66 | |
| 1953 | So This Is Love | Charlie | Film | 4.3 | 66 |
| 1953 | Never Wave at a WAC | Sen. Holbrook (uncredited) | Film | 5.0 | 66 |
| 1953 | Never Wave at a WAC | Senator Holbrook (uncredited) | Film | 5.0 | 66 |
| 1953 | Donovan's Brain | Mr. McNish (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 66 |
| 1953 | Run for the Hills | Mr. Harvester | Film | 6.0 | 66 |
| 1953 | Marshal of Cedar Rock | Stover - Prison Warden | Film | 6.3 | 66 |
| 1953 | Man of Conflict | Mr. Cornwall | Film | 6.7 | 66 |
| 1953 | Iron Mountain Trail | Circuit Judge | Film | 6.5 | 66 |
| 1953 | The Studebaker Story | Father Studebaker | Film | — | 66 |
| 1953 | Jack McCall, Desperado | Col. Cornish | Film | 6.0 | 66 |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatre | TV | 7.8 | 65 | |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman | Perry White | TV | 6.7 | 65 |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America | Colonel Norton | TV | 4.6 | 65 |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America | Porter | TV | 4.6 | 65 |
| 1952 | The Pace That Thrills | Sour Puss | Film | 6.0 | 65 |
| 1952 | The Rose Bowl Story | Dr. Lansing | Film | 4.2 | 65 |
| 1952 | Listen Judge | George Morton (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 65 |
| 1952 | Target | Bailey | Film | 6.6 | 65 |
| 1952 | The McGurk Way | Speaker | Film | — | 65 |
| 1951 | Tales of Tomorrow | TV | 6.4 | 64 | |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Kit Carson | TV | 6.0 | 64 | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | "Jeroboam" Captain | TV | 8.8 | 64 |
| 1951 | The Roy Rogers Show | TV | 6.8 | 64 | |
| 1951 | Sugarfoot | Judge Backus | Film | 5.3 | 64 |
| 1951 | Criminal Lawyer | Police Captain Loomis | Film | 7.4 | 64 |
| 1951 | Million Dollar Pursuit | Police Inspector Morgan | Film | 6.5 | 64 |
| 1951 | Badman's Gold | The Marshal | Film | 5.0 | 64 |
| 1950 | The Cisco Kid | John Mitchell | TV | 6.2 | 63 |
| 1950 | The Cisco Kid | Thomas T. Trimble | TV | 6.2 | 63 |
| 1950 | The Cisco Kid | Sheriff | TV | 6.2 | 63 |
| 1950 | The Gene Autry Show | Dan Parker | TV | 4.7 | 63 |
| 1950 | The Gene Autry Show | Jonathan Diggers | TV | 4.7 | 63 |
| 1950 | Treasury Men in Action | Judge (uncredited) | TV | 6.3 | 63 |
| 1950 | Annie Get Your Gun | Ship Captain (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 63 |
| 1950 | The Men | Justice of the Peace (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 63 |
| 1950 | Davy Crockett, Indian Scout | Col. Pollard | Film | 5.2 | 63 |
| 1950 | The Reformer and the Redhead | Police Captain (uncredited) | Film | 7.6 | 63 |
| 1950 | The Flying Missile | Senator | Film | 5.3 | 63 |
| 1950 | The Flying Missile | Second Senator | Film | 5.3 | 63 |
| 1950 | Bunco Squad | John Deming (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 63 |
| 1950 | The Invisible Monster | "Henry Miller" | Film | 4.7 | 63 |
| 1950 | Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang | Judge Ralph Townsend | Film | 6.5 | 63 |
| 1950 | The Missourians | Mayor Grant McDowall | Film | 8.0 | 63 |
| 1949 | The Ed Wynn Show | Self - Ed's Doctor (uncredited) | TV | 7.7 | 62 |
| 1949 | Canadian Pacific | Pere Lacomb | Film | 5.2 | 62 |
| 1949 | Law of the Golden West | Isaac Cody, Bill's father | Film | 7.5 | 62 |
| 1949 | The James Brothers of Missouri | Lon Royer [Ch.1] | Film | 6.7 | 62 |
| 1949 | Bandit King of Texas | John Turner | Film | 8.0 | 62 |
| 1949 | Pioneer Marshal | Man with Bracelet | Film | 10.0 | 62 |
| 1949 | Sheriff of Wichita | Prison Warden | Film | 8.0 | 62 |
| 1949 | The Wyoming Bandit | Marshal | Film | 6.5 | 62 |
| 1949 | Strange Bargain | Employee at Meeting (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 62 |
| 1949 | Alias the Champ | Police Commissioner Bronson | Film | 7.3 | 62 |
| 1949 | The Judge | Lt. Edwards | Film | 5.5 | 62 |
| 1948 | Walk a Crooked Mile | G.W. Hunter | Film | 6.2 | 61 |
| 1948 | Song of My Heart | Czar | Film | 7.0 | 61 |
| 1948 | Rusty Leads the Way | Board Member (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 61 |
| 1948 | Desperadoes of Dodge City | Land Agent | Film | 10.0 | 61 |
| 1948 | The Gentleman from Nowhere | Judge | Film | 7.5 | 61 |
| 1948 | The Checkered Coat | Marcus Anson | Film | 8.2 | 61 |
| 1948 | The Gallant Legion | Speaker of the House | Film | 7.2 | 61 |
| 1947 | The Sea of Grass | Forrest Hamilton (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 60 |
| 1947 | It Happened on Fifth Avenue | Harper (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 60 |
| 1947 | The Judge Steps Out | Diner on Train (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 60 |
| 1947 | High Wall | Police Surgeon (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 60 |
| 1947 | Too Many Winners | Albert Payson | Film | 6.0 | 60 |
| 1947 | That's My Gal | Assemblyman McBride | Film | 10.0 | 60 |
| 1947 | The Devil On Wheels | Mr. Davis | Film | 4.6 | 60 |
| 1947 | Bandits of Dark Canyon | Ben Shaw | Film | 9.0 | 60 |
| 1947 | Blondie in the Dough | Premier Biscuit Board Member (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 60 |
| 1947 | Raiders of the South | George Boone | Film | 6.5 | 60 |
| 1947 | Key Witness | R. C. Hurlbert - Coroner (uncredited) | Film | 4.8 | 60 |
| 1947 | News Hounds | Timothy X. 'Big Tim' Donlin | Film | 6.8 | 60 |
| 1947 | Violence | Dr. Chalmers | Film | 5.5 | 60 |
| 1946 | The Secret of the Whistler | McLaren aka Mac (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 59 |
| 1946 | Girl on the Spot | Police Commissioner (uncredited) | Film | 10.0 | 59 |
| 1946 | Badman's Territory | Commissioner Taylor (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 59 |
| 1946 | Magnificent Doll | Mr. Witherspoon (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 59 |
| 1946 | Johnny Comes Flying Home | C.H. Metters (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 59 |
| 1946 | The Madonna's Secret | Lambert | Film | 6.4 | 59 |
| 1946 | Step by Step | Police Capt. Edmonds | Film | 6.2 | 59 |
| 1946 | Wife Wanted | Judge | Film | 7.8 | 59 |
| 1946 | Home on the Range | State Official | Film | 10.0 | 59 |
| 1946 | The Brute Man | Professor Cushman (uncredited) | Film | 4.6 | 59 |
| 1946 | One Exciting Week | Dr. Jones (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 59 |
| 1946 | The Phantom Rider | Senator Williams | Film | 6.5 | 59 |
| 1945 | Voice of the Whistler | Doctor (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 58 |
| 1945 | The Naughty Nineties | Sheriff of Ironville (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 58 |
| 1945 | Johnny Angel | Harbor Master (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 58 |
| 1945 | First Yank into Tokyo | Dr. Stacey (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 58 |
| 1945 | Circumstantial Evidence | Gov. Hanlon | Film | 5.2 | 58 |
| 1945 | The Great Flamarion | Coroner (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 58 |
| 1945 | Strange Illusion | Mr. Allen | Film | 5.6 | 58 |
| 1945 | Mom and Dad | Dr. Burnell | Film | 5.0 | 58 |
| 1945 | On Stage Everybody | Mr. Smoothasilk (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 58 |
| 1945 | Sensation Hunters | Night Court Judge | Film | 4.8 | 58 |
| 1945 | Northwest Trail | John Owens | Film | 5.8 | 58 |
| 1944 | Maisie Goes to Reno | Judge Carter (Uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 57 |
| 1944 | Zorro's Black Whip | Mr. Walsh | Film | 5.9 | 57 |
| 1944 | The Girl Who Dared | Beau Richmond | Film | 6.1 | 57 |
| 1944 | Action in Arabia | Mr. Hamilton | Film | 6.0 | 57 |
| 1944 | Wilson | Legislator in Wilson's Office (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 57 |
| 1944 | The Port of 40 Thieves | Mr. Fellows | Film | 7.5 | 57 |
| 1944 | Christmas Holiday | Jury Foreman (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 57 |
| 1944 | Up in Arms | Man In Theatre Lobby (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 57 |
| 1944 | Sheriff of Las Vegas | Homer Blackwell | Film | 5.5 | 57 |
| 1944 | I'm from Arkansas | Harry Cashin | Film | 6.0 | 57 |
| 1944 | Music in Manhattan | Mr. Bradley, the Banker (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 57 |
| 1944 | Crazy Knights | Mr. Gardner | Film | 5.2 | 57 |
| 1944 | Hi, Beautiful | Board Member (uncredited) | Film | 9.8 | 57 |
| 1944 | Meet Miss Bobby Socks | R.N. Swanson | Film | 9.0 | 57 |
| 1944 | Standing Room Only | General | Film | 5.7 | 57 |
| 1943 | So's Your Uncle | Mr. Craig | Film | 6.0 | 56 |
| 1943 | Government Girl | Irate Man (uncredited) | Film | 5.7 | 56 |
| 1943 | Good Luck, Mr. Yates | J.C. Allison | Film | 6.5 | 56 |
| 1943 | Mission to Moscow | Charlie - American Newsman (uncredited) | Film | 5.7 | 56 |
| 1943 | Daredevils of the West | Senator Garfield | Film | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1943 | Larceny with Music | Important banker | Film | 5.3 | 56 |
| 1943 | Crazy House | Outraged Director | Film | 6.0 | 56 |
| 1943 | Aerial Gunner | Doctor (uncredited) | Film | 5.0 | 56 |
| 1942 | In This Our Life | Police Inspector Millett | Film | 6.9 | 55 |
| 1942 | Across the Pacific | Court-Martial President | Film | 6.6 | 55 |
| 1942 | Always in My Heart | Prison Warden | Film | 6.3 | 55 |
| 1942 | Over My Dead Body | District Attorney Stuart Drinkwater | Film | 8.0 | 55 |
| 1942 | The Big Shot | Judge | Film | 6.2 | 55 |
| 1942 | Syncopation | Film | 6.8 | 55 | |
| 1942 | Dr. Broadway | Inspector (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 55 |
| 1942 | Escape from Crime | Rafferty | Film | 5.5 | 55 |
| 1942 | Phantom Killer | John G. Harrison | Film | 5.2 | 55 |
| 1942 | I Was Framed | Judge | Film | 5.0 | 55 |
| 1941 | The Maltese Falcon | District Attorney Bryan | Film | 7.7 | 54 |
| 1941 | Meet John Doe | Jim (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 54 |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots On | Colonel (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 54 |
| 1941 | It Started with Eve | Thomas - Headwaiter (uncredited) | Film | 7.2 | 54 |
| 1941 | Hold Back the Dawn | Mac - Studio Receptionist (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 54 |
| 1941 | The Great Man's Lady | Sen. Grant | Film | 6.3 | 54 |
| 1941 | Nine Lives Are Not Enough | Police Chief (uncredited) | Film | 5.4 | 54 |
| 1941 | I Killed That Man | District Attorney | Film | 6.7 | 54 |
| 1941 | Pacific Blackout | Police Captain | Film | 6.6 | 54 |
| 1941 | Flight from Destiny | Judge | Film | 5.8 | 54 |
| 1941 | Strange Alibi | Judge | Film | 7.2 | 54 |
| 1941 | Borrowed Hero | William Brooks | Film | 5.5 | 54 |
| 1941 | Sucker List | James Sawyer (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1941 | Unfinished Rainbows | Matthew Griswold | Film | 9.0 | 54 |
| 1940 | They Drive by Night | Defense Attorney (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 53 |
| 1940 | Brother Rat and a Baby | Judge | Film | 6.1 | 53 |
| 1940 | Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe | Professor Gordon | Film | 5.8 | 53 |
| 1940 | Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | Hirsch | Film | 6.5 | 53 |
| 1940 | Johnny Apollo | Night Court Judge | Film | 6.8 | 53 |
| 1940 | Lady with Red Hair | Defense Attorney Graham (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 53 |
| 1940 | Boom Town | McMasters' Defense Attorney (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 53 |
| 1940 | Tear Gas Squad | Chief Ferris | Film | 5.2 | 53 |
| 1940 | Murder in the Air | Hargrave | Film | 5.1 | 53 |
| 1940 | Tugboat Annie Sails Again | Capt. Broad | Film | 6.0 | 53 |
| 1940 | The Flag of Humanity | Gen. James Garfield | Film | 7.0 | 53 |
| 1940 | The Great Plane Robbery | Dr. Jamison | Film | 9.0 | 53 |
| 1940 | The Golden Fleecing | Judge (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 53 |
| 1940 | Flight Command | Pensacola Commander (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 53 |
| 1940 | You, the People | Frank Y. Carter | Film | 6.2 | 53 |
| 1939 | The Roaring Twenties | Judge | Film | 7.5 | 52 |
| 1939 | Confessions of a Nazi Spy | FBI Chief (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 52 |
| 1939 | Secret Service of the Air | Warden Jackson | Film | 6.1 | 52 |
| 1939 | Smashing the Money Ring | Night Captain | Film | 5.8 | 52 |
| 1939 | I Stole a Million | Wilson | Film | 8.0 | 52 |
| 1939 | Dust Be My Destiny | First Warden (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 52 |
| 1939 | Invisible Stripes | Captain Johnson (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 52 |
| 1939 | They Shall Have Music | Detective (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 52 |
| 1939 | Rose of Washington Square | Judge | Film | 6.7 | 52 |
| 1939 | Angels Wash Their Faces | Officer H.A. Merton (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 52 |
| 1939 | Three Smart Girls Grow Up | Harry - Conference Room Businessman | Film | 7.2 | 52 |
| 1939 | Devil's Island | Captain of Second Convict Ship | Film | 5.7 | 52 |
| 1939 | The Bill of Rights | Colonel George Mason | Film | 6.5 | 52 |
| 1939 | Espionage Agent | Code Room Instructor | Film | 6.3 | 52 |
| 1939 | Swanee River | Doctor | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1939 | Stronger Than Desire | Second Trial Judge (uncredited) | Film | 5.5 | 52 |
| 1939 | The Spirit of Culver | Maj. White | Film | 10.0 | 52 |
| 1939 | Blind Alley | Warden | Film | 6.0 | 52 |
| 1939 | The Forgotten Woman | Dr. May | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1939 | On Dress Parade | A Co. Maneuvers Colonel (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 52 |
| 1939 | Full Confession | The Judge (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 52 |
| 1939 | Forged Passport | Jack Rogers aka 'Lefty' | Film | 6.5 | 52 |
| 1939 | Old Hickory | Governor Clairborne of Louisiana | Film | 4.8 | 52 |
| 1938 | You Can't Take It with You | Kirby's Dining Guest (uncredited) | Film | 7.5 | 51 |
| 1938 | Too Hot to Handle | Mr. Fairfield (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 51 |
| 1938 | Mr. Moto's Gamble | Philip Benton | Film | 6.4 | 51 |
| 1938 | Boys Town | Prison Warden (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 51 |
| 1938 | Hunted Men | Police Commissioner | Film | 5.7 | 51 |
| 1938 | Hunted Men | CommissionerPolice | Film | 5.7 | 51 |
| 1938 | Over the Wall | Warden Vance | Film | 5.7 | 51 |
| 1938 | Mr. Wong, Detective | Simon Dayton | Film | 5.6 | 51 |
| 1938 | Doctor Rhythm | Insp. Bryce | Film | 7.5 | 51 |
| 1938 | Girls on Probation | Police Chief | Film | 6.2 | 51 |
| 1938 | I Stand Accused | Defense Attorney Brower | Film | 9.0 | 51 |
| 1937 | This Is My Affair | Warden | Film | 7.3 | 50 |
| 1937 | Seventh Heaven | Gendarme | Film | 6.4 | 50 |
| 1937 | She Had to Eat | Police Captain (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 50 |
| 1937 | Criminals of the Air | Captain Wallace | Film | 6.3 | 50 |
| 1937 | It Could Happen to You | Judge | Film | 3.0 | 50 |
| 1937 | Missing Witnesses | Police Chief Elmer H. Davis (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1937 | Fifty Roads to Town | Captain Carroll | Film | 10.0 | 50 |
| 1937 | The Man Who Cried Wolf | Judge | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1937 | Night Club Scandal | Governor | Film | 4.3 | 50 |
| 1937 | Dangerously Yours | Roberts | Film | 5.8 | 50 |
| 1937 | Torture Money | Capt. Michael Karnahan (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 50 |
| 1937 | Bad Guy | Warden | Film | 8.0 | 50 |
| 1937 | Two Wise Maids | Grover Wentworth | Film | 10.0 | 50 |
| 1937 | Murder Is News | David Corning | Film | 4.0 | 50 |
| 1936 | Two in a Crowd | Purdy | Film | 8.0 | 49 |
| 1936 | Craig's Wife | Detective (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 49 |
| 1936 | Three Smart Girls | Desk Lieutenant at Police Station | Film | 6.5 | 49 |
| 1936 | A Man Betrayed | Mr. Carlton | Film | 6.0 | 49 |
| 1936 | Two-Fisted Gentleman | Frank Boyd | Film | 9.0 | 49 |
| 1936 | Lady from Nowhere | Commissioner | Film | 9.0 | 49 |
| 1936 | Legion of Terror | Cummings | Film | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1934 | Stand Up and Cheer! | Presidential Naval Aide | Film | 5.3 | 47 |
| 1934 | Keep 'Em Rolling | Major in France Battlefield | Film | 6.2 | 47 |
| 1932 | The Trans-Atlantic Mystery | Inspector Carr | Film | 5.4 | 45 |
| 1932 | The Symphony Murder Mystery | Insp. Carr | Film | 6.7 | 45 |
| 1932 | The Studio Murder Mystery | Insp. Carr | Film | 7.5 | 45 |
| 1932 | The Skull Murder Mystery | Inspector Carr | Film | 5.8 | 45 |
| 1932 | Murder in the Pullman | Detective | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1932 | The Side Show Mystery | Inspector Carr | Film | 9.0 | 45 |
| 1932 | The Crane Poison Case | Inspector Carr | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1932 | The Campus Mystery | Inspector Carr | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1932 | The Cole Case | Inspector Carr | Film | 9.0 | 45 |
| 1931 | The Week End Mystery | Film | 9.0 | 44 | |
| 1931 | The Wall Street Mystery | Inspector Carr | Film | 6.2 | 44 |
| 1931 | Success | Mr. Kelly - Molly's Father | Film | — | 44 |
| 1931 | The Clyde Mystery | Inspector Carr | Film | 9.0 | 44 |
| 1931 | The Gigolo Racket | George Burke | Film | — | 44 |
| 1930 | Dangerous Nan McGrew | Grant | Film | 4.5 | 43 |
| 1930 | Heads Up | Capt. Whitney | Film | 7.0 | 43 |