Jonathan Hale: movies and TV shows
Jonathan Hale has 213 credits in the archive: 200 films and 13 TV series, from 1934 to 1956. Highest rated: Strangers on a Train (7.7/10).
Career timeline
1934 – 1956 · busiest year: 1936 (20 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Jaguar | Dr. Powell | Film | 7.5 | 65 |
| 1956 | The Three Outlaws | Pinkerton | Film | 6.0 | 65 |
| 1955 | Screen Director's Playhouse | Mayor | TV | 7.0 | 64 |
| 1955 | MGM Parade | TV | 7.5 | 64 | |
| 1955 | Crossroads | Governor | TV | 6.8 | 64 |
| 1955 | The Night Holds Terror | Bob Henderson | Film | 5.5 | 64 |
| 1954 | Lassie | TV | 6.3 | 63 | |
| 1954 | The Whistler | TV | — | 63 | |
| 1954 | Cattle Queen of Montana | Politician (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 63 |
| 1954 | She Couldn't Say No | John Bentley | Film | 5.7 | 63 |
| 1954 | Duffy of San Quentin | Boyd | Film | 6.6 | 63 |
| 1953 | City Detective | TV | 7.5 | 62 | |
| 1953 | Kansas Pacific | Sherman Johnson | Film | 5.0 | 62 |
| 1953 | Taxi | Mr. Barker (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 62 |
| 1953 | The Flaming Urge | Mr. Chalmers | Film | 7.0 | 62 |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman | Professor Roberts | TV | 6.7 | 61 |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America | TV | 4.6 | 61 | |
| 1952 | Mr. & Mrs. North | TV | 5.0 | 61 | |
| 1952 | Scandal Sheet | Frank Madison | Film | 7.0 | 61 |
| 1952 | Son of Paleface | Governor Freeman (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 61 |
| 1952 | Young Man with Ideas | Stanley Rickson (uncredited) | Film | 5.2 | 61 |
| 1952 | The Steel Trap | Tom Bowers | Film | 6.6 | 61 |
| 1952 | Behind Southern Lines | General | Film | 8.0 | 61 |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | General | TV | 5.3 | 60 |
| 1951 | Strangers on a Train | Mr. Antony | Film | 7.7 | 60 |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | TV | 7.2 | 60 | |
| 1951 | Let's Go Navy! | Captain | Film | 8.0 | 60 |
| 1951 | The Tall Target | Passenger from Carolina (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 60 |
| 1951 | Rodeo King and the Senorita | Dr. Sands | Film | 7.0 | 60 |
| 1951 | Insurance Investigator | Russell James | Film | 5.7 | 60 |
| 1951 | Sunny Side of the Street | Cyrus Pelley | Film | 8.0 | 60 |
| 1950 | The Cisco Kid | Barry Owens | TV | 6.2 | 59 |
| 1950 | The Cisco Kid | Barry Owen aka Bill Stevens | TV | 6.2 | 59 |
| 1950 | Triple Trouble | The Judge | Film | 7.0 | 59 |
| 1950 | The Baron of Arizona | Governor | Film | 6.7 | 59 |
| 1950 | Three Husbands | Edward Wurdeman | Film | 5.4 | 59 |
| 1950 | Short Grass | Charlie Bissel | Film | 6.5 | 59 |
| 1950 | Federal Agent at Large | James Goodwin | Film | 5.8 | 59 |
| 1949 | The Fountainhead | Guy Francon (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 58 |
| 1949 | A Dangerous Profession | Film | 5.7 | 58 | |
| 1949 | The Judge | Judge Allan J. Brooks | Film | 5.5 | 58 |
| 1949 | State Department: File 649 | Director-General | Film | 5.0 | 58 |
| 1949 | Rose of the Yukon | Gen. Butler | Film | 7.0 | 58 |
| 1949 | Stampede | Varick | Film | 6.3 | 58 |
| 1948 | Tap Roots | Gen. Johnston (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 57 |
| 1948 | Call Northside 777 | Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 57 |
| 1948 | Silver River | Major Spencer | Film | 6.2 | 57 |
| 1948 | Johnny Belinda | Dr. Gray (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 57 |
| 1948 | Rocky | Kenneth Forrester | Film | 8.0 | 57 |
| 1948 | King of the Gamblers | Sam Hyland | Film | 7.0 | 57 |
| 1948 | Disaster | Police Commissioner Jerome | Film | 6.0 | 57 |
| 1947 | Her Husband's Affairs | Gov. Fox | Film | 5.6 | 56 |
| 1947 | The Beginning or the End | Dr. Vannevar Bush | Film | 6.4 | 56 |
| 1947 | High Wall | Emory Garrison | Film | 6.4 | 56 |
| 1947 | Black Gold | Senator Watkins | Film | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1947 | The Ghost Goes Wild | Max Atterbury | Film | 6.0 | 56 |
| 1947 | The Vigilantes Return | Judge Holden | Film | 3.8 | 56 |
| 1946 | Angel on My Shoulder | Citizens for Better Government Chairman (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 55 |
| 1946 | Blondie Knows Best | J.C. Dithers | Film | 6.9 | 55 |
| 1946 | Blondie's Lucky Day | J.C. Dithers | Film | 6.4 | 55 |
| 1946 | Gay Blades | Whittlesey | Film | 8.0 | 55 |
| 1946 | Easy to Wed | Hector Boswell | Film | 6.4 | 55 |
| 1946 | Wife Wanted | Philip Conway | Film | 7.8 | 55 |
| 1946 | The Cat Creeps | Walter Elliott | Film | 5.0 | 55 |
| 1946 | Riverboat Rhythm | Col. Edward Beeler | Film | 6.3 | 55 |
| 1946 | The Walls Came Tumbling Down | Captain Griffin | Film | 6.2 | 55 |
| 1946 | Rolling Home | Henry Kane | Film | 5.7 | 55 |
| 1945 | Dakota | Colonel Wordin | Film | 5.2 | 54 |
| 1945 | Life with Blondie | J.C. Dithers | Film | 6.7 | 54 |
| 1945 | Watchtower Over Tomorrow | Security Council Chair | Film | 5.4 | 54 |
| 1945 | The Strange Mr. Gregory | Defense Attorney Blair | Film | 5.5 | 54 |
| 1945 | Divorce | Judge | Film | 6.0 | 54 |
| 1945 | The Phantom Speaks | Owen McAllister | Film | 5.7 | 54 |
| 1945 | Man Alive | Osborne | Film | 5.6 | 54 |
| 1945 | G.I. Honeymoon | Colonel Hammerhead Smith | Film | 8.0 | 54 |
| 1945 | Leave It to Blondie | J.C. Dithers | Film | 6.8 | 54 |
| 1945 | Allotment Wives | Brig. Gen. H.N. Gilbert | Film | 6.7 | 54 |
| 1944 | Hollywood Canteen | Mr. Brodel (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 53 |
| 1944 | The Black Parachute | King Stephen | Film | 6.8 | 53 |
| 1944 | Dead Man's Eyes | Dr. Sam Welles | Film | 6.6 | 53 |
| 1944 | This Is the Life | Dr. Plum | Film | 6.0 | 53 |
| 1944 | End of the Road | Gregory McCune | Film | 5.8 | 53 |
| 1944 | My Buddy | Senator Henry | Film | 9.0 | 53 |
| 1943 | Hangmen Also Die! | Dedic | Film | 6.9 | 52 |
| 1943 | Sweet Rosie O'Grady | Mr. Fox | Film | 6.5 | 52 |
| 1943 | The Amazing Mrs. Holliday | Film | 6.7 | 52 | |
| 1943 | Nobody's Darling | Jason Rhodes | Film | 8.0 | 52 |
| 1943 | The Rear Gunner | Commanding Officer | Film | 6.4 | 52 |
| 1943 | Jack London | Kerwin Maxwell | Film | 6.1 | 52 |
| 1943 | It's a Great Life | J.C. Dithers | Film | 7.7 | 52 |
| 1943 | There's Something About a Soldier | Gen. Sommerton | Film | 5.4 | 52 |
| 1943 | Footlight Glamour | J.C. Dithers | Film | 8.0 | 52 |
| 1942 | Blondie for Victory | J.C. Dithers | Film | 7.6 | 51 |
| 1942 | Calling Dr. Gillespie | Frank M. Todwell | Film | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1942 | Blondie's Blessed Event | J.C. Dithers | Film | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1942 | Joe Smith, American | Blake McKettrick | Film | 6.5 | 51 |
| 1942 | Flight Lieutenant | Joseph Sanford | Film | 6.3 | 51 |
| 1942 | Blondie Goes to College | J.C. Dithers | Film | 6.6 | 51 |
| 1942 | Miss Annie Rooney | Mr. Martin White | Film | 6.3 | 51 |
| 1942 | Lone Star Ranger | Judge Longstreth | Film | 5.3 | 51 |
| 1942 | The Bugle Sounds | Brigadier-General | Film | 6.8 | 51 |
| 1941 | Ringside Maisie | Dr. Kramer | Film | 5.6 | 50 |
| 1941 | Her First Beau | Mr. Harris | Film | 6.5 | 50 |
| 1941 | The Saint In Palm Springs | Inspector Henry Fernack | Film | 6.1 | 50 |
| 1941 | Flight from Destiny | Dist. Atty. Johnson | Film | 5.8 | 50 |
| 1941 | The Great Swindle | Swann | Film | 8.0 | 50 |
| 1941 | Strange Alibi | Police Chief Sprague | Film | 7.2 | 50 |
| 1941 | Blondie in Society | J.C. Dithers | Film | 6.4 | 50 |
| 1941 | Blondie Goes Latin | J.C. Dithers | Film | 6.6 | 50 |
| 1941 | The Pittsburgh Kid | Max Ellison | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1940 | Blondie Has Servant Trouble | J.C. Dithers | Film | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1940 | We Who Are Young | Braddock | Film | 6.3 | 49 |
| 1940 | The Saint Takes Over | Inspector Henry Fernack | Film | 6.7 | 49 |
| 1940 | Melody and Moonlight | Otis Barnett | Film | 7.5 | 49 |
| 1940 | The Saint's Double Trouble | Inspector Henry Fernack | Film | 6.0 | 49 |
| 1940 | Johnny Apollo | Dr. Brown | Film | 6.8 | 49 |
| 1940 | Private Affairs | George Gilkin | Film | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1940 | Blondie Plays Cupid | J.C. Dithers | Film | 6.8 | 49 |
| 1940 | Dulcy | Homer Patterson | Film | 6.4 | 49 |
| 1939 | In Name Only | Dr. Gateson | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1939 | The Story of Alexander Graham Bell | President of Western Union | Film | 6.3 | 48 |
| 1939 | Stand Up and Fight | Colonel Webb | Film | 6.0 | 48 |
| 1939 | The Amazing Mr. Williams | Mayor | Film | 6.0 | 48 |
| 1939 | Wings of the Navy | Commandant | Film | 6.2 | 48 |
| 1939 | The Saint Strikes Back | Inspector Henry Fernack | Film | 5.8 | 48 |
| 1939 | Tail Spin | Racing Official Starter (Uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 48 |
| 1939 | In Old Monterey | Stevenson | Film | 6.3 | 48 |
| 1939 | Thunder Afloat | Admiral Girard | Film | 6.1 | 48 |
| 1939 | Blondie Brings Up Baby | J.C. Dithers | Film | 6.9 | 48 |
| 1939 | The Big Guy | Jack Lane | Film | 8.0 | 48 |
| 1939 | One Against the World | Dr. Ephraim McDowell | Film | 8.0 | 48 |
| 1939 | Blondie Meets the Boss | J.C. Dithars | Film | 5.8 | 48 |
| 1939 | Barricade | Assistant Secretary of State | Film | 6.5 | 48 |
| 1938 | Boys Town | John Hargraves | Film | 6.8 | 47 |
| 1938 | Wives Under Suspicion | Allison | Film | 5.3 | 47 |
| 1938 | Blondie | Mr. Dithers | Film | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1938 | Tarnished Angel | Detective Sgt. Cramer | Film | 5.3 | 47 |
| 1938 | Men with Wings | Long | Film | 5.4 | 47 |
| 1938 | Letter of Introduction | Lou Woodstock (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 47 |
| 1938 | Judge Hardy's Children | John Lee | Film | 6.8 | 47 |
| 1938 | Her Jungle Love | J.C. Martin | Film | 7.5 | 47 |
| 1938 | Arsène Lupin Returns | F.B.I. Special Agent | Film | 6.3 | 47 |
| 1938 | Crime Ring | Bank President | Film | 5.8 | 47 |
| 1938 | Over the Wall | Governor James McDonald | Film | 5.7 | 47 |
| 1938 | Gangs of New York | Warden | Film | 5.3 | 47 |
| 1938 | There's That Woman Again | Rolfe Davis | Film | 6.2 | 47 |
| 1938 | Fugitives for a Night | Police Captain | Film | 7.3 | 47 |
| 1938 | The Saint in New York | Inspector Henry Fernack | Film | 6.6 | 47 |
| 1938 | The Duke of West Point | Colonel Early | Film | 4.5 | 47 |
| 1938 | Breaking the Ice | Mr. Kane | Film | 6.1 | 47 |
| 1938 | The First Hundred Years | Judge Parker | Film | 7.3 | 47 |
| 1938 | Yellow Jack | Major General Leonard Wood | Film | 5.9 | 47 |
| 1938 | Road Demon | Anderson | Film | 10.0 | 47 |
| 1937 | A Star Is Born | Judge Parris (uncredited) | Film | 7.2 | 46 |
| 1937 | You Only Live Once | District Attorney (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 46 |
| 1937 | The Man Who Found Himself | Dr. Tom Smythe | Film | 8.5 | 46 |
| 1937 | Madame X | Hugh Fariman Sr. | Film | 6.1 | 46 |
| 1937 | Charlie Chan at the Olympics | Mr. Hopkins | Film | 6.8 | 46 |
| 1937 | The League of Frightened Men | Alexander Drummond | Film | 6.2 | 46 |
| 1937 | She's Dangerous | Charles Fitzgerald | Film | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1937 | Wings Over Honolulu | Judge Advocate | Film | 6.4 | 46 |
| 1937 | Saratoga | Frank Clayton | Film | 6.5 | 46 |
| 1937 | Danger – Love at Work | Parsons, an attorney | Film | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1937 | Outcast | Film | 8.0 | 46 | |
| 1937 | Racketeers in Exile | Alden Parker | Film | 7.5 | 46 |
| 1937 | You Can't Buy Luck | Prosecutor (uncredited) | Film | 4.7 | 46 |
| 1937 | Sea Devils | Court-Martial President (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1937 | Exiled to Shanghai | J.B. Willet | Film | 5.5 | 46 |
| 1937 | Man Of The People | Carter Spetner | Film | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1937 | Big Town Girl | Hershell | Film | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1937 | John Meade's Woman | Mr. Melton | Film | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1937 | Midnight Madonna | Stuart Kirkland | Film | 8.0 | 46 |
| 1937 | This Is My Affair | Judge | Film | 7.3 | 46 |
| 1936 | Fury | Defense Attorney | Film | 7.5 | 45 |
| 1936 | The Voice of Bugle Ann | District Attorney | Film | 5.5 | 45 |
| 1936 | The Case Against Mrs. Ames | First trial judge | Film | 5.0 | 45 |
| 1936 | The Devil Is a Sissy | Judge Holmes | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1936 | Charlie Chan at the Race Track | Warren Fenton | Film | 7.1 | 45 |
| 1936 | The Accusing Finger | Special Prosecutor | Film | 5.8 | 45 |
| 1936 | China Clipper | State Department Official (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 45 |
| 1936 | The Singing Kid | Dr. Brown (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1936 | Happy Go Lucky | J. Lansing Bennett | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1936 | Sutter's Gold | Prosecuting Attorney | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1936 | Charlie Chan's Secret | Warren T. Phelps | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1936 | Too Many Parents | Judge | Film | 5.2 | 45 |
| 1936 | Sinner Take All | Dr. Harrison (uncredited) | Film | 4.9 | 45 |
| 1936 | Educating Father | Fred Humphrey | Film | 9.0 | 45 |
| 1936 | You May Be Next! | Army Officer (uncredited) | Film | 4.8 | 45 |
| 1936 | Panic on the Air | Johnson (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 45 |
| 1936 | Three Live Ghosts | Detective Bolton | Film | 6.0 | 45 |
| 1936 | Spendthrift | Attorney | Film | 6.0 | 45 |
| 1936 | 36 Hours to Kill | Mac - Train Conductor | Film | 6.1 | 45 |
| 1936 | Flying Hostess | Kendall | Film | 10.0 | 45 |
| 1935 | A Night at the Opera | The Stage Manager (uncredited) | Film | 7.4 | 44 |
| 1935 | 'G' Men | Congressman (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 44 |
| 1935 | The Raven | Bedside Dr. at Jerry's Right (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 44 |
| 1935 | If You Could Only Cook | Henry Brown - Member of Board of Directors (uncredited) | Film | 7.5 | 44 |
| 1935 | Alice Adams | Mr. Palmer | Film | 6.7 | 44 |
| 1935 | 3 Kids and a Queen | Gangster | Film | 6.8 | 44 |
| 1935 | A Night at the Ritz | Director (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 44 |
| 1935 | Public Hero Number 1 | Prison Board Member (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 44 |
| 1935 | The Calling of Dan Matthews | Club Owner (uncredited) | Film | 4.7 | 44 |
| 1935 | Too Tough to Kill | Chairman of the Board | Film | 7.5 | 44 |
| 1935 | Let 'em Have It | Microscopic Expert | Film | 7.6 | 44 |
| 1935 | Navy Wife | Norton | Film | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1935 | Page Miss Glory | Husband at Train Station (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 44 |
| 1935 | One New York Night | Mr. Stokes | Film | 7.5 | 44 |
| 1935 | Hit-and-Run Driver | Captain James (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 44 |
| 1934 | A Lost Lady | (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 43 |
| 1934 | Housewife | Doctor | Film | 7.3 | 43 |
| 1934 | Gentlemen Are Born | Second Broker | Film | 7.3 | 43 |
| 1934 | The Case of the Howling Dog | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 43 |
| 1934 | Lightning Strikes Twice | Capt. Nelson | Film | 5.3 | 43 |