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Birthday
March 20, 1891
Day of Death
1966-02-28
(74 years old)
Place of Birth
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Also Known As
Jonathan Hale Jr.
John Hale
Jonathan Hatley
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.
1956
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1947
1946
Wife Wanted
as Philip Conway
Rolling Home
as Henry Kane
Blondie Knows Best
as J.C. Dithers
Angel on My Shoulder
as Citizens for Better Government Chairman (uncredited)
Easy to Wed
as Hector Boswell
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
as Captain Griffin
The Cat Creeps
as Walter Elliott
Blondie's Lucky Day
as J.C. Dithers
Riverboat Rhythm
as Col. Edward Beeler
Gay Blades
as Whittlesey
1945
Dakota
as Col. Wordin
Life with Blondie
as J.C. Dithers
Man Alive
as Osborne
Allotment Wives
as Brig. Gen. H.N. Gilbert
Divorce
as Judge
The Phantom Speaks
as Owen McAllister
G.I. Honeymoon
as Colonel Hammerhead Smith
Watchtower Over Tomorrow
as Security Council Chair
Leave It to Blondie
as J.C. Dithers
The Strange Mr. Gregory
as Defense Attorney Blair
1944
1943
1942
Blondie for Victory
as J.C. Dithers
Calling Dr. Gillespie
as Frank M. Todwell
Flight Lieutenant
as Joseph Sanford
Miss Annie Rooney
as Mr. Martin White
Blondie's Blessed Event
as J.C. Dithers
Lone Star Ranger
as Judge Longstreth
Joe Smith, American
as Blake McKettrick
The Bugle Sounds
as Brigadier-General
Blondie Goes to College
as J.C. Dithers
1941
The Pittsburgh Kid
as Max Ellison
Ringside Maisie
as Dr. Kramer
Blondie in Society
as J.C. Dithers
Her First Beau
as Mr. Harris
Strange Alibi
as Police Chief Sprague
The Great Swindle
as Swann
Blondie Goes Latin
as J.C. Dithers
Flight from Destiny
as Dist. Atty. Johnson
The Saint In Palm Springs
as Inspector Henry Fernack
1940
Blondie Plays Cupid
as J.C. Dithers
Melody and Moonlight
as Otis Barnett
Dulcy
as Homer Patterson
Blondie Has Servant Trouble
as J.C. Dithers
We Who Are Young
as Braddock
Private Affairs
as George Gilkin
The Saint Takes Over
as Inspector Henry Fernack
Johnny Apollo
as Dr. Brown
The Saint's Double Trouble
as Inspector Henry Fernack
1939
The Big Guy
as Jack Lane
Barricade
as Assistant Secretary of State
The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Mayor
Blondie Brings Up Baby
as J.C. Dithers
Thunder Afloat
as Admiral Girard
One Against the World
as Dr. Ephraim McDowell
In Name Only
as Dr. Gateson
In Old Monterey
as Stevenson
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
as President of Western Union
The Saint Strikes Back
as Inspector Henry Fernack
Blondie Meets the Boss
as J.C. Dithars
Tail Spin
as Racing Official Starter (Uncredited)
Wings of the Navy
as Commandant
Stand Up and Fight
as Colonel Webb
1938
The Duke of West Point
as Steven's Father
There's That Woman Again
as Rolfe Davis
Road Demon
as Anderson
Blondie
as Mr. Dithers
Tarnished Angel
as Detective Sgt. Cramer
Fugitives for a Night
as Police Captain
Breaking the Ice
as Mr. Kane
Boys Town
as John Hargraves
Letter of Introduction
as Lou Woodstock (uncredited)
Men with Wings
as Long
Crime Ring
as Bank President
Wives Under Suspicion
as Allison
The Saint in New York
as Inspector Henry Fernack
Gangs of New York
as Warden
Yellow Jack
as Major General Leonard Wood
Her Jungle Love
as J.C. Martin
Over the Wall
as Governor James McDonald
Judge Hardy's Children
as John Lee
The First Hundred Years
as Judge Parker
Arsène Lupin Returns
as F.B.I. Special Agent
1937
Exiled to Shanghai
as J.B. Willet
Big Town Girl
as Hershell
Madame X
as Hugh Fariman Sr.
Danger – Love at Work
as Parsons, an attorney
Saratoga
as Frank Clayton
Midnight Madonna
as Stuart Kirkland
This Is My Affair
as Judge
The League of Frightened Men
as Alexander Drummond
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
as Mr. Hopkins
Wings Over Honolulu
as Judge Advocate
You Can't Buy Luck
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
as Judge George J. Parris (uncredited)
The Man Who Found Himself
as Dr. Tom Smythe
Racketeers in Exile
as Alden Parker
John Meade's Woman
as Mr. Melton
Sea Devils
as Court-Martial President (uncredited)
Man Of The People
as Carter Spetner
She's Dangerous
as Charles Fitzgerald
You Only Live Once
as District Attorney (uncredited)
1936
Sinner Take All
as Dr. Harrison (uncredited)
Happy Go Lucky
as J. Lansing Bennett
Flying Hostess
as Kendall
The Accusing Finger
as Special Prosecutor
The Devil Is a Sissy
as Judge Holmes
China Clipper
as State Department Official (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at the Race Track
as Warren Fenton
36 Hours to Kill
as Mac - Train Conductor
Spendthrift
as Attorney
Fury
as Defense Attorney
Educating Father
as Fred Humphrey
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
as First trial judge
Panic on the Air
as Johnson
The Singing Kid
as Dr. Brown (uncredited)
Too Many Parents
as Judge
Sutter's Gold
as Prosecuting Attorney
The Voice of Bugle Ann
as District Attorney
You May Be Next!
as Army Officer (uncredited)
Charlie Chan's Secret
as Warren T. Phelps
Three Live Ghosts
as Detective Bolton
1935
If You Could Only Cook
as Henry Brown - Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
Hit-and-Run Driver
as Captain James (uncredited)
Too Tough to Kill
as Chairman of the Board
The Calling of Dan Matthews
as Club Owner (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera
as The Stage Manager (uncredited)
3 Kids and a Queen
as Gangster
Navy Wife
as Norton
Page Miss Glory
as Husband at Train Station (uncredited)
Alice Adams
as Mr. Palmer
The Raven
as Bedside Dr. at Jerry's Right (uncredited)
Public Hero Number 1
as Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Let 'em Have It
as Microscopic Expert
'G' Men
as Congressman (uncredited)
A Night at the Ritz
as Director (uncredited)
One New York Night
as Mr. Stokes
1934
