
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".

Mr. Dithers
Blondie

J.C. Dithers
Blondie Brings Up Baby

J.C. Dithers
Blondie Has Servant Trouble

J.C. Dithers
Blondie in Society

J.C. Dithers
Blondie Plays Cupid

J.C. Dithers
Blondie Goes to College

J.C. Dithars
Blondie Meets the Boss

J.C. Dithers
Blondie for Victory

J.C. Dithers
Blondie Goes Latin

J.C. Dithers
Blondie Knows Best

J.C. Dithers
Footlight Glamour

J.C. Dithers
It's a Great Life

J.C. Dithers
Life with Blondie

J.C. Dithers
Blondie's Blessed Event

J.C. Dithers
Leave It to Blondie

J.C. Dithers
Blondie's Lucky Day

Mr. Antony
Strangers on a Train

Dedic
Hangmen Also Die!

Kerwin Maxwell
Jack London

Tom Bowers
The Steel Trap

Jason Rhodes
Nobody's Darling

Mr. Hopkins
Charlie Chan at the Olympics

Frank Madison
Scandal Sheet

Warren T. Phelps
Charlie Chan's Secret

Warren Fenton
Charlie Chan at the Race Track

Emory Garrison
High Wall

The Judge
Triple Trouble

Swann
The Great Swindle

John Hargraves
Boys Town

Defense Attorney Blair
The Strange Mr. Gregory

Governor
The Baron of Arizona

Gregory McCune
End of the Road

Bob Henderson
The Night Holds Terror

Mac - Train Conductor
36 Hours to Kill

Mr. Palmer
Alice Adams

Dr. Sam Welles
Dead Man's Eyes

Inspector Henry Fernack
The Saint's Double Trouble

Frank Clayton
Saratoga

Police Commissioner Jerome
Disaster

Judge Allan J. Brooks
The Judge

Inspector Henry Fernack
The Saint in New York

Inspector Henry Fernack
The Saint Strikes Back

President of Western Union
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

Max Atterbury
The Ghost Goes Wild

Police Chief Sprague
Strange Alibi

Inspector Henry Fernack
The Saint Takes Over

Inspector Henry Fernack
The Saint In Palm Springs

Dr. Vannevar Bush
The Beginning or the End

Joseph Sanford
Flight Lieutenant

Captain Griffin
The Walls Came Tumbling Down

Politician (uncredited)
Cattle Queen of Montana

Commanding Officer
The Rear Gunner

Philip Conway
Wife Wanted

Court-Martial President (uncredited)
Sea Devils

Director-General
State Department: File 649

F.B.I. Special Agent
Arsène Lupin Returns

Special Prosecutor
The Accusing Finger

Captain James (uncredited)
Hit-and-Run Driver

Governor James McDonald
Over the Wall

Russell James
Insurance Investigator

Parsons, an attorney
Danger – Love at Work

Captain
Let's Go Navy!

Alden Parker
Racketeers in Exile

Dist. Atty. Johnson
Flight from Destiny

Judge
Divorce

Steven's Father
The Duke of West Point

Mr. Martin White
Miss Annie Rooney

Judge
Too Many Parents

Capt. Nelson
Lightning Strikes Twice

Boyd
Duffy of San Quentin

First trial judge
The Case Against Mrs. Ames

Mr. Chalmers
The Flaming Urge

J. Lansing Bennett
Happy Go Lucky

Detective Sgt. Cramer
Tarnished Angel

(uncredited)
A Lost Lady

Stevenson
In Old Monterey

Osborne
Man Alive

Charles Fitzgerald
She's Dangerous

Assistant Secretary of State
Barricade

Henry Kane
Rolling Home

Mr. Melton
John Meade's Woman

J.C. Martin
Her Jungle Love

Gen. Sommerton
There's Something About a Soldier

John Lee
Judge Hardy's Children

J.B. Willet
Exiled to Shanghai

Governor Freeman (uncredited)
Son of Paleface

Lou Woodstock (uncredited)
Letter of Introduction

Mr. Kane
Breaking the Ice

Microscopic Expert
Let 'em Have It

Warden
Gangs of New York

Judge Parker
The First Hundred Years

Allison
Wives Under Suspicion

Col. Edward Beeler
Riverboat Rhythm

Gen. Butler
Rose of the Yukon

Police Captain
Fugitives for a Night

Owen McAllister
The Phantom Speaks

Cyrus Pelley
Sunny Side of the Street

Hugh Fariman Sr.
Madame X

Mr. Barker (uncredited)
Taxi

Mr. Stokes
One New York Night

Anderson
Road Demon

Mayor
The Amazing Mr. Williams

Carter Spetner
Man Of The People

Dr. Gateson
In Name Only

Dr. Tom Smythe
The Man Who Found Himself

Attorney
Spendthrift

Prosecuting Attorney
Sutter's Gold

Judge Holmes
The Devil Is a Sissy

Rolfe Davis
There's That Woman Again

Kenneth Forrester
Rocky

Second Broker
Gentlemen Are Born

Long
Men with Wings

King Stephen
The Black Parachute

Colonel Webb
Stand Up and Fight

Commandant
Wings of the Navy

Racing Official Starter (Uncredited)
Tail Spin

Admiral Girard
Thunder Afloat

Sherman Johnson
Kansas Pacific

Outcast

Defense Attorney
Fury

Prosecutor (uncredited)
You Can't Buy Luck

General
Behind Southern Lines

Judge Advocate
Wings Over Honolulu

Mr. Fox
Sweet Rosie O'Grady

Dr. Powell
Jaguar

Colonel Wordin
Dakota

Gov. Fox
Her Husband's Affairs

Chairman of the Board
Too Tough to Kill

Hershell
Big Town Girl

Max Ellison
The Pittsburgh Kid

Dr. Brown
Johnny Apollo

Blake McKettrick
Joe Smith, American

Pinkerton
The Three Outlaws

Senator Henry
My Buddy

Colonel Hammerhead Smith
G.I. Honeymoon

Braddock
We Who Are Young

Judge
This Is My Affair

Dr. Sands
Rodeo King and the Senorita

Detective Bolton
Three Live Ghosts

Dr. Brown (uncredited)
The Singing Kid

Varick
Stampede

Senator Watkins
Black Gold

Hector Boswell
Easy to Wed

Whittlesey
Gay Blades

Dr. Harrison (uncredited)
Sinner Take All

Charlie Bissel
Short Grass

Judge Longstreth
Lone Star Ranger

Major Spencer
Silver River

Frank M. Todwell
Calling Dr. Gillespie

Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)
Call Northside 777

Homer Patterson
Dulcy

The Stage Manager (uncredited)
A Night at the Opera

Judge George J. Parris (uncredited)
A Star Is Born

Director (uncredited)
A Night at the Ritz

Security Council Chair
Watchtower Over Tomorrow

Doctor
Housewife

Judge Holden
The Vigilantes Return

Major General Leonard Wood
Yellow Jack

Stuart Kirkland
Midnight Madonna

Norton
Navy Wife

John Bentley
She Couldn't Say No

Dr. Plum
This Is the Life

Kendall
Flying Hostess

Brigadier-General
The Bugle Sounds

Bank President
Crime Ring

Walter Elliott
The Cat Creeps

James Goodwin
Federal Agent at Large

Mr. Harris
Her First Beau

Otis Barnett
Melody and Moonlight

Gangster
3 Kids and a Queen

Johnson
Panic on the Air

District Attorney (uncredited)
You Only Live Once

Dr. Kramer
Ringside Maisie

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Case of the Howling Dog

Congressman (uncredited)
'G' Men

Prison Board Member (uncredited)
Public Hero Number 1

Club Owner (uncredited)
The Calling of Dan Matthews

Army Officer (uncredited)
You May Be Next!

Husband at Train Station (uncredited)
Page Miss Glory

Henry Brown - Member of Board of Directors (uncredited)
If You Could Only Cook

Bedside Dr. at Jerry's Right (uncredited)
The Raven

Fred Humphrey
Educating Father

District Attorney
The Voice of Bugle Ann

Mr. Brodel (uncredited)
Hollywood Canteen

Guy Francon (uncredited)
The Fountainhead

Dr. Horace M. Gray (uncredited)
Johnny Belinda

Citizens for Better Government Chairman (uncredited)
Angel on My Shoulder

Stanley Rickson (uncredited)
Young Man with Ideas

Passenger from Carolina (uncredited)
The Tall Target

State Department Official (uncredited)
China Clipper

Brig. Gen. H.N. Gilbert
Allotment Wives

George Gilkin
Private Affairs

Edward Wurdeman - Attorney at Law
Three Husbands

Gen. Johnston (uncredited)
Tap Roots

Dr. Ephraim McDowell
One Against the World

Jack Lane
The Big Guy

A Dangerous Profession

Alexander Drummond
The League of Frightened Men
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
199
Gender
Male
Birthday
1891-03-20
Place of Birth
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Also Known As
Jonathan Hale Jr.