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{{Short description|American actor (1880–1942)}}
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| name = Hale Hamilton
| image = JohnnyHale onHamilton the- SpotAug 19191918 EH.jpg
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| caption = Hale Hamilton and [[Louise Lovely]] in ''Johnny-on-the-Spot'' (1919)
| birth_name = Hale Rice Hamilton
| birth_date = {{birth date|1880|2|28}}
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| death_place = [[Hollywood, California]], U.S.
| restingplace =
| occupation = actorActor
| yearsactive = 1901-–1940
| spouse = [[Jane Oaker]] (1901-m.1901–div.1912)<br>[[Myrtle Tannehill]] (1912-m.1912–div.1920)<br>[[Grace La Rue]] (1920–1942; his deathm.1920)
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'''Hale Rice Hamilton''' (February 28, 1880 – May 19, 1942)<ref>''Who Was Who in the Theatre: 1912-1976''; page 1062 compiled from editions originally published annually by John Parker; 1976 edition by Gale Research Company</ref> was an American actor, writer and producer.
 
==Biography==
Hamilton was born in [[Topeka, Kansas]] in 1880. (His birth year is sometimes listed as either 1879 or 1883.) HeHis brother was married to three actresses,politician [[JaneJohn Oaker]],Hamilton [[Myrtle(Kansas Tannehill]],politician)|John andDaniel [[GraceMiller La RueHamilton]].<ref Tannehillname=":0">{{Cite suedmagazine Hamilton|date=1937-01-25 |title=People, accusing him of being lured away from her by La RueJan.<ref>''Silent Film25, Necrology''1937 2nd|language=en-US edition|magazine=Time p|url=https://content. 223 ctime.2001com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,770562,00.html by|access-date=2023-02-16 Eugene M. Vazzana|issn=0040-781X}}</ref>
 
Hamilton's Broadway debut was in ''Don Caesar's Return'' (1901).<ref>{{cite web |title=Hale Hamilton |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/hale-hamilton-6035 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |accessdate=September 30, 2020 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20200930160417/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/hale-hamilton-6035 |archivedate=September 30, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
He died in 1942 in [[Hollywood, California]].
 
He was married to three actresses, [[Jane Oaker]], [[Myrtle Tannehill]], and [[Grace La Rue]]. Tannehill sued Hamilton, accusing him of being lured away from her by La Rue.<ref>''Silent Film Necrology'' 2nd edition p. 223 c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana</ref>
==Partial filmography==▼
 
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*''[[Her Painted Hero]]'' (1915)
[[File:Signed sketch of Grace La Rue and Hale Hamilton by Manuel Rosenberg.jpg|thumb|Signed drawing by [[Manuel Rosenberg]] 1919]]
*''[[The Winning of Beatrice]]'' (1918)
 
* ''[[Five Thousand an Hour]]'' (1918)▼
▲==PartialSelected filmography==
* ''[[Opportunity (film)|Opportunity]]'' (1918)
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*''[[After His Own Heart]]'' (1919)
* ''[[Johnny-on-the-SpotHer Painted Hero]]'' (19191915, Short) - A Matinee Idol
* ''[[That'sThe Winning Goodof Beatrice]]'' (19191918) - with Grace LaRobert RueHoward
*''[[AfterOpportunity His Own Heart(film)|Opportunity]]'' (19191918) - Anthony Fry
▲* ''[[Five Thousand an Hour]]'' (1918) - Johnny Gamble
*''Full of Pep'' (1919)
*''In[[The HisReturn Brother'sof PlaceMary]]'' (19191918, Writer)
*''[[The FourJohnny-Flusheron-the-Spot]]'' (1919) - Johnny Rutledge
*''[[The ReturnThat's of MaryGood]]'' (1919) (with Grace La Rue) - Marcellus Starr
*''[[After His Children'sOwn ChildrenHeart]]'' (19231919) - Thomas Wentworth Duncan
*''[[TheFull Manicureof GirlPep]]'' (19251919) - Jimmy Baxter
*''In His Brother's Place'' (1919) - Nelson Drake / J. Barrington Drake
*''[[The Greater Glory]]'' (1926)
*''[[The Great Gatsby (1926 film)|The Great GatsbyFour-Flusher]]'' (19261919) - Lon Withers
*''[[TinHis GodsChildren's Children]]'' (19261923) - Rufus Kayne
*''[[SummerThe BachelorsManicure Girl]]'' (19261925) - James Morgan
*''[[The TelephoneGreater Girl (1927 film)|The Telephone GirlGlory]]'' (19271926) - Leon Krum
*''[[The Great Gatsby (1926 film)|The Great Gatsby]]'' (1926) - Tom Buchanan
*''[[Tin Gods]]'' (1926) - Dr. McCoy
*''[[Summer Bachelors]]'' (1926) - Beverly Greenway
*''Girl in the Rain'' (1927)
*''[[CommonThe ClayTelephone Girl (19301927 film)|CommonThe ClayTelephone Girl]]'' (19301927) - Mark
*''[[PaidGood Intentions (1930 film)|PaidGood Intentions]]'' (1930) - Franklin Graham
*''[[Common Clay (1930 film)|Common Clay]]'' (1930) - Judge Samuel Filson
*''[[Beau Ideal]]'' (1931)▼
*''[[Dance,Paid Fools,(1930 Dancefilm)|Paid]]'' (19311930) as- District Attorney SelbyDemarest
▲*''[[Beau Ideal]]'' (1931) - Maj. LeBaudy
*''[[The Drums of Jeopardy (1931 film)|The Drums of Jeopardy]]'' (1931)
*''[[StrangersDance, MayFools, KissDance]]'' (1931) - Mr. Selby
*''[[NeverThe theDrums Twainof Shall MeetJeopardy (1931 film)|NeverThe theDrums Twainof Shall MeetJeopardy]]'' (1931) - Martin Kent
*''[[ReboundA (1931Tailor film)|ReboundMade Man]]'' (1931) - Mr. Stanlaw
*''[[MurderStrangers atMay Midnight (1931 film)|Murder at MidnightKiss]]'' (1931) - Andrew
*''[[Never the Twain Shall Meet (1931 film)|Never the Twain Shall Meet]]'' (1931) - Mark Mellenger
*''[[New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford]]'' (1931)▼
*''[[SusanThe LenoxGreat Lover (Her1931 Fallfilm)|The andGreat Rise)Lover]]'' (1931) as Mike- KellyStapleton
*''[[The ChampRebound (1931 film)|The ChampRebound]]'' (1931) - Lyman Patterson
*''[[TheMurder Cubanat LoveMidnight Song(1931 film)|Murder at Midnight]]'' (1931) - Phillip Montrose
▲*''[[New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford]]'' (1931) - Charles Harper
*''[[A Fool's Advice]]'' (1932)
*''[[LoveSusan AffairLenox (1932Her film)|LoveFall Affairand Rise)]]'' (19321931) - Mike Kelly
*''[[ThoseThe WeChamp Love(1931 film)|The Champ]]'' (19321931) - Tony Carleton
*''[[ThreeThe onCuban aLove MatchSong]]'' (19321931) - John
*''[[IA AmFool's a Fugitive from a Chain GangAdvice]]'' (1932) - George Diamond
*''[[CallLove HerAffair Savage(1932 film)|Love Affair]]'' (1932) - Bruce Hardy
*''[[ManhattanTwo TowerAgainst the World (1932 film)|ManhattanTwo TowerAgainst the World]]'' (1932) - Mr. Gordon Mitchell
*''[[TheLife BillionBegins Dollar(1932 Scandalfilm)|Life Begins]]'' (19331932) - Dr. Cramm
*''[[Employee'sThose EntranceWe Love]]'' (19331932) - Blake
*''[[The Most Dangerous Game (film)|The Most Dangerous Game]]'' (1932) - Bill - Owner of Yacht (uncredited)
*''[[Parole Girl]]'' (1933)▼
*''[[A Successful Calamity]]'' (1932) - John Belde -\sWilton's Business Associate
*''[[The Wolf Dog]]'' (1933 serial)
*''[[CurtainThree aton Eighta Match]]'' (19331932) - Defense Attorney
*''[[I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang]]'' (1932) - Rev. Robert Allen
* ''[[Reform Girl]]'' (1933)
*''[[Call Her Savage]]'' (1932) - Cyrus Randall (uncredited)
*''[[Twin Husbands (1933 film)|Twin Husbands]]'' (1933)
*''[[Manhattan Tower (film)|Manhattan Tower]]'' (1932) - David Witman
*''[[Dr. Monica]]'' (1934)▼
*''[[The GirlBillion fromDollar MissouriScandal]]'' (19341933) - Jackson
*''[[Big HeartedEmployees' HerbertEntrance]]'' (19341933) - Monroe
*''[[TheReform Marines Are ComingGirl]]'' (19341933) - Santor Putnam
*''[[TheParole Woman in RedGirl]]'' (1935 film1933)|The Woman- inAnthony Red]]'Tony' (1935)Grattan
*''[[AfterBlack OfficeBeauty Hours(1933 film)|Black Beauty]]'' (19351933) as Henry- KingHarlan PattersonBledsoe
*''[[Strange People (1933 film)|Strange People]]'' (1933) - J.E.Burton - the Attorney
*''[[Hold 'Em Yale]]'' (1935)▼
*''[[LetOne Man'Ems Have ItJourney]]'' (19351933) - Dr. Tillinghast
*''[[The NitwitsWolf Dog]]'' (19351933, Serial) - Norman Bryan
*''[[CalmCurtain Yourselfat Eight]]'' (19351933) - Major Manning
*''[[Sitting Pretty (1933 film)|Sitting Pretty]]'' (1933) - Vinton (uncredited)
*''[[I Live My Life]]'' (1935)▼
*''[[ThreeTwin KidsHusbands and(1933 afilm)|Twin QueenHusbands]]'' (19351933) - Colonel Gordon Lewis
* ''[[The Quitter (1934 film)|The Quitter]]'' (1934) - Maj. Stephen Winthrop
*''[[City Park (1934 film)|City Park]]'' (1934) - Herbert Ransome
*''[[Private Scandal]]'' (1934) - Jim Orrington (uncredited)
▲*''[[Dr. Monica]]'' (1934) - Dr. Brent
*''[[The Girl from Missouri]]'' (1934) - Charlie Turner
*''[[Big Hearted Herbert]]'' (1934) - Mr. Havens
*''[[When Strangers Meet]]'' (1934) - Captain Manning
*''[[The Marines Are Coming]]'' (1934) - Colonel Gilroy
▲*''[[ParoleGrand Old Girl]]'' (19331935) - Killaine
*''[[After Office Hours]]'' (1935) - Henry King Patterson
*''[[The Woman in Red (1935 film)|The Woman in Red]]'' (1935) - Wyatt Furness
▲*''[[Hold 'Em Yale]]'' (1935) - Mr. Wilmot
*''[[Let 'Em Have It]]'' (1935) - Ex-Senator Reilly
*''[[The Nitwits]]'' (1935) - Winfield Lake
*''[[Calm Yourself]]'' (1935) - Mr. M.B. Kent
*''[[Dante's Inferno (1935 film)|Dante's Inferno]]'' (1935) - Mr. Wallace (uncredited)
▲*''[[I Live My Life]]'' (1935) - Uncle Carl
*''[[Three Kids and a Queen]]'' (1935) - Ralph
*''[[The Adventures of Marco Polo]]'' (1938) - Maffeo Polo (uncredited)
*''[[Edison, the Man]]'' (1940) - Broker (uncredited) (final film role)
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Hale Hamilton
Born
Hale Rice Hamilton

(1880-02-28)February 28, 1880
Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
DiedMay 19, 1942(1942-05-19) (aged 62)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1901–1940
Spouse(s)Jane Oaker (m.1901–div.1912)
Myrtle Tannehill (m.1912–div.1920)
Grace La Rue (m.1920)

Hale Rice Hamilton (February 28, 1880 – May 19, 1942)[1] was an American actor.

Biography[edit]

Hamilton was born in Topeka, Kansas in 1880. (His birth year is sometimes listed as either 1879 or 1883.) His brother was politician John Daniel Miller Hamilton.[2]

Hamilton's Broadway debut was in Don Caesar's Return (1901).[3]

He was married to three actresses, Jane Oaker, Myrtle Tannehill, and Grace La Rue. Tannehill sued Hamilton, accusing him of being lured away from her by La Rue.[4]

He filed bankruptcy in 1937.[2]

Signed drawing by Manuel Rosenberg 1919

Selected filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Who Was Who in the Theatre: 1912-1976; page 1062 compiled from editions originally published annually by John Parker; 1976 edition by Gale Research Company
  2. ^ a b "People, Jan. 25, 1937". Time. January 25, 1937. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "Hale Hamilton". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on September 30, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  4. ^ Silent Film Necrology 2nd edition p. 223 c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana

External links[edit]

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