Jonathan Hale
Jonathan Hale ( actually Jonathan Hatley ; born March 23, 1891 in Ontario , Canada , † February 28, 1966 in Woodland Hills , Los Angeles , USA) was a Canadian film actor.
Life
Jonathan Hale was born in Canada and worked in the diplomatic service until he started his film career . In 1934 he had his first roles in film, but initially mostly only minor roles or unspecified short appearances. Jonathan Hale was ultimately able to establish himself primarily as a performer of authority figures such as high-ranking businessmen, officers or politicians. Perhaps his best-known role was in the 1940s Blondie film franchise as Dagwood Bumstead's boss, JC Dithers . One of his most famous films is the Hitchcock thriller The Stranger on a Train from 1951, where he played the father of a psychopathic killer. In total, he starred in over 200 feature films, and from the 1950s onwards he worked on various television films and series .
Hale was a widower and had two children. On February 28, 1966, the 74-year-old actor committed suicide with a gun suicide .
Filmography (selection)
- 1935: The Raven (The Raven)
- 1936: Charlie Chan's Secret
- 1936: Charlie Chan at the Race Track
- 1936: Charlie Chan at the Olympics (Charlie Chan at the Olympics)
- 1937: Saratoga
- 1938: Arsène Lupine Returns
- 1938: Breaking the Ice
- 1938: Teufelskerle (Boys Town)
- 1938: Mad About Music
- 1938: Blondie
- 1939: Blondie Meets the Boss
- 1939: The love and life of the telephone maker A. Bell (The Story of Alexander Graham Bell)
- 1939: In Name Only (In Name Only)
- 1939: Blondie Brings Up Baby
- 1942: Calling Dr. Gillespie
- 1943: Nine Children and No Fathers (The Amazing Mrs. Holliday)
- 1943: Jack London
- 1944: Dead Man's Eyes
- 1944: Hollywood Canteen
- 1945: GI Honeymoon
- 1949: Panic in Arizona (Stampede)
- 1950: Three Husbands
- 1951: Strangers on a train (Strangers on a Train)
- 1952: Stronger than Chains (Carbine Williams)
Web links
- Jonathan Hale in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jonathan Hale | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos. Retrieved December 21, 2018 (American English).
- ^ The Day - Google News Archive Search. Retrieved December 21, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hale, Jonathan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hatley, Jonathan (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian film actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 23, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ontario , Canada |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 28, 1966 |
| Place of death | Woodland Hills , Los Angeles |