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name: "Jonathan Hale"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jonathan-hale"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 March 1891"
died: "28 February 1966"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T12:32:13.335986+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Jonathan Hale

Actor. Born 20 March 1891 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Died 28 February 1966.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 March 1891, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- **Died:** 28 February 1966
- **Also known as:** Jonathan Hale Jr., John Hale, Jonathan Hatley

## Biography

Jonathan Hale (born Jonathan Hatley) was a Canadian actor who appeared in films and television from the mid-1930s until the mid-1960s. Before his acting career he worked in the diplomatic corps.

He is best known for playing J.C. Dithers, Dagwood Bumstead's boss, in the Blondie film series and Inspector Fernack in several of the Saint films. Among his other screen credits are *A Night at the Opera* (1935), *Fury* (1936), *Boys Town* (1938), *Hangmen Also Die!* (1943), *The Fountainhead* (1949) and *Strangers on a Train* (1951), in which he played Mr. Antony. He also made numerous television appearances, including episodes of *Adventures of Superman* and *The Cisco Kid*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Strangers on a Train* (1951), Fi1m 86, as Mr. Antony — [page](https://film.one/film/strangers-on-a-train.md)

## Also known for

- *A Night at the Opera* (1935), The Stage Manager (uncredited)
- *Fury* (1936), Defense Attorney
- *A Star Is Born* (1937), Judge Parris (uncredited)
- *You Only Live Once* (1937), District Attorney (uncredited)
- *Call Northside 777* (1948), Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)
- *The Fountainhead* (1949), Guy Francon (uncredited)
- *The Raven* (1935), Bedside Dr. at Jerry's Right (uncredited)
- *Hangmen Also Die!* (1943), Dedic

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