Portrait of Jonathan Hale

Acting

Jonathan Hale

Career

Active from 1935 to 1956, with up to 7 main titles a year.

Leading roles
12
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for In Name Only
In Name Only
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 77 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jonathan Hale Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5
  • Violence
    3.0, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Intriguing Plot 3
  • Moral Dilemma 3
  • Family Drama 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Forbidden Love 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • 1930s Americana 2
  • Crime Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

209
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

37 titles ยท average score 65
Jaguar
Jaguar (1956)

as Dr. Powell

The Three Outlaws
The Three Outlaws (1956)

as Pinkerton

Lassie
Lassie (1954)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

The Flaming Urge
The Flaming Urge (1953)

as Mr. Chalmers

The Steel Trap
The Steel Trap (1952)
GoodWatch score 67

as Tom Bowers

Adventures of Superman
Adventures of Superman (1952)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Professor Roberts

Mr. & Mrs. North
Mr. & Mrs. North (1952)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show

Strangers on a Train
Strangers on a Train (1951)
GoodWatch score 87

as Mr. Antony

Insurance Investigator
Insurance Investigator (1951)

as Russell James

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as General

The Cisco Kid
The Cisco Kid (1950)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Barry Owen aka Bill Stevens / Barry Owens

Short Grass
Short Grass (1950)

as Charlie Bissel

1940s

79 titles ยท average score 62
State Department: File 649
State Department: File 649 (1949)
GoodWatch score 49

as Director-General

Her Husband's Affairs
Her Husband's Affairs (1947)
GoodWatch score 49

as Gov. Fox

Wife Wanted
Wife Wanted (1946)

as Philip Conway

Watchtower Over Tomorrow
Watchtower Over Tomorrow (1945)
GoodWatch score 56

as Security Council Chair

Dead Man's Eyes
Dead Man's Eyes (1944)
GoodWatch score 47

as Dr. Sam Welles

Lone Star Ranger
Lone Star Ranger (1942)

as Judge Longstreth

The Great Swindle
The Great Swindle (1941)

as Swann

Strange Alibi
Strange Alibi (1941)
GoodWatch score 67

as Police Chief Sprague

The Saint's Double Trouble
The Saint's Double Trouble (1940)
GoodWatch score 46

as Inspector Henry Fernack

The Saint Takes Over
The Saint Takes Over (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

as Inspector Henry Fernack

Melody and Moonlight
Melody and Moonlight (1940)

as Otis Barnett

Blondie Has Servant Trouble
Blondie Has Servant Trouble (1940)
GoodWatch score 72

as J.C. Dithers

1930s

93 titles ยท average score 63
The Saint Strikes Back
The Saint Strikes Back (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

as Inspector Henry Fernack

In Name Only
In Name Only (1939)
GoodWatch score 85

as Dr. Gateson

One Against the World
One Against the World (1939)

as Dr. Ephraim McDowell

Blondie Meets the Boss
Blondie Meets the Boss (1939)
GoodWatch score 69

as J.C. Dithars

Blondie Brings Up Baby
Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939)
GoodWatch score 68

as J.C. Dithers

Tarnished Angel
Tarnished Angel (1938)
GoodWatch score 55

as Detective Sgt. Cramer

The Saint in New York
The Saint in New York (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

as Inspector Henry Fernack

Fugitives for a Night
Fugitives for a Night (1938)

as Police Captain

She's Dangerous
She's Dangerous (1937)

as Charles Fitzgerald

Man Of The People
Man Of The People (1937)
GoodWatch score 65

as Carter Spetner

Happy Go Lucky
Happy Go Lucky (1936)

as J. Lansing Bennett

Hit-and-Run Driver
Hit-and-Run Driver (1935)

as Captain James (uncredited)