Hale Rice Hamilton (February 28, 1880 – May 19, 1942)[1] was an American actor.
Hale Hamilton | |
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| Born | Hale Rice Hamilton February 28, 1880 Topeka, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | May 19, 1942 (aged 62) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1901–1940 |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Oaker (m.1901–div.1912) Myrtle Tannehill (m.1912–div.1920) Grace La Rue (m.1920) |
Biography
editHamilton 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]
Selected filmography
edit- Her Painted Hero (1915, Short) - A Matinee Idol
- The Winning of Beatrice (1918) - Robert Howard
- Opportunity (1918) - Anthony Fry
- Five Thousand an Hour (1918) - Johnny Gamble
- The Return of Mary (1918, Writer)
- Johnny-on-the-Spot (1919) - Johnny Rutledge
- That's Good (1919) (with Grace La Rue) - Marcellus Starr
- After His Own Heart (1919) - Thomas Wentworth Duncan
- Full of Pep (1919) - Jimmy Baxter
- In His Brother's Place (1919) - Nelson Drake / J. Barrington Drake
- The Four-Flusher (1919) - Lon Withers
- His Children's Children (1923) - Rufus Kayne
- The Manicure Girl (1925) - James Morgan
- The Greater Glory (1926) - Leon Krum
- The Great Gatsby (1926) - Tom Buchanan
- Tin Gods (1926) - Dr. McCoy
- Summer Bachelors (1926) - Beverly Greenway
- Girl in the Rain (1927)
- The Telephone Girl (1927) - Mark
- Good Intentions (1930) - Franklin Graham
- Common Clay (1930) - Judge Samuel Filson
- Paid (1930) - District Attorney Demarest
- Beau Ideal (1931) - Maj. LeBaudy
- Dance, Fools, Dance (1931) - Mr. Selby
- The Drums of Jeopardy (1931) - Martin Kent
- A Tailor Made Man (1931) - Mr. Stanlaw
- Strangers May Kiss (1931) - Andrew
- Never the Twain Shall Meet (1931) - Mark Mellenger
- The Great Lover (1931) - Stapleton
- Rebound (1931) - Lyman Patterson
- Murder at Midnight (1931) - Phillip Montrose
- New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford (1931) - Charles Harper
- Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) (1931) - Mike Kelly
- The Champ (1931) - Tony Carleton
- The Cuban Love Song (1931) - John
- A Fool's Advice (1932) - George Diamond
- Love Affair (1932) - Bruce Hardy
- Two Against the World (1932) - Mr. Gordon Mitchell
- Life Begins (1932) - Dr. Cramm
- Those We Love (1932) - Blake
- The Most Dangerous Game (1932) - Bill - Owner of Yacht (uncredited)
- A Successful Calamity (1932) - John Belde -\sWilton's Business Associate
- Three on a Match (1932) - Defense Attorney
- I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) - Rev. Robert Allen
- Call Her Savage (1932) - Cyrus Randall (uncredited)
- Manhattan Tower (1932) - David Witman
- The Billion Dollar Scandal (1933) - Jackson
- Employees' Entrance (1933) - Monroe
- Reform Girl (1933) - Santor Putnam
- Parole Girl (1933) - Anthony 'Tony' Grattan
- Black Beauty (1933) - Harlan Bledsoe
- Strange People (1933) - J.E.Burton - the Attorney
- One Man's Journey (1933) - Dr. Tillinghast
- The Wolf Dog (1933, Serial) - Norman Bryan
- Curtain at Eight (1933) - Major Manning
- Sitting Pretty (1933) - Vinton (uncredited)
- Twin Husbands (1933) - Colonel Gordon Lewis
- The Quitter (1934) - Maj. Stephen Winthrop
- 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
- Grand Old Girl (1935) - Killaine
- After Office Hours (1935) - Henry King Patterson
- 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) - 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)
References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ a b "People, Jan. 25, 1937". Time. January 25, 1937. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ "Hale Hamilton". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on September 30, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ Silent Film Necrology 2nd edition p. 223 c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hale Hamilton.
- Hale Hamilton at IMDb
- Hale Hamilton at the Internet Broadway Database
- Portrait 1930 (University of Washington, Sayre)
