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Hale Hamilton

1883 – 1942

American actor

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About Hale Hamilton

Lived 1883 – 1942 (aged 59). Hale Hamilton was an American film actor and actor.

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

Biography Hamilton was born in Fort Madison, Iowa in 1880. (His birth year is sometimes listed as either 1879 or 1880.) His brother was politician John Daniel Miller Hamilton.

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

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.

He filed bankruptcy in 1937.

Selected filmography

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)

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Important facts

Family & relationships

Spouse
Grace La Rue
Spouse
Jane Oaker
Spouse
Myrtle Tannehill

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Hale Hamilton?

American actor (1879-1942)

When was Hale Hamilton born?

Hale Hamilton was born on 28 February 1883 in Topeka.

When did Hale Hamilton die?

Hale Hamilton died on 19 May 1942 in Hollywood.

What was Hale Hamilton's occupation?

Hale Hamilton was a film actor and actor.

What nationality was Hale Hamilton?

Hale Hamilton was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Hale Hamilton

· Wikidata: Q3125932

· DBpedia: Hale Hamilton

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MLA: "Hale Hamilton." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/hale-hamilton/.

Chicago: "Hale Hamilton." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/hale-hamilton/.

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