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John F. Hamilton

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John F. Hamilton
Born(1893-11-07)November 7, 1893
New York City, New York
U.S.
DiedJuly 11, 1967(1967-07-11) (aged 73)
Paramus, New Jersey
U.S.
Other namesJohn Frank Hamilton
Alma materFordham University
Occupation(s)Film actor
Stage actor
Years active1924 - 1961 (film and television)

John F. Hamilton (November 7, 1893 – July 11, 1967) was an American-born actor who worked for many years in the theater but only occasionally on film. He is probably best-remembered as Pops, father of Eva Marie Saint's character, in Elia Kazan's film classic On the Waterfront (1954). He was known as John F. Hamilton to distinguish him from the much more prolific American film actor John Hamilton (who played "Perry White" on TV) and also from a British actor of youthful roles who worked in England and Europe in the 1930s.

Born in New York City on November 7, 1893,[1] Hamilton was a graduate of Fordham University. His performing career began in vaudeville in 1916.[2]

Broadway plays in which Hamilton appeared included Shore Leave (1922), Hell-bent Fer Heaven (1924), The Mongrel (1924), The Dagger (1925), Rockbound (1929), The Black Tower (1932), Ceiling Zero (1935), Iron Men (1936), Of Mice and Men (1937), Clash by Night (1941), The Day Will Come (1944), and Therese (1945).[1]

For the last five years of Hamilton's life he lived in Englewood, New Jersey, at the Actors Fund Home. He died on July 11, 1967, at Bergen Pines Hospital in Paramus, New Jersey, aged 73.[2]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1926 Rainbow Riley Halfwit
1927 The Mountain Eagle Edward Pettigrew Hitchcock lost film
1927 The Masked Menace The Half-Wit
1929 The Great Gabbo Neighbour Uncredited
1939 Allegheny Uprising Professor
1940 The Saint's Double Trouble Limpy
1940 Gold Rush Maisie Bert Davis
1942 Men of Texas Dwight Douglass
1943 The Amazing Mrs. Holliday Dr. Kirke
1943 Shantytown Mr. Gorty
1943 Pilot No. 5 Mr. Pritchard Uncredited
1943 Spy Train Senior Conductor Uncredited
1943 Headin' for God's Country Hilary Higgins
1947 Boomerang Man in Barber Shop Uncredited
1949 The Undercover Man Police Desk Sergeant Shannon
1954 On the Waterfront Pops Doyle

References

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  1. ^ a b "John F. Hamilton". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "John Hamilton, 73, Stage, Film Actor". The New York Times. July 13, 1967. p. 37. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
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