John F. Hamilton

John F. Hamilton (7 November 1893 – 11 July 1967) was an American-born film actor who worked for many years in Britain. While appearing on the British theatre and silent films he was known as John Hamilton, but in the United States he was credited with the middle initial to distinguish him from his fellow actor John Hamilton.

Selected filmography

• Shadow of Egypt (1924)
• The Passionate Adventure (1924)
• The Last Witness (1925)
• Money Isn't Everything (1925)
• The Mountain Eagle (1926) lost film; directed by Alfred Hitchcock
• The Whistler (1926) short film made in Phonofilm sound-on-film system, directed by Miles Mander
• The Masked Menace (1927)
• The Silver Lining (1927)
• A Window in Piccadilly (1928)
• Mademoiselle from Armentieres (1928)
• A South Sea Bubble (1928)
• The Hellcat (1928)
• The Ringer (1928)
• The Great Gabbo (1929)
• The Burgomaster of Stilemonde (1929)
• The Three Kings (1929)
• The Third Eye (1929)
• White Cargo (1929)
• At the Villa Rose (1930)
• Allegheny Uprising - The Professor (1939)
• Spy Train - Senior Conductor (uncredited) (1943)
• Pilot no. 5 - Mr. Pritchard (uncredited) (1943)
• The Undercover Man - Police Desk Sergeant Shannon (1949)
• On The Waterfront - Pops Doyle (1954)

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.

External links

• John F. Hamilton at the Internet Movie Database