John Hamilton

John Hamilton was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Hamilton's early acting career consisted of roles in various films, such as the drama "The Mountain Eagle" (1926) with Bernhard Goetzke, "The Masked Menace" (1927) and "Legion of Terror" (1936). He also appeared in "Love Letters of a Star" (1936), "A Man Betrayed" (1937) and "Fifty Roads to Town" (1937). He continued to work steadily in film throughout the forties, appearing in "The Fatal Hour" (1940) with Boris Karloff, "Tear Gas Squad" (1940) and "Tugboat Annie Sails Again" (1940). He also appeared in "I Killed That Man" (1941). Toward the end of his career, he tackled roles in "Northwest Trail" (1945), the crime flick "The Great Flamarion" (1945) with Erich von Stroheim and "Strange Illusion" (1945) with Sally Eilers. He also appeared in "The Naughty Nineties" (1945) with Bud Abbott and the western "The Phantom Rider" (1946) with Robert Kent. Hamilton last acted in the Brian Keith crime feature "Chicago Confidential" (1957). Hamilton passed away in October 1958 at the age of 71.