John F. Hamilton
# John F. Hamilton

John F. Hamilton (November 7, 1893 – July 11, 1967) was an American-born actor who worked for many years in the theatre 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.

## Filmography

| 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 | |
