[3] Hale is most well known as Dagwood Bumstead's boss, Julius Caesar Dithers, in the Blondie film series in the 1940s.

He is also notable for playing Inspector Fernack in several installments of The Saint film series.

Other television programs on which Hale appeared include Crossroads, The Loretta Young Show, Brave Eagle, Schlitz Playhouse, The Joey Bishop Show, Our Miss Brooks and Walt Disney's Disneyland: "A Tribute to Joel Chandler Harris".

[5] He was found dead that evening in his room at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.

His grave went unmarked for more than four decades, until a proper headstone was erected by donations from the "Dearly Departed" fan-based group in 2013; he is now honored with the inscription, "We Remembered You".