Jonathan Hole (August 13, 1904 February 11, 1998) was an American
actor whose entertainment career covered five different genres. From
his early days on the vaudeville stage and in legitimate theater,
through radio, television and feature-length films that took his
career up to the 1990s, Hole created a variety of characters in
hundreds of roles.Hole was born in Eldora, Iowa, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. E. Hole. He graduated from North High School in Des Moines and
attended Drake University.Hole's career began in vaudeville in the
1920s. He further honed his acting skills during the years 19241934 in
stage productions in New York. In 1926, he joined the Morgan Wallace
players as stage manager at the Princess Theater in Des Moines, Iowa.
By the end of 1929, he had also performed with stock theater companies
in Brooklyn, New York; Dayton, Ohio; Lynn, Massachusetts; and
Portland, Maine. In 1930, one of the productions he appeared in was
the comedy Cinderelative that had been written by Dorothy Heyward.Hole
was also a radio performer active in his native Iowa as well as New
York City, Detroit, Chicago, and Los Angeles, California. While
working as an announcer on WBBM in Chicago, his last name was
temporarily changed to Cole by the station. In 1942 in Chicago, Hole
was a co-chair of the Red Cross entertainment committee on war relief.
He portrayed Paul Henderson on the radio soap opera Ma Perkins.
actor whose entertainment career covered five different genres. From
his early days on the vaudeville stage and in legitimate theater,
through radio, television and feature-length films that took his
career up to the 1990s, Hole created a variety of characters in
hundreds of roles.Hole was born in Eldora, Iowa, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. E. Hole. He graduated from North High School in Des Moines and
attended Drake University.Hole's career began in vaudeville in the
1920s. He further honed his acting skills during the years 19241934 in
stage productions in New York. In 1926, he joined the Morgan Wallace
players as stage manager at the Princess Theater in Des Moines, Iowa.
By the end of 1929, he had also performed with stock theater companies
in Brooklyn, New York; Dayton, Ohio; Lynn, Massachusetts; and
Portland, Maine. In 1930, one of the productions he appeared in was
the comedy Cinderelative that had been written by Dorothy Heyward.Hole
was also a radio performer active in his native Iowa as well as New
York City, Detroit, Chicago, and Los Angeles, California. While
working as an announcer on WBBM in Chicago, his last name was
temporarily changed to Cole by the station. In 1942 in Chicago, Hole
was a co-chair of the Red Cross entertainment committee on war relief.
He portrayed Paul Henderson on the radio soap opera Ma Perkins.
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