John Hamill
Biography
John Hamill is a retired English actor and model. Born in Shepherd's Bush, he went to the Elliott School in Putney from 1958 to 1962, then became a bodybuilder and popular physique model in the mid-1960s before training at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. His stage work included West End parts in There's a Girl in My Soup and The Boys in the Band. On screen he appeared in Trog (1970), No Blade of Grass (1970) and Travels with My Aunt (1972), as well as horror such as Tower of Evil (1972). He also made the comedies The Over-Amorous Artist (1974) and Under the Bed (1977), plus Girls Come First (1975). Television roles took in Crossroads, Space: 1999, Doctor Who, The Professionals and others. He stepped away from acting in the late 1980s, with a 1989 episode of The Bill reported as his final known television part.
79years old
Turns 80 on May 3in 174 days
- Born Shepherd's Bush
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 2 years1970 to 1972
Every film, newest first
- 1972Tower of EvilIMDb rating 5.6
- 1972Travels with My AuntIMDb rating 6.3
- 1971The Beast in the CellarIMDb rating 4.9
- 1970No Blade of GrassIMDb rating 5.8
- 1970TrogIMDb rating 4.0
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Early training
Hamill trained as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. He then won West End roles, among them Jimmy in There's a Girl in My Soup and Cowboy in The Boys in the Band.
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Worked with
John Hamill shares two films with George Coulouris, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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