Nicholas Hammond
Biography
Nicholas Hammond is an American-Australian actor and writer best known for playing Friedrich von Trapp in The Sound of Music and Peter Parker in the 1970s television series The Amazing Spider-Man. He made his stage debut at eleven in the Broadway play The Complaisant Lover in 1961 and his film debut in Lord of the Flies (1963). The Sound of Music (1965) was his most notable screen role. After adult roles including Skyjacked (1972), he played Peter Parker from 1977 to 1979, becoming the first actor to portray a live-action Peter Parker, and appeared in Spider-Man (1977), Spider-Man Strikes Back (1978), and Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge (1979). He later settled in Australia, worked in miniseries such as Fields of Fire and Mirror, Mirror, wrote for Australian television, and made his directing debut with the play Lying Cheating Bastard in 2009. In 2019 he portrayed Sam Wanamaker in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019).
76years old
Turns 77 on May 15in 186 days
- Born Washington, D.C.
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 16
- Career span
- 62 years1963 to 2025
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First role
Hammond was 11 when he first acted, playing Robin Rhodes in the 1961 Broadway play The Complaisant Lover, with Michael Redgrave and Googie Withers appearing alongside him.
A first
Hammond played Peter Parker and Spider-Man in the television series The Amazing Spider-Man from 1977 to 1979. He was the first actor to portray a live-action Peter Parker.
Getting ready for a role
Hammond said he was drawn to the notion of a fantasy hero who comes across as a believable person, and he stated upfront that a camp joke was not what he wanted to do.
Behind the camera
In 2009, Hammond directed a play for the first time, Lying Cheating B*stard, which he wrote with magician James Galea. He has also written for Australian television, including the miniseries A Difficult Woman and the television film Secret Men's Business.
A change of course
Hammond was cast as yachtsman Dennis Conner in The Challenge, a 1986 Australian TV miniseries about the 1983 America's Cup challenge. He enjoyed the country so much that he chose to remain there.
Nicholas Hammond movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Sound of Music1965 Biography, Drama, Family, Musical, Romanceas Friedrich
IMDb rating 8.1295K votes
- Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood2019 Comedy, Drama, Thrilleras Sam Wanamaker
IMDb rating 7.6979K votes
Most often with
Bruce Beresford directed two of these films. Eight actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Bruce Beresford
Also two films together2 more actors
- Alison McGirrThe Travellers (2025) and Ladies in Black (2018)
- Celia MassinghamThe Travellers (2025) and Ladies in Black (2018)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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