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Richard Hamilton

Richard Hamilton

13 movies on Netflix

Biography

Richard Hamilton was an American actor who worked across film, television, theater and radio, accumulating more than seventy roles. Born in Chicago and raised in California, he attended the Pasadena Playhouse and Pasadena Junior College while working in west coast radio, then moved to New York City for Broadway. Off and on Broadway he appeared in Sam Shepard's Buried Child as Dodge and in Morning's at Seven as Carl, and he was heard in X Minus One, a science fiction radio series. On screen he played Tommy Lee Jones's first partner in Men in Black (1997), and his other films included The Hospital (1971), Resurrection (1980), Protocol (1984), Pale Rider (1985), In Country (1989), Sommersby (1993) and On Deadly Ground (1994). On television he played Cy Whittaker, a recurring part in Bret Maverick (1981), and took the part of Big Willy on Frasier (1996).

83years old at death

  • Born Chicago
  • Died New York
  • Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19

Movie Career

Films
13
Career span
28 years1971 to 1999

Genres

First and latest

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Richard Hamilton movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Men in Black1997 Action, Adventure, Comedyas Dee

    IMDb rating 7.3672K votes

  2. On Deadly Ground1994 Action, Adventure, Thrilleras Hugh Palmer

    IMDb rating 4.627K votes

  3. Home Alone 31997as Cab Driver

    IMDb rating 4.6140K votes

  4. Pale Rider1985as Jed Blankenship

    IMDb rating 7.372K votes

  5. Sommersby1993as Doc Evans

    IMDb rating 6.324K votes

  6. In Country1989as Grampaw

    IMDb rating 5.93.4K votes

  7. The Hospital1971as Dr. Ronald Casey

    IMDb rating 7.18.4K votes

  8. Silkwood1983as Georgie

    IMDb rating 7.125K votes

Most often with

Six 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.

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Meryl Streep, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Meryl StreepR. Lee Ermey, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with R. Lee ErmeyRichard Dysart, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Richard DysartCharles Hallahan, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Charles HallahanRoberts Blossom, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Roberts BlossomBethel Leslie, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Bethel Leslie

Films together

Box office

What Richard Hamilton's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.1 billion

12 of the 13 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 13 films: 12 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only.

  • 12Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only

Top grosser

Men in Black1997as Dee$589 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 96% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Men in Black1997as Dee
    $589M51.9% of the total
  2. 2
    Sommersby1993as Doc Evans
    $140M12.3% of the total
  3. 3
    Message in a Bottle1999as Chet
    $119M10.5% of the total
  4. 4
    Home Alone 31997as Cab Driver
    $79M7.0% of the total
  5. 5
    On Deadly Ground1994as Hugh Palmer
    $49M4.3% of the total
  6. 6
    Pale Rider1985as Jed Blankenship
    $41M3.6% of the total
  7. 7
    Mo' Money1992as Judge Harold Lake
    $40M3.5% of the total
  8. 8
    Silkwood1983as Georgie
    $36M3.1% of the total
Protocol (1984), $26.2 millionIronweed (1987), $7.3 millionResurrection (1980), $3.9 millionIn Country (1989), $3.5 million

$40.9 millionfrom the other 4 films with a worldwide figure, 4% of the total

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