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Years active
  
1972–1995

Resting place
  
Ashes scattered

Name
  
Antony Hamilton


Citizenship
  
EnglishAustralian

Role
  
Actor

Occupation
  
Actor, model, dancer

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Full Name
  
Antony Hamilton Smith

Born
  
4 May 1952 (
1952-05-04
)
Liverpool, England

Other names
  
Anthony HamiltonTony Hamilton

Died
  
March 29, 1995, Los Angeles, California, United States

Movies and TV shows
  
Similar People
  
Jon‑Erik Hexum, Bruce Geller, John Hough, Glen A Larson, Lee Philips

Cause of death
  
AIDS-related pneumonia

Education
  

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Antony Hamilton "Tony" Smith (4 May 1952 – 29 March 1995), known professionally as Antony Hamilton, was an English-born Australian actor, model, and dancer. Hamilton began his career as a ballet dancer with The Australian Ballet before becoming a model. He later transitioned into acting and won his first notable role in the 1984 television film Samson and Delilah. That same year, he took over the lead role in the series Cover Up after the death of the series' lead actor, Jon-Erik Hexum. One of Hamilton's best known roles was that of Max Harte, an agent in the 1988 revival of Mission: Impossible.

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In March 1995, Hamilton died of AIDS-related pneumonia at the age of 42.

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Early life

Hamilton was born in Liverpool, England and was orphaned when he was two weeks old. He was adopted by Donald Smith and his wife Margaret as a baby and named Antony Hamilton Smith. His adoptive father was a highly decorated Australian Squadron commander who fought in World War II. His adoptive mother was an English nurse. When he was three years old, his father retired to South Australia where Hamilton grew up on a 640-acre sheep farm. From age 10 he attended Scotch College in Adelaide, where he studied dance and ballet and played (Australian) football, cricket, basketball and other sports.

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At the age of 15, he won a scholarship at the Australian Ballet School. After leaving school, he began a career as a professional dancer with The Australian Ballet Company where he toured Europe and the Soviet Union for two years.

Modeling

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In 1972, during a dance tour in Europe with The Australian Ballet, he was discovered by a Russian fashion photographer. Hamilton stopped dancing at the age of 20 and decided to pursue a career as a model. Hamilton later said, "Dancing was too confining and regimented for me. [...] I became a model not because I was interested in fashion or styles, but because I knew it was a good way to see the world. [...] It gave me independence. [..] The money was good too."

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After signing with a London modeling agency, he worked extensively as a model in Europe, America, Asia and Africa, becoming a favorite subject of world-famous photographers as Richard Avedon and Bruce Weber, often working with designers such as Gianni Versace, and frequently appearing in magazines such as Vogue and GQ.

Acting

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While modeling, Hamilton also began taking acting classes in an effort to expand his career. His first major roles was as Samson in the 1984 television film Samson and Delilah. Later that year, producers of the crime drama series Cover Up offered Hamilton the leading role after the series' previous star, Jon-Erik Hexum, died after an on-set accident in October 1984. Hamilton had known Hexum having previously met him at an acting class when they both lived in New York. They shared the same acting coach and also competed for the same roles (both were up for the role in Samson and Delilah which Hamilton won). Hamilton initially had misgivings about taking the role but ultimately accepted it. Hamilton's first episode aired on 24 November 1984. After Hexum's death, the series struggled in the ratings. CBS canceled Cover Up the following year. After the cancellation of Cover Up, Hamilton was in talks to replace Roger Moore as the new James Bond in the 007 film series. Bond producer Albert R. Broccoli was reportedly hesitant to cast Hamilton as the womanizing James Bond because, in real life, Hamilton was gay. Timothy Dalton was ultimately cast as James Bond. In 1986, Hamilton had a small role in the comedy film Jumpin' Jack Flash starring Whoopi Goldberg. He also guest starred on several television series including The Hitchhiker, The New Twilight Zone, The Charmings, and L.A. Law.

In 1988, Hamilton landed the role of Impossible Missions Force agent Max Harte, a former ANZAC commando, in the 1988 revival of Mission: Impossible. The series aired for two seasons before being canceled due to low ratings in 1990. In 1991, he guest starred on two episodes of crime drama series P.S. I Luv U. Hamilton's final role was in the 1992 thriller Fatal Instinct.

Death

On 29 March 1995, Hamilton died from AIDS-related pneumonia in Los Angeles. His family requested that contributions be made in his name to AIDS Project Los Angeles. Hamilton was cremated and his ashes were scattered off the coast of Malibu.

Author Joel Rothschild recalls his friendship with Hamilton and his final years in his 2001 book Signals: An Inspiring Story of Life After Life.

Filmography

Actor
1992
Fatal Instinct as
Bill Hook (as Tony Hamilton)
1991
P.S.I. Luv U (TV Series) as
Dodger
- Diamonds Are a Girl's Worst Friend (1991) - Dodger (as Tony Hamilton)
- Pilot (1991) - Dodger (as Tony Hamilton)
1988
Mission: Impossible (TV Series) as
Max Harte
- The Sands of Seth (1990) - Max Harte (as Tony Hamilton)
- Church Bells in Bogota (1990) - Max Harte (as Tony Hamilton)
- The Gunslinger (1990) - Max Harte (as Tony Hamilton)
- The Assassin (1990) - Max Harte (as Tony Hamilton)
- Cargo Cult (1990) - Max Harte (as Tony Hamilton)
- Deadly Harvest (1990) - Max Harte (as Tony Hamilton)
- For Art's Sake (1989) - Max Harte (as Tony Hamilton)
- Banshee (1989) - Max Harte (as Tony Hamilton)
- The Fuehrer's Children (1989) - Max Harte (as Tony Hamilton)
- Target Earth (1989) - Max Harte (as Tony Hamilton)
- War Games (1989) - Max Harte (as Tony Hamilton)
- Countdown (1989) - Max Harte (as Tony Hamilton)
- Command Performance (1989) - Max Harte (as Tony Hamilton)
- The Princess (1989) - Max Harte (as Tony Hamilton)
- The Golden Serpent: Part 2 (1989) - Max Harte (as Tony Hamilton)
- The Golden Serpent: Part 1 (1989) - Max Harte (as Tony Hamilton)
- Bayou (1989) - Max Harte (as Tony Hamilton)
- Submarine (1989) - Max Harte (as Tony Hamilton)
- Reprisal (1989) - Max Harte (as Tony Hamilton)
- The Plague (1989) - Max Harte (as Tony Hamilton)
- The Devils (1989) - Max Harte (as Tony Hamilton)
- Spy (1989) - Max Harte (as Tony Hamilton)
- The Fixer (1989) - Max Harte (as Tony Hamilton)
- The Fortune (1989) - Max Harte (as Tony Hamilton)
- The Greek (1989) - Max Harte (as Tony Hamilton)
- The Lions (1989) - Max Harte (as Tony Hamilton)
- The Haunting (1989) - Max Harte (as Tony Hamilton)
- The Pawn (1989) - Max Harte (as Tony Hamilton)
- The Cattle King (1988) - Max Harte (as Tony Hamilton)
- The Wall (1988) - Max Harte (as Tony Hamilton)
- The Legacy (1988) - Max Harte (as Tony Hamilton)
- The Condemned (1988) - Max Harte (as Tony Hamilton)
- Holograms (1988) - Max Harte (as Tony Hamilton)
- The System (1988) - Max Harte (as Tony Hamilton)
- The Killer (1988) - Max Harte (as Tony Hamilton)
1988
Howling IV: The Original Nightmare (Video) as
Tom
1988
Sonny Spoon (TV Series)
- Too Good to Be True, Too Good to Get Caught (1988)
1987
L.A. Law (TV Series) as
Dan Sapin
- The Lung Goodbye (1987) - Dan Sapin
1987
The Charmings (TV Series) as
Lionel Davenport III
- Modern Romance (1987) - Lionel Davenport III
1986
The Twilight Zone (TV Series) as
Simon Locke (segment "Nightsong")
- The Storyteller/Nightsong (1986) - Simon Locke (segment "Nightsong")
1986
Jumpin' Jack Flash as
Man in Restaurant (as Anthony Hamilton)
1986
The Hitchhiker (TV Series) as
Jim Buckley
- Man of Her Dreams (1986) - Jim Buckley
1985
Mirrors (TV Movie) as
Gino Rey
1984
Cover Up (TV Series) as
Jack Striker
- Passions (1985) - Jack Striker
- Jack of Spades (1985) - Jack Striker
- Adams' Ribs (1985) - Jack Striker
- Who's Trying to Kill Miss Globe? (1985) - Jack Striker
- The Ugliest American (1985) - Jack Striker
- Healthy, Wealthy and Dead (1985) - Jack Striker
- Rules to Die By (1985) - Jack Striker
- The Assassin (1985) - Jack Striker
- Murder Offshore (1985) - Jack Striker
- Black Widow (1985) - Jack Striker
- A Subtle Seduction (1984) - Jack Striker
- Midnight Highway (1984) - Jack Striker
- Murder in Malibu (1984) - Jack Striker
- Writer's Block (1984) - Jack Striker
1984
Samson and Delilah (TV Movie) as
Samson
1979
Nocturna as
Jimmy

References

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