Other names ? Years active 1950–2002 | Name Richard Hamilton Role Film actor | |
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Born December 31, 1920 ( 1920-12-31 ) Chicago, Illinois , U.S. Died December 21, 2004, New York City, New York, United States Spouse Marilyn Morgan Hamilton (m. 1954–2004) Children Morgan Hamilton, Hannele Dzubas Movies and TV shows Men in Black, On Deadly Ground, Bret Maverick, Home Alone 3, Pale Rider Similar People Christopher Curry, Baxter Harris, Kevin Gudahl, Marian Seldes, Gabriel Orozco | ||
Richard Hamilton (December 31, 1920 – December 21, 2004) was an American film, television, theater, and radio actor. He was raised in California, where he worked at the Pasadena Playhouse, before moving to Broadway. There, he performed in award-winning productions of Buried Child and Mornings at Seven. He acted in over 50 movie and TV roles, including playing Tommy Lee Jones' first partner in Men in Black, and a recurring role in the Bret Maverick 1981 television series. He appeared in Clint Eastwood's Pale Rider (1985) and in 1996 played Big Willy in Frasier.
Filmography
Actor
2002
Death to Smoochy as
Old Vagrant
1999
Third Watch (TV Series) as
Frank 'Bobo' Williams
- Impulse (1999) - Frank 'Bobo' Williams
1999
Message in a Bottle as
Chet
1998
Angels in the Attic as
Bomb Technician
1998
Spin City (TV Series) as
Alfred
- Monkey Business (1998) - Alfred
1998
Reach the Rock as
Ed
1998
Zack and Reba as
Coach Burns
1998
Promised Land (TV Series) as
Lyle Cavanaugh
- Two for the Road (1998) - Lyle Cavanaugh
1997
Home Alone 3 as
Cab Driver
1997
The Visitor (TV Series) as
Captain
- Pilot (1997) - Captain
1997
Oz (TV Series) as
Whitney Munson
- Straight Life (1997) - Whitney Munson
1997
Men in Black as
Dee
1991
Law & Order (TV Series) as
James 'Jimmy the Pin' Poulos / CPO James Hagen / Ed Conover
- Double Blind (1996) - James 'Jimmy the Pin' Poulos
- Conduct Unbecoming (1993) - CPO James Hagen
- In Memory Of (1991) - Ed Conover
1996
Frasier (TV Series) as
Big Willy
- Where There's Smoke, There's Fired (1996) - Big Willy
1996
Picket Fences (TV Series) as
Mr. Hoffstetter
- Dem Bones (1996) - Mr. Hoffstetter
1994
The Yearling (TV Movie) as
Pa Forrester
1994
On Deadly Ground as
Hugh Palmer
1994
Natural Selection (TV Movie)
1993
New Year (TV Movie)
1993
Sommersby as
Doc Evans
1992
Mo' Money as
Judge Harold Lake
1992
The Paint Job as
Robert
1991
Plymouth (TV Movie) as
Mayor Wendell Mackenzies
1990
Murder in Black and White (TV Movie) as
Mr. Olney
1989
Wiseguy (TV Series) as
Medic
- The Reunion (1989) - Medic
1989
In Country as
Grampaw
1986
The Equalizer (TV Series) as
Frank / Otis Hendricks
- The Caper (1989) - Frank
- Breakpoint (1986) - Otis Hendricks
1988
Crossbow (TV Series) as
Lawyer
- The Inquisitor (1988) - Lawyer
1988
Circus (TV Movie) as
Antonio
1988
The Murder of Mary Phagan (TV Mini Series)
- Episode #1.2 (1988)
- Episode #1.1 (1988)
1987
Ironweed as
Donovan
1987
Riviera (TV Movie) as
Kennedy
1987
Pals (TV Movie) as
Herman
1986
Dream West (TV Mini Series) as
Gen. Murdoch
- Part II (1986) - Gen. Murdoch
- Dream West (1986) - Gen. Murdoch
1985
Wild Horses (TV Movie) as
Blue Houston
1985
Pale Rider as
Jed Blankenship
1985
The Sure Thing as
Bartender
1985
Heaven Help Us as
Grandpa
1984
Protocol as
Mr. Davis
1984
Single Bars, Single Women (TV Movie) as
Tate
1984
American Playhouse (TV Series) as
Club Member
- Concealed Enemies, Part I: Suspicion (1984) - Club Member
1984
A Good Sport (TV Movie) as
Carl
1984
Back Together (TV Movie) as
Mr. Christopher
1983
Silkwood as
Georgie
1983
When Your Lover Leaves (TV Movie) as
Gramps
1983
St. Elsewhere (TV Series) as
Arthur Schaeffer
- Brothers (1983) - Arthur Schaeffer
1983
Dixie: Changing Habits (TV Movie) as
Judge Delaney
1981
Bret Maverick (TV Series) as
Cy Whittaker
- The Hidalgo Thing (1982) - Cy Whittaker
- The Rattlesnake Brigade (1982) - Cy Whittaker
- Faith, Hope and Clarity: Part 2 (1982) - Cy Whittaker
- Faith, Hope and Clarity: Part 1 (1982) - Cy Whittaker
- The Eight Swords of Dyrus and Other Illusions of Grandeur (1982) - Cy Whittaker (credit only)
- The Vulture Also Rises (1982) - Cy Whittaker
- The Not So Magnificent Six (1982) - Cy Whittaker
- A Night at the Red Ox (1982) - Cy Whittaker (credit only)
- The Ballad of Bret Maverick (1982) - Cy Whittaker (credit only)
- Hallie (1982) - Cy Whittaker
- The Mayflower's Women Historical Society (1982) - Cy Whittaker
- Dateline: Sweetwater (1982) - Cy Whittaker
- Horse of Yet Another Color (1982) - Cy Whittaker
- The Yellow Rose (1981) - Cy Whittaker
- Anything for a Friend (1981) - Cy Whittaker
- Welcome to Sweetwater (1981) - Cy Whittaker
- The Lazy Ace: Part 2 (1981) - Cy Whittaker
- The Lazy Ace: Part 1 (1981) - Cy Whittaker
1982
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can as
Joe
1981
Arthur as
Bill
1981
Guiding Light (TV Series) as
Logan Stafford
- Tainted Evidence (1981) - Logan Stafford
1980
Resurrection as
Earl Carpenter
1980
F.D.R.: The Last Year (TV Movie) as
Robert Hanagan
1979
Meeting Halfway (TV Movie) as
Probation Officer
1976
Dragonfly as
Old Car Man
1973
Blood Sport (TV Movie)
1971
The Hospital as
Dr. Ronald Casey
1970
Summer Is Forever (TV Movie) as
Boatyard Proprietor
1969
Trilogy as
Man in Automat (segment "Miriam")
1969
Popi as
NY Times Reporter (uncredited)
1966
No. 4 (Short)
1964
The Doctors and the Nurses (TV Series) as
Mr. Lazzara
- Where Park Runs into Vreeland (1964) - Mr. Lazzara
1963
Ladybug Ladybug as
JoAnn's Father
1963
Route 66 (TV Series) as
Walt Miller
- Shadows of an Afternoon (1963) - Walt Miller
1963
Naked City (TV Series) as
Philip Hames
- Prime of Life (1963) - Philip Hames
1961
The Witness (TV Series) as
Homer Van Meter
- Dillinger (1961) - Homer Van Meter
1955
X Minus One (Podcast Series)
- The Vital Factor (1955) - (voice)
- Dwellers in Silence (1955) - (voice)
1950
Hands of Mystery (TV Series)
- The Necklace of Death (1950)
1950
Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series)
- Only This Night (1950)
Archive Footage
1989
Crossbow (TV Series) as
Lawyer
- The Moment of Truth: Part 2 (1989) - Lawyer
References
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