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John Hamill is a Actor and Scriptwriter British born on 3 may 1947 at Shepherd's Bush (United-kingdom)
John Hamill (born 3 May 1947) is an English actor.
He had previously been a bodybuilder and one of Britain's most popular "physique models" in the late 1960s before turning to acting, studying at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, and appearing in the stage farce There's a Girl in My Soup.
Hamill’s background as a physiques model, which included cover appearances on several beefcake publications and the occasional 8 mm ‘posing strap’ film, earned him a considerable gay following, which is still visible on the internet today. It would also prove good training for his later nude appearances in David Grant’s sex films and nudity ridden horror titles like Tower of Evil (1972), in which Hamill’s role is synopsized by The Bare Facts Video Guide as “Buns, walking with Penny, then more buns, rolling into the water, dead”. He also appeared as artist Alan Street in a trilogy of British sex comedies, beginning with The Over-Amorous Artist in 1974.
Hamill's other film appearances included Trog (1970), No Blade of Grass (1970), Travels with My Aunt (1972) and Hardcore (1977).
Television appearances included: Crossroads, Space: 1999, The Venturers, 1990, Doctor Who (in the serial The Ribos Operation) and The Professionals. He left acting in the late 1980s, and went on to run a pine furniture shop. His last known TV appearance was in an episode of The Bill in 1989.
N'étant plus désiré par les réalisateurs, sa carrière se termine brusquement en 1978. On le revoit cependant dans un épisode de la série télévisée The Bill en 1989. Plus tard, John Hamill a déclaré : « [...] que les films érotiques ont ruiné sa carrière et que c'est à cause de ça qu'il n'a plus eu de travail. »
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John Hamill (born 3 May 1947) is an English actor.
He had previously been a bodybuilder and one of Britain's most popular "physique models" in the late 1960s before turning to acting, studying at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, and appearing in the stage farce There's a Girl in My Soup.
Hamill’s background as a physiques model, which included cover appearances on several beefcake publications and the occasional 8 mm ‘posing strap’ film, earned him a considerable gay following, which is still visible on the internet today. It would also prove good training for his later nude appearances in David Grant’s sex films and nudity ridden horror titles like Tower of Evil (1972), in which Hamill’s role is synopsized by The Bare Facts Video Guide as “Buns, walking with Penny, then more buns, rolling into the water, dead”. He also appeared as artist Alan Street in a trilogy of British sex comedies, beginning with The Over-Amorous Artist in 1974.
Hamill's other film appearances included Trog (1970), No Blade of Grass (1970), Travels with My Aunt (1972) and Hardcore (1977).
Television appearances included: Crossroads, Space: 1999, The Venturers, 1990, Doctor Who (in the serial The Ribos Operation) and The Professionals. He left acting in the late 1980s, and went on to run a pine furniture shop. His last known TV appearance was in an episode of The Bill in 1989.
Biography
Il commence sa carrière comme mannequin dans les années 1960. Il devient très populaire grâce à son physique, et ses photos de lui nu se vendent dans divers magazines destinés à un lectorat homosexuel, puis il prend des cours à la prestigieuse Webber Douglas Academy. Il obtient son premier rôle en 1968 dans Maldonne pour un espion, puis on le retrouve dans Le Monstre des oubliettes en 1970, Terre brûlée, La Tour du diable en 1972. En 1975, il rencontre le producteur David Grant. Ils deviennent amants et Hamill commence à jouer dans des films d'horreur, voire érotiques, à la limite de la pornographie. Dans ces films, il porte le nom d'Alan Smith.N'étant plus désiré par les réalisateurs, sa carrière se termine brusquement en 1978. On le revoit cependant dans un épisode de la série télévisée The Bill en 1989. Plus tard, John Hamill a déclaré : « [...] que les films érotiques ont ruiné sa carrière et que c'est à cause de ça qu'il n'a plus eu de travail. »
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Hardcore (1977)
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Anthony Steel, Victor Spinetti, Ronald Fraser, Graham Stark, Graham Crowden, Percy Herbert
Roles Daniel
Rating42%
The Over-Amorous Artist (1974)
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors John Hamill, Sue Longhurst, Hilary Pritchard, John Bluthal, Bob Todd, Fred Griffiths
Roles Alan Street
Rating55%
While his beautiful wife (Sue Longhurst) is at work, an artist Alan Street (John Hamill) has to fend off the advances of his amorous female neighbours.
The National Health (1973)
, 1h35Directed by Jack Gold
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Medical-themed films, Films based on plays
Actors Lynn Redgrave, Colin Blakely, Eleanor Bron, Donald Sinden, Jim Dale, John Hamill
Roles Kenny
Rating60%
Tower of Evil (1972)
, 1h29Directed by Jim O'Connolly
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Horror, Slasher
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Bryant Haliday, Dennis Price, Jack Watson, Jill Haworth, Anna Palk, William Lucas
Roles Gary
Rating56%
On Snape Island, a small isolated point off the English coast, a series of bizarre brutal murders have taken place. A team of archeologists decide to head to the island to uncover a possible Phoenician treasure, but instead they find a horrific mystery when someone, or something, begins to kill off the curious trespassers.
Travels with My Aunt (1972)
, 1h49Directed by George Cukor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Maggie Smith, Alec McCowen, Louis Gossett Jr., Robert Stephens, Raymond Gérôme, Cindy Williams
Roles Crowder's Man
Rating62%
While attending the cremation of his mother's remains, London bank manager Henry Pulling (Alec McCowen) meets aging eccentric Augusta Bertram (Maggie Smith), a flaming redhead who claims to be his aunt and announces that the woman who raised him was not his biological mother. She invites him back to her apartment, where her lover, an African fortune teller named Zachary Wordsworth (Louis Gossett Jr.), is waiting for her. Shortly after she receives a package allegedly containing the severed finger of her true love, Ercole Visconti (Robert Stephens), with a note promising the two will be reunited upon payment of $100,000 ($433,000 in 2013 dollars).
Trog (1970)
, 1h33Directed by Freddie Francis
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Horror
Actors Joan Crawford, Michael Gough, Bernard Kay, Kim Braden, David Griffin, John Hamill
Roles Cliff
Rating40%
Set in contemporary England, the film follows Doctor Brockton (Joan Crawford) who learns that in the caves of the countryside, a troglodyte is alive and might be able to be helped and even domesticated. She gets the creature to the surface and attempts to train him, but runs into trouble as a few people oppose this, especially a local businessman afraid of negative commercial consequences, Sam Murdock (Michael Gough). Murdock frees the creature, leading to a rampage.
Every Home Should Have One (1970)
, 1h34Directed by Jim Clark
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Marty Feldman, Judy Cornwell, Patrick Cargill, Julie Ege, Jack Watson, Shelley Berman
Roles Porridge Eater
Rating50%
An advertising man is tasked by his boss with trying to come up with a sexy new image for porridge. He is also struggling with his chaotic home life, where his wife has become involved in a campaign to "clean up" television.
The Beast in the Cellar (1970)
, 1h41Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Beryl Reid, Flora Robson, John Hamill, Tessa Wyatt, T.P. McKenna, Vernon Dobtcheff
Roles Alan Marlow
Rating49%
Soldiers in a rural military base are being brutally murdered. They suspect a wild cat. Two local ladies: Joyce Balentine (Flora Robson) and Ellie (Beryl Reid) suspect it may be their brother, Steven (Dafydd Havard); a man who has been locked in a basement for thirty years.
No Blade of Grass (1970)
, 1h34Directed by Cornel Wilde
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Themes Medical-themed films, Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Films about viral outbreaks, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Nigel Davenport, Jean Wallace, John Hamill, Lynne Frederick, Patrick Holt, Ruth Kettlewell
Roles Roger Burnham
Rating57%
Un nouveau et étrange virus qui attaque les plantes apparaît. Il entraîne le monde dans la famine et le chaos. L'architecte John, accompagné de sa famille et de ses amis, s'échappe de Londres dans l'espoir de trouver refuge dans la ferme de son frère. Commence alors un voyage des plus dangereux et éprouvants.
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Critical Condition (1987)
, 1h40Directed by Michael Apted
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Medical-themed films
Actors Rachel Ticotin, Richard Pryor, Joe Mantegna, Rubén Blades, Bob Dishy, Sylvia Miles
Rating53%
Kevin Lenahan (Pryor) is a con man who is framed in a jewel robbery. In order to escape custody, he fakes insanity, then poses as surgeon Dr. Slattery at a local hospital when he switches places with the administrator Arthur Chambers (Joe Mantegna). During a flood and a power outage that follows, Kevin takes charge of the hospital and tries to maintain some order in his unorthodox way. The helicopter used (N1099Z) a Hughes 500D (369) was contracted from Triad Medical Services, was not a medivac aircraft. The helicopter was used for executive transport. Doug Matthews, Chief Pilot for TMS, was the pilot responsible for the aircraft. Larry Kirsh was the pilot for the flying scenes.
Turk 182! (1985)
, 1h36Directed by Bob Clark
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action
Themes Disaster films
Actors Timothy Hutton, Robert Urich, Kim Cattrall, Robert Culp, Darren McGavin, Peter Boyle
Rating59%
Après que le pompier de la ville de New York, Terry Lynch, ne puisse recevoir aucune indemnisation pour une blessure subie lors du sauvetage d'une jeune fille en dehors de ses fonctions, il devient suicidaire. Furieux, son frère Jimmy tente de faire intervenir le maire Tyler, mais le politicien corrompu dénonce Terry comme un ivrogne. Déterminé à obtenir justice, Jimmy lance une campagne de graffitis composée de slogans embarrassants se moquant du maire, qui captive bientôt la ville.