Antony Hamilton
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Antony Hamilton was an Australian actor, model, and dancer.
, England, was adopted by an Australian RAF-hero and his wife soon after birth, and grew up on a sheep farm in Australia. He attended the Scotch College
in Adelaide
, where dance and ballet was a significant part of the curriculum. Hamilton proved to have a talent for ballet and, after leaving school, he began a career as a professional dancer with The Australian Ballet Company.
and Bruce Weber
, often working with famous fashion designers such as Gianni Versace
, and frequently appearing in magazines such as Vogue
and GQ
.
After having worked for a while as a model, Hamilton also began taking acting classes, wanting to expand his career. He eventually got his big break as an actor (replacing Jon-Erik Hexum
who died in an accident on the set) in the American TV-series Cover Up (1984). As an actor, however, he is probably better known for the role of Impossible Missions Force agent
Maxwell Hart, a former ANZAC commando, in the 1988 revival of the American television series Mission: Impossible
, as well as for playing Samson
in the 1984 television film Samson and Delilah
.
. The parents of Antony Hamilton, Donald and Margaret Smith, and his sister Penelope asked that contributions be made in his name to AIDS Project Los Angeles.
Early life
Hamilton was born in LiverpoolLiverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, England, was adopted by an Australian RAF-hero and his wife soon after birth, and grew up on a sheep farm in Australia. He attended the Scotch College
Scotch College, Adelaide
Scotch College is an independent, Uniting Church, co-educational, day and boarding school, located on two adjacent campuses in Torrens Park and Mitcham, inner-southern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia....
in Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, where dance and ballet was a significant part of the curriculum. Hamilton proved to have a talent for ballet and, after leaving school, he began a career as a professional dancer with The Australian Ballet Company.
Career
In 1972, during a dance tour in Europe with The Australian Ballet, he was "discovered" by a fashion photographer. This resulted in Hamilton soon after leaving the ballet and moving to the USA to pursue a career as a model. During the following 10 years, he worked extensively as a model in Europe, America, Asia and Africa, becoming a favorite subject of world-famous photographers as Richard AvedonRichard Avedon
Richard Avedon was an American photographer. An obituary published in The New York Times said that "his fashion and portrait photographs helped define America's image of style, beauty and culture for the last half-century."-Photography career:Avedon was born in New York City to a Jewish Russian...
and Bruce Weber
Bruce Weber (photographer)
Bruce Weber is an American fashion photographer and occasional filmmaker. He is most widely known for his ad campaigns for Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Pirelli, Abercrombie & Fitch, Revlon, and Gianni Versace, as well as his work for Vogue, GQ, Vanity Fair, Elle, Life, Interview, and Rolling Stone...
, often working with famous fashion designers such as Gianni Versace
Gianni Versace
Gianni Versace was an Italian fashion designer and founder of Gianni Versace S.p.A., an international fashion house, which produces accessories, fragrances, makeup and home furnishings as well as clothes. He also designed costumes for the theatre and films, and was a friend of Madonna, Elton John,...
, and frequently appearing in magazines such as Vogue
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
and GQ
GQ (magazine)
GQ is a monthly men's magazine focusing on fashion, style, and culture for men, through articles on food, movies, fitness, sex, music, travel, sports, technology, and books...
.
After having worked for a while as a model, Hamilton also began taking acting classes, wanting to expand his career. He eventually got his big break as an actor (replacing Jon-Erik Hexum
Jon-Erik Hexum
Jon-Erik Hexum was an American model and actor. He died as a result of a firearms accident on the set of the CBS television series Cover Up in which he played the male lead.-Early life and career:...
who died in an accident on the set) in the American TV-series Cover Up (1984). As an actor, however, he is probably better known for the role of Impossible Missions Force agent
Espionage
Espionage or spying involves an individual obtaining information that is considered secret or confidential without the permission of the holder of the information. Espionage is inherently clandestine, lest the legitimate holder of the information change plans or take other countermeasures once it...
Maxwell Hart, a former ANZAC commando, in the 1988 revival of the American television series Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible (1988 TV series)
Mission: Impossible is an American television series that chronicles the missions of a team of secret American government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force . The show is a revival of the 1966 TV series of the same name...
, as well as for playing Samson
Samson
Samson, Shimshon ; Shamshoun or Sampson is the third to last of the Judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Tanakh ....
in the 1984 television film Samson and Delilah
Samson and Delilah (1984 film)
Samson and Delilah is a 1984 television movie adaptation of the biblical story of Samson and Delilah, starring Max von Sydow, Belinda Bauer, Antony Hamilton, Daniel Stern and Victor Mature, who played Samson in the 1949 film, having a small cameo as the father of Antony Hamilton's Samson...
.
Death
Hamilton died in Los Angeles, California on 29 March 1995 from AIDS-related pneumoniaPneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
. The parents of Antony Hamilton, Donald and Margaret Smith, and his sister Penelope asked that contributions be made in his name to AIDS Project Los Angeles.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Nocturna: Granddaughter of Dracula Nocturna: Granddaughter of Dracula Nocturna is a 1979 film conceived by star Nai Bonet and written and directed by Harry Hurwitz, who was credited as "Harry Tampa".-Plot:... |
Jimmy | Alternative title: Nocturna |
| 1984 | Samson and Delilah Samson and Delilah (1984 film) Samson and Delilah is a 1984 television movie adaptation of the biblical story of Samson and Delilah, starring Max von Sydow, Belinda Bauer, Antony Hamilton, Daniel Stern and Victor Mature, who played Samson in the 1949 film, having a small cameo as the father of Antony Hamilton's Samson... |
Samson Samson Samson, Shimshon ; Shamshoun or Sampson is the third to last of the Judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Tanakh .... |
Television movie |
| 1984–1985 | Cover Up | Jack Striker | 14 episodes |
| 1986 | Jumpin' Jack Flash Jumpin' Jack Flash (film) Jumpin' Jack Flash is a 1986 spy comedy film starring Whoopi Goldberg, Stephen Collins, Carol Kane, John Wood, Annie Potts, and Jonathan Pryce... |
Man in Restaurant | Credited as Anthony Hamilton |
| 1985 | Mirrors | Gino Rey | Television movie |
| 1986 | The Hitchhiker | Jim Buckley | 1 episode |
| 1986 | The New Twilight Zone The New Twilight Zone The Twilight Zone is the first of two revivals of Rod Serling's acclaimed 1950/60s television series of the same name. It ran for two seasons on CBS before producing a final season for syndication.-Series history:... |
Simon Locke | 1 episode |
| 1987 | The Charmings The Charmings The Charmings is an American fantasy sitcom that aired from March 1987 to February 1988 on ABC.-Synopsis:The opening voice-over set-up the premise:... |
Lionel Davenport III | 1 episode |
| 1987 | L.A. Law L.A. Law L.A. Law is a US television legal drama that ran on NBC from September 15, 1986 to May 19, 1994. L.A. Law reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights,... |
Dan Sapin | 1 episode |
| 1988–1990 | Mission: Impossible Mission: Impossible (1988 TV series) Mission: Impossible is an American television series that chronicles the missions of a team of secret American government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force . The show is a revival of the 1966 TV series of the same name... |
Former ANZAC Sgt. Maxwell Hart | 35 episodes Credited as Tony Hamilton |
| 1988 | Howling IV: The Original Nightmare Howling IV: The Original Nightmare Howling IV: The Original Nightmare is a 1988 direct-to-video horror film. It is a sequel to The Howling, and was directed by John Hough from a screenplay by Freddie Rowe and Clive Turner, this is the first Howling film distributed by Warner Bros..... |
Tom | Direct-to-video release |
| 1991 | P.S. I Luv U | Dodger | Television movie |
| 1991 | P.S. I Luv U P.S. I Luv U P.S. I Luv U is an American crime drama series that aired on CBS as a part of its 1991-92 schedule. The title derived from the phone number of fictitious Palm Security and Investigations, which was 774-5888, which can be reached by dialing "PSI-LUVU" on a standard North American... |
Dodger | 2 episodes Credited as Tony Hamilton |
| 1992 | Fatal Instinct | Bill Hook | Credited as Tony Hamilton |
External links
- Antony Hamilton - Uncovered Antony Hamilton website with galleries (on Wayback Machine)
- http://books.google.es/books?id=EPtakc3mT4IC&pg=PA49&lpg=PA49&dq=Joel+Rothschild+anthony+hamilton&source=bl&ots=jwg77ao4wf&sig=JIzmveogxzxL-sgK4PoeTUPYuFA&hl=es&ei=AUvaTIroJ4iChQeDrVg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCEQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=falsePreview of the book Signals: An Inspiring Story of Life After Life by his friend Joel Rothschild, in which talks about the last years of Antony Hamilton]
- Galeries of "Mission: Impossible" on the official site of actor Thaao Penghlis
- Bio of Anthony Hamilton on the tribute site of Jon-Erik Hexum
- Personal web of the writer Joel Rothschild, close friend of Anthony Hamilton
- Antony Hamilton's channel on Stagevu.com
- The Hitchhiker (season 3; cap. 12): Man of her dreams with Antony Hamilton. Hulu.com