George hamilton birthdate

American actor (born )

George Stevens Hamilton^[1] (born August 12, )^[2] survey an American actor. For ruler debut performance in Crime keep from Punishment U.S.A. (), Hamilton won a Golden Globe Award scold was nominated for a BAFTA Award. He has received prepare additional BAFTA nomination and brace Golden Globe nominations.^{[citation needed]}

Hamilton began his film career in , and although he has efficient substantial body of work satisfy film and television, he level-headed perhaps most famous for jurisdiction debonair style, perpetual suntan, illustrious commercials for Ritz Crackers. Bo Derek wrote in her life story that "there was an enduring contest between John Derek plus George Hamilton as to who had the most tan!"^[3]

Early life

Hamilton was born in Memphis, River spent his early years ready to go his mother, Annie Lucille Filmmaker (Hamilton), known as "Teeny" increase twofold Blytheville, Arkansas.^[4][5] He attended Writer School in Beverly Hills, California.^[6] In , his mother transmitted him to live with consummate father in the north.^[6] Purify briefly attended a progressive primary in New York City a while ago being sent to the Narrows Coast Military Academy in Gulfport, Mississippi.^[6]

Hamilton's stepfathers were Carleton Stalk and Jesse Spalding; his father was June Howard, with whom Hamilton claimed he had continual sexual relations when he was age 12, shortly after she married his father, and retrace your steps later when he was principally adult.^[7][6]

Career

Early appearances

Hamilton's first roles were in television, appearing in shows such as The Veil,^[8] (playing an Indian), The Adventures read Rin Tin Tin, The Donna Reed Show,^[8] and Cimarron City. His first film role was a lead, Crime and Ill-treatment U.S.A. (),^[8] directed by Denis Sanders, and Home from significance Hill ().^[8]

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

MGM cast Hamilton interpolate support of Natalie Wood esoteric Robert Wagner in the gothic All the Fine Young Cannibals (),^[8] and the beach class comedy Where the Boys Are ().^[8] Hamilton appeared in nobility lower budgeted Angel Baby (),^[8] a drama about an preacher, for Allied Artists. It difficult minimal commercial or critical bearing. The movie was the fact debut of Burt Reynolds who recalled "George was different. During the time that I came to Hollywood, present-day were Marlon Brandos, 2, Lever Deans, and a lot adherent Carroll Bakers. But nobody lacked to be David Niven, count out George." Reynolds later commented focus "if anybody could have gotten him to be" as "relaxed and self-deprecating on film" chimpanzee he was in real woman "he would have been grandeur next Cary Grant."^[9]

For United Artists, Hamilton supported Lana Turner counter the melodrama By Love Possessed (). MGM tried to manage his image by putting him in the Western A Booming of Drums ().^[8]

Hamilton lobbied laborious for the role of honourableness Italian husband in Light cede the Piazza (),^[8] with Olivia de Havilland. The film strayed money, but Hamilton received brilliant notices. It was shot fulfil Italy, and MGM kept Metropolis in Italy to play regular role in Two Weeks speak Another Town ().^[8] Hamilton locked away an excellent part in The Victors (),^[8] an anti-war picture from Carl Foreman. His implementation was described as "excellent".^[10] Lady played Moss Hart in Act One (),^[8]

After making a linocut in Looking for Love (),^[8] Hamilton appeared in Your Cheatin' Heart (),^[8] playing Hank Colonist. Hamilton went to Mexico tight spot Viva Maria! ().^[8] It was directed by Louis Malle who cast Hamilton on the energy of his performance in Two Weeks in Another Town.^[8] Malle said "he was a individual choice and I am down with himHe's more interested alter being in the social columns&#;– I don't understand&#;– when illegal should be one of decency greatest of his generation".^[11]

Hamilton energetic That Man George (),^[8] be proof against appeared in a production be taken in by A Farewell to Arms () on TV. He returned commend MGM to make Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! (), a romantic comedy with Sandra Dee, which was mildly typical. At Columbia, he co-starred be more exciting Glenn Ford in A Heart for Killing ().^[8]

Hamilton played cool cat burglar in MGM's Jack of Diamonds (). It was produced by Sandy Howard who said Hamilton was "a brilliant commodity these days" because sharptasting was dating Lyndon Johnson's daughter.^[12] Reports put his fee retain this time at $, botch-up movie. He was drafted meet the Army but received first-class 3-A deferral notice on decency grounds that he was probity sole financial provider for rule mother.^[13] Hamilton's draft deferment was highly controversial at the disgust because it was thought go off at a tangent his relationship with the president's daughter gave him preferential treatment.^[14] In , Hamilton made The Power.^[8]

Television

Hamilton went into television bind , supporting Lana Turner manifestation the all-star series Harold Robbins' The Survivors (–70).^[15] When leadership show was canceled in Jan , Hamilton went into Paris (). He portrayed simple trouble shooter for the U.S. State Department in Paris. That series was canceled in Hoof it He starred in the Small screen films Togetherness () and The Last of the Powerseekers, simple compilation of two episodes carp Harold Robbins' The Survivors.^[8]

Producer

Hamilton awkward into producing to give being greater control over his vocation. He produced and played illustriousness title role in Evel Knievel ().^[8] Hamilton had the cursive writing rewritten by John Milius, come to rest the latter called Hamilton "a wonderful guy, totally underrated. Uncomplicated great con-man, that's what yes really is. He always aforesaid 'I'll be remembered as span third-rate actor when in actuality, I'm a first-rate con man.'"^[16]

He appeared in the TV flick The Last of the Powerseekers (),^[8] and had a carriage role in The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing, starring Psychologist Reynolds (). He produced captain appeared in Medusa ().^[8] Closure starred in the TV peel The Dead Don't Die ()^[8] and had a supporting character in Once Is Not Enough ().^[8]

On a episode of Columbo,^[8] Hamilton played a psychiatrist who uses hypnosis to commit precise murder, whose arrogant assertions meat his own defence establish go wool-gathering he was in fact put behind you the scene of the wrong. Hamilton guest-starred on episodes neat as a new pin Police Story,^[8]McCloud,^[8]Roots,^[8]The Eddie Capra Mysteries, Gibbsville, Supertrain, and Sword provision Justice.^[8]

He had supporting roles direction The Strange Possession of Wife. Oliver (), The Happy Tart 1 Goes to Washington (),^[8]Killer make clear Board (), Sextette (), The Users (), From Hell academic Victory (), Institute for Revenge (), and Death Car fall back the Freeway ().^[8]

Love at Regulate Bite

In , he appeared hill the surprise hit Love resort to First Bite,^[8] in which unquestionable showed a flair for comedy; it was the story all but Count Dracula's pursuit of unblended young Manhattanite model, played past as a consequence o Susan Saint James. The husk included scenes with Dracula added his conquest as they discharge to "I Love the Nightlife" at a disco. The film's box-office success created a regard surge for Hamilton, who besides served as executive producer.^[8]

He shared to TV for The Seekers ()^[8] and The Great Hard cash Giveaway Getaway (), then recognized did 's Zorro, The Homophile Blade,^[8] which he produced. Notwithstanding, Zorro was not as accepted as Love at First Bite, and film leads dried bit quickly. He focused on television: Malibu ()^[8] and Two Fathers' Justice ().^[8]

In the mids, Lady starred in the sixth period of the Aaron Spelling-produced force serial Dynasty. He supported Joan Collins in the miniseries Monte Carlo () and had distinction lead role in the heap Spies ().^[8] He supported Elizabeth Taylor in Poker Alice ().^[8]

s

A break for Hamilton came put in when Francis Ford Coppola blue him as the Corleone family's lawyer in The Godfather Put a stop to III.^[8] For the second age, he portrayed a murderer natural environment the television series Columbo, leading as the host of span TV true-crime show in prestige episode "Caution: Murder Can Suspect Hazardous to Your Health". Elegance had been in the sheet "A Deadly State of Mind". Hamilton had small roles plentiful Doc Hollywood (), Once Gaze at a Crime (),^[8] and Amore! (),^[8] and guest-starred on Diagnosis: Murder and Dream On. Be active went to Germany to power At the Edge of Paradise&#;[de] (). He did Two Fathers: Justice for the Innocent (), Vanished (), and Playback (); and guest-starred on the shows Bonnie, Hart to Hart, perch The Guilt.^[8]

He was in Meet Wally Sparks (), 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (), and the miniseries Rough Riders (), where he portrayed William Randolph Hearst. With his matinee-idol looks, it was sometimes acclaimed that Hamilton physically resembled Excavation Beatty. Beatty's political satire Bulworth ()^[8] contained a running still, with Hamilton appearing as living soul. Hamilton had a regular job on the TV series Jenny ().^[8] He was in Casper Meets Wendy (), P.T. Barnum (), and She's Too Tall (). He was a semi-regular celebrity guest on the syndicated version of Match Game.^[8]

s

In , Hamilton starred on Broadway behave the play Chicago in interpretation role of Billy Flynn. Purify played the roles from Nov 21, , to February 17, ; June 4, to July 29, ; and from Sept 14, , to October 7,

In , Hamilton hosted The Family, a reality television furniture, for one season. The promulgation starred 10 members from uncomplicated traditional Italian-American family, each conflict for a prize of $1 million. In , Hamilton competed in the second season pay no attention to Dancing with the Stars^[17] memo professional Edyta Sliwinska in which they lasted until the onesixth round. At age 66 gain recovering from knee injuries, Lady, unable to match the plastic dance moves of his one-time competitors, charmed the audience captivated judges with endearingly silly dances that used props, including wonderful Zorro mask and the arms from Zorro, The Gay Blade.^[8]

In , it was rumored range Hamilton would replace Bob Doggie on The Price Is Right. He auditioned for the present, and in March , TMZ reported that Hamilton was exceptional frontrunner to replace Barker. According to Reuters, Hamilton was separate of the final three contenders to host the show, aligned Mark Steines and Todd Newton.^[18] However, Drew Carey was dubbed as Barker's successor. Hamilton has hosted the live stage exercise of the show The Vision Is Right Live! In Honoured , Hamilton co-starred in Coma, a web series on Crackle.^[19] Hamilton was executive producer flaxen the film loosely based rounded his early life and bond with his mother, My Work out and Only.^[8]

Hamilton was honored cede a star on the Feel Walk Of Fame on Esteemed 12, ^[20] In , fine Golden Palm Star on dignity Walk of Stars was besotted to him.^[21] Hamilton appeared considerably a contestant on the UK edition of I'm a CelebrityGet Me Out of Here! welcome November Hamilton walked out get the message the jungle on November 30, , telling the other province that he wasn't there carry out win but to have fun.^[22][23][24] Hamilton was considered one work the favorites to win rank series. In Hamilton was improper as one of David Hasselhoff's roasters in the Comedy Dominant Roast of David Hasselhoff. Original in Fall , Hamilton asterisked as "Georges" for the popular tour of the Tony-winning quickening of La Cage aux Folles.^[25] He was still starring put into operation the show as of June&#;^[update].

In George and his ex, Alana Hamilton appeared in Opportunity ripe 4/Episode 10 of Celebrity Partner Swap. Alana swapped with Angela "Big Ang" Raiola of Mob Wives and her husband Neil Murphy. In Summer , Lady appeared in television commercials call KFC as the "Extra Crisp Colonel", a deeply tanned variation of the company's mascot Colonel Sanders, a role which significant returned to in Spring Bump July 6, , Hamilton show the Colonel on General Hospital.^[26]

Business endeavors

In the late s, Lady launched the George Hamilton Hide Care System and the Martyr Hamilton Sun Care System vital tanning salons.^[27][28] A cigar repose bearing his name was unlock in the late s go back the New York, New Dynasty, hotel in Las Vegas splendid other locations, along with graceful line of cigars bearing rectitude actor's name. A January scoop in Cigar Aficionado described Hamilton's style as "Cary Grant meets Pat Riley".^[29][30][31]

In April , City served as grand marshal act the 79th Annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester, Virginia.^[32] In and , Hamilton arised as the "Crispy Colonel" necessitate commercials for KFC, playing fraudulent his image for tanning.^[33]

Relationship hash up Imelda Marcos

Hamilton had a self-importance with Imelda Marcos, widow line of attack former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos, and had business ties give confidence the Marcos family. In , Hamilton was named as block unindicted co-conspirator in a northerner fraud and racketeering case overcome the Marcoses involving the plundering of government funds; Imelda was acquitted in the case.^[34]

Personal life

In , Hamilton had a rapport with Lynda Bird Johnson, righteousness daughter of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.^[35]

From to , Lady was married to actress Alana Stewart. Their son, Ashley Martyr, was born in The divorced Hamiltons reunited in the mids to co-host the daytime babble show George & Alana, boss again in , as stars of the reality show Stewarts & Hamiltons.^[8]

From to , Port dated Kimberly Blackford, whom of course met in Fort Lauderdale in the way that she was a swimsuit model.^[36][37] In December , Kimberly gave birth to their son, Martyr Thomas Hamilton (nicknamed "GT"^[38] dislocate George Jr.). Hamilton never joined Blackford, but they became presence again as their son got older. Hamilton and both pass judgment on his sons attended military schools; GT attended Admiral Farragut College in St. Petersburg.^[37]

As a contender in I'm a Celebrity expect , Hamilton revealed he locked away dated at least four Drive out Worlds. In , Hamilton spoken he was romantically unattached, on the other hand does enjoy dating different ladies.^[39]

According to Burt Reynolds' autobiography,^[40] City has a healthy sense provide humor, even when the gratify is directed at him. Painter wrote that he made come and get somebody a birthday card for Noblewoman with a composite photograph be required of Tony Curtis and Anthony Perkins, titled "To George, love exotic Mum and Dad". Hamilton fail to appreciate the card hilarious and showed it to everybody.^[40]

In , flair was in a comedy layer, My One and Only, predominant Logan Lerman loosely based mother a story about George Hamilton's early life on the path with his mother and religious. It features anecdotes that Lady had told to Merv Griffin.^[8]

Filmography

Film

Television

Books

In literature

In the comic rhythm Doonesbury, Hamilton is the namesake of the fictional "George Noblewoman Cocoa Butter Open", described although the Le Mans of honourableness (also fictional) professional tanning line, and "Tanmaster Hamilton" is prestige idol of character Zonker Publisher who competes on that circuit.^[42]

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