Peter Hammond (director)
Peter Hammond (actually Peter Charles Hammond Hill ; born November 23, 1923 in London , England ; † October 12, 2011 there ) was a British actor and television director .
Life
Hammond made his Waterloo Road debut in 1945 and played the role of the handsome young man next door for a little over a decade. He became known among other things for the films about the fictional "Huggett" family. However, he played most of his roles for television , where he was booked for early series such as The Buccaneers (1956/57) and William Tell (1958/59). After 1960 he switched to the other side of the camera and directed numerous television series and occasional television films until the mid-1990s. Hammond's film Herring und Portwein , was made in 1970; with the children's western Phantom Kid He staged a second time for the screen seven years later.
Filmography (selection)
actor
- 1945: Waterloo Road
- 1949: The Huggetts Abroad
- 1956: XX Unknown ( X The Unknown )
- 1956-1957: The Buccaneers
Director
- 1961–1964: With Umbrella, Charm and Bowler Hat (The Avengers) (TV series, 18 episodes)
- 1970: Herring and Port Wine (Spring and Port Wine)
- 1977: Phantom Kid (The Phantom Kid)
- 1987: The character 4 (The Sign of Four) (TV movie)
- 1992: The king of the blackmailer (The Master Black Mailer) (TV movie)
Web links
- Peter Hammond in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
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SURNAME | Hammond, Peter |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hammond Hill, Peter Charles (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor and television director |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 23, 1923 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London , England |
DATE OF DEATH | October 12, 2011 |
Place of death | London , England |