Richard Hamilton (actor)

Richard Hamilton
Richard Hamilton in the role of Whitney Munson, a guest star on the first season of HBO prison drama Oz
Born	(1920-12-31)December 31, 1920 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	December 21, 2004(2004-12-21) (aged 83) Catskills
Years active	1945–2002
Spouse	Marilyn Morgan Hamilton

Richard Hamilton (December 31, 1920 – December 21, 2004) was an American film, television, theatre 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 Morning's at Seven. He acted in over 50 radio, movie and TV roles, including various roles in the science fiction radio series X Minus One, playing Tommy Lee Jones's first partner in Men in Black (1997), 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.

Hamilton died at his home in the Catskills on December 21, 2004, at age 83.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1963	Ladybug Ladybug	JoAnn's Father
1969	Trilogy	Man in Automat	(segment "Miriam")
1971	The Hospital	Dr. Ronald Casey
1976	One Summer Love	Old Car Man
1980	Resurrection	Earl Carpenter
1981	Arthur	Bill
1982	I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can	Joe
1983	Silkwood	Georgie
1984	Protocol	Mr. Davis
1985	Heaven Help Us	Grandpa
1985	The Sure Thing	Bartender
1985	Pale Rider	Jed Blankenship
1987	Ironweed	Donovan
1989	In Country	Grampaw
1991	Plymouth	Mayor Wendell Mackenzies
1992	Mo' Money	Judge Harold Lake
1993	Sommersby	Doc Evans
1993	The Paint Job	Robert
1994	On Deadly Ground	Hugh Palmer
1997	Men in Black	Agent D (K's first Partner)
1997	Home Alone 3	Cab driver
1998	Zack and Reba	Coach Burns
1998	Reach the Rock	Ed
1998	Angels in the Attic	Bomb Technician
1999	Message in a Bottle	Chet
2002	Death to Smoochy	Vagrant	(final film role)

External links

• Richard Hamilton at IMDb