Roger Hammond (actor)
Roger Hammond | |
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Born |
John Roger Hammond 21 March 1936 Stockport, Greater Manchester, England |
Died |
8 November 2012 76)[1] Ealing, London, England | (aged
Occupation | Actor |
Roger Hammond (21 March 1936 - 8 November 2012) was an English character actor who appeared in many films and television series.
Hammond's father was a chartered accountant and managing director of a cotton mill. He attended Stockport Grammar School for two years followed by Bryanston School in Dorset. He then went up to Emmanuel College, Cambridge where he initially read English, then switched to archaeology and anthropology[2] and he appeared extensively in their drama programme, alongside actors such as Ian McKellen, Derek Jacobi, and John Wood. Following that, he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. In 1963, he joined the Arts Theatre Company, and appeared in a number of productions there.
In 1964, Hammond made his first television appearance, as Tidiman in an episode of The Villains, and his first film appearance the next year. Although he worked primarily as a television actor in his early years, from the 1990s his career was more focused on film, and his credits boast an impressive 125 credits in a variety of roles, ranging from all sorts of genres, although mostly in costume dramas and period pieces. Hammond's credits include the Prince of Wales in The Duchess of Duke Street, Valence in A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia, and Cecil in A Good Woman. Hammond was also cast as a clergyman several times, including as the Archbishop in Ian McKellen's Richard III, the Bishop de Cambrai in The Princes in the Tower, and as the Chief Augur in the HBO television drama Rome.
Hammond additionally contributed to some audio books on tape, appearing in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2, and The Tempest.
Film and television credits
- A Touch of Love ... Mike (1969)
- Catweazle ...Boris (1970)
- Edna, the Inebriate Woman ...Victor (1971)
- Sutherland's Law ... Sheriff (1972)
- The Pied Piper ... Burger (1972)
- Because of the Cats ... Maris (1973)
- Royal Flash ... Master (1975)
- The Duchess of Duke Street ... Prince of Wales (1976)
- Queen Kong ... Woolf (1976)
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame ... Lecomu (1978)
- Edward and Mrs. Simpson ... Sir Harold Nicholson (1978)
- The Good Soldier as Grand Duke (1981)
- Minder episode Get Daley! ... Albert Wendell (1983)
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes episode "The Red-Headed League" ... Jabez Wilson (1985)
- Foreign Body ... Pub landlord (1986)
- Farrington of the F.O. ... Bandit Chief (1986) and Josef Alvarez (1987)
- Fellow Traveller ... Tudor Hamilton (1989)
- A Dangerous Man: Lawrence after Arabia ... Valence (1990)
- The Fool ... Augustus Roddick (1990)
- As You Like It ... Mr. Lebeau (1992)
- The Madness of King George ... Baker (1994)
- Richard III ... Archbishop (1995)
- Persuasion ... Mr. Musgrove (1995)
- Uncle Vanya ... Waffles (1995)
- Sixth Happiness ... Father Ferre (1997)
- Drop The Dead Donkey ... Sir Roysten Merchant (1998)
- The Tichborne Claimant (1998) ... Cubitt
- The Clandestine Marriage (1999) ... Traverse
- A Christmas Carol (1999) ... Second Broker
- Shrink ... Claus (2000)
- Victoria & Albert ... Duke of Coburg (2001)
- Vacuums ... DJ Johnson (2002)
- A Good Woman ... Cecil (2004)
- Around the World in 80 Days ... Lord Rhodes (2004)
- Rome ... Chief Augur (2005)
- Princes in the Tower ... Bishop de Cambrai (2005)
- Keeping Mum ... Judge (2006)
- Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj ... Camford Dean (2007)
- The King's Speech ... Dr. Blandine Bentham (2010)
Partial stage credits
- Camino Real ... Baron de Charlus
- A Month in the Country ... Arkady Srgeitch Islaev
- Deutsches Haus ... Griben
- Love's Labours ... Charles
- Three Sisters ... Andrey
- Caesar and Cleopatra ... Pothinus
- Arsenic and Old Lace ... Dr. Einstein
- Luther ... Eck
- I, John Brown ... Jack McGrew
- Salad Days ... Timothy's Father / Butterfly Catcher
- The Corn is Green ... The Squire
- The Public Eye ... Charles Sidley
- Serjeant Musgrave's Dance ... The Mayor
- All in Good Time ... Leslie Piper
- Lady Windermere's Fan ... Dumby
- The Importance of Being Earnest ... Rev. Dr. Chasuble
- The Madness of King George ... Baker
- 'Tis Pity She's a Whore ... Donado
- The Seagull ... Shamraev
- Donkeys' Years ... Tate
- Poor Bitos ... Mirabeau
- The Cherry Orchard ... Pishchik
Other projects, contributions
- When Love Speaks (2002, EMI Classics) - Shakespeare's "Sonnet 119" ("What potions have I drunk of siren tears")
- "Fable 2" Chieftain of Knothole Island - Lionhead Studios
Death
Hammond died aged 76 of cancer, leaving, by his wife, Helen (née Weir; married 1968, divorced 1975[3]), a son, Daniel.[4]
References
- ↑ Michael Coveney (13 November 2012). "Roger Hammond obituary | Stage". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
- ↑ Obituary in The Times p.109 24 November 2012
- ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/roger-hammond-character-actor-whose-dickensian-air-was-perfect-for-costume-drama-8329429.html
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/nov/13/roger-hammond