Richard Hamilton (actor)

Richard Hamilton
Hamilton in the role of Whitney Munson, a guest star on the first season of HBO prison drama Oz
Born	December 31, 1920 Chicago, Illinois , U.S.
Died	December 21, 2004 (aged 83) New York City, New York, U.S.
Residence	New York City, New York, U.S.
Years active	1950–2002
Spouse(s)	Marilyn Morgan Hamilton

Richard Hamilton (December 31, 1920 – December 21, 2004) was an American film, television, theater, 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 Mornings at Seven. He acted in over 50 movie and TV roles, including playing Tommy Lee Jones' first partner in Men in Black, 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.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role
1980	Resurrection	Earl Carpenter
1981	Arthur	Bill
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
1994	On Deadly Ground	Hugh Palmer
1997	Men in Black	Agent D (K's first Partner)
1997	Home Alone 3	Cab driver
1998	Reach the Rock	Ed
1999	Message in a Bottle	Chet
2002	Death to Smoochy	Vagrant

External links

• Richard Hamilton at the Internet Movie Database
• "Obituary: Richard Hamilton", The New York Times, January 5, 2005