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Peter Hammond
Director

Peter Hammond

23 Nov 1923Born
12 Oct 2011Died
87Age at death
96Credits

Biography

Peter Charles Hammond Hill was an English actor and television director. Peter Charles Hammond Hill was born in Victoria, Central London. His father, Charles, was an art restorer and his mother, Ada, a nurse. After attending Harrow School of Art, he started work as a scenic artist at Sheffield Repertory Theatre. Following this, he turned to acting to "earn some cash", where he adopted the stage name of Peter Hammond.

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He first appeared in a West End production at the age of 17.

Hammond made his film début in Waterloo Road (1945) and went on to carve a career playing handsome boy-next-door types throughout the late 1940s and early 1950s, most notably as Peter Hawtrey in The Huggetts Trilogy – Here Come the Huggetts (1948), Vote for Huggett and The Huggetts Abroad (both 1949). [Source: Wikipedia]

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 96 credits.

  1. 1994The Memoirs of Sherlock HolmesSeries: Director (3 episodes)
  2. 1993The Eligible BachelorFilm: Director
  3. 1992The Master BlackmailerFilm: Director
  4. 1989SaracenSeries: Director (1 episode)
  5. 1989The Dark AngelSeries: Director (3 episodes)
  6. 1987The Ruth Rendell MysteriesSeries: Writer (1 episode)
  7. 1987The Death of the HeartFilm: Director
  8. 1987The Children of DynmouthFilm: Director
  9. 1987The Sign of FourFilm: Director
  10. 1987The Dark AngelFilm: Director
  11. 1987Inspector MorseSeries: Director (3 episodes)
  12. 1986The Return of Sherlock HolmesSeries: Director (2 episodes)
  13. 1986The Demon LoverFilm: Director
  14. 1985Screen TwoSeries: Director (1 episode)
  15. 1984Round And RoundSeries: Director (6 episodes)
  16. 1984Sherlock HolmesSeries: Director (8 episodes)
  17. 1983Shades of DarknessSeries: Director (2 episodes)
  18. 1983The Hard WordSeries: Director (4 episodes)
  19. 1983The MazeFilm: Director
  20. 1982The Glory HoleFilm: Director
  21. 1982AubreyFilm: Director
  22. 1981Funny ManSeries: Director (2 episodes)
  23. 1981The Little World of Don CamilloSeries: Director (13 episodes)
  24. 1980The Happy Autumn FieldsFilm: Director
  25. 1980Hallelujah, Mary PlumFilm: Director
  26. 1979Tales of the UnexpectedSeries: Director (5 episodes)
  27. 1978Wuthering HeightsSeries: Director (5 episodes)
  28. 1978LizaFilm: Director
  29. 1978Send in the GirlsSeries: Director (1 episode)
  30. 1977Kilvert's DiarySeries: Director (18 episodes)
  31. 1977BBC2 Play of the WeekSeries: Director (1 episode)
  32. 1977The House That Jack BuiltSeries: Director (6 episodes)
  33. 1977King of the CastleSeries: Director (2 episodes)
  34. 1977The Phantom KidFilm: Director
  35. 1977RomanceSeries: Director (1 episode)
  36. 1976Luke's KingdomSeries: Director (4 episodes)
  37. 1976Our Mutual FriendSeries: Director (7 episodes)
  38. 1975Rumpole of the BaileySeries: Director (1 episode)
  39. 1975Shades of GreeneSeries: Director (5 episodes)
  40. 1974Churchill's PeopleSeries: Director (1 episode)
  41. 1974Sea SongFilm: Director
  42. 1974Armchair CinemaSeries: Director (1 episode)
  43. 1974Dial M for MurderSeries: Writer (1 episode)
  44. 1974PlayhouseSeries: Director (3 episodes)
  45. 1973Oranges and LemonsSeries: Writer (1 episode)
  46. 1972Franklin's FarmFilm: Director
  47. 1972Six Days of JusticeSeries: Writer (1 episode)
  48. 1971The Shattered EyeFilm: Director
  49. 1971FollyfootSeries: Director (3 episodes)
  50. 1970Spring and Port WineFilm: Director
  51. 1968Treasure IslandSeries: Director (9 episodes)
  52. 1968Cold Comfort FarmSeries: Director (3 episodes)
  53. 1967ITV PlayhouseSeries: Director (1 episode)
  54. 1967The White RabbitSeries: Director (4 episodes)
  55. 1966The Three MusketeersSeries: Director, Creator (10 episodes)
  56. 1966Lord RaingoSeries: Director (4 episodes)
  57. 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreSeries: Writer (1 episode)
  58. 1965Out of the UnknownSeries: Director (1 episode)
  59. 1965Hereward the WakeSeries: Director (12 episodes)
  60. 1965Contract to KillSeries: Director (6 episodes)
  61. 1965I Took My Little World AwayFilm: Director
  62. 1964The Count of Monte CristoSeries: Director (12 episodes)
  63. 1964The Wednesday PlaySeries: Director (2 episodes)
  64. 1964Theatre 625Series: Director (2 episodes)
  65. 1964The ProtectorsSeries: Director (3 episodes)
  66. 1962Out of This WorldSeries: Director (2 episodes)
  67. 1962Z-CarsSeries: Writer (4 episodes)
  68. 1961A Chance of ThunderSeries: Director (6 episodes)
  69. 1961The AvengersSeries: Director (19 episodes)
  70. 1960Sunday-Night PlaySeries: Director (1 episode)
  71. 1960Armchair Mystery TheatreSeries: Director (2 episodes)
  72. 1959Model for MurderFilm: George
  73. 1958The Adventures of William TellSeries: Captain Hofmanstahl (6 episodes)
  74. 1956X: The UnknownFilm: Lt. Bannerman
  75. 1956The BuccaneersSeries: Lt. Edward Beamish (26 episodes)
  76. 1956Armchair TheatreSeries: Director, Writer (4 episodes)
  77. 1956It's Never Too LateFilm: Tony
  78. 1956Spin a Dark WebFilm: Bill Walker
  79. 1955ConfessionFilm: Alan
  80. 1954The Crowded DayFilm: Michael Blayburn

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