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Peter Hammond(1923-2011)

  • Director
  • Actor
  • Producer
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Peter Hammond
Peter Hammond was born on 15 November 1923 in Victoria, London, England, UK. He was a director and actor, known for Hereward the Wake (1965), The Count of Monte Cristo (1964) and Contract to Kill (1965). He was married to Maureen Glynne. He died on 12 October 2011 in London, England, UK.
BornNovember 15, 1923
DiedOctober 12, 2011(87)
BornNovember 15, 1923
DiedOctober 12, 2011(87)
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  • Won 1 BAFTA Award
    • 1 win total

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Known for

Alfred Lynch in Hereward the Wake (1965)
Hereward the Wake
7.2
TV Series
  • Director
The Count of Monte Cristo (1964)
The Count of Monte Cristo
8.1
TV Series
  • Director
Pauline Boty and Jeremy Kemp in Contract to Kill (1965)
Contract to Kill
TV Mini Series
  • Director
Armchair Theatre (1956)
Armchair Theatre
7.7
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994)
    The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
    8.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1994
  • The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1991)
    The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1992–1993
  • John Thaw and Kevin Whately in Inspector Morse (1987)
    Inspector Morse
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1987–1990
  • Saracen (1989)
    Saracen
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Uncle Silas (1989)
    Uncle Silas
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1989
  • The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986)
    The Return of Sherlock Holmes
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986–1988
  • Jeremy Brett, Kiran Shah, and John Thaw in The Sign of Four (1987)
    The Sign of Four
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Screen Two (1984)
    Screen Two
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Shades of Darkness (1983)
    Shades of Darkness
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1983–1986
  • The Death of the Heart (1985)
    The Death of the Heart
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
    Tales of the Unexpected
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1982–1984
  • Round and Round
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1984
  • The Blue Dress (1983)
    The Blue Dress
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Ian Bannen and Duggie Brown in The Hard Word (1983)
    The Hard Word
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Reginald Barratt, Richard Beckinsale, Freddie Fletcher, Bernard Hepton, Arthur Lowe, Brian Miller, Ron Moody, Jack Rosenthal, Liz Smith, and Paula Wilcox in ITV Playhouse (1967)
    ITV Playhouse
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1982

Actor

  • The World of Tim Frazer (1960)
    The World of Tim Frazer
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Lester
    • 1960
  • Kay Callard and John Turner in Knight Errant Limited (1959)
    Knight Errant Limited
    5.8
    TV Series
    • 1959
  • Something in the City
    TV Series
    • Joe Miller
    • 1959
  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Edgerley
    • Alec Gordon
    • 1957–1959
  • Charlesworth
    TV Series
    • Ayres
    • 1959
  • Model for Murder (1959)
    Model for Murder
    5.7
    • George
    • 1959
  • The Last Chronicle of Barset
    TV Series
    • Lord Lufton
    • 1959
  • William Tell (1958)
    William Tell
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Hofmanstahl
    • Captain Hofmanstahl
    • 1958–1959
  • Sword of Freedom (1957)
    Sword of Freedom
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Ambassador
    • 1957
  • The Buccaneers (1956)
    The Buccaneers
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Lt. Edward Beamish
    • 1956–1957
  • Do It Yourself (1957)
    Do It Yourself
    TV Series
    • 1957
  • X the Unknown (1956)
    X the Unknown
    6.1
    • Lt. Bannerman
    • 1956
  • It's Never Too Late (1956)
    It's Never Too Late
    6.1
    • Tony
    • 1956
  • Spin a Dark Web (1956)
    Spin a Dark Web
    6.1
    • Bill Walker
    • 1956
  • The Secret Tent
    • Smith
    • 1956

Producer

  • Ian Richardson, Tom Bell, Donald Churchill, Michael Coles, David Hemmings, Patrick Mower, Prunella Ransome, John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, and Edward Woodward in Armchair Cinema (1974)
    Armchair Cinema
    7.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1974
  • Clifford Evans in A Chance of Thunder (1961)
    A Chance of Thunder
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1961
  • Bob Dylan, David Warner, Ursula Howells, Reg Lye, James Mellor, and Maureen Pryor in The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963)
    BBC Sunday-Night Play
    8.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1960
  • Return to the Sea
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1960
  • Meeting with Johnny
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1960

Personal details

  • Born
    • November 15, 1923
    • Victoria, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • October 12, 2011
    • London, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Maureen Glynne1948 - September 2005 (her death, 5 children)
  • Children
    • Juliet Hammond
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

  • Trivia
    First worked as a scenic artist at the Sheffield Repertory Theatre. Acted on stage at the West End from the age of seventeen. Given leading roles in early TV series, he switched his attention to directing in the late 1950's, acquiring a reputation for visual style, particularly for his use of unusual camera angles such as reflections in mirrors.

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