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Hamil Petroff(1922-1997)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Choreography
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Hamil Petroff was born on 31 August 1922 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Runaway Girl (1965), California (1963) and Mutiny on the Bounty (1962). He died on 15 November 1997.
BornAugust 31, 1922
DiedNovember 15, 1997(75)
BornAugust 31, 1922
DiedNovember 15, 1997(75)
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Known for

Jock Mahoney and Lili St. Cyr in Runaway Girl (1965)
Runaway Girl
4.5
  • Director
  • 1965
California (1963)
California
5.2
  • Director
  • 1963
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
Mutiny on the Bounty
7.2
  • Choreography
  • 1962
Sigrid Gurie and Gene Raymond in Sofia (1948)
Sofia
6.0
  • Dmitri--Bell Captain
  • 1948

Credits

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Actor

  • Mamie Van Doren in The Beat Generation (1959)
    The Beat Generation
    5.4
    • Beatnik (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • John Drew Barrymore and Julie London in Night of the Quarter Moon (1959)
    Night of the Quarter Moon
    5.9
    • Choreographer (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Shirley MacLaine and Glenn Ford in The Sheepman (1958)
    The Sheepman
    6.8
    • Party Guest (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, and Eva Marie Saint in Raintree County (1957)
    Raintree County
    6.3
    • Party Guest (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Leslie Nielsen, Walter Brennan, and Debbie Reynolds in Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)
    Tammy and the Bachelor
    6.9
    • Dancer (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Ernest Borgnine, Dan Dailey, Gordon MacRae, and Sheree North in The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956)
    The Best Things in Life Are Free
    6.0
    • Dancer (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Jane Russell and Cornel Wilde in Hot Blood (1956)
    Hot Blood
    5.6
    • Gypsy (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Patricia Medina, Dennis Morgan, and William Talman in Uranium Boom (1956)
    Uranium Boom
    5.8
    • Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Ann Blyth, Vic Damone, Dolores Gray, and Howard Keel in Kismet (1955)
    Kismet
    6.3
    • Dancer
    • Silk Merchant (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • James Cagney and Doris Day in Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
    Love Me or Leave Me
    7.1
    • Dancer (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Untamed (1955)
    Untamed
    6.1
    • Ball Guest (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
    There's No Business Like Show Business
    6.4
    • Dancer (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Elizabeth Taylor, Eva Gabor, Donna Reed, Van Johnson, and Walter Pidgeon in The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)
    The Last Time I Saw Paris
    6.1
    • Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Jack Lemmon, Kim Novak, Jack Carson, and Judy Holliday in Phffft (1954)
    Phffft
    6.6
    • Dance Teacher (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Ann Blyth, John Ericson, and Edmund Purdom in The Student Prince (1954)
    The Student Prince
    6.5
    • Student (uncredited)
    • 1954

Director

  • Jock Mahoney and Lili St. Cyr in Runaway Girl (1965)
    Runaway Girl
    4.5
    • Director
    • 1965
  • What Is Communism
    6.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 1963
  • California (1963)
    California
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1963
  • What Can We Do About It? (The Threat of Communism)
    Short
    • Director
    • 1960

Choreography

  • Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
    Mutiny on the Bounty
    7.2
    • choreographer
    • 1962
  • Mamie Van Doren in The Beat Generation (1959)
    The Beat Generation
    5.4
    • choreographer
    • 1959

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 31, 1922
    • Detroit, Michigan, USA
  • Died
    • November 15, 1997

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  • Nickname
    • Manuel Petroff

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