David Hemmings

Actor

About

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Birth Place

Surrey, England, GB

Born

November 18, 1941

Died

December 03, 2003

Cause of Death

Died Of A Heart Attack

Biography

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Hemmings was a professional singer by the age of 9 and an exhibited painter at 15. He entered films in 1950 and is best known for his first starring role, as the photographer in Michelangelo Antonioni's classic portrait of "swinging London," "Blow-Up" (1966). Wide-eyed and interesting-looking rather than conventionally handsome, Hemmings was a fashionably offbeat leading man for a while ...

Filmography

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Dark Horse (1992)

Passport To Murder (1992)

Race For the Yankee Zephyr (1981)

The Survivor (1981)

Just a Gigolo (1978)

Photos & Videos

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Walking Stick, The (1970) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Underground

Eye Of The Devil (1967) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Bordeaux Brive Paris

Family & Companions

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Gayle Hunnicutt

Wife

Actor. Divorced; born on February 6, 1943.

Biography

Hemmings was a professional singer by the age of 9 and an exhibited painter at 15. He entered films in 1950 and is best known for his first starring role, as the photographer in Michelangelo Antonioni's classic portrait of "swinging London," "Blow-Up" (1966). Wide-eyed and interesting-looking rather than conventionally handsome, Hemmings was a fashionably offbeat leading man for a while thereafter in "Camelot" (1967), "Barbarella" (1968) and "The Charge of the Light Brigade" (1968), but many of his 1970s and early 80s credits were in little-seen if sometimes interesting fare. In 1967 Hemmings co-founded the Hemdale Corporation with his business manager John Daly but he left the company in 1970.

Hemmings has also directed several films, including "Just a Gigolo" (1979), and in the 80s he launched a second career as a TV director for series including "Magnum P.I.," "Airwolf," "The New Mike Hammer," "Hawaiian Heat," "The Last Precinct," "Raven" and "In the Heat of the Night." Although he never completely gave up acting, most of Hemmings' histrionic activity was limited to the small screen as well; in 1989, though, he returned to feature films after a six-year absence to play Uncle Henry in Ken Russell's "The Rainbow." He is divorced from actress Gayle Hunnicutt.

Filmography

Director (Feature Film)

Dark Horse (1992)

Passport To Murder (1992)

Race For the Yankee Zephyr (1981)

The Survivor (1981)

Just a Gigolo (1978)

The Wild Little Bunch (1973)

Running Scared (1972)

Cast (Feature Film)

Romantik (2007)

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)

Gangs of New York (2002)

Mr. Schermerhorn

Equilibrium (2002)

Mean Machine (2002)

Slap Shot II: Breaking the Ice (2002)

Last Orders (2001)

Spy Game (2001)

Harry Duncan (Hong Kong)

Gladiator (2000)

The Rainbow (1989)

Three on a Match (1987)

Harry's Hong Kong (1987)

Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues (1985)

Beyond Reasonable Doubt (1984)

Inspector Bruce Hutton

Prisoners (1984)

Calamity Jane (1984)

Captain James O'Neill

Man, Woman and Child (1983)

Harlequin (1980)

Sherlock Holmes and Saucy Jack (1979)

Murder by Decree (1979)

Crossed Swords (1978)

Power Play (1978)

Just a Gigolo (1978)

Les Liens de sang (1977)

Disappearance (1977)

The Squeeze (1977)

Islands In The Stream (1977)

Mr. Quilp (1975)

Richard Swiveller

Profondo Rosso (1975)

Terror On the Britannic (1974)

Juggernaut (1974)

Autobiography (1972)

Fragment of Fear (1971)

Unman, Wittering and Zigo (1971)

The Love Machine (1971)

Umman, Wittering and Zigo (1971)

The Walking Stick (1970)

The Best House in London (1969)

Walter Leybourne/Benjamin Oakes

Alfred the Great (1969)

The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)

Only When I Larf (1968)

The Long Day's Dying (1968)

Barbarella (1968)

Eye of the Devil (1967)

Christian de Caray

The Girl Getters (1966)

Be My Guest (1965)

Some People (1964)

Sing and Swing (1964)

No Tree in the Street (1964)

Murder Can Be Deadly (1963)

The Wind of Change (1961)

In the Wake of a Stranger (1959)

The Rainbow Jacket (1954)

Writer (Feature Film)

Running Scared (1972)

Producer (Feature Film)

Turkey Shoot (1981)

Executive Producer

Strange Behavior (1981)

Executive Producer

Race For the Yankee Zephyr (1981)

Power Play (1978)

Disappearance (1977)

Unman, Wittering and Zigo (1971)

Executive Producer

Music (Feature Film)

Just a Gigolo (1978)

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

Director (Special)

Down Delaware Road (1988)

Cast (Special)

A Mind to Murder (1996)

Loved to Death (1991)

The Turn of the Screw (1989)

Doctor Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1981)

Cast (Short)

ALL EYES ON SHARON TATE (1966)

Director (TV Mini-Series)

A Christmas Reunion (1998)

Cast (TV Mini-Series)

The Key to Rebecca (1985)

Life Events

1950

Screen debut in "Night and the City"

1951

Stage debut as soprano with English Opera Group in Britten's "The Turn of the Screw"

1966

First leading film role in "Blow-Up"

1967

Co-founded Hemdale (with John Daly)

1972

Directed first feature film, "Running Scared"

1981

Played both the title roles in a PBS-TV adaptation of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"

1987

Directed the premiere episodes of the TV series, "Werewolf" and "In the Heat of the Night"

1989

Co-executive produced the NBC drama series, "Hardball"; also directed pilot episode

2000

Returned to feature films after close to 20 years with a supporting role in the Oscar-winning Best Picture "Gladiator"

2001

Appeared briefly in "Spy Game"

2001

Was part of the ensemble of "Last Orders"

2002

Co-starred in "Gangs of New York"

Videos

Walking Stick, The (1970) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Underground Atmospheric and crowded, no dialogue but much action in London scenes with opening credits from The Walking Stick, 1970, from Winston Graham's novel, starring Samantha Eggar and David Hemmings.

Eye Of The Devil (1967) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Bordeaux Brive Paris eyeofthedevil_openbordeauxbriveparis_FC_

Eye Of The Devil (1967) -- (Movie Clip) My Sister Has Just Created A Dove Her kids (Robert Duncan, Suky Appleby) at play, visiting the family estate in Bordeaux where they encounter the entrancing local Odile (Sharon Tate), Deborah Kerr as Catherine attempts to intervene when the even scarier brother Christian (David Hemmings) appears, in Eye Of The Devil, 1967, from a novel by Philip Loraine.

Blow-Up (1966) -- (Movie Clip) Give It To Me! Austin Powers' favorite scene, the entire encounter between London photographer Thomas (David Hemmings) and the internationally celebrated German-born 6'3" model Veruschka, known for her record number of Vogue magazine covers, from Michelangelo Antonioni's fashion-mystery Blow-Up, 1966.

Blow-Up (1966) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Mimes Opening London milieu and Herbie Hancock music, photographer Thomas (David Hemmings) leaves the flophouse where he's doing research, and meets the rowdy mimes, shooting first at Economist Plaza, St. James Street, then at Consort Rd., South Kensington, from Michelangelo Antonioni's Blow-Up, 1966.

Blow-Up (1966) -- (Movie Clip) We've Only Just Met A portion of what turns out to be a critical encounter. shot at Maryon Park, Charlton, London, Thomas (David Hemmings) taking unsanctioned photos of Jane (Vanessa Redgrave) and her mysterious partner, in Michelangelo Antonioni's Blow-Up, 1966.

System, The (1964) -- (Movie Clip) Most Holiday-Makers Are Grockles New man David (Hemmings) briefed by Oliver Reed (as Tinker) and mates, Andrew Ray, Jeremy Turnham, et al, about their beachfront schemes, shooting on location in Torquay, England, in the movie credited with popularizing the term “Grockle,” The System, a.k.a. The Girl Getters, 1964.

Walking Stick, The (1970) -- (Movie Clip) Are You A Good Painter? Polio sufferer Deborah (Samantha Eggar) meets chatty artist Leigh (David Hemmings) at a London art party, early in director Eric Till's The Walking Stick, 1970, from a novel by Winston Graham.

Blow-Up (1966) -- (Movie Clip) Something Fantastic's Happened! Thomas (David Hemmings) examining his pictures of Jane (Vanessa Redgrave) in the park, realizing he's captured something unusual, in Michelangelo Antonioni's Blow-Up, 1966.

Charge of the Light Brigade, The (1968) - (Original Trailer) An all-star British cast recreates the ride into the "valley of Death" in Tony Richardson's epic The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968).

Alfred The Great - (Original Trailer) David Hemmings plays the 9th Century king Alfred The Great (1969) co-starring Michael York and Ian McKellan.

Gladiator - (Original Trailer) Five Academy Awards including Best Picture went to this story of a Roman officer who leads a gladiator's rebellion.

Blow-Up - (Wide Release Trailer) A photographer discovers a murder in the background of a candid photo in Michelangelo Antonioni's portrait of "Swinging London" Blow-Up (1966) starring Vanessa Redgrave.

Eye of the Devil - (Original Trailer) A French nobleman deserts his wife because of an ancient family secret in Eye of the Devil (1966) starring David Niven and Deborah Kerr.

All Eyes on Sharon Tate - (Original Promo Featurette) A behind the scenes featurette on the making of 13 which was released as Eye of the Devil.

Family

Nolan Hemmings

Son

Actor. Played his father's character as a young man in the film "Last Orders".

Companions

Gayle Hunnicutt

Wife

Actor. Divorced; born on February 6, 1943.

Bibliography

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