21-446: Neil Hamilton may refer to: Neil Hamilton (actor) (1899–1984), American actor Neil Hamilton (politician) (born 1949), British politician, former Senedd member and leader of UKIP Neil Hamilton (lawyer) (fl. late 20th century), American lawyer and author See also [ edit ] Neil Hamilton Fairley , Australian physician and soldier [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
42-427: A 1970s book interview for Whatever Happened to... , Hamilton said he had been banned from A level work for insulting a studio executive. A Roman Catholic, Hamilton said that his faith got him through the difficult period of late 1942 to early 1944 when he could not obtain film employment and was down on his luck financially. When television came along, Hamilton hosted Hollywood Screen Test (1948-1953), co-starred in
63-731: A film about the incredibly harsh conditions in Germany after World War I, Isn't Life Wonderful (1924). While he was filming America (1924), a soldier's arm was blown off. Actor Charles Emmett Mack recalled: "Neil Hamilton and I went to neighboring towns and raised a fund for him—I doing a song and dance and Neil collecting a coin." Hamilton was signed by Paramount Pictures in the mid-1920s and became one of its leading men. He often appeared opposite Bebe Daniels . He played one of Ronald Colman 's brothers in Paramount's original silent version of Beau Geste (1926) and Nick Carraway in
84-731: A half century, Hamilton performed in over 260 productions in the silent and sound eras. An only child, Hamilton was born in Lynn, Massachusetts. His show business career began when he secured a job as a shirt model in magazine advertisements. After this, he became interested in acting and joined several stock companies , where he gained experience and training as an actor in professional stage productions. This allowed him to get his first film role, in Vitagraph's The Beloved Impostor (1918). He got his big break in D. W. Griffith 's The White Rose (1923). He traveled to Germany with Griffith and made
105-742: A member of the Good Shepherd Parish and the Catholic Motion Picture Guild in Beverly Hills, California. Hamilton died at the age of 85 on September 24, 1984, in Escondido, California, after suffering a severe asthma attack. After his cremation, his ashes were later scattered into the Pacific Ocean. Stafford Repp Stafford Alois Repp (April 26, 1918 – November 5, 1974)
126-533: A supporting role in " The Grave " with a cast which consisted of Lee Marvin , Lee Van Cleef , Strother Martin , James Best , and Elen Willard ; then finally in " Caesar and Me ." In early 1966, he appeared as a railroad detective in an episode in the last season of My Favorite Martian . In 1966, he started his stint as Chief O'Hara on Batman . While on Batman , he appeared as a guest in numerous other television programs, including Love American Style , I Dream of Jeannie and The Mothers-in-Law , in
147-531: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Neil Hamilton (actor) James Neil Hamilton (September 9, 1899 – September 24, 1984) was an American stage, film and television actor, best remembered for his role as Commissioner Gordon on the Batman TV series of the 1960s, having first played a character by that name in 1928's Three Week-Ends . During his motion picture career, which spanned more than
168-526: The Batman television series (1966–68) as well as the 1966 film of the same name. Yvonne Craig , who played Commissioner Gordon's daughter Barbara , said Hamilton "came every day to the set letter perfect in dialogue and never missed a beat—a consummate professional." Hamilton was married to Elsa Whitmer from 1922 until his death in September 1984. They had one child. Hamilton was a Roman Catholic, and
189-646: The Barry Sullivan / Clu Gulager western, The Tall Man . Repp appeared on Rod Cameron 's State Trooper , Barbara Eden 's How to Marry a Millionaire , Peter Lawford 's The Thin Man (1957), Tom Tryon 's Texas John Slaughter (1958), Rex Allen 's Frontier Doctor (1959), Rawhide (1959), Howard Duff 's Dante (1961), Walter Brennan 's The Real McCoys (1957 and 1959), Gunsmoke (1957, 1960 & 1965), The Donna Reed Show (1960), Guestward, Ho! (1960), Angel (1961), and Dennis
210-707: The Ape Man (1932), where he got top billing. Hamilton reprised the role in the pre-Code sequel Tarzan and His Mate (1934) at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer . He made five films in England in 1936 and 1937. "A"-level work in Hollywood dried up for Hamilton by the 1940s, and he was reduced to working in serials, "B" films, and other low-budget projects. He starred as the villain in King of the Texas Rangers (1941), one of
231-827: The Menace (1962 and 1963). He appeared as Joe Melvin, a plumber, in a 1963 episode of The Lucy Show , "Lucy and Viv Put in a Shower". Repp made four appearances on Perry Mason between 1959 and 1962 in minor roles, including Private Investigator Phillip Morgan in "The Case of the Petulant Partner." From 1963 to 1964, he portrayed Brink, the factory supervisor on Phil Silvers ' The New Phil Silvers Show . His series co-stars were Buddy Lester , Herbie Faye , Elena Verdugo , Ronnie Dapo , and Sandy Descher . Repp made appearances in The Twilight Zone episodes " Nick of Time " which starred William Shatner ;
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#1732780259311252-601: The Republic Pictures most successful movie serials. In Since You Went Away (1944), about life on the home front in World War II, Hamilton is seen only in still photographs as a serviceman away at war. His family's travails during his absence are the center of the movie. Hamilton reportedly shot scenes for the movie before filmmakers decided to keep his character off-screen. He appeared in the film noir When Strangers Marry (1944) with Robert Mitchum . In
273-491: The West Coast before World War II. At the beginning of his film career, Repp appeared in numerous film and TV productions including the films I Want to Live! (1958) with Susan Hayward , and The Brothers Karamazov , both made in 1958. Also at this same time he began to appear in a string of early television programs from the middle 1950s to the early 1960s, including NBC 's western anthology series Frontier and
294-527: The film, which co-starred Jimmie Rodgers and Chill Wills . During the 1960s, Hamilton appeared in three Jerry Lewis films: The Patsy (1964), The Family Jewels (1965), and Which Way to the Front? (1970). Hamilton co-starred in the Season One episode of The Munsters , Autumn Croakus, as a conman named Malcolm. He also appeared as Police Commissioner James "Jim" Gordon in all 120 episodes of
315-573: The first film of The Great Gatsby (1926), now a lost film. He starred with Victor McLaglen in John Ford's Mother Machree (1928), whose title became the catchphrase of Gordon's associate Chief O'Hara (played by Stafford Repp ) on the Batman television series almost four decades later. Machree is likely an English representation of the Irish phrase "mo chroí", meaning "my heart", and has identical pronunciation. In 1930, Hamilton appeared in
336-522: The late 1940s and early 1950s, Hamilton performed on Broadway in Many Happy Returns (1945), The Men We Marry (1948), To Be Continued (1952), and Late Love (1953–54). In 1960, actor Richard Cromwell was seeking a comeback of sorts in 20th Century Fox 's planned production of The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come but Cromwell died of complications from liver cancer. Producer Maury Dexter quickly signed Hamilton to replace Cromwell in
357-574: The latter once again playing a policeman. His last released film was Linda Lovelace for President in 1975 . He had a posthumous appearance in Mannix that was first broadcast two months after his death. His last television appearance was on the TV show M*A*S*H (as a Military Police Officer) that was first broadcast four months after his death. Shortly before his death in 1974, he filmed several scenes for Orson Welles ' unfinished film The Other Side of
378-533: The original production of The Dawn Patrol (retitled "Flight Commander" after its remake), playing the squadron commander, who was played by Basil Rathbone in the 1938 remake. Hamilton was billed above newcomer Clark Gable in Laughing Sinners (1931), in which he played a cad who deserts Joan Crawford 's brokenhearted character. He originated the role of milksop Harry Holt , Jane's fiancé, in Tarzan
399-407: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neil_Hamilton&oldid=1023192963 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
420-720: The short-lived sitcom That Wonderful Guy with Jack Lemmon (1949–50), at the same time as Hollywood Screen Test, and did guest shots on numerous series of the 1950s and 1960s, such as seven episodes of Perry Mason : in 1958 he played murder victim Bertrand Allred in "The Case of the Lazy Lover" and Grove Dillingham in "The Case of the Drifting Dropout" in 1964. He was in five episodes of 77 Sunset Strip . He appeared on Maverick , Tales of Wells Fargo , The Real McCoys , Mister Ed , Bachelor Father , The Outer Limits , and The Cara Williams Show . During
441-645: Was an American actor best known for his role as Police Chief Miles Clancy O'Hara on ABC 's Batman television series. Soon after the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor , he served a stint in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II . He was active in performing in and producing shows while he was in the Army Air Corps. After his military service, he began his acting career. Repp acted in stage productions on
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