Neil Hamilton

Actor

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Also Known As

James Neil Hamilton

Birth Place

Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

Born

September 09, 1899

Died

September 24, 1984

Biography

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Neil Hamilton was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Hamilton's career in acting began with his roles in various films like the drama "The White Rose" (1923) with Mae Marsh, "America" (1924) and "Beau Geste" (1926). He also appeared in "Desert Gold" (1926), "Diplomacy" (1926) and "Mother Machree" (1928). He continued to act in productions like "The Spy" (1931), "What ...

Filmography

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The Tall Guy (1989)

Which Way to the Front? (1970)

Strategy of Terror (1969)

Commissioner Gordon

The Family Jewels (1965)

Good Neighbor Sam (1964)

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Why Be Good? (1929) -- (Movie Clip) Boiler Room

Wet Parade, The (1932) -- (Movie Clip) Four Years More!

Biography

Neil Hamilton was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Hamilton's career in acting began with his roles in various films like the drama "The White Rose" (1923) with Mae Marsh, "America" (1924) and "Beau Geste" (1926). He also appeared in "Desert Gold" (1926), "Diplomacy" (1926) and "Mother Machree" (1928). He continued to act in productions like "The Spy" (1931), "What Price Hollywood?" (1932) with Constance Bennett and "Are You Listening?" (1932) with William Haines. He also appeared in the comedic adaptation "The Animal Kingdom" (1932) with Ann Harding. Nearing the end of his career, he tackled roles in "Dangerous Lady" (1941), the comedy "Look Who's Laughing" (1941) with Edgar Bergen and "King of the Texas Rangers" (1941). He also appeared in the Dennis O'Keefe comedy adaptation "Brewster's Millions" (1945) and the Linda Christian horror flick "The Devil's Hand" (1961). Hamilton was most recently credited in "The Perennial Gardener With Karen Strohbeen" (PBS, 1998-2001). Hamilton passed away in September 1984 at the age of 85.

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

The Tall Guy (1989)

Which Way to the Front? (1970)

Strategy of Terror (1969)

Commissioner Gordon

The Family Jewels (1965)

Good Neighbor Sam (1964)

The Patsy (1964)

The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1961)

The Devil's Hand (1961)

Murder in Villa Capri (1955)

Brewster's Millions (1945)

When Strangers Marry (1944)

Since You Went Away (1944)

Photo of Tim Hilton

All by Myself (1943)

Bombardier (1943)

The Sky's the Limit (1943)

Naval commander

Secrets of the Underground (1942)

Too Many Women (1942)

X Marks the Spot (1942)

The Lady Is Willing (1942)

Look Who's Laughing (1941)

Father Takes a Wife (1941)

Vincent Stewart

Dangerous Lady (1941)

Federal Fugitives (1941)

Captain James Madison [also known as Robert Edmunds]

They Meet Again (1941)

King of the Texas Rangers (1941)

Queen of the Mob (1940)

The Saint Strikes Back (1939)

Army Girl (1938)

[Captain] Joe Schuyler

Lady Behave! (1938)

Stephen Cormack

Hollywood Stadium Mystery (1938)

Portia on Trial (1937)

You Must Get Married (1936)

Mutiny Ahead (1935)

Honeymoon, Limited (1935)

Dick Spencer Gordon, also known as "Gulliver" and "Dr. Fix-it"

The Keeper of the Bees (1935)

Jamie [James Lewis McFarland]

The Daring Young Man (1935)

One Exciting Adventure (1934)

Blind Date (1934)

Once to Every Bachelor (1934)

Two Heads on a Pillow (1934)

Fugitive Lady (1934)

Here Comes the Groom (1934)

By Your Leave (1934)

Tarzan and His Mate (1934)

Ladies Must Love (1933)

The Silk Express (1933)

[Donald] Kilgore

The World Gone Mad (1933)

One Sunday Afternoon (1933)

Terror Aboard (1933)

Are You Listening? (1932)

The Animal Kingdom (1932)

Two Against the World (1932)

Tarzan, the Ape Man (1932)

The Wet Parade (1932)

Roger Chilcote, Jr.

What Price Hollywood? (1932)

The Woman in Room 13 (1932)

As the Devil Commands (1932)

Dr. David Graham

Laughing Sinners (1931)

Howard [Howdy] Palmer

Command Performance (1931)

Prince Alexis and Peter Fedor

The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931)

This Modern Age (1931)

Strangers May Kiss (1931)

The Great Lover (1931)

Carlo [Joneino]

The Widow From Chicago (1930)

"Swifty" Dorgan

Ladies Must Play (1930)

The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu (1930)

Dr. Jack Petrie

Ex-Flame (1930)

Sir Carlisle Austin

The Kibitzer (1930)

The Dawn Patrol (1930)

The Cat Creeps (1930)

Anybody's War (1930)

The Studio Murder Mystery (1929)

Darkened Rooms (1929)

Why Be Good? (1929)

The Love Trap (1929)

Paul Harrington

A Dangerous Woman (1929)

The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu (1929)

Dr. Jack Petrie

The Patriot (1928)

Crown Prince Alexander

The Grip of the Yukon (1928)

What a Night (1928)

Three Week-ends (1928)

Take Me Home (1928)

Hot News (1928)

Something Always Happens (1928)

The Shield of Honor (1928)

Don't Marry (1928)

Henry Willoughby

Mother Machree (1928)

The Showdown (1928)

The Joy Girl (1927)

John Jeffrey Fleet

The Spotlight (1927)

Ten Modern Commandments (1927)

The Music Master (1927)

Diplomacy (1926)

Julian Weymouth

Beau Geste (1926)

The Splendid Crime (1926)

Desert Gold (1926)

Lt. George Thorne

The Great Gatsby (1926)

The Golden Princess (1925)

Tennessee Hunter

New Brooms (1925)

Thomas Bates, Jr.

The Little French Girl (1925)

The Street of Forgotten Men (1925)

Men and Women (1925)

The Side Show of Life (1924)

Charles Verity-Stewart

The Sixth Commandment (1924)

Isn't Life Wonderful (1924)

The White Rose (1923)

Film Production - Main (Feature Film)

Twenty-One (1991)

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

The Tall Guy (1989)

Cast (Special)

Panama Hattie (1954)

Charles Randolph

Cast (TV Mini-Series)

Vanished (1971)

Life Events

1918

film actor

Photo Collections

Tarzan, the Ape Man (1932) - Movie Posters

Here are a variety of original-release American movie posters for MGM's Tarzan, the Ape Man (1932), starring Johnny Weissmuller.

Videos

Why Be Good? (1929) -- (Movie Clip) Boiler Room In the third consecutive Manhattan party scene opening the picture, this time at a nautically-themed night club where Prohibition is openly flaunted, flapper Pert (Colleen Moore) with hustling Jimmy (Louis Natheaux), spotted by blue-blood Peabody (Neil Hamilton) and pals, in Why Be Good?, 1929.

Wet Parade, The (1932) -- (Movie Clip) Four Years More! Election day 1916, Southern author Roger (Neil Hamilton) arrives in New York, greeted by Democrats "Pow" Tarleton (Walter Huston), his son Kip (Robert Young) and newsman friend Jerry (Wallace Ford), when surprising news arrives from California, in The Wet Parade, 1932.

One Sunday Afternoon (1933) -- (Movie Clip) All The Girls Were Kinda Crazy About Me At a turn-of-the-century amusement park, in flashback, bachelors Hugo and Biff (Neil Hamilton, Gary Cooper) have a loose appointment to meet the girls they will later marry, local belle Virginia (Fay Wray) and shy friend Amy (Frances Fuller), in One Sunday Afternoon, 1933.

Tarzan, The Ape Man (1932) -- (Movie Clip) He's Taken Her! The first appearance of Olympic swimmer Johnny Weissmuller in his famous role, swinging through the trees, alarming naturalist Parker (C. Aubrey Smith) and snatching his daughter Jane (Maureen O'Sullivan), a wacky but normal scene from the original Tarzan, The Ape Man, 1932.

Why Be Good? (1929) -- (Movie Clip) Last Night Of Freedom Impressive synchronized music and sound effects and a jolly Manhattan Jazz Age party, introducing Neil Hamilton as department store heir Peabody and later Edward Martindel as his beaming dad, in the last non-talkie starring the famed flapper Colleen Moore, First National’s Why Be Good?, 1929.

Why Be Good? (1929) -- (Movie Clip) I'd Be Disgraced Director William A. Seiter and First National Pictures could probably be accused of showing-off their synchronized-sound technique, as buddies wait on Peabody (Neil Hamilton), who’s just met virtuous flapper Pert (Colleen Moore), whose parents (John St. Polis, Bodil Rosing) still worry, in Why Be Good?, 1929.

Great Lover, The (1931) -- (Movie Clip) She Needed Plenty Of Soap Opera star Paurel (Adolphe Menjou) returned to New York, encounters his understudy Carlo (Neil Hamilton) then helps the boss Stapleton (Hale Hamilton) trick his moody ex-lover Savarova (Olga Baclanova) into appearing with him in the next production, in The Great Lover, 1931.

Two Against The World (1932) -- (Movie Clip) It Isn't An It Pretty much a madcap heiress, Adell (Constance Bennett) manages a crack-up following her first meeting with honest lawyer David (Neil Hamilton) who's suing her family, cute business, in Warner Bros.' and Archie Mayo's Two Against The World, 1932.

Two Against The World (1932) -- (Movie Clip) I Have Babies The grittier side of this comedy, lawyer David (Neil Hamilton) with his client (Louis Carter), distraught over his lack of progress in his lawsuit over her husband's death, his new friend Adell (Constance Bennett), whose family is culpable, saving the day, in Two Against The World, 1932.

Tarzan And His Mate (1934) -- (Movie Clip) How's Jane Their safari imperiled by lots of guys in ape suits, Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller) rescues traders Harry (Neil Hamilton) and Martin (Paul Cavanagh), who have returned partly to check on their ever-provocative friend Jane (Maureen O'Sullivan), in the first MGM sequel, Tarzan And His Mate, 1934.

Laughing Sinners (1931) -- (Movie Clip) Rainy Day Girl Opening scenes, delightful young Ivy (Joan Crawford) has driven out 40 miles from Cincinnati to meet traveling salesman boyfriend Howdy (Neil Hamilton) and pals (Roscoe Karns, Cliff Edwards on ukelele) on their train, in MGM's Laughing Sinners, 1931.

Laughing Sinners (1931) -- (Movie Clip) Romeo With a hard-to-attribute novelty number about a chicken named Romeo, Joan Crawford as night club performer "Ivy" is 27, bright, charming and a creditable dancer, later joining her nervous boyfriend (Neil Hamilton), in MGM's Laughing Sinners, 1931, .

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