Peter Hammond

Peter Hammond

Born: November 23, 1923
Died: October 12, 2011
in London, England, UK
Peter Charles Hammond Hill was an English actor and television director. Peter Charles Hammond Hill was born in Victoria, Central London. His father, Charles, was an art restorer and his mother, Ada, a nurse. After attending Harrow School of Art, he started work as a scenic artist at Sheffield Repertory Theatre. Following this, he turned to acting to "earn some cash", where he adopted the stage name of Peter Hammond. He first appeared in a West End production at the age of 17.

Hammond made his film début in Waterloo Road (1945) and went on to carve a career playing handsome boy-next-door types throughout the late 1940s and early 1950s, most notably as Peter Hawtrey in The Huggetts Trilogy – Here Come the Huggetts (1948), Vote for Huggett and The Huggetts Abroad (both 1949). [Source: Wikipedia]

Movies for Peter Hammond...

Model for Murder
Title: Model for Murder
Character: George
Released: February 1, 1959
Type: Movie
An American officer scours Britain in search of his dead brother's girlfriend and becomes involved in a jewel heist.
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Title: The Adventures of William Tell
Character: Captain Hofmanstahl
Released: September 15, 1958
Type: TV
The Adventures of William Tell is a British swashbuckler adventure series, first broadcast on the ITV network in 1958, and produced by ITC Entertainment.
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X the Unknown
Title: X the Unknown
Character: Lt. Bannerman
Released: September 21, 1956
Type: Movie
Army radiation experiments awaken a subterranean monster from a fissure that feeds on energy and proceeds to terrorise a remote Scottish village. An American research scientist at a nearby nuclear plant joins with a British investigator to discover why the victims were radioactively burned and why, shortly thereafter, a series of radiation-related incidents are occurring in an ever-growing straight line away from the fissure.
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Title: The Buccaneers
Character: Lt. Edward Beamish
Released: September 19, 1956
Type: TV
The adventures of privateer Captain Dan Tempest and his crew of former pirates as they make their way across the seven seas in The Sultana.
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It's Never Too Late
Title: It's Never Too Late
Character: Tony
Released: May 7, 1956
Type: Movie
When a sedate wife and mother decides her family takes her for granted, she pens a movie script -- and it becomes a hit film. Suddenly faced with instant celebrity, she must choose between being a highly paid author and a middle-class housewife.
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Soho Incident
Title: Soho Incident
Character: Bill Walker
Released: March 1, 1956
Type: Movie
A boxer is lured into a murder plot by a scheming woman.
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The Deadliest Sin
Title: The Deadliest Sin
Character: Alan
Released: June 1, 1955
Type: Movie
A confession to a priest from a thief leads to the priest's life being threatened by his gang.
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The Crowded Day
Title: The Crowded Day
Character: Michael Blayburn
Released: October 1, 1954
Type: Movie
One day in the lives and loves of the staff in a large department store.
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Flannelfoot
Title: Flannelfoot
Character: Andy Fraser
Released: November 1, 1953
Type: Movie
Ace crime reporter Watling tries to discover the identity of a notorious jewel thief, but his informant is murdered. At a house party, Watling helps detective Adam expose the criminal.
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Alf's Baby
Title: Alf's Baby
Character: Tim Benson
Released: February 1, 1953
Type: Movie
Three old bachelors 'inherit' an orphan baby, Pam, who is pursued by a car-stealing spiv after she turns 21.
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Come Back Peter
Title: Come Back Peter
Character: George Harris
Released: October 31, 1952
Type: Movie
There's pandemonium in a country house when various relatives come to stay.
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Father's Doing Fine
Title: Father's Doing Fine
Character: Roly
Released: August 15, 1952
Type: Movie
Lady Buckering, an English widow, has four daughters; Doreen, married to Dougall and about to give birth at home, and Gerda, Bicky and Catherine. The story revolves around the impending birth and the love affairs of the other three daughters; Bicky, with eccentric student Roly; Gerda, married to artist Wilfred; and Catherine, in love with the landlord's son, Clifford Magill. In addition, the impoverished Lady Buckering is being courted by Dr. Drew. Written by Les Adams
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Fortune in Diamonds
Title: Fortune in Diamonds
Character: Hendrik van Thaal
Released: March 7, 1951
Type: Movie
As the Boer War ends a South African soldier hides a cache of diamonds he finds on a body. He returns to the town he left three years earlier where his girl has married a disgraced English officer. Needing funds to get back to pick up the diamonds the Boer enlists the help of a fellow soldier as well as the Englishman and a local hotel keeper. This ill-assorted bunch set off into the bush intent on finding their fortune.
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The Reluctant Widow
Title: The Reluctant Widow
Character: Eustace Cheviot
Released: May 1, 1950
Type: Movie
A young governess becomes embroiled in French spy intrigue, in this adaptation of a Georgette Heyer novel.
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Morning Departure
Title: Morning Departure
Character: Sub-Lt. Oakley
Released: February 21, 1950
Type: Movie
The crew of a submarine is trapped on the sea floor when it sinks. How can they be rescued before they run out of air?
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Fools Rush In
Title: Fools Rush In
Character: Tommy
Released: May 23, 1949
Type: Movie
Howes plays Pamela Dickson, an impulsive young bride-to-be, while Guy Rolfe portrays her long-lost father Paul. Ostensibly a cad and bounder, Paul turns out to be just the opposite when he arrives for Pamela's wedding.
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The Huggetts Abroad
Title: The Huggetts Abroad
Character: Peter Hawtrey
Released: March 21, 1949
Type: Movie
Life is not going well for the Huggetts. Father has lost his job. Jimmy and his wife cannot get to South Africa where he has a new job. So the family decide that they should go to South Africa by truck. With their travelling companion they travel across the desert which includes a brush with the law.
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Vote for Huggett
Title: Vote for Huggett
Character: Peter Hawtrey
Released: February 1, 1949
Type: Movie
A firm of solicitors do battle with the head of the local council over a parcel of river front land, owned by the Huggett family, in order to build a lido/community center.
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Helter Skelter
Title: Helter Skelter
Character: Spencer Stone
Released: January 7, 1949
Type: Movie
A detective gets involved with a wealthy socialite who can't seem to stop hiccuping.
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Here Come the Huggetts
Title: Here Come the Huggetts
Character: Peter Hawtrey
Released: December 2, 1948
Type: Movie
The Huggetts have their first telephone installed, sleep rough on The Mall whilst waiting for the Royal Wedding and deal with a fire at the 'Oatibix' factory.
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Fly Away Peter
Title: Fly Away Peter
Character: George Harris
Released: October 7, 1948
Type: Movie
Director Charles Saunders' low-key domestic comedy, adapted from A.P. Dearsley's play, centers on a middle-aged London couple who react in different ways as their four children grow up, fall in love and make career choices.
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Holiday Camp
Title: Holiday Camp
Character: Harry Huggett
Released: August 5, 1947
Type: Movie
The Huggett family go to a holiday camp, and get involved in crooked card players, a murderer on the run, and a pregnant young girl and her boyfriend missing from home.
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They Knew Mr. Knight
Title: They Knew Mr. Knight
Character: Douglas Blake
Released: March 5, 1946
Type: Movie
After a chance train encounter with Laurence Knight, Tom Blake's family's fortunes prosper on the beneficence of the great financier. A developing friendship leads to the Knights selling their home to the Blakes when they move back to London. All looks rosy for the Blakes as share prices in Mr Knight's new business venture soar, but is their confidence misplaced?
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Waterloo Road
Title: Waterloo Road
Released: February 5, 1945
Type: Movie
During WW2 a former railway employee who had been drafted, goes AWOL to hunt down the spiv and draft dodger who is having an affair with his wife.