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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-03-21 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK

Roger Hammond

Biography:

John Roger Hammond was an English character actor who appeared in many films and television series.

He studied at Emmanuel College, Cambridge where he initially read English and later appeared extensively in their drama programme, alongside actors such as Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi. He went on to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in LOndon. In 1963, he joined the Arts Theatre Company.

Known For

Acting

2010

The King's Speech as Dr. Blandine Bentham

2009

2006

A Harlot's Progress as Doctor Rock
Mayo as Mr. Russell

2005

Keeping Mum as Judge
Princes in the Tower as Bishop De Cambrai
Rome as Chief Augur

2004

A Good Woman as Cecil
Nature Unleashed: Avalanche as Mikhail Zorich

2003

The Other Boleyn Girl as Lord Farmleigh

2002

Possession as Professor Spear

2001

Victoria & Albert as Duke of Coburg

2000

Up at the Villa as Colin Mackenzie
Bedazzled as Play Actor
Sins as Mr Collins
Arabian Nights as Jerome Gribben

1999

A Christmas Carol as 2nd Broker
Jesus as Mordecai

1998

Monk Dawson as Fr Julian

1997

David as König Achisch
Sixth Happiness as Father Ferre
Solomon as Zadok
Solomon as Zadok

1995

Persuasion as Mr. Musgrove
Richard III as Archbishop Thomas
Kavanagh Q.C. as Dartwood

1994

Doomsday Gun as Hugh Mackler
Good King Wenceslas as Baron Oskar

1993

Lady Chatterley as Duke of Oaklands

1992

As You Like It as Mr. Le Beau / Corin
Orlando as Mr. Swift

1991

Edward II as Bishop
Uncle Vanya as Waffles
Ashenden as British MP
Performance as Waffles

1990

The Fool as Augustus Roddick
Old Flames as Member
Drop the Dead Donkey as Sir Roysten

1989

Fellow Traveller as Tudor Hamilton
Campion as Mr. Kettle

1987

Little Dorrit as Mr. Meagles
Miss Marple: Nemesis as Mr. Broadribb

1986

The Insurance Man as The Fat Doctor
Lovejoy as Michael Church
Casualty as The Man

1985

Screen Two as Tudor Hamilton
Home to Roost as Lord Fell

1984

Amy as Sir Sefton Brancker
Oxbridge Blues as Bald don at party
Mitch as Coroner
Sherlock Holmes as Jabez Wilson
Miss Marple as Mr. Broadribb

1983

An Englishman Abroad as Shoe Shop Assistant

1982

Aubrey as Opera House Manager

1981

The Good Soldier as Grand Duke

1980

Pasmore as Fowler

1979

Who's Who as Man in Window
Minder as Albert Wendell

1978

Edward and Mrs Simpson as Sir Harold Nicolson

1976

Queen Kong as Woolf
Loyalties as Inspector Dede
The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Lecornu / Sexton
The Glittering Prizes as Ronald Brathwaite

1975

The Way of the World as Sir Wilful
Royal Flash as Master
The Sweeney as Finch

1974

Baby Love as Doctor
Fall of Eagles as Albrecht

1973

1972

The Pied Piper as Burger
Adult Fun as Mr Bryant

1971

Edna: The Inebriate Woman as Victor, Helper at 'Jesus Saves'
O Fat White Woman as Mr. Bagley
The Onedin Line as Mitchell

1970

Catweazle as Boris
Play for Today as Victor, Helper at 'Jesus Saves'
Play for Today as Fowler
Play for Today as Doctor

1969

Hadleigh as Brunswick

1968

The Expert as Gibbon
The Caesars as Pomponius
Rogues' Gallery as Mr. Peagreen

1966

The Corridor People as Ferdinand XVIII of Morphania
You Can't Win as Harry

1965

Doctor Who: The Chase as Francis Bacon
Game for Three Losers as Peter Fletcher
The Man In Room 17 as Bannerman

1963

Doctor Who as Doctor Runciman
Doctor Who as Francis Bacon

1961

The Avengers as Dr. Russell

1960

The League of Gentlemen as Chorus Boy (uncredited)

1959