Antony Hamilton

For those of a similar name, see Anthony Hamilton (disambiguation).

Antony Hamilton
Born	(1952-05-04)4 May 1952 Liverpool, England
Died	29 March 1995(1995-03-29) (aged 42) Los Angeles
Other names	Anthony Hamilton Tony Hamilton
Occupation(s)	Actor, model, dancer
Years active	1972–1995

Antony Hamilton (4 May 1952 – 29 March 1995) was an Australian actor, model, and dancer.

Early life

Hamilton was born in Liverpool, England, was adopted by an Australian RAF-hero and his wife soon after birth, and grew up on a sheep farm in Australia. He attended the Scotch College in Adelaide, where dance and ballet was a significant part of the curriculum. Hamilton proved to have a talent for ballet and, after leaving school, he began a career as a professional dancer with The Australian Ballet Company.

Career

In 1972, during a dance tour in Europe with The Australian Ballet, he was "discovered" by a fashion photographer. This resulted in Hamilton soon after leaving the ballet and moving to the USA to pursue a career as a model. During the following 10 years, he worked extensively as a model in Europe, America, Asia and Africa, becoming a favorite subject of world-famous photographers as Richard Avedon and Bruce Weber, often working with famous fashion designers such as Gianni Versace, and frequently appearing in magazines such as Vogue and GQ.

After having worked for a while as a model, Hamilton also began taking acting classes, wanting to expand his career. He eventually got his big break as an actor (replacing Jon-Erik Hexum who died in an accident on the set) in the American TV-series Cover Up (1984). As an actor, however, he is probably better known for the role of Impossible Missions Force agent Max Harte, a former ANZAC commando, in the 1988 revival of the American television series Mission: Impossible, as well as for playing Samson in the 1984 television film Samson and Delilah.

Death

Hamilton died in Los Angeles, California on 29 March 1995 from AIDS-related pneumonia. The parents of Antony Hamilton, Donald and Margaret Smith, and his sister Penelope asked that contributions be made in his name to AIDS Project Los Angeles.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	Nocturna: Granddaughter of Dracula	Jimmy	Alternative title: Nocturna
1984	Samson and Delilah	Samson	Television movie
1984–1985	Cover Up	Jack Striker	14 episodes
1986	Jumpin' Jack Flash	Man in Restaurant	Credited as Anthony Hamilton
1985	Mirrors	Gino Rey	Television movie
1986	The Hitchhiker	Jim Buckley	1 episode
1986	The New Twilight Zone	Simon Locke	1 episode
1987	The Charmings	Lionel Davenport III	1 episode
1987	L.A. Law	Dan Sapin	1 episode
1988–1990	Mission: Impossible	Former ANZAC Sgt. Maxwell Hart	35 episodes Credited as Tony Hamilton
1988	Howling IV: The Original Nightmare	Tom	Direct-to-video release
1991	P.S. I Luv U	Dodger	Television movie
1991	P.S. I Luv U	Dodger	2 episodes Credited as Tony Hamilton
1992	Fatal Instinct	Bill Hook	Credited as Tony Hamilton

External links

• Antony Hamilton - Uncovered Antony Hamilton website with galleries (on Wayback Machine)
• Antony Hamilton at IMDb
• "Antony Hamilton". Find a Grave. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
• Preview of the book Signals: An Inspiring Story of Life After Life by his friend Joel Rothschild, in which he mentions the last years of Antony Hamilton
• Galeries of "Mission: Impossible" on the official site of actor Thaao Penghlis
• Bio of Anthony Hamilton on the tribute site of Jon-Erik Hexum
• Personal web of the writer Joel Rothschild, close friend of Anthony Hamilton
• The Hitchhiker (season 3; cap. 12): Man of her dreams with Antony Hamilton. Hulu.com