Person
Roger Hammond
Acting · 1936–2012 · Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK
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
Doctor Who
Doctor Runciman
Minder
Albert Wendell
Casualty
The Man
Screen Two
Tudor Hamilton
The Avengers
Dr. Russell
Play for Today
Victor, Helper at 'Jesus Saves'
Sherlock Holmes
Jabez Wilson
Lady Chatterley
Duke of Oaklands
Rome
Chief Augur
Playhouse
Opera House Manager
Filmography
- 2010The King's SpeechDr. Blandine Bentham
- 2009A Mind's Eye
- 2006Van Wilder 2: The Rise of TajCamford Dean
- 2006A Harlot's ProgressDoctor Rock
- 2006MayoMr. Russell
- 2005Keeping MumJudge
- 2005RomeChief Augur
- 2005Princes in the TowerBishop De Cambrai
- 2004A Good WomanCecil
- 2004Nature Unleashed: AvalancheMikhail Zorich
- 2004Around the World in 80 DaysLord Rhodes
- 2003The Other Boleyn GirlLord Farmleigh
- 2002PossessionProfessor Spear
- 2001Victoria & AlbertDuke of Coburg
- 2000BedazzledPlay Actor
- 2000Arabian NightsJerome Gribben
- 2000Up at the VillaColin Mackenzie
- 1999A Christmas CarolBroker #2
- 1999JesusMordecai
- 1999The Clandestine MarriageTraverse
- 1999The Tichborne ClaimantCubitt
- 1999The Strange Case of Delfina PotockaSchwabe
- 1998Monk DawsonFr Julian
- 1997SolomonZadok
- 1997SolomonZadok
- 1997Sixth HappinessFather Ferre
- 1997DavidKönig Achisch
- 1995Richard IIIArchbishop Thomas
- 1995The Ghostbusters of East FinchleyGleeson
- 1995PersuasionMr. Musgrove
- 1995Kavanagh Q.C.Dartwood
- 1994The Madness of King GeorgeBaker
- 1994Good King WenceslasBaron Oskar
- 1994Doomsday GunHugh Mackler
- 1993Lady ChatterleyDuke of Oaklands
- 1992OrlandoMr. Swift
- 1992As You Like ItMr. Le Beau / Corin
- 1992A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After ArabiaValence
- 1991AshendenBritish MP
- 1991Uncle VanyaWaffles
- 1991PerformanceWaffles
- 1991Edward IIBishop
- 1990Dear Rosie
- 1990The FoolAugustus Roddick
- 1990Drop the Dead DonkeySir Roysten
- 1990Old FlamesMember
- 1990One Foot in the GraveMr Gillespie
- 1989Fellow TravellerTudor Hamilton
- 1989CampionMr. Kettle
- 1987Little DorritMr. Meagles
- 1987Crossbow
- 1987Miss Marple: NemesisMr. Broadribb
- 1986Foreign BodyPub landlord
- 1986CasualtyThe Man
- 1986The Insurance ManThe Fat Doctor
- 1986Farrington of the F.O.Jose Gonzales
- 1986LovejoyMichael Church
- 1985Home to RoostLord Fell
- 1985Morons from Outer SpaceSoundman
- 1985Screen TwoTudor Hamilton
- 1984Oxbridge BluesBald don at party
- 1984Big DealRegistrar
- 1984MitchCoroner
- 1984Sherlock HolmesJabez Wilson
- 1984The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesJabez Wilson
- 1984AmySir Sefton Brancker
- 1983An Englishman AbroadShoe Shop Assistant
- 1983DramaramaHelliwell
- 1983Doctor Who: Mawdryn UndeadDr. Runciman
- 1982AubreyOpera House Manager
- 1981The Good SoldierGrand Duke
- 1980PasmoreFowler
- 1979MinderAlbert Wendell
- 1979Who's WhoMan in Window
- 1978Renoir, My FatherDupois
- 1978Edward and Mrs SimpsonSir Harold Nicolson
- 1977BBC2 Play of the WeekDupois
- 1977Don't Forget to Write!Toby
- 1976The Hunchback of Notre DameLecornu / Sexton
- 1976Queen KongWoolf
- 1976The Duchess of Duke StreetPrince of Wales
- 1976LoyaltiesInspector Dede
- 1975Royal FlashMaster
- 1975The Way of the WorldSir Wilful
- 1975The SweeneyFinch
- 1974Churchill's PeopleBaron
- 1974Baby LoveDoctor
- 1974Jennie: Lady Randolph ChurchillWar Office Major
- 1974Jennie: Lady Randolph ChurchillWar Office Major
- 1974Let's Marry LizHarry Sandeman
- 1974Fall of EaglesAlbrecht
- 1974PlayhouseOpera House Manager
- 1973Because of the CatsMaris
- 1972The Pied PiperBurger
- 1972Adult FunMr Bryant
- 1972HollyDetective Inspector
- 1972Sutherland's LawSheriff
- 1972Ben SprayUncle John
- 1972Six Days of JusticeClerk of the Court
- 1972The Trouble with 2b: Part Five, Thirty Years Younger
- 1971O Fat White WomanMr. Bagley
- 1971Edna: The Inebriate WomanVictor, Helper at 'Jesus Saves'
- 1971The Onedin LineMitchell
- 1971Private Road1st Advertising Executive
- 1970Play for TodayVictor, Helper at 'Jesus Saves'
- 1970CatweazleBoris
- 1969HadleighBrunswick
- 1969A Touch of LoveMike
- 1969Lock Up Your Daughters
- 1968The CaesarsPomponius
- 1968The ExpertGibbon
- 1968The First Lady
- 1968Rogues' GalleryMr. Peagreen
- 1967The Devil a Monk Would BeFather Ambrose
- 1966The Corridor PeopleFerdinand XVIII of Morphania
- 1966You Can't WinHarry
- 1965Doctor Who: The ChaseFrancis Bacon
- 1965The Man in Room 17Bannerman
- 1965Game for Three LosersPeter Fletcher
- 1963Doctor WhoDoctor Runciman
- 1961The AvengersDr. Russell
- 1960The League of GentlemenChorus Boy (uncredited)
- 1959No Hiding Place
- 1958Bachelor of HeartsUndergraduate pushing the car (uncredited)
- 1956Armchair TheatreMcIver
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