Hamilton's draft deferment was highly controversial at the time because it was thought that his relationship with the president's daughter gave him preferential treatment. He was drafted into the Army but received a 3-A deferral notice on the grounds that he was the sole financial provider for his mother. Reports put his fee around this time at $100,000 per movie. It was produced by Sandy Howard who said Hamilton was "a hot commodity these days" because he was dating Lyndon Johnson's daughter. Hamilton played a cat burglar in MGM's Jack of Diamonds (1967). At Columbia, he co-starred with Glenn Ford in A Time for Killing (1967), originally directed by Roger Corman, then by Phil Karlson. He returned to MGM to make Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! (1967), a romantic comedy with Sandra Dee, which was mildly popular. Hamilton made That Man George (1965) and appeared in a production of A Farewell to Arms (1966) on TV. The film was popular in Europe, but less so in the US. Malle said "he was a personal choice and I am happy with him.He's more interested in being in the social columns – I don't understand – when he should be one of the greatest of his generation".
It was directed by Louis Malle who cast Hamilton on the strength of his performance in Two Weeks in Another Town. Hamilton went to Mexico for Viva Maria! (1965). He guest-starred on episodes of The Rogues and Ben Casey.
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The movie was not widely seen, and Hamilton's performance received some praise. He guest-starred on episodes of Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre and Burke's Law.Īfter making a cameo in Looking for Love (1964), Hamilton appeared in Your Cheatin' Heart (1964), playing Hank Williams. Hamilton had another good role in Act One (1963), playing Moss Hart, but the movie was poorly received. It was a box-office disappointment but was critically acclaimed. Hamilton had an excellent part in The Victors (1963), an anti-war drama from Carl Foreman. It was shot in Italy, and MGM kept Hamilton in Italy to play a role in Two Weeks in Another Town (1962), an unsuccessful attempt to repeat the success of The Bad and the Beautiful (1952). The film lost money, but Hamilton received excellent notices. Hamilton lobbied hard for the role of the Italian husband in Light in the Piazza (1962), with Olivia de Havilland. MGM tried to change his image by putting him in the Western A Thunder of Drums (1961) the film was mildly popular. For United Artists, he supported Lana Turner in the melodrama By Love Possessed (1961). It had minimal commercial or critical impact. Hamilton wanted to do more serious material, so he appeared in the lower budgeted Angel Baby (1961), a drama about an evangelist, for Allied Artists. It was a hit and remains one of his better known movies. Hamilton's next film was far more popular, the beach party comedy Where the Boys Are (1960). MGM cast Hamilton in support of Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner in the melodrama All the Fine Young Cannibals (1960) which flopped at the box office. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer signed him to a long-term contract. Hamilton was cast, and the film was popular. However, the film was seen by Vincente Minnelli who thought Hamilton would be ideal for the younger son in Home from the Hill (1960), a Southern melodrama with Robert Mitchum. Although shot in 1958 it was not released until the following year. His first film role was a lead, Crime and Punishment U.S.A. He appeared on such shows as The Veil (playing an Indian), The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, The Donna Reed Show, and Cimarron City. Hamilton attended the Hackley School in Tarrytown, New York, graduating in 1957. Hamilton's stepfathers were Carleton Hunt and Jesse Spalding his stepmother was June Howard, with whom Hamilton said he had repeated sexual relations when he was age 12, shortly after she married his father, and again later when he was an adult. Bo Derek wrote in her autobiography that "there was an ongoing contest between John Derek and George Hamilton as to who was tanner". Hamilton began his film career in 1958, and although he has a substantial body of work in film and television, he is perhaps most famous for his debonair style, perpetual suntan, and commercials for Ritz Crackers. He has received one additional BAFTA nomination and two Golden Globe nominations. (1959), Hamilton won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for a BAFTA Award.
For his debut performance in Crime and Punishment U.S.A. His notable films include Home from the Hill (1960), By Love Possessed (1961), Light in the Piazza (1962), Your Cheatin' Heart (1964), Once Is Not Enough (1975), Love at First Bite (1979), Zorro, The Gay Blade (1981), The Godfather Part III (1990), Doc Hollywood (1991), 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997), Hollywood Ending (2002), and The Congressman (2016). George Stevens Hamilton (born August 12, 1939) is an American actor.
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