Mark Hamill

Mark Hamill born September 25, 1951 in Oakland, California to Bill and Sue Hamill.  He was the fourth child of seven.  He has two brothers: Will and Patrick and four sisters: Terry, Jan, Jeanie and Kim.

Hamill always new that he wanted to perform, to be in 'show business'.  When he went to his first circus, he wanted to be IN the circus, when he went to his first Broadway show, he wanted to be in that Broadway show.  His very first role: an angel in a nativity scene at Walsingham Academy in Virginia.

Hamill's parents never did anything to encourage him in his acting pursuits...they DID encourage his brother who wanted to be a doctor, but couldn't understand Mark's aspirations.  Hamill says he lived in  fantasy world all the time, knew the cast lists of shows and who the actors were.  He read books like Sinbad the Sailor and other fantasies.

It wasn't until 7th grade that he tried to make the jump from fantasy world to reality.  He played a burglar in a comedy and got the laughs.  When he was 16 his father, Bill, took him on a business trip to New York City.  Hamill had prepared for the trip by purchasing tickets to the New York shows before they left Virginia. One of the shows was Sweet Charity, he was so impressed by the performance that he wrote letters to every cast member and received two replies.  The first one came from Gwen Verdon and the second from John Wheeler.  Wheeler invited Hamill to visit backstage the next time he was in New York.. When Hamill did return he got to visit both actors and they encouraged him.

When Hamill returned to Virginia he learned that he and his family were moving to Japan they lived there for two years, Hamill finished high school there (Yokosuka High - Nile C. Kinnick High School) and performed in plays produced by the drama department there headed by Jack Burrill (who said that Hamill had the best timing as an actor he'd ever seen.  Hamill dated Japanese girls, got into a little trouble, and went from 'goofball' to president of the student body, typical high school.  He loved it.  "...taxis were cheap and you could take trains all around the country."  Hamill graduated from Yokohama High in 1969.

Hamill's brother was to be married in LA so the family flew from Japan.  Mark stayed behind in LA when the rest of the family went back to Japan.  He enrolled at La City College. 

His friend was writing a musical, Antheism E Flat Calipee, the play didn't do anything but, Ann Margaret's manager, Allen Carr, spotted Hamill and was instrumental in getting Hamill a good agent and 10 guest appearances on shows.

In between school and plays he had to make a living.  He worked as a copyboy at Associated Press, a janitor and a soda jerk.  He quit his job  at AP after being disappointed by discovering that reporters were restricted by the managements point of view. 

He continued acting working steadily on TV and a 9 month stint on General Hospital. 

In 1976 after appearing in over 140 TV shows a friend, Robert Englund (Nightmare on Elm Street) convinced Hamill to try for the part in the Lucas movie.  Englund had already been through a casting call and thought Hamill would be what they were interested in.  Hamill went to the cattle call at Goldwyn Studios in November of 1976, made a brief statement...,'Hi, I'm Mark Hamill. I have two brothers and four sisters, and that was it.  He was NOT convinced, as he had gone through the same process at the 'American Graffiti' cattle call years before.

In February of 1977 though, 6 pages of the Star Wars script was sent to him and he was invited to do a screen test....again, the rest...history.

After Star Wars, roles were hard to come by, people wanted to see him in the same type of roles or nothing at all. He reprised his role again in the Empire Strikes Back, then he and his wife decided to move to NY and he would try the stage before filming Return of the Jedi.  He played the title role in the Elephant Man on Broadway for the final 3 weeks of its run.

In the years that follow ROTJ.  Hamill exhibits his natural affinity and mimicry of voices.  He plays roles in countless animated series, and almost unrecognizable in some.  He has been credited and un-credited in his voice-over work some notable castings in: Superman, Pinky and the Brain, Real adventures of Jonny Quest, Spider-Man, The Tick, Pepper Ann, Powerpuff Girls, Batman: the Animated Series, The Little Mermaid, and the Flash.

Hamill lives with his wife Marilou York, they have two sons and a daughter.  Nathan 1979, Griffin 1983 and Chelsea 1988.  Nathan Hamill appeared as a background character in Episode I: The Phantom Menace 1999.

 

 

Film

Spiderwick Chronicles, The~2007 - Narrator (The Field Guide, The Seeing Stone, Lucinda's Secret, The Ironwood Tree)

Choose Your Own Adventure: The Abominable Snowman~2006 (V) - voice of Jamling

Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles~2006 - Commander Taylor  (see Actor Connections - Film)

Black Pearl, The~2007 - 

Conan: Red Nails~2006 (V) - voice of Tolkemec

Queer Duck: The Movie~2006 - voice characterizations

Star Wars Revenge of the Brick~2005 - behind the scenes narration

Batman: New Times~2005 - The Joker

Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman~2005 - Narrator

Repetition~2005 - Himself

The Real Glory: Reconstructing The Big Red One~2005 (V) - Himself

Through the Moebius Strip~2005 - Simon Weir (see Actor Connections - Film)

Ultimate Avengers~2005 - (V) voice

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind<Kaze no tani no Naushika>~1984 (2004 English dub) - Mayor of Pejite

Wolf Tracer's Dinosaur Island~2004 - Blake

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Kattan~2004 - Himself in Shop at Home Network

Comic Book: The Movie~2004 - Donald Swan (see Actor Connections - Film)

Striparella~2003 - Dr. Cesaerian

Stuart Little 2~2003 - A Rat Partner

Aero-Troopers: The Nemeclous Crusade~2003 - Qyun (voice)

Burl's~2003 - Narrator

Reeseville~2003 - Zeek Oakman

Baxter and Bananas~2002 -Bananas

Thank You, Good Night~2001 - Karl Kaufman, Lee's Father

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back~2001 -  as C*ck Knocker/Himself/Talking Dog

Earth Day~2000 voice - Dr Bob

Walking Across Egypt~2000 - Lamar

Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker~2000 (V) (uncredited) - The Joker

Joseph: King of Dreams~2000 (V) voice - Judah

Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders~2000 (V) voice - Steve

Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists~2000 voice - Captain of the Guard (see Actor Connections - Film)

Stars of Star Wars: Interviews with the Cast, The~1999 (V) - Himself

Unauthorized Star Wars Story, The~1999 (V) - Himself/Interviewee

Wing Commander~1999 (uncredited) voice - Merlin (see Actor Connections - Film)

Gen 13~1998 voice - Threshold

Watchers Reborn~1998 - Murphy

Hamilton~1998 - Mike Hawkins

Laserhawk~1997 - Bob

Village of the Damned~1995 - Reverend George

New Year's Rotten Eve~1994 - Himself

Raffle, The~1994 - Bernard Wallace

Silk Degrees~1994 - Johnson

Time Runner~1993 - Michael Raynor

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm~1993 voice - Jack Napier/The Joker

Sleepwalkers~1992 (uncredited) - Lieutenant Jennings

G-Men~1991 - 

Picture Perfect~1991 - Josh Payton

Wishman~1991 - 

Black Magic Woman~1991 - Brad Travis

Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster, The~1991 (V) - The Trickster

Guyver, The~1991 - Max Reed

Une Image de Trop~1991 - Josh Payton

Midnight Ride~1990 - Justin

Chute des Aigles, La~1989 - Peter Froehlich

Slipstream~1989 - Will Tasker

    Making of Slipstream~1989 - himself

Lili - A Song For Berlin~1989 - 

Will Rogers Institute Trailer~1985 - himself 2/27/85 first showing

Star Wars: Episode VI  Return of the Jedi~1983 - Luke Skywalker

Britannia Hospital~1982 - Red (see Actor Connections - Film)

Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia, The~1981 - Conrad

Big Red One, The~1980 - Griff

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back~1980 - Luke Skywalker/Echo Base Announcer "Imperial troops have entered the base!  Imperial troops have entered the base!"

Sam Fuller and the Big Red One~1979 - Himself

Corvette Summer~1978 - Kenneth W. Dantley Jr. (see Actor Connections - Film)

Wizards~1977 voice - Sean king of the Fairies

Star Wars~1977 - Luke Skywalker

Boy Who Loved Deer, The~1975 - Mr. Humphrey

 

Producer/Executive Producer

The Wrong Coast~2003 - Executive Producer

Watchers Reborn~1998

 

TV  (a small list...Hamill appeared in over 140 TV shows by 1976! And over 400 voice appearances in animated vehicles)

Robot Chicken: Star Wars~2007 - voice of himself? and contributing to the Luke character (Bob Bergen was responsible for all other Luke bits) 6/17/07

Danger Rangers~2006 - voice of  (produced by Star Wars/ROTJ/Raiders alum Howard Kazanjian)

Look! Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman~2006 - Himself (celebrity fan) 6/12/06

Star Wars (upcoming TV Series)~2007 - Unknown?

Ben & Izzy~2006/7? - voice characterization

Spawn: The Animation~2006 - Twitch

Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us~2005 - Narrator

IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix~2005 - Yamma

AFI Tribute to George Lucas~2005 - Himself

Justice League Unlimited~2001 - The Trickster in Flash and Substance (2005)

Star Wars: Feel the Force~2005 - Himself

100 Greatest War Films~2005 - Himself

Dinner for Five~2001 - Himself

The Real Glory: Reconstructing The Big Red One~2005 - Himself

Big Spin (California Lottery)~2005 - Himself for charity 4/16/05

Robot Chicken~2005  - several voices including one or two of Luke Skywalker or himself Note: has Star Wars references.

Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!~2005 - (see Actor Connections - TV)

E!  101 Most Awesome Moments in Entertainment~2004 - Himself

Ultimate Sci-Fi Top 10~2004 - Himself

Birth of the Lightsaber~2004 - Himself

Characters of 'Star Wars'~2004 - Himself

Force Is With Them, The Legacy of 'Star Wars', The~2004 - Himself

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy~2004 - Himself

Wrong Coast, The~2004  - (mini series) Jameson Burkright/Reid Sincerely Blockbuster Imperative, The~2003 - Narrator

Mina And The Count~2003 -  (see Actor Connections - TV)

Clifford the Big Red Dog~2003 - Oscar Owens - Dog House Rock / Guess Who's Coming To Birdwell

National Body Challenge, The~2002 - Narrator

Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe In Santa~2002  - Eric

Rocket Power~2002 -  Ralph Sr. in Home Sweet Home/What A Tangled Web We Ski

Codename: Kids Next Door~2002 - Stickybeard, sumo wrestler, pirate  in Operation: P.I.R.A.T.E./Operation: C.O.W.G.I.R.L. 

Birds of Prey~2002 - The Joker (voice) in Premiere (# 1.1) 10/9/02

Static Shock~2002 - Joker - The Big Leagues 

Teamo Supremo~2002 - The Birthday Bandit in Appetite for ... Dessert / It's Crandall's Birthday -- Bandit! / And Then There  Were Two / Who Invited The Birthday Bandit?

Dexter's Laboratory~2002 - Magic Uncle Ferger O'Reilly in That Magic Moment

Son of the Beach~2000 - Rod Petrie in The Divine Rod in Taco Lips Now: Part 1 & 2 (# 3.12/13) 9/17 & 24/02

Justice League~2001  - Solomon Grundy/The Joker (voice) in Injustice for All: Part 2 (# 1.19) 9/13/02

Justice League~2001 - Solomon Grundy/The Joker (voice) in Injustice for All: Part 1 (# 1.18) 9/6/02

Justice League~2001  - Solomon Grundy (voice) in Fury: Part 1 (# 1.14) 4/7/02

Samurai Jack~2001 - Guiness/Other Fishermen in IX (Jack Under the Sea)

AFI 100 Years 100 Thrills~2001 - himself

V.I.P.~1998 - Ned Irons in The Uncle From V.A.L. (# 4.7) 11/3/01

Son of the Beach~2000 - Rod Petrie in Rod Strikes Back

Time Squad~2001 - The Lawrence Larry 3000 / Copernicus in Killing Time /Audience 1 in Ladies and Gentlemen,    MontyZuma! /Uncle Mccoy - Houdini Whodunit?! / Feud for Thought / Black Bart in Nobel Peace Surprise / British Officer in Recruitment Ad / Police Commish in  White House Weirdness

The New Scooby-Doo Movies~2001 - voice of Shifty/Himself in Night of the Living Doo (2001)

Oblongs, The~2001 - Mr. Phugly in Milo Interrupted (# 1.3) 4/15/2001

Grim & Evil~2001 voice - Rocko/Judge Bukowski/Man 2 in Evil on Trial / in 2002 - Judge - Hoss Delgado: Spectral Exterminator / Evil on Trial / To Eris Human

AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies~2001 - Himself

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command~2000 voice - Flint in Planet of the Lost (#1/40) 11/15/2000

Batman Beyond~1999 voice - Carter in Out of the Past (#3.5) 10/21/2000 / The Joker in Return of the Joker

Hollywood Off-Ramp~2000 - Alex Cross in Murder: Take 2, 3, 4... (#1.17) 9/29/2000

Son of the Beach~2000 - 'Divine Rod' Petrie in Eat My Muffin (#1.7) 8/1/2000

E! Hollywood Story~2000 - Himself  in "True Story of Eight is Enough"

Sinbad: Beyond The Mists~2000 - voice of Captain of the Guard

Castle In The Air~2000 - voice of Muska

Mad TV~1995 - Mr Swan (#5.15) 2/5/2000

Earth Day~2000 - Dr Bob

Ancient Voices~1999 Narrator:  (Thanks to DarthCharlie32 for the alert!)

    Seeking Noah's Flood 
    Riddle Of Nubia's Tombs 
    Mazes & Labyrinths - Solving Ancient Puzzles 
    The Secret Of Stonehenge 
    The Search For El Dorado 
    Egypt's Lost City 
    Aztecs - Inside The Hidden Empire 
    In Pursuit Of The Holy Grail 
    Cahokia - America's Lost City 
    Traders Of The Dead Sea Scrolls 

The New Woody Woodpecker Show~1999 - Buzz Buzzard
Night of the Headless Horseman, The~1999  - Van Ripper

Family Guy~1999 voice - Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi  in When You Wish Upon a Weinstein (# 3.22) 12/10/04

Hamilton bakom kulisserna~1998 - Himself as Hawkins

Powerpuff Girls, The~1998 voice - Cat in Cat Man Do (#1.10) 1/27/99

Powerpuff Girls, The~1998  series - Additional Voices

Scooby Doo on Zombie Island~1998  voice - Snakebite Scruggs

Batman/Superman Movie,The~1998  voice - The Joker

Simpsons, The~1989 voice - Himself in Mayored to the Mob (#10.8) 12/20/1998

Just Shoot Me~1997 - Himself in List, The (#3.8) 11/24/1998

Pepper Ann~1998 - Himself in Portrait of the Artist as a Young Milo / The Sisterhood

It's True~1998 - Herbert/Albert/Granny Rumford in Rats of Fumfordton (pilot), The (#1.1) 1998

When Time Expires~1997  - Bill Thermot

Cow and Chicken~1997  series - Vet/Weenie Dog

Legend of Calamity Jane, The~1997  series voice - Additional Voices

New Batman/Superman Adventures, The~1997  series voice - The Joker

Pepper Ann~1997  series voice - Additional voices/Himself

Sci-Fi Files, The~1997  - Narrator:

    Spaceships & Aliens
    Children of Frankenstein
    March of the Machines
    Living in the Future

Hollywood Aliens & Monsters~1997  - Himself/Narrator

Saturday Night Live~1975 - Himself (#22.15) 3/15/97

Superman~1996 voice - The Joker in World's Finest parts 1, 2, 3 (#2.39, 2.40, 2.41) 10/5/1997

Pinky and the Brain~1995 voice - Jimmy Joe Jr in Brain Acres 9/27/1997

Space Ghost Coast to Coast~1994 - Himself in Switcheroo II (#42) 9/12/1997

3rd Rock from the Sun~1996 - Himself in 15 Minutes of Dick (2.23) 5/11/1997

Batman: Gotham Nights~1997 - The Joker in Holiday Nights;  Joker's Millions;  Old Wounds;  Beware The Creeper;  Mad Love

Cow and Chicken~1997 - voice characterizations

Hunt For Amazing Treasures~1997 - narrator of:

The Treasure fleet of King Philip of Spain sunk in 1715.
Roman Empire coins found in Hoxen England.

 

The Search for the Steamship Arabia.
The Michael Och’s celebrity photo archives.

The Search for the Capatana Ruby.
The restoration of the Greer Black Prudhomme Dragster.

Gem Mountain mine in North Carolina.
George Washington’s original Inaugural Address.

The Lost City of Ubar.
LAPD art theft squad.

The search for the Maltese Falcon.
Turn of the century red light district in LA.

Johnny Bravo~1997 voice -  King Raymond/ Rhino / - Johnny Bravo / Jungle Boy In Mr. Monkeyman / Johnny Bravo And The Amazon Women / in 2002 - Man 1/ Man Duck/ Officer Possum - The Island Of Mrs. Morceau / The Colour Of Mustard / Third Dork From the Sun

Incredible Hulk, The~1997 - Gargoyle in Fashion Warriors / Down Memory Lane / A Hulk of a Different color / Gargoyle in Return of the Beast parts 1 & 2

Media on SW: SE releases: 

CNN

           Access Hollywood

David Allen Grier Show

          CNN Showbiz Today

Good Morning America

          Sci-Fi Channel

Dateline

          E! Behind The Scenes

Entertainment Tonight

          Fox Network

Rosie O'Donnell

          Oprah

The Late Show

           NBC Today Show

Time & Again

          GMTV (UK)

The Big Breakfast (UK)

           Electric Circus (UK)

Omnibus (UK)

           MTV Special

E! Uncut

           Sci-Fi Vortex

Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, The~1996 voice - General Vostok/Guard in General Winter (#2.23 3/26/1997

Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, The~1996 voice - Eldoradoan in the Realm of the Condor (#1.3) 8/28/1996

Outer Limits, The~1995 - Dr Sam Stein in Mind Over Matter (#2.5) 2/2/1996

Spider-Man~1995 voice - Hobgoblin 1996

Hey Arnold!~1996 voice -  Policeman (voice) in Wheezin' Ed

Hey Arnold!~1996 voice  - Homeless Man/Policeman (voice) in Das Subway

Bruno the Kid~1996 - voice characterizations in 36 episodes

Tonight Show with Jay Leno~1996 - himself

Personal FX~1996 - himself 2/96

Mike & Maty~1996 - himself

Anti Gravity Room~1996 - himself

Space Cases~1996 -  Pel a Fernaherna in Day in the Life, A 1996

Adventures from the Book of Virtues~1996 (voice) - (PBS Kids) Additional Voices (see Actor Connections - TV)

My Kids~1996 - himself host

Wing Commander Academy~1996 - (voice) Christopher "Maverick" Blair

Tick, The~1994 voice - Julius Pendecker in Devil in Diapers 1996

Adventures from the Book of Virtues~1996  series voice

Incredible Hulk, The~1996  series voice - Gargoyle

Savage Dragon, The~1996  series

Spider-Man: Sins of the Fathers~1996  voice - Jason Phillips/Hobgoblin

Bruno the Kid~1996  series voice - Harris

Spider-Man~1995  series voice - Hobgoblin

Feakazoid!~1994 voice - Himself in And Fanboy is His Name (#1.4) 9/30/1995

SeaQuest DSV~1993 - Tobias LeConte in Splashdown (#2.22) 5/21/1995

SeaQuest DSV~1993 - Tobias LeConte in Dream Weaver (#2.15) 2/19/1995

Magic Flute~1994 - Prince Tamino

Savage Dragon, The~1994 - voice characterizations

Ren & Stimpy~1994 - voices of disembodied head in Bellhops...and ???

Red Planet~1994 - voice of James Marlowe

New Adventures of Captain Planet~1994 - voices

Fantastic Four~1994 - Maximus in Inhuman Saga & Beware the Hidden Land / Maximus, Triton and the Sentry in The Sentry Sinister Hopelessly Impossible / Maximus in Hopelessly Impossible

John Carpenter's Body Bags~1994 - Brent Matthews in The Eye

TV's Censored Bloopers~1994 - himself

Howard Stern~1994 - himself

Forbidden Places~1994 - Narrator of Silent Witness

Entertainment Tonight~1994 - himself on WCIII 

CNN Showbiz Today~1994 - himself on Wing Commander III  12/29/94

Late Night With Conan O'Brien~1994 - himself 1/3/94

Red Planet~1994  mini-series voice

Burke's Law~1994 - Simon the Sorcerer in Who Killed Alexander the Great? (#1.6) 3/4/1994 

Animaniacs~1994 - Johnny Badnote in  Karaoke Dokie / Cranial Crusader / The Chicken Who Loved Me

Bonkers~1993 voice in Fine Kettle of Toons, A (#2.56) 2/7/1994

Phantom 2040~1994  series voice - Dr Jak

Fantastic Four, The~1994  series voice - Maximus the Mad/Triton

Body Bags~1993  - Brent Matthew (eye) (see Actor Connections - TV)

Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron~1993 - 

    Surfer in When Strikes Mutilor (# 2.16) 9/24/94 

    Farmer in The Giant Bacteria     

    The Red Lynx in The Ghost Pilot

Cowboys at Moo Mesa~1993 - voices 

Secret Squirrel~1993 - voice of the Australian Platypus

Phantom 2040~1993 - voice of Dr. Jax

Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby~1993  voice

Batman: The Animated Series~1992  series voice - Jack Napier/The Joker

Batman: The Animated Series~1992 voice - Ferris Boyle in Heart of Ice (#1.3) 9/7/1992 / The Joker in:

Joker's Favor; Be a Clown; The Last Laugh;  Fear of Victory; The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne;  Almost Got Him;  Christmas With The Joker;  Joker's Wild;  The Laughing Fish;  Harley and Ivy;  The Man Who Killed Batman;  Jack Napier/The Joker in Mask of the Phantasm; Harlequinade;  Trial

Commander Toad In Space~1992 - The Royal Phisbin

QVC First Star Wars Show~1992 - himself guest host

Little Mermaid, The~1992 - voice of Zeus and Needlefish in Tail of Two Crabs 3/8/93 / voice of Hans in Metal Fish 3/25/93

Earth Angel~1991  - Wayne Stein

Wishman~1991 - 

Picture Perfect~1991 - Josh Payton

Gman~1991 - 

Entertainment Tonight~1991 - himself

Oh, Yeah! Cartoons~  - Bananas / Dad in Baxter and Bananas: Monkey See, Monkey Don't

Flash, The~1990 - The Trickster, a.k.a. James Jesse in Trickster, The (#1.12) 2/7/1991  and Trial of the Trickster

Radio 1990~1990 - 

Stars Fantastic! (UK)~1989 - himself

Hooperman~1987 -  Producer in Intolerance/ Gary Boxstein in Tenement of Blood  2/22/89 

MTV's At The Movies~1989 - himself 2/89

Going Live! (UK)~1989 - himself with Kenny Baker 2/11/89

Gloria Hunniford (UK)~1989 - himself

Wogan (UK)~1989 - himself 2/10/89

Good Morning Britain~1989 - himself 2/9/89

Amazing Stories~19987 - Jonathan Quick in Gather Ye Acorns 

VJ~1987 - himself

41st Annual Tony Awards~1987 - himself

Bear Aid~1987 - himself

Alfred Hitchcock Presents~1985 - Danny Carlyle in Man on the Edge (#2.24) 2/7/1987

Sir Alec Guinness Tribute at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall~1987 - himself 4/27/87

CNN News~1987 - himself on 10 yr anniversary of Star Wars

Amazing Stories~1985 - Jonathan Quick in Gather Ye Acorns (#1.16) 2/2/1986

NBC's Today Show~1986 - himself

Jerry Lewis' Labor Day Telethon~1986 - himself

Rally In The Alley~1986 - himself 5/6/86

Hands Across America~1986 - himself 5/25/86

CBS News at 5~1986 - himself on play Room Service 2/5/86

Captain Eo Grand Opening~1986 - himself 11/20/86

Broadway Applauds Lincoln Center~1985 - himself 4/14/86

Today Show, The~1986 - himself 3/4/86

Opportunity~1985 - himself (music video clip)

MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour~1985 - himself

Live From the Hard Rock Cafe~1985 - himself

Will the Lights Go Out On Broadway?~1985 - himself 2/4/85 (partial TV broadcast from the radio presentation 6/6/85)

Night of 100 Stars~1985 - himself

Jerry Lewis' Labor Day Telethon~1985 - himself (1/85)

Live At Five~1985

American Portrait~1985 -  (11/84)

Star Wars Wrap Around~1984 - himself

What Price Fame~1984 - himself

Live at Five~1984 - himself

CBS Broadcast of Star Wars~1984 - himself as host

Tony Awards, The~1983 - himself

Merv Griffin~1983 - himself

Hour Magazine~1983 - himself

Antoinette Perry Awards~1983 - himself

David Letterman~1983 - himself

From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga~1983 - himself (narrator) 12/3/83

Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi~1983 - himself

An American Profile~1983 - himself 11/13/83

David Letterman~1982 - himself

Entertainment Tonight~1982 - Interview as himself promoting Amadeus (Broadway)

Jane Fonda's Celebrity Fashion Show~1982 - himself 8/21/82

Rainbow Patch, The~1981 - himself 10/21/81

Tomorrow (Tom Snyder)~1981 - himself

Tomorrow Show Coast to Coast, The~1981 - himself

Movie Blockbusters~1981 - Himself

The Great Space Coaster~1981 - various characters in Change Your Image Cheap ; The Coaster Car; The Fan; The Crazy Gun Show

Fridays~1981 - 

    Alberto in Close Encounters of the Third World

    Bob Sterges in Men Who Hug

    third sketch, unknown title 5/7/81

Rainbow Patch~1981 - Rainbow Forest Ranger & Captain Brave 10/21/81

Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Awards~1980 - Himself

Tele Bingo(Dutch)~1980 - Himself

Disco '80 (Germany)~1980 - Himself 

???~1980 - Himself with Harrison Ford

Jane Pauley~1980 - Himself

Kids Are People Too~1980 - Himself describing wanting to fly after seeing Peter Pan as a boy.  And as himself playing against the Space Invaders champion; in 1981 himself describing some of his boyhood and family influences

SPFX: The Empire Strikes Back~1980 (PBS) - Himself/host

Christmas in Japan~1980 - Himself as a guest describing Christmas traditions in Japan (having lived there)

Muppet Show, The~1976 - Himself/Luke Skywalker (#4.17) 1979

Arena (BBC)~1978 - Himself with Gary Kurtz

35th Annual Golden Globe Awards~1978 - Presenter

50th Academy Awards~1978 - Presenter of the Visual Effects Award (Special Technical Award)

Star Wars Holiday Special, The~1978  - Luke Skywalker

Carol Burnett Show, The~1977 - cameo as Luke Skywalker

Fred Flintstone and Friends~1977  series

Making of Star Wars, The~1977 - himself

NBC's Today Show~1977 - himself with Ford and Fisher promoting Star Wars

Eight Is Enough~1977  - David Bradford 1977

City, The~1977  Eugene Banks

Bob Hope's Christmas Special~1977 - Luke in a Star Wars spoof sketch (Bob Hope was Barf Vader and Olivia Newton John was the Princess)

  

Medical Center~1969 - Danny in You Can't Annul My Baby (#7.18) 1/19/1976

Marcus Welby, M.D.~1976 - 

Eight Is Enough~1976 - David Bradford in Never Try Eating Nectarines Since Juice May Dispense  (pilot) 3/15/77

One Day at a Time~1975 - Harvey Schneider in Schneider's Pride and Joy  (#2.8)11/30/76

Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence~1976  Joe Celli

Eric~1975  - Paul Swensen

Delancey Street: The Crisis Within~1975  - Philip Donaldson

Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic~1975  - Ken Newkirk

Eric~1975 - Paul Swenson

Sarah T. : Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic~1975 - Ken

Delancey Street: The Crisis Within~1975 - Philip Donaldson 

Bronk~1975 - Kevin Bossick in The Line of Fire  (#1.8) 11/9/75

Petrocelli~1974 - 

    Dennis Wylie in Gamblers, The (#2.8) 11/12/75

    David Mitchell in Outsiders, The (#1.18) 2/26/75

Streets of San Francisco, The~1972 - 

    Andrew 'Andy' Turner in Poisoned Snow (#4.1) 9/11/75

    Billy Clark in Innocent No More  (# 5.16) 2/27/77

Lucas Tanner~1974 - Craig Stanton in A Touch of Bribery (#1.20) 4/3/75

Texas Wheelers, The~1974  series - Doobie Wheeler (1974-5)

Texas Wheelers, The~1974 - Doobie Wheeler in (13 episodes 7 aired)

Manhunter~1974 -    in The Lodestar Ambush

Jeannie~1974 - (as Marc Hammil 14 episodes out of 48 filmed) Corry Anders (Jeannie's Master, see picture below) in:

• "Surfs Up” (#1.1) 9/9/73
• “The Decathlon” (#1.2) 9/16/73
• “Survival Course” (#1.4)  9/30/73
• “The Power Failure” (#1.5)  10/7/73
• “The Dognappers” (#1.6) 10/14/73
• “The Pigeon” (#1.7) 10/21/73
• “Kelen of Troy” (#1.8) 10/28/73
• “The Kid Brother” (#1.10) 11/11/73
• “The Blind Date” (#1.12) 11/18/73
• “The Commercial” (#1.13) 11/25/73
• “Don Juan” (#1.14) 12/2/73
• “The Dog” (#1.15) 12/9/73
• “The Jinx” (#1.16) 12/16/73
• “The Wish” (#1.17) 12/23/73

Insight~1974 - Steve Fleming in When You See Arcturus

New Scooby-Doo Movies, The~1973 - Corry in Mystery In Persia 

Room 222~1973 - Matt Evans in 

    I've Got the Hammer, If You've Got the Thumb  (#5.1) 9/14/73

    Here's The Boy Most Likely (#5.7) 12/7/73

Magician, The~1973 - Ian Keefer in Lightning On a Dry Day (#1.) 10/30/1973

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law~1971 - 

    Steven Knight in The Pool House (#3.3) 9/26/1973 

    Freddy Marshall in ?? 1973

    Peter Hamilton in Smiles From Yesterday (#122) 2/17/72

Jeannie~1973  series voice - Corey Anders

General Hospital~1963 -    Kent Murray 1972-3  (51 episodes)
FBI,The~1965 - Michael Nabors in Corrupter, The (#7.188) 2/27/1972

Night Gallery~1970 - Francis the Messenger Boy in There Aren't Any More McBanes (#2.57)  2/26/1972

Cannon~1971 - Farm Boy in Country Blues (#1.4) 10/5/1971

Partridge Family, The~1970 - Jerry in Old Scrapmouth (#1.16) 1/15/1971

Bill Cosby Show, The~1969 - a student in The Poet  (#2.13) 12/70

Headmaster, The~1970 - Allen

 

TV Director

Comic Book: The Movie~2003 

 

TV Producer

Wrong Coast, The~2004

 

TV Writer

Wrong Coast, The~2004

V.I.P.~ -contributor

Seeing Ear Theatre : A Sci-Fi Channel Presentation~     - contributor

 

Online

Monkey Talk with Paul Dini~2006 - Himself/guest 3/15/06

 

Commercials

Comcast: Comtastic!~2005

Video Entertainment System (Cartoon Network) - Announcer

Star Wars: The New Jedi Order, Vector Prime (TV ad)~1999

Marsh Supermarkts~1999 [1] The Force is still with me   [2]with Don Marsh

Get High On Yourself~1981 - himself (anti drug campaign) 9/20-27/1981

Kraft 'Roku Blue' salad dressing~1975 - Soda Jerk

Kodak~1974 - 

 

Radio

Mark and Brian Christmas Special~1997 - himself/ Scrooge

Howard Stern~1994-1996 - himself multiple appearances

Star Sounds Cinema (UK)~1988 - himself 6/6/88

WNEW 102 FM (NY)~1985 - himself

Radio K-Earth (K-Earth 101 L.A.)~1983 - himself

Star Wars Radio Dramas~1981 - Luke Skywalker

Star Wars:

• A Wind to Shake the Stars
• Points of Origin Black Knight, White Princess, and Pawns
• While Giants Mark Time
• Jedi that Was; Jedi to Be
• The Millennium Falcon Deal
• The Han Solo Solution
• Death Star’s Transit
• Rogues, Rebels, and Robots
• The Luke Skywalker Initiative
• The Jedi Nexus
• The Case for the Rebellion
• Force and Counter-force

The Empire Strikes Back (2/14-18/1983):

• Freedom’s Winter
• The Coming Storm
• A Question of Survival
• Fire and Ice
• The Millennium Falcon Pursuit
• The Way of the Jedi
• New Allies, New Enemies
• The Dark Lord’s Fury
• Gamblers Choice
• The Clash of the Lightsabers

KPLA Interview~1976 - himself and Harrison Ford interviewed before Star Wars release

 

Books

The Black Pearl~1996 - (graphic novel)

 

Audio Books

World War Z~2006 - voice of U.S. Army Soldier

The Adventures of Pinocchio (1-Audio Cassette)  (voice?)

Norby the Mixed Up Robot (audio cassette)~1986 - All of the characters voiced by Mark Hamill

Batman : Legends of Robin~1996 (audio cassette) - (voice?)

 

Theater

Porgy and Bess~2006 - (Alameda County Dinner Theatre, Alameda, CA)

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks~2003 - Michael Minetti (Belasco Theatre, New York, NY)

Nerd, The~1987/8 - Willum Cubbert (Helen Hayes Theatre, New York, NY)

Pinnochio~1987 - narrator

Room Service~1986 - Gordon Miller 

Harrigan 'n' Hart~1985 - Tony Hart (Longacre Theatre, New York, NY)

Amadeus~1982 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Broadhurst Theatre, New York, NY)

Elephant Man, The~1981 - John Merrick (21 performances Booth Theatre, New York, NY)
Antheism E Flat Callipee (written by a college friend)

 

Live Performances

Nextoons: The Nicktoons Film Festival~2005 - Judge (Nicktoons Studios, Burbank, CA)

 

Music Videos

Rock A Lot<Aretha Franklin>~1988

Opportunity~1985

 

Theme Parks/Museums

Witch’s Dungeon Classic Movie Museum~2004 - recorded a special track for the dioramas at the museum in Bristol, Connecticut

Mars: Return to the Red Planet~1999 - pre-recorded narrator (various planetariums around the US)

 

Video Games

Call of Duty 2: Big Red One~2005 - (voice)

Dark Cloud 2~2003 - Emperor Griffon

X2 - Wolverine's Revenge~2003 - Wolverine

Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian, The~2002  - Apep/Additional Voices

Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix~2002 (voice) - Assistant Director Wilson (see Actor Connections - Video Games)

Grandia Xtreme~2002  (voice) - Col. Kroitz

Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex~2001  (voice) - Py-Ro - The Fire Elemental

Ice Wind Dale: Heart of Winter~2001 - 

Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father~1996 - Det Mosley

Batman: Vengeance~2001  (voice) - The Joker

Starsiege~1999  - (voice) Harabec

Full Throttle~1995  - Adrian Ripburger/Emmet/Todd Newlan

Wing Commander: Prophecy~1997  - Commodore Christopher Blair

Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom~1995  - Colonel Christopher Blair

Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger~1994  - Colonel Christopher 'Maverick' Blair

Star Wars~1983  voice - Luke Skywalker

 

Other:

Online: 

Earth Day~1999

Seeing Ear Theater~1997

The Site~1997

Wizard On-Line~1996

Celebrity Circle~1996

MSN~1996

PC Family Online~1996

Prodigy Online~1995

 

Awards, Honors and Nominations

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films (Saturn Award):

Rec'd 1984  Best Actor for Return of the Jedi

Rec'd 1981 Best Actor for The Empire Strikes Back

Rec'd 1978 Best Actor - Science Fiction for Star Wars

Annie Awards:

Nom 2001  Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Feature Production for: Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (V) As the voice of The Joker

DVD Exclusive Awards:

Nom 2005 Best ?? for Comic Book: The Movie

Rec'd 2001 Best Animated Character Performance for Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker as the Joker

ShoWest Convention:

Rec'd 1978 Male Star of Tomorrow

 

Miscellany

2006 - Hamill coaches a junior league football team (Thanks to BlueJedi89!)

 

2005 - was a "hero" in Target's A Time for Heroes (Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation event)

 

2004 - Hamill was a special guest at the California Independent Film Festival

 

Hamill did all of his own stunts for TESB and ROTJ, except where Luke was sucked out of a window on the Cloud City set.

 

Was originally cast as David on the TV show Eight is Enough.

 

Was in an accident, in early 1977, while driving his brand new BMW, 'way too fast....the music was blaring....lost control...spun out and down a 30 ft embankment and crashed the car'.  The accident  fractured a cheekbone and nearly wiped the nose from his face, it took 3 operations to rebuild it.

Hamill asked Lucas if the Wampa scene was written because of the accident and Lucas replied 'No, Luke was always captured by the Wampa'

 

Hamill was the only actor on the set of TESB that knew that Vader was Luke's father, the rest of the cast and crew heard Vader's line as, 'You don't know the truth.  Obi-Wan killed your father' - the London Sun newspaper headlines 3 days later...ALEC GUINNESS TOP BADDIE IN STAR WARS SEQUEL

 

Auditioned for the Japanese anime 'Astroboy'

 

Wrote the graphic novel The Black Pearl

 

His first paying role was for $300 on the Cosby Show

 

Earned 1/4 of a % of Star Wars profits

 

Advice for a long marriage: 'Don't cheat'

 

Has lived in CA-Oakland, San Jose, San Diego; NY-Brooklyn, VA, PA and Japan

 

Starred on Broadway in Harrigan & Hart

 

Paints watercolors and has done  illustration for comics

 

Considered for a part in Apocalypse Now

 

Played Sean in 1977's Wizards (one of the first big animated movies) 

 

Is left-handed

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