Short Biography

George Hamilton (born August 12, 1939) is an American film and television actor and occasional film director.


Hamilton began his movie career in 1952. As an actor, he is often compared to Warren Beatty; Beatty`s movie Bulworth contained a reference to this. In the mid-1980s, he starred in the 6th season of the ABC Aaron Spelling-produced nighttime television serial Dynasty. Hamilton was a semi-regular panelist on the 1998 revival of Match Game. Hamilton was born George Stevens Hamilton, the eldest son of society band leader George "Spike" Hamilton.[1][2] and his first wife, Ann Stevens (formerly Mrs. William Potter). He was born in Blytheville, Arkansas, where he lived until the age of 12. He won many awards as a student at Palm Beach High School and was the lead in his high school`s production of Brigadoon. After moving to California, he was put under contract by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, who showcased him in films such as Home from the Hill, All the Fine Young Cannibals, Light in the Piazza and Two Weeks in Another Town.

In 2003, he hosted The Family, a reality television series on ABC spanning one season in 2003. It starred ten members from a traditional Italian-American family, who were each fighting for a $1,000,000 prize. In 2006, he competed in the second season of ABC`s Dancing with the Stars and was voted off in round 6. At age 66 and recovering from knee injuries, Hamilton, unable to match the limber dance moves of his younger competitors, charmed the audience and judges with endearingly silly dances utilizing props including a Zorro mask and sword from his 1981 film Zorro, The Gay Blade.

Hamilton had a highly publicized relationship with Lynda Bird Johnson in 1966, due to his status as an actor and her status as the daughter of the President of the United States, Lyndon Johnson. Their relationship eventually ended in 1967. Hamilton was married to actress Alana Stewart from 1972 to 1975. Their son, Ashley Hamilton, was born in 1974. He has a younger son, George Thomas Hamilton, born in January 2000, with Kimberly Blackford. In April 2006, Hamilton served as Grand Marshal for the 79th Annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester, Virginia.

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