Acting
David Hemmings
Born 1941-11-18
Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
Department: Acting
Biography
David Edward Leslie Hemmings (November 18, 1941 – December 3, 2003) was an English film, theatre and television actor as well as a film and television director and producer. He is noted for his role as the photographer in the drama mystery-thriller film Blowup (1966), directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. Early in his career, Hemmings was a boy soprano appearing in operatic roles. In his later acting career, he was known for his distinctive eyebrows and gravelly voice.
Known For
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Gladiator
2000
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Gangs of New York
2002
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Equilibrium
2002
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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
2003
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Spy Game
2001
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Deep Red
1975
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The A-Team
1983
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Blow-Up
1966
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Quantum Leap
1989
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Tales from the Crypt
1989
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (149 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | To-be-looked-at-ness / Phallocentrism | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2026 |
 | Blow Up of 'Blow-Up' | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2016 |
 | George Harrison: Living in the Material World | Self (archive footage from "Blow-Up") | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Romantic | Sadun | Movie | 2007 |
 | Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' | Self | Movie | 2005 |
 | Blessed | Earl Sidney | Movie | 2004 |
 | Britten's Children | Self | Movie | 2004 |
 | 100 Greatest Sexy Moments | Self | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Night We Called It a Day | Mickey Rudin | Movie | 2003 |
 | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | Nigel | Movie | 2003 |
 | Gangs of New York | Mr. Schermerhorn | Movie | 2002 |
 | Equilibrium | Proctor | Movie | 2002 |
 | Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up | Self | Movie | 2002 |
 | Lenny Blue | DCI Tommy Gillespie | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice | Martin Fox | Movie | 2002 |
 | Mean Machine | Governor | Movie | 2001 |
 | Spy Game | Harry Duncan | Movie | 2001 |
 | Last Orders | Lenny | Movie | 2001 |
 | Waking the Dead | Ex-DCI Malcolm Finlay | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Murder in Mind | Judge James Hendon | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Gladiator | Cassius | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Real Oliver Reed | Narrator | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Vanishing Man | Edward Lawrence | TV Series | 1997 |
| Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek | Director | Movie | 1996 | |
 | Marker | Director | TV Series | 1995 |
 | A Mind to Murder | Godbolt | Movie | 1995 |
 | Dear Antonioni | Self | Movie | 1995 |
 | A Christmas Reunion | Director | Movie | 1994 |
 | Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties | Self | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Ned Blessing | Director | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Passport to Murder | Director | Movie | 1993 |
 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Durham | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Dark Horse | Director | Movie | 1992 |
 | Raven | Director | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Northern Exposure | Viktor Bobrov | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Hardball | Director | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Nightmare Classics | Mister Harley | TV Series | 1989 |
 | The Turn of the Screw | Mister Harley | Movie | 1989 |
 | Tales from the Crypt | Mr. Stronham (segment "Loved to Death") | TV Series | 1989 |
 | The Rainbow | Uncle Henry | Movie | 1989 |
 | Quantum Leap | Director | TV Series | 1989 |
| Davy Crockett: Rainbow in the Thunder | President Andrew Jackson | Movie | 1988 | |
| Davy Crockett: Rainbow in the Thunder | Director | Movie | 1988 | |
 | In the Heat of the Night | Director | TV Series | 1988 |
 | 3 On a Match | Maxwell 'Newt' Newton | Movie | 1987 |
 | Werewolf | Director | TV Series | 1987 |
 | Harry's Hong Kong | Jack Rourke | Movie | 1987 |
 | L.A. Law | Charles Lamb | TV Series | 1986 |
 | The Last Precinct | Director | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues | Ian Blaze | Movie | 1985 |
 | Stingray | Director | TV Series | 1985 |
 | The Key to Rebecca | Maj. Smith | Movie | 1985 |
| The Key to Rebecca | Director | Movie | 1985 |
| Detective in the House | Director | TV Series | 1985 | |
 | The Snow Queen | Reindeer (voice) | Movie | 1985 |
 | Marlene | Himself | Movie | 1984 |
 | Murder, She Wrote | Errol Pogson | TV Series | 1984 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Director | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Hawaiian Heat | Director | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Airwolf: The Movie | Dr. Charles Henry Moffet | Movie | 1984 |
 | Thumbelina | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 1984 |
 | Calamity Jane | Capt. James O'Neill | Movie | 1984 |
 | Airwolf | Dr. Charles Henry Moffett | TV Series | 1984 |
| Airwolf | Director | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Masquerade | Marlos | TV Series | 1983 |
 | Man, Woman and Child | Gavin Wilson | Movie | 1983 |
 | The A-Team | Director | TV Series | 1983 |
 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Narrator (voice) | TV Series | 1982 |
| Faerie Tale Theatre | Reindeer (voice) | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Turkey Shoot | Executive Producer | Movie | 1982 |
 | Race for the Yankee Zephyr | Director | Movie | 1981 |
| Race for the Yankee Zephyr | Producer | Movie | 1981 |
 | Strange Behavior | Executive Producer | Movie | 1981 |
 | The Survivor | Director | Movie | 1981 |
 | Magnum, P.I. | Lord Archibald 'Binkie' Smythe-White | TV Series | 1980 |
| Magnum, P.I. | Danny | TV Series | 1980 |
| Magnum, P.I. | Director | TV Series | 1980 |
 | Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde | Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde | Movie | 1980 |
 | Harlequin | Nick Rast | Movie | 1980 |
 | Beyond Reasonable Doubt | Insp. Bruce Hutton | Movie | 1980 |
 | Charlie Muffin | Charlie Muffin | Movie | 1979 |
 | Thirst | Dr. Fraser | Movie | 1979 |
 | Murder by Decree | Inspector Foxborough | Movie | 1979 |
 | Just a Gigolo | Captain Hermann Kraft | Movie | 1978 |
| Just a Gigolo | Director | Movie | 1978 |
 | Power Play | Colonel Anthony Narriman | Movie | 1978 |
| Power Play | Co-Producer | Movie | 1978 |
| Power Play | Producer | Movie | 1978 |
| Clouds of Glory | Samuel T. Coleridge | TV Series | 1978 | |
 | Blood Relatives | Armstrong | Movie | 1978 |
 | The Disappearance | Edward | Movie | 1977 |
| The Disappearance | Producer | Movie | 1977 |
 | The Swindle | Robert Clayton | Movie | 1977 |
 | The Heroin Busters | Mike Hamilton | Movie | 1977 |
 | The Prince and the Pauper | Hugh Hendon | Movie | 1977 |
 | The Squeeze | Keith | Movie | 1977 |
 | Islands in the Stream | Eddy | Movie | 1977 |
 | The Christmas Messenger | (voice) | Movie | 1975 |
 | The Old Curiosity Shop | Richard Swiveller | Movie | 1975 |
| A Dream of Living | F. Scott Fitzgerald | Movie | 1975 | |
| Private Affairs | F. Scott Fitzgerald | TV Series | 1975 | |
 | Deep Red | Marcus Daly | Movie | 1975 |
 | Horse Latitudes | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1975 |
 | Juggernaut | Charlie Braddock | Movie | 1974 |
 | It's Nothing Mama, Just a Game | Juan | Movie | 1974 |
 | The 14 | Director | Movie | 1973 |
 | Voices | Robert | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Big Screen | Self | Movie | 1973 |
 | Running Scared | Screenplay | Movie | 1972 |
| Running Scared | Director | Movie | 1972 |
| Film '72 | Self | TV Series | 1971 | |
 | The Love Machine | Jerry Nelson | Movie | 1971 |
 | Unman, Wittering and Zigo | John Ebony | Movie | 1971 |
| Unman, Wittering and Zigo | Executive Producer | Movie | 1971 |
 | Fragment of Fear | Tim Brett | Movie | 1970 |
 | Simon Simon | Man in Car with Posters | Movie | 1970 |
 | The Walking Stick | Leigh Hartley | Movie | 1970 |
 | Alfred the Great | Alfred | Movie | 1969 |
 | The Best House in London | Benjamin Oakes / Walter Leybourne | Movie | 1969 |
 | Barbarella | Dildano | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Long Day's Dying | John | Movie | 1968 |
 | Only When I Larf | Bob | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Charge of the Light Brigade | Capt. Louis Edward Nolan | Movie | 1968 |
 | Camelot | Mordred | Movie | 1967 |
 | Blow-Up | Thomas | Movie | 1966 |
| Africa Shakes | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1966 | |
 | Eye of the Devil | Christian | Movie | 1966 |
 | All Eyes on Sharon Tate | Self | Movie | 1966 |
 | The Counterfeit Man | Roger Westcott | Movie | 1965 |
 | Out of the Unknown | Roger Westcott | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Auto Stop | Henry | Movie | 1965 |
 | Be My Guest | Dave | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Wednesday Play | Henry | TV Series | 1964 |
 | The System | David | Movie | 1964 |
| Live It Up! | Dave Martin | Movie | 1963 | |
 | West 11 | Bullying Youth | Movie | 1963 |
 | Two Left Feet | Brian | Movie | 1963 |
 | Play It Cool | Uncredited | Movie | 1962 |
 | Out of This World | Journalist | TV Series | 1962 |
 | Some People | Bert | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Painted Smile | Roy | Movie | 1962 |
| Drama 61-67 | Eddie | TV Series | 1961 | |
 | The Wind of Change | Ginger | Movie | 1961 |
 | Sink the Bismarck! | Seaman - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited) | Movie | 1960 |
 | No Trees in the Street | Kenny | Movie | 1959 |
| King's Rhapsody | The Boy King | Movie | 1957 | |
 | The Heart Within | Danny Willard | Movie | 1957 |
 | Five Clues to Fortune | Ken | TV Series | 1957 |
 | Saint Joan | Page (uncredited) | Movie | 1957 |