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Earl Hammond

Erwin Saul Hamburger (June 17, 1921 – May 19, 2002), known professionally as Earl Hammond, was an American actor who appeared in several films and television series.

Earl Hammond
Born
Erwin Saul Hamburger

(1921-06-17)June 17, 1921
Manhattan, New York City, US
DiedMay 19, 2002(2002-05-19) (aged 80)
Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1928–1998
Children2

Career

Earl Hammond began acting in radio at the age of 7, and continued working in that venue throughout his life. In 1938, after graduating from Bennet High School in Buffalo, New York, Hammond began acting in Fred and Ethel Dampier's radio skits on WGR, one of the city's major radio stations. He moved on to California, studied acting at Los Angeles City College, and graduated in 1941 with future stars Donna Reed and Alexis Smith among his classmates. He was drafted into the U.S. Army for World War II. After he was discharged, he moved to New York City, where he performed in the late 1940s on radio dramas, in summer theater, and in off-Broadway theater productions. [1][2]

In the 1940s, he had a regular role as a young lawyer on a radio soap opera.[3] He acted on the CBS Radio Mystery Theater[4] from 1974 to 1982, appearing in 189 episodes -- more than 12% of the entire run of the 1,399 episodes of that radio series.[5][unreliable source?]

Hammond started his television career in the early 1950s, his first major role being as a regular called Sergeant Lane on the DuMont police drama Inside Detective (aka Rocky King Detective[6]: 905 ). At the same time, he also was the first of three actors to portray the title character in the short-lived ABC TV science-fiction adventure series Buck Rogers, which ran from April 15, 1950, to January 30, 1951. In the mid-1950s, he had a major role in the daily/noontime CBS television soap opera Valiant Lady as Hal Soames, the married love interest of the widowed title character.

Hammond was perhaps best remembered for providing the voices of Mumm-Ra, Jaga, and other characters on the 1980s animated TV series ThunderCats, and for being the voice of villain Mon*Star on the 1980s animated TV series Silverhawks. He also was the voice of the Transformers villain Megatron in a series of children's read-along books.

In 1994, Hammond was selected from among several hundred actors who auditioned to be the voice of Pope John Paul II on the audiotape version of the Random House book Crossing the Threshold of Hope. [7] The publisher said the pope personally selected Hammond.[3]

Personal life and death

Earl Hammond was born Erwin Saul Hamburger on June 17, 1921 in New York City, NY — his family moved to Buffalo, NY while he was still a toddler. He began his acting career in radio at the age of 7, and continued all the way through high school. In the early 1940s, he moved to California, took acting classes at Los Angeles City College, and changed his name to Earl Hammond.

He was drafted into the US Army during World War Two, learned Morse code, and served in communications. Once discharged, he moved to New York City.

In the late 1950s, as more and more television production moved from New York City to California, so did he, who, based on his television series credits, likely moved to the West Coast around 1960. He married sometime between 1950 and 1980, and had a son and a daughter, both still living at the time of his death by heart failure on May 19, 2002, in New York City.[3]

Filmography

Television

  • Inside Detective (a.k.a. Rocky King, Inside Detective TV series .... Sergeant Lane (1950–1953)
  • Buck Rogers (1950) TV series .... Buck Rogers
  • The Ad-Libbers (1951) TV game show .... Panelist[6]
  • Robert Montgomery Presents (1 episode)
    Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1954) .... Henri
  • Captain Video and His Video Rangers (1 episode)
    Tobor's Return (1954) .... Ranger Colt
  • Valiant Lady (1953) TV series .... Hal Soames (1954–1955)
  • The Clear Horizon (1960) TV series .... Captain Sovine
  • 'Bronco (1 episode)
    Moment of Doubt (1962) .... Mercer
  • Maverick (1 episode)
    Marshal Maverick (1962).... Billy Coe
  • The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1 episode)
    There's a Broken Light for Every Heart on Broadway (1963) .... Nightclub manager
  • 77 Sunset Strip (1 episode)
    Walk Among Tigers (1963) .... Conley
  • The Gallant Men (1 episode)
    Operation Secret (1963) .... David Storm
  • Directions (1 episode)
    Prologue to Christmas (1964) .... George
  • The Space Giants (1967) (alternate language version of Japanese production "Space Avenger" (1966)) TV series .... Voices
  • Ultraman (1972) (alternate language version of Japanese production "Ultraman: A Special Effects Fantasy Series" (1966)) TV series .... Voices
  • Star Blazers' (alternate language version of Japanese production "Space Battleship Yamato") (1979–81) TV series .... Voices (25 episodes)
  • Thunderbirds 2086 (1982) TV series .... Voices[6]: 1082 
  • ThunderCats (130 episodes, 1985) .... Voices: Mumm-Ra / Jaga[6]: 1083 
  • The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (1985) TV special .... Voice of Santa Claus
  • The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers (4 episodes, 1986) .... Voices: Commander Joseph Walsh / Lazarus Slade / Captain Kidd / Wildfire Cody / King Spartos[6]: 17 
  • Silverhawks (1986) TV series .... Voice of Mon*star
  • 'The Comic Strip (1987) TV series .... Cawfield ("The Mini-Monsters" segment), Walro ("TigerSharks" segment")
  • Noel (1992) TV movie .... Voices
  • The Twelve Days of Christmas (1993) TV movie .... Voices

Film

References

  1. ^ Secrest, Meryl (1994) "Leonard Bernstein: A Life" A.A. Knopf ISBN 0-679-40731-6, page 151
  2. ^ "Radio Actors Don Strawhats" Billboard Magazine (July 31, 1948) Nielsen Business Media Inc., ISSN 0006-2510, pp. 4 & 17
  3. ^ a b c "Earl Hammond, Noted for Voice Work" (obituary) "The Buffalo News" May 29, 2002 (available online at Earl Hammond In Memoriam webpage
  4. ^ Terrace, Vincent (1999). Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4.
  5. ^ CBS Radio Mystery Theater webpage of the Old-Time Radio Database website
  6. ^ a b c d e Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
  7. ^ "Crossing the Threshold of Hope" webpage on the Books On Tape website

External links

  • Earl Hammond at IMDb

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Erwin Saul Hamburger June 17 1921 May 19 2002 known professionally as Earl Hammond was an American actor who appeared in several films and television series Earl HammondBornErwin Saul Hamburger 1921 06 17 June 17 1921Manhattan New York City USDiedMay 19 2002 2002 05 19 aged 80 Manhattan New York City U S OccupationActorYears active1928 1998Children2This article s lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article February 2022 Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life and death 3 Filmography 3 1 Television 3 2 Film 4 References 5 External linksCareer EditEarl Hammond began acting in radio at the age of 7 and continued working in that venue throughout his life In 1938 after graduating from Bennet High School in Buffalo New York Hammond began acting in Fred and Ethel Dampier s radio skits on WGR one of the city s major radio stations He moved on to California studied acting at Los Angeles City College and graduated in 1941 with future stars Donna Reed and Alexis Smith among his classmates He was drafted into the U S Army for World War II After he was discharged he moved to New York City where he performed in the late 1940s on radio dramas in summer theater and in off Broadway theater productions 1 2 In the 1940s he had a regular role as a young lawyer on a radio soap opera 3 He acted on the CBS Radio Mystery Theater 4 from 1974 to 1982 appearing in 189 episodes more than 12 of the entire run of the 1 399 episodes of that radio series 5 unreliable source Hammond started his television career in the early 1950s his first major role being as a regular called Sergeant Lane on the DuMont police drama Inside Detective aka Rocky King Detective 6 905 At the same time he also was the first of three actors to portray the title character in the short lived ABC TV science fiction adventure series Buck Rogers which ran from April 15 1950 to January 30 1951 In the mid 1950s he had a major role in the daily noontime CBS television soap opera Valiant Lady as Hal Soames the married love interest of the widowed title character Hammond was perhaps best remembered for providing the voices of Mumm Ra Jaga and other characters on the 1980s animated TV series ThunderCats and for being the voice of villain Mon Star on the 1980s animated TV series Silverhawks He also was the voice of the Transformers villain Megatron in a series of children s read along books In 1994 Hammond was selected from among several hundred actors who auditioned to be the voice of Pope John Paul II on the audiotape version of the Random House book Crossing the Threshold of Hope 7 The publisher said the pope personally selected Hammond 3 Personal life and death EditEarl Hammond was born Erwin Saul Hamburger on June 17 1921 in New York City NY his family moved to Buffalo NY while he was still a toddler He began his acting career in radio at the age of 7 and continued all the way through high school In the early 1940s he moved to California took acting classes at Los Angeles City College and changed his name to Earl Hammond He was drafted into the US Army during World War Two learned Morse code and served in communications Once discharged he moved to New York City In the late 1950s as more and more television production moved from New York City to California so did he who based on his television series credits likely moved to the West Coast around 1960 He married sometime between 1950 and 1980 and had a son and a daughter both still living at the time of his death by heart failure on May 19 2002 in New York City 3 Filmography EditTelevision Edit Inside Detective a k a Rocky King Inside Detective TV series Sergeant Lane 1950 1953 Buck Rogers 1950 TV series Buck Rogers The Ad Libbers 1951 TV game show Panelist 6 Robert Montgomery Presents 1 episode Our Hearts Were Young and Gay 1954 Henri Captain Video and His Video Rangers 1 episode Tobor s Return 1954 Ranger Colt Valiant Lady 1953 TV series Hal Soames 1954 1955 The Clear Horizon 1960 TV series Captain Sovine Bronco 1 episode Moment of Doubt 1962 Mercer Maverick 1 episode Marshal Maverick 1962 Billy Coe The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis 1 episode There s a Broken Light for Every Heart on Broadway 1963 Nightclub manager 77 Sunset Strip 1 episode Walk Among Tigers 1963 Conley The Gallant Men 1 episode Operation Secret 1963 David Storm Directions 1 episode Prologue to Christmas 1964 George The Space Giants 1967 alternate language version of Japanese production Space Avenger 1966 TV series Voices Ultraman 1972 alternate language version of Japanese production Ultraman A Special Effects Fantasy Series 1966 TV series Voices Star Blazers alternate language version of Japanese production Space Battleship Yamato 1979 81 TV series Voices 25 episodes Thunderbirds 2086 1982 TV series Voices 6 1082 ThunderCats 130 episodes 1985 Voices Mumm Ra Jaga 6 1083 The Life amp Adventures of Santa Claus 1985 TV special Voice of Santa Claus The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers 4 episodes 1986 Voices Commander Joseph Walsh Lazarus Slade Captain Kidd Wildfire Cody King Spartos 6 17 Silverhawks 1986 TV series Voice of Mon star The Comic Strip 1987 TV series Cawfield The Mini Monsters segment Walro TigerSharks segment Noel 1992 TV movie Voices The Twelve Days of Christmas 1993 TV movie VoicesFilm Edit Satan in High Heels 1962 Rudy Tecnica di un omicidio a k a Hired Killer 1966 Frank Hansu Kurushitan Anderusan no sekai a k a The World of Hans Christian Andersen 1971 Ducks Theater Manager Sekai Mesaiku Douwa Hakucho no Ouji a k a The Wild Swans 1977 Voice Sekai Mesaiku Douwa Mori wa Ikiteru a k a Twelve Months 1980 Capt Rustov Thundercats Ho The Movie 1985 voice Jaga Mumm Ra Snarf Slithe Vultureman Gandahar a k a Light Years 1988 voice Blaminhoe The Secret of Anastasia 1997 Tsar Nicholas II Buster amp Chauncey s Silent Night 1998 Additional Voices Moses Egypt s Great Prince 1998 VoicesReferences Edit Secrest Meryl 1994 Leonard Bernstein A Life A A Knopf ISBN 0 679 40731 6 page 151 Radio Actors Don Strawhats Billboard Magazine July 31 1948 Nielsen Business Media Inc ISSN 0006 2510 pp 4 amp 17 a b c Earl Hammond Noted for Voice Work obituary The Buffalo News May 29 2002 available online at Earl Hammond In Memoriam webpage Terrace Vincent 1999 Radio Programs 1924 1984 A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows McFarland amp Company Inc p 68 ISBN 978 0 7864 4513 4 CBS Radio Mystery Theater webpage of the Old Time Radio Database website a b c d e Terrace Vincent 2011 Encyclopedia of Television Shows 1925 through 2010 2nd ed Jefferson N C McFarland amp Company Inc Publishers p 8 ISBN 978 0 7864 6477 7 Crossing the Threshold of Hope webpage on the Books On Tape websiteExternal links EditEarl Hammond at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Earl Hammond amp oldid 1133295665, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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