
David Hemmings
Known for Acting · 110 credits
- Born
- 1941-11-18
- Died
- 2003-12-03
- Place of birth
- Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
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
TV Shows (22)

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Errol Pogson

Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Lord Archibald 'Binkie' Smythe-White / Danny

L.A. Law
1986
as Charles Lamb

Airwolf
1984
as Dr. Charles Henry Moffett

Northern Exposure
1990
as Viktor Bobrov

Waking the Dead
2001
as Ex-DCI Malcolm Finlay

Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Mr. Stronham (segment "Loved to Death")

The Wednesday Play
1964
as Henry

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993
as Durham
Film '72
1971
as Self

Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Narrator (voice) / Reindeer (voice)

Murder in Mind
2001
as Judge James Hendon
Drama 61-67
1961
as Eddie

Out of the Unknown
1965
as Roger Westcott

Masquerade
1983
as Marlos

Out of This World
1962
as Journalist

George Harrison: Living in the Material World
2011
as Self (archive footage from "Blow-Up")

Nightmare Classics
1989
as Mister Harley

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
1993
as Self

The Vanishing Man
1997
as Edward Lawrence
Clouds of Glory
1978
as Samuel T. Coleridge

Five Clues to Fortune
1957
as Ken
Movies (88)

Gladiator
2000
as Cassius

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
2003
as Nigel

Gangs of New York
2002
as Mr. Schermerhorn

Equilibrium
2002
as Proctor

Spy Game
2001
as Harry Duncan

Mean Machine
2001
as Governor

Barbarella
1968
as Dildano

Camelot
1967
as Mordred

Blow-Up
1966
as Thomas

Juggernaut
1974
as Charlie Braddock

Deep Red
1975
as Marcus Daly

Sink the Bismarck!
1960
as Seaman - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited)

The Rainbow
1989
as Uncle Henry

The Prince and the Pauper
1977
as Hugh Hendon

Airwolf: The Movie
1984
as Dr. Charles Henry Moffet

The Charge of the Light Brigade
1968
as Capt. Louis Edward Nolan

Harry's Hong Kong
1987
as Jack Rourke

Lenny Blue
2002
as DCI Tommy Gillespie

The Swindle
1977
as Robert Clayton

Last Orders
2001
as Lenny

Thirst
1979
as Dr. Fraser

The Old Curiosity Shop
1975
as Richard Swiveller

Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice
2002
as Martin Fox

Power Play
1978
as Colonel Anthony Narriman

Eye of the Devil
1966
as Christian

Murder by Decree
1979
as Inspector Foxborough

The Night We Called It a Day
2003
as Mickey Rudin

100 Greatest Sexy Moments
2003
as Self
Davy Crockett: Rainbow in the Thunder
1988
as President Andrew Jackson

Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
2005
as Self

Blessed
2004
as Earl Sidney

Man, Woman and Child
1983
as Gavin Wilson

Fragment of Fear
1970
as Tim Brett

The Love Machine
1971
as Jerry Nelson

Just a Gigolo
1978
as Captain Hermann Kraft

The Walking Stick
1970
as Leigh Hartley

No Trees in the Street
1959
as Kenny

The System
1964
as David

Islands in the Stream
1977
as Eddy

The Disappearance
1977
as Edward

Alfred the Great
1969
as Alfred

The Key to Rebecca
1985
as Maj. Smith

Two Left Feet
1963
as Brian

Some People
1962
as Bert

The Real Oliver Reed
2000
as Narrator

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
1980
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde

Harlequin
1980
as Nick Rast

Unman, Wittering and Zigo
1971
as John Ebony

Thumbelina
1984
as Narrator (voice)

Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues
1985
as Ian Blaze

West 11
1963
as Bullying Youth

Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up
2002
as Self

Calamity Jane
1984
as Capt. James O'Neill

Blood Relatives
1978
as Armstrong

The Best House in London
1969
as Benjamin Oakes / Walter Leybourne

It's Nothing Mama, Just a Game
1974
as Juan

Only When I Larf
1968
as Bob

Beyond Reasonable Doubt
1980
as Insp. Bruce Hutton

A Mind to Murder
1995
as Godbolt

Simon Simon
1970
as Man in Car with Posters

The Painted Smile
1962
as Roy

The Heroin Busters
1977
as Mike Hamilton

The Heart Within
1957
as Danny Willard

The Turn of the Screw
1989
as Mister Harley

Charlie Muffin
1979
as Charlie Muffin

The Squeeze
1977
as Keith

Dear Antonioni
1995
as Self

The Big Screen
1973
as Self

Voices
1973
as Robert

Marlene
1984
as Himself

Romantic
2007
as Sadun
A Dream of Living
1975
as F. Scott Fitzgerald
Africa Shakes
1966

The Christmas Messenger
1975
as (voice)

Horse Latitudes
1975

The Wind of Change
1961
as Ginger

The Snow Queen
1985
as Reindeer (voice)

Be My Guest
1965
as Dave

All Eyes on Sharon Tate
1966
as Self

Play It Cool
1962
as Uncredited

The Long Day's Dying
1968
as John

Blow Up of 'Blow-Up'
2016
as Self (archive footage)

The Counterfeit Man
1965
as Roger Westcott

3 On a Match
1987
as Maxwell 'Newt' Newton
King's Rhapsody
1957
as The Boy King
Live It Up!
1963

Auto Stop
1965
as Henry

Britten's Children
2004
as Self
About David Hemmings
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. With 110 credits spanning from 1957 to 2016, David Hemmings has appeared in 88 films and 22 TV shows.
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Most Popular David Hemmings Movies
- Gladiator (2000) — as Cassius
- The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) — as Nigel
- Gangs of New York (2002) — as Mr. Schermerhorn
- Equilibrium (2002) — as Proctor
- Spy Game (2001) — as Harry Duncan
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