Richard Hamilton (actor)

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Richard Hamilton
Richard Hamilton in the role of Whitney Munson, a guest star on the first season of HBO prison drama Oz
Born	(1920-12-31)December 31, 1920 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	December 21, 2004(2004-12-21) (aged 83) Catskills
Years active	1945–2002
Spouse	Marilyn Morgan Hamilton

Richard Hamilton (December 31, 1920 – December 21, 2004) was an American film, television, theatre and radio actor. He was raised in California, where he worked at the Pasadena Playhouse, before moving to Broadway. There, he performed in award-winning productions of Buried Child and Morning's at Seven. He acted in over 50 radio, movie and TV roles, including various roles in the science fiction radio series X Minus One, playing Tommy Lee Jones's first partner in Men in Black (1997), and a recurring role in the Bret Maverick 1981 television series. He appeared in Clint Eastwood's Pale Rider (1985) and in 1996 played Big Willy in Frasier.

Hamilton died at his home in the Catskills on December 21, 2004, at age 83. ^[1]