Roger Hammond

John Roger Hammond (21 March 1936 – 8 November 2012) was an English actor who appeared in many films and television series.

Early life Hammond was born in Stockport, and his father was a chartered accountant and managing director of a cotton mill. and he appeared extensively in their drama programme, alongside actors such as Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi. Following that, he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

In 1964, Hammond made his first television appearance, as Tidiman in an episode of The Villains, and his first film appearance the next year. Although he worked primarily as a television actor in his early years, from the 1990s his career was more focused on film, with 125 credits in a variety of roles, ranging from all sorts of genres, although mostly in costume dramas and period pieces. Hammond was also cast as a clergyman several times, including as the Archbishop in Ian McKellen's Richard III, the Bishop de Cambrai in The Princes in the Tower, and as the Chief Augur in the HBO television drama Rome.

In 1984 he appeared as agoraphobic bookmaker Albert Wendle in the Minder episode Get Daley!.

Hammond additionally contributed to some audio books on tape, appearing in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2, and The Tempest.

Death Hammond died aged 76 of cancer, leaving, by his former wife, Helen (née Weir; married 1968, divorced 1975 ), a son, Daniel. The Duchess of Duke Street (1976, TV Series) .... Prince of Wales Queen Kong (1976) .... Woolf The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1976 TV film) .... Lecomu Edward and Mrs. Simpson (1978, TV Mini-Series) .... Sir Harold Nicolson The Good Soldier (1981, TV film) .... Grand Duke An Englishman Abroad (1983, TV film) .... Shoe shop assistant The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984, Episode: "The Red-Headed League") .... Jabez Wilson Amy (1984, TV film) .... Sir Sefton Brancker Minder (1984, Episode: "Get Daley!") .... Albert Wendell Morons from Outer Space (1985) .... Soundman Nemesis (Miss Marple (TV series)) (1986) ....Broadribb, solicitor Foreign Body (1986) .... Pub landlord Farrington of the F.O. (1986-1987, TV Series) .... Josef / Jose Gonzales Little Dorrit (1987) .... Mr. Meagles Madame Sousatzka (1988) .... Lefranc The Fool (1990) .... Augustus Roddick Screen Two (1990, Episode: "Fellow Traveller") .... Tudor Hamilton Performance (1991, Episode: "Uncle Vanya") .... Waffles Edward II (1991) .... Bishop A Dangerous Man: Lawrence after Arabia (1992, TV Movie) .... Valence Orlando (1992) .... Swift As You Like It (1992) .... Mr. Lebeau The Madness of King George (1994) .... Baker Richard III (1995) .... Archbishop Screen Two (1995, Episode: "Persuasion") .... Mr. Musgrove The Ghostbusters of East Finchley (1995) .... Mr. Gleeson The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1996) .... Dr. Trewynne The Secret Agent (1996) .... Mr. Michaelis Sixth Happiness (1997) .... Father Ferre Solomon (1997) .... Zadok Monk Dawson (1998) .... Fr Julian The Tichborne Claimant (1998) .... Cubitt Drop The Dead Donkey (1998, TV Series) .... Sir Roysten Merchant The Clandestine Marriage (1999) .... Traverse A Christmas Carol (1999, TV Movie) .... Second Broker The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka: The Mystery of Chopin (1999) .... Schwabe Arabian Nights (2000) .... Jerome Gribben Up at the Villa (2000) .... Colin Mackenzie Shrink (2000, Short) .... Claus Bedazzled (2000) .... Play Actor Victoria & Albert (2001, TV Movie) .... Duke of Coburg Redemption Road (2001) .... Old Man Possession (2002) .... Professor Spear Vacuums (2002) .... DJ Johnson Around the World in 80 Days (2004) .... Lord Rhodes A Good Woman (2004) .... Cecil Rome (2005, TV Series) .... Chief Augur Princes in the Tower (2005, TV Movie) .... Bishop de Cambrai Keeping Mum (2006) .... Judge Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj (2007) .... Camford Dean Quest for a Heart (2007) .... Elder (English version, voice) The King's Speech (2010) .... Dr. Blandine Bentham (final film role)

Partial stage credits Camino Real ... Baron de Charlus A Month in the Country ... Arkady Srgeitch Islaev Deutsches Haus ... Griben Love's Labours ... Charles Three Sisters ... Andrey Caesar and Cleopatra ... Pothinus Arsenic and Old Lace ... Dr. Einstein Luther ... Eck I, John Brown ... Jack McGrew Salad Days ... Timothy's Father / Butterfly Catcher The Corn is Green ... The Squire The Public Eye ... Charles Sidley Serjeant Musgrave's Dance ... The Mayor All in Good Time ... Leslie Piper Lady Windermere's Fan ... Dumby The Importance of Being Earnest ... Rev. Dr. Chasuble The Madness of King George ... Baker 'Tis Pity She's a Whore ... Donado The Seagull ... Shamraev Donkeys' Years ... Tate Poor Bitos ... Mirabeau The Cherry Orchard ... Pishchik

Other projects, contributions When Love Speaks (2002, EMI Classics) – Shakespeare's "Sonnet 119" ("What potions have I drunk of siren tears") Fable 2 Chieftain of Knothole Island – Lionhead Studios The Screwtape Letters (2009, Focus on the Family Radio Theatre) - Toadpipe