Noted these days for his dashing, sporting, jet-setter image and perpetually bronzed skin tones in commercials, film spoofs and reality shows, George Hamilton was, at the onset, a serious contender for dramatic film stardom. Born George Stevens Hamilton in Memphis, TN, on August 12, 1939, the son of gregarious Southern belle beauty Ann , born in 1974. Another son, George Thomas Hamilton, born in 2000, came from his involvement with Kimberly Blackford.
George and ex-wife Alana Stewart reunited for a belief stint on television with their talk show "George & Alana" .
Won the best actor award as a student in a Palm Beach High School contest.
(January 2000) Son, with Kimberly Blackford, named George Hamilton Jr. (George-Thomas Hamilton).
One of the last contracted Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer stars.
Georges older half-brother, William Potter, became an interior decorator for Eva Gabor Interiors in Palm Springs. He was hired in 1975 to redecorate the million dollar mansion purchased by industrialist James Randall from Debbie Reynolds.
Music: Hit #134 on the Billboard Singles Charts with "Dont Envy Me" (MGM 13178).
Father, with Alana Stewart , of Ashley Hamilton.
Is often confused with actor Warren Beatty. His cameo in Bulworth pokes fun at this happening.
Ex-father-in-law of Shannen Doherty and Angie Everhart.
Had his loft renovated by Paul DiMeo of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" .
Friends with Joan Collins.
(April 2006) Served as Grand Marshal for the 79th Annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester, Virginia.
Known for his close personal friendship with Imelda Marcos , erstwhile shoe-worshiping first lady of the Philippines.
Auditioned as the replacement for Bob Barker on "The New Price Is Right" . He was a finalist but Drew Carey won the honors.
Not related to George Hamilton IV , the 1960s country singer.
(November 2009) Was a contestant on the British reality show "Im a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!" , quitting the show with only six days remaining.
Son of George Hamilton and Ann Potter Hamilton.
First husband of Alana Stewart.
(February 2006) Competed on the second season of the reality show "Dancing with the Stars" .
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on August 12, 2009.
He was awarded a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars on December 10, 1999.
Along with Patrick McGoohan , Jack Cassidy , Robert Culp and William Shatner , he is one of only five actors to play two or more murderers in "Columbo" : Dr. Mark Collier in "Columbo" {A Deadly State of Mind (#4.6)} and Wade Anders in "Columbo" {Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health (#10.2)} .
Orchestra conductor, known for his "Music Box Music."
Father of George Hamilton.
I will not date a depressed woman. I want to have fun.
I always adored Cary Grant. I was fascinated by him. But I could never,get too close to him.
A lot of actors flame out.
I can tan quickly. What takes people hours to do, I can tan in half an,hour.
Once, as an experiment, I travelled around the world with a single suit.
Before I left, I went to a tailor in Savile Row and asked him to make,me a suit that I could wear in any climate and which I could use as a,tuxedo, a dinner jacket, a lounge suit and a blazer.
A world-class playboy once told me that the key to mesmerizing women is,to listen to them and look deeply into their eyes.
Women want honesty but sometimes get upset if you are honest, so you,need to know when to be honest.
My mother was a star-struck girl from a little town in Arkansas who had,gone to finishing school in New York, and whose mother had given her,anything she ever wanted.
The truth of it is that women are far more logical than men.
A world-class playboy once told me that the key to mesmerising women is to listen to them and look deeply into their eyes.
