Acting

David Hemmings

Born 1941-11-18 · Guildford, Surrey, England, UK

Died 2003-12-03

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.

Credits

Newest first

To-be-looked-at-ness / Phallocentrism
2026
Blow Up of 'Blow-Up'
as Self (archive footage)
2016
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
as Self (archive footage from "Blow-Up")
2011
Romantic
as Sadun
2007
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
as Self
2005
Blessed
as Earl Sidney
2004
Britten's Children
as Self
2004
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
as Self
2003
The Night We Called It a Day
as Mickey Rudin
2003
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
as Nigel
2003
Gangs of New York
as Mr. Schermerhorn
2002
Equilibrium
as Proctor
2002
Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up
as Self
2002
Lenny Blue
as DCI Tommy Gillespie
2002
Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice
as Martin Fox
2002
Mean Machine
as Governor
2001
Spy Game
as Harry Duncan
2001
Last Orders
as Lenny
2001
Waking the Dead
as Ex-DCI Malcolm Finlay
2001
Murder in Mind
as Judge James Hendon
2001
Gladiator
as Cassius
2000
The Real Oliver Reed
as Narrator
2000
The Vanishing Man
as Edward Lawrence
1997
Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek
Director
1996
Marker
Director
1995
A Mind to Murder
as Godbolt
1995
Dear Antonioni
as Self
1995
A Christmas Reunion
Director
1994
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
as Self
1993
Ned Blessing
Director
1993
Passport to Murder
Director
1993
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
as Durham
1993
Dark Horse
Director
1992
Raven
Director
1992
Northern Exposure
as Viktor Bobrov
1990
Hardball
Director
1989
Nightmare Classics
as Mister Harley
1989
The Turn of the Screw
as Mister Harley
1989
Tales from the Crypt
as Mr. Stronham (segment "Loved to Death")
1989
The Rainbow
as Uncle Henry
1989
Quantum Leap
Director
1989
Davy Crockett: Rainbow in the Thunder
as President Andrew Jackson
1988
Davy Crockett: Rainbow in the Thunder
Director
1988
In the Heat of the Night
Director
1988
3 On a Match
as Maxwell 'Newt' Newton
1987
Werewolf
Director
1987
Harry's Hong Kong
as Jack Rourke
1987
L.A. Law
as Charles Lamb
1986
The Last Precinct
Director
1986
Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues
as Ian Blaze
1985
Stingray
Director
1985
The Key to Rebecca
as Maj. Smith
1985
The Key to Rebecca
Director
1985
Detective in the House
Director
1985
The Snow Queen
as Reindeer (voice)
1985
Marlene
as Himself
1984
Murder, She Wrote
as Errol Pogson
1984
Murder, She Wrote
Director
1984
Hawaiian Heat
Director
1984
Airwolf: The Movie
as Dr. Charles Henry Moffet
1984
Thumbelina
as Narrator (voice)
1984
Calamity Jane
as Capt. James O'Neill
1984
Airwolf
as Dr. Charles Henry Moffett
1984
Airwolf
Director
1984
Masquerade
as Marlos
1983
Man, Woman and Child
as Gavin Wilson
1983
The A-Team
Director
1983
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Narrator (voice)
1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Reindeer (voice)
1982
Turkey Shoot
Executive Producer
1982
Race for the Yankee Zephyr
Director
1981
Race for the Yankee Zephyr
Producer
1981
Strange Behavior
Executive Producer
1981
The Survivor
Director
1981
Magnum, P.I.
as Lord Archibald 'Binkie' Smythe-White
1980
Magnum, P.I.
as Danny
1980
Magnum, P.I.
Director
1980
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
1980
Harlequin
as Nick Rast
1980
Beyond Reasonable Doubt
as Insp. Bruce Hutton
1980