Biography
After studying drama at Yale and earning his M.F.A. from San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater, Hamlin quickly made the leap to feature films, appearing in 1978's "Movie Movie," and nabbing the title role in the NBC miniseries "Studs Lonigan" (1979). He made a splash with the special effects-laden feature "Clash of the Titans" (1981), and went on to major stardom as part of a stellar ensemble on one of the biggest TV series of the …
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Career Milestones
2010 | Appeared with wife Lisa Rinna in the reality show "Harry Loves Lisa" on TV Land | |
2009 | Co-starred in the CBS series "Harper's Island" as Uncle Marty | |
2007 | Appeared on Broadway as Billy Flynn in "Chicago," opposite wife Lisa Rinna | |
2006 | Joined the third season of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" | |
2004 | Had a recurring role, opposite wife Lisa Rinna in the UPN drama, "Veronica Mars," as the movie-star parents of Veronica's high-school rival, Logan | |
2002 | Reprised role of Michael Kuzak in "L.A. Law: The Movie," which reunited most of the original cast | |
2001 | Cast opposite wife Lisa Rinna in the Lifetime movie, "Sex, Lies & Obsession" | |
2001 | Appeared in "Perfume," a behind the scenes look at the world of high fashion | |
1999 | Cast as Reese Hardin in The WB comedy, "Movie Stars" | |
1997 | Co-starred opposite Valerie Bertinelli in the CBS miniseries, "Night Sins" | |
1997 | Had a recurring role on the CBS sitcom, "Ink" | |
1996 | Returned to Broadway opposite Mary McDonnell in "Summer and Smoke" | |
1995 | Played "Henry V" at the Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, DC | |
1995 | Participated in the documentary film, "The Celluloid Closet," where he discussed his role in the film, "Making Love" | |
1988 | Played in the title role in the NBC miniseries, "Favorite Son" | |
| Co-founded the L.A. Classic Theatre along with Amy Irving, John Lithgow and others | ||
1987 | Made the cover of People magazine as the annual choice of "Sexiest Man in the World" | |
1986 | Cast in the role of attorney Michael Kuzak on NBC's popular drama, "L.A. Law" | |
1984 | Made Broadway debut in the revival of Clifford Odets' "Awake and Sing!" | |
1982 | Played the title role of "Hamlet" at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, NJ | |
1982 | Played a gay novelist opposite Kate Jackson in "Making Love" | |
1981 | Big-screen break was a starring role in the Greek mythology fantasy epic, "Clash of the Titans" | |
1979 | Played the title role in the NBC miniseries, "Studs Lonigan" | |
1978 | Made feature film debut in "Movie Movie"; directed by Stanley Donen | |
1976 | Made television debut as Mariamo in "The Taming of the Shrew"; shown on PBS for their Great Performances series | |
| Garnered attention as Alan Strang in the American Conservatory Theatre production of "Equus"; spotted by Stanley Donen who cast Hamlin in his first movie role | ||
Awards
1989 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in L.A. Law |
1988 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in L.A. Law |
1987 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in L.A. Law |
1978 | Golden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year - Actor |