Biography
Earl Hammond began acting in radio at the age of 7 and continued working in that venue throughout his life. In the 1940s, he had a regular role as a young lawyer on a radio soap opera. From 1974 to 1982, he acted on the CBS Radio Mystery Theater, appearing in 189 episodes -- more than 12% of the entire run of the 1,399 episodes of that radio series.
Hammond started his television career in the early 1950s, his first major role being as a regular called Sergeant Lane on the DuMont police drama "Inside Detective" (aka "Rocky King Detective," starring Roscoe Karns). At the same time, he also was the first of three actors to portray the title character in the short-lived ABC TV science-fiction adventure series Buck Rogers, which ran from April 15, 1950, to January 30, 1951. In the mid-1950s, he had a major role in the daily/noontime CBS television soap opera Valiant Lady as Hal Soames, the married love interest of the widowed title character.
Hammond was perhaps best remembered for providing the voices of Mumm-Ra, Jaga, and other characters on the 1980s animated TV series ThunderCats, and for being the voice of villain Mon*Star on the 1980s animated TV series Silverhawks. He also was the voice of the Transformers villain Megatron in a series of children's read-along books.
In 1994, Hammond was selected from among several hundred actors who auditioned to be the voice of Pope John Paul II on the audiotape version of the Random House book Crossing the Threshold of Hope. The publisher said the pope personally selected Hammond.
Filmography
all 31
TV Shows 17
Movies 14
Voice 1
self 1
Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night (1998)
The Secret of Anastasia (1997)
The Twelve Days of Christmas (1993)
Peppermint Rose (1992)
Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers: Phoenix and New Frontier (1988)
ThunderCats Ho! – The Movie (1987)
The Comic Strip (1987)
The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers (1986)
SilverHawks (1986)
SilverHawks: The Origin Story (1986)
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (1985)
ThunderCats (1985)
ThunderCats: Exodus (The Movie) (1985)
Thunderbirds 2086 (1982)
It’s a Heart! (1980)
Star Blazers (1979)
The Heart That Changed Color (1975)
The Weird Adventures of Mutt & Jeff and Bugoff (1973)
The Hired Killer (1966)
Satan in High Heels (1962)
The Clear Horizon (1960)
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959)
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
Bronco (1958)
Maverick (1957)
Valiant Lady (1953)
Buck Rogers (1950)
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
The Ad-Libbers
Captain Video and His Video Rangers
Inside Detective
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1921-06-17
Deathday2002-05-17 (80 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsErwin Saul Hamburger
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