John Ashley Hamilton
Actor, Director, Productor, Escritor
John Ashley Hamilton--actor, writer, director--brings to the entertainment industry many years of experience in acting and film production. A native of London, England, he became a well-known personality there from his work in television and commercial appearances. He was the first black person to appear in a commercial shown on television and in movie theaters in England and Wales. The product was Tia Maria coffee Liqueur.
Hamilton has a strong theatre background. He appeared in plays at the London West End Theatres of Great Britain, and was a member of the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain when Sir Laurence Olivier was director. Hamilton's voice was very well known as a radio performer in England and Wales on BBC radio.
In the US he appeared as an actor in several television shows and commercials. He also trained as a director with Spelling/Goldberg Productions on the Fox lot; he sold a story idea to Norman Lear for an episode of Lear's series Good Times (1974).
Hamilton believes as long as he is working doing what he loves--his passion for acting, writing, directing--getting paid a lot of money is unimportant. Money doesn't make the man. Man makes money.
Hamilton left the entertainment business for a few years, but has since returned to the business.
Hamilton has a strong theatre background. He appeared in plays at the London West End Theatres of Great Britain, and was a member of the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain when Sir Laurence Olivier was director. Hamilton's voice was very well known as a radio performer in England and Wales on BBC radio.
In the US he appeared as an actor in several television shows and commercials. He also trained as a director with Spelling/Goldberg Productions on the Fox lot; he sold a story idea to Norman Lear for an episode of Lear's series Good Times (1974).
Hamilton believes as long as he is working doing what he loves--his passion for acting, writing, directing--getting paid a lot of money is unimportant. Money doesn't make the man. Man makes money.
Hamilton left the entertainment business for a few years, but has since returned to the business.
Filmography
| 1991 | Tarzan (1991) · as Atu |
| 1987 | A Different World (1987) · as Dr. Settle |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues · as Duvivier |
| 1977 | ABC Weekend Special · as Cast |
| 1970 | Carry on Up the Jungle · as Nosha (uncredited) |
| 1969 | Strange Report · as Bus Conductor |
| 1969 | Room 222 · as Marshall Leeds |
| 1966 | Naked Evil · as Danny |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre · as Leonard Younger Brother |
| 1964 | |
| 1963 | The Plane Makers · as Jimmy Coyne |
| 1962 | The Saint · as JoeEn Plex |
| 1962 | Z Cars · as Harmonica Player |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67 · as Boxer |
| 2014 | Unsung Hollywood · as Self |
| 1978 | The Secret Life of Plants · as Himself (as Ashley Alexander) |
| 1989 |
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| 1989 |
| 1975 | Dolemite · as Assistant DirectorEn Plex |
| 1974 | Good Times · as Story Idea |