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Jay Hammer

Actor, WriterBorn November 16, 1944 (81 years)
Jay Hammer (born November 16, 1944) is an American actor best known for his run as freelancer journalist Fletcher Reade who falls in love with Dr. Claire Ramsey on CBS Daytime's Guiding Light from March 1984 until March 1998. He returned briefly in the spring of 1999, and again made an appearance as the show ended in 2009. He had a notable role as Allan Willis during the 1978–1979 season of The Jeffersons. His character on The Jeffersons was the son of mixed-race couple Tom and Helen Willis (Franklin Cover and Roxie Roker).

Other appearances include roles in The Blue Knight, Kojak, Mannix, Sons and Daughters, Emergency!, and Adam-12. His theater credits include off-Broadway productions of Passing Through from Exotic Places and Serenading Louie. He played the role of ranch forehand Max Dekker on Texas in 1981.

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Known For

  • Guiding Light

Jay Hammer Filmography

1980
Texas (TV Series)
1978
Greatest Heroes of the Bible (TV Series) · as Ham
1975
The Blue Knight (TV Series) · as Officer Fielding
1975
The Jeffersons (TV Series) · as Allan Willis
1974
The Mark of Zorro · as Antonio
1974
Sons and Daughters (TV Series) · as Bob Dermott
1974
1973
Kojak (TV Series) · as Stiller
1973
Ozzie's Girls (TV Series) · as Harvey
1972
Emergency! (TV Series)
1968
Adam-12 (TV Series) · as Young Man
1968
One Life to Live (TV Series) · as Jesse Rogers (1982)
1967
Mannix (TV Series)
1952
Guiding Light (TV Series) · as Fletcher Reade
1951
Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Abner

1952
Guiding Light (TV Series)

1973
The $10,000 Pyramid (TV Series) · as Self - Celebrity Contestant

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