Biography
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.
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award — Best Actor · 2001 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Gladiator
Quantum Leap
Tales from the Crypt
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Northern Exposure
Deep Red
In the Heat of the Night
Airwolf
Murder, She Wrote
The A-Team
Gangs of New York
Magnum, P.I.
Blow-Up
Waking the Dead
Stingray
Equilibrium
L.A. Law
Only When I Larf
The Walking Stick
Spy Game
Sink the Bismarck!
Unman, Wittering and Zigo
Blow Up of 'Blow-Up'
Islands in the Stream
The Heroin Busters
Mean Machine
Murder by Decree
The System
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Juggernaut
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Camelot
Thirst
Eye of the Devil
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Barbarella
Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr
The 14
The Painted Smile
The Rainbow
Man, Woman and Child
Strange Behavior
The Squeeze
Marker
Turkey Shoot
The Long Day's Dying
The Survivor
The Key to Rebecca
Just a Gigolo
Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice