George Hamilton (actor)

George Stevens Hamilton (born August 12, 1939) is an American film and television actor. He has been nominated for a Golden Globe for his performances in Love at First Bite (1979) and Zorro, The Gay Blade (1981).

Early life

Hamilton was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and lived in Blytheville, Arkansas. He is the eldest son of bandleader George "Spike" Hamilton and his first wife, Anne Stevens (formerly Mrs. William Potter). Hamilton won many awards as a student at Palm Beach High School, West Palm Beach, Florida.

After moving to California, Hamilton was put under contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and was showcased in films such as Home from the Hill, Your Cheatin' Heart, All the Fine Young Cannibals, Light in the Piazza and Two Weeks in Another Town.

His stepfathers were Carleton Hunt and Jesse Spalding; his stepmother was June Howard, with whom Hamilton said he had an affair when he was 12 years old which was shortly after she married his father. His elder half-brother, William Potter, became an interior decorator for such prestigious firms as Eva Gabor Interiors in Palm Springs, where Hamilton owned a home a few blocks away from Elvis Presley and his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, who became his good friend. Hamilton also has a younger brother, David Hamilton.