person

Earl Hammond

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1921-06-17

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Earl Hammond

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.

Also Known For

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80

ThunderCats: Exodus

Jan 02, 1985

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55

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

Dec 17, 1985

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NA

It’s a Heart!

Jan 01, 1980

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NA

The Heart That Changed Color

Jan 01, 1975

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63

The Secret of Anastasia

Nov 12, 1997

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77

ThunderCats Ho! – The Movie

Nov 16, 1987

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55

Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night

Oct 13, 1998

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54

The Hired Killer

Mar 25, 1966

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53

Satan in High Heels

Mar 23, 1962

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62

The Twelve Days of Christmas

Dec 03, 1993

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42

Noël

Dec 03, 1992

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80

Peppermint Rose

Nov 26, 1992

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NA

The Weird Adventures of Mutt & Jeff and Bugoff

Oct 13, 1973

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NA

Thunderbirds 2086: Cloudburst & Nightmare

Aug 11, 1986

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NA

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

Sep 17, 1989

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67

77 Sunset Strip

Oct 10, 1958

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73

The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers

Sep 14, 1986

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40

Captain Video and His Video Rangers

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82

ThunderCats

Jan 23, 1985

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82

Star Blazers

Oct 06, 1974

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60

Thunderbirds 2086

Apr 17, 1982

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81

SilverHawks

Sep 08, 1986

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50

The Clear Horizon

Jul 11, 1960

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52

Bronco

Sep 23, 1958

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56

Robert Montgomery Presents

Jan 30, 1950

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NA

Inside Detective

Jan 07, 1950

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30

Valiant Lady

Oct 12, 1953

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68

Maverick

Sep 22, 1957

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58

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

Sep 29, 1959

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56

Robert Montgomery Presents

Jan 30, 1950

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50

TigerSharks

Sep 07, 1987

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50

TigerSharks

Sep 07, 1987

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50

TigerSharks

Sep 07, 1987