Nicholas Hammond (born 15 May 1950) is an American-Australian actor and writer who is best known for his roles as Friedrich von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music and as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the 1970s television series The Amazing Spider-Man. He also appeared in the film Spider-Man (1977) and its two sequels, Spider-Man Strikes Back and Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge.
Early life, family and education
Hammond was born on May 15, 1950, in Washington, D.C., the son of Colonel Thomas West Hammond, Jr. They met and married in London during World War II as his father was posted in the UK. Hammond has an elder brother, David (b. 1946 in Paris).
In 1971, Nicholas graduated from the Landon School in Bethesda, Maryland, then from Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey, where he performed in the Triangle Club's A Different Kick (1968–1969). playing alongside Michael Redgrave and Googie Withers.
At the same time, Hammond began to shoot for the film Lord of the Flies (not released until 1963) which marked his film debut.
Spider-Man
thumb|180px|Hammond as [[Spider-Man]]
From 1977 to 1979, Hammond played the role for which he is perhaps best known, as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the television series The Amazing Spider-Man, being the first actor to play a live-action Peter Parker and the second live-action Spider-Man. Hammond described his approach to the character: "I liked the idea of taking a fantasy hero and making him believable as a person. I made it clear going into it that I wasn't interested in doing something that was just a camp joke." The second season aired six episodes, each an hour long, in the fall of 1978 and winter of 1979, with a final two-hour episode in the summer of that year. Although Hammond played Peter Parker in the television series, in all of the scenes in which Spider-Man is seen performing stunts or without dialogue, a stunt double was filmed by a second camera unit.
Hammond is a writer for Australian television, having written both the miniseries A Difficult Woman and the television film Secret Men's Business. In 2009, he made his directing debut with Lying Cheating Bastard, a play he co-wrote with magician James Galea.
In 2019, Hammond portrayed director Sam Wanamaker in the Quentin Tarantino film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Personal life
Hammond married Laura Soli in 1980, and they divorced in 1984. He moved to Australia in the mid-1980s and now lives in Sydney, with the Australian actress Robyn Nevin.
Hammond has remained close friends with his Sound of Music siblings, several of whom joined a multitude of other actors and co-stars for the 'Save the Rose Theatre' campaign's street event, amid talent from many international productions.
Filmography
Film
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
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| 1963 || Lord of the Flies || Robert || Feature film
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| 1965 || The Sound of Music || Friedrich von Trapp || Feature film
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| 1967 || Soldier in Love || Young John || Television film
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| rowspan="2" | 1971 || Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me || Agneau || Feature film
|-
| Mr and Mrs Bo Jo Jones || Evan Clark || Television film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1972 || Skyjacked || Peter Lindner || Feature film (aka Sky Terror in the U.S.)
|-
| Cherry Blossoms ||Luke||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1973 || Superdad || Roger Rhinehurst || Feature film
|-
| Outrage || Ron Werner || Television film
|-
| Catch-22 || Nately || Television film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1974 || Double Solitaire || Peter || Television film
|-
| Sorority Kill || Benjamin Haller || Television film
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| 1976 || Law of the Land || Brad Jensen || Television film
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| 1977 || Spider-Man || rowspan="3" | Peter Parker / Spider-<br>Man || Feature film
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| 1978 || Spider-Man Strikes Back || Feature film
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| 1981 || Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge || Feature film
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| 1982 || Richard II || Hotspur ||
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| 1983 || The Tempest || Ferdinand ||
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| 1988 || Emerald City || Ian Wall || Feature film
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| 1989 || Trouble in Paradise || Arthur || Television film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1990 || Beyond My Reach || Steven Schaffer || Feature film
|-
| Black Cobra 2 || Lieutenant Kevin McCall || Feature film
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1993 || Frauds || Detective Simms || Feature film
|-
| Irresistible Force || Lieutenant Nash || Feature film
|-
| The Feds: Terror || Milton Morehouse || Television film
|-
| 1997 || Paradise Road || Marty Merritt || Feature film
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| 1998 || 13 Gantry Row || Russell || Television film
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| rowspan="2" | 2001 || Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story || Adolphe Menjou || Television film
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| Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles || Curator || Feature film
|-
|2002
|Spider-Man
|World Unity Day Festival Goer
|Uncredited
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| rowspan="2" | 2003 || The Rage in Placid Lake || Bill Taylor || Feature film
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| Future Tense || || Television film
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| rowspan="3" | 2005 || The Saviour || Pastor || Short film
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| Stealth || Executive Officer || Feature film
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| Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure || Aaron Spelling || Television film
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| 2009 || Mao's Last Dancer || TV reporter || Feature film
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| 2014 || Turkey Shoot || General Charles Thatcher II || Feature film (aka Elimination Game)
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| rowspan="2" | 2018 || The BBQ || Carver || Feature film
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| Ladies in Black || Mr Ryder || Feature film
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| 2019 || Once Upon a Time in Hollywood || Sam Wanamaker || Feature film
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| 2025|| The Travellers|| ||
|-
|}
Television
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
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| 1962 || The Defenders || Bobby Braden || Episode: "The Last Six Months"
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| rowspan="2" | 1973 || The Brady Bunch || Doug Simpson || Episode: "The Subject Was Noses"
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| The Waltons || Theodore Albert Claypool Jr. || Episode: "The Townie"
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| rowspan="2" | 1974 || Dirty Sally || John || Episode: "I Don't, I Don't"
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| Lucas Tanner || Andy || Episode: "Thirty Going on Twenty"
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| 1973–1974 || Gunsmoke || Britt / Doak || 3 episodes
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| rowspan="3" | 1976 || Rich Man, Poor Man || Walters || Episode: "Part I"
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| Petrocelli || Whitey || Episode: "Blood Money"
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| Family || John Crosswell || Episode: "The Cradle Will Fall"
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| 1974–1977 || Hawaii Five-O || Roger / Calvin || 2 episodes
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| rowspan="4" | 1977 || The Fantastic Journey || Tye || Episode: "The Innocent Prey"
|-
| The Oregon Trail || Bradley || Episode: "The Army Deserter"
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| Eight Is Enough || Harold || Episode: "Yes, Nicholas, There is a Santa Claus"
|-
| Logan’s Run || Hal 14 || Episode: "The Judas Goat"
|-
| 1978 || The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries || Lieutenant Douglas Burke || Episode: "The Lady on Thursday at Ten"
|-
| 1979 || Supertrain || David || Episode: "Where Have You Been Billy Boy?'"
|-
| 1977–1979 || The Amazing Spider-Man || Peter Parker / Spider-Man || 13 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1980 || The Martian Chronicles|| Commander Arthur Black || 3 episodes
|-
| The Love Boat || Paul Stockwood || Episode: "Seoul Mates"
|-
| 1981 || Manions of America || Padric O'Manion / Sean O'Manion || 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1982 || Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color || Reverend Tull || Episode: "The Adventures of Pollyanna"
|-
| Falcon Crest || D.A. Martin Deering / Michael Deering || 2 episodes
|-
| Magnum, P.I. || Clarke Troubshaw || Episode: "Foiled Again"
|-
| Dallas || Bill Johnson || 3 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1985 || Crazy Like a Fox || [Extra] || Episode: "Till Death Do Us Part"
|-
| Murder, She Wrote || Todd Worthy || Episode: "Murder in the Afternoon"
|-
| General Hospital || Algernon Durban || 1 episode
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1986 || The Challenge || Dennis Conner || Miniseries
|-
| Cyclone Tracy || Harry || Miniseries
|-
| 1987 || Fields of Fire || rowspan="3" | Burgess || rowspan="3" | Miniseries
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1988 || Fields of Fire II
|-
| Fields of Fire III
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| rowspan="2" | 1989 || The Flying Doctors || Richard Hull || Episode: "No Tears"
|-
| Mission:Impossible || Woodward || Episode: "The Greek"
|-
| 1992 || Frankie’s House || Major Frey || TV series
|-
| 1990–1992 || Embassy || Ed Benson || 2 episodes
|-
| 1994 || The Damnation of Harvey McHugh || Corky || Episode: "Hey St. Jude"
|-
| 1995 || Mirror Mirror || Sir Ivor Creevey-Thorne || 20 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1996 || Mercury || Jack Koper || Miniseries, 1 episode
|-
| Flipper || F.C.C. Agent Smiley / Quarantine Doctor || 2 episodes
|-
| 1997 || 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea || Saxon || Miniseries
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2000 || Tales of the South Seas || Luke || Episode: "The Rabblercrouser"
|-
| On the Beach || United States President || Miniseries
|-
| The Lost World || Phil Dillon || Episode: "Tourist Season"
|-
| 2000–2002 || BackBerner || Various characters including Jack Bloom || 6 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2003 || Farscape || Doctor Adrian Walker || 2 episodes
|-
| Always Greener || Nigel Milne || 2 episodes
|-
| CNNNN: Chaser Non-Stop News Network || Commander Oscar F. Hepple || 2 episodes
|-
|rowspan="1"| 2004 ||Salem’s Lot|| Doctor (uncredited) || Miniseries
|-
| 2005 || MDA || Doctor Nick Standish || Episode: "Second Chance"
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| 2009–2011 || The Jesters || Agent Smith || 2 episodes
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| 2012 || Climb Every Mountain with Nicholas Hammond || Himself / Narrator || Documentary about The Sound of Music and the original Von Trapp family
|-
| 2015 || Gallipoli || Henry Nevinson || Miniseries
|-
| 2019 || Total Control || Mitch Rumboldt || Episode 1.2
|-
| 2022 || The Crew’s Ship || Charles Gwerztraminer ||
|}
Theatre
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Location
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| 1961 || The Complaisant Lover || Robin Rhodes || Ethel Barrymore Theatre
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| 1970 || Conduct Unbecoming || 2nd Lt. John Truly || Ethel Barrymore Theatre
|-
| 1987 || Woman in Mind || || |Sydney Theatre Company
|}