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David Hemmings | |
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_David_Hemmings_(2)_(cropped).png) Hemmings in Deep Red (1975) | |
| Born | David Edward Leslie Hemmings 18 November 1941 |
| Died | 3 December 2003 (aged 62) Bucharest, Romania |
| Resting place | St Peter Churchyard, Blackland, Wiltshire, England |
| Alma mater | Glyn Grammar School |
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| Years active | 1954–2003 |
| Spouses | Genista Ouvry
(m. 1960; div. 1967)Prudence de Casembroot
(m. 1976; div. 1997)Lucy Williams
(m. 2002) |
| Children | 6, including Nolan Hemmings |
David Edward Leslie Hemmings (18 November 1941 – 3 December 2003) was an English actor and director.[1] He is best remembered for his roles in British films and television programmes of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, particularly his lead roles as a trendy fashion photographer in the hugely successful avant-garde mystery film Blowup (1966), directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and as a jazz pianist in Dario Argento's Deep Red (1975). Early in his career, Hemmings was a boy soprano appearing in operatic roles. In 1967, he co-founded the Hemdale Film Corporation. From the late 1970s on, he worked mainly as a character actor and occasionally as director.
- ^ Erickson, Hal. "David Hemmings – About This Person". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2012.