--- name: "Neil Hamilton" canonical: "https://film.one/person/neil-hamilton" roles: ["Actor"] born: "8 September 1899" died: "24 September 1984" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-19T11:49:24.963812+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Neil Hamilton Actor. Born 8 September 1899 in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA. Died 24 September 1984. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 8 September 1899, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA - **Died:** 24 September 1984 - **Also known as:** James Neil Hamilton - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Hamilton_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q922580, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0358076/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/27733 ## Biography Neil Hamilton (also credited as James Neil Hamilton) was an American actor whose career spanned silent films to television. Born in Lynn, Massachusetts, he began in modelling before joining stock companies and making his film debut in 1918. He received a notable early role in D. W. Griffith's *The White Rose* (1923) and became a leading man at Paramount in the late 1920s. Hamilton appeared in over 260 productions, including *Tarzan the Ape Man* (1932) and *Tarzan and His Mate* (1934) as Harry Holt, and later supporting parts in films such as *The Patsy* (1964) and *The Family Jewels* (1965). He is best known for portraying Commissioner Gordon in the *Batman* television series (1966–1968) and the 1966 feature film. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Batman* (1966), Fi1m 73, as Commissioner Gordon — [page](https://film.one/film/batman-1966.md) ## Complete filmography (145) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Vanished* (1971), series, as Merrihew - *Which Way to the Front?* (1970), as Chief of Staff - *The Debbie Reynolds Show* (1969), series, Actor - *Strategy of Terror* (1969), as Mr. Harkin - *Batgirl* (1967), as Commissioner Gordon - *Batman* (1966), as Commissioner Gordon — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/batman-1966.md) - *Madame X* (1966), as Scott Lewis (uncredited) - *Batman* (1966), series, as Commissioner Gordon - *Hank* (1965), series, Actor - *The Family Jewels* (1965), as Attorney - *Profiles in Courage* (1964), series, as Gov. John Winthrop - *The Munsters* (1964), series, as Malcolm - *The Cara Williams Show* (1964), series, Actor - *Good Neighbor Sam* (1964), as Larry Boling - *The Patsy* (1964), as The Barber - *Kraft Suspense Theatre* (1963), series, as Mr. Harkin - *The Outer Limits* (1963), series, as Richard Bellero, Sr., Hilary J. Clarke - *Bus Stop* (1961), series, Actor - *The Devil's Hand* (1961), as Francis 'Frank' Lamont - *The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come* (1961), as Gen. Dean - *Mister Ed* (1961), series, as Mr. Robard, Harvey Ainsworth - *Harrigan and Son* (1960), series, Actor - *Surfside 6* (1960), series, as Judge Denning - *The Aquanauts* (1960), series, as Larry La Beau - *Hawaiian Eye* (1959), series, as Jed Sutton - *Bourbon Street Beat* (1959), series, Actor - *Lock-Up* (1959), series, Actor - *Tightrope* (1959), series, as Philip Purcell - *77 Sunset Strip* (1958), series, as John Harrington, Hamilton Rondave, Mr. Renaldo - *The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen* (1958), series, as Senator Leander Rhodes - *Zorro* (1957), series, as Don Hilario - *The Real McCoys* (1957), series, as Mr. Rogers - *Maverick* (1957), series, as Archibald Vandergelt - *Perry Mason* (1957), series, as Bertrand Allred, Frank Livesey, Henry Noble, Jim Ames, Fred McCormick, Grove Dillingham, Victor Billings - *The Gale Storm Show* (1956), series, as Herbert Pascal - *The Adventures of Jim Bowie* (1956), series, Actor - *Telephone Time* (1956), series, Actor - *Code of the Underword* (1955), as Capt. Brady - *That Wonderful Guy* (1950), series, as Franklin Westbrook - *Brewster's Millions* (1945), as Mr. Grant - *When Strangers Marry* (1944), as Det. Lt. Blake - *The Sky's the Limit* (1943), as Navy Officer on Train (uncredited) - *All by Myself* (1943), as Mark Turner - *Bombardier* (1943), as Colonel - *Secrets of the Underground* (1942), as Harry Kermit - *X Marks the Spot* (1942), as John J. Underwood - *Too Many Women* (1942), as Richard Sutton - *The Lady Is Willing* (1942), as Charlie (uncredited) - *Look Who's Laughing* (1941), as Hilary Horton - *Father Takes a Wife* (1941), as Vincent Stewart - *King of the Texas Rangers* (1941), as John Barton / Felix Hauptman - *Dangerous Lady* (1941), as Duke Martindel - *They Meet Again* (1941), as Gov. John C. North - *Federal Fugitives* (1941), as James Madison - *Queen of the Mob* (1940), as First FBI Chief - *Pound Foolish* (1940), as Stephen Lancaster - *The Saint Strikes Back* (1939), as Allan Breck - *Army Girl* (1938), as Schuyler - *Hollywood Stadium Mystery* (1938), as Bill Devons - *Lady Behave!* (1937), as Stephen Dorchester Cormack - *Portia on Trial* (1937), as Earle Condon - *Secret Lives* (1937), as Lt. Pierre de Montmalion - *Everything in Life* (1936), as Geoffrey Loring - *Southern Roses* (1936), as Reggie - *Parisian Life* (1936), as Jaques - *The Daring Young Man* (1935), as Gerald Raeburn - *The Keeper of the Bees* (1935), as James 'Jamie' Lewis McFarland - *Honeymoon Limited* (1935), as Dick Spencer Gordon - *Mutiny Ahead* (1935), as Kent Brewster - *Fugitive Lady* (1934), as Donald Brooks - *By Your Leave* (1934), as David McKenzie - *Two Heads on a Pillow* (1934), as John C. Smith - *One Exciting Adventure* (1934), as Walter Stone - *Once to Every Bachelor* (1934), as Lyle Stuart - *Blind Date* (1934), as Bob Hartwell - *Here Comes the Groom* (1934), as Jim - *Tarzan and His Mate* (1934), as Harry Holt - *Mr. Stringfellow Says No* (1934), as Jeremy Stringfellow - *Ladies Must Love* (1933), as Bill Langhorne - *One Sunday Afternoon* (1933), as Hugo Barnstead - *As the Devil Commands* (1933), as Dr. David Graham - *The Silk Express* (1933), as Donald Kilgore - *The World Gone Mad* (1933), as Lionel Houston - *Terror Aboard* (1933), as James Cowles - *Fast Workers* (1933), as Actor in Film Clip (Edited from 'Laughing Sinners') (Archive Footage) (Uncredited) - *The Animal Kingdom* (1932), as Owen - *Two Against the World* (1932), as David Norton - *What Price Hollywood?* (1932), as Lonny Borden - *The Woman in Room 13* (1932), as Paul Ramsey - *The Wet Parade* (1932), as Roger Chilcote, Jr. - *Tarzan the Ape Man* (1932), as Harry Holt - *Are You Listening?* (1932), as Jack Clayton - *The Sin of Madelon Claudet* (1931), as Larry Maynard - *This Modern Age* (1931), as Robert 'Bob' Blake Jr. - *The Great Lover* (1931), as Carlo - *Laughing Sinners* (1931), as Howard 'Howdy' Palmer - *The Spy* (1931), as Ivan Turin - *Strangers May Kiss* (1931), as Alan Harlow - *Command Performance* (1931), as Peter Fedor / Prince Alexis - *The Widow from Chicago* (1930), as Georgie 'Swifty' Dorgan - *Ex-Flame* (1930), as Sir Carlisle Austin - *The Cat Creeps* (1930), as Charles Wilder - *Ladies Must Play* (1930), as Anthony Gregg - *The Dawn Patrol* (1930), as Major Brand - *Anybody's War* (1930), as Red Reinhardt - *The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu* (1930), as Dr. Jack Petrie - *The Kibitzer* (1930), as Eddie Brown - *Darkened Rooms* (1929), as Emory Jago - *The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu* (1929), as Dr. Jack Petrie - *The Love Trap* (1929), as Peter Harrington - *The Studio Murder Mystery* (1929), as Tony White - *A Dangerous Woman* (1929), as Bobby Gregory - *Why Be Good?* (1929), as Winthrop Peabody Jr. - *What a Night!* (1928), as Joe Madison - *Three Week Ends* (1928), as James Gordon - *Take Me Home* (1928), as David North - *The Patriot* (1928), as Crown Prince Alexander - *Hot News* (1928), as Scoop Morgan - *The Grip of the Yukon* (1928), as Jack Elliott - *Don't Marry* (1928), as Henry Willoughby - *Something Always Happens* (1928), as Roderick Keswick - *The Showdown* (1928), as Wilson Shelton - *Mother Machree* (1927), as Brian - *The Shield of Honor* (1927), as Jack MacDowell - *The Spotlight* (1927), as Norman Brooke - *The Joy Girl* (1927), as John Jeffrey Fleet - *Ten Modern Commandments* (1927), as Tod Gilbert - *The Music Master* (1927), as Beverley Cruger - *The Great Gatsby* (1926), as Nick Carraway - *Diplomacy* (1926), as Julian Weymouth - *Beau Geste* (1926), as Digby Geste - *Desert Gold* (1926), as George Thorne - *The Splendid Crime* (1925), as Bob Van Dyke - *New Brooms* (1925), Actor - *The Golden Princess* (1925), as Tennessee Hunter - *The Street of Forgotten Men* (1925), as Philip Peyton - *Men and Women* (1925), as Ned Seabury - *The Little French Girl* (1925), as Giles Bradley - *Isn't Life Wonderful* (1924), as Paul - *The Side Show of Life* (1924), as Charles Verity-Stewart - *The Sixth Commandment* (1924), as Robert Fields - *America* (1924), as Nathan Holden - *The White Rose* (1923), as John White - *The Great Romance* (1919), Actor - *The Beloved Impostor* (1918), Actor ## Gallery - ![Neil Hamilton](https://film.one/media/person/1071713/gallery-75cf142542a6.jpg) Neil Hamilton — Photoplay Publishing Company (Life time: 1980), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Neil_Hamilton%2C_Stars_of_the_Photoplay.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Motion Picture, September 1930](https://film.one/media/person/1071713/gallery-8f8cb512a187.jpg) Motion Picture, September 1930 — Preston Duncan, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Neil_Hamilton%2C_1930.jpg/1280px-Neil_Hamilton%2C_1930.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Picture-Play, Feb. 1929. Modest Stein.](https://film.one/media/person/1071713/gallery-748ccb2a84db.jpg) Picture-Play, Feb. 1929. Modest Stein. — Modest Stein, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Neil_Hamilton_on_the_cover_of_Picture-Play.jpg/1280px-Neil_Hamilton_on_the_cover_of_Picture-Play.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![This is a publicity still or a still frame of actor Neil Hamilton as Nick Carraway in The Great Gatsby (1926) film adaptation. If this is a still frame, then it](https://film.one/media/person/1071713/gallery-ed08e4a8c25c.jpg) This is a publicity still or a still frame of actor Neil Hamilton as Nick Carraway in The Great Gatsby (1926) film adaptation. If this is a still frame, then it — Paramount Pictures-Famous Players-Lasky, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Neil_Hamilton_as_Nick_Carraway_in_The_Great_Gatsby_%281926%29.jpg/1280px-Neil_Hamilton_as_Nick_Carraway_in_The_Great_Gatsby_%281926%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Neil Hamilton](https://film.one/media/person/1071713/gallery-f26f2348f5d3.jpg) Neil Hamilton — Image via TMDB - ![Motion Picture, September 1930](https://film.one/media/person/1071713/gallery-7289bafde57b.jpg) Motion Picture, September 1930 — Preston Duncan, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Neil_Hamilton%2C_1930_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Neil_Hamilton%2C_1930_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Still from the American comedy film Don't Marry (1928). Subjects (LCTGM): motion pictures, actors, actresses](https://film.one/media/person/1071713/gallery-481b2c9c9078.jpg) Still from the American comedy film Don't Marry (1928). Subjects (LCTGM): motion pictures, actors, actresses — Max Munn Autrey, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Don%27t_Marry_%28SAYRE_14449%29.jpg/1280px-Don%27t_Marry_%28SAYRE_14449%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/neil-hamilton