Big John Hamilton

Acting

Big John Hamilton

Born October 29, 1916 · Asheville, North Carolina, USA

Died December 5, 1984 · aged 68

Big John Hamilton was an American restaurateur and actor known for various small roles in American films, especially western films. He had roles in several John Wayne films.

Known For

The Big BrawlThe Big Brawl · 1980
The Big Brawl
★ 5.91980
MovieActionComedy
A young Asian American martial artist is forced to participate in a brutal formal street-fight competition.
The AlamoThe Alamo · 1960
The Alamo
★ 7.11960
MovieWarAdventure
The legendary true story of a small band of soldiers who sacrificed their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.
McLintock!McLintock! · 1963
McLintock!
★ 6.61963
MovieWesternComedy
Aging rancher and self-made man, George Washington McLintock is forced to deal with numerous personal and professional problems. Seemingly everyone wants a piece of his enormous farmstead, including high-ranking government men and nearby Native Americans. As McLintock tries to juggle his various adversaries, his wife—who left him two years previously—suddenly returns. But she isn't interested in George; she wants custody of their daughter.
The Sugarland ExpressThe Sugarland Express · 1974
The Sugarland Express
★ 6.61974
MovieCrimeDrama
Married small-time crooks Lou-Jean and Clovis Poplin lose their baby to the state of Texas and resolve to do whatever it takes to get him back. Lou-Jean gets Clovis out of jail, and the two steal their son from his foster home, in addition to taking a highway patrolman hostage. As a massive dragnet starts to pursue them across Texas, the couple become unlikely folk heroes and even start to bond with the captive policeman.
The UndefeatedThe Undefeated · 1969
The Undefeated
★ 6.31969
MovieWestern
After the Civil War, ex-Union Colonel John Henry Thomas and ex-Confederate Colonel James Langdon are leading two disparate groups of people through strife-torn Mexico. John Henry and company are bringing horses to the unpopular Mexican government for $35 a head while Langdon is leading a contingent of displaced southerners, who are looking for a new life in Mexico after losing their property to carpetbaggers. The two men are eventually forced to mend their differences in order to fight off both bandits and revolutionaries, as they try to lead their friends and kin to safety.
Bandolero!Bandolero! · 1968
Bandolero!
★ 6.61968
MovieWestern
Posing as a hangman, Mace Bishop arrives in town with the intention of freeing a gang of outlaws, including his brother, from the gallows. Mace urges his younger brother to give up crime. The sheriff chases the brothers to Mexico. They join forces, however, against a group of Mexican bandits.
Two Rode TogetherTwo Rode Together · 1961
Two Rode Together
★ 6.41961
MovieWestern
Two tough westerners bring home a group of settlers who have spent years as Comanche hostages.
HellfightersHellfighters · 1968
Hellfighters
★ 6.31968
MovieActionAdventure
The adventures of oil well fire specialist Chance Buckman (based on real-life Red Adair), who extinguishes massive fires in oil fields around the world.

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