Cast & creator
David Hemmings
Best known for Murder, She Wrote, Murder, She Wrote, Quantum Leap
David Edward Leslie Hemmings (November 18, 1941 – December 3, 2003) was an English film, theatre and television actor as well as a film and television director and producer. He is noted for his role as the photographer in the drama mystery-thriller film Blowup (1966), directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. Early in his career, Hemmings was a boy soprano appearing in operatic roles. In his later acting career, he was known for his distinctive eyebrows and gravelly voice.
108
film credits
41
television credits
115
1957–2026 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (149)
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Murder, She Wrote
Errol Pogson
1984Murder, She Wrote
Director
1984
Quantum Leap
Director
1989
Magnum, P.I.
Lord Archibald 'Binkie' Smythe-White
1980Magnum, P.I.
Danny
1980Magnum, P.I.
Director
1980
L.A. Law
Charles Lamb
1986
The A-Team
Director
1983
The Wednesday Play
Henry
1964
Airwolf
Dr. Charles Henry Moffett
1984Airwolf
Director
1984
Northern Exposure
Viktor Bobrov
1990
Waking the Dead
Ex-DCI Malcolm Finlay
2001
Tales from the Crypt
Mr. Stronham (segment "Loved to Death")
1989Film '72
Self
1971
Gladiator
Cassius
2000
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Durham
1993
In the Heat of the Night
Director
1988Drama 61-67
Eddie
1961
Faerie Tale Theatre
Narrator (voice)
1982Faerie Tale Theatre
Reindeer (voice)
1982
Out of the Unknown
Roger Westcott
1965
Murder in Mind
Judge James Hendon
2001
Equilibrium
Proctor
2002
Gangs of New York
Mr. Schermerhorn
2002
Stingray
Director
1985
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Nigel
2003
Out of This World
Journalist
1962
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Self (archive footage from "Blow-Up")
2011
Raven
Director
1992
Werewolf
Director
1987
Masquerade
Marlos
1983
Spy Game
Harry Duncan
2001
Marker
Director
1995
Hardball
Director
1989
Lenny Blue
DCI Tommy Gillespie
2002
Blow-Up
Thomas
1966
Barbarella
Dildano
1968
Mean Machine
Governor
2001
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
Self
1993
Deep Red
Marcus Daly
1975
Juggernaut
Charlie Braddock
1974
The Vanishing Man
Edward Lawrence
1997Private Affairs
F. Scott Fitzgerald
1975
The Last Precinct
Director
1986
Hawaiian Heat
Director
1984
Turkey Shoot
Executive Producer
1982
Ned Blessing
Director
1993
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Capt. Louis Edward Nolan
1968
Nightmare Classics
Mister Harley
1989
The Prince and the Pauper
Hugh Hendon
1977
Airwolf: The Movie
Dr. Charles Henry Moffet
1984
Murder by Decree
Inspector Foxborough
1979
Sink the Bismarck!
Seaman - 'Ark Royal' (uncredited)
1960Detective in the House
Director
1985
Only When I Larf
Bob
1968
Eye of the Devil
Christian
1966
Man, Woman and Child
Gavin Wilson
1983
Camelot
Mordred
1967Clouds of Glory
Samuel T. Coleridge
1978
Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice
Martin Fox
2002
Blood Relatives
Armstrong
1978
The Swindle
Robert Clayton
1977
Just a Gigolo
Captain Hermann Kraft
1978Just a Gigolo
Director
1978
Last Orders
Lenny
2001
Some People
Bert
1962
Race for the Yankee Zephyr
Director
1981Race for the Yankee Zephyr
Producer
1981
The Best House in London
Benjamin Oakes / Walter Leybourne
1969
Power Play
Colonel Anthony Narriman
1978Power Play
Co-Producer
1978Power Play
Producer
1978
The Walking Stick
Leigh Hartley
1970
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
Self
2003
Islands in the Stream
Eddy
1977
The Squeeze
Keith
1977
Unman, Wittering and Zigo
John Ebony
1971Unman, Wittering and Zigo
Executive Producer
1971
The Heroin Busters
Mike Hamilton
1977
The Old Curiosity Shop
Richard Swiveller
1975
Five Clues to Fortune
Ken
1957
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'
Self
2005
Harry's Hong Kong
Jack Rourke
1987
Alfred the Great
Alfred
1969
Thirst
Dr. Fraser
1979
Strange Behavior
Executive Producer
1981
Blessed
Earl Sidney
2004
It's Nothing Mama, Just a Game
Juan
1974
Horse Latitudes
1975
A Mind to Murder
Godbolt
1995
Fragment of Fear
Tim Brett
1970
Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues
Ian Blaze
1985
Marlene
Himself
1984
Romantic
Sadun
2007
The Love Machine
Jerry Nelson
1971
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
1980Africa Shakes
1966
The Rainbow
Uncle Henry
1989
No Trees in the Street
Kenny
1959
The Turn of the Screw
Mister Harley
1989
Saint Joan
Page (uncredited)
1957
The Survivor
Director
1981
The Key to Rebecca
Maj. Smith
1985The Key to Rebecca
Director
1985
The Long Day's Dying
John
1968
The Night We Called It a Day
Mickey Rudin
2003Lone Justice: Showdown at Plum Creek
Director
1996
Dear Antonioni
Self
1995
Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up
Self
2002
The Snow Queen
Reindeer (voice)
1985
Harlequin
Nick Rast
1980
Two Left Feet
Brian
1963
The Disappearance
Edward
1977The Disappearance
Producer
1977
The Christmas Messenger
(voice)
1975Davy Crockett: Rainbow in the Thunder
President Andrew Jackson
1988Davy Crockett: Rainbow in the Thunder
Director
1988
The Big Screen
Self
1973
3 On a Match
Maxwell 'Newt' Newton
1987
The Wind of Change
Ginger
1961
The System
David
1964
Charlie Muffin
Charlie Muffin
1979
A Christmas Reunion
Director
1994
Blow Up of 'Blow-Up'
Self (archive footage)
2016
Thumbelina
Narrator (voice)
1984
Simon Simon
Man in Car with Posters
1970
All Eyes on Sharon Tate
Self
1966
The Real Oliver Reed
Narrator
2000
Play It Cool
Uncredited
1962
Dark Horse
Director
1992
Calamity Jane
Capt. James O'Neill
1984
The 14
Director
1973
To-be-looked-at-ness / Phallocentrism
2026
West 11
Bullying Youth
1963
Passport to Murder
Director
1993
Running Scared
Screenplay
1972Running Scared
Director
1972
The Heart Within
Danny Willard
1957
The Painted Smile
Roy
1962
Voices
Robert
1973A Dream of Living
F. Scott Fitzgerald
1975
Beyond Reasonable Doubt
Insp. Bruce Hutton
1980
Auto Stop
Henry
1965
The Counterfeit Man
Roger Westcott
1965
Be My Guest
Dave
1965Live It Up!
Dave Martin
1963King's Rhapsody
The Boy King
1957
Britten's Children
Self
2004