Person Biography:
David Hemmings was a renowned English actor, singer, and director, born on November 18, 1941, in Guildford, Surrey. He was educated at Glyn College, Epsom, and began his entertainment career as a boy soprano with the English Opera Group. Hemmings went on to study painting at the Epsom School of Art and made his film debut in 1954 with "The Rainbow Jacket".
Hemmings gained fame in the 1960s, starring in pop music movies, including "Sing and Swing" and "Be My Guest". He co-starred in Michael Winner's "The Girl-Getters" with Oliver Reed and had a breakout role as Thomasin in Michelangelo Antonioni's "Blow-Up" in 1966. This role catapulted him to stardom and made him a darling of the pop culture filmmaking scene.
Throughout his career, Hemmings appeared in a wide range of films, including "Camelot", "Barbarella", "The Charge of the Light Brigade", and "Alfred the Great". He also directed several films, including "Running Scared" and "Just a Gigolo". Hemmings later shifted his focus to television directing, working on popular shows such as "The A-Team", "Airwolf", and "Magnum, P.I.".
In the 1990s, Hemmings returned to acting, appearing in films like "Gladiator" and "Gangs of New York". His final major role was in the cinema adaptation of Graham Swift's "Last Orders", which earned him critical acclaim. Hemmings passed away on December 3, 2003, at the age of 62, while working on the set of "Blessed".
