Harry Robinson Hamlin was born on 30th October 1951, in Pasadena, California USA, and is an actor whose most prominent roles have been the fantasy adventure film “Clash of the Titans” (1981), and the legal drama series “L.A. Law” (1986–1994). As an actor he has been appearing on screens since 1976.
So just how rich is Harry Hamlin? Under the latest estimations, the total size of Harry’s net worth equals $5.5 million, the main source of his wealth having been the financial success of his appearances in films over a career spanning more than 40 years.
Harry Hamlin Net Worth $5.5 Million
Some background facts about Harry Hamlin: he was born to the socialite Berniece Robinson and the aeronautical engineer Chauncey Jerome Hamlin. As a high school student he was educated at Flintridge Preparatory School and The Hill School. Hamlin studied at University of California, but graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Drama and Psychology from Yale University. He then earned a Master’s degree in Fine Arts at the American Conservatory Theatre. All these studies gave Harry Hamlin knowledge and some experience which helped him on the course to earn revenues for his net worth.
Harry Hamlin came to notice when he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award as the New Star of the Year–Actor for his role of Joey Popchik in Stanley Donen’s film “Movie Movie” (1978), which was landed soon after his debut on the big screen. However, the biggest breakthrough is considered to be his role of Perseus in the fantasy adventure film “Clash of the Titans” (1981) directed by Desmond Davis. It didn’t bring any awards though the audience was crazy about it. The box office grossed $41 million in North America alone, and was the 11th highest grossing film in 1981. Undoubtedly, it increased the net worth of the lead actor, Harry Hamlin, a lot.
Subsequently, Harry Hamlin was adored for his role of Michael Kuzak in the TV legal drama series “L.A. Law” (1986–1994) created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, and he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award as the Best Actor–Television Series Drama. Another notable role landed in a television series was the character of Jim Cutler in Matthew Weiner’s series “Mad Men” (2013–2014) for which Hamlin was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award as the Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.
It should be noted that Harry Hamlin actually created many roles in television films such as “Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View” (1992), “Tom Clancy’s ‘OP Center’” (1995), “Quarantine” (2000), “Shadow of Fear” (2012) and others which have also added much to his wealth and fame.
Concerning the private life of Harry Hamlin, he has been married three times, and all his wives were soap opera actresses. Firstly though, Hamlin was in a long term relationship with the actress Ursula Andress from 1979 until 1983 with whom he fathered a son in 1980. In 1985, he married Laura Johnson; they divorced in 1989. From 1991 to 1993, he was married to Nicollette Sheridan. In 1997, he married Lisa Rinna, and the family has two daughters.
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