Elder Hammond — Ride the High Country Character Profile

About Elder Hammond

One of Billy's brothers who participates in the attempt to assault Elsa. He initially escapes after his siblings are killed but is later tracked down and killed during the final shootout at the Knudsen farm.

Character Facts

Played by

John Anderson

Appears in

Ride the High Country (1962)

Role

Supporting

More characters from Ride the High Country

• Gil Westrum (Randolph Scott)
• Steve Judd (Joel McCrea)
• Elsa Knudsen (Mariette Hartley)
• Heck Longtree (Ron Starr)
• Jimmy Hammond (John Davis Chandler)
• Judge Tolliver (Edgar Buchanan)
• Abner Samson (uncredited) (Byron Foulger)
• Miner (uncredited) (Oscar Blank)
• Luther Samson (uncredited) (Percy Helton)
• Townsman (uncredited) (George Bell)
• Miner (uncredited) (Chet Brandenburg)
• Joshua Knudsen (R.G. Armstrong)