Guy Hamilton

Career Overview

Guy Hamilton has 50 screen credits in a career dating back to 1947. Their work spans 5 cinematic universes — most prominently James Bond with 4 titles. Signature works include Live and Let Die, Diamonds Are Forever, The Man with the Golden Gun. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

50

Birth Date

1922-09-16

Birth Place

Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Known For

• 

  Live and Let Die
• 

  Diamonds Are Forever
• 

  The Man with the Golden Gun
• 

  Goldfinger
• 

  Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
• 

  Force 10 from Navarone

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 5 universes

• James Bond (4 titles)
• Tom Lepski Collection (1 titles)
• Hercule Poirot (Peter Ustinov) Collection (1 titles)
• Navarone Collection (1 titles)
• Harry Palmer Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Bernard Lee (4 collaborations)
• Lois Maxwell (4 collaborations)
• Nikki Van der Zyl (3 collaborations)
• Desmond Llewelyn (3 collaborations)
• Roger Moore (2 collaborations)
• Clifton James (2 collaborations)
• Sean Connery (2 collaborations)
• Marc Lawrence (2 collaborations)
• Vincent Wong (2 collaborations)
• Michael Osborne (2 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (17 credits)

  • Postwar Poetry: Carol Reed and 'Odd Man Out'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • A Sense of Carol Reed

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Guy Hamilton: The Director Speaks

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Shadowing the Third Man

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Best Ever Bond

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Double-O Stunts

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun'

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Inside 'Live and Let Die'

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Behind the Scenes with 'Goldfinger'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • The Goldfinger Phenomenon

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Lesson #007: Close Quarters Combat

    Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1971

• directing (30 credits)

  • Try This One for Size

    director

    directing
    1989
  • Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

    director

    directing
    1985
  • Evil Under the Sun

    director

    directing
    1982
  • The Mirror Crack'd

    director

    directing
    1980
  • Force 10 from Navarone

    director

    directing
    1978
  • The Man with the Golden Gun

    director

    directing
    1974
  • Live and Let Die

    director

    directing
    1973
  • Diamonds Are Forever

    director

    directing
    1971
  • Battle of Britain

    director

    directing
    1969
  • Funeral in Berlin

    director

    directing
    1966
  • The Party's Over

    director

    directing
    1965
  • Goldfinger

    director

    directing
    1964
  • Man in the Middle

    director

    directing
    1964
  • The Best of Enemies

    director

    directing
    1961
  • A Touch of Larceny

    director

    directing
    1960
  • The Devil's Disciple

    director

    directing
    1959
  • Manuela

    director

    directing
    1957
  • Charley Moon

    director

    directing
    1956
  • The Colditz Story

    director

    directing
    1955
  • An Inspector Calls

    director

    directing
    1954
  • The Intruder

    director

    directing
    1953
  • The Ringer

    director

    directing
    1952
  • Home at Seven

    assistant director

    directing
    1952
  • The African Queen

    assistant director

    directing
    1952
  • State Secret

    assistant director

    directing
    1950
  • The Angel with the Trumpet

    assistant director

    directing
    1950
  • The Third Man

    assistant director

    directing
    1949
  • The Forbidden Street

    assistant director

    directing
    1949
  • The Fallen Idol

    assistant director

    directing
    1948
  • They Made Me a Fugitive

    assistant director

    directing
    1947

• writing (3 credits)

  • A Touch of Larceny

    writer

    writing
    1960
  • Manuela

    writer

    writing
    1957
  • The Colditz Story

    writer

    writing
    1955