Wissenswertes

Appeared in four films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Anatomie eines Mordes (1959), Haie der Großstadt (1961), Die Reifeprüfung (1967) and Der weiße Hai (1975).

He has appeared in five films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Anatomie eines Mordes (1959), Haie der Großstadt (1961), Der Mann, der zweimal lebte (1966), Die Reifeprüfung (1967) and Der weiße Hai (1975).

Played Blanche Devereaux's father, Big Daddy, in the first season of The Golden Girls in 1986. He passed away before the second season and was replaced by David Wayne.

Despite playing Blanche Deveraux's dad on the first season of The Golden Girls (1985) in real life he was only 11 years older than Rue Mcclanahan the actress who played Blanche.

Replaced Lou Antonio in the original Broadway production of Ira Levin's play "Critic's Choice" and Gene Hackman in the 1967 film "The Graduate".

Son, David Honeycutt Hamilton (born 1963), with Terri DeMarco.

Uncle of Stephen Pisani and Rocky DeMarco.