Mark Hammer was an American actor who is best known for Meet the Parents, Being There, and It Runs in the Family. He was born on April 28, 1937, in San Jose, California, and passed away on February 15, 2007, in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Personal and Family Life
Mark Hammer was married twice; first to Carolyn Swift Jones and later to Edna Joyce Clark, with whom he had two children, including David Henry Hammer. He earned a master’s degree in theater from Catholic University in 1962 after attending Stanford University. Throughout his career, he was a prominent faculty member in the Drama Department at Catholic University.
Death and Legacy
Mark Hammer died on February 15, 2007, due to complications from kidney failure stemming from diabetes and sepsis while in a hospital in Jersey City. His contributions to theater and film, particularly in Washington D.C.’s Arena Stage and New York’s Shakespeare Festival, left a lasting impact on the acting community.
Filmography
| Title | Release Date | Character |
|---|---|---|
| Meet the Parents | 2000-10-06 | Hospital Patient |
| Year of the Dragon | 1985-08-16 | Commissioner Sullivan |
| Kiss of Death | 1995-04-21 | Judge |
| Zalmen, or The Madness of God | 1975-01-13 | The Doctor |
| McBain | 1991-09-20 | Wilbur James |
| Separate But Equal | 1991-04-07 | Associate Justice Stanley Forman Reed |
| Law & Order | 1990-09-13 | Judge Randall Welch |