Judd Hamilton (born February 28, 1942) is an American singer, musician, former band leader, writer, film producer, actor, inventor, company director. As a musician he has recorded for the Dolton, Liberty, American International, United Artists and RCA Victor labels. He has made a contribution to the music of California, as well as the surf genre from his involvement with the T-Bones, and 1960s surf groups, the Avantis and the Ventures. As a film and television producer he was the executive producer for the film Maniac and The Last Horror Film, as well as the film's co-screenwriter, and the executive producer for The 7th Annual Sci-Fi Awards, a 90-minute TV special. His brother was the late Dan Hamilton of Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds fame. He was also married to English actress Caroline Munro for a number of years. In 1960, Hamilton was a freshman at Wenatchee Valley College. He entered a talent show with a song he wrote. He was approached by local KMEL radio DJ Don Bernier who was in the audience that night. Berner ran an idea by Hamilton that he record with a band called The Furys. A few weeks later Bernier drove Hamilton and the band over to a Spokane radio station where they recorded a few tracks. The resulting single was "I’m Not Around Anymore" backed by "Little Lost Angel", released on Julian J-101. In 1961 the single was reported in Billboard Music Week in the June 5 issue single as having some sales potential. It went into the KMEL Top 10. After that Hamilton & the Furys appeared at Wenatchee's Roller Rink as the opening act for the Ventures and Bobby Vee. Venture guitarist Bob Bogle invited Hamilton to look him up if he was ever in Hollywood. With that invitation Hamilton left college in 1961 and headed to Hollywood where he was invited to work as a roadie for the Ventures. Within a year Bogle decided to record a single with Hamilton, "On A Night Like This" backed with "'Til I Found You", under the name of Shane. It was advertised in the June 23, 1961 issue of Billboard. In 1963, he recorded the Johnny Mercer classic "Dream", backed by the Ventures, along his own composition, "Your Only Boy" released on the Dolton label. It was given a four star rating which meant it had potential to be stocked by dealers and other outlets. ... Source: Article "Judd Hamilton" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 28, 1942 (84)
- Republic, Washington, USA
- Actor, producer and writer
- 4 on MovieCove
Known for
What are Judd Hamilton's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 2
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2
Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1
Casual 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Allyas Elle in Starcrash (1978)
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Judd Hamilton's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Judd Hamilton's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
4 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
FantastiCozzi(2016)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Last Horror Film(1982)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Maniac(1980)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Starcrash(1978)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 55th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 4 titles from 1978 to 2016; peak year 1982.
Film career
Peak 1982 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1978Screen debut· Starcrash
How do Judd Hamilton's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 4 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 54/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 27. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Judd Hamilton's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Judd Hamilton work with?
People who share at least 2 of Judd Hamilton's MovieCove titles; Caroline Munro shares the most, 3.
- Caroline MunroShared titles: The Last Horror Film (1982), Maniac (1980), Starcrash (1978)See all 3 shared titles with Caroline Munro
- Joe SpinellShared titles: The Last Horror Film (1982), Maniac (1980), Starcrash (1978)See all 3 shared titles with Joe Spinell
