1. Mark Hamill is best known for starring as Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars franchise, and the Joker in various animated DC Comics projects, starting with Batman: The Animated Series in 1992.
86 Facts About Mark Hamill
1. 2.
Mark Richard Hamill was born on September 25,1951, in Oakland, California.
3.
Mark Hamill's father, William Thomas Hamill, was a US Navy Captain.
4.
Mark Hamill is one of seven children, with two brothers, Will and Patrick, and four sisters, Terry, Jan, Jeanie, and Kim.
5.
Mark Hamill's father has English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh ancestry and his mother was of half Swedish and half English descent.
6.
Mark Hamill has described his father as a staunch Roman Catholic, and "Nixon Republican".
7.
Mark Hamill has stated that he had a troubled relationship with his father who couldn't understand his childhood obsession with movies and comic books, seeing them as frivolous things that he should outgrow.
8.
Mark Hamill later enrolled at Los Angeles City College, majoring in drama.
9.
Mark Hamill portrayed the oldest son, David, in the pilot episode of Eight Is Enough, though the role was later performed by Grant Goodeve.
10.
Mark Hamill had guest appearances on The Bill Cosby Show, The Partridge Family, Room 222 and One Day at a Time.
11.
Mark Hamill suggested to Hamill that he audition for the role; as it turned out, Hamill's agent had already set up the audition that gave him the role.
12.
Mark Hamill went on to appear in the less-than-successful Star Wars Holiday Special in 1978, and later starred in the successful film sequels The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
13.
Mark Hamill reprised the role of Luke Skywalker for the radio dramatizations of both Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back.
14.
Mark Hamill has appeared in several documentaries, including The Making of Star Wars and Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy.
15.
Mark Hamill narrated the 1983 documentary From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga.
16.
Mark Hamill returned to the Star Wars universe in 2014, when he voiced the ancient Sith Lord Darth Bane in the last episode of season 6 of the animated series The Clone Wars.
17.
Mark Hamill was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for his performance.
18.
Mark Hamill played Skywalker again in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, released on December 15,2017.
19.
Mark Hamill was initially critical of his own role in the film, stating that he and director Rian Johnson had "a fundamental difference" regarding Skywalker's characterization.
20.
Mark Hamill later expressed regret for having made those statements, calling the film an "all-time great".
21.
Mark Hamill played Skywalker again in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
22.
Mark Hamill had voice cameos as Dobbu Scay in The Last Jedi, Boolio in The Rise of Skywalker, and EV-9D9 in the fifth episode of The Mandalorian.
23.
Mark Hamill had similar cameos in The Force Awakens, Rogue One, and Solo: A Star Wars Story in undisclosed roles, for which he was credited as "William M Patrick" and "Patrick Williams".
24.
Mark Hamill was digitally de-aged to reprise his role as Skywalker in the season 2 finale of The Mandalorian and the sixth chapter of the spin-off series The Book of Boba Fett.
25.
Mark Hamill voiced the animator in the Star Wars webisode of How NOT to Draw and reprised his role in Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy.
26.
Mark Hamill became a teen idol, appearing on the cover of teen magazines such as Tiger Beat.
27.
Mark Hamill attempted to avoid being typecast by appearing in the 1978 film Corvette Summer and the better-known 1980 World War II film The Big Red One.
28.
Mark Hamill appeared in The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia and Britannia Hospital.
29.
Mark Hamill continued to star in films throughout the 1990s, including Midnight Ride and The Guyver in 1991, the 1995 remake of Village of the Damned, and the 1998 Swedish action film Hamilton.
30.
Mark Hamill appeared in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back as the supervillain Cocknocker, a role that is a parody both of himself and of roles he played in the past.
31.
In 2003, Mark Hamill starred in the two-hander play Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks as the acerbic dance instructor Michael Minetti.
32.
Mark Hamill played opposite Rue McClanahan for the season at the Coconut Grove Playhouse in Miami, and opposite Polly Bergen when the production moved to Broadway.
33.
Mark Hamill directed and starred in the 2004 direct-to-DVD film Comic Book: The Movie.
34.
In 2011, Mark Hamill appeared as a villain in the fifth season of the NBC series Chuck.
35.
Mark Hamill made a guest appearance alongside George Takei in the season one finale of the ABC sitcom The Neighbors as Commandant Bill.
36.
Mark Hamill starred in the 2011 Hungarian film Thelomeris, a project on which he served as a creative consultant.
37.
Mark Hamill said the dark tone of Sushi Girl pulled him out of his comfort zone, but he was grateful that it did.
38.
In 2014, Mark Hamill appeared in the film Kingsman: The Secret Service as James Arnold, a professor from Imperial College London and an expert on climate change.
39.
Mark Hamill reprised his role as the Trickster in The CW's 2014 live-action series The Flash, appearing in the seventeenth episode of the first season, the ninth episode of the second season, and the ninth episode of the third season.
40.
Mark Hamill starred in the 2018 film Con Man, an independent film about the life of famous con man Barry Minkow.
41.
Mark Hamill appeared in the second season of the historical-fiction drama series Knightfall, which premiered in 2019.
42.
Mark Hamill portrayed Master Talus, a veteran Templar who trains the initiates at the Chartres Temple.
43.
Mark Hamill first performed voice acting work in the early 1970s, voicing the character Corey Anders on the Saturday morning cartoon Jeannie by Hanna-Barbera Productions.
44.
Mark Hamill later played Sean in the Ralph Bakshi film Wizards, which was released just three months before Star Wars in 1977.
45.
Mark Hamill was the voice of The Hobgoblin in the 1990s Spider-Man animated series; his other Marvel superhero genre roles include the Gargoyle in the animated series The Incredible Hulk, Maximus in Fantastic Four, Klaw in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes and multiple characters in Ultimate Spider-Man.
46.
Mark Hamill voiced Solomon Grundy and Trickster in the DC Animated Universe series Justice League and Justice League Unlimited, and played the murderous gangster Tony Zucco in The Batman, an animated series unrelated to the various series in the DC animated universe.
47.
Mark Hamill voiced Spectre in an episode of Batman: The Brave and the Bold, and provided the voice of archvillain Kavaxas in the fifth and final season of 2012's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
48.
Mark Hamill voiced himself in two episodes of the Disney animated series Pepper Ann.
49.
Mark Hamill has guest-starred in Family Guy, and was a recurring voice actor on Seth Green's Robot Chicken.
50.
Mark Hamill's roles include The Captain of the Guard in Sinbad: Beyond the Veil of Mists; the biblical figure Judah in Joseph: King of Dreams; the evil wolf Niju in Balto II: Wolf Quest; and Chanukah Zombie in Futurama: Bender's Big Score.
51.
Mark Hamill provided the voice of the Granduncle in the English-language dub of Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron.
52.
Mark Hamill narrated Call of Duty 2: Big Red One, the title of which referenced the 1980 war film he starred in.
53.
Mark Hamill appeared in two installments of the Crash Bandicoot series.
54.
Mark Hamill is credited as the narrator in Ancient Voices, a docuseries on archaeology and ancient history co-produced by the BBC and The Learning Channel, and published by Time Life as a DVD series.
55.
Mark Hamill narrated the Medal of Honor and Silver Star citations of Tibor Rubin, Ralph E Pomeroy, John Finnigan and Mitchell Red Cloud Jr.
56.
Mark Hamill voiced the character Todd Wainio in World War Z, a critically acclaimed audiobook based on Max Brooks' novel of the same name.
57.
In 2007, Mark Hamill voiced Elder Orin in the film Battle for Terra.
58.
Mark Hamill narrated the 2017 science-fiction TV series Dimension 404.
59.
In 2019, Mark Hamill voiced Chucky in the Child's Play film remake, as well as the Skeksis scientist skekTek in The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, a ten-part Netflix prequel series to the 1982 Jim Henson film The Dark Crystal.
60.
In 2021, Mark Hamill voiced the tailor Art Rosenbaum in the animated adaptation of Robert Kirkman's Invincible series, and Skeletor in Masters of the Universe: Revelation.
61.
Mark Hamill is set to reprise the role for the follow-up to Revelation, Masters of the Universe: Revolution.
62.
Mark Hamill has raised funds for the Ukrainian war relief effort by signing Star Wars-themed posters to be raffled off.
63.
At San Diego Comic-Con 2024, it was announced that Mark Hamill would replace Brian Doyle-Murray as the voice of The Flying Dutchman in The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants.
64.
Mark Hamill previously voiced The Moth in the SpongeBob SquarePants season 5 episode "Night Light".
65.
Mark Hamill voiced the Joker in the 1993 theatrical film Batman: Mask of the Phantasm and the 2000 direct-to-video film Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker.
66.
Mark Hamill voiced the character in a few segments in Robot Chicken.
67.
Mark Hamill has said that he has voiced the Joker for toys and amusement park rides.
68.
Mark Hamill again reprised the role in the Arkham sequel, Batman: Arkham City.
69.
In May 2010, Mark Hamill declared to IGN that his role in Arkham City would be his last as the Joker.
70.
Mark Hamill has commented that if there would ever be an animated version of Batman: The Killing Joke, he would gladly voice the Joker again, encouraging fans to campaign for said adaptation.
71.
On July 17,2015, Mark Hamill tweeted that he had his fingers crossed in hopes that he would be contacted to reprise his role as the Joker in the animated adaptation.
72.
Mark Hamill reprised the Joker for the animated series Justice League Action.
73.
Mark Hamill reprised the Trickster for the series, as well as voicing Swamp Thing.
74.
Mark Hamill voiced Joker in Lego DC Super-Villains, replacing voice actor Christopher Corey Smith.
75.
Mark Hamill has been nominated for two Annie Awards for his portrayal of the character, for an Interactive Achievement Award, for a Spike Video Game Award, and has won a British Academy Games Award for Best Performer.
76.
Mark Hamill is the co-writer of The Black Pearl, a comic book miniseries published by Dark Horse Comics.
77.
Mark Hamill wrote an introduction to the Trade Paperback Batman: Riddler Two-Face which reprints various stories involving the Riddler and Two-Face to tie in with Batman Forever.
78.
On January 11,1977, before shooting one of his scenes in Star Wars, Mark Hamill was in a car accident in which he fractured his nose and left cheekbone.
79.
Mark Hamill was an early fan of David Letterman, having occasionally appeared on Late Night with David Letterman, as well as taping every episode and keeping a journal documenting the show.
80.
Mark Hamill's practice continued to Letterman's new show on CBS, but eventually stopped.
81.
On December 17,1978, Mark Hamill married dental hygienist Marilou York in a private civil ceremony.
82.
Mark Hamill is an outspoken advocate of the Democratic Party and has supported its candidates.
83.
In 2005, Hamill stated that "it gives me a cold shiver down my spine" to have Luke Skywalker be compared to George W Bush.
84.
Mark Hamill has criticized the tweets of Donald Trump by reading them out in his Joker voice.
85.
On September 29,2022, Mark Hamill became an ambassador of the United24 fundraising platform, which raises funds to support Ukraine in the war against Russia.
86.
On March 25,2023, a drawing was held for posters signed by Mark Hamill; it raised more than $300,000 for RQ-35 Heidrun reconnaissance drones.