Draft:Mark Hammer

Mark Hammer was an American character actor, writer, and producer known for his works in Meet the Parents (2000), and It Runs in the Family (2003).

Career
Hammer earned master's degrees in theater from Stanford University and Catholic University in 1962. Prior to Hollywood, Hammer was associated with theater and stage plays.

Hammer appeared in several stage play under Washington D.C.'s Arena Stage from 1973 to 1991, his notable work was with the New York Shakespeare Festival in Central Park, where he played King Creon to Diana Rigg's "Medea" on Broadway. He made his film debut with Being There (1979). Hammer served as long term faculty at the Theatre department of Catholic University.

Death
Hammer died in Jersey City hospital due to complications from renal failure, diabetes and sepsis. His son David Henry Hammer, a documentary filmmaker, died in 2023.

Selected filmography

 * The God Spot (2006) ... Old Man
 * Just Another Story (2006) ...
 * It Runs in the Family (2003) Stephen Gromberg
 * That Sun (2003 Short)
 * Sol (2023) ... Mark Samuel Hammer
 * Meet the Parents (2000) ...Hospital Patient
 * Identity (2003) ...
 * Thinking Out Loud Homeless Man
 * Magnetism (1999 Short)
 * Kiss of Death (1995).. Judge
 * McBain (1991).. Wilbur James
 * House Counsel (1995) ...
 * Nurture (1994) ...
 * The Silent Alarm (1993 Short).. Grandpa
 * In Memory Of (1991) ...
 * The Imagemaker (1986).. President Manning (voice)
 * Year of the Dragon (1985) Commissioner Sullivan
 * Out of Time (1985) ... Sheriff
 * Raise the Titanic (1980)..Polevoi
 * Being There (1979)..Pallbearer

Television

 * 2006 3 lbs. (TV Series)
 * 2003 Jinnah: On Crime - White Knight, Black Widow (TV Movie) Saleem Jinnah
 * 1991-2003 Law & Order (TV Series)
 * 1991 Darrow (TV Movie) Robert Crowe
 * 1991 Separate But Equal (TV Mini Series) Justice Stanley Forman Reed
 * 1985 NBC Special Treat (TV Series) Sheriff
 * 1975 Zalmen: or, the Madness of God (TV Movie) The Doctor
 * 1974 Lincoln: Trial by Fire (TV Movie) Senator Wade
 * 1973 Much Ado About Nothing (TV Movie Leonato
 * 1966 The Journey of the Fifth Horse (TV Movie) Dr. Korvin