About Me
I was born on 25 September 1951 in Oakland, CA. The middle child of William and Suzanne Hamill, he has six siblings: Terry, Jan, Jeanie, William Jr, Kim, and Patrick. My father being a captain in the United States Navy, I grew up in a variety of places, including California, Virginia, New York City, and Japan. After I graduated from Yokohama HS in 1969, we moved back to California, where I entered Los Angeles City College as a Theatre Arts major.My professional acting debut was on the original Bill Cosby Show, in 1971. I played an ongoing role on the soap opera General Hospital, and was a co-star in The Texas Wheelers, the first comedy show not to use a 'laugh track'. While I did a voice-over in the animated movie Wizards, (my character looks like him), my film debut was in Star Wars, 1977. I was in a car accident; specific parts of the wampa scene in The Empire Strikes Back, 1980, were written to explain the facial changes.I married Marilou York in 1978. We have three children: Nathan, born 25 June 1979; Griffin, born 4 March 1983; Chelsea, born 27 July 1988. Our main residence is in Malibu, California.After Return of the Jedi, 1983, I concentrated on theatre, and appeared in several Broadway plays, including The Elephant Man, and Amadeus. My most challenging role was the one I originated, that of Tony Hart in Harrigan 'n Hart. I sang and danced in that role, and garnered a Drama Desk nomination for Best Actor in a Musical. I also did several off- Broadway plays.Returning to film in 1989, I have also made several guest appearances on television shows. Two of the most recent are Just Shoot Me! and The Simpsons. Using my talent for disguising his voice, I am much in demand as a voice-over actor. It's been said that I could be the next Mel Blanc. Watch Little Mermaid, Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby, Batman: The Animated Series, and SpiderMan to hear how versatile I am!I have done several projects in the computer games field, as well. Most notable is as Colonel Christopher Blair in 'Wing Commander III and IV, and Wing Commander:Prophecy.The Black Pearl, a five-part graphic novel Mark co-wrote with Eric Johnson, was released on 18 September 1996. They have adapted it to a screenplay. I am currently working on the video game version.I have done work on the indie film, Walking Across Egypt. At this time, a distributor has not been found. Along with several other films, it was given a Crystal Heart award at the Heartland Film Festival in October 1999. After a brief theatrical run, it was a Blockbuster Premiere video. Check your local Blockbuster to rent the tape or dvd.Currently, you can catch me voicing the character Larry 2000 in Time Squad, on Cartoon Network. I have also made two, and will be doing a third guest appearance on the FX show, Son of the Beach as the character Rod Petrie. I am scheduled to direct an upcoming show as well. Recently I played Valerie's bumbling Uncle Ned on VIP,and am the subject of an A & E Biography episode, that aired 21 May 2002.I was executive producer and co-creator of a new claymation series, Monsters Wanted. Airing on AMC, I directed the voice work as well as voicing two of the characters.
