Jay Hammer
Born: 1944-11-16 in San Francisco, California, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Jay Hammer (born November 16, 1944) is an American actor best known for his run as freelancer journalist Fletcher Reade who falls in love with Dr. Claire Ramsey on CBS Daytime's Guiding Light from March 1984 until March 1998. He returned briefly in the spring of 1999, and again made an appearance as the show ended in 2009. He had a notable role as Allan Willis during the 1978–1979 season of The Jeffersons. His character on The Jeffersons was the son of mixed-race couple Tom and Helen Willis (Franklin Cover and Roxie Roker). Other appearances include roles in The Blue Knight, Kojak, Mannix, Sons and Daughters, Emergency!, and Adam-12. His theater credits include off-Broadway productions of Passing Through from Exotic Places and Serenading Louie. He played the role of ranch forehand Max Dekker on Texas in 1981. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jay Hammer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
1980
1978
- The Story of Noah as Ham
1975
- The Jeffersons as Allan Willis
- F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood as Young Writer
1974
- The Mark of Zorro as Antonio
1973
- Kojak as Stiller
1972
1968
- Adam-12 as Young Man
1967
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Abner