Edward Leslie "Ted" Hamilton (OAM) (born 1937), is an Australian former singer, composer, playwright, entrepreneur, and actor.
He also played in Homicide, The Love Boat,[1] M*A*S*H,[1] The Six Million Dollar Man, Hawaii Five-O, Mission: Impossible, and Rafferty's Rules.
His most successful single was a 1959 duet with the late Ray Melton on HMV with a cover of US duo Travis and Bob's '59 hit "Tell Him No".
[3] He provided the voice/image for some of Australia's most popular and successful commercials, such as: He also starred in several variety specials, among them Ted Hamilton and Johnny Farnham – together again for the very first time (June 1973).
[citation needed] Hamilton starred in Division 4 as Senior Constable Kevin Dwyer,[5] winning best actor and best drama Logie awards.
The group lobbied the government for delineation of categories for Australian TV in drama, variety, comedy, current affairs, and sport.
Upon Hamilton's departure for America, the party provided the nucleus of the Australian Democrats, led for many years by Don Chipp.
Facing this restriction in a television dominated profession; Hamilton moved his family to the United States and established an acting and corporate career.
[7] Hamilton provided development finance for The Wild Duck (Liv Ullmann and Jeremy Irons) for J. C. Williamson productions, and The Flight of the Navigator for Disney Studios.