Editing Hammer Film Productions (section)

===Actors===

Hammer's horror films featured many actors who appeared repeatedly in a number of movies, forming an informal "Hammer repertory company".
* [[Ralph Bates]] appeared in a number of Hammer films in the early 1970s when the company considered him as a possible replacement both for Peter Cushing in the role of Frankenstein and for Christopher Lee in the role of Dracula. Despite appearing in one film in each of these horror series, ultimately he permanently replaced neither actor.
* [[Shane Briant]] had leading roles in several well-regarded Hammer films of the early 1970s, such as ''[[Straight On till Morning (film)|Straight On till Morning]]'' and ''[[Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell]]''.
* [[Veronica Carlson]] was a leading lady in Hammer films of the late 1960s.
* [[Peter Cushing]] was Hammer's pre-eminent star from the late 1950s to the mid-1970s and remains, along with Christopher Lee, the actor most commonly associated with the company; in Hammer films he played [[Victor Frankenstein|Baron Victor Frankenstein]] six times and [[Abraham Van Helsing|Doctor Van Helsing]] five times, along with many other characters, both heroic and villainous.
* [[Michael Gough]] had supporting roles in Hammer's ''[[Dracula (1958 film)|Dracula]]'' and ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (1962 film)|The Phantom of the Opera]]''. Like Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, Gough also appeared in horror films made by Hammer's main U.K. rival, [[Amicus Productions]], amongst others.
* [[Andrew Keir]] was a Scottish actor who appeared in leading roles for Hammer in films such as ''[[Quatermass and the Pit (film)|Quatermass and the Pit]]'' and ''[[Blood from the Mummy's Tomb]]''.
* [[Christopher Lee]] was propelled to international stardom when he played [[Count Dracula]] in Hammer's [[Dracula (1958 film)|1958 version]] of the classic horror tale, a role he would play a further six times for Hammer in various sequels. He is today regarded as one of the biggest horror stars in film history.
* [[Miles Malleson]] was employed by Hammer to provide comic relief in their earlier Gothic horror films, such as ''[[The Brides of Dracula]]''.
* [[Francis Matthews (actor)|Francis Matthews]] played second leads in several Hammer films, such as ''[[The Revenge of Frankenstein]]'' and ''[[Dracula: Prince of Darkness]]''.
* [[André Morell]] was employed mainly in supporting parts in British films of the 1950s and 1960s, but took lead roles for Hammer in films like ''[[The Shadow of the Cat]]'' and ''[[The Plague of the Zombies]]''.
* [[Ingrid Pitt]] had the lead roles in the Hammer vampire films ''[[The Vampire Lovers]]'' and ''[[Countess Dracula]]''.
* [[David Prowse]], best known for physically portraying [[Darth Vader]] in the original ''[[Star Wars]]'' trilogy, appeared in the Hammer films ''[[The Horror of Frankenstein]]'', ''[[Vampire Circus]]'', and ''[[Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell]]''. In both ''Frankenstein'' films, Prowse played the Monster.
* [[Oliver Reed]] had his international film career launched by Hammer, for whom he gave powerful performances in films like ''[[The Curse of the Werewolf]]'', ''[[Paranoiac (film)|Paranoiac]]'' and ''[[The Damned (1963 film)|The Damned]]''.
* [[Michael Ripper]] was Hammer's most prolific actor, appearing in dozens of supporting roles for the company, usually as publicans, coach drivers, and minor officials, throughout the company's most successful years. His final Hammer horror film appearance was in ''[[Scars of Dracula]]'' in 1970.
* [[Barbara Shelley]] was a prolific actress who performed in Hammer films, such as ''[[The Gorgon]]'' and ''[[Quatermass and the Pit (film)|Quatermass and the Pit]]''.
* [[Madeline Smith]] transitioned from a modelling career to acting and appeared in Hammer's ''[[Taste the Blood of Dracula]]'' before gaining more prominent roles in ''[[The Vampire Lovers]]'' and ''[[Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell]]''.
* [[Thorley Walters]] was a well known comedy actor in British films who played semi-comic supporting roles in Hammer films, such as ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (1962 film)|The Phantom of the Opera]]'', ''[[Frankenstein Created Woman]]'' and ''[[Vampire Circus]]''.
* [[George Woodbridge (actor)|George Woodbridge]] played many supporting roles and minor characters in films such as ''[[Dracula (1958 film)|Dracula]]'', ''[[The Revenge of Frankenstein]]'', and ''[[The Mummy (1959 film)|The Mummy]] ''.
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