Nicholas Hammond

Birthday: May 15, 1950
Birthplace: Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Bio: The son of actress Eileen Bennett, Nicholas Hammond was 13 when he made his first movie appearance in Lord of the Flies (1963). Hammond's most visible screen role was as Friedrich von Trapp in the 1965 megahit The Sound of Music. After making the transition from juvenile to young leading man, he spent several seasons in daytime soaps. In 1978, a pumped-up Nicholas… More Bio: The son of actress Eileen Bennett, Nicholas Hammond was 13 when he made his first movie appearance in Lord of the Flies (1963). Hammond's most visible screen role was as Friedrich von Trapp in the 1965 megahit The Sound of Music. After making the transition from juvenile to young leading man, he spent several seasons in daytime soaps. In 1978, a pumped-up Nicholas Hammond starred in the brief weekly TV adaptation of The Amazing Spider-Man. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi