and a Golden Globe Award nomination for "Most Promising Newcomer" for the part of "Caretaker" in The Longest Yard. He was also the spokesman for the American Egg Board. In 1980, he starred alongside Gary Collins in the low-budget movie Hangar 18. It was filmed primarily in Big Spring, Texas, and the two played NASA astronauts trying to expose a UFO coverup. In 2012, Hampton appeared in an advertisement on MeTV touting some of the shows in which he had guest starred, including Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. and The Rockford Files. Personal life Hampton married actress Mary Deese in 2002. He had three children – James, Andrea and Frank. They resided in Texas. Death He died of complications from Parkinson's disease on April 7, 2021, at his home in Fort Worth, Texas. He was 84. Filmography Awards and nominations References External links 1936 births 2021 deaths American male film actors American male television actors American television directors American male screenwriters Neurological disease deaths in Texas Deaths from Parkinson's disease United States Army soldiers Male actors from Oklahoma City Military personnel from Oklahoma University of North Texas alumni Male actors from Los Angeles Writers from Oklahoma City Screenwriters from Oklahoma Screenwriters from California