Gordon's daughter Barbara, said Hamilton "came every day to the set letter perfect in dialogue and never missed a beat—a consummate professional." Personal life Hamilton was married to Elsa Whitmer from 1922 until his death in September 1984. They had one child. Hamilton was a Roman Catholic, and a member of the Good Shepherd Parish and the Catholic Motion Picture Guild in Beverly Hills, California. Hamilton died at the age of 85 on September 24, 1984 after suffering a severe asthma attack. After his cremation, his ashes were later scattered into the Pacific Ocean. Filmography The Beloved Impostor (1918) The Great Romance (1919) The White Rose (1923) as John White America (1924) as Nathan Holden The Sixth Commandment (1924) as Robert Fields The Side Show of Life (1924) as Charles Verity-Stewart Isn't Life Wonderful (1924) as Paul Men and Women (1925) as Ned Seabury The Little French Girl (1925) as Giles Bradley The Street of Forgotten Men (1925) as Philip Peyton The Golden Princess (1925) as Tennessee Hunter New Brooms (1925) as Thomas Bates Jr. The Splendid Crime (1925) as Bob Van Dyke Desert Gold (1926) as George Thorne Beau Geste (1926) as Digby Geste The Great Gatsby (1926) as Nick Carraway Diplomacy (1926) as Julian Weymouth The Music Master (1927) as Beverly Cruger Ten Modern Commandments (1927) as Tod Gilbert The Joy Girl (1927) as John Jeffrey Fleet The Spotlight (1927) as Norman Brooke Mother Machree (1928) as Brian The Shield of Honor (1928) as Jack MacDowell The Showdown (1928) as Wilson Shelton Something Always Happens (1928) as Roderick Keswick Don't Marry (1928) as Henry Willoughby The Grip of the Yukon (1928) as Jack Elliott Hot News (1928) as Scoop Morgan The Patriot (1928) as Crown Prince Alexander Take Me Home (1928) as David North Three Weekends (1928) as James Gordon What a Night! (1928) as Joe Madison Why Be Good? (1929) as Winthrop Peabody Jr. A Dangerous Woman (1929) as Bobby Gregory The Studio Murder Mystery (1929) as Tony White The Love Trap (1929) as Paul Harrington The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu (1929) as Dr. Jack Petrie Darkened Rooms (1929) as Emory Jago The Kibitzer (1930) as Eddie Brown The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu (1930) as Dr. Jack Petrie The Dawn Patrol (1930) as Major Brand Anybody's War (1930) as Red Reinhardt Ladies Must Play (1930) as Anthony Gregg The Cat Creeps (1930) as Charles Wilder Ex-Flame