Pete Hamill

Personal Info

Birthday

June 24, 1935

Day of Death

2020-08-05

(85 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Pete Hamill

Biography

Pete Hamill was an American journalist, novelist, essayist and editor. During his career as a New York City journalist, he was described as "the author of columns that sought to capture the particular flavors of New York City's politics and sports and the particular pathos of its crime."

Known For

King of New York

One Fine Day

The Insider

Exposed

From Corleone to Brooklyn

Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today

Filmography

2018
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
as Self
2013
If These Knishes Could Talk: The Story of the NY Accent
as Self
2005
Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today
as Additional Voices
Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story
as Self
1999
The Insider
as NY Times Reporter
1996
One Fine Day
as Frank Burroughs
1990
King of New York
as Pete Hamill
1983
Exposed
as Guest at Party
1979
From Corleone to Brooklyn
as Man in Restaurant (uncredited)