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Jay Hammer
Acting · Born 1944-11-16 · San Francisco, California, USA
Biography
Jay Hammer (born November 16, 1944) is an American actor best known for his run as freelancer journalist Fletcher Reade who falls in love with Dr. Claire Ramsey on CBS Daytime's Guiding Light from March 1984 until March 1998. He returned briefly in the spring of 1999, and again made an appearance as the show ended in 2009. He had a notable role as Allan Willis during the 1978–1979 season of The Jeffersons. His character on The Jeffersons was the son of mixed-race couple Tom and Helen Willis (Franklin Cover and Roxie Roker). Other appearances include roles in The Blue Knight, Kojak, Mannix, Sons and Daughters, Emergency!, and Adam-12. His theater credits include off-Broadway productions of Passing Through from Exotic Places and Serenading Louie. He played the role of ranch forehand Max Dekker on Texas in 1981. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jay Hammer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for

Adam-12
Young Man

Mannix
1967

Emergency!
1972

Kojak
Stiller

The Jeffersons
Allan Willis

Texas
1980

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Abner

The Mark of Zorro
Antonio

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
Young Writer

The Story of Noah
Ham
Filmography
- 1980Texas
- 1978The Story of NoahHam
- 1975F. Scott Fitzgerald in HollywoodYoung Writer
- 1975The JeffersonsAllan Willis
- 1974The Mark of ZorroAntonio
- 1973KojakStiller
- 1972Emergency!
- 1968Adam-12Young Man
- 1967Mannix
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameAbner
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