Harry Robinson Hamlin is an American

United States

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 film and television actor

Actor

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, known for his role as Perseus in the 1981 fantasy film Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans (1981 film)

Clash of the Titans is an American 1981 fantasy–adventure film involving the Greek hero Perseus. It was released on June 12, 1981 and earned a gross profit of $41 million domestically, on a $15 million budget , by which it was the 11th highest grossing film of the year. A novelization of the film...

, and as Michael Kuzak in the legal drama series L.A. Law

L.A. Law

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Hamlin was born in Pasadena, California

Pasadena, California

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, the son of Berniece (née

Married and maiden names

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 Robinson), a socialite, and Chauncey Jerome Hamlin, Jr., an aeronautical engineer who once worked with scientist Wernher von Braun

Wernher von Braun

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. As a teenager, he attended Flintridge Preparatory School

Flintridge Preparatory School

Flintridge Preparatory School, familiarly known as Flintridge Prep or simply Prep, is a day school for grades 7-12. Founded in 1933, it is located in La Cañada Flintridge, California.-Facilities:...

, near Pasadena, and The Hill School

The Hill School

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, a private boarding school in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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, where he played soccer and lacrosse and acted in the school's musicals and plays.