Joe Hamilton (producer)


Joseph Henry Hamilton Jr. was an American television producer and actor.

Career

Beginning his career as a singer and composer with a vocal group, The Skylarks, Hamilton became the producer of The Garry Moore Show in 1958, where actress Carol Burnett was a regular. With The Skylarks, he appeared on many early television programs, including Dinah Shore's. He worked with Burnett on the short-lived CBS variety show The Entertainers and her long-running eponymous series as executive producer and composer of its theme song. He made one brief appearance as Duke Reeves on Mama's Family.
Hamilton won five Emmy Awards, the first for The Garry Moore Show, which featured Burnett.
Hamilton also wrote Burnett’s famous theme song, of which she sang to end her show each week, “I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together”.

Personal life

Hamilton was the brother of television actress Kipp Hamilton.
His first marriage, to Gloria Hartley, produced eight children.
He married Carol Burnett on May 4, 1963. They had three children, including Carrie Hamilton, before divorcing in 1984.
He married Sandy Troggio in 1991, before dying of cancer that same year on June 9. He is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery.

Filmography