John Hammond (Jurassic Park)
| John Hammond | |
|---|---|
| Jurassic Park character | |
Richard Attenborough as John Hammond | |
| First appearance | Jurassic Park (book; 1990) |
| Last appearance | The Lost World: Jurassic Park (film; 1997) |
| Created by | Michael Crichton |
| Adapted by | Steven Spielberg David Koepp |
| Portrayed by | Richard Attenborough |
| Voiced by | Bud Tingwell (Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis) Mackenzie Gray (Jurassic World Evolution) |
| In-universe information | |
| Occupation | Former CEO of InGen Creator of Jurassic Park |
| Children | Tim Murphy (grandson) Lex Murphy (granddaughter) |
| Relatives | Peter Ludlow (nephew: deceased) |
Dr. John Hammond is a fictional character in the Jurassic Park franchise. He is introduced in Michael Crichton's 1990 novel Jurassic Park, which began the franchise. Steven Spielberg directed the 1993 film adaptation of the same name, casting Richard Attenborough as Hammond.
Hammond is the founder of InGen and the owner of Jurassic Park, a theme park of cloned dinosaurs created by his company. The novel presents him with antagonistic characteristics, which were scaled back by Spielberg for the film adaptation. Although Hammond is killed by dinosaurs in the first novel, the character survives in the film version and briefly returns in the 1997 sequel, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, with Attenborough reprising the role. In the film series, Hammond dies off-screen sometime after the events of the sequel.