John Hammond (Jurassic Park)
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Dr. John Hammond[lower-alpha 1] is a fictional character in the Jurassic Park franchise. He first appears in author Michael Crichton's 1990 novel Jurassic Park, which began the franchise. In Steven Spielberg's film adaptation of the same name, he was portrayed by Richard Attenborough, who reprised the role in the movie's sequel The Lost World: Jurassic Park.
John Hammond | |
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First appearance | Jurassic Park (book; 1990) |
Last appearance | The Lost World: Jurassic Park |
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 1 & 2) |
In-universe information | |
Full name | John Alfred Hammond |
Occupation | Former CEO of InGen Creator of Jurassic Park |
Children | Tim Murphy (grandson) Lex Murphy (granddaughter) |
In both the book and the film, Hammond is the wealthy owner of Jurassic Park, a theme park containing genetically modified cloned dinosaurs. He is the founder of InGen, and the grandfather to Lex and Tim Murphy.
Although a villainous character in the book, Hammond is more heroic in the film, and does not experience the death that his book counterpart suffers. Instead, he is implied to have died between the events of Jurassic Park III and Jurassic World.