Death
Hamilton died in Los Angeles, California on 29 March 1995 from AIDS-related pneumonia. The parents of Antony Hamilton, Donald and Margaret Smith, and his sister Penelope asked that contributions be made in his name to AIDS Project Los Angeles.
All his life, Tony had spent more money than he earned. Now he was broke. While he was hospitalized, his condominium was repossessed by the bank. He was without hope and, by the early 1994, he just wanted to die. That year he got sicker and sicker until he finally did. I am convinced a stronger will to live would have saved Tony. Joe Rothschild – Signals: An Inspiring Story of Life After Life (ISBN 1577311795) (pag. 54) Toward the end of his life he gave me a photograph of himself signed: "To a brave hero. Love Tony". I asked him what he meant, and he said: "You know, Joel, I'm just not a hero like you. AIDS is a war like any another war, – there will be casualties and heroes".Joel Rothschild – Signals: An Inspiring Story of Life After Life (ISBN 1577311795) (pag. 55)
(...) Antony Hamilton also continued to act, most notably as another spy in ABC's revival of Mission: Impossible from 1988 to 1990. Sadly, Hamilton died of AIDs-related pneumonia on March 23, 1995. Ironically, says Bob Murray, Hamilton's greatest fears in life were the disease that took his life and being forgotten after his death.Douglas Snauffer – The show must go on: how the deaths of lead actors have affected television series (ISBN 0786432950) (pag. 95)
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