Chico Hamilton's birth name is Hamilton, Foreststorn.

Chico Hamilton was born on September 21, 1921, in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Chico Hamilton died on November 25, 2013, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

Chico Hamilton has: Played himself in "Cool and Groovy" in 1956. Played himself in "Timex All-Star Jazz Show" in 1957. Played himself in "The Big Record" in 1957. Played Himself - Chico Hamilton Quintet in "Sweet Smell of Success" in 1957. Played Mr. Jazz in "Magic Sticks" in 1987. Played himself in "Chico Hamilton: Dancing to a Different Drummer" in 1994. Played himself in "Independent Lens" in 1999. Played himself in "Jazz Seen: The Life and Times of William Claxton" in 2001. Played himself in "The Jazz Baroness" in 2009. Performed in "Bert Stern: Original Madman" in 2011.

The cast of Cool and Groovy - 1956 includes: The Chico Hamilton Quintet as Quintet Buddy De Franco as himself Buddy DeFranco Quartet as Quartet Conley Graves as himself Conley Graves Trio as Trio Chico Hamilton as himself The Tune Jesters as Themselves