Thomas Hill
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 2, 1927
- Died
- April 20, 2009 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- Landour, Mussoorie, India
Biography
Thomas N. "Tom" Hill (June 2, 1927 – April 20, 2009) was an Indian-American character actor and director on stage for decades before starting in film in the mid-1960s and on television in the 1980s. Born in India in 1927, one of Hill's most prominent recurring roles was as Jim Dixon on the 1980s TV series Newhart. Hill also appeared as King Baaldorf in the short-lived 1980s series Wizards and Warriors. His TV movie roles include Father Andrew Doyle in the 1984 NBC miniseries V: The Final Battle. He had guest appearances on such shows as St. Elsewhere, Remington Steele, The Facts of Life, Married... with Children, Coach, and Law & Order. Hill's first feature film performance was in the 1965 film The Slender Thread Other film credits include The Postman Always Rings Twice, Firefox (1982), and was well known of his role as Mr Coriander, the bookstore owner in The NeverEnding Story, as well as the 1990 sequel followup. He died in April 20, 2009, aged 81 in Bloomington, Indiana.
Known For
Filmography
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter
Movie · as Coreander
An Empty Bed
Movie · as Elmer
Law & Order
TV · as John Barham · 1 ep
Coach
TV · as Man · 1 ep
Black Widow
Movie · as Attorney
Married... with Children
TV · as Muldoon · 1 ep
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
TV · as Dr. Grant · 3 eps
Fresno
TV · as Mr. Crowther · 5 eps
The NeverEnding Story
Movie · as Carl Conrad Koreander - the Librarian
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Movie · as Dr. Baugh
Brothers
TV · 1 ep
V: The Final Battle
TV · as Father Andrew Doyle · 3 eps
Thursday's Child
Movie · as Dr. Owens
Wizards and Warriors
TV · 7 eps
V
TV · as le père Andrew · 2 eps
Firefox
Movie · as General Brown
Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal
Movie · as Dr. Halperin
Remington Steele
TV · as Ross Crockett Sr. · 1 ep
Newhart
TV · as Jim Dixon · 32 eps
St. Elsewhere
TV · as Judge · 1 ep
American Playhouse
TV · as Dr. Baugh · 1 ep
True Confessions
Movie · as Mr. Fazenda
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Movie · as Barlow
Death Penalty
Movie · as Trial Judge
The Nude Bomb
Movie · as President
Revenge of the Stepford Wives
Movie · as Dr. Edgar Trent
Hide in Plain Sight
Movie · as Bobby Momisa
Too Far to Go
Movie · as Psychiatrist
You Can't Go Home Again
Movie
Portrait of a Stripper
Movie · as Walt Sterling
Sanctuary of Fear
Movie · as Carl Barringer
Quintet
Movie · as Francha
The Facts of Life
TV · 1 ep
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Movie · as Archer
The Slender Thread
Movie · as Liquor Salesman
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Dr. Owens · 1 ep