Arthur Hill
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 1, 1922
- Died
- October 22, 2006 (aged 84)
- Birthplace
- Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Arthur Edward Spence Hill (August 1, 1922 – October 22, 2006) was a Canadian actor best known for appearances in British and American theater, movies and television. He attended the University of British Columbia and continued his acting studies in Seattle, Washington. Born in Melfort, Saskatchewan, Hill served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II and attended the University of British Columbia, where he studied law but was lured to the stage. Hill made his Broadway debut as Cornelius Hackl in the 1957 revival of Thornton Wilder's The Matchmaker. In 1963 he won the Tony Award for Best Dramatic Actor for his portrayal of George in the original Broadway production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (opposite Uta Hagen). His other Broadway credits include Ben Gant in the original production of Ketti Frings's Look Homeward, Angel (1957), The Gang's All Here (1959), All the Way Home (1960), Something More! (1964), and More Stately Mansions (1967). His most recognizable film portrayal was that of Dr. Jeremy Stone in the film adaptation of Michael Crichton's The Andromeda Strain (1971). Hill's other film work included roles in Harper (1966), The Chairman (1969), Sam Peckinpah's The Killer Elite (1975) and Futureworld (1976), " A Little Romance" (1979), and he narrated the film version of Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983). Arguably, Hill's most famous acting role was that of lawyer Owen Marshall, the lead role in the 1971-1974 TV series Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law. He appeared on many other series, including CBS's The Reporter, a 1964 drama starring Harry Guardino. He appeared as a guest star in the pilot episode of Murder, She Wrote in 1984, returning to that same role in an episode in 1990. This would turn out to be his last appearance in film. He died in a Pacific Palisades, California nursing home, aged 84, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Description above from the Wikipedia article Arthur Hill (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Christmas Eve
Movie · as Andrew Kingsley
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
Movie · as Thomas Shea
A Fine Mess
Movie · as (uncredited)
One Magic Christmas
Movie · as Caleb Grainger
Murder in Space
Movie · as Vice-President
The Guardian
Movie · as Dr. Phil Julian
Love Leads the Way: A True Story
Movie · as Mr. Frank
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Preston Giles · 2 eps
Glitter
TV · as Charles Hardwick · 14 eps
Prototype
Movie · as Gen. Keating
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Intimate Agony
Movie · as Dr. Holliston
Tomorrow's Child
Movie · as Dr. Glenn Gorham
Making Love
Movie · as Henry
American Playhouse
TV · as Willy Shrike · 1 ep
The Amateur
Movie · as Brewer
Angel Dusted
Movie · as Michael Eaton
Dirty Tricks
Movie · as Professor Prosser
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
Movie · as General Thomas Ewing
The Return of Frank Cannon
Movie · as Dr. Curtis McDonald
Hagen
TV · as Carl Palmer · 9 eps
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
Movie · as Governor (uncredited)
A Little Romance
Movie · as Richard King
The Champ
Movie · as Mike
Churchill and the Generals
Movie · as President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Riel
Movie · as Taylor
Tales of the Unexpected
TV · as Terence Carter · 1 ep
The Glacier Fox
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Tell Me My Name
Movie · as Porter McPhail
A Bridge Too Far
Movie · as U.S. Medical Colonel
Futureworld
Movie · as Dr. Duffy
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
Movie · as Judge James Edwin Horton
The Killer Elite
Movie · as Cap Collis
Death Be Not Proud
Movie · as John Gunther
The Rivalry
Movie · as Abraham Lincoln
The Golden Handshake
Movie
Ordeal
Movie · as Richard Damian
The Andromeda Strain
Movie · as Dr. Jeremy Stone
The Pursuit of Happiness
Movie · as John Popper
Columbo
TV · as Governor · 1 ep
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
TV · as Owen Marshall · 69 eps
Vanished
TV · as Arnold Greer · 2 eps
Rabbit, Run
Movie · as Jack Eccles
The Other Man
Movie · as Paul Maitland
The Chairman
Movie · as Shelby
Don't Let the Angels Fall
Movie · as Robert
Marcus Welby, M.D.
TV · as Owen Marshall · 2 eps
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
TV · as Ainsley Walters · 1 ep
Petulia
Movie · as Barney
Lancer
TV · 1 ep
The Name of the Game
TV · as Gerald Brighton · 1 ep
The Desperate Hours
Movie · as Dan Hilliard
Atta Girl, Kelly!
Movie · as Evan Clayton
The Invaders
TV · as Warren Doneghan · 1 ep
Harper
Movie · as Albert Graves
Moment to Moment
Movie · as Neil Stanton
Mission: Impossible
TV · as Janos Passik · 1 ep
CBS Playhouse
TV · as Bryan Gray · 1 ep
The F.B.I.
TV · as Ernest Putnam / Dr. Charles King, Edward Lennan, Max Griswold, Richard Bender · 1 ep
Run for Your Life
TV · as Bill Dagen · 1 ep
The Ugly American
Movie · as Grainger
In the Cool of the Day
Movie · as Sam Bonner
The Fugitive
TV · as Dr. Frederick Howell · 1 ep
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV · as Donald Hammond · 1 ep
The Young Doctors
Movie · as Tomaselli
Ben Casey
TV · 1 ep
The Defenders
TV · as Fred Braden, Matthew J. Ritter · 1 ep
The Man Who Found the Money
Movie · as William Benson
Route 66
TV · 1 ep
The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries
TV · as Walter Hartright · 1 ep
New York Confidential
TV · 1 ep
The Untouchables
TV · as Fr. Francis Gregory · 1 ep
Born Yesterday
Movie · as Paul Verrall
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
TV · as Jerry · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
The Deep Blue Sea
Movie · as Jackie Jackson
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Howard Wilcox, William Benson · 1 ep
Matinee Theater
TV · 1 ep
The Matchmaker
Movie · as Cornelius Hackl
The Crowded Day
Movie · as Alice's Escort
A Day to Remember
Movie · as Al
Penny Princess
Movie · as Representative of Johnson K. Johnson (uncredited)
Salute the Toff
Movie · as Ted Harrison
Scarlet Thread
Movie · as Shaw
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Paul Verrall, Abraham Lincoln · 1 ep
The Undefeated
Movie
The Body Said No!
Movie · as Robin King
I Was a Male War Bride
Movie · as Dependents Clearing Officer (uncredited)
Studio One
TV · as Ivory · 1 ep