Thomas Hill
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 2, 1927
- Died
- April 20, 2009
- Birthplace
- Landour, Mussoorie, India
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.
Filmography
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter 1990
as Coreander
An Empty Bed 1990
as Elmer
Black Widow 1987
as Attorney
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1984
as Dr. Baugh
The NeverEnding Story 1984
as Carl Conrad Koreander - the Librarian
Thursday's Child 1983
as Dr. Owens
Firefox 1982
as General Brown
Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal 1982
as Dr. Halperin
True Confessions 1981
as Mr. Fazenda
The Postman Always Rings Twice 1981
as Barlow
Revenge of the Stepford Wives 1980
as Dr. Edgar Trent
The Nude Bomb 1980
as President
Hide in Plain Sight 1980
as Bobby Momisa
Death Penalty 1980
as Trial Judge
Portrait of a Stripper 1979
as Walt Sterling
You Can't Go Home Again 1979
Actor
Sanctuary of Fear 1979
as Carl Barringer
Too Far to Go 1979
as Psychiatrist
Quintet 1979
as Francha
McCabe & Mrs. Miller 1971
as Archer
The Slender Thread 1965
as Liquor Salesman
Credits from TMDB.