Arthur Hill
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 1, 1922
- Died
- October 22, 2006
- Birthplace
- Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
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.
Filmography
Christmas Eve 1986
as Andrew Kingsley
A Fine Mess 1986
as (uncredited)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun 1986
as Thomas Shea
One Magic Christmas 1985
as Caleb Grainger
Murder in Space 1985
as Vice-President
The Guardian 1984
as Dr. Phil Julian
Love Leads the Way: A True Story 1984
as Mr. Frank
Prototype 1983
as Gen. Keating
Something Wicked This Way Comes 1983
as Narrator (voice)
Intimate Agony 1983
as Dr. Holliston
Tomorrow's Child 1982
as Dr. Glenn Gorham
Making Love 1982
as Henry
The Amateur 1981
as Brewer
Dirty Tricks 1981
as Professor Prosser
Angel Dusted 1981
as Michael Eaton
The Return of Frank Cannon 1980
as Dr. Curtis McDonald
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd 1980
as General Thomas Ewing
Churchill and the Generals 1979
as President Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Champ 1979
as Mike
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days 1979
as Governor (uncredited)
A Little Romance 1979
as Richard King
Riel 1979
as Taylor
The Glacier Fox 1978
as Narrator (voice)
Tell Me My Name 1977
as Porter McPhail
A Bridge Too Far 1977
as U.S. Medical Colonel
Futureworld 1976
as Dr. Duffy
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys 1976
as Judge James Edwin Horton
The Killer Elite 1975
as Cap Collis
The Rivalry 1975
as Abraham Lincoln
Death Be Not Proud 1975
as John Gunther
Ordeal 1973
as Richard Damian
- The Golden Handshake
The Golden Handshake 1973
Actor
The Andromeda Strain 1971
as Dr. Jeremy Stone
The Pursuit of Happiness 1971
as John Popper
The Other Man 1970
as Paul Maitland
Rabbit, Run 1970
as Jack Eccles
The Chairman 1969
as Shelby
Don't Let the Angels Fall 1969
as Robert
Petulia 1968
as Barney
The Desperate Hours 1967
as Dan Hilliard
Atta Girl, Kelly! 1967
as Evan Clayton
Harper 1966
as Albert Graves
Moment to Moment 1966
as Neil Stanton
In the Cool of the Day 1963
as Sam Bonner
The Ugly American 1963
as Grainger
The Young Doctors 1961
as Tomaselli
The Man Who Found the Money 1960
as William Benson
Born Yesterday 1956
as Paul Verrall
The Deep Blue Sea 1955
as Jackie Jackson
The Crowded Day 1954
as Alice's Escort
The Matchmaker 1954
as Cornelius Hackl
A Day to Remember 1953
as Al
Salute the Toff 1952
as Ted Harrison
Penny Princess 1952
as Representative of Johnson K. Johnson (uncredited)
Scarlet Thread 1951
as Shaw
The Undefeated 1950
Actor
The Body Said No! 1950
as Robin King
I Was a Male War Bride 1949
as Dependents Clearing Officer (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.