Arthur Hill
Known for Acting · 88 credits
- Born
- 1922-08-01
- Died
- 2006-10-22
- Place of birth
- Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Also known as
- Arthur Edward Spence Hill
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (30)
Columbo
1971
as Governor
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Preston Giles
The Fugitive
1963
as Dr. Frederick Howell
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Janos Passik
Matinee Theater
1955
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Donald Hammond
Ben Casey
1961
Studio One
1948
as Ivory
The Untouchables
1959
as Fr. Francis Gregory
Run for Your Life
1965
as Bill Dagen
The F.B.I.
1965
as Ernest Putnam / Dr. Charles King / Edward Lennan / Max Griswold / Richard Bender
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Terence Carter
Route 66
1960
Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Owen Marshall
The Defenders
1961
as Fred Braden / Matthew J. Ritter
The Name of the Game
1968
as Gerald Brighton
The Invaders
1967
as Warren Doneghan
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Howard Wilcox / William Benson
Lancer
1968
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as Owen Marshall
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969
as Ainsley Walters
American Playhouse
1982
as Willy Shrike
CBS Playhouse
1966
as Bryan Gray
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
1956
as Jerry
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Paul Verrall / Abraham Lincoln
New York Confidential
1959
Glitter
1984
as Charles Hardwick
Vanished
1971
as Arnold Greer
Hagen
1980
Movies (58)
A Bridge Too Far
1977
as U.S. Medical Colonel
Futureworld
1976
as Dr. Duffy
The Andromeda Strain
1971
as Dr. Jeremy Stone
The Champ
1979
as Mike
Something Wicked This Way Comes
1983
as Narrator (voice)
Harper
1966
as Albert Graves
The Chairman
1969
as Shelby
The Killer Elite
1975
as Cap Collis
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
1979
as Governor (uncredited)
Petulia
1968
as Barney
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
1986
as Thomas Shea
Murder in Space
1985
as Vice-President
Dirty Tricks
1981
as Professor Prosser
A Little Romance
1979
as Richard King
One Magic Christmas
1985
as Caleb Grainger
Prototype
1983
as Gen. Keating
Making Love
1982
as Henry
A Fine Mess
1986
as (uncredited)
I Was a Male War Bride
1949
as Dependents Clearing Officer (uncredited)
Riel
1979
as Taylor
The Amateur
1981
as Brewer
The Ugly American
1963
as Grainger
The Glacier Fox
1978
as Narrator (voice)
Christmas Eve
1986
as Andrew Kingsley
Intimate Agony
1983
as Dr. Holliston
The Pursuit of Happiness
1971
as John Popper
Angel Dusted
1981
as Michael Eaton
Rabbit, Run
1970
as Jack Eccles
Moment to Moment
1966
as Neil Stanton
Salute the Toff
1952
as Ted Harrison
Churchill and the Generals
1979
as President Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Deep Blue Sea
1955
as Jackie Jackson
The Crowded Day
1954
as Alice's Escort
Love Leads the Way: A True Story
1984
as Mr. Frank
Ordeal
1973
as Richard Damian
Tomorrow's Child
1982
as Dr. Glenn Gorham
The Guardian
1984
as Dr. Phil Julian
The Return of Frank Cannon
1980
as Dr. Curtis McDonald
A Day to Remember
1953
as Al
The Other Man
1970
as Paul Maitland
Don't Let the Angels Fall
1969
as Robert
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
1976
as Judge James Edwin Horton
In the Cool of the Day
1963
as Sam Bonner
Tell Me My Name
1977
as Porter McPhail
Penny Princess
1952
as Representative of Johnson K. Johnson (uncredited)
The Young Doctors
1961
as Tomaselli
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
1980
as General Thomas Ewing
The Body Said No!
1950
as Robin King
Atta Girl, Kelly!
1967
as Evan Clayton
The Matchmaker
1954
as Cornelius Hackl
The Desperate Hours
1967
as Dan Hilliard
Scarlet Thread
1951
as Shaw
The Man Who Found the Money
1960
as William Benson
Death Be Not Proud
1975
as John Gunther
The Golden Handshake
1973
The Undefeated
1950
The Rivalry
1975
as Abraham Lincoln
Born Yesterday
1956
as Paul Verrall
About Arthur Hill
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 Hack… With 88 credits spanning from 1948 to 1986, Arthur Hill has appeared in 58 films and 30 TV shows.
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- A Bridge Too Far (1977) — as U.S. Medical Colonel
- Futureworld (1976) — as Dr. Duffy
- The Andromeda Strain (1971) — as Dr. Jeremy Stone
- The Champ (1979) — as Mike
- Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) — as Narrator (voice)
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