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Arthur Hill

Profession
Acting
Born
August 1, 1922 · Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died
October 22, 2006

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

A Bridge Too Far poster
A Bridge Too Far
Film · 1977 · ★ 7.2
Columbo poster
Columbo
Series · 1971 · ★ 8.1
The Andromeda Strain poster
The Andromeda Strain
Film · 1971 · ★ 7.0
Murder, She Wrote poster
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984 · ★ 7.5
Futureworld poster
Futureworld
Film · 1976 · ★ 5.9
Mission: Impossible poster
Mission: Impossible
Series · 1966 · ★ 7.6
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Series · 1955 · ★ 7.8
Something Wicked This Way Comes poster
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Film · 1983 · ★ 6.5
The Champ poster
The Champ
Film · 1979 · ★ 7.0
Harper poster
Harper
Film · 1966 · ★ 6.7
The Killer Elite poster
The Killer Elite
Film · 1975 · ★ 5.8
I Was a Male War Bride poster
I Was a Male War Bride
Film · 1949 · ★ 6.9

Filmography