Arthur Hill
Arthur 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Arthur Hill (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
89
Gender
Male
Birthday
1922-08-01 (102 years old)
Place of Birth
Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
Acting

1986

A Fine Mess as (uncredited)

1986

Christmas Eve as Andrew Kingsley

1985

One Magic Christmas as Caleb Grainger

1985

Murder in Space as Vice-President

1984

Murder, She Wrote as Preston Giles

1984

Glitter as Charles Hardwick

1984

The Guardian as Dr. Phil Julian

1983

Something Wicked This Way Comes as Narrator (voice)

1983

Intimate Agony as Dr. Holliston

1983

Prototype as Gen. Keating

1982

American Playhouse as Willy Shrike

1982

Making Love as Henry

1982

Tomorrow's Child as Dr. Glenn Gorham

1981

The Amateur as Brewer

1981

Dirty Tricks as Professor Prosser

1981

Angel Dusted as Michael Eaton

1980

Hagen as Not available

1980

The Return of Frank Cannon as Dr. Curtis McDonald

1980

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd as General Thomas Ewing

1979

Tales of the Unexpected as Terence Carter

1979

The Champ as Mike

1979

A Little Romance as Richard King

1979

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days as Governor (uncredited)

1979

Churchill and the Generals as President Franklin D. Roosevelt

1978

The Glacier Fox as Narrator (voice)

1977

A Bridge Too Far as U.S. Medical Colonel

1977

Tell Me My Name as Porter McPhail

1976

Futureworld as Dr. Duffy

1976

Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys as Judge James Edwin Horton

1975

The Killer Elite as Cap Collis

1975

Death Be Not Proud as John Gunther

1973

Ordeal as Richard Damian

1973

The Golden Handshake as Not available

1971

Columbo as Governor

1971

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law as Owen Marshall

1971

The Andromeda Strain as Dr. Jeremy Stone

1971

Vanished as Arnold Greer

1971

The Pursuit of Happiness as John Popper

1970

Rabbit, Run as Jack Eccles

1970

The Other Man as Paul Maitland

1969

Marcus Welby, M.D. as Owen Marshall

1969

The Chairman as Shelby

1968

The Name of the Game as Gerald Brighton

1968

Lancer as Not available

1968

Petulia as Barney

1967

The Invaders as Warren Doneghan

1967

The Desperate Hours as Dan Hilliard

1967

Atta Girl, Kelly! as Evan Clayton

1966

Mission: Impossible as Janos Passik

1966

CBS Playhouse as Not available

1966

Harper as Albert Graves

1966

Moment to Moment as Neil Stanton

1965

The F.B.I. as Ernest Putnam / Dr. Charles King

1965

The F.B.I. as Edward Lennan

1965

The F.B.I. as Max Griswold

1965

The F.B.I. as Richard Bender

1965

Run for Your Life as Bill Dagen

1963

The Fugitive as Dr. Frederick Howell

1963

The Ugly American as Grainger

1963

In the Cool of the Day as Sam Bonner

1961

Ben Casey as Not available

1961

The Defenders as Fred Braden

1961

The Defenders as Matthew J. Ritter

1961

The Young Doctors as Tomaselli

1960

Route 66 as Not available

1960

The Man Who Found the Money as William Benson

1959

The Untouchables as Fr. Francis Gregory

1959

New York Confidential as Not available

1959

Human Interest Story as Howard Wilcox

1956

Tony Awards as Self - Presenter

1955

Matinee Theater as Not available

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Howard Wilcox

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents as William Benson

1955

The Deep Blue Sea as Jackie Jackson

1954

The Matchmaker as Cornelius Hackl

1952

Penny Princess as Representative of Johnson K. Johnson (uncredited)

1952

Salute the Toff as Ted Harrison

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Paul Verrall

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Abraham Lincoln

1951

Scarlet Thread as Shaw

1950

The Undefeated as Not available

1949

I Was a Male War Bride as Dependents Clearing Officer (uncredited)

1948

Studio One as Ivory