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