Arthur Hill

Arthur Hill

Birthdate
August 1, 1922 (101 years old)
Place of Birth
Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date of Death
October 22, 2006
Known For
Acting

Details

Birthdate
August 1, 1922 (101 years old)
Place of Birth
Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date of Death
October 22, 2006
Known For
Acting

Biography

EArthur 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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Arthur Hill's LGBTQ+ Titles

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Making Love
Henry

Acting (83)

1986
Christmas Eve as Andrew Kingsley
1986
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun as Thomas Shea
1985
One Magic Christmas as Caleb Grainger
1985
Murder in Space as Vice-President
1984
The Guardian as Dr. Phil Julian
1984
Love Leads the Way: A True Story as Mr. Frank
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Preston Giles (2 episodes)
1984
Glitter as Charles Hardwick (14 episodes)
1983
Prototype as Gen. Keating
1983
Something Wicked This Way Comes as Narrator (voice)
1983
Intimate Agony as Dr. Holliston
1982
Tomorrow's Child as Dr. Glenn Gorham
1982
Making Love as Henry
1982
American Playhouse as Willy Shrike (1 episode)
1981
The Amateur as Brewer
1981
Dirty Tricks
1981
Angel Dusted as Michael Eaton
1980
The Return of Frank Cannon as Dr. Curtis McDonald
1980
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd as General Thomas Ewing
1980
Hagen (8 episodes)
1979
Churchill and the Generals as President Franklin D. Roosevelt
1979
The Champ as Mike
1979
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days as Governor (uncredited)
1979
A Little Romance as Richard King
1979
Tales of the Unexpected as Terence Carter (1 episode)
1978
The Glacier Fox as Narrator (voice)
1977
Tell Me My Name as Porter McPhail
1977
A Bridge Too Far as U.S. Medical Colonel
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
1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law as Owen Marshall (69 episodes)
1971
Columbo as Governor (1 episode)
1971
The Andromeda Strain as Dr. Jeremy Stone
1971
Vanished as Arnold Greer (2 episodes)
1971
The Pursuit of Happiness as John Popper
1970
The Other Man as Paul Maitland
1970
Rabbit, Run as Jack Eccles
1969
The Chairman as Shelby
1969
Don't Let the Angels Fall as Robert
1968
Lancer (1 episode)
1968
The Name of the Game as Councilman Gerald Brighton (1 episode)
1968
Petulia as Barney
1967
The Desperate Hours as Dan Hilliard
1967
Atta Girl, Kelly! as Evan Clayton
1967
The Invaders as Warren Doneghan (1 episode)
1966
CBS Playhouse (1 episode)
1966
Mission: Impossible as Janos Passik (1 episode)
1966
Harper as Albert Graves
1966
Moment to Moment as Neil Stanton
1965
The F.B.I. as Edward Lennan (1 episode)
1965
The F.B.I. as Ernest Putnam / Dr. Charles King (1 episode)
1965
The F.B.I. as Max Griswold (2 episodes)
1965
The F.B.I. as Richard Bender (1 episode)
1965
Run for Your Life as Bill Dagen (1 episode)
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1 episode)
1963
The Fugitive as Dr. Frederick Howell (1 episode)
1963
In the Cool of the Day as Sam Bonner
1963
The Ugly American as Grainger
1961
Ben Casey (1 episode)
1961
The Defenders as Fred Braden (1 episode)
1961
The Defenders as Matthew J. Ritter (1 episode)
1961
The Young Doctors as Tomaselli
1960
Route 66 (1 episode)
1959
New York Confidential (1 episode)
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Presenter (2 episodes)
1956
Colonel March of Scotland Yard as Jerry (1 episode)
1955
The Deep Blue Sea as Jackie Jackson
1955
Matinee Theater (1 episode)
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Howard Wilcox (1 episode)
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as William Benson (1 episode)
1953
A Day to Remember as Al
1952
Salute the Toff as Ted Harrison
1952
Penny Princess as Representative of Johnson K. Johnson (uncredited)
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Abraham Lincoln (1 episode)
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Paul Verrall (1 episode)
1951
Scarlet Thread as Shaw
1950
The Undefeated
1949
I Was a Male War Bride as Dependents Clearing Officer (uncredited)
1948
Studio One as Ivory (1 episode)