Arthur Hill

Known for ActingBorn 1922-08-01Died 2006-10-22Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada

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.Read more

Movies & web series

New York Confidential

Angel Dusted

Churchill and the Generals

Tell Me My Name

The Rivalry

The Golden Handshake

Don't Let the Angels Fall

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Columbo

Riel

The Other Man

The Glacier Fox

The Untouchables

Murder, She Wrote

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys

Mission: Impossible

Colonel March of Scotland Yard

A Bridge Too Far

Love Leads the Way: A True Story

A Day to Remember

The Fugitive

Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun

Hagen

Run for Your Life

The Champ

The Andromeda Strain

Making Love

The Name of the Game

CBS Playhouse

A Little Romance

Christmas Eve

Tales of the Unexpected

The Undefeated

The Body Said No!

The Invaders

American Playhouse

I Was a Male War Bride

Harper

Route 66

The Return of Frank Cannon

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Marcus Welby, M.D.

The Ugly American

Penny Princess

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Prototype

The Pursuit of Happiness