Acting
Arthur Hill
EN, JA cinema · 58 credits
Born
1 August 1922
Died
22 October 2006 (aged 84)
Birthplace
Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
Also known as Arthur Edward Spence Hill
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
Filmography
Christmas Eve
as Andrew Kingsley
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
as Thomas Shea
A Fine Mess
as (uncredited)
One Magic Christmas
as Caleb Grainger
Murder in Space
as Vice-President
The Guardian
as Dr. Phil Julian
Love Leads the Way: A True Story
as Mr. Frank
Prototype
as Gen. Keating
Something Wicked This Way Comes
as Narrator (voice)
Intimate Agony
as Dr. Holliston
Tomorrow's Child
as Dr. Glenn Gorham
Making Love
as Henry
The Amateur
as Brewer
Angel Dusted
as Michael Eaton
Dirty Tricks
as Professor Prosser
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
as General Thomas Ewing
The Return of Frank Cannon
as Dr. Curtis McDonald
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
as Governor (uncredited)
A Little Romance
as Richard King
The Champ
as Mike
Churchill and the Generals
as President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Riel
as Taylor
The Glacier Fox
as Narrator (voice)
Tell Me My Name
as Porter McPhail
A Bridge Too Far
as U.S. Medical Colonel
Futureworld
as Dr. Duffy
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
as Judge James Edwin Horton
The Killer Elite
as Cap Collis
Death Be Not Proud
as John Gunther
The Rivalry
as Abraham Lincoln
Ordeal
as Richard Damian
The Andromeda Strain
as Dr. Jeremy Stone
The Pursuit of Happiness
as John Popper
Rabbit, Run
as Jack Eccles
The Other Man
as Paul Maitland
The Chairman
as Shelby
Petulia
as Barney
The Desperate Hours
as Dan Hilliard
Atta Girl, Kelly!
as Evan Clayton
Harper
as Albert Graves
Moment to Moment
as Neil Stanton
The Ugly American
as Grainger
In the Cool of the Day
as Sam Bonner
The Young Doctors
as Tomaselli
The Man Who Found the Money
as William Benson
Born Yesterday
as Paul Verrall
The Deep Blue Sea
as Jackie Jackson
The Matchmaker
as Cornelius Hackl
The Crowded Day
as Alice's Escort
Penny Princess
as Representative of Johnson K. Johnson (uncredited)
Salute the Toff
as Ted Harrison
Scarlet Thread
as Shaw
The Body Said No!
as Robin King
I Was a Male War Bride
as Dependents Clearing Officer (uncredited)