Thomas Hill
Born
June 2, 1927
Died
April 20, 2009 (81 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Landour, Mussoorie, India
Thomas N. "Tom" Hill (June 2, 1927 – April 20, 2009) was an Indian-American character actor and director on stage for decades before starting in film in the mid-1960s and on television in the 1980s. Born in India in 1927, one of Hill's most prominent recurring roles was as Jim Dixon on the 1980s TV series Newhart. Hill also appeared as King Baaldorf in the short-lived 1980s series Wizards and Warriors. His TV movie roles include Father Andrew Doyle in the 1984 NBC miniseries V: The Final Battle. He had guest appearances on such shows as St. Elsewhere, Remington Steele, The Facts of Life, Married... with Children, Coach, and Law & Order. Hill's first feature film performance was in the 1965 film The Slender Thread Other film credits include The Postman Always Rings Twice, Firefox (1982), and was well known of his role as Mr Coriander, the bookstore owner in The NeverEnding Story, as well as the 1990 sequel followup. He died in April 20, 2009, aged 81 in Bloomington, Indiana.
Known For
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter
Coreander
1990
Law & Order
John Barham · (1 episode)
1990
An Empty Bed
Elmer
1990
Coach
Man · (1 episode)
1989
Married... with Children
Muldoon · (1 episode)
1987
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
Dr. Grant · (3 episodes)
1987
Black Widow
Attorney
1987
Fresno
Mr. Crowther · (5 episodes)
1986
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1984
Brothers
(1 episode)
1984
V: The Final Battle
Father Andrew Doyle
1984
V: The Final Battle
Father Andrew Doyle · (3 episodes)
1984
The NeverEnding Story
Carl Conrad Koreander - The Librarian
1984
V
le père Andrew · (2 episodes)
1983
Wizards and Warriors
(7 episodes)
1983
Thursday's Child
Dr. Owens
1983
St. Elsewhere
Judge · (1 episode)
1982
Newhart
Jim Dixon · (32 episodes)
1982
Remington Steele
Ross Crockett Sr. · (1 episode)
1982
Firefox
General Brown
1982
Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal
Dr. Halperin
1982
True Confessions
Mr. Fazenda
1981
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Barlow
1981
Revenge of the Stepford Wives
Dr. Edgar Trent
1980
The Nude Bomb
President
1980
Hide in Plain Sight
Bobby Momisa
1980
Death Penalty
Trial Judge
1980
Portrait of a Stripper
Walt Sterling
1979
The Facts of Life
(1 episode)
1979
You Can't Go Home Again
1979
Sanctuary of Fear
Carl Barringer
1979
Too Far to Go
Psychiatrist
1979
Quintet
Francha
1979
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Archer
1971
The Slender Thread
Liquor Salesman
1965
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dr. Owens · (1 episode)
1951