Arthur Hill
Born
August 1, 1922
Died
October 22, 2006 (84 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
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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.
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Christmas Eve
Andrew Kingsley
1986
A Fine Mess
(uncredited)
1986
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
Thomas Shea
1986
One Magic Christmas
Caleb Grainger
1985
Murder in Space
Vice-President
1985
The Guardian
Dr. Phil Julian
1984
Love Leads the Way: A True Story
Mr. Frank
1984
Murder, She Wrote
Preston Giles · (2 episodes)
1984
Glitter
Charles Hardwick · (14 episodes)
1984
Prototype
Gen. Keating
1983
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Narrator (voice)
1983
Intimate Agony
Dr. Holliston
1983
Tomorrow's Child
Dr. Glenn Gorham
1982
Making Love
Henry
1982
American Playhouse
Willy Shrike · (1 episode)
1982
The Amateur
Brewer
1981
Dirty Tricks
Professor Prosser
1981
Angel Dusted
Michael Eaton
1981
The Return of Frank Cannon
Dr. Curtis McDonald
1980
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
General Thomas Ewing
1980
Hagen
(8 episodes)
1980
Churchill and the Generals
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
1979
The Champ
Mike
1979
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
Governor (uncredited)
1979
A Little Romance
Richard King
1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Terence Carter · (1 episode)
1979
The Glacier Fox
Narrator (voice)
1978
Tell Me My Name
Porter McPhail
1977
A Bridge Too Far
U.S. Medical Colonel
1977
Futureworld
Dr. Duffy
1976
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
Judge James Edwin Horton
1976
The Killer Elite
Cap Collis
1975
Death Be Not Proud
John Gunther
1975
Ordeal
Richard Damian
1973
The Golden Handshake
1973
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Owen Marshall · (69 episodes)
1971
Columbo
Governor · (1 episode)
1971
The Andromeda Strain
Dr. Jeremy Stone
1971
Vanished
Arnold Greer · (2 episodes)
1971
The Pursuit of Happiness
John Popper
1971
The Other Man
Paul Maitland
1970
Rabbit, Run
Jack Eccles
1970
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Owen Marshall · (2 episodes)
1969
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
(1 episode)
1969
The Chairman
Shelby
1969
Don't Let the Angels Fall
Robert
1969
Lancer
(1 episode)
1968
The Name of the Game
Gerald Brighton · (1 episode)
1968
Petulia
Barney
1968
The Desperate Hours
Dan Hilliard
1967
Atta Girl, Kelly!
Evan Clayton
1967
The Invaders
Warren Doneghan · (1 episode)
1967
CBS Playhouse
(1 episode)
1966
Mission: Impossible
Janos Passik · (1 episode)
1966
Harper
Albert Graves
1966
Moment to Moment
Neil Stanton
1966
The F.B.I.
Ernest Putnam / Dr. Charles King · (1 episode)
1965
The F.B.I.
Edward Lennan · (1 episode)
1965
The F.B.I.
Max Griswold · (2 episodes)
1965
The F.B.I.
Richard Bender · (1 episode)
1965
Run for Your Life
Bill Dagen · (1 episode)
1965
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Donald Hammond · (1 episode)
1963
The Fugitive
Dr. Frederick Howell · (1 episode)
1963
In the Cool of the Day
Sam Bonner
1963
The Ugly American
Grainger
1963
Ben Casey
(1 episode)
1961
The Defenders
Fred Braden · (1 episode)
1961
The Defenders
Matthew J. Ritter · (1 episode)
1961
The Young Doctors
Tomaselli
1961
The Man Who Found the Money
William Benson
1960
Route 66
(1 episode)
1960
The Untouchables
Fr. Francis Gregory · (1 episode)
1959
Human Interest Story
Howard Wilcox
1959
New York Confidential
(1 episode)
1959
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1956
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
Jerry · (1 episode)
1956
The Deep Blue Sea
Jackie Jackson
1955
Matinee Theater
(1 episode)
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Howard Wilcox · (1 episode)
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
William Benson · (1 episode)
1955
The Matchmaker
Cornelius Hackl
1954
A Day to Remember
Al
1953
Salute the Toff
Ted Harrison
1952
Penny Princess
Representative of Johnson K. Johnson (uncredited)
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Paul Verrall · (1 episode)
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Abraham Lincoln · (1 episode)
1951
Scarlet Thread
Shaw
1951
The Undefeated
1950
I Was a Male War Bride
Dependents Clearing Officer (uncredited)
1949
Studio One
Ivory · (1 episode)
1948