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Arthur Hill

Born · August 1, 1922

Died · October 22, 2006 (84 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada

Bio

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

A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far

Columbo

Columbo

The Andromeda Strain

The Andromeda Strain

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

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 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