Arthur Hill

Arthur 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.

Christmas Eve
1986
Andrew Kingsley
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
1986
Thomas Shea
A Fine Mess
1986
(uncredited)
One Magic Christmas
1985
Caleb Grainger
Murder in Space
1985
Vice-President
The Guardian
1984
Dr. Phil Julian
Love Leads the Way: A True Story
1984
Mr. Frank
Prototype
1983
Gen. Keating
Something Wicked This Way Comes
1983
Narrator (voice)
Intimate Agony
1983
Dr. Holliston
Tomorrow's Child
1982
Dr. Glenn Gorham
Making Love
1982
Henry
The Amateur
1981
Brewer
Angel Dusted
1981
Michael Eaton
Dirty Tricks
1981
Professor Prosser
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
1980
General Thomas Ewing
The Return of Frank Cannon
1980
Dr. Curtis McDonald
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
1979
Governor (uncredited)
A Little Romance
1979
Richard King
The Champ
1979
Mike
Churchill and the Generals
1979
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Glacier Fox
1978
Narrator (voice)
Tell Me My Name
1977
Porter McPhail
A Bridge Too Far
1977
U.S. Medical Colonel
Futureworld
1976
Dr. Duffy
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
1976
Judge James Edwin Horton
The Killer Elite
1975
Cap Collis
Death Be Not Proud
1975
John Gunther
Ordeal
1973
Richard Damian
The Andromeda Strain
1971
Dr. Jeremy Stone
The Pursuit of Happiness
1971
John Popper
Rabbit, Run
1970
Jack Eccles
The Other Man
1970
Paul Maitland
The Chairman
1969
Shelby
Don't Let the Angels Fall
1969
Robert
Petulia
1968
Barney
The Desperate Hours
1967
Dan Hilliard
Atta Girl, Kelly!
1967
Evan Clayton
Harper
1966
Albert Graves
Moment to Moment
1966
Neil Stanton
The Ugly American
1963
Grainger
In the Cool of the Day
1963
Sam Bonner
The Young Doctors
1961
Tomaselli
The Man Who Found the Money
1960
William Benson
Human Interest Story
1959
Howard Wilcox
The Deep Blue Sea
1955
Jackie Jackson
A Day to Remember
1953
Al
Penny Princess
1952
Representative of Johnson K. Johnson (uncredited)
Salute the Toff
1952
Ted Harrison
Scarlet Thread
1951
Shaw
The Undefeated
1950
I Was a Male War Bride
1949
Dependents Clearing Officer (uncredited)