Arthur Hill
Actor
Born August 1, 1922 in Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
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.
Filmography
Christmas Eve
Andrew Kingsley
A Fine Mess
(uncredited)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
Thomas Shea
One Magic Christmas
Caleb Grainger
Murder in Space
Vice-President
The Guardian
Dr. Phil Julian
Love Leads the Way: A True Story
Mr. Frank
Murder, She Wrote
Preston Giles
Glitter
Charles Hardwick
Prototype
Gen. Keating
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Narrator (voice)
Intimate Agony
Dr. Holliston
Tomorrow's Child
Dr. Glenn Gorham
Making Love
Henry
American Playhouse
Willy Shrike
The Amateur
Brewer
Dirty Tricks
Professor Prosser
Angel Dusted
Michael Eaton
The Return of Frank Cannon
Dr. Curtis McDonald
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
General Thomas Ewing
Churchill and the Generals
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Champ
Mike
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
Governor (uncredited)
A Little Romance
Richard King
Riel
Taylor
Tales of the Unexpected
Terence Carter
The Glacier Fox
Narrator (voice)
Tell Me My Name
Porter McPhail
A Bridge Too Far
U.S. Medical Colonel
Futureworld
Dr. Duffy
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
Judge James Edwin Horton
The Killer Elite
Cap Collis
The Rivalry
Abraham Lincoln
Death Be Not Proud
John Gunther
Ordeal
Richard Damian
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Owen Marshall
Columbo
Governor
The Andromeda Strain
Dr. Jeremy Stone
Vanished
Arnold Greer
The Pursuit of Happiness
John Popper
The Other Man
Paul Maitland
Rabbit, Run
Jack Eccles
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Owen Marshall
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Ainsley Walters
The Chairman
Shelby
Don't Let the Angels Fall
Robert
Lancer
The Name of the Game
Gerald Brighton
Petulia
Barney
The Desperate Hours
Dan Hilliard
Atta Girl, Kelly!
Evan Clayton
The Invaders
Warren Doneghan
Mission: Impossible
Janos Passik
Harper
Albert Graves
Moment to Moment
Neil Stanton
The F.B.I.
Ernest Putnam / Dr. Charles King
Run for Your Life
Bill Dagen
The Fugitive
Dr. Frederick Howell
In the Cool of the Day
Sam Bonner
The Ugly American
Grainger
Ben Casey
The Defenders
Fred Braden
The Young Doctors
Tomaselli
The Man Who Found the Money
William Benson
Route 66
The Untouchables
Fr. Francis Gregory
New York Confidential
Born Yesterday
Paul Verrall
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
Jerry
The Deep Blue Sea
Jackie Jackson
Matinee Theater
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Howard Wilcox
The Crowded Day
Alice's Escort
A Day to Remember
Al
Salute the Toff
Ted Harrison
Penny Princess
Representative of Johnson K. Johnson (uncredited)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Paul Verrall
Scarlet Thread
Shaw
The Undefeated
The Body Said No!
Robin King
I Was a Male War Bride
Dependents Clearing Officer (uncredited)
Studio One
Ivory