Arthur Hill Biography (1922-)

Full name, Arthur Edward Spence Hill; born August 1, 1922, in Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada; son of Olin Drake (a lawyer) and Edith Georgina (Spence) Hill; married Peggy Hassard, September, 1942; children: Douglas, Jennifer. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 1888 Century Park E., Suite 1400,Los Angeles, CA 90067.

Nationality
Canadian
Gender
Male
Occupation
actor
Birth Details
August 1, 1922
Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada

Famous Works

  • Credits; Stage Appearances
  • (Stage debut) Finch, Home of the Brave, Wimbledon Theatre, London,1948, then produced as The Way Back, Westminster Theatre, London, 1949.
  • Tommy Turner, The Male Animal, Arts Theatre, London, 1949.
  • Hector Malone, Man and Superman, New Theatre, then Prince's Theatre, London, 1951.
  • Paul Unger, Winter Journey (also known as The Country Girl), St. James's Theatre, London, 1952.
  • (Broadway debut) Cornelius Hackl, The Matchmaker, Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, then Haymarket Theatre, London, 1954, later Royale Theatre, New York City, 1955.
  • Ben Gant, Look Homeward, Angel, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New YorkCity, 1957.
  • Bruce Bellingham, The Gang's All Here, Ambassador Theatre, New York City, 1959.
  • Jay Follet, All the Way Home (also known as A Death in the Family), Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1960.
  • George, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Billy Rose Theatre, New York City, 1962.
  • Bill Deems, Something More!, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 1964.
  • Harold Potter, The Porcelain Year, Locust Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, 1965.
  • Simon Harford, More Stately Mansions, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, then Morosco Theatre, New York City, 1967.
  • Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Terra Nova, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1977.
  • Toured U.S. cities as Cornelius Hackl in The Matchmaker. Member ofLong Island Festival Repertory, 1968.
  • Credits; Film Appearances
  • Robin King, The Body Said No!, New World Angel, 1950.
  • The Undefeated, Associated British Pathe, 1951.
  • Shaw, Scarlet Thread, Butchers, 1951.
  • Miss Pilgrim's Progress, Grand National, 1952.
  • Cranmer Guest, Paul Temple Returns, Butchers, 1952.
  • Ted Harrison, Salute the Toff, Butchers, 1952.
  • Al, A Day to Remember, General Films Distributors, 1953.
  • Slim Cassidy, Family Affair (also known as Life with the Lyons), Exclusive, 1954.
  • Jackie Jackson, The Deep Blue Sea, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1955.
  • Raising a Riot, Continental Distributing, 1957.
  • Tomaselli, The Young Doctors, United Artists (UA), 1961.
  • Sam Bonner, In the Cool of the Day, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1963.
  • Grainger, The Ugly American, Universal, 1963.
  • Albert Graves, Harper (also known as The Moving Target), Warner Brothers, 1966.
  • Neil Stanton, Moment to Moment, Universal, 1966.
  • Barney, Petulia, Warner Brothers, 1968.
  • Shelby, The Chairman, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969.
  • Robert, Don't Let the Angels Fall, National Film Board of Canada,1969.
  • Reverend Jack Eccles, Rabbit, Run, Warner Brothers, 1970.
  • Dr. Stone, The Andromeda Strain, Universal, 1971.
  • John Popper, The Pursuit of Happiness, Columbia, 1971.
  • Cap Collis, The Killer Elite, UA, 1975.
  • Duffy, Futureworld, American International, 1976.
  • Tough colonel, A Bridge Too Far, UA, 1977.
  • Wyoming governor, Butch and Sundance: The Early Days, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979.
  • Mike, The Champ, MGM/UA, 1979.
  • Richard King, A Little Romance, Orion, 1979.
  • Bert Prosser, Dirty Tricks, Avco Embassy, 1981.
  • Brewer, The Amateur, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982.
  • Henry, Making Love, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982.
  • Narrator, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Buena Vista, 1983.
  • Caleb Grainger, One Magic Christmas, Buena Vista, 1985.
  • Also narrated The Glacier Fox, 1978; appeared in Riel, 1982, and Henry Fonda: The Man and His Movies, 1984.
  • Credits; Television Appearances; Pilots
  • Owen Marshall, Owen Marshall: A Pattern of Morality, ABC, 1971.
  • Credits; Television Appearances; Series
  • Owen Marshall, Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law, ABC, 1971-74.
  • Carl Palmer, Hagen, CBS, 1980.
  • Charles Hardwicke, Glitter, ABC, 1984.
  • Credits; Television Appearances; Movies
  • Paul Maitland, The Other Man, NBC, 1970.
  • Arnold Greer, Vanished, NBC, 1971.
  • Richard Damian, Ordeal, ABC, 1973.
  • General Thomas Ewing, The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd, CBS, 1980.
  • Dr. Curtis McDonald, The Return of Frank Cannon, CBS, 1980.
  • Dale "Diz" Corbett, Revenge of the Stepford Wives, NBC, 1980.
  • Michael Eaton, Angel Dusted, NBC, 1981.
  • Glenn Gorham, Tomorrow's Child, ABC, 1982.
  • Dr. Steve Holliston, Intimate Agony, ABC, 1983.
  • General Keating, Prototype, CBS, 1983.
  • Dr. Phil Julian, The Guardian, HBO, 1984.
  • Vice-president, Murder in Space, Showtime, 1985.
  • Andrew Kingsley, Christmas Eve, NBC, 1986.
  • Thomas Shea, Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun, NBC, 1986.
  • Credits; Television Appearances; Episodic
  • "Dream Stuff," Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents, NBC, 1954.
  • Paul Verrall, "Born Yesterday," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1956.
  • "The Morning Face," Studio One, CBS, 1957.
  • "The Enemies," U.S. Steel Hour, CBS, 1958.
  • "Human Interest Story," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, CBS, 1959.
  • Walter Hartright, "The Woman in White," The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries, NBC, 1960.
  • "The Closing Door," Play of the Week, syndicated, 1960.
  • Narrator, "Ethan Frome," DuPont Show of the Month, CBS, 1960.
  • "The Girl Who Knew Too Much," U.S. Steel Hour, CBS, 1960.
  • "Game of Hearts," U.S. Steel Hour, CBS, 1960.
  • "The Stone Boy," Robert Herridge Theater, CBS, 1960.
  • "The Man Who Found the Money," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, NBC, 1960.
  • "The Invincible Teddy," Our American Heritage, NBC, 1961.
  • "Mother and Daughter," Special for Women, NBC, 1961.
  • "Who's the Finest One of All?," Great Ghost Tales, NBC, 1961.
  • "The Boy Between," The Defenders, CBS, 1961.
  • "Keep Me Company," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, NBC, 1961.
  • "The Sweet Kiss of Madness," Ben Casey, ABC, 1961.
  • "Come Again to Carthage," Westinghouse Presents, CBS, 1961.
  • "The Battle of Hearts," Armstrong Circle Theater, CBS, 1961.
  • "Canada Run," The Untouchables, ABC, 1962.
  • "The Big Laugh," U.S. Steel Hour, CBS, 1962.
  • "I've Got It Made," Frontiers of Faith, syndicated, 1962.
  • "The Last Six Months," The Defenders, CBS, 1962.
  • "Kiss the Maiden All Forlorn," Route 66, CBS, 1962.
  • "Night Shift," The Nurses, CBS, 1962.
  • "Remember the Dark Sins of Youth?," Slattery's People, CBS, 1964.
  • "The Go-Between," The Defenders, CBS, 1964.
  • "Vote for Murder," The Reporter, CBS, 1964.
  • "Flight to Harbin," The FBI, ABC, 1966.
  • "The Monster from the Inferno," Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, ABC, 1966.
  • "The Plague Merchant," The FBI, ABC, 1966.
  • "The Carriers," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1966.
  • "The Fatal Mistake," Bob Hope Chrysler Theater, NBC, 1966.
  • "The Leeches," The Invaders, ABC, 1967.
  • "The Assassin," Run for Your Life, NBC, 1967.
  • "'Atta Girl Kelly," The World of Disney, NBC, 1967.
  • "Death of a Very Small Killer," The Fugitive, ABC, 1967.
  • "By Force and Violence," The FBI, ABC, 1967.
  • "Secrets," CBS Playhouse, CBS, 1968.
  • "My Client, the Fool," Judd, for the Defense, ABC, 1968.
  • "Warburton's Edge," Lancer, CBS, 1969.
  • "Attorney," The FBI, ABC, 1969.
  • "All the Beautiful Young Girls," Bracken's World, NBC, 1969.
  • "Echo of a Nightmare," The Name of the Game, NBC, 1970.
  • "Giants Never Kneel," Bold Ones: The Doctors, NBC, 1970.
  • "Aquarius Descending," The Name of the Game, NBC, 1970.
  • "Men Who Care," Marcus Welby, M.D., ABC, 1971.
  • John Gunther, "Death Be Not Proud," Tuesday Night Movie of the Week, ABC, 1975.
  • Abraham Lincoln, "The Rivalry," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1975.
  • "Journey into Spring," Little House on the Prairie, NBC, 1976.
  • Porter McPhail, "Tell Me My Name," G.E. Theater, CBS, 1977.
  • Shrike, "Miss Lonelyhearts," American Playhouse, PBS, 1983.
  • "The Murder of Sherlock Holmes," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1984.
  • Mr. Frank, "Love Leads the Way," The Disney Sunday Movie, ABC, 1986.
  • Governor, "Agenda for Murder," Columbo (also known as The ABC Saturday Night Mystery), ABC, 1990.
  • Also appeared in "People Don't Do Such Things," Tales of the Unexpected, 1979.
  • Credits; Television Appearances; Specials
  • The Sacco-Vanzetti Story, NBC, 1960.
  • Focus, NBC, 1962.
  • Dan Hillard, The Desperate Hours, ABC, 1967.
  • Judge James Edwin Horton, Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys, NBC, 1976.
  • Churchill and the Generals, NBC, 1981.
  • The Love Boat Fall Preview Party, ABC, 1984.*

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