Arthur Hill
Acting
Born 1922-08-01
Died 2006-10-22
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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Columbo
Murder, She Wrote
Tony Awards
The Fugitive
Matinee Theater
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Mission: Impossible
The Untouchables
Tales of the Unexpected
The F.B.I.
Studio One
Route 66
The Invaders
The Defenders
Run for Your Life
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Ben Casey
American Playhouse
The Name of the Game
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Lancer
A Bridge Too Far
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
CBS Playhouse
The Andromeda Strain
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Harper
Futureworld
The Champ
Glitter
The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries
New York Confidential
Petulia
Something Wicked This Way Comes
A Little Romance
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
A Fine Mess
One Magic Christmas
Vanished
The Amateur
Hagen
The Killer Elite
Making Love
The Chairman
I Was a Male War Bride
Prototype
The Ugly American
Love Leads the Way: A True Story
Churchill and the Generals
Intimate Agony
Angel Dusted
The Deep Blue Sea
The Pursuit of Happiness
The Crowded Day
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
The Return of Frank Cannon
A Day to Remember
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