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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.*