Cast & creator
Arthur Hill
Best known for Columbo, Murder, She Wrote, The Fugitive
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.
Also known as: Arthur Edward Spence Hill
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1948–1986 · acting roles
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Filmography (95)
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Columbo
Governor
1971
Murder, She Wrote
Preston Giles
1984
The Fugitive
Dr. Frederick Howell
1963
American Playhouse
Willy Shrike
1982
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956
Mission: Impossible
Janos Passik
1966
Matinee Theater
1955Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Donald Hammond
1963
Studio One
Ivory
1948
The Untouchables
Fr. Francis Gregory
1959
The Defenders
Fred Braden
1961The Defenders
Matthew J. Ritter
1961
The F.B.I.
Ernest Putnam / Dr. Charles King
1965The F.B.I.
Edward Lennan
1965The F.B.I.
Max Griswold
1965The F.B.I.
Richard Bender
1965
Ben Casey
1961
Tales of the Unexpected
Terence Carter
1979
The Name of the Game
Gerald Brighton
1968
Route 66
1960
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Owen Marshall
1969
Run for Your Life
Bill Dagen
1965
The Invaders
Warren Doneghan
1967
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Howard Wilcox
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents
William Benson
1955
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Owen Marshall
1971
Lancer
1968
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Ainsley Walters
1969CBS Playhouse
Bryan Gray
1966
A Bridge Too Far
U.S. Medical Colonel
1977
Colonel March of Scotland Yard
Jerry
1956
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Paul Verrall
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
Abraham Lincoln
1951
New York Confidential
1959
The Andromeda Strain
Dr. Jeremy Stone
1971
Glitter
Charles Hardwick
1984The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries
Walter Hartright
1960
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Narrator (voice)
1983
Harper
Albert Graves
1966
Futureworld
Dr. Duffy
1976
Vanished
Arnold Greer
1971
Petulia
Barney
1968
The Champ
Mike
1979Hagen
1980
The Killer Elite
Cap Collis
1975
One Magic Christmas
Caleb Grainger
1985
A Little Romance
Richard King
1979
The Amateur
Brewer
1981
Murder in Space
Vice-President
1985
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
Governor (uncredited)
1979
The Ugly American
Grainger
1963
A Fine Mess
(uncredited)
1986
The Deep Blue Sea
Jackie Jackson
1955
The Chairman
Shelby
1969
I Was a Male War Bride
Dependents Clearing Officer (uncredited)
1949
The Young Doctors
Tomaselli
1961
Prototype
Gen. Keating
1983
The Pursuit of Happiness
John Popper
1971
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
Thomas Shea
1986
A Day to Remember
Al
1953
Love Leads the Way: A True Story
Mr. Frank
1984
Making Love
Henry
1982
Scarlet Thread
Shaw
1951
The Return of Frank Cannon
Dr. Curtis McDonald
1980
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
Judge James Edwin Horton
1976
Churchill and the Generals
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
1979
The Man Who Found the Money
William Benson
1960
Death Be Not Proud
John Gunther
1975
Tell Me My Name
Porter McPhail
1977
The Matchmaker
Cornelius Hackl
1954
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
General Thomas Ewing
1980
The Rivalry
Abraham Lincoln
1975
Penny Princess
Representative of Johnson K. Johnson (uncredited)
1952
Rabbit, Run
Jack Eccles
1970
In the Cool of the Day
Sam Bonner
1963
The Guardian
Dr. Phil Julian
1984
The Crowded Day
Alice's Escort
1954
Christmas Eve
Andrew Kingsley
1986
Don't Let the Angels Fall
Robert
1969
The Body Said No!
Robin King
1950
Born Yesterday
Paul Verrall
1956
The Glacier Fox
Narrator (voice)
1978
The Other Man
Paul Maitland
1970
The Desperate Hours
Dan Hilliard
1967
Moment to Moment
Neil Stanton
1966
Atta Girl, Kelly!
Evan Clayton
1967
Angel Dusted
Michael Eaton
1981
Ordeal
Richard Damian
1973
Salute the Toff
Ted Harrison
1952
Intimate Agony
Dr. Holliston
1983
Dirty Tricks
Professor Prosser
1981
The Undefeated
1950
Riel
Taylor
1979
Tomorrow's Child
Dr. Glenn Gorham
1982