Name
Thomas Hill
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1927-06-02
Deathday
2009-04-20 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Landour, Mussoorie, India
Biography
Thomas N. "Tom" Hill (June 2, 1927 – April 20, 2009) was an Indian-American character actor and director on stage for decades before starting in film in the mid-1960s and on television in the 1980s. Born in India in 1927, one of Hill's most prominent recurring roles was as Jim Dixon on the 1980s TV series Newhart. Hill also appeared as King Baaldorf in the short-lived 1980s series Wizards and Warriors. His TV movie roles include Father Andrew Doyle in the 1984 NBC miniseries V: The Final Battle. He had guest appearances on such shows as St. Elsewhere, Remington Steele, The Facts of Life, Married... with Children, Coach, and Law & Order. Hill's first feature film performance was in the 1965 film The Slender Thread Other film credits include The Postman Always Rings Twice, Firefox (1982), and was well known of his role as Mr Coriander, the bookstore owner in The NeverEnding Story, as well as the 1990 sequel followup. He died in April 20, 2009, aged 81 in Bloomington, Indiana.
Known For
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While hiding from bullies in his school's attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary l...
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Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who mar...
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A gambler and a prostitute become thriving business partners in a remote Old West mining t...
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A cop clashes with his priest brother while investigating the brutal murder of a young pro...
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Alan is a Seattle college student volunteering at a crisis center. During a lonely night s...
- 1982 Firefox as General Brown
- 1982 Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal as Dr. Halperin
- 1984 The NeverEnding Story as Carl Conrad Koreander - the Librarian
- 1990 The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter as Coreander
- 1984 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as Dr. Baugh
- 1980 Death Penalty as Trial Judge
- 1971 McCabe & Mrs. Miller as Archer
- 1990 An Empty Bed as Elmer
- 1979 Too Far to Go as Psychiatrist
- 1979 You Can't Go Home Again
- 1979 Portrait of a Stripper as Walt Sterling
- 1980 The Nude Bomb as President
- 1980 Revenge of the Stepford Wives as Dr. Edgar Trent
- 1983 Thursday's Child as Dr. Owens
- 1980 Hide in Plain Sight as Bobby Momisa
- 1981 True Confessions as Mr. Fazenda
- 1981 The Postman Always Rings Twice as Barlow
- 1979 Sanctuary of Fear as Carl Barringer
- 1979 Quintet as Francha
- 1987 Black Widow as Attorney
- 1965 The Slender Thread as Liquor Salesman
- 1982 Remington Steele ( 1 episode ) as Ross Crockett Sr.
- 1979 The Facts of Life ( 1 episode )
- 1982 Newhart ( 32 episodes ) as Jim Dixon
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Owens
- 1983 Wizards and Warriors ( 7 episodes )
- 1984 Brothers ( 1 episode )
- 1983 V ( 2 episodes ) as le père Andrew
- 1986 Fresno ( 5 episodes ) as Mr. Crowther
- 1987 Married... with Children ( 1 episode ) as Muldoon
- 1990 Law & Order ( 1 episode ) as John Barham
- 1987 Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder ( 3 episodes ) as Dr. Grant
- 1989 Coach ( 1 episode ) as Man
- 1982 St. Elsewhere ( 1 episode ) as Judge
- 1984 V: The Final Battle ( 3 episodes ) as Father Andrew Doyle
- 1982 American Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Baugh
