Thomas Hill

Thomas Hill

Birthday: 1927-06-02

Deathday: 2009-04-20

Place of birth: Landour, Mussoorie, India

Also known as: Tom Hill

imdb_id: nm0384718

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.

Played in movies:

V: The Final Battle

Score: 10.0

The NeverEnding Story

Score: 7.2

McCabe & Mrs. Miller

Score: 7.2

The Slender Thread

Score: 7.1

The Postman Always Rings Twice

Score: 6.5

Black Widow

Score: 6.2

True Confessions

Score: 6.1

Sanctuary of Fear

Score: 6.0

Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal

Score: 6.0

Firefox

Score: 6.0

The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter

Score: 5.8

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Score: 5.6

The Nude Bomb

Score: 5.4

Hide in Plain Sight

Score: 5.3

Quintet

Score: 5.1

Revenge of the Stepford Wives

Score: 5.1

Portrait of a Stripper

Score: 2.5

Too Far to Go

Score: 2.5

Thursday's Child

Score: 1.0

You Can't Go Home Again

Score: 1.0

An Empty Bed

Score: 1.0

Death Penalty

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Score: 8.6

V

Score: 7.7

Married... with Children

Score: 7.7

Law & Order

Score: 7.4

V: The Final Battle

Score: 7.3

Brothers

Score: 7.2

Newhart

Score: 7.1

Remington Steele

Score: 7.1

The Facts of Life

Score: 7.0

Wizards and Warriors

Score: 6.8

Coach

Score: 6.7

Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder

Score: 6.5

Fresno

Score: 6.4

St. Elsewhere

Score: 5.6