Occupation Actor, director Years active 1965–1993 | Name Thomas Hill Role Character actor | |
Born June 2, 1927 ( 1927-06-02 ) Landour, Mussourie, India Other names Tom Hill, Pancakes, Bernardo Died April 20, 2009, Bloomington, Indiana, United States Movies and TV shows The NeverEnding Story, The NeverEnding Story II: T, V: The Final Battle, The Postman Always Ri, V Similar People George T Miller, Kenneth Johnson, Wolfgang Petersen, Bob Rafelson, Robert Altman | ||
Thomas N. "Tom" Hill (June 2, 1927 – April 20, 2009) was an 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 Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1927, one of Hill's most prominent recurring roles was as the zany sidekick 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 for his role as Mr Coriander, the bookstore owner in The NeverEnding Story, as well as the 1990 sequel.
Hill died of a motor neurone disease on April 20, 2009, aged 81 in Bloomington, Indiana.
Filmography
Actor
1993
Law & Order (TV Series) as
John Barham
- Right to Counsel (1993) - John Barham
1990
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter as
Koreander
1982
Newhart (TV Series) as
Jim Dixon
- The Last Newhart (1990) - Jim Dixon
- Handymania (1990) - Jim Dixon
- Born to Be Mild (1990) - Jim Dixon
- Good Neighbor Sam (1990) - Jim Dixon
- Beauty and the Pest (1990) - Jim Dixon
- Good Lord Loudon (1989) - Jim Dixon
- Utley Exposed (1989) - Jim Dixon
- Poetry and Pastries (1989) - Jim Dixon
- Cupcake on My Back (1989) - Jim Dixon
- Twelve Annoyed Men and Women (1989) - Jim Dixon
- Apples, Apples, Apples (1988) - Jim Dixon
- Town Without Pity (1988) - Jim Dixon
- The Buck Stops Here (1988) - Jim Dixon
- Presence of Malice (1988) - Jim Dixon
- Support Your Local Shifflet (1987) - Jim Dixon
- Laugh at My Wife, Please (1987) - Jim Dixon
- Take Me to Your Loudon (1987) - Jim Dixon
- Me and My Gayle (1987) - Jim Dixon
- Harris Ankles PIV for Web Post (1987) - Jim Dixon
- Chimes They Are a Changin' (1987) - Jim Dixon
- Sweet and Sour Charity (1986) - Jim Dixon
- High Fidelity (1986) - Jim Dixon
- He Ain't Human, He's My Cousin (1986) - Jim Dixon
- The Snowmen Cometh (1986) - Jim Dixon
- I Do, Okay? (1986) - Jim Dixon
- Candidate Larry (1985) - Jim Dixon
- Local Hero (1985) - Jim Dixon
- A Hunting We Will Go (1984) - Jim Dixon
- Don't Rain on My Parade (1983) - Jim Dixon
- The Girl from Manhattan (1983) - Jim Dixon
- The Stratford Wives (1983) - Jim Dixon
- I Enjoy Being a Guy (1983) - Jim Dixon
- Hail to the Councilman (1982) - Jim Dixon
1989
An Empty Bed as
Elmer
1989
Coach (TV Series) as
Man #1
- The Loss Weekend (1989) - Man #1
1987
Married... with Children (TV Series) as
Muldoon
- But I Didn't Shoot the Deputy (1987) - Muldoon
1987
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder (TV Mini Series) as
Dr. Grant
- Episode #1.3 (1987) - Dr. Grant
- Episode #1.2 (1987) - Dr. Grant
- Episode #1.1 (1987) - Dr. Grant
1987
Black Widow as
Attorney
1987
Easy Street (TV Series) as
Phil
- Frames and Dames (1987) - Phil
1986
Fresno (TV Mini Series) as
Mr. Crowther
- Episode #1.6 (1986) - Mr. Crowther
- Episode #1.5 (1986) - Mr. Crowther
- Episode #1.4 (1986) - Mr. Crowther
- Episode #1.3 (1986) - Mr. Crowther
- Episode #1.2 (1986) - Mr. Crowther
1986
Brothers (TV Series) as
Farnsworth
- Mother's Day (1986) - Farnsworth
1986
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Mr. Ottinger
- The Richest Cat in the World (1986) - Mr. Ottinger
1985
The Facts of Life (TV Series) as
Clark
- Grand Opening (1985) - Clark
1984
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (TV Movie) as
Doctor Baugh
1984
You Are the Jury (TV Series) as
Judge Anders
- The Case of the People of Florida vs. Joseph Landrum (1984) - Judge Anders
1984
V: The Final Battle (TV Mini Series) as
Father Andrew Doyle
- Part Three (1984) - Father Andrew Doyle
- Part Two (1984) - Father Andrew Doyle
- Part One (1984) - Father Andrew Doyle
1984
The NeverEnding Story as
Carl Conrad Coreander
1983
Remington Steele (TV Series) as
Ross Crockett Sr.
- My Fair Steele (1983) - Ross Crockett Sr.
1983
Wizards and Warriors (TV Series) as
King Baaldorf
- Vulkar's Revenge (1983) - King Baaldorf
- The Dungeon of Death (1983) - King Baaldorf
- Skies of Death (1983) - King Baaldorf
- Night of Terror (1983) - King Baaldorf
- The Rescue (1983) - King Baaldorf
- The Kidnap (1983) - King Baaldorf
- The Unicorn of Death (1983) - King Baaldorf
1983
Thursday's Child (TV Movie) as
Dr. Owens
1982
St. Elsewhere (TV Series) as
Judge
- Down's Syndrome (1982) - Judge
1982
Firefox as
General Brown
1982
Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal (TV Movie) as
Dr. Halperin
1982
World War III (TV Mini Series) as
Marshal Victor Budner
1981
Star Wars: The Original Radio Drama (TV Series) as
Uncle Owen
- While Giants Mark Time (1981) - Uncle Owen (voice)
- A Wind to Shake the Stars (1981) - Uncle Owen (voice)
1981
True Confessions as
Mr. Fazenda (as Tom Hill)
1981
Mourning Becomes Electra (TV Mini Series) as
Amos Ames
- An Act of Justice (1981) - Amos Ames
- The Homecoming (1981) - Amos Ames
1981
The Postman Always Rings Twice as
Barlow (as Tom Hill)
1980
Revenge of the Stepford Wives (TV Movie) as
Dr. Edgar Trent
1980
The Nude Bomb as
President
1980
Hide in Plain Sight as
Bobby Momisa
1980
Death Penalty (TV Movie) as
Trial Judge
1979
Portrait of a Stripper (TV Movie) as
Walt Sterling
1979
The Lazarus Syndrome (TV Series) as
Dr. Pennington
- Peace and Love, Willie Jackson (1979) - Dr. Pennington (as Tom Hill)
1979
You Can't Go Home Again (TV Movie)(as Tom Hill)
1979
Sanctuary of Fear (TV Movie) as
Carl Barringer
1979
Too Far to Go (TV Movie) as
Psychiatrist
1979
Quintet as
Francha (as Tom Hill)
1971
McCabe & Mrs. Miller as
Archer (as Tom Hill)
1966
Flipper (TV Series) as
Ted Marlowe
- Dolphin Love: Part 2 (1966) - Ted Marlowe (as Tom Hill)
- Dolphin Love: Part 1 (1966) - Ted Marlowe (as Tom Hill)
1965
The Slender Thread as
Liquor Salesman
Archive Footage
2011
Special Collector's Edition (TV Series) as
Carl Conrad Coreander
- Especial fin de temporada (2011) - Carl Conrad Coreander (uncredited)
References
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