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Thomas Hill

Thomas Hill

Acting

June 2, 1927 – April 20, 2009 (died at 81)
Landour, Mussoorie, India
Male
21 Movies
14 TV Shows

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.

The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter

The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter

1990 5.8

as Coreander

Age 63 (now 81)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1981 6.5

as Barlow

Age 53 (now 81)
Newhart
Newhart

Newhart

1982 7.1

as Jim Dixon

Age 55 (now 81)
32 eps
The NeverEnding Story
The NeverEnding Story

The NeverEnding Story

1984 7.2

as Carl Conrad Koreander - the Librarian

Age 56 (now 81)
Firefox
Firefox

Firefox

1982 6.1

as General Brown

Age 55 (now 81)
True Confessions
True Confessions

True Confessions

1981 6.1

as Mr. Fazenda

Age 54 (now 81)
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
McCabe & Mrs. Miller

McCabe & Mrs. Miller

1971 7.2

as Archer

Age 44 (now 81)
Quintet
Quintet

Quintet

1979 5.1

as Francha

Age 51 (now 81)
V
V

V

1983 7.8

as le père Andrew

Age 55 (now 81)
2 eps
V: The Final Battle
V: The Final Battle

V: The Final Battle

1984 7.3

as Father Andrew Doyle

Age 56 (now 81)
3 eps
The Slender Thread
The Slender Thread

The Slender Thread

1965 7.1

as Liquor Salesman

Age 38 (now 81)
The Nude Bomb
The Nude Bomb

The Nude Bomb

1980 5.3

as President

Age 52 (now 81)
Revenge of the Stepford Wives
Revenge of the Stepford Wives

Revenge of the Stepford Wives

1980 5.3

as Dr. Edgar Trent

Age 53 (now 81)
Hide in Plain Sight
Hide in Plain Sight

Hide in Plain Sight

1980 5.7

as Bobby Momisa

Age 52 (now 81)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1984 5.7
Age 57 (now 81)
Black Widow
Black Widow

Black Widow

1987 6.2

as Attorney

Age 59 (now 81)