Arthur Hill (actor)
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Hill in 1971 as Owen Marshall.
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| Born |
Arthur Edward Spence Hill August 1, 1922 Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Died | October 22, 2006 (aged 84) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1949–1990 |
| Spouse(s) | Peggy Hassard (1942-1998; her death); 2 children Anne-Sophie Taraba (2001-2006; his death) |
Arthur Edward Spence Hill (August 1, 1922 – October 22, 2006) was a Canadian actor best known for appearances in British and American theatre, films and television. He attended the University of British Columbia and continued his acting studies in Seattle, Washington.
Born in Melfort, Saskatchewan, Hill served as a mechanic in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War 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), All the Way Home (1960), Something More! (1964) and More Stately Mansions (1967).
He played Dr. Jeremy Stone in the film adaptation of Michael Crichton's The Andromeda Strain (1971). Other film work included roles in The Ugly American (1963) with Marlon Brando, Harper (1966), Richard Lester's Petulia (1968) alongside George C. Scott, The Chairman (1969), Sam Peckinpah's The Killer Elite (1975), Michael Crichton's Futureworld (1976), A Bridge Too Far (1977) (uncredited) and he narrated the film version of Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983).
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