Craig Hill (actor)
| Craig Hill | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Craig Hill Fowler March 5, 1926 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | April 21, 2014 (aged 88) Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1950–2003 |
| Spouse(s) | Teresa Gimpera (1990-2014; his death) |
Craig Hill (March 5, 1926 – April 21, 2014) was an American film actor from Los Angeles, California.
He began his film career as a contract star for 20th Century Fox beginning with Cheaper by the Dozen. He also appeared in Sam Fuller's Fixed Bayonets (1951) and John Ford's What Price Glory, as well as in a key role opposite Kirk Douglas in the 1951 crime drama Detective Story. After leaving Fox, he co-starred in Universal's The Black Shield of Falworth (1954) and appeared in several American television shows.
He is best known for co-starring in the Desilu Studios television series Whirlybirds from 1957–60, playing "P.T. Moore". In the mid-1960s, he moved to Spain and gained a new series of fans as a lead actor in several spaghetti westerns, beginning with Hands of a Gunfighter (1965).
In 1990, Hill wed Catalan fashion model and actress Teresa Gimpera (born 1936), who co-starred with him in the 1966 film Black Box Affair. Hill died on April 21, 2014 at the age of 88 from natural causes in Barcelona, Spain. He was survived by his wife.
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