Arthur Hill (actor)
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| Born | Arthur Edward Spence Hill August 1, 1922 Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada |
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| Died | October 22, 2006 (aged 84) Los Angeles, California |
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| Years active | 1949 - 1984 | ||||||
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Arthur Edward Spence Hill (August 1, 1922 - October 22, 2006) was a Canadian Tony Award-winning actor best known for appearances in British and American theater, movies and television. He attended the University of British Columbia and continued his acting studies in Seattle, Washington.
Born in Melfort, Saskatchewan, Hill served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II and attended the University of British Columbia, where he studied law but was lured to the stage.
In 1963, Hill won the Tony Award as Best Dramatic Actor for his role as "George" in the original Broadway production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (opposite Uta Hagen).
His most recognizable film portrayal was that of Dr. Jeremy Stone in the film adaptation of Michael Crichton's The Andromeda Strain (1971). Hill's other film work included roles in Harper (1966), The Chairman (1969) and Futureworld (1976), and he narrated the film version of Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983).
Arguably, Hill's most famous acting role was that of lawyer Owen Marshall, the lead role in the 1971-1974 TV series Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law.
He died in a Pacific Palisades, California nursing home, aged 84, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
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- "Actor Arthur Hill Dies At 84", Los Angeles News, October 26, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-10-29.
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