Thomas Hill
ActingAlso Known As
Tom Hill
Biography
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.
Movies
(21 total)
The NeverEnding Story
as Carl Conrad Koreander - the Librarian
Firefox
as General Brown
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
as Archer
Black Widow
as Attorney
True Confessions
as Mr. Fazenda
The Nude Bomb
as President
Quintet
as Francha
The Slender Thread
as Liquor Salesman
Revenge of the Stepford Wives
as Dr. Edgar Trent
Hide in Plain Sight
as Bobby Momisa
Too Far to Go
as Psychiatrist
Portrait of a Stripper
as Walt Sterling
An Empty Bed
as Elmer
Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal
as Dr. Halperin
Thursday's Child
as Dr. Owens
Sanctuary of Fear
as Carl Barringer
TV Shows
(14 total)
Married... with Children
as Muldoon
V
as le père Andrew
Law & Order
as John Barham
V: The Final Battle
as Father Andrew Doyle
Remington Steele
as Ross Crockett Sr.
St. Elsewhere
as Judge
Coach
as Man
Newhart
as Jim Dixon
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Dr. Owens
Fresno
as Mr. Crowther