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Thomas Hill
Actor
Born June 2, 1927Died April 20, 2009 (81 years)
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.
Filmography
| 1990 | The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter · as Coreander |
| 1990 | Law & Order (TV Series) · as John Barham |
| 1989 | An Empty Bed · as Elmer |
| 1989 | Coach (TV Series) · as Man |
| 1987 | Married... with Children (TV Series) · as Muldoon |
| 1987 | Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder (TV Series) · as Dr. Grant |
| 1987 | Black Widow · as Attorney |
| 1986 | Fresno (TV Series) · as Mr. Crowther |
| 1986 | Easy Street (TV Series) · as Phil |
| 1984 | |
| 1984 | The NeverEnding Story · as Carl Conrad Koreander - The Librarian |
| 1984 | Brothers (TV Series) |
| 1984 | V: The Final Battle (TV Series) · as Father Andrew Doyle |
| 1983 | |
| 1983 | Wizards and Warriors (TV Series) |
| 1983 | Thursday's Child · as Dr. Owens |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere (TV Series) |
| 1982 | Newhart (TV Series) · as Jim Dixon |
| 1982 | Remington Steele (TV Series) · as Ross Crockett Sr. |
| 1982 | Firefox · as General Brown |
| 1982 | Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal · as Dr. Halperin |
| 1982 | World War III (1982) (TV Series) · as Marshal Victor Budner |
| 1981 | True Confessions · as Mr. Fazenda |
| 1981 | The Postman Always Rings Twice · as Barlow |
| 1981 | Star Wars The Original Radio Drama (TV Series) · as Uncle Owen |
| 1980 | Revenge of the Stepford Wives · as Dr. Edgar Trent |
| 1980 | The Nude Bomb · as President |
| 1980 | Hide in Plain Sight · as Bobby Momisa |
| 1979 | Portrait of a Stripper · as Walt Sterling |
| 1979 | The Facts of Life (TV Series) |
| 1979 | Sanctuary of Fear · as Carl Barringer |
| 1979 | Quintet · as Francha |
| 1979 | Too Far to Go · as Psychiatrist |
| 1978 | Mourning Becomes Electra (TV Series) · as Amos Ames |
| 1971 | McCabe & Mrs. Miller · as Archer |
| 1965 | The Slender Thread · as Liquor Salesman |
| 1964 | Flipper (TV Series) · as Ted Marlowe |
| 1954 | Camera Three (TV Series) · as Brutus |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Mr. Ottinger |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Dr. Owens |