Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 02, 1927
Died
Apr 20, 2009
Place of Birth
Landour, Mussoorie, India
Credits
36 titles
Thomas 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.
Known For
Filmography
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter
Coreander
Law & Order
John Barham
An Empty Bed
Elmer
Coach
Man
Married... with Children
Muldoon
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
Dr. Grant
Black Widow
Attorney
Fresno
Mr. Crowther
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Brothers
V: The Final Battle
Father Andrew Doyle
The NeverEnding Story
Carl Conrad Koreander - the Librarian
V
le père Andrew
Wizards and Warriors
Thursday's Child
Dr. Owens
St. Elsewhere
Judge
Newhart
Jim Dixon
Remington Steele
Ross Crockett Sr.
Firefox
General Brown
Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal
Dr. Halperin
American Playhouse
Dr. Baugh
True Confessions
Mr. Fazenda
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Barlow
Revenge of the Stepford Wives
Dr. Edgar Trent
The Nude Bomb
President
Hide in Plain Sight
Bobby Momisa
Death Penalty
Trial Judge
Portrait of a Stripper
Walt Sterling
The Facts of Life
You Can't Go Home Again
Sanctuary of Fear
Carl Barringer
Too Far to Go
Psychiatrist
Quintet
Francha
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Archer
The Slender Thread
Liquor Salesman
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dr. Owens