Thomas Hill

Known for ActingBorn 1927-06-02Died 2009-04-20Landour, Mussoorie, India

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Death Penalty

Sanctuary of Fear

Married... with Children

V

Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder

Law & Order

V: The Final Battle

The NeverEnding Story

Remington Steele

Newhart

The Facts of Life

McCabe & Mrs. Miller

Wizards and Warriors

The Slender Thread

Brothers

Fresno

Coach

Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal

The Postman Always Rings Twice

Black Widow

True Confessions

Firefox

The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Hide in Plain Sight

St. Elsewhere

Thursday's Child

Revenge of the Stepford Wives

The Nude Bomb

Quintet

Too Far to Go

Portrait of a Stripper

An Empty Bed

You Can't Go Home Again