Thomas Hill

Born: 1927-06-02

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.


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The NeverEnding Story

as Carl Conrad Koreander - The Librarian
Released: 1984-04-06

While hiding from bullies in his school's attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary land of...

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Firefox

as General Brown
Released: 1982-06-18

The Soviets have developed a revolutionary new jet fighter, called 'Firefox'. Worried that the...

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The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter

as Coreander
Released: 1990-10-25

Once again, Bastian is transported to the world of Fantasia which he recently managed to save...

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The Postman Always Rings Twice

as Barlow
Released: 1981-03-20

The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy...

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True Confessions

as Mr. Fazenda
Released: 1981-09-25

A cop clashes with his priest brother while investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.

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Black Widow

as Attorney
Released: 1987-02-06

Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries...

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McCabe & Mrs. Miller

as Archer
Released: 1971-06-24

A gambler and a prostitute become business partners in a remote Old West mining town, and their...

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The Nude Bomb

as President
Released: 1980-05-09

When KAOS develops a bomb that can dissolve all clothing, Maxwell Smart is brought in to foil...

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Quintet

as Francha
Released: 1979-02-09

During a future ice age, dying humanity occupies its remaining time by playing a board game...

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Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal

as Dr. Halperin
Released: 1982-02-17

A poorly-educated housewife fights companies polluting her hometown's water table in upstate New...

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Revenge of the Stepford Wives

as Dr. Edgar Trent
Released: 1980-10-12

A TV reporter arrives in the quiet town of Stepford to launch an investigation into why the town...

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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

as uncredited
Released: 1984-08-19

An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his...

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Hide in Plain Sight

as Bobby Momisa
Released: 1980-03-21

True story of a man in search of his children after his ex-wife enters the Witness Protection...

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Sanctuary of Fear

as Carl Barringer
Released: 1979-04-23

A Manhattan priest with a penchant for solving crimes goes to the aid of a young actress. She is...

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You Can't Go Home Again

as uncredited
Released: 1979-04-25

An adaptation of Thomas Wolfe's literary classic, telling of the struggles of a young writer...

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Too Far to Go

as Psychiatrist
Released: 1979-03-12

Love and passion, anger and heartbreak, laughter and happiness, all complex textures woven into...

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Death Penalty

as Trial Judge
Released: 1980-01-22

A strong-willed psychologist tries to rehabilitate a member of a Pittsburgh street gang who has...

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Portrait of a Stripper

as Walt Sterling
Released: 1979-10-02

A young widow, supporting herself and her pre-teen son by performing as a nightclub dancer,...

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Thursday's Child

as Dr. Owens
Released: 1983-02-01

Sam Alden is the 17-year-old high school star player in baseball who seems to have it all....

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An Empty Bed

as Elmer
Released: 1990-04-11

In his twilight, a lonely gay man reflects on his life and the three loves of his long-lost...

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Law & Order

as John Barham
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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Married... with Children

as Muldoon
First aired: 1987-04-05

Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally...

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St. Elsewhere

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-10-26

St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from...

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Remington Steele

as Ross Crockett Sr.
First aired: 1982-10-01

Laura Holt, a licensed private detective, opens a detective agency but finds that potential...

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Coach

as Man
First aired: 1989-02-28

Hayden Fox, the curmudgeonly coach of Minnesota State University's Screaming Eagles football...

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Newhart

as Jim Dixon
First aired: 1982-10-02

Dick Loudon and his wife Joanna decide to leave life in New York City and buy a little inn in...

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The Facts of Life

as uncredited
First aired: 1979-08-24

The Facts of Life is an American sitcom that originally ran on the NBC television network from...

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Brothers

as uncredited
First aired: 1984-07-13

Two conservative men support their younger brother when he comes out as gay, and help him...

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V

as le père Andrew
First aired: 1983-05-01

Fifty spaceships, each three miles across, hover ominously above Earth's major cities. The...

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Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder

as Dr. Grant
First aired: 1987-03-22

A sociopathic socialite plots her father's murder.

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as le père Andrew
First aired: 1983-05-01

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Dr. Owens
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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Wizards and Warriors

as uncredited
First aired: 1983-02-26

A sword-and-sorcery adventure series done tongue-in-cheek. It's set in a mythical kingdom where...

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Fresno

as Mr. Crowther
First aired: 1986-11-16

In Fresno, California, the once-wealthy Kensington family's raisin-growing empire has fallen on...

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