Thomas Hill
Actor
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.
Filmography
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter
as Coreander 1990
Firefox
as General Brown 1982
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Barlow 1981
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
as Archer 1971
Black Widow
as Attorney 1987
True Confessions
as Mr. Fazenda 1981
The Nude Bomb
as President 1980
Quintet
as Francha 1979
The Slender Thread
as Liquor Salesman 1965
Revenge of the Stepford Wives
as Dr. Edgar Trent 1980
Hide in Plain Sight
as Bobby Momisa 1980
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1984
Too Far to Go
as Psychiatrist 1979
Portrait of a Stripper
as Walt Sterling 1979
An Empty Bed
as Elmer 1990
You Can't Go Home Again
1979