
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.
Acting (22 movies)

Firefox
1982

Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal
1982

The NeverEnding Story
1984

The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter
1990

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1984

Death Penalty
1980

McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971

An Empty Bed
1990

Too Far to Go
1979

You Can't Go Home Again
1979

Portrait of a Stripper
1979

The Nude Bomb
1980

Revenge of the Stepford Wives
1980

Thursday's Child
1983

Hide in Plain Sight
1980

True Confessions
1981

The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981

Sanctuary of Fear
1979

Quintet
1979

Black Widow
1987

The Slender Thread
1965

V: The Final Battle
1984
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