Acting · Landour, Mussoorie, India · Born June 2, 1927
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.
MovieThe NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter
1990
as Coreander
TVLaw & Order
1990
as John Barham
MovieAn Empty Bed
1990
as Elmer
TVCoach
1989
as Man
TVMarried... with Children
1987
as Muldoon
TVNutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
1987
as Dr. Grant
MovieBlack Widow
1987
as Attorney
TVFresno
1986
as Mr. Crowther
MovieCat on a Hot Tin Roof
1984
TVBrothers
1984
TVV: The Final Battle
1984
as Father Andrew Doyle
MovieThe NeverEnding Story
1984
as Carl Conrad Koreander - the Librarian
TVV
1983
as le père Andrew
TVWizards and Warriors
1983
MovieThursday's Child
1983
as Dr. Owens
TVSt. Elsewhere
1982
as Judge
TVNewhart
1982
as Jim Dixon
TVRemington Steele
1982
as Ross Crockett Sr.
MovieFirefox
1982
as General Brown
MovieLois Gibbs and the Love Canal
1982
as Dr. Halperin
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Dr. Baugh
MovieTrue Confessions
1981
as Mr. Fazenda
MovieThe Postman Always Rings Twice
1981
as Barlow
MovieRevenge of the Stepford Wives
1980
as Dr. Edgar Trent
MovieThe Nude Bomb
1980
as President
MovieHide in Plain Sight
1980
as Bobby Momisa
MovieDeath Penalty
1980
as Trial Judge
MoviePortrait of a Stripper
1979
as Walt Sterling
TVThe Facts of Life
1979
MovieYou Can't Go Home Again
1979
MovieSanctuary of Fear
1979
as Carl Barringer
MovieToo Far to Go
1979
as Psychiatrist
MovieQuintet
1979
as Francha
MovieMcCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971
as Archer
MovieThe Slender Thread
1965
as Liquor Salesman
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Dr. Owens
