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Thomas Hill is a Actor American born on 2 june 1927 at Mussoorie (Inde)

Thomas Hill

Thomas Hill
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Nationality USA
Birth 2 june 1927 at Mussoorie (Inde)
Death 20 april 2009 (at 81 years) at Bloomington (USA)

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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Filmography of Thomas Hill (16 films)

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The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter, 1h30
Directed by George Trumbull Miller
Origin German
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes L'adolescence, Inspiré de l'univers des contes et légendes, Films about education, Films about children, Films about magic and magicians, Monde imaginaire, Films about dragons, L'enfance marginalisée, Children's films, Films about school violence
Actors Jonathan Brandis, Kenny Morrison, Clarissa Burt, John Wesley Shipp, Thomas Hill, Faye Adell
Roles Koreander
Rating51% 2.559712.559712.559712.559712.55971
Bastian Bux (Jonathan Brandis) is having troubles at home: his father Barney's (John Wesley Shipp) busy workload is keeping him from consoling Bastian's fear of heights. As such, he then heads to an old bookstore where he again meets Mr. Koreander (Thomas Hill), who proceeds to help find a book on courage. While waiting, Bastian rediscovers the Neverending Story's book, and is shocked to see its words disappear off its pages. Deciding to take the book instead, Bastian returns home and finds himself able to claim AURYN right off the book's cover while hearing the Childlike Empress (Alexandra Johnes) summon him to Fantasia.
Black Widow, 1h40
Directed by Bob Rafelson
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Serial killer films, Films about psychiatry, Children's films
Actors Debra Winger, Theresa Russell, Sami Frey, Dennis Hopper, Rutanya Alda, Terry O'Quinn
Roles Attorney
Rating63% 3.198113.198113.198113.198113.19811
The story centers on two women. Catherine (Theresa Russell) is a psychopathic femme fatale whose true name and motivation are never known. She preys on wealthy middle-aged men, seducing them into marriage and then fatally poisoning them. Each death is misdiagnosed as Ondine's curse, a condition by which seemingly healthy middle-aged men die in their sleep. Justice Department agent Alexandra "Alex" Barnes (Debra Winger) stumbles onto the first murder while investigating another case. As Alex delves further into the case, she uncovers a pattern which she believes ties the same woman to several similar murders.
The NeverEnding Story, 1h34
Directed by Wolfgang Petersen
Origin German
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Adventure, Horror
Themes L'adolescence, Films about animals, Inspiré de l'univers des contes et légendes, Films about education, Films about children, Films about magic and magicians, Monde imaginaire, Films about religion, Films about dragons, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about Jews and Judaism, Children's films, Golem, Films about school violence
Actors Noah Hathaway, Barret Oliver, Tami Stronach, Moses Gunn, Thomas Hill, Alan Oppenheimer
Roles Carl Conrad Koreander - The Librarian
Rating72% 3.648693.648693.648693.648693.64869
Bastian Balthazar Bux (Barret Oliver), a shy and friendless bibliophile child, hides in a bookstore, interrupting the grumpy bookseller, Mr. Coreander (Thomas Hill). Bastian asks about one of the books he sees, but Mr. Coreander advises against it; despite which, Bastian seizes the book, leaving a note promising to return it, and hides in the school's attic to read. The book describes the world of Fantasia threatened by a force called "The Nothing"; where the Childlike Empress (Tami Stronach) who rules over Fantasia has fallen ill, and has summoned Atreyu (Noah Hathaway) to discover the cure. Atreyu is therefore given the AURYN. As Atreyu sets out, the Nothing summons Gmork (voiced by Alan Oppenheimer), a werewolf, to kill Atreyu.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, 2h24
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about families, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films based on plays
Actors Jessica Lange, Tommy Lee Jones, Rip Torn, Kim Stanley, David Dukes, Macon McCalman
Rating66% 3.3358753.3358753.3358753.3358753.335875
This adaptation revived the sexual innuendos which had been muted in the 1958 film.
Thursday's Child, 1h40
Directed by David Lowell Rich
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Rob Lowe, Gena Rowlands, Don Murray, Jessica Walter, Tracey Gold, Heidi Bohay
Roles Dr. Owens
Rating67% 3.3724153.3724153.3724153.3724153.372415
Sam Alden is the 17-year-old high school star player in baseball who seems to have it all. However, his family notices that he is often bothered with fits of coughing. Worried, his parents decide to take him to the hospital, where they are shocked to find out that he has a life-threatening heart disease. Sam has trouble dealing with his illness, but he pretends to still be a joyful teenager to not have his parents worrying even more than they already do. His health is deteriorating, though, and it is eventually revealed that he needs a heart transplant if he wants to survive. This is the beginning of a long and a both mentally and physically exhausting journey including countless operations, tests, and search for donors. Even before the final operation, Sam is forced to deal with several setbacks in his life.
Firefox
Firefox (1982)
, 1h59
Directed by Clint Eastwood
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, War, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Spy
Themes Spy films, Politique, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Clint Eastwood, Freddie Jones, David Huffman, Warren Clarke, Ronald Lacey, Nigel Hawthorne
Roles General Brown
Rating59% 2.950912.950912.950912.950912.95091
A joint Anglo-American plot is devised to steal a highly advanced Soviet fighter aircraft (MiG-31, NATO code name "Firefox") which is capable of Mach 6, is invisible to radar, and carries weapons controlled by thought. Former United States Air Force Major Mitchell Gant (Eastwood), a Vietnam veteran and former POW, infiltrates the Soviet Union, aided by his ability to speak Russian (due to his having had a Russian mother) and a network of Jewish dissidents and sympathizers, three of whom are key scientists working on the fighter itself. His goal is to steal the Firefox and fly it back to friendly territory for analysis.
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can, 1h46
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Jill Clayburgh, Nicol Williamson, Geraldine Page, Dianne Wiest, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern
Rating61% 3.098593.098593.098593.098593.09859
Barbara Gordon appears to have it all, including a successful career in a male-dominated industry and a solid relationship with her live-in lover, attorney Derek Bauer. Beneath her facade is a high-strung personality who heavily relies on sedatives to reduce tension and anxiety and maintain a composed exterior for her friends and associates. Her current project focuses on cancer patient Jean Scott Martin and her husband Ben and how the couple is coping as the disease progresses. Despite reservations expressed by her collaborators, Barbara is determined to end the film on a positive note, showing the Martins embracing on the beach. When she shows them a rough cut, fatalistic Jean is angered by the false optimism and vehemently voices her objections to Barbara's choices.
True Confessions, 1h44
Directed by Ulu Grosbard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about religion
Actors Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Charles Durning, Kenneth McMillan, Ed Flanders, Cyril Cusack
Roles Mr. Fazenda
Rating62% 3.1475853.1475853.1475853.1475853.147585
In the post-war 1940s, Desmond Spellacy is a young and ambitious Roman Catholic monsignor in the Los Angeles archdiocese. His older brother Tom is a hard-working homicide detective with the L.A. police department. They are fond of each other, but spend little time together.
The Postman Always Rings Twice, 2h2
Directed by Bob Rafelson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance
Themes Cooking films, Films about sexuality
Actors Jack Nicholson, Jessica Lange, Michael Lerner, Anjelica Huston, William Traylor, Christopher Lloyd
Roles Barlow
Rating65% 3.299253.299253.299253.299253.29925
Frank Chambers (Jack Nicholson), a drifter, stops at a rural California diner for a meal, and ends up working there. The diner is operated by a young, beautiful woman, Cora Smith (Jessica Lange), and her much older husband, Nick Papadakis (John Colicos), who is an immigrant from Greece. Frank and Cora start to have an affair soon after they meet. Cora is tired of her situation, married to a man she does not love, and working at a diner that she wishes to own and improve. She and Frank scheme to murder Nick in order to start a new life together without her losing the diner. Their first attempt at the murder is a failure, but they eventually succeed.
Hide in Plain Sight, 1h32
Directed by James Caan
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors James Caan, Jill Eikenberry, Joe Grifasi, Robert Viharo, Danny Aiello, Chuck Hicks
Roles Bobby Momisa
Rating63% 3.1925253.1925253.1925253.1925253.192525
The Buffalo divorced father Thomas Hacklin discovers, on visiting his children, that his ex-wife's residence has been abandoned; he is unable to locate or contact them. He is mystified after approaching the authorities who refuse to assist but speculates when he becomes aware that her new husband is now in the United States Federal Witness Protection Program. As he makes inroads into finding their location, the police and authorities make it more difficult for him to make contact. He becomes determined -- even without police and government assistance and interference -- when the government advised the low-tier mobster new husband to marry his girlfriend in order to disqualify her from testifying against him if the government arrests him and follows through with a court trial for his activities involving crime. The Mob follows Hacklin's actions for their own purposes.
The Nude Bomb, 1h34
Directed by Clive Donner
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Don Adams, Sylvia Kristel, Dana Elcar, Andrea Howard, Vittorio Gassman, Rhonda Fleming
Roles Président
Rating51% 2.5568352.5568352.5568352.5568352.556835
La société KAOS a inventé une arme capable de détruire tous les vêtements sur Terre. L'agent Maxwell Smart, aidé de l'Agent 34 vont tenter de déjouer les plans de Sauvage, le patron de la société. La tâche se complique lorsqu'on découvre que Sauvage a aussi mis au point une machine capable de cloner les humains. Il va falloir retrouver le bon Sauvage.
Revenge of the Stepford Wives
Directed by Robert Fuest
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Themes Feminist films, Films based on science fiction novels, Political films
Actors Don Johnson, Sharon Gless, Julie Kavner, Mason Adams, Audra Lindley, Arthur Hiller
Roles Dr. Edgar Trent
Rating49% 2.471152.471152.471152.471152.47115
Set 10 years after the original film, a prologue sets the scene as a couple unhappy in idyllic Stepford, Connecticut, attempts to leave town; they are killed by the police chief.
Quintet
Quintet (1979)
, 1h58
Directed by Robert Altman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Romance, Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Paul Newman, Vittorio Gassman, Fernando Rey, Bibi Andersson, Brigitte Fossey, Nina, Baroness van Pallandt
Roles Francha
Rating50% 2.502772.502772.502772.502772.50277
The story takes place during a new ice age. The camera tracks a blank, frozen, seemingly deserted tundra until two blurry, distant figures can just be made out. They are the seal hunter Essex (Paul Newman) and his pregnant companion, Vivia (Brigitte Fossey), the daughter of one of Essex's late hunting partners. They are traveling north, where Essex hopes to reunite with his brother, Francha (Thomas Hill).
McCabe & Mrs. Miller, 2h
Directed by Robert Altman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution
Actors Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, René Auberjonois, Michael Murphy, William Devane, Shelley Duvall
Roles Archer
Rating75% 3.79693.79693.79693.79693.7969
In 1902 Washington, a gambler named John McCabe (Warren Beatty) arrives mysteriously and mumbling to himself in the town of Presbyterian Church (named after its only substantial building, a tall but mostly unused [in the film] chapel), in the north-west United States. McCabe quickly takes a dominant position over the town's simple-minded and lethargic miners, thanks to his aggressive personality and rumors that he is a gunfighter.
Love Is Colder Than Death, 1h28
Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Gangster films
Actors Ulli Lommel, Hanna Schygulla, Ingrid Caven, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Katrin Schaake, Irm Hermann
Rating64% 3.2470153.2470153.2470153.2470153.247015
Petty hood Franz (Fassbinder), who at the start of the movie refuses to join the Syndicate. He then meets the handsome young thug Bruno (Lommel), who has been ordered by the Syndicate to follow him, and gives him his Munich address (Heßstraße 129).