Thomas Hill

Thomas Hill

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.

  • Title: Thomas Hill
  • Popularity: 3.103
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1927-06-02
  • Place of Birth: Landour, Mussoorie, India
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  • Also Known As: Tom Hill
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Thomas Hill Movies

  • 1982
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    Firefox

    Firefox

    6 1982 HD

    The Soviets have developed a revolutionary new jet fighter, called 'Firefox'. Worried that the jet will be used as a first-strike weapon—as...

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  • 1982
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    Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal

    Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal

    6 1982 HD

    A poorly-educated housewife fights companies polluting her hometown's water table in upstate New York during the 1970s.

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  • 1984
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    The NeverEnding Story

    The NeverEnding Story

    7.2 1984 HD

    While hiding from bullies in his school's attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary land of Fantasia, through a magical book called The...

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  • 1990
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    The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter

    The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter

    5.747 1990 HD

    Once again, Bastian is transported to the world of Fantasia which he recently managed to save from destruction. However, the land is now being...

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  • 1984
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    Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

    Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

    5.5 1984 HD

    An alcoholic ex-football player drinks his days away, having failed to come to terms with his sexuality and his real feelings for his football buddy...

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  • 1980
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    Death Penalty

    Death Penalty

    1 1980 HD

    A strong-willed psychologist tries to rehabilitate a member of a Pittsburgh street gang who has been found guilty of the murder of two other...

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  • 1971
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    McCabe & Mrs. Miller

    McCabe & Mrs. Miller

    7.141 1971 HD

    A gambler and a prostitute become business partners in a remote Old West mining town, and their enterprise thrives until a large corporation arrives...

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  • 1990
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    An Empty Bed

    An Empty Bed

    1 1990 HD

    In his twilight, a lonely gay man reflects on his life and the three loves of his long-lost youth one woman and two men. Forced into early retirement...

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  • 1979
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    Too Far to Go

    Too Far to Go

    1 1979 HD

    Love and passion, anger and heartbreak, laughter and happiness, all complex textures woven into the fabric so many have come to know as marriage. For...

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  • 1979
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    You Can't Go Home Again

    You Can't Go Home Again

    1 1979 HD

    An adaptation of Thomas Wolfe's literary classic, telling of the struggles of a young writer determined to be a success in New York's literary world...

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  • 1979
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    Portrait of a Stripper

    Portrait of a Stripper

    2.5 1979 HD

    A young widow, supporting herself and her pre-teen son by performing as a nightclub dancer, finds the place turned into a strip joint and learns that...

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  • 1980
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    The Nude Bomb

    The Nude Bomb

    5.5 1980 HD

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

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  • 1980
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    Revenge of the Stepford Wives

    Revenge of the Stepford Wives

    5.4 1980 HD

    A TV reporter arrives in the quiet town of Stepford to launch an investigation into why the town has the lowest divorce and crime rates in America....

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  • 1983
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    Thursday's Child

    Thursday's Child

    1 1983 HD

    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...

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  • 1980
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    Hide in Plain Sight

    Hide in Plain Sight

    5.3 1980 HD

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

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  • 1981
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    True Confessions

    True Confessions

    6 1981 HD

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

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  • 1981
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    The Postman Always Rings Twice

    The Postman Always Rings Twice

    6.536 1981 HD

    The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.

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  • 1979
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    Sanctuary of Fear

    Sanctuary of Fear

    6 1979 HD

    A Manhattan priest with a penchant for solving crimes goes to the aid of a young actress. She is becoming enmeshed in a series of bizarre incidents...

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  • 1979
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    Quintet

    Quintet

    5.1 1979 HD

    During a future ice age, dying humanity occupies its remaining time by playing a board game called Quintet. For one small group, this obsession is...

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  • 1987
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    Black Widow

    Black Widow

    6.156 1987 HD

    Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But...

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  • 1982
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    St. Elsewhere

    St. Elsewhere

    5.411 1982 HD

    St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series starred Ed...

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  • 1982
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    Remington Steele

    Remington Steele

    7.1 1982 HD

    Laura Holt, a licensed private detective, opens a detective agency but finds that potential clients refuse to hire a woman, however qualified. To...

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  • 1979
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    The Facts of Life

    The Facts of Life

    7 1979 HD

    The Facts of Life is an American sitcom that originally ran on the NBC television network from August 24, 1979, to May 7, 1988, making it the longest...

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  • 1982
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    Newhart

    Newhart

    7.2 1982 HD

    Dick Loudon and his wife Joanna decide to leave life in New York City and buy a little inn in Vermont. Dick is a how-to book writer, who eventually...

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  • 1951
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    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

    8.667 1951 HD

    Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The...

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  • 1983
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    Wizards and Warriors

    Wizards and Warriors

    6.8 1983 HD

    A sword-and-sorcery adventure series done tongue-in-cheek. It's set in a mythical kingdom where good Prince Erik Greystone helps the kindly king...

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  • 1984
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    Brothers

    Brothers

    7.2 1984 HD

    Two conservative men support their younger brother when he comes out as gay, and help him navigate being openly homosexual in 1980s Philadelphia.

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  • 1983
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    V

    V

    7.735 1983 HD

    Fifty spaceships, each three miles across, hover ominously above Earth's major cities. The Visitors that emerge are humanlike in appearance and...

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  • 1986
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    Fresno

    Fresno

    6.4 1986 HD

    In Fresno, California, the once-wealthy Kensington family's raisin-growing empire has fallen on hard times. They are led by widowed matriarch...

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  • 1987
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    Married... with Children

    Married... with Children

    7.7 1987 HD

    Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally dysfunctional family. He hates his job, his wife is lazy,...

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  • 1990
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    Law & Order

    Law & Order

    7.4 1990 HD

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

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  • 1983
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    1 1983 HD

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  • 1987
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    Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder

    Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder

    6.5 1987 HD

    A sociopathic socialite plots her father's murder.

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  • 1989
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    Coach

    Coach

    6.9 1989 HD

    Hayden Fox, the curmudgeonly coach of Minnesota State University's Screaming Eagles football team, tries to navigate his way through the sports...

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