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Arthur Hill
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Arthur Hill

1922 – 2006 · Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada · Active 1948–1986

Arthur Hill, born in 1922 in Melfort, Saskatchewan, made waves in film with his role in In the Cool of the Day (1963) and later in Making Love (1982). Trained in law at the University of British Columbia, he pivoted to acting, bringing a stagecraft honed on Broadway to the screen. Hill is also known for his performances in Petulia (1968) and Futureworld (1976), where his nuanced portrayals added depth to the narratives, resonating with fans of cult and exploitation cinema.

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Futureworld

Futureworld

1976 ★ 6.0
as Dr. Duffy

Two years after the Westworld tragedy in the Delos amusement park, the corporate owners have reopened the park following over $1 billion in safety and other improvements. For publicity purposes, reporters Chuck Browning and Tracy Ballard are invited to review the park. Just prior to arriving at the park, however, Browning is given a clue by a dying man that something is amiss.

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Filmography

94 credits
1980s 21 credits
1986
Christmas Eve as Andrew Kingsley
Movie ★ 6.8
1986
Movie ★ 7.0
1986
A Fine Mess as (uncredited)
Movie ★ 4.6
1985
One Magic Christmas as Caleb Grainger
Movie ★ 5.9
1985
Murder in Space as Vice-President
Movie ★ 5.3
1984
The Guardian as Dr. Phil Julian
Movie ★ 5.5
1984
Movie ★ 7.1
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Preston Giles
TV ★ 7.5
1984
Glitter as Charles Hardwick
TV ★ 5.3
1983
Prototype as Gen. Keating
Movie ★ 6.3
1983
Movie ★ 6.4
1983
Intimate Agony as Dr. Holliston
Movie ★ 5.0
1982
Tomorrow's Child as Dr. Glenn Gorham
Movie ★ 5.5
1982
Movie ★ 6.9
1982
American Playhouse as Willy Shrike
TV ★ 6.6
1981
The Amateur as Brewer
Movie ★ 5.4
1981
Angel Dusted as Michael Eaton
Movie ★ 9.0
1981
Dirty Tricks as Professor Prosser
Movie ★ 5.5
1980
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd as General Thomas Ewing
Movie ★ 5.0
1980
The Return of Frank Cannon as Dr. Curtis McDonald
Movie ★ 6.5
1980
TV ★ 7.0
1970s 23 credits
1979
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days as Governor (uncredited)
Movie ★ 5.1
1979
A Little Romance as Richard King
Movie ★ 6.8
1979
The Champ as Mike
Movie ★ 7.0
1979
Churchill and the Generals as President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Movie ★ 9.0
1979
Riel as Taylor
Movie ★ 8.0
1979
Tales of the Unexpected as Terence Carter
TV ★ 6.8
1978
The Glacier Fox as Narrator (voice)
Movie ★ 7.8
1977
Tell Me My Name as Porter McPhail
Movie ★ 9.0
1977
A Bridge Too Far as U.S. Medical Colonel
Movie ★ 7.2
1976
Futureworld as Dr. Duffy
Movie ★ 5.9
1976
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys as Judge James Edwin Horton
Movie ★ 7.5
1975
The Killer Elite as Cap Collis
Movie ★ 5.8
1975
Death Be Not Proud as John Gunther
Movie ★ 6.0
1975
The Rivalry as Abraham Lincoln
Movie ★ 9.0
1973
Movie ★ 9.0
1973
Ordeal as Richard Damian
Movie ★ 5.2
1971
The Andromeda Strain as Dr. Jeremy Stone
Movie ★ 7.1
1971
Movie ★ 5.9
1971
Columbo as Governor
TV ★ 8.1
1971
TV ★ 6.5
1971
Vanished as Arnold Greer
TV ★ 5.0
1970
Rabbit, Run as Jack Eccles
Movie ★ 4.2
1970
The Other Man as Paul Maitland
Movie ★ 8.0
1960s 29 credits
1969
The Chairman as Shelby
Movie ★ 5.5
1969
Movie ★ 8.6
1969
Marcus Welby, M.D. as Owen Marshall
TV ★ 6.6
1969
TV ★ 4.8
1968
Petulia as Barney
Movie ★ 6.0
1968
TV ★ 5.6
1968
The Name of the Game as Gerald Brighton
TV ★ 7.0
1967
The Desperate Hours as Dan Hilliard
Movie ★ 4.0
1967
Atta Girl, Kelly! as Evan Clayton
Movie
1967
The Invaders as Warren Doneghan
TV ★ 6.8
1966
Harper as Albert Graves
Movie ★ 6.7
1966
Moment to Moment as Neil Stanton
Movie ★ 5.1
1966
Mission: Impossible as Janos Passik
TV ★ 7.6
1966
CBS Playhouse as Bryan Gray
TV ★ 7.0
1965
The F.B.I. as Ernest Putnam / Dr. Charles King
TV ★ 5.6
1965
Run for Your Life as Bill Dagen
TV ★ 7.1
1965
The F.B.I. as Max Griswold
TV ★ 5.6
1965
The F.B.I. as Edward Lennan
TV ★ 5.6
1965
The F.B.I. as Richard Bender
TV ★ 5.6
1963
Movie ★ 6.6
1963
Movie ★ 5.8
1963
The Fugitive as Dr. Frederick Howell
TV ★ 7.3
1963
TV ★ 5.9
1961
The Young Doctors as Tomaselli
Movie ★ 5.8
1961
TV ★ 5.9
1961
The Defenders as Fred Braden
TV ★ 6.3
1961
The Defenders as Matthew J. Ritter
TV ★ 6.3
1960
Movie
1960
TV ★ 6.7
1950s 19 credits
1959
TV ★ 10.0
1959
The Untouchables as Fr. Francis Gregory
TV ★ 7.9
1956
Born Yesterday as Paul Verrall
Movie
1956
TV ★ 7.5
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
TV
1955
The Deep Blue Sea as Jackie Jackson
Movie ★ 4.9
1955
TV ★ 7.8
1955
TV ★ 5.3
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as William Benson
TV ★ 7.8
1954
The Matchmaker as Cornelius Hackl
Movie
1954
The Crowded Day as Alice's Escort
Movie ★ 5.8
1953
Movie ★ 7.4
1952
Penny Princess as Representative of Johnson K. Johnson (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.7
1952
Salute the Toff as Ted Harrison
Movie ★ 5.7
1951
Movie ★ 5.3
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Paul Verrall
TV ★ 8.8
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Abraham Lincoln
TV ★ 8.8
1950
Movie ★ 7.0
1950
The Body Said No! as Robin King
Movie ★ 7.0
1940s 2 credits
1949
I Was a Male War Bride as Dependents Clearing Officer (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.9
1948
Studio One as Ivory
TV ★ 5.4