Thomas Hill

Thomas N. "Tom" Hill(June 2, 1927 – April 20, 2009) was anIndian-Americancharacter actorand director on stage for decades before starting in film in the mid-1960s and on television in the 1980s. Born inIndiain 1927, one of Hill's most prominent recurring roles was as Jim Dixon on the 1980s TV seriesNewhart. Hill also appeared as King Baaldorf in the short-lived 1980s seriesWizards and Warriors. His TV movie roles include Father Andrew Doyle in the 1984NBCminiseriesV: The Final Battle. He had guest appearances on such shows asSt. Elsewhere,Remington Steele,The Facts of Life,Married... with Children,Coach, andLaw & Order. Hill's first feature film performance was in the 1965 film The Slender Thread Other film credits includeThe Postman Always Rings Twice,Firefox(1982), and was well known of his role as Mr Coriander, the bookstore owner inThe NeverEnding Story, as well as the 1990 sequel followup. He died in April 20, 2009, aged 81 inBloomington,Indiana.