Thomas Newton Hill, Jr. (June 2, 1927 â€" April 20, 2009) was an
Indian-born American character actor and director on stage for decades
before starting in film in the mid-1960s and on television in the
1980s.Thomas Newton Hill, Jr. was born in India in 1927, to Disciples
of Christ missionaries Thomas Newton Hill, Sr. and Elma Alexander
Hill. Thomas, Jr. attended Woodstock School until 1940, when he was
13; he and his parents moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana.Hill's first
feature film performance was in the 1965 film The Slender Thread.
Other film credits include The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981),
Firefox (1982), and as the bookstore owner Mr. Coreander in The
NeverEnding Story and its sequel.One of Hill's most prominent
recurring roles was as the zany sidekick Jim Dixon on the 1980s TV
series Newhart. Hill appeared as King Baaldorf in the short-lived
1980s fantasy TV series Wizards and Warriors.
Indian-born American character actor and director on stage for decades
before starting in film in the mid-1960s and on television in the
1980s.Thomas Newton Hill, Jr. was born in India in 1927, to Disciples
of Christ missionaries Thomas Newton Hill, Sr. and Elma Alexander
Hill. Thomas, Jr. attended Woodstock School until 1940, when he was
13; he and his parents moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana.Hill's first
feature film performance was in the 1965 film The Slender Thread.
Other film credits include The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981),
Firefox (1982), and as the bookstore owner Mr. Coreander in The
NeverEnding Story and its sequel.One of Hill's most prominent
recurring roles was as the zany sidekick Jim Dixon on the 1980s TV
series Newhart. Hill appeared as King Baaldorf in the short-lived
1980s fantasy TV series Wizards and Warriors.
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