Craig Hill (actor)
| Craig Hill | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Craig Hill Fowler[1] March 5, 1926 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died |
April 21, 2014 (aged 88) Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1950–2003 |
| Spouse(s) | Teresa Gimpera (1990-2014; his death)[2] |
Craig Hill (March 5, 1926 – April 21, 2014[3]) was an American film actor from Los Angeles, California.
Career
He began his film career as a contract star for 20th Century Fox beginning with Cheaper by the Dozen. He also appeared in Sam Fuller's Fixed Bayonets (1951) and John Ford's What Price Glory. After leaving Fox he co-starred in Universal's The Black Shield of Falworth (1954) and appeared in several American television shows.
He is best known for co-starring in the Desilu Studios television series Whirlybirds from 1957–60, playing "P.T. Moore". In the mid 1960s he moved to Spain and gained a new series of fans as a lead actor in several spaghetti westerns beginning with Hands of a Gunfighter (1965).
Personal life/death
In 1990, Hill wed Catalan fashion model and actress Teresa Gimpera (born 1936). Hill died on April 21, 2014 at the age of 88 from natural causes in Barcelona, Spain. He was survived by his wife.
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | All About Eve | Leading Man | |
| Cheaper by the Dozen | Tom | ||
| 1951 | Fixed Bayonets! | Lt. Gibbs | |
| Detective Story | Arthur Kindred | ||
| 1952 | What Price Glory? | Lt. Aldrich | |
| 1954 | The Black Shield of Falworth | Francis Gascoyne | |
| 1957 | Tammy and the Bachelor | Ernie | |
| 1961 | The Flight that Disappeared | Tom Endicott | |
| 1965 | Hands of a Gunfighter | Dan Murphy | |
| 1966 | Black Box Affair | Johnny Grant | |
| Taste for Killing | Hank Fellows | ||
| 1968 | Bury Them Deep | Norton | |
| I Want Him Dead | Clayton | ||
| 1978 | The Bloodstained Shadow | Don Paolo | |
| 2002 | Food of Love | Izzy |
References
- ↑ Cine Archivo; accessed April 21, 2014.
- ↑ Notice of death of Craig Hill, El Diario; accessed April 21, 2014.
- ↑ Films and filming. Hansom Books. 1978. p. 46.