Craig Hill (actor)
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Craig Hill | |
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 Craig Hill as Clayton in Lo voglio morto | |
| Born | Craig Hill Fowler[1] March 5, 1926 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | April 21, 2014 (aged 88) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1950–2003 |
| Spouse | Teresa Gimpera (1990-2014; his death) |
Craig Hill (March 5, 1926 – April 21, 2014) 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, as well as in a key role opposite Kirk Douglas in the 1951 crime drama Detective Story. After leaving Fox, he co-starred in Universal's The Black Shield of Falworth (1954) and appeared in several American television shows.
In 1960s he moved from United States to Spain, where he shot Spaghetti Westerns.[2] 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), his co-star in the 1966 film Black Box Affair.[3] Hill died on April 21, 2014 at the age of 88 from natural causes in Barcelona, Spain.[4] He was survived by his wife.[5]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Cheaper by the Dozen | Tom Black | Uncredited |
| All About Eve | Leading Man | ||
| 1951 | Detective Story | Arthur Kindred | |
| Fixed Bayonets! | Lt. Gibbs | ||
| 1952 | The Outcasts of Poker Flat | Tom Dakin | |
| What Price Glory? | Lt. Aldrich | ||
| 1953 | The I Don't Care Girl | Keene | |
| 1954 | Siege at Red River | Lt. Braden | |
| The Black Shield of Falworth | Francis Gascoyne | ||
| 1956 | Anything Goes | Danny | Uncredited |
| 1957 | Tammy and the Bachelor | Ernie | |
| 1958 | Lafayette Escadrille | Lufbery | Uncredited |
| 1961 | You Have to Run Fast | Frank Harlow | |
| The Flight that Disappeared | Tom Endicott | ||
| 1962 | Deadly Duo | Preston 'Pres' Morgan | |
| 1965 | Hands of a Gunfighter | Dan Murphy | |
| 1966 | Taste for Killing | Hank Fellows | |
| Follow Me, Boys! | Leo as a Man | Uncredited | |
| Black Box Affair | Johnny Grant | ||
| The Swinger | Sammy Jenkins | ||
| 1967 | Adios, Hombre | Will Flaherty | |
| 15 forche per un assassino | Billy Mack | ||
| Ric e Gian alla conquista del West | Stuart | ||
| 1968 | I Want Him Dead | Clayton | |
| Bury Them Deep | Clive | ||
| Tre croci per non morire | Jerry | ||
| 1969 | Las amigas | Eduardo | |
| 1970 | The Monsters of Terror | Inspector Tobermann | |
| Aoom | |||
| When Heroes Die | Capitán Richard Harvey | ||
| 1971 | And the Crows Will Dig Your Grave | Jeff Sullivan | |
| In nome del padre, del figlio e della Colt | Sheriff Bill Nolan / Mace Cassidy | ||
| Drummer of Vengeance | Oconner | ||
| 1972 | Bada alla tua pelle, Spirito Santo! | Col. John Mills | |
| My Horse, My Gun, Your Widow | Doctor Janus Saxon | ||
| Go Away! Trinity Has Arrived in Eldorado | Eldorado | ||
| Un animale chiamato uomo | Mark Forester | ||
| 1973 | Corte marziale | Colonel | |
| 1974 | Cinco almohadas para una noche | Andrés, amante #5 | |
| El refugio del miedo | Bob | ||
| 1977 | Emanuelle Around the World | Disfigured-Face Man | Uncredited |
| 1978 | Stringimi forte papà | ||
| The Bloodstained Shadow | Don Paolo | ||
| 1980 | Estigma | ||
| 1983 | Victòria! La gran aventura d'un poble | Tinent Coronel Bruguete | |
| Victòria! 2: La disbauxa del 17 | |||
| 1984 | Victòria! 3: El seny i la rauxa | ||
| 1985 | Escapada final (Scapegoat) | Andreu | |
| 1987 | Angustia | Doctor at Hospital | |
| 1989 | La Chute des aigles | Major Holbach | |
| La bahía esmeralda | Jonathan Perry | ||
| 1991 | Lolita al desnudo | Don José | |
| Escrit als estels | |||
| 1994 | General Holmes | ||
| ¿Culpable de qué? | |||
| Ciudad Baja (Downtown Heat) | D. Miguel | ||
| 2002 | Food of Love | Izzy | |
| El segundo nombre | Theodore Logan | ||
| 2003 | Platillos volantes | Director Coca Cola | (final film role) |
References
- ^ Cine Archivo; retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Mor als 88 anys l'actor nord-americà Craig Hill". Ara (in Catalan). Barcelona. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ Films and filming. Vol. 25. Hansom Books. 1978. p. 46.
- ^ Barnes, Mike (21 April 2014). "'Whirlybirds' Star Craig Hill Dies at 88". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ EFE (21 April 2014). "Fallece Craig Hill, el rostro del western". El Diario. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
External links
- Craig Hill at IMDb
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