Arthur Edward Spence Hill (August 1, 1922 – October 22, 2006) was a Canadian actor of film, stage, and television. He won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role as George in the original Broadway production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1962). He was also known for playing the title role on the television legal drama Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1971–74).
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Early life
Arthur Edward Spence Hill was born in Melfort, Saskatchewan, on August 1, 1922, the son of Edith Georgina (Spence) and Olin Drake Hill, a lawyer. He is sometimes reported as a relative of American actor Steven Hill. However, the two were not related.
Hill attended the University of British Columbia, studying law. As part of the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II, Hill served in the mechanic corps. After the war, having finished his university degree, he became interested in acting. He studied acting in Seattle.
