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Steven Hill
(This information is taken from several different sources,
and I have no way of verifying its accuracy. Please conact me if you know
I have something wrong.)
+ Born Solomon Krakovsky on February 24, 1922 in Seattle, Washington,
son of Russian immigrants
+ Served four years in the Naval Reserve in World War II
+ Acting debut was in 1946, in A Flag Is Born
+ Television debut was in 1948, on The Actor's Studio
+ Movie debut was in 1950, in A Lady Without a Passport
+ Married Selma Stern in 1951; they have four children
+ Has five children from a second marriage, and many
grandchildren
+ Became Orthodox Jewish in the early 1960s
+ Lost a lead role in The Sand Pebbles (1966)
because he wouldn't work on the Jewish Sabbath (Saturday)
+ Left Mission: Impossible in 1967, at least
partly due to his refusal to work on the Sabbath
+ Did not do any acting for some time after Mission: Impossible
+ Lived in Rockland County, New York for several years, where he
wrote, studied the Torah, and sold real estate
+ Returned to acting in 1978, in the miniseries King
+ Was the last original cast member to leave Law & Order
(after 10 years!), though he was not in the pilot
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Steven Hill's Filmography
(Taken primarily from the Internet
Movie Database.)
= Received an award
= Was nominated for an award
Television Series
+ Law & Order as District Attorney Adam Schiff (1990-2000)
  
+ Mission: Impossible as Dan Briggs (1966-1967)
Movies
+ The Firm as F. Denton Voyles(1993)
+ White Palace as Sol Horowitz (1991)
+ Billy Bathgate as Otto Berman (1991)
 
+ The Boost as Max (1988)
+ Running on Empty as Mr. Patterson (1988)
+ Courtship as George Tyler (1987)
+ Heartburn as Harry, Rachel's father(1986)
+ Legal Eagles as Bower (1986)
+ Raw Deal aka Triple Identity as Lamanski
(1986)
+ Brighton Beach Memoirs as Mr. Stroheim (1986)
+ On Valentine's Day aka Story of a Marriage
as George Tyler (1986)
+ Garbo Talks as Walter Rolfe (1984)
+ Teachers as Sloan (1984)
+ Yentl as Hadass' father (1983)
+ Eyewitness aka The Janitor as Lieutenant Jacobs
(1981)
+ Rich and Famous as Jules Levi (1981)
+ It's My Turn as Jacob (1980)
+ The Slender Thread as Mark Dyson (1965)
+ A Child is Waiting as Ted Widdicombe (1963)
+ Kiss Her Goodbye as Ed (1959)
+ The Goddess as John Tower (1958)
+ Storm Fear as Benjie (1956)
+ A Lady Without a Passport as Jack (1950)
Television Movies & Miniseries
+ Where's the Money, Noreen? as Brian Olsted (1995)
+ Columbo: Murder, Smoke, and Shadows as Mr Marosco
(1989)
+ Between Two Women (1986)
+ King as Stanley Levison (1978)
+ The Sacco-Vanzetti Story (1960) as Bartolomeo Vanzetti
 
Television Guest Roles
+ Law & Order: Special
Victims Unit
playing District
Attorney Adam Schiff in "Entitled: Part 1" (Feb 18, 2000, episode # 1.15)
+ thirtysomething
 playing
Leo Steadman in "Business as Usual" (Feb 9, 1988, episode # 1.15)
+ The Fugitive
playing Glenn Madison
in "The White Knight" (Mar 22, 1966, episode # 3.26)
+ Rawhide
in "The Gray Rock Hotel"
(May 21, 1965, episode # 7.30)
+ The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
playing Manners in
"Thanatos Palace Hotel" (Feb 1, 1965, episode # 3.15)
in "Who Needs an
Enemy?" (May 15, 1964, episode # 2.28)
+ Espionage
playing Andrew Evans
in "The Incurable One" (Oct 16, 1963, episode # 1.3)
+ Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
playing Ruben Fare
in "Something About Lee Wiley" (Oct 11, 1963, episode # 1.2)
+ Naked City
in "Barefoot on a
Bed of Coals" (May 29, 1963, episode # 4.34)
+ Dr. Kildare
playing Dr. Chandra
Ramid in "The Cobweb Chain" (Nov 15, 1962, episode # 2.8)
+ Ben Casey
in "I'll
Be Alright in the Morning" (Jan 7, 1963, episode # 2.14)
in "Legacy From
a Stranger" (Oct 22, 1962, episode # 2.4)
+ The Eleventh Hour
in "There Are
Dragons in This Forest" (Oct 10, 1962, episode # 1.2)
+ Route 66
playing Frank in
"City of Wheels" (Feb 2, 1962, episode # 2.17)
+ Adventures in Paradise
playing B.E. Langard
in "Act of Piracy" (Feb 13, 1961, episode # 2.18)
+ The Untouchables
playing Joseph December
in "Downfall" (May 3, 1962, episode # 3.22)
playing Jack 'Legs'
Diamond in "The Jack 'Legs' Diamond Story" (Oct 20, 1960, episode # 2.2)
+ Alfred Hitchcock Presents
playing Joe Kedzie
in "Enough Rope for Two" (Nov 17, 1957, episode # 3.7)
+ Studio One
in "The Traveling
Lady" (April 22, 1957, episode # 9.28)
+ Philco Television Playhouse
 in
"Man on the Mountaintop" (Oct 17, 1954, episode # 7.3)
playing George in
"Middle of the Night" (Sept 19, 1954, episode # 7.1)
+ Goodyear Television Playhouse
in "The Arena" (Aug
1, 1954, episode # 3.22)
in "The Inward Eye"
(Mar 14, 1954, episode # 3.13)
+ Lux Video Theatre
in "Legacy of
Love" (Oct 6, 1952, episode # 3.7)
+ Lights Out
in "The Death's
Head" (May 26, 1952, episode # 3.39)
in "The Eyes
from San Francisco" (Feb 18, 1952, episode # 3.26)
+ Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
in "The Man That
I Marry" (Jan 18, 1952, episode # 1.16)
+ Danger
in "The Hero"
(March 25, 1952, episode # 2.28)
in "High Wire,
High Steel" (Nov 6, 1951, episode # 2.8)
+ The Ford Theatre Hour
in "The Tale
of the Wolf" (Sept 15, 1950, episode # 3.2)
+ Suspense
in "A Pocketful
of Murder" (Sept 5, 1950, episode # 3.2)
in "The Old
Man's Badge" (March 21, 1950, episode # 2.29)
+ Theatre of Romance
in "The Afternoon
of a Faun" (Dec 29, 1949, episode # 1.5)
in "The M.P. and
the Mouse" (Dec 1, 1949, episode # 1.3)
+ The Actor's Studio
in "The Three Strangers,
" (Nov 22, 1949, episode # 2.9)
in "Three O'Clock"
(March 31, 1949, episode # 1.27)
in "Greasy Luck"
on (Feb 27, 1949, episode # 1.23)
in "A Trip to Czardis"
(Jan 30, 1949, episode # 1.19)
Other Television Appearances
+ Commercials for TD Waterhouse
investors (2002)
+ The Larry King Show
+ The Alan Burke Show (196?)
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