Basic Information About Steven Hill
| Category | Celebrities › Actors |
|---|---|
| Professions | Actor, Voice Actor, Real Estate Broker |
| Net worth | $8,000,000 |
| Date of birth | 1922-02-24 |
| Place of birth | Seattle |
| Date of death | 2016-08-23 (aged 94) |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Curiosities and Trademarks | Often tells stories about his life as an Orthodox Jew Usually played roles that are both parental and authority figures His pragmatic voice |
| Spouse | 23 August - Rachel Schenker (1967 - 2016) (his death) (5 children) Selma Stern - (8 April 1951 - 1964) (divorced) (4 children) |
| Gender | Male |
| Social Media | ↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb |
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What Movie Awards did Steven Hill win?
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 Golden Globe |
 Golder Raspberry |
 BAFTA |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Steven Hill awards
| Award Name | State | Movie / Series Name | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominee | Law & Order | 2001 |
| Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominee | Law & Order | 2000 |
| Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominee | Law & Order | 1997 |
| Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominee | Law & Order | 1996 |
| Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominee | Law & Order | 1995 |
Steven Hill roles
| Movie / Series | Role |
|---|---|
| The Firm | F. Denton Voyles |
| Raw Deal | Martin Lamanski |
| Yentl | Reb Alter Vishkower |
| Heartburn | Rachel's Father |
| Running on Empty | Donald Patterson |
| Brighton Beach Memoirs | Mr. Stroheim |
| White Palace | Sol Horowitz |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Adam Schiff 1 episode, 2000 |
| Law & Order | D.A. Adam Schiff 229 episodes, 1990-2000 |
| The Fugitive | Glenn Madison 1 episode, 1966 |
| Mission: Impossible | Daniel Briggs 28 episodes, 1966-1967 |
| Columbo | Mr. Marosco 1 episode, 1989 |
| Dr. Kildare | Dr. Chandra Ramid 1 episode, 1962 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Charlie Osgood / ... 2 episodes, 1964-1965 |
| Route 66 | Frank Madera 1 episode, 1962 |
| One Life to Live | Descamedes 1 episode, 1984 |
| Ben Casey | Dr. Keith Bernard / ... 2 episodes, 1962-1963 |
Steven Hill's Quotes
- I felt I had to be brash to make my mark. In this business you don't make out application forms - you have to make an instant impression. I had to do it over and over again before I was finally recognized.
- I think probably because of all years and time that has gone by, I enjoy my work far more than I ever did before. Certainly more than I did in my early years when it took a lot of effort to do the best job I wanted to do. Now it is more of a joy and much more exciting.
- I guess it's because what I'm doing in my work today is an accumulation of all the blood, sweat and tears went through in this business.
- [on his popularity of playing the seventy-something Adam Schiff on Law & Order (1990)] There's a certain positive statement in this show. So much is negative today. The positive must be stated to rescue us from pandemonium. To me, it lies in, that principle: Law & Order.
- [in 1996] But our stories are about real-life, and that's how life is today. We plea bargain all over the place.
Interesting Facts about Steven Hill
- He was one of the few Orthodox Jewish actors working for much of his career.
- He was a founding member of Lee Strasberg's Actor's Studio
- Left the cast of Mission: Impossible (1966) after one season because, as an Orthodox Jew, he was unwilling to abide by the show's production schedule. (That would have required him to work on the Jewish Sabbath.)
- Was a founding member of the Actor's Studio and, as such, knew and worked with Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift and Gene Hackman before they became famous.
- Is an alumnus of Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity.
- Played the Manhattan District Attorney in both Legal Eagles (1986) and Law & Order (1990).
- He rarely shared any scenes with any of the actors who played cops on Law & Order (1990).
- Left acting from 1967 to 1978.
- His son-in-law is a high school teacher in Manhattan, New York City.
- Has appeared with Roscoe Lee Browne in two different, completely unrelated productions in which he played the New York County District Attorney: Legal Eagles (1986) and Law & Order (1990).
- Although he and Jerry Orbach appeared in 177 episodes of Law & Order (1990) and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Entitled (2000) together, they only appeared on screen together twice: during one brief scene in the Law & Order: Corruption (1996) and in the opening scene of the episode Refuge Pt. 2 (#9.24.
- Was considered for the role of Dr.Sam Loomis in Halloween (1978).
- Best known by the public for his starring role as D.A. Adam Schiff on Law & Order (1990).
- Appeared in every episode of Law & Order (1990), for the first ten seasons, except one, until his retirement in 2000. The series pilot, Law & Order: Everybody's Favorite Bagman (1990), was filmed in 1988 and starred Roy Thinnes as the district attorney. It was neither aired nor picked up for a series at that time. It first aired as episode 6 in the first season.
- When he departed from his role on Law & Order (1990), he was the longest-running cast member.
- Was a spokesperson for T.D. Waterhouse, alongside his Law & Order (1990), co-star Sam Waterston, in the 1990s.
- Adam Schiff, his character from Law & Order (1990), was loosely based on the real former district attorney of New York, Robert Morgenthau, and it is reported that Morgenthau was a fan of the character.
- Moved to a religious community in Rockland County, New York, in 1967.
- Made a comeback with the television series at 68.
- Before he returned to acting, he was working as a real estate agent.
