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Arthur Hilton(1897-1979)

  • Editor
  • Director
  • Producer
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Arthur Hilton was born on 5 April 1897 in London, England, UK. He was an editor and director, known for The Killers (1946), Mission: Impossible (1966) and Cat-Women of the Moon (1953). He died on 15 October 1979 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA.
BornApril 5, 1897
DiedOctober 15, 1979(82)
BornApril 5, 1897
DiedOctober 15, 1979(82)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 4 nominations total

Known for

Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, William Conrad, and Charles McGraw in The Killers (1946)
The Killers
7.7
  • Editor
  • 1946
Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
Mission: Impossible
7.9
TV Series
  • Editor(as Arthur D. Hilton)
Cat-Women of the Moon (1953)
Cat-Women of the Moon
3.9
  • Director
  • 1953
Lon Chaney Jr., Frank Albertson, Lionel Atwill, and Anne Nagel in Man Made Monster (1941)
Man Made Monster
6.1
  • Editor
  • 1941

Credits

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Editor



  • Michelle Pfeiffer and Earl Holliman in The Solitary Man (1979)
    The Solitary Man
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Editor (as Arthur Davis Hilton)
    • 1979
  • Blind Ambition (1979)
    Blind Ambition
    6.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Editor
    • 1979
  • Robert Forster, David Birney, and Richard E. Kalk in Police Story (1973)
    Police Story
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1973–1979
  • David Cassidy - Man Undercover (1978)
    David Cassidy - Man Undercover
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1978
  • Mary Louise Weller in Hunters of the Reef (1978)
    Hunters of the Reef
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Editor (as Arthur D. Hilton)
    • 1978
  • Jason Robards, Robert Vaughn, Stefanie Powers, and Cliff Robertson in Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977)
    Washington: Behind Closed Doors
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Editor
    • 1977
  • Cornelia Sharpe in Cover Girls (1977)
    Cover Girls
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Editor (as Arthur D. Hilton)
    • 1977
  • Kiss Me, Kill Me (1976)
    Kiss Me, Kill Me
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Editor
    • 1976
  • Lloyd Bridges and Dane Clark in Cop on the Beat (1975)
    Cop on the Beat
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Editor (as Arthur D. Hilton)
    • 1975
  • Robert Forster in Nakia (1974)
    Nakia
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Editor
    • 1974
  • James Coburn in Harry in Your Pocket (1973)
    Harry in Your Pocket
    6.3
    • Editor (as Arthur D. Hilton)
    • 1973
  • Kam Fong, Al Harrington, Jack Lord, and James MacArthur in Hawaii Five-O (1968)
    Hawaii Five-O
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Editor (as Arthur D. Hilton)
    • 1970–1972
  • Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)
    Mission: Impossible
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Editor (as Arthur D. Hilton)
    • 1969–1970
  • Lee Majors, Barbara Stanwyck, Linda Evans, Peter Breck, and Richard Long in The Big Valley (1965)
    The Big Valley
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Editor (as Arthur D. Hilton)
    • 1966–1969
  • Anne Francis and John Ericson in Honey West (1965)
    Honey West
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Editor (as Arthur D. Hilton)
    • 1966

Director



  • New Comedy Showcase
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960
  • David Janssen in Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1956)
    Richard Diamond, Private Detective
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director (as Arthur D. Hilton)
    • 1960
  • Don Durant and Mark Goddard in Johnny Ringo (1959)
    Johnny Ringo
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director (as Arthur D. Hilton)
    • 1960
  • Steve McQueen in Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
    Wanted: Dead or Alive
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director (as Arthur D. Hilton)
    • 1960
  • Michael Ansara in Law of the Plainsman (1959)
    Law of the Plainsman
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Robert Culp in Trackdown (1957)
    Trackdown
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Jon Provost, Tommy Rettig, and Lassie the Dog in Lassie (1954)
    Lassie
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Adele Jergens and Glenn Langan in The Big Chase (1954)
    The Big Chase
    5.3
    • Director (as Arthur D. Hilton)
    • 1954
  • Cat-Women of the Moon (1953)
    Cat-Women of the Moon
    3.9
    • Director
    • 1953
  • Preston Foster in Cavalcade of America (1952)
    Cavalcade of America
    7.9
    TV Series
    • directed by
    • 1953
  • David Alpert and Frances Rafferty in Your Jeweler's Showcase (1952)
    Your Jeweler's Showcase
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1952
  • Life with Buster Keaton
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Buster Keaton in The Buster Keaton Show (1949)
    The Buster Keaton Show
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1950–1951
  • Buster Keaton in The Misadventures of Buster Keaton (1950)
    The Misadventures of Buster Keaton
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1950
  • Ann Dvorak and John Ireland in The Return of Jesse James (1950)
    The Return of Jesse James
    6.0
    • Director (as Arthur David Hilton)
    • 1950

Producer



  • Robert Forster, David Birney, and Richard E. Kalk in Police Story (1973)
    Police Story
    7.5
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1977–1978
  • The Adventures of Nick Carter (1972)
    The Adventures of Nick Carter
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • associate producer (as Arthur D. Hilton)
    • 1972
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles (1972)
    The Hound of the Baskervilles
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • associate producer (as Arthur D. Hilton)
    • 1972

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Arthur D. Hilton
  • Born
    • April 5, 1897
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • October 15, 1979
    • Sherman Oaks, California, USA(undisclosed)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    London-born editor in Hollywood, at Columbia (1933-36), RKO (1937-39) and Universal (1940-47). Worked on a couple of W.C Fields' vehicles and was Oscar-nominated for Robert Siodmak's classic thriller The Killers (1946). In the 1950's, he was also active as a television director.

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