Actor

George Roy Hill

Directing

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Acting credits

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TMDB popularity

0.8

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Movies: 19Series: 2Crew credits: 18

TMDB ID: 9577

IMDb ID: nm0001351

Known for: Directing

Born: December 20, 1921

Died: December 27, 2002

Age: 81

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1952 - 1988

Years active: 37

Average TMDB rating: 6.52

Wikidata: Q51570

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Director (16)Producer (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

George Roy Hill (December 20, 1921 – December 27, 2002) was an American film director. He is most noted for directing such films as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting, which both starred the acting duo Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Other notable films are Slaughterhouse-Five, The World According to Garp, The World of Henry Orient, Hawaii, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Great Waldo Pepper, Slap Shot, A Little Romance with Laurence Olivier, and The Little Drummer Girl.