STEVEN HILL

Steven Hill had a long career as an actor. He started his career when he got his first break in 1945 with a small part in Mr. Roberts and appeared in the Broadway stage performance of A Flag Is Born in 1946. Hill then made his film debut in 1950 when he appeared in A Lady Without Passport before reenlisting for the Navy. After two years in the Navy, he went back to being an actor with more vigor.

The actor got so many offers and worked during the Golden Age of live television drama. His most famous television work is his prominent role as Dan Briggs in Mission: Impossible in 1966. After the show, Hill went on a hiatus from acting for a decade. When he returned to work, he became best known as Adam Schiff in the television drama series Law & Order that aired on NBC. His role as Schiff surpassed his role in Mission: Impossible to an even greater degree. The famous actor succumbed at the age of 94 to illness. With a significant body of work, Steven Hill’s name will always be remembered.