William Jones Hill (14 January 1834 – 13 April 1888) was an English actor, singer and comedian.Boase, Federic. Modern English Biography (volume 1 of 4) A-H (2018)
Hill began his career in New York in 1868. Upon his return to England, he began in roles at the Royal Court Theatre in such works as The Wedding March (1873). He was later a member of the company at the Criterion Theatre."Our Omnibus Box", in The Theater: A Monthly Review and Magazine, Clement Scott (ed.), Wyman & Sons, 1 May 1888, p. 281 He appeared in the dual roles of Phyllon and "Mr. L" in The Happy Land (1873)Rees, Terence. "The Happy Land: its true and remarkable history" in W. S. Gilbert Society Journal, vol. 1, no. 8 (1994), pp. 228–37, The W. S. Society and Ladle in "No Thoroughfare" at the Olympic Theatre in London in 1876. In 1882, he starred as Rev. William Barlow in The Vicar of Bray.Bright, Addison. "Our Play-Box", in The Theater: A Monthly Review and Magazine, Clement Scott (ed.), Wyman & Sons, 1 September 1882, p. 180 He also played the role of Mr. Cattermole in The Private Secretary."The London Theatres", The Era, 5 April 1884, p. 6
Until two days before his death at the age of 54, he was playing the role of Irascible Fizzleton in Nita's First at the Novelty Theatre in London. He was buried at Highgate Cemetery under the name William Hill Jones.
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