Arthur Hilton (Born April 5, 1897 in London, England died October 15, 1979 in Sherman Oaks, California) was a British-born film editor.He was born in London and edited his first film in England in 1928. Shortly after, he emigrated to Hollywood where he worked on such films as the W. C. Fields classic comedies The Bank Dick (1940) and Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941), and Julien Duvivier’s portmanteau film Flesh and Fantasy (1943).He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Robert Siodmak’s film noir The Killers in 1946.Hilton migrated to television in the 1950s, where he was able to establish himself as a director. However, his attempts to direct for the big screen were fairly disastrous, with his 1953 film Cat-Women of the Moon generally being regarded nowadays as a camp classic.Retreating back to television, and back in his editing capacity, Hilton worked on such series as Lassie, Mission: Impossible and the 1977 mini-series Washington: Behind Closed Doors, for which he received a nomination from the American Cinema Editors Association. He died 2 years later in California.
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.
Editor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Law of the Plainsman
1960
TV Series 1 episode
Trackdown
1958-1959
TV Series 3 episodes
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957-1959
TV Series 7 episodes
Black Saddle
1959
TV Series 3 episodes
Alcoa Theatre
1957-1958
TV Series 6 episodes
Hey, Jeannie!
1958
TV Series 2 episodes
Goodyear Theatre
1957
TV Series 1 episode
Lassie
1954-1957
TV Series 55 episodes
Gun Brothers
1956
Three for Bedroom C
1952
House by the River
1950
as Arthur D. Hilton
The Baron of Arizona
1950
edited by
The Blonde Bandit
1950
I Cheated the Law
1949
Let's Live a Little
1948
Secret Beyond the Door...
1947
The Killers
1946
film editor
Scarlet Street
1945
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945
The Naughty Nineties
1945
film editor
Here Come the Co-eds
1945
Under Western Skies
1945
The Suspect
1944
film editor
Bowery to Broadway
1944
Ghost Catchers
1944
Phantom Lady
1944
Crazy House
1943
Gals, Incorporated
1943
Flesh and Fantasy
1943
Who Done It?
1942
Pardon My Sarong
1942
film editor
Mississippi Gambler
1942
What's Cookin'?
1942
Sealed Lips
1942
Keep 'Em Flying
1941
uncredited
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
1941
Moonlight in Hawaii
1941
Mob Town
1941
Sing Another Chorus
1941
The Kid from Kansas
1941
Model Wife
1941
Man Made Monster
1941
The Bank Dick
1940
film editor
Meet the Wildcat
1940
The Villain Still Pursued Her
1940
The Leather Pushers
1940
Escape to Paradise
1939
Everything's on Ice
1939
Way Down South
1939
film editor
Fisherman's Wharf
1939
film editor
Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
1938
Breaking the Ice
1938
Hawaii Calls
1938
Roll Along, Cowboy
1937
Make a Wish
1937
Western Gold
1937
The Californian
1937
Thunder in the City
1937
The Mine with the Iron Door
1936
In Paris, A.W.O.L.
1936
O'Malley of the Mounted
1936
Midnight Phantom
1935
Together We Live
1935
Swellhead
1935
Unwelcome Stranger
1935
High School Girl
1934
That's Gratitude
1934
Fighting Playboy
1933
Myrt and Marge
1933
What Price Innocence?
1933
Night of Terror
1933
Destry Rides Again
1932
The Unexpected Father
1932
The Virtuous Husband
1931
Captain Thunder
1930
edited by
The Hound of Silver Creek
1928
Moonlight Nights
1925
Short
The Solitary Man
1979
TV Movie as Arthur Davis Hilton
Blind Ambition
1979
TV Mini-Series 4 episodes
Police Story
1973-1979
TV Series 29 episodes
David Cassidy - Man Undercover
1978
TV Series 1 episode
Hunters of the Reef
1978
TV Movie as Arthur D. Hilton
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
1977
TV Mini-Series 1 episode
Cover Girls
1977
TV Movie as Arthur D. Hilton
Kiss Me, Kill Me
1976
TV Movie
Cop on the Beat
1975
TV Movie as Arthur D. Hilton
Nakia
1974
TV Series 1 episode
Harry in Your Pocket
1973
as Arthur D. Hilton
Hawaii Five-O
1970-1972
TV Series 16 episodes
Mission: Impossible
1969-1970
TV Series 6 episodes
The Big Valley
1966-1969
TV Series 27 episodes
Honey West
1966
TV Series 4 episodes
Burke's Law
1963-1965
TV Series 10 episodes
The Rogues
1964-1965
TV Series 5 episodes
The Dick Powell Theatre
1961-1963
TV Series 13 episodes
The Rifleman
1958-1963
TV Series 9 episodes
The Law and Mr. Jones
1960-1962
TV Series 9 episodes
The Gertrude Berg Show
1961
TV Series 1 episode
Stagecoach West
1960-1961
TV Series 2 episodes
Michael Shayne
1961
TV Series 1 episode
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959-1961
TV Series 10 episodes
Zane Grey Theater
1957-1961
TV Series 16 episodes
The Police Dog Story
1961
Dante
1960-1961
TV Series 3 episodes
Johnny Ringo
1960
TV Series 1 episode
The Detectives
1959-1960
TV Series 3 episodes
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958-1960
TV Series 6 episodes
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Waldo
1960
TV Movie
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1960
TV Series 1 episode
Johnny Ringo
1960
TV Series 1 episode
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1960
TV Series 2 episodes
Law of the Plainsman
1960
TV Series 1 episode
Trackdown
1959
TV Series 3 episodes
Lassie
1956
TV Series 1 episode
The Big Chase
1954
as Arthur D. Hilton
Cat-Women of the Moon
1953
Cavalcade of America
1953
TV Series 1 episode
Your Jeweler's Showcase
1952
TV Series 1 episode
Life with Buster Keaton
1951
TV Series
The Buster Keaton Show
1951
TV Series 3 episodes
The Misadventures of Buster Keaton
1950
The Return of Jesse James
1950
as Arthur David Hilton
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Police Story
1977-1978
TV Series associate producer - 4 episodes
Adventures of Nick Carter
1972
TV Movie associate producer - as Arthur D. Hilton
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1972
TV Movie associate producer - as Arthur D. Hilton
Editorial Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Police Story
1977
TV Series editorial consultant - 1 episode
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1978
Eddie
American Cinema Editors, USA
Best Edited Television Special
Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977)
1971
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for Entertainment Programming - For a Series or a Single Program of a Series
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
1970
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for Entertainment Programming - For a Series or a Single Program of a Series