Art Hindle
Arthur Hindle (born July 21, 1948) is a Canadian actor and director.
Hindle was born in Halifax. His family moved to Toronto while he was a child. Although shy as a youngster, he grew to be a rebellious and independent teenager. This led him to travel, mostly via hitchhiking, while picking up odd jobs and meeting people from varied walks of life.
By the time he was 21, he was a father, a stockbroker and an amateur photographer. Although fairly successful as a broker, he was unfulfilled and eventually, after being inspired and touched by a Toronto Workshop Productions play, he made the commitment to leave the stock market for the theatre. He worked for a few months with TWP and got an acting agent, which led to started auditioning for commercials.
It was at this time that Hindle credits a discovery that changed his future. He was directed to the Eli Rill workshop. Eli Rill had moved to Toronto from New York, where he taught at the Actor’s Studio. At this workshop, Hindle studied Method. He thrived in this environment and soon started applying his knowledge to getting acting jobs. Further inspiration for becoming an actor was his uncle, Michael Kane, with whom Art finally had the opportunity to work in the film "The Gunfighters".
He has made guest appearances in a long list of television programs in North America, and has also appeared in several movies, dating from 1971. His first major role was in a biker movie, "The Proud Rider", spawned by the popularity of Easy Rider. Hindle worked with a real motorcycle gang, Satan’s Choice. It was during the making of this rather bad movie that Art almost changed his professional name to Jeremy Kane. The producers thought that Hindle should have a more showbiz-sounding name. He chose Jeremy Kane (Kane in honor of his uncle), and even though he reverted to his birth name due to urging from his uncle, his "Jeremy Kane" pseudonym is still connected to the film.
The next big step was being cast as Billy Duke, the best hockey player in the world, drafted by the Maple Leafs to lead them back to the playoffs in the film "Face-Off", Canada’s first million-dollar movie. This film led to offers from Hollywood which he resisted until work dried up and Hindle - who had four children by this time - finally moved to Los Angeles.
Over the years, Art has come to be known as a “working actor” involved as a leading actor in some classic films and numerous pilots and series. His work in E.N.G., one of Canada’s most successful series, won him a Gemini. From the early 1990s, Art has also worked as a director.
Hindle is married and divides his time between California and Canada. He currently stars in and directs the popular series Paradise Falls showing on cable stations in the USA and on the Showcase channel in Canada.
Acted in
Home Free
2024
as Herb Homer
The Art of Christmas
2022
as Mr. Johnson
Christmas in Wolf Creek
2022
as Jason
Trader
2022
as Mr. Washington (voice)
Dreaming of Death: Bob Clark's Horror Films
2022
as Self
Astonishing Tales of Terror: Rocktapussy!
2022
as Mr. Hazelton
Nightalk
2022
as Capt. Roberto
The Perfect Pairing
2022
as John Hollingbrook
Cabin Connection
2022
as Frank
SurrealEstate
2021
as Carl Roman
Woodland Grey
2021
as Moses
Inn Love by Christmas
2020
as Ernie
Christmas in Montana
2019
as Pops
Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story
2019
as Church Leader
Astronaut
2019
as Joe
Making a Deal with the Devil
2019
as President of USA
The Last Big Save
2019
as Artie
Pride, Prejudice and Mistletoe
2018
as Edward Fitzwilliam
Northern Lights of Christmas
2018
as Otto Bismer
Robbery
2018
as Frank
The Joke Thief
2018
as Brian McCabe
Christmas Encore
2017
as Sid
The Performance
2017
as Dennis
The Neighborhood
2017
as Artie
Sadie's Last Days on Earth
2016
as Teacher
The Void
2016
as Mitchell
Dot.
2016
as Mister Sherman (voice)
Sicilian Vampire
2015
as Detective Domenic Durpray
Full Out
2015
as Doctor
No Deposit
2015
as Joseph Ryan
Big News From Grand Rock
2015
The Memory Book
2014
as Jonathan / Jack
The Good Sister
2014
as Bill
The Big Fat Stone
2014
as Philly Versi
The Perfect Boss
2013
as Ralph Mickelson
Real Gangsters
2013
as Mitchel McClane
The Story of Luke
2013
as Mr. Nichols
Two Hearts to Mouth
2013
as Ron Baxter
Baby's First Christmas
2012
as Christopher
Off2Kali Comedy
2012
as Santa Claus
Certain Prey
2011
as Special Agent Leonard Heisman
Monster Brawl
2011
as Sasquatch Sid Tucker
Who Is Clark Rockefeller?
2010
as William Boss
Fairfield Road
2010
as Senator William Hayden
Too Late to Say Goodbye
2009
as Max Barber
Progeny The Birth of Offspring
2009
as himself
An Insignificant Harvey
2009
as Father Asher
Offspring
2009
as George Peters
A Teacher's Crime
2008
as David McMillian
Blind Trust
2007
as L.G. Mennick
Lies and Crimes
2007
as Captain Vic Bochner
The 12 Days of Black Christmas
2006
as Self
One Way
2006
as Russel Birk
Christmas in Boston
2005
as Mr. Howard
Mayday
2003
as Captain Shaw
Encrypt
2003
as Anton Reich
Black Christmas Revisited
2002
The Trip
2002
as Ted Oakley
Saint Sinner
2002
as Morgan Rand
Puppets Who Kill
2002
Tom Stone
2002
Stranded
2002
as Owen Marsh
Mutant X
2001
as Noah Kilmartin
Paradise Falls
2001
The Waiting Game
2001
as Lowell Kincaid
Kept
2001
as Lance
Submerged
2000
as Sam
Our Guys: Outrage at Glen Ridge
1999
as Mr. Archer
Family of Cops III
1999
as Mayor Edwards
Total Recall 2070
1999
Ice
1998
as The President
Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story
1998
as Chuck Daly
Sleeping Dogs Lie
1998
as Ambrose Small
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
1997
as Skip Reardon
The Arrow
1997
as Col. Fairchild
Poltergeist: The Legacy
1996
as Professor Jordan Slater
When the Vows Break
1995
as Art Parker
JAG
1995
as Captain Ward
The Silence of Adultery
1995
as David Lindsay
Rugged Gold
1994
Due South
1994
as Robert Bedford
Du lügst
1993
as Gilbert Jonathan 'Gil' Farrow
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as M.P. Bates
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993
as Martin Bradshaw
The American Clock
1993
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990
The World's Oldest Living Bridesmaid
1990
as Roger
E.N.G.
1989
as Mike Fennell
Mother's Day
1989
Speed Zone
1989
as Flash
Into the Fire
1988
as Dirk Winfield
Dixie Lanes
1988
as Sheriff Lewis Clark
Friday the 13th: The Series
1987
as McCabe
21 Jump Street
1987
as Stafford
From the Hip
1987
as Lt. Matt Sosha
Covert Action
1987
J. Edgar Hoover
1987
as John F. Kennedy
The Gunfighters
1987
as Cole Everett
L.A. Law
1986
as Walter Goetz
Say Yes
1986
as Luke Westmoreland
Matlock
1986
MacGyver
1985
as Dave Redding
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Alton Brooks
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Jack Gold
Berrenger's
1985
Crazy like a Fox
1984
as Paul Burns
Courage
1984
as Roger Bower
The Surrogate
1984
as Frank Waite
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Sam McKittrick
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Rod Wilson
Hunter
1984
as Harry
Airwolf
1984
as Karl Stern
The Master
1984
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
The Man Who Wasn't There
1983
as Ted Durand
Porky's II: The Next Day
1983
as Ted Jarvis
The Wild Pony
1983
as Frank Chase
Tucker's Witch
1982
as Rick Tucker
Desperate Lives
1982
as Stan
Porky's
1981
as Ted Jarvis
Walking Tall
1981
The Octagon
1980
as A. J.
Fun and Games
1980
as Gordy
Before and After
1979
as Mike Farmer
The Brood
1979
as Frank Carveth
The Power Within
1979
as Chris Darrow
Some Kind of Miracle
1979
as Sam
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1978
as Dr. Geoffrey Howell
The Clone Master
1978
as Dr. Simon Shane
Dallas
1978
as Jeff Farraday
Kingston: Confidential
1977
For The Record
1977
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
A Small Town in Texas
1976
as Boogie
Law and Order
1976
as Patrick O'Malley
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as John Colby
Baretta
1975
Black Christmas
1974
as Chris
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Joe Bronson
Face-Off
1971
as Billy Duke
The Proud Rider
1971
Foxy Lady
1971
as Football Star
Cannon
1971