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 Actors 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 Satans 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 showbizsounding 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 FaceOff Canadas first milliondollar 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 ENG one of Canadas 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