Arthur Hindle (born July 21, 1948) is a Canadian actor and television director. He won the Gemini Award for Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for his portrayal of news director Mike Fennell on the CTV drama E.N.G. (1989–94). His other notable television roles include Jeff Farraday on Dallas (1981–82), Harry Dobbs on North of 60 (1996–97), Pete Braga on Paradise Falls (2001–08), and Grandpa Hobbie on Holly Hobbie (2021–23).
Hindle is also known for his roles in the 1970's horror films Black Christmas (1974), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), and The Brood (1979). He also played police officer Ted Jarvis in the cult classic sex comedy Porky's (1981) and its sequel Porky's II: The Next Day (1983).
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Early life and education
Hindle was born in Halifax, to a father who was in the Royal Canadian Navy. His uncle was actor Michael Kane.
For 12 years, he alternated living with his divorced parents in addition to living in foster homes. He grew up in Bowmanville, and later at The Beaches area of Toronto. He began acting in local plays as a teenager, and graduated from Riverdale Collegiate Institute in 1963.
Before he became an actor, Hindle modeled clothes in catalogs for Canadian companies Simpsons-Sears and Eaton's. He was also a stockbroker. He studied method acting under Eli Rill.
