Hindman himself is the athletic son of a pipeliner who grew up all over the Southwest as a trailer-camp kid. At high school in Tucson, Arizona, he became involved with drama when he wasn't on the playing fields, and then decided on a career in photography.

At Phoenix Junior College and then the University of Arizona at Tucson, he was encouraged to put more time into acting. Between semesters, he received his first professional Shakespearean role at the Globe Theatre in San Diego and gave up schooling in favor of the stage.

What followed was a constant stream of repertory -- "on-the-job training," he calls it. Then he came to New York for off-Broadway appearances in the original production of "The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel," "The Dark at the Top of the Stairs" and "Dark of the Moon," plus parts in two Broadway shows, "The Lincoln Mask" and "The Love Suicide at Schofield Barracks." He also toured the country with the national company of "The Great White Hope." When time allows, he still likes to work in the theater, and recently played Long John Silver in "Treasure Island" at the prestigious Actors' Theatre of Louisville.

For television, he starred in "Stay the Night," an ABC miniseries in which he played Jane Alexander's husband. Earlier credits include "Murder in Coweta Country" (in which he played Johnny Cash's brother), Arthur Miller's "A Memory of Two Mondays," "War and Remembrance," "Police Plaza" and its sequel, "The Red Spider." His many series episodes include "Kojak" (twice), "Spenser: For Hire" (twice), and "The Equalizer." He was also an original member of the cast of ABC's "Ryan's Hope," where he was featured for nine years.

Among his most recent movie credits are "Ballad of the Sad Cafe," "Talk Radio" (he was three of the unseen callers), "Three Men and a Baby" and "Silverado."

Hindman is married to the former Mollie McGreevy, who has become an Episcopalian minister; her parish is New York's beautiful St. Luke's in the Fields. They live in Stamford, Connecticut, where he still enjoys photography, backpacking and hiking.

VITAL STATISTICS
BIRTHPLACE: Bisbee, AZ
BIRTHDATE: Oct. 20
HEIGHT: 6'3"
HAIR: Brown
EYES: Hazel

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