Charlie Hill (July 6, 1951 – December 30, 2013) was an Oneida-Mohawk-Cree stand-up comedian and actor. He was also a writer on Roseanne.

His first network appearance was on the The Richard Pryor Show. Hill was the first Native American comedian to appear on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. He performed again on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He has made multiple appearances on Late Night with David Letterman. He was chosen as host for the First Americans in the Arts Awards show in Hollywood three times, once cohosting with singer Joanne Shenandoah. He has appeared on many television shows, hosted a night of Native American comedians on a Showtime special, has been the topic of a PBS documentary On and Off The Res' with Charlie Hill, and was interviewed about American Indian activist Dennis Banks in the David Mueller, Lynn Salt documentary A Good Day to Die. As a stand-up comedian, he has appeared in venues all over the world and has been a regular at The Comedy Store in Hollywood.

Hill died December 30, 2013, after a long battle with lymphoma.

Awards

• Ivy Bethune Tri-Union Diversity Award, 2009

Film and Television

• 2010: A Good Day to Die (documentary)
• 2009: Reel Injun (documentary)
• 2009: Goin' Native: The Indian Comedy Slam - No Reservations Needed (TV movie)
• 2009: The Longest Walk Through Hollywood (documentary)
• 2004-2006: Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
• 2005: CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival (TV series)
• 2004: City Confidential (TV series documentary)
• 1999: On and Off the Res with Charlie Hill
• 1996: White Shamans and Plastic Medicine Men (documentary short)
• 1996: Moesha (TV series)
• 1995: Roseanne (TV series)
• 1993: North of 60 (TV series)
• 1992: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
• 1986: Impure Thoughts
• 1985: MacGruder and Loud (TV series)
• 1985: Golden Girls (TV series)
• 1985: Spenser (TV series)
• 1985: Late Night with David Letterman (TV series)
• 1984: Earthlings (TV movie)
• 1984: Harold of Orange (short)
• 1980: The Big Show (TV series)
• 1978: The Bionic Woman (TV series)
• 1977: The Richard Pryor Show (TV series)