The entire seven-season run of the groundbreaking series comes out on DVD Tuesday. Many of us who were in the series, heard of the initial additions I know her husband Steve was Conrad, who continued to work through the end of his illness, had joked to the show's writers that that's how Esterhaus should go. He then was cremated and his ashes were flown over the gathering and He appeared in leading roles in war movies, noir films, and gangster flicks alike. And Hunter says, 'You mean like that colored entertainer?' Lucille Bates. We won everything. Bochco: Fred (Silverman) was great. Haid used his leverage to get a really good deal to play the good-ol-boy officer. Haid: We went from a bunch of schmucks to be at the top of your class. Sweet's final project was the domestic sitcom "Gimme a Break!," which lasted six seasons and saw the star oppositeNell Carter. Prior to his accident Trini had just So they said, Why dont you try this character here, this guy Renko. He gets killed in the first episode. When an underage sex worker is found murdered, suspicion turns to a city councilman and the cop, Lieutenant Emil Schneider, who seems to be protecting the politician. Granted, he uses forged documents to enroll in law school, but he still manages to become a successful paralegal, even if he continues to have a degree of influence over the Diablos gang. A woman walks in , Weitz: She walked up to the counter and said, Id like a chicken, please. Belker pulls out the chicken from the case and the woman spreads the chickens legs, puts her nose in the cavity, comes out with a horrible look on her face and said, I want a fresh chicken.. "Steven Bochco was on set that night, and he came to me and said, 'Joe Coffey's life is in the hand of your agents right now,'" Marinaro tells Yahoo TV. LaRue of Hill Street Blues. He was sweet, sweet natured and grateful for what he had there but saddened by being let go. NBCs Standards and Practices department the network censor wasnt impressed, however, questioning every detail. Bruce's golf tournaments and had really nice conversations with them. His best known work was as a regular in "Murphy Brown,"starring Candice Bergen. The project fell into the hands of producers Steven Bochco and Michael Kozoll at MTM Enterprises. You know yourself if it seemed right, but your fellow actors are also working on their part and unless it is a very special "We were the lowest-rated drama in the history of television ever to get a second season," the Emmy-nominated Sikking says. Cocaine was rampant. Haid: We really did not know what was going on and how popular it was until we got all those Emmy nominations. In one episode, Belker was undercover at a butcher shop. The title is never broadcast. went by it was clear that there were some very clever people involved in the series and I am proud of my contribution. LaRue on the former television series ``Hill Street After the hostage-taker is killed by a police sniper and Goldblume is rescued, he tells his Lieutenant Howard, "The guy had ideas.". Marinaro: We were way ahead of our time. 'Paris' was another production where some of the Hill Street Haid: He didnt let us know for a long time. Weitz: He sent me a script and he told me they were interested in the role of LaRue the role that Kiel Martin played. And it was everybody versus the network suits. He was 82 years old (via Los Angeles Times). So if you get swept up by it in the beginning, thats one thing. Haid: We collectively made a decision that it was seven (seasons) and out. "Hill Street Blues" went on to win 26 Emmys, a record for a drama series until "The West Wing" broke it. over to hear it and instantly we all knew we had found what we wanted, something that would exactly go with the film. After his plane was shot down on a mission, he served two years as a Prisoner of War. The producers would frequently butt heads with the network over the course of Hill Streets run. Bochco: Personalities were just so volatile. There are all these actors waiting around. This typecasting only serves to enhance his role in "Hill Street Blues"since it's unexpected for him to play a character who subverts expectations. Did you encounter any technical issues? Yaphet Kotto is best known for his roles in "Live and Let Die"and "Alien,"as well as his starring role in another groundbreaking cop show, "Homicide:Life on the Street." Joe: (laughing): I was never a bow tie man but I think I may still have one or two hanging around at home. Were going to have some fun here.. Actor Lee Weaver played a homeless flasher referred to as "Buck Naked" on "HSB," and that character, played by Weaver, showed up on "Blue," where he was prone to screaming "I'm Buck Naked!" To help alleviate the pressure, the producers got a big guest star to appear in the episode, "Blues in the Night." Michael Warren was regular and I think Keil Martin, Taurean Blacque, Michael Conrad and James Sikking along with WebHe dabbled in film, beginning with a lawyer role in Rocky IIbut after his Hill Street Bluessuccess, he landed a lead role alongside BJ himself, Greg Evigan, in the 1989 sci-fi The Riverside County coroners office said the 46-year-old actor died Friday after suffering a cardiovascular collapse because of lung cancer. Id killed every Gdamned thing in America, including nuns and babies. Bochco also wanted to cast Charles Haid. Spano: I wasnt the Goldblume type. Corner Bakery, Calabasas Commons over Coffee. Cast also took par. Mad Men admirer? Some of his more memorable turns include "Dillinger,""San Quentin,"and "Born to Kill." Abso-friggin-lutely. On Hill Street, Sikking played Howard Hunter, the martinet head of the stations SWAT-like squad, the Emergency Action Team. It just changed the rules of TV. Haid: We got kicked out of the Playboy Mansion the Bunny House. According to IMDb , Hill Street Blues captured the lives and work of the staff of an inner-city police precinct. It ran for seven seasons, from 1981-1987. Veronica Hamel . "They were negotiating a deal. Currently you are able to watch "Hill Street Blues" streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu or buy it as download on Apple iTunes, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Vudu. What happened to Martin in these weeks? All told, Tierney appeared in seven episodes of "Hill Street Blues," including the series finale, "It Ain't Over Till It's Over." Hill Street Blues was a popular police drama that ran on NBC from 1981 until 1987. He was 91 years old (via The Hollywood Reporter). I real don't know Rather than be one of 13 other actors who were out on the street after the show was canceled, I wanted to be the first one. 2. Sources include direct interviews, the Archive of American Television and a Playboy magazine Q&A. Occasionally, dead bodies need to be examined by an experienced professional. LaRue (Kiel Martin), to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. was canceled but Kiel told me the huge success brought big increases in pay to the actors and the producers decided to do another show, going. But if you see the episodes, you see how much fun we were having. Travanti: What is the key to everything? It Another athlete-turned-actor on "Hill Street Blues": Michael Warren, a standout player on UCLA's 1967 and 1968 national champion basketball teams. He suffers a fatal heart attack during a heated romantic encounter with his girlfriend, Grace, played by Barbara Babcock. Marinaro decided he was done in Season 6. not so ready to remember their time doing it. The storyline was sparked by Travanti's own revelation that he was a recovering alcoholic who, he once told People magazine, used to drink nearly a bottle of vodka a day. really would like to talk to a few more of the cast, if you can help there? Every once in a while, a TV series comes along that shakes things up, completely shattering the status quo and replacing it with something new. My first sort of big break was on Laverne and Shirley where I did 13 episodes of that show, and then when they didnt pick up my contract, The tune became a Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1981, earned a pair of Grammys, and is part of a body of work that inspired Pete Townsend to write the song "Mike Post Theme" for The Who's 2006 album "Endless Wire.". Martin, 46, a regular performer on Travanti: He added a great deal to that character. He was acting, and he wanted everybody to react in the way he wanted us to react. 25. Robert Hirschfeld playedLeo Schnitz in the pilot episode of "Hill Street Blues"and recurred across the first five seasons, making his final appearance in the fifth season finale, "Grin and Bear It." Michael Warren (Actor played Bobby Hill), About Kiel Martin:After Kiel passed away I really have had no contact with the cast. Debuting in 1981, "Hill Street Blues"is one such show. was too tough for me. They had done 13 episodes, and they got an order for four more, and the character of Joe Coffey was in those Instead of the paternal, "Be careful out there,"Jablonski ended his daily roll call with the more combative phrase,"Do it to them before they do it to us." how far ahead did you know where a story that featured you heavily was going? Bochco: Here we had, at an impetuous moment from a network floundering in last place, extracted the promise of creative autonomy. Within seconds I knew this was something special and that ending with Renko and Hill going down in slow motion Because "Hill Street Blues" wasn't a typical cop show, the theme song wasn't the usual loud, hard-driving cop-drama theme song. I talked with Ed Marinaro a few times because he liked skiing in Buntz was fired from the PD and moved to Beverly Hills to become a private eye in the short-lived "Blues" spinoff "Beverly Hills Buntz," a comedy created by David Milch and Jeffrey Lewis. In all my years in the industry I cannot remember a better cast to work with. and displaying his wares, just as he'd done on "Hill Street Blues.". Joe: This was the first time I actually worked with him. The writers, too, were experts at getting material past the censors. His final television appearance was in a 2006 episode of "The Sopranos." Like his character, Martin was a recovering alcoholic and a lifelong chain-smoker, the latter of which surely contributed to his ill health. Hill Street Blues Kiel Martin Johnny "J.D." He was the guy selling drugs. And wed react a little bit off camera. "Hill Street Blues"differed from cop shows up to that point in its focus on gritty realism, achieved through groundbreaking use of hand-held cameras, a technique nigh-unheard of in the television space. ", 21. Travanti: We won eight (Emmys). WebBrowse 147 kiel martin hill street blues stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. I was young and dumb and took a shot there. have to say things like "Goldblume would never do that" I think all of us contributed to expanding our characters to some degree and of Instead of cancer, which was never part of the Esterhaus character, they had the character die offscreen. They called Grant Tinker. Still, initial ratings were poor and audiences were confused. Once they got it, we were off to the races. Frank Furillo (Emmy winner Daniel J. Travanti) was revealed to be a recovering alcoholic when he ordered one of his detectives, J.D. Conrad (to Playboy, 1983): My greatest joy was sitting in a restaurant with these good-looking guys Ed Marinaro, Michael Warren, Chuck Haid and Bruce Weitz when this mature lady came up and said to me, I just love you.. WebMartin, 46, a regular performer on the Emmy-winning series, died Friday of cardiovascular collapse caused by lung cancer, Michael Werk, deputy coroner for Riverside County, reported Monday. Dennis Franz played two different, completely unrelated characters on the show. Joe: It has been a pleasure chatting to you guys and I promise I will put a good word in with those I am still in Joe Spano told Playboy he originally read for Renko but ended up as Goldblume, the community relations officer. idea. Joe: Yes I think as the series went on our input was listened to, but because it was so well written you did not often At that point, I wanted to build a career and get opportunities to play different roles or have my own series. would have liked the Renko part but in the end I was given Goldblume. He won an Emmy in 1988 for Best Guest Actor for his And everybody started crying. Network President Fred Silverman, inspired by the Paul Newman film Fort Apache, the Bronx, wanted a cop show. Bochco: It was a teeming world. Brett Martins assessment in his 2013 book Difficult Men: Behind the Scenes of a Creative Revolution was that Hill Street pioneered the second of televisions three dramatic eras. I remember going down to the stage one time and our driver captain was wearing a gold Rolex. Its shows, such as the flop Supertrain, were the butt of jokes. I called Bochco and he and Hoblit come [Laughs.] The main characters were perceived as being not capable and having flawed personalities. Pat Corley spent decades working in film and television. A Warner Bros. Theyd always shoot him first. Haid: Steven said, Im doing a show over at MTM. Despite being introduced as a goof, Sergeant Jenkins made several more appearances over the course of the series. The only "Hill Street Blues" star nominated for an Emmy in each of the series' seven seasons: Betty Thomas, who played the squad's only female officer, Lucy Bates. Henry is not me, but I am an actor and I moulded him the way I potential for Belker. The show lasted just 13 episodes (only nine aired) on NBC during the 1987-88 season, but Franz and Milch would be reunited on "NYPD Blue," for which Franz earned four Lead Actor Emmys. One of them was James B. Sikking, who had appeared in a number of Bochco-written shows. We should have won 10. Webmaster Andy Lambert with Joe Spano,Calabasas Commons, California. HSB.net: Interesting that you say that Joe, because I get the impression that some of your fellow cast members are With the encouragement of my wife, I did not allow myself to get swept up in it. RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. - Actor Kiel Martin, who played shady detective Johnny ``J.D.'' But he had excellent timing. This three-episode arc from the first season, beginning with "Gatorbait"and ending with"I Never Promised You a Rose, Marvin," features Dolph Sweet as Schneider, a middle-aged cop who's lost his way. And well all say a prayer and well sprinkle it on the street. And we went downtown and we were all there and everybodys dressed in their finest, taking a little bit of the ashes. So I became a regular.". Repeat after me: Good. The portrayal of law enforcement people was so different," says Marinaro, who's in the midst of a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for a movie sequel to his Spike TV comedy "Blue Mountain State. Bochco: We created a euphemistic language that suggested the raunchiness of the cop world, and it worked. through people we knew. where the music came from, but I am grateful I get the chance to create wonderful art, that can be laid on someone else's which earned him his first Emmy nomination. Producers would say, We need somebody to pose as a homosexual to wipe out a monastery get Kiel Martin.. That's where the coroner comes in. I Other cast members included Michael Conrad (Phil Esterhaus), Michael Warren (Bobby Hill), Betty Thomas (Lucy Bates), Taurean Blacque (Neal Washington), Veronica Hamel (Joyce Davenport), Rene Enriquez (Ray Calletano) and Barbara Bosson (Fay Furillo). 12. Bochco: I had this whole group of actors squirreled away in my brain I wanted to work with. "We were anything but heroes. Weitz: I can remember the first rehearsal, standing around in groups, talking about how important it is to make this as good as it can be, because the writing was phenomenal. The sum was truly greater than its parts. Then of course there is always television, a few more series of NCIS perhaps. The result? I would say, Well, stroke my bishop. which led him to almost being kicked off the force. When LaRue introduced himself during the gathering, the camera panned to someone saying "Hello, John"; it was Furillo. Tragically, his life and career were cut short when his car was struck by a drunk driver. he told People. Frank Furillo, was married to Bochco. I knew I was going to get another job no matter what, and that was the time to do it. Haid: Thats why it said (in the credits), Charles Haid as Renko.. When I got there, I went over to the offices and they were in the middle of a casting session. Grant Tinker, MTM Enterprises co-founder: Not only did MTM give good creative people the freedom to do their work, but I became justly famous for throwing my body between our producers and network bureaucrats. less than a week I know one thing for sure, I will never work with a crew like that again. knew Robert and her very well. Martin: It was the first time in my career I played a part where I wasnt some terrible creep. My mentor came out of that Gregory Hoblit. 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Here's a recent brief quote from a friend that says a lot about him: "Amazing guy, always the smartest in the He moved to NY from LA to be with me, and acting was only occasional, so Bob He even gets the last line in the entire series, answering the phone and saying, "Hill Street." Mann enjoyed a career that lasted for decades, dating back to the early 1950s. And the collective was extraordinary. Its absolutely the high point. She told me she lived in Miami for a while when So we scripted everything. Kiel Urban Mueller (July 26, 1944 December 28, 1990), known professionally as Kiel Martin, was an American actor best known for his role as Detective John "J.D." Joe: No not really, it is true that Renko was the part I was auditioning for, but the characters, were fairly open. Other material was taken from the Archive of American Television, which interviewed Steven Bochco in 2002 and Daniel J. Travanti in 2004; a 1983 Playboy interview with Bochco and the cast; and Grant Tinkers 1994 memoir, Tinker in Television. The quotations have been edited and condensed. He reprised the role in eight made-for-TV movies in the 1990s. ", [Related: Steven Bochco on Slowing Down: 'I'm Just Old']. "Blues" was produced by MTM Enterprises, the production company created by Mary Tyler Moore and then-husband Grant Tinker to produce "The Mary Tyler Moore Show." co-ordinator for a TV show called Falcon Crest. LaRue, a self-styled ladies' man, on "Hill Street Blues." Although he was Then theyd turn the camera around on us and hed have to do it again. At least he got a happy ending, running away to New Zealand with a female officer, Natalie (Ellen Blake), and enjoying retirement with the love of his life. When I got into the room, I jumped up on Grant Tinkers desk and went after his nose. "Steven put a reference to him in one of the shows. Bochco: We bring them all over, and I hear that (NBC head of casting) Joel Thurm has said, theyre all too dark. Anything we could come up with. Because not only did he do (Hill Street), but he let me start directing years later. Kiel Martin was born on July 26, 1944 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA as Kiel Urban Mueller. He was an actor, known for The Panic in Needle Park (1971), Hill Street Blues (1981) and Moonrunners (1975). He was married to Joanne Marie Lapomarda, Christina Montoya and Claudia Martin. He died on December 28, 1990 in Rancho Mirage, California, USA. dramatic sort of down and dirty, but then Hoblit said he wanted something to go with an idea he had in his head, for a opening garage LaRue, a skilled undercover detective who cuts a little too loose when he's off duty. Even after all of the drama of seven seasons and a particularly emotional series finale, the work never ends. Sikking: We had a funeral for Esterhaus on camera. In particular, his interactions with his partner, Detective Neal Washington (Taurean Blacque) see the two characters bring out the best in one another in a believable and realistic way. He was 81 years old. 16. your life and we are inclined to want to talk about that. You still have to do the work. Michael Warren . Despite his talent and fame, Tierney was notoriously difficult to work with, and his struggles with alcoholism and proclivity towards public brawling always kept him just shy of stardom. The two wrote a script in 10 days, with a clarity and energy that surprised even its creators. 18. Many actors are. was just incredible! About The Cast::I worked as a lighting technician at CBS Studio City during the filming of most of the episodes there is instant gratification from the audience's response to your work. The 1981-87 NBC cop drama (which just got the Complete Series DVD treatment) not only helped turn around a last-place network, but it's no hyperbole to say the show changed television, for the better, in a way that current Golden Age of Television viewers continue to benefit from. For Season 5, he was promoted to a series regular, though the character was written out of the series in that Season finale. NBC was in last place. His final onscreen appearance was in a 1990 episode of "Murder, She Wrote.". Marinaro: I asked to leave. Steven Bochco, co-creator: I didnt particularly want to do another cop show. On December 28, 1990, he died of lung cancer at the age of 46. The performances spoke for how talented the "HSB" cast was, but it didn't hurt that some of them had friends in high places. On Hill Street, Sikking played Howard Hunter, the martinet head of the stations SWAT-like squad, the Emergency Action Team. "It was the most painful thing I ever had, and I decided somebody's going to have to pay for this. The supermarket tabloids have had a field day with Kiel Martin, the actor best known as hard-living Detective J.D. LaRue of Hill Street Blues. So Martin is, understandably, a bit reticent when it comes to doing interviews. He is not, however, reluctant to beat the drum for Second Chance, the Fox Broadcasting Co. sitcom in which he stars. This culminates in a hostage situation on a prison bus that pulls no punches and is one of the scariest and most intense sequences in the entire series. Robert Butler, who directed the first five episodes, established the feel. But Bochco never flinched. He was 76 years old, per the Los Angeles Times. Here is Hill Streets story. Bochco paid homage to "Hill Street Blues" in his other classic cop drama, "NYPD Blue." For its sophomore season, the show claimed all five nomination spots in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series category, with Michael Conrad getting the win. He could twist arms and pat backs. "Oh, people hated us, because we had 24 people or so with mates or dates it was a group of probably 50 of us: cast, crew, and everything in that place," James B. Sikking, who played SWAT team commander Howard Hunter, tells Yahoo TV of the 1981 Emmy ceremony. Vail and I was paired up with one of his buddies two years in a row in the golf tournament. Kiel Martin succumbed to lung cancer on December 28. For the record, the actual titles were Moon Over Uranus, Moon Over Uranus: The Sequel, and Moon Over Uranus: The Final Legacy. They all aired consecutively in Season 3. Discovery Company. His initial appearance is an inside joke, meant to trick the audience into believing the cast of the series had been replaced with all-new actors only to reveal that these "new" characters are just the never-before-seen cops of the night shift. The cops were flawed; the story lines were not resolved in a single episode; characters you loved died while having sex. Milch, meanwhile, would later use one actor Garret Dillahunt to play two different characters on "Deadwood. Kotto died seven years later, in 2021. HSB.net: What of the future. Mike Kozoll and I had real conflicts with each other that were not pleasant. She said, Ed, well have to reschedule because I have this meeting. I said OK. In the final three episodes of Season 4, Joe Santos stars as Jimmy Lastarza, a mafia goon trying to force video poker machines on local taverns. Betty Thomas . But sobriety is the keystone of who I am now.". 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